Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen
29 entries in the Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen compendium.
Faisal of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, modernizer and leader of the 1973 oil embargo.Gyanendra of NepalLast monarch of the Kingdom of NepalHamad bin Isa Al KhalifaHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is the King of Bahrain, a position he has held since 2002…Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniEmir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013, architect of modern Qatar's LNG wealth and global influence.Hamid KarzaiFirst president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2004–2014.Hassan NasrallahHezbollah leader from 1992 until his assassination in 2024.Hassan RouhaniSeventh president of Iran, centrist cleric and nuclear negotiator.Hibatullah AkhundzadaReclusive cleric who became Taliban supreme leader and de facto ruler of Afghanistan.Ilham AliyevFourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003; son of Heydar Aliyev.Isa bin Salman Al KhalifaEmir of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999Jalal TalabaniIraqi Kurdish politician and 6th President of Iraq (2005–2014)Jang Song-thaekNorth Korean politician and uncle of Kim Jong Un by marriage.Jigme Dorji WangchuckFather of Modern BhutanJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckThe Dragon King who guided Bhutan into democracy and champions Gross National Happiness.Jigme Singye WangchuckThe fourth King of Bhutan who introduced Gross National Happiness and oversaw the transition to democracy.Kim Jong-ilSecond supreme leader of North KoreaFouad ChehabLebanese general and president who became the first commander of the modern army.Hafez al-AssadSyrian president who consolidated absolute power over three decades.Hafizullah AminAfghan revolutionary and communist head of state, assassinated in 1979.Hassan II of MoroccoKing of Morocco who centralized power and led the Green March.Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei since 1967, absolute monarch and head of state.Heydar AliyevFormer Soviet politburo member and President of Azerbaijan who built an autocratic system and a lasting cult…Hun SenLongest-serving Cambodian head of government and de facto leader.Hussein of JordanHussein bin Talal, born in Amman on 14 November 1935, was the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein…Islam KarimovIslam Abduganiyevich Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician who became the…Ismail HaniyehHamas political leader and former Palestinian prime minister.Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-SabahEmir of Kuwait who led through the Gulf War.Jiang QingRevolutionary, actress, and fourth wife of Mao Zedong.Kim Il-sungFounder and eternal leader of North Korea.
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