The world of politics is constantly evolving, and keeping track of leadership changes is crucial for aspirants aiming to ace competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Railways, and State PSCs. This year promises exciting shifts as several countries witness the rise of newly appointed Presidents and Prime Ministers.
| New Leader /President | Country |
|---|---|
| Maia Sandu | Moldova |
| Mikheil Kavelashvili | Georgia |
| John Mahama | Ghana |
| Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi | Somaliland |
| Duma Boko | Botswana |
| Donald Trump | United States of America (USA) |
| Kais Saied | Tunisia |
| Nicolas Maduro Moros | Venezuela |
| Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Sri Lanka |
| Abdelmadjid Tebboune | Algeria |
| Paul Kagame | Rwanda |
| Felix Tshisekedi | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Lai Ching-te (William Lai) | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Bernardo Arevalo | Guatemala |
| Azali Assoumani | Comoros |
| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | Namibia (First Female President) |
| Nayib Bukele | El Salvador |
| Judge Nawaf Salam | Lebanon |
| Alexander Stubb | Finland |
| Tamás Sulyok | Hungary |
| Asif Ali Zardari | Pakistan |
| Vladimir Putin | Russia |
| Bassirou Diomaye Faye | Senegal |
| Luong Cuong | Vietnam |
| Prabowo Subianto | Indonesia |
| H.E Masoud Pezeshkian | Iran |
| Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona | Dominican Republic |
| Claudia Sheinbaum (First Female President) | Mexico |
| Halla Tómasdóttir | Iceland |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | South Africa |
| Gitanas Nausėda | Lithuania |
| Min Aung Hlaing (Acting President) | Myanma |
| New Prime Minister | Country |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Ishiba | Japan |
| Gintautas Paluckas | Lithuania |
| Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso |
| Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov | Uzbekistan |
| Abdoulaye Maiga | Mali |
| Alix Didier Fils-Aime | Haiti |
| Dr Navin Ramgoolam | Mauritius |
| Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah | Kuwait |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Sri Lanka |
| Jafar Hassan | Jordan |
| François Bayrou | France |
| Kamel Maddouri | Tunisia |
| Paetongtarn Shinawatra ( Youngest-ever Prime Minister) | Thailand |
| Allamaye Halina (Head of Interim Govt.) | Chad |
| Muhammad Yunus | Bangladesh |
| Tshering Tobgay | Bhutan |
| Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak | Yemen |
| Olzhas Bektenov | Kazakhstan |
| Feleti Teo | Tuvalu |
| Shehbaz Sharif (Mohammed Ishaq Dar – Deputy Prime Minister) | Pakistan |
| Luis Montenegro | Portugal |
| Micheal Martin | Ireland |
| Judith Suminwa Tuluka (African nation’s first woman Prime Minister) | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) |
| Ousmane Sonko | Senegal |
| Lawrence Wong | Singapore |
| Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Kuwait |
| Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir | Iceland |
| Jeremiah Manele | Solomon Islands |
| Keir Starmer | United Kingdom |
| Dick Schoof | Netherlands |
| Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli | Nepal |
| Kristen Michal | Estonia |