[{"n": "Akhtar Mansur", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/akhtar-mansur/", "s": "Second supreme leader of the Taliban, killed in a US drone strike on 21 May 2016."}, {"n": "Ashraf Ghani", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/ashraf-ghani/", "s": "8th and last president of Afghanistan (2014–2021)"}, {"n": "Askar Akayev", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/askar-akayev/", "s": "First President of Kyrgyzstan, ousted in the 2005 Tulip Revolution."}, {"n": "Ayaz Mutallibov", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/ayaz-mutallibov/", "s": "First President of Azerbaijan and last Soviet-era leader."}, {"n": "Ayub Khan", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/ayub-khan/", "s": "Pakistan's longest-serving president and architect of the 'Decade of Development.'"}, {"n": "B. J. Habibie", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/b-j-habibie/", "s": "Third Indonesian president; engineer who liberalized press and ended East Timor occupation."}, {"n": "Benigno Aquino III", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/benigno-aquino-iii/", "s": "15th president of the Philippines, son of two political icons."}, {"n": "Bidya Devi Bhandari", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/bidya-devi-bhandari/", "s": "First woman president of Nepal, served 2015–2023."}, {"n": "Bo Xilai", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/bo-xilai/", "s": "Chinese former politician convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges."}, {"n": "Carrie Lam", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/carrie-lam/", "s": "Fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong, first woman in the role."}, {"n": "Chandrika Kumaratunga", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/chandrika-kumaratunga/", "s": "First female president and longest-serving president of Sri Lanka."}, {"n": "Chang Myon", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/chang-myon/", "s": "South Korean statesman and last vice president of the First Republic."}, {"n": "Charan Singh", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/charan-singh/", "s": "Indian prime minister and champion of farmers' rights."}, {"n": "Chen Shui-bian", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/chen-shui-bian/", "s": "First non-Kuomintang president of the Republic of China."}, {"n": "Chen Yun", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/chen-yun/", "s": "CCP statesman and architect of economic reforms."}, {"n": "Chiang Ching-kuo", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/chiang-ching-kuo/", "s": "Soviet-educated son of Chiang Kai-shek who led Taiwan from 1978 and oversaw the end of martial law."}, {"n": "D. S. Senanayake", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/d-s-senanayake/", "s": "First Prime Minister of Ceylon and independence leader."}, {"n": "Diosdado Macapagal", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/diosdado-macapagal/", "s": "Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr."}, {"n": "Donald Tsang", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/donald-tsang/", "s": "Second Chief Executive of Hong Kong."}, {"n": "Dong Biwu", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/dong-biwu/", "s": "Chinese communist revolutionary and politician present at the 1949 founding ceremony."}, {"n": "Elpidio Quirino", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/elpidio-quirino/", "s": "Sixth Philippine president; assumed office after Roxas's death."}, {"n": "Ahmad bin Yahya", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/ahmad-bin-yahya/", "s": "Penultimate king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen."}, {"n": "Akihito", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/akihito/", "s": "125th Emperor of Japan, reigned 1989–2019"}, {"n": "Bảo Đại", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/b-o-i/", "s": "Last emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam."}, {"n": "Bhumibol Adulyadej", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/bhumibol-adulyadej/", "s": "Longest-reigning Thai monarch and third-longest reigning sovereign in verified history."}, {"n": "Birendra of Nepal", "u": "/e/asian-leaders/birendra-of-nepal/", "s": "The Nepalese Civil War began in 1996 during his reign."}]