Updated on 30-05-2017
Observing the recent trends of various competitive examinations, a number of questions are being asked on the current Presidents, Prime Ministers and different post holders of various countries. It is understandable that one cannot remember all the incumbent Presidents or Prime ministers of the countries. But as aspirants we should try to learn if not all, the names of the Presidents of important countries or countries that were in news for some or the other reasons.
In this post, we have prepared an exhaustive List of Current World Presidents of various countries. Since, it is important that we are up to date with the recent changes in President’s office of any country, we have highlighted those countries in which new President has assumed office ( mainly 2016 and 2017). Also, try learning the Presidents and Prime Ministers of countries visited by PM Narendra Modi. We expect questions from these visits could be asked in various competitive exams. At the end of the table, we have listed the countries visited by our PM in 2016 and 17. So, do not miss out on that section.
In 2010 SBI PO exam , there were two questions on this topic. One was Denmark’s President name and other was Hungary. In 2007, in SBI PO Exam South Korea President’s name was asked. In SSC CGL exam also the same trend was seen. One or two questions from Current World Presidents are asked. Hope that our list will help with these questions in the upcoming exams.
Below is the List of Current World Presidents of various countries as on 30.05.2017
Country |
Name of the Current President/Supreme Leader |
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Afghanistan |
Ashraf Ghani |
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Albania |
Bujar Nishani |
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Algeria |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
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Angola |
José Eduardo dos Santos |
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Argentina |
Mauricio Macri |
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Armenia |
Serzh Sargsyan |
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Australia |
Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove |
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Austria |
Alexander Van der Bellen (2017) |
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Azerbaijan |
Ilham Aliyev |
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Bahamas |
Governor-General – Dame Marguerite Pindling |
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Bahrain |
King -Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
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Bangladesh |
Abdul Hamid |
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Barbados |
Governor General : Elliot Belgrave |
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Belarus |
Alexander Lukashenko |
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Belgium |
King – Philippe |
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Belize |
Governor-General – Sir Colville Young |
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Benin |
Patrice Talon (2016) |
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Bhutan |
King – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
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Bolivia |
Evo Morales |
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Botswana |
Ian Khama |
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Brazil |
Michel Temer (2016) |
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Bulgaria |
Rumen Radev (2017) |
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Burkina Faso |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |
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Burundi |
Pierre Nkurunziza |
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Cambodia |
King – Norodom Sihamoni |
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Cameroon |
Paul Biya |
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Canada |
Governor General – David Johnston |
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Chile |
Michelle Bachelet |
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China |
Xi Jinping |
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Colombia |
Juan Manuel Santos |
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Costa Rica |
Luis Guillermo Solís |
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Croatia |
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
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Cuba |
Raúl Castro |
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Cyprus |
Nicos Anastasiades |
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Czech Republic |
Miloš Zeman |
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Denmark |
Queen – Margrethe II |
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Djibouti |
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
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Ecuador |
Lenín Moreno |
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Egypt |
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
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El Salvador |
Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
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Ethiopia |
Mulatu Teshome |
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Fiji |
George Konrote |
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Finland |
Sauli Niinistö |
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France |
Emmanuel Macron (2017) |
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Germany |
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2017) |
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Greece |
Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
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India |
Pranab Mukherjee |
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Indonesia |
Joko Widodo |
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Iran |
Hassan Rouhani |
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Iraq |
Fuad Masum |
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Ireland |
Michael D. Higgins |
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Israel |
Reuven Rivlin |
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Italy |
Sergio Mattarella |
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Jamaica |
Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen |
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Japan |
Emperor – Akihito |
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Jordan |
King – Abdullah II |
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Kazakhstan |
Nursultan Nazarbayev |
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Kenya |
Uhuru Kenyatta |
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Kuwait |
Emir – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Almazbek Atambayev |
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Lebanon |
Michel Aoun (2016) |
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Maldives |
Abdulla Yameen |
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Mauritius |
Ameenah Gurib |
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Mexico |
Enrique Peña Nieto |
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Myanmar |
Htin Kyaw (2016) |
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Nepal |
Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
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Netherlands |
King – Willem-Alexander |
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New Zealand |
Governor-General – Dame Patsy Reddy (2016) |
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North Korea |
Kim Jong-un(2016) |
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Pakistan |
Mamnoon Hussain |
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Philippines |
Rodrigo Duterte (2016) |
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Portugal |
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2016) |
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Qatar |
Emir – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
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Russia |
Vladimir Putin |
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Seychelles |
Danny Faure (2016) |
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Singapore |
Tony Tan |
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South Africa |
Jacob Zuma |
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South Korea |
Moon Jae-in (2017) |
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Spain |
King – Felipe VI |
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Sri Lanka |
Maithripala Sirisena |
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Sweden |
King – Carl XVI Gustaf |
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Switzerland |
Doris Leuthard |
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Syria |
Bashar al-Assad |
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Thailand |
King – Maha Vajiralongkorn (2016) |
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Turkey |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
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UAE |
President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
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UK |
Queen – Elizabeth II |
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USA |
Donald Trump (2017) |
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Vatican City |
Sovereign – Pope Francis |
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Venezuela |
Nicolás Maduro |
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Vietnam |
Trần Đại Quang |
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Yemen |
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
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Zimbabwe |
Robert Mugabe |
**Countries visited by PM Narendra Modi in 2016 and 2017 (as of 30.05.2017)
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2016 |
2017 |
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Belgium |
Sri Lanka |
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United States |
Germany |
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Saudi Arabia |
Spain |
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Afghanistan |
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Qatar |
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Switzerland |
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Mexico |
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Uzbekistan |
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Mozambique |
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South Africa |
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Tanzania |
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Kenya |
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Vietnam |
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China |
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Laos |
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Thailand |
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Japan |
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