Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen
29 entries in the Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen compendium.
Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen — Era Chart
Faisal of Saudi ArabiaFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, born in Riyadh in 1906, was the third son of Abdulaziz, the Fouad ChehabLebanese general and president who became the first commander of the modern army.Gyanendra of NepalLast monarch of Nepal, reigned amid civil war and abolition.Hafez al-AssadSyrian president who consolidated absolute power over three decades.Hafizullah AminAfghan communist head of state for a little over three months, assassinated by Soviet operHamad bin Isa Al KhalifaHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is the King of Bahrain, a position he has Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniEmir who modernized Qatar through gas wealth and global investment.Hamid KarzaiFirst president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2004–2014.Hassan II of MoroccoKing of Morocco who centralized power and led the Green March.Hassan NasrallahHezbollah leader from 1992 until his assassination in 2024.Hassan RouhaniSeventh president of Iran, centrist cleric and nuclear negotiator.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 Hibatullah AkhundzadaReclusive Taliban supreme leader who took power in 2021.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 AbIlham AliyevFourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003; son of Heydar Aliyev.Isa bin Salman Al KhalifaEmir of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999Islam KarimovIslam Abduganiyevich Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician Ismail HaniyehHamas political leader and former Palestinian prime minister.Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-SabahEmir of Kuwait who led through the Gulf War.Jalal TalabaniIraqi Kurdish politician and president who championed Kurdish rights.Jang Song-thaekNorth Korean politician and uncle of Kim Jong Un by marriage.Jiang QingRevolutionary, actress, and fourth wife of Mao Zedong.Jigme Dorji WangchuckKing who began opening Bhutan to the outside world, began modernization, and took the firsJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, born 21 February 1980, has been Bhutan’s king since 9 DeceJigme Singye WangchuckFourth King of Bhutan, abdicated in 2006 after 34-year reign.Kim Il-sungFounder and eternal leader of North Korea.Kim Jong-ilSecond supreme leader of North Korea, ruled from 1994 to 2011.
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