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These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.

A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.

Incumbents may also be found in the countries' articles (main article and "Politics of") and the list of national leaders, recent changes in 2020 in politics and government, and past leaders on State leaders by year and Colonial governors by year.

Various articles group lists by title, function or topic: e.g. abdication, assassinated persons, cabinet (government), chancellor, ex-monarchs (20th century), head of government, head of state, lieutenant governor, mayor, military commanders, minister (and ministers by portfolio below), order of precedence, peerage, president, prime minister, Reichstag participants (1792), secretary of state.

Heads of international organizations

Heads of state or government

Africa

Eastern Africa

Horn of Africa

Middle Africa

  • Angola
    • Heads of state of Angola (see also: Presidents of Angola with information specific to that post)
    • Heads of government of Angola (see also: Prime Minister of Angola with information specific to that post)
    • List of current Angolan ministers
    • Colonial heads of Angola
      • Heads of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola
      • Heads of government of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola
      • Heads of state of Cabinda
      • Heads of government of Cabinda
      • Colonial and provincial heads of Cabinda
  • Cameroon
    • Heads of state of Cameroon
    • Heads of government of Cameroon
    • Colonial heads of British Cameroon (Cameroons)
      • Heads of government of British Cameroon (Cameroons)
      • Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
      • Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
      • Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
      • Colonial heads of Ambas Bay (Victoria Colony)
      • Rulers of Bamoun (Mum)
      • Rulers of Mandara
  • Central African Republic
    • Heads of state of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
    • Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
    • Colonial heads of Central Africa (Oubangui-Chari)
  • Chad
    • Heads of state of Chad
    • Heads of government of Chad
    • Colonial heads of Chad
      • Rulers of Baguirmi
      • Rulers of Wada’i
    • Kanem-Bornu emperors
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire/'Congo-Kinshasa')
    • Heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Heads of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Heads of state of the Congo Free State
    • Colonial heads of Congo
      • Rulers of Katanga
      • Rulers of Kuba
      • Rulers of Luba
      • Rulers of Ruund (Luunda)
      • Rulers of Kasongo Luunda (Yaka)
      • Rulers of Kongo
      • Kongo
    • Rulers of Kongo
  • Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)
    • Heads of state of the Republic of the Congo
    • Heads of government of the Republic of the Congo
      • Colonial heads of French Equatorial Africa
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • São Tomé and Príncipe

Northern Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

  • Benin (former Dahomey)
    • Heads of state of Benin
    • Heads of government of Benin
    • Colonial heads of Benin (Dahomey and Porto-Novo)
      • Colonial heads of São João Baptista de Ajudá
      • Rulers of Hogbonu (Ajashe/Porto-Novo)
    • Bariba (Borgu) states
      • Rulers of the Bariba state of Kandi
      • Rulers of the Bariba state of Kwande
      • Rulers of the Bariba state of Nikki
      • Rulers of the Bariba state of Paraku
    • Berba states
      • Rulers of the Berba state of Gwande
    • Ewe states
      • Rulers of the Ewe state of Agwe
    • Fon states
      • Rulers of the Fon state of Alada (Allada)
      • Rulers of the Fon state of Danhome (Agbome) (Dahomey)
      • Rulers of the Fon state of Savi Hweda
    • Gurmanche states
      • Rulers of the Gurmanche state of Jugu (Sugu)
    • Mahi states
      • Rulers of the Mahi state of Fitta
      • Rulers of the Mahi state of Savalu
    • Yoruba states
      • Rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa
      • Rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha
      • Rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu
      • Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe
  • Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta)
    • Heads of state of Burkina Faso
    • Heads of government of Burkina Faso (see also: Prime Minister of Burkina Faso with information specific to that post)
    • Colonial heads of Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
    • List of rulers of Liptako
    • Mossi States:-
      • Rulers of the Mossi state of Gurunsi
      • Rulers of the Mossi state of Gwiriko
      • Rulers of the Mossi state of Tenkodogo
      • Rulers of the Mossi state of Wogodogo
      • Rulers of the Mossi state of Yatenga
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Bilanga
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Bilayanga
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Bongandini
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Con
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Macakoali
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Nungu
      • Rulers of the Gurma Mossi state of Piela
  • Cape Verde
  • Ivory Coast
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana: Rulers of Ghana
  • Guinea
    • Heads of state of Guinea
    • Heads of government of Guinea
    • Colonial heads of Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
    • Heads of state of Guinea-Bissau
    • Heads of government of Guinea-Bissau
    • Colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea
      • Colonial heads of Bissau
      • Colonial heads of Cacheu
  • Liberia
  • Mali (former French Sudan)
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
    • Heads of state of Niger
    • Heads of government of Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
    • Governors-General of Sierra Leone
    • Presidents of Sierra Leone
    • Heads of government of Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Americas

Caribbean

Central America

North America

  • Canada
    • Office-holders of Canada
  • Mexico
  • United States
    • Office-holders of the United States

South America

Asia

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

Southeastern Asia

South Asia

Western Asia

Europe

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

  • Blekinge Governors
  • Dalarna Governors
  • Gävleborg Governors
  • Gotland Governors
  • Halland Governors
  • Jämtland Governors
  • Jönköping Governors
  • Kalmar Governors
  • Kronoberg Governors
  • Norrbotten Governors
  • Skåne Governors
  • Stockholm Governors
  • Södermanland Governors
  • Uppsala Governors
  • Värmland Governors
  • Västerbotten Governors
  • Västernorrland Governors
  • Västmanland Governors
  • Västra Götaland Governors
  • Örebro Governors
  • Östergötland Governors
  • United Kingdom: List of rulers of the United Kingdom and predecessor states

Central Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

Oceania

Australasia

Melanesia

Micronesia

Polynesia

Religious leaders

Christian

  • List of current Christian leaders
  • List of Patriarchs, Archbishops and Bishops

Catholic Church

Anglican Communion

Other denominations

Judaism

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhist

Other lists

  • List of oldest living state leaders
  • List of current governments
  • List of current vice presidents and designated acting presidents
  • List of current legislatures
  • List of current presidents of legislatures

Ministers by portfolio

Municipal leaders

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