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Swedish politician and co-leader of the Green Party (Miljöpartiet) since 2019. A biologist and former deputy prime minister, he has worked to rebuild the Greens after they fell below the parliamentary threshold in 2022. Climate and biodiversity are his signature issues.
Athenian statesman and general (~495–429 BC) who dominated the politics of Athens during its golden age. He championed direct democracy, oversaw the construction of the Parthenon, and elevated Athens to its greatest cultural and imperial height.
American politician and former Mayor of South Bend who ran for president in 2020 and served as Transportation Secretary under Biden from 2021 to 2025. The first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate.
Australian general; 26th Governor-General of Australia
Former leader of Australia's Liberal Party and opposition challenger in the 2025 federal election.
Mayor of Hodmezovasarhely and leader associated with Everybody's Hungary People's Party. Conservative opposition politician best known for trying to unite anti-Fidesz voters across ideological lines.
Nigerian businessman and politician who ran for president in 2023 under the Labour Party banner, attracting massive youth support and finishing third in a contested result.
Slovak politician and former prime minister who was elected President of Slovakia in 2024. He is a former ally of Robert Fico who founded the Voice–Social Democracy party after breaking from Smer.
Czech academic and politician who leads the centre-right ODS and has served as prime minister since 2021 after his SPOLU coalition defeated Andrej Babiš's ANO movement.
Czech retired general and former NATO military committee chairman who was elected president of the Czech Republic in 2023, defeating Andrej Babiš in the second round.
Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as president from 2014 to 2019, taking office after the Maidan revolution. He oversaw the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Finnish centre-right politician and leader of the National Coalition Party who became prime minister in 2023 leading a right-of-centre coalition that included the Finns Party.
Bahamian politician (born 1951)
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia since 2021
French government official (born 1958)
King of the Belgians since 2013
Acting Prime Minister of Thailand from 14 to 16 August 2024 and from July to September 2025
Vietnamese communist politician who has served as prime minister since 2021. A former head of the party's organisation commission, he is known for driving Vietnam's economic diplomacy.
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and principal opposition figure in the 2025 federal election.
Thai businessman and politician who led the progressive Move Forward party to a surprise first-place finish in the 2023 election but was blocked from forming a government by the military-appointed Senate.
Cambodian communist dictator (1925–1998) and leader of the Khmer Rouge who governed Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 under the name "Democratic Kampuchea." His "Year Zero" ideology led to the forced evacuation of cities, the abolition of money, and the systematic murder of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people — roughly a quarter of Cambodia's population.
Indonesian politician and retired general who became the country's eighth president in 2024 after two failed presidential bids in 2014 and 2019 against Joko Widodo.
Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2017–2024
Thai military officer and politician who led the 2014 coup overthrowing an elected government and served as prime minister until 2023. He contested the election but his party fared poorly.
Nepalese politician and former prime minister
Hungarian lawyer and politician who became Prime Minister of Hungary in 2026 after his Tisza party defeated Viktor Orbán's Fidesz. He founded Tisza in 2024 following a public break with the Orbán government, rising from political unknown to head of government in under two years.
British Labour politician and economist who became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2024 under Keir Starmer, the first woman to hold the UK's second most senior government position.
Ecuadorian economist and politician who served as president from 2007 to 2017, transforming the country under a socialist "Citizens' Revolution." He lives in exile after a corruption conviction.
Italian Vatican religious
Leader of the Indian National Congress. Member of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty.
Kenyan politician and perennial opposition figure who ran for president five times. Son of independence hero Oginga Odinga, he later became the African Union Commission chairperson candidate.
President of Nepal since 2023
American Republican senator from Kentucky and ophthalmologist who is a libertarian-leaning conservative. Son of Ron Paul, he ran for the 2016 presidential nomination and is known for challenging foreign interventionism.
Sri Lankan politician who served as president from 2022 to 2024 after the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He negotiated the IMF bailout that stabilised Sri Lanka's economy after its default.
Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 2022
Gabonese politician
Turkish politician who has dominated his country's politics since 2002, first as prime minister then president. He transformed Turkey from a parliamentary to an executive presidential system.
President of Nauru on multiple non-consecutive occasions (1999–2000, 2001–2003, 2003–2004). Central figure in Nauru's politics during its peak-instability period. Signed the original offshore asylum processing agreement with Australia in 2001.
37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. Opened diplomatic relations with China, but resigned over the Watergate scandal — the only president to resign from office.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2022-2024. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Conservative Party leader.
prime minister of the Netherlands
Maltese politician
Ivorian politician
Slovak politician who returned to power as prime minister in 2023 after two previous terms. He survived an assassination attempt in 2024 and has taken a pro-Russia stance on the Ukraine war.
Slovenian businessman and politician (born 1967)
Vice Chancellor of Germany 2021-2025 and co-leader of the Greens. Served as Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in the Scholz coalition.
