Rulers as in 1-1-2011
____________________________________________________________________________• Afghanistan President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)
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• Bahrain Monarch - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
Prime minister - Prince Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)
[ ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971]
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Bangladesh President – Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)
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Bhutan Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–present)
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Brunei Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
^ Brunei only became independent in 1984
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Cambodia Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1998–present)
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China (People's Republic of China) Communist Party Leader – Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
President – Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
Premier – Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
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Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
Chief Executive – Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–present)
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Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Chief Executive – Fernando Chui, Chief Executive of Macau (2009–present)
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East Timor President – José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present)
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India President – Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)
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Indonesia President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
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Iran Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–present)
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Iraq President – Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–present)
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Kurdistan of Iraq (autonomous region) President – Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Barham Salih, Prime Minister of Kurdistan (2009–present)
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Israel President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–present)
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Palestine (non-state administrative authority) President - Mahmoud Abbas, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2005–present)
Prime Minister - Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2007–present)
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Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
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)
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Japan Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
Prime Minister – Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan (2010–present)
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Jordan Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Samir Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (2009–present)
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Kazakhstan President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
Prime Minister – Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–present)
^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991
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North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993–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 – Choe Yong-rim, Premier of North Korea (2010–present)
The position of the Chairman was declared to be the "highest office of state" by the constitution that came into effect on 5 September 1998
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South Korea (Republic of Korea)
President – Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–present)
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Kuwait Kyrgyzstan President – Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2010–present)
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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)
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• Lebanon President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2009–present)
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• Malaysia Monarch – Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–present)
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• Maldives President – Mohamed Nasheed, President of Maldives (2008–present)
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• Mongolia President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2009–present)
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• Myanmar Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–present)
Prime Minister – Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–present)
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• Nepal President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–present)
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• 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)
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• Pakistan President – Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–present)
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• Philippines President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–present)
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o Mindanao (autonomous region) Governor – Ansaruddin Alonto-Adiong, Acting Governor of Mindanao (2009–present)
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• Qatar Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–present)
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• Saudi Arabia Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
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Singapore President – Sellapan Ramanathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
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Sri Lanka President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–present)
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Syria President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
Prime Minister – Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–present)
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Taiwan (Republic of China) President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (2008–present)
Premier – Wu Den-yih, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (2009–present)
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• Tajikistan President – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
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o Gorno-Badakhshan (autonomous province) Chairman of the Administration – Kadyr Kasymov, Chairman of the Administration of Gorno-Badakhshan (2006–present)
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• Thailand Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
Prime Minister – Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–present)
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• Turkey President – Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
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• Turkmenistan President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)
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• 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)
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Uzbekistan President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)
Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
[ ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991]
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o Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic)
President – Musa Yerniyazov, President of Karakalpakstan (2002–present)
Prime Minister – Bakhodir Yangiboyev, Prime Minister of Karakalpakstan (2006–present)
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Vietnam Communist Party Leader – Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
President – Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–present)
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Yemen President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)[ Previously president of North Yemen from 1978 to 1990]
Prime Minister – Ali Mohammed Mujur, Prime Minister of Yemen (2007–present)
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