List of Presidents and Prime ministers of ASIAN Countries 2013

•  Afghanistan
  • President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)

•  Bahrain
  • Monarch - Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)^[3]

•  Bangladesh
  • President
    1. Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009–2013)
    2. Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)

•  Bhutan
  • Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–2013)
    2. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2013–present)

•  Brunei
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)^[4]
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)

•  Cambodia
  • Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)^[5]

•  China (People's Republic of China)
  • Communist Party Leader - Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2012–present)
  • President –
    1. Hu Jintao, President of China (2003–2013)
    2. Xi Jinping, President of China (2013–present)
  • Premier –
    1. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013)
    2. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of China (2013–present)

•  East Timor
  • President – Taur Matan Ruak, President of East Timor (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present)

•  India
  • President – Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)

•  Indonesia
  • President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)

•  Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President
    1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–2013)
    2. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran (2013–present)
•  Iraq
  • President – Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–present)^[6]
  • Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–present)

•  Israel
  • President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–present)
  •  Palestine^[7] (non-state administrative authority)
    • President - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2007–2013)
      2. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2013–present)
    •   Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority renamed itself State of Palestine)
      • President - Aziz Duwaik, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–present)
      • Prime Minister - Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–present)

•  Japan
  • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–present)

•  Jordan
  • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdullah Ensour, Prime Minister of Jordan (2012–present)

•  Kazakhstan
  • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)^[8]
  • Prime Minister – Serik Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2012–present)

•  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  • Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (2012–present)
  • De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-un, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea^[9] (2011–present)
  • De jure Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–present)
  • Premier –
    1. Choe Yong-rim, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2010–2013)
    2. Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2013–present)

•  South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  • President –
    1. Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–2013)
    2. Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013)
    2. Jung Hong-won, Prime Minister of South Korea (2013–present)

•  Kuwait
  • Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–present)

•  Kyrgyzstan
  • President – Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister – Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2012–present)

•  Laos
  • Communist Party Leader – Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006–present)
  • President – Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister – Thongsing Thammavong, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2010–present)

•  Lebanon
  • President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–present)
  • Prime Minister – Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2011–present)

•  Malaysia
  • Monarch – Abdul Halim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–present)

•  Maldives
  • President –
    1. Mohammed Waheed Hassan, President of Maldives (2012–2013)
    2. Abdulla Yameen, President of Maldives (2013–present)

•  Mongolia
  • President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Norovyn Altankhuyag, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2012–present)

•  Myanmar
  • President – Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–present)

•    Nepal
  • President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Baburam Bhattarai, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nepal (2011–2013)
    2. Khil Raj Regmi, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nepal (2013–present)

•  Oman
  • Monarch - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
  • Prime Minister - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)

•  Pakistan
  • President
    1. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008–2013)
    2. Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2012–2013)
    2. Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Acting Prime Minister of Pakistan (2013)
    3. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2013–present)

•  Philippines
  • President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–present)
  •  Bangsamoro Republik (unrecognized, secessionist state)
    • declared independence on 12 August 2013, extinguished on 28 September 2013
    • President – Nur Misuari, President of the Bangsamoro Republik (2013)

•  Qatar
  • Monarch –
    1. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
    2. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–2013)
    2. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2013–present)

•  Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)

•  Singapore
  • President – Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)

•  Sri Lanka
  • President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–present)

• Syria
  •  Syrian Arab Republic
    • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Wael Nader al-Halqi, Prime Minister of Syria (2012–present)
  •  Syrian Interim Government (partially recognized rival government)
    • the National Coalition formed an interim government on 19 March 2013
    • President –
      1. Moaz al-Khatib, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2012–2013)
      2. George Sabra, Acting President of the Syrian National Coalition (2013)
      3. Ahmad Jarba, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ghassan Hitto, Acting Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2013)
      2. Ahmad Tumeh, Acting Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2013–present)

•  Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan (2008–present)
  • Premier –
    1. Sean Chen, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2012–2013)
    2. Jiang Yi-huah, President of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (2013–present)

•  Tajikistan
  • President – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
    2. Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present)

•  Thailand
  • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister – Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–present)

•  Turkey
  • President – Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)

•  Turkmenistan
  • President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)

•  United Arab Emirates
  • President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)

•  Uzbekistan
  • President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)^[10]
  • Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)

•  Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present)
  • President – Trương Tấn Sang, President of Vietnam (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–present)

•  Yemen
  • President - Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister – Mohammed Basindawa, Prime Minister of Yemen (2011–present)