Zimbabwean liberation hero and authoritarian ruler (1924–2019) who led the independence struggle against white-minority rule and became Zimbabwe's first prime minister in 1980, then president in 1987. His land redistribution program, begun in 2000, destroyed the agricultural economy and triggered hyperinflation that reached 89.7 sextillion percent by 2008.
Ugandan politician and teacher and the first female prime minister in Uganda
best president of Costa Rica
Philippine politician who served as the 16th president from 2016 to 2022. His brutal war on drugs left thousands dead and drew widespread international human rights condemnation.
President of Bolivia
Governor of Florida and major Republican national figure who sought the 2024 presidential nomination.
40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Former California governor and actor who reshaped the Republican Party around conservative economics and anti-communism.
Prime Minister of Dominica
Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2025
Texas billionaire who ran as an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996, winning 19% and 8% of the popular vote respectively.
Guinea-Bissauan prime minister
President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026
Malagasy politician, 29th Prime Minister of Madagascar
President of Nauru for three days in October 2023. Elected by parliament on 27 October but lost an immediate no-confidence vote on 30 October, succeeded by David Adeang.
Prime Minister of Eswatini
Crown Prince of Kuwait
President of Iraq (1937–2006) and Ba'athist dictator who ruled from 1979 until the US-led invasion in 2003. His regime launched the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88), invaded Kuwait in 1990, used chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians at Halabja, and was ultimately captured, tried, and hanged by the Iraqi government in December 2006.
Kyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan
Founder of the BSW (Bundnis Sahra Wagenknecht) party in 2024. Former Die Linke politician who combines left-wing economics with conservative social positions and opposition to military aid to Ukraine.
Yemeni politician
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Georgian politician and former French diplomat who served as president from 2018 to 2024. She sided with the pro-EU opposition after the disputed 2024 parliamentary elections.
President of South Sudan since 2011
Lesotho businessman and politician
Tanzanian politician who became Africa's first female president in 2021 following the death of John Magufuli. She has adopted a more pragmatic and open diplomatic approach than her predecessor.
Japanese conservative politician and economic security minister who has run for the LDP leadership multiple times. She is a protégé of Shinzo Abe and a prominent figure on the Japanese right.
1st president of Barbados
Finnish social democratic politician who served as prime minister from 2019 to 2023. She became the world's youngest sitting head of government at 34 and oversaw Finland's historic NATO application.
Spanish far-right politician who leads the Vox party, founded in 2013. Vox surged to become Spain's third-largest party in 2019 on a platform of Spanish nationalism and opposition to regional autonomy.
President of Paraguay since 2023
Philippine politician and daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte who was elected vice president in 2022. She later fell out with President Marcos and was impeached in 2025.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022. Liberal-National coalition leader during the COVID-19 era.
Austrian politician who became chancellor at 31 in 2017, making him the world's youngest government leader at the time. He resigned in 2021 amid a corruption investigation.
3rd President of Turkmenistan since 2022
Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004 and the longest-serving foreign minister in modern Russian history. A career diplomat who has been the international face of Russian foreign policy through multiple crises.
Secretary of Russia's Security Council since 2024. Former Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2024 who oversaw Russian military operations in Syria and the initial phase of the Ukraine invasion.
Colombian mathematician, academic, and politician. Former Governor of Antioquia and Mayor of Medellín, known for transforming Medellín through education-focused policies. A three-time presidential candidate who positions himself as an independent centrist.
Argentine politician who served as economy minister and ran as the Peronist presidential candidate in 2023, losing to Javier Milei in the runoff despite an economic crisis.
President of Italy since 2015. Constitutional law scholar and former judge on the Constitutional Court.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pakistani politician and younger brother of three-time PM Nawaz Sharif who served as prime minister from 2022 to 2024 and again from 2024. Leader of the PML-N party.
Bangladeshi politician who served as prime minister for three terms, most recently from 2009 to 2024. Daughter of founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she fled Bangladesh after a student uprising in 2024.
Prime Minister of Japan since 2024. LDP member and former Minister of Defence.
Prime Minister of Japan from 2012 to 2020. Longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history.
Algerian politician
Italian media magnate and politician who served as prime minister three times. One of the most influential and controversial figures in post-war Italian politics, he died in June 2023 aged 86.
Venezuelan military and political leader (1783–1830) who led independence movements across South America, liberating present-day Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule. His vision of a united Gran Colombia ultimately collapsed under regional rivalries, and he died in exile.
Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-
Laotian politician, current PM
Italian-born Indian politician who led the Indian National Congress from 1998 to 2017. Widow of Rajiv Gandhi and daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi, she was a dominant figure in Indian politics for two decades.
Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973. Resigned amid a corruption investigation, the first modern VP resignation.
President of Nauru 2011–2013. Former aviation minister who came to office following a no-confidence vote against Marcus Stephen.
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