List of current heads of state of states with limited recognition


This is the list of current heads of states with limited recognition.

The criteria for inclusion in this list are the same as in List of states with limited recognition—that is, a polity must claim sovereignty, lack recognition from at least one UN member state, and either:

List

  • Italics denotes an acting head of state
NameImageCountryOfficeMandate startTerm lengthPredecessor
Aslan Bzhania[1]  AbkhaziaPresident23 April 20203 years, 348 daysValeri Bganba
Vahagn Khachaturyan  ArmeniaPresident13 March 20222 years, 23 days
Xi Jinping  People's Republic of China[a]President[b]15 November 2012[6]11 years, 142 daysHu Jintao
Tsai Ing-wen[7]  Republic of China[a]President26 May 20167 years, 321 daysMa Ying-jeou
Nikos Christodoulides  CyprusPresident28 February 20231 year, 37 daysNicos Anastasiades
Isaac Herzog  IsraelPresident7 July 20212 years, 273 daysReuven Rivlin
Vjosa Osmani  KosovoPresident5 November 20203 years, 152 daysHashim Thaçi
Ersin Tatar  Northern CyprusPresident23 October 20203 years, 165 daysMustafa Akıncı
Kim Jong-un  North Korea[c]President of State Affairs[d]17 December 2011[e]12 years, 110 daysKim Jong-il[f]
Himself[g]
Mahmoud Abbas[8]  PalestinePresident8 June 200518 years, 333 daysHimself[h]
Aziz Dweik[h]
Brahim Ghali[9]  Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicPresident12 July 20167 years, 268 daysKhatri Addouh
Muse Bihi Abdi[10]  SomalilandPresident13 December 20176 years, 114 daysAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Yoon Suk-yeol  South Korea[c]President9 May 20221 year, 332 daysMoon Jae In
Alan Gagloev[11]  South OssetiaPresident24 May 20221 year, 317 daysLeonid Tibilov
Vadim Krasnoselsky[12]  TransnistriaPresident16 December 20167 years, 111 daysYevgeny Shevchuk

See also

Notes

References