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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_Ministru_de_But%C3%A1n" title="Primer Ministru de Bután – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Primer Ministru de Bután" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Ministerpr%C3%A4sidenten_von_Bhutan" title="Liste der Ministerpräsidenten von Bhutan – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Liste der Ministerpräsidenten von Bhutan" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%80%CF%81%CF%89%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD" title="Κατάλογος πρωθυπουργών του Μπουτάν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κατάλογος πρωθυπουργών του Μπουτάν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_ministro_de_But%C3%A1n" title="Primer ministro de Bután – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Primer ministro de Bután" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_primeiros_ministros_de_But%C3%A1n" title="Lista de primeiros ministros de Bután – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lista de primeiros ministros de Bután" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80" title="भूटान के प्रधानमंत्री – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="भूटान के प्रधानमंत्री" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listo_pri_chefministri_di_Bhutan" title="Listo pri chefministri di Bhutan – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Listo pri chefministri di Bhutan" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_premiers_van_Bhutan" title="Lijst van premiers van Bhutan – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lijst van premiers van Bhutan" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80" title="भुटानका प्रधानमन्त्रीहरूको सूची – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="भुटानका प्रधानमन्त्रीहरूको सूची" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_Bhutans_statsministre" title="Liste over Bhutans statsministre – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over Bhutans statsministre" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_dels_primi%C3%A8rs_ministres_de_Botan" title="Lista dels primièrs ministres de Botan – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Lista dels primièrs ministres de Botan" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_primeiros-ministros_do_But%C3%A3o" title="Lista de primeiros-ministros do Butão – 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/330px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Tshering_Tobgay" title="Tshering Tobgay">Tshering Tobgay</a><br /></div>since 28 January 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck">Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">as <a href="/wiki/King_of_Bhutan" title="King of Bhutan">King of Bhutan</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Dorji" title="Ugyen Dorji">Ugyen Dorji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Chief Minister)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Palden_Dorji" title="Jigme Palden Dorji">Jigme Palden Dorji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Prime Minister)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1907 <span style="font-size:85%;">(Chief Minister)</span><br />1952 <span style="font-size:85%;">(Prime Minister)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">3,053,094 <a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_ngultrum" title="Bhutanese ngultrum">Bhutanese ngultrum</a>/$37,365 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> annually (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-pinoythaiyo.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pinoythaiyo.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>prime minister of Bhutan</b> (<b>Lyonchen</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>. The prime minister is nominated by the party that wins the most seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bhutan)" title="National Assembly (Bhutan)">National Assembly</a> (Gyelyong Tshogdu) and heads the executive <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_(Bhutan)" title="Council of Ministers (Bhutan)">Council of Ministers</a> (Lhengye Zhungtshog). </p><p>On 9 April 2008, <a href="/wiki/Jigme_Thinley" title="Jigme Thinley">Jigme Thinley</a> became the first elected prime minister; he took office following the <a href="/wiki/2008_Bhutanese_National_Assembly_election" title="2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election">country's first democratic election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current prime minister is <a href="/wiki/Tshering_Tobgay" title="Tshering Tobgay">Tshering Tobgay</a>, since 28 January 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prime_ministers_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bhutan">Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Bhutan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Bhutan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_ministers_(Gongzim)"><span id="Chief_ministers_.28Gongzim.29"></span>Chief ministers (Gongzim)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chief ministers (Gongzim)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:60px;">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:150px;">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Druk_Gyalpo" class="mw-redirect" title="Druk Gyalpo">King</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Reign)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Tenure </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ugyen_Dorji.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Ugyen_Dorji.jpg/60px-Ugyen_Dorji.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Ugyen_Dorji.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="66" data-file-height="102" /></a></span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">Raja</span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Dorji" title="Ugyen Dorji">Ugyen Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1855–1916)</span> </td> <td>1907 </td> <td>1916<br /><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 8–9 years </td> <th rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Wangchuk" class="mw-redirect" title="Ugyen Wangchuk">Ugyen</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ugyen_Wangchuck,_1905_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Ugyen_Wangchuck%2C_1905_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1064" data-file-height="1242" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1907–1926)</span> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th rowspan="2">2 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">Raja</span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sonam_Topgay_Dorji" title="Sonam Topgay Dorji">Sonam Topgay Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1896–1953)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">1917 </td> <td rowspan="2">1952 </td> <td rowspan="2"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 34–35 years </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Wangchuck">Jigme</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg/80px-Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg/120px-Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg/160px-Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="350" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–1952)</span> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div 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style="font-size:85%;">(Reign)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Tenure </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Palden_Dorji" title="Jigme Palden Dorji">Jigme Palden Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–1964)</span> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>6 April 1964<br /><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 11–12 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <th rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="53" data-file-height="70" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–1972)</span> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td colspan="10"><i>Vacant (6 April 1964–25 July 1964)</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lhendup_Dorji" title="Lhendup Dorji">Lhendup Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1935–2007)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Acting Prime Minister</i></span><br /><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>25 July 1964 </td> <td>27 November 1964 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002125000000000000♠"></span>125 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td colspan="10" rowspan="2"><i>Post Abolished (27 November 1964–20 July 1998)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="10" style="font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Singye Wangchuck">Jigme Singye</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4th_King_of_Bhutan,_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet,_at_the_Taschichhodzong,_in_Thimphu,_Bhutan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg/80px-4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg/120px-4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg/160px-4th_King_of_Bhutan%2C_HM_Jigme_Singye_Wangchuck_at_a_Royal_Banquet%2C_at_the_Taschichhodzong%2C_in_Thimphu%2C_Bhutan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="438" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972–2006)</span> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jigme_Thinley_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Thinley" title="Jigme Thinley">Jigme Thinley</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>20 July 1998 </td> <td>9 July 1999 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002354000000000000♠"></span>354 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/60px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/90px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/120px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="833" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sangay_Ngedup" title="Sangay Ngedup">Sangay Ngedup</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1953)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>9 July 1999 </td> <td>20 July 2000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002377000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 11 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yeshey_Zimba_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="176" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yeshey_Zimba" title="Yeshey Zimba">Yeshey Zimba</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>20 July 2000 </td> <td>8 August 2001 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002384000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 19 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khandu_Wangchuk_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Khandu_Wangchuk" title="Khandu Wangchuk">Khandu Wangchuk</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1950)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>8 August 2001 </td> <td>14 August 2002 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002371000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 6 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="135" data-file-height="173" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kinzang_Dorji" title="Kinzang Dorji">Kinzang Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1951)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>14 August 2002 </td> <td>30 August 2003 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002381000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 16 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jigme_Thinley_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Thinley" title="Jigme Thinley">Jigme Thinley</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>2nd time</i></span> </td> <td>30 August 2003 </td> <td>18 August 2004 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002354000000000000♠"></span>354 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">(4)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yeshey_Zimba_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Yeshey_Zimba_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="176" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yeshey_Zimba" title="Yeshey Zimba">Yeshey Zimba</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>2nd time</i></span> </td> <td>18 August 2004 </td> <td>5 September 2005 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002383000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 18 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">(3)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/60px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/90px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg/120px-Sangay_Ngedup_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="833" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sangay_Ngedup" title="Sangay Ngedup">Sangay Ngedup</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1953)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>2nd time</i></span> </td> <td>5 September 2005 </td> <td>7 September 2006 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002367000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 2 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th rowspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">(5)</span> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khandu_Wangchuk_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Khandu_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Khandu_Wangchuk" title="Khandu Wangchuk">Khandu Wangchuk</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1950)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>2nd time</i></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 September 2006 </td> <td rowspan="2">31 July 2007 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7002327000000000000♠"></span>327 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">— </td> <td rowspan="2">— </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="10" style="font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck">Jigme Khesar Namgyel</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg/80px-Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg/120px-Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg/160px-Jigme_Khesar_Namgyel_Wangchuck_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito.jpg 2x" data-file-width="494" data-file-height="711" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006–present)</span> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">(6)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Prime_Minister_Kinzang_Dorji_of_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="135" data-file-height="173" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kinzang_Dorji" title="Kinzang Dorji">Kinzang Dorji</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1951)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>2nd time</i></span> </td> <td>31 July 2007 </td> <td>9 April 2008 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002253000000000000♠"></span>253 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td colspan="10"><i>Democratically elected</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#E48400;"> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jigme_Thinley_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Jigme_Thinley_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Thinley" title="Jigme Thinley">Jigme Thinley</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>3rd time</i></span> </td> <td>9 April 2008 </td> <td>28 April 2013 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003184500000000000♠"></span>5 years, 19 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Druk_Phuensum_Tshogpa" title="Druk Phuensum Tshogpa">DPT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Bhutanese_National_Assembly_election" title="2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election">2008</a> </td> <td>2008 Thinley Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonam_Tobgye_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/60px-Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/90px-Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/120px-Sonam_Tobgye_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="511" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sonam_Tobgye" title="Sonam Tobgye">Sonam Tobgye</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1949)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Chief Advisor</i></span> </td> <td>28 April 2013 </td> <td>27 July 2013 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001900000000000000♠"></span>90 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>2013 Tobgye Interim Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#324D7A;"> </th> <th>7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tshering_Tobgay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/60px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/90px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/120px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="960" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tshering_Tobgay" title="Tshering Tobgay">Tshering Tobgay</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1965)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>1st time</i></span> </td> <td>27 July 2013 </td> <td>9 August 2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003183900000000000♠"></span>5 years, 13 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Bhutan)" title="People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)">PDP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Bhutanese_National_Assembly_election" title="2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election">2013</a> </td> <td>2013 Tobgay Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tshering_Wangchuk_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG/60px-Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG/90px-Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG/120px-Tshering_Wangchuk_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="681" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tshering_Wangchuk" title="Tshering Wangchuk">Tshering Wangchuk</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 19??)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Chief Advisor</i></span> </td> <td>9 August 2018 </td> <td>7 November 2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001900000000000000♠"></span>90 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>2018 Wangchuk Interim Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#F9C6D9;"> </th> <th>8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28,_2018_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Prime_Minister_of_Bhutan_Dr._Lotay_Tshering_on_December_28%2C_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="430" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lotay_Tshering" title="Lotay Tshering">Lotay Tshering</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1968)</span> </td> <td>7 November 2018 </td> <td>1 November 2023 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003182000000000000♠"></span>4 years, 359 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Druk_Nyamrup_Tshogpa" title="Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa">DNT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Bhutanese_National_Assembly_election" title="2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election">2018</a> </td> <td>2018 Tshering Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </th> <th>— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chogyal_Dago_Rigdzin" title="Chogyal Dago Rigdzin">Chogyal Dago Rigdzin</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 19??)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Chief Advisor</i></span> </td> <td>1 November 2023 </td> <td>28 January 2024 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001880000000000000♠"></span>88 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>2023 Rigdzin Interim Cabinet </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <th style="background:#324D7A;"> </th> <th>(7) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tshering_Tobgay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/60px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/90px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tshering_Tobgay.jpg/120px-Tshering_Tobgay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="960" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tshering_Tobgay" title="Tshering Tobgay">Tshering Tobgay</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1965)</span><br /><span 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Arab Democratic Republic">Western Sahara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct title</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Angola" title="Prime Minister of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Benin" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Brazil" title="Prime Minister of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Gambia" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ghana" title="Prime Minister of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Indonesia" title="Prime Minister of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iran" title="Prime Minister of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kenya" title="Prime Minister of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malawi" title="Prime Minister of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Maldives" title="Prime Minister of the Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic" title="Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic">Nagorno-Karabakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria" title="Prime Minister of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Philippines" title="Prime Minister of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Seychelles" title="Prime Minister of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Africa" title="Prime Minister of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">Heads<br />of state</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bahrain" title="King of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bhutan" title="King of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Brunei" title="List of sultans of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Cambodia" title="Monarchy of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_China" title="President of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_East_Timor" title="President of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egypt</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iraq" title="President of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="President of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Laos" title="President of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Lebanon" title="President of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Mongolia" title="President of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" title="President of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nepal" title="President of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea" title="President of the State Affairs of North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Oman" title="List of rulers of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="President of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Qatar" title="Emir of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="King of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Syria" title="President of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Tajikistan" title="President of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Thailand" title="Monarchy of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="President of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Uzbekistan" title="President of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" title="President of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Yemen" title="President of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Afghanistan" title="Prime Minister of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a 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