Friday, February 5, 2021

Head of State in ASEAN member countries

 

Brunei
    


Head of State : His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah

          Hassanal Bolkiah (Jawi: حسن البلقية) (born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei and the Prime Minister of Brunei. He is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world. The eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit, he succeeded to the throne as the sultan of Brunei, following the abdication of his father on 5 October 1967.



Cambodia


Head of State : His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni

        Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី; born 14 May 1953) is the King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of King Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath. He was Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO and was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004. Before ascending the throne, Sihamoni was educated in Czechoslovakia and was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and as a classical dance instructor.



Indonesia

   

Head of State : President Joko Widodo

          Joko Widodo (Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒɔkɔ widɔdɔ], born Mulyono,[2] 21 June 1961), also known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the 7th and current president of Indonesia. Elected in July 2014 as the first president not to come from an elite political or military background, he was previously the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012, and the Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. Prior to his political career, he was a teak furniture businessman.




Laos



Head of State : President Bounnhang Vorachith

      Boungnang Vorachith joined the Pathet Lao resistance movement in 1951 and worked in the propaganda department of the armed forces in Savannakhet. In 1956, he was transferred to the fighting troops. He studied in Vietnam from 1958 to 1961, then returned to Laos to help prepare for the conquest of Luang Namtha Province. After the victory in Luang Namtha in 1962, he returned to Vietnam and studied at a military college.



Malaysia



Head of State : His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah


         Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah (Jawi: السلطان عبدالله رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج احمد شاه المستعين بالله‎; born 30 July 1959) is the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (monarch) of Malaysia and the sixth Sultan of Pahang. He was proclaimed as sultan on 15 January 2019, succeeding his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, whose abdication was decided at a Royal Council meeting on 11 January.



Myanmar 



Head of State : U Win Myint

        Win Myint (Burmese: ဝင်းမြင့်; MLCTS: wang: mrang. [wɪ́ɴ mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 8 November 1951) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who served as the 10th president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021. He was removed from office in the 2021 Burmese coup d'état. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018. He also served as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) from 2012 to 2018.[1][2] Win Myint was viewed as an important ally and placeholder for State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who served as the actual head of government but was constitutionally barred from the presidency.




Philippine 



Head of State : President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

        Rodrigo Roa Duterte[N 1] (born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong and Rody,[7] is a Filipino politician who is the current president of the Philippines and the first from Mindanao to hold the office.[8][9][10][11] He is the chairperson of PDP–Laban, the ruling political party in the Philippines. Duterte took office at age 71 on June 30, 2016, making him the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency; the record was previously held by Sergio Osmeña at the age of 65.




Singapore



Head of State : President Halimah Yacob

         Halimah binti Yacob (Jawi: حليمه بنت يعقوب; born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician. She is the incumbent President of Singapore after being elected in an uncontested election in the 2017 Singapore presidential election.

        Halimah won in an uncontested election, as no other presidential candidate was issued the Certificate of Eligibility. Previously a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong GRC (situated from Bukit Batok East) from 2001 to 2015 and for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (constituency of Marsiling) from 2015 to 2017. [1][2] She was sworn in the following day becoming the second Muslim since Yusof Ishak in 1965. She was the 9th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 2013 to 2017, which she resigned to participate in the 2017 Singapore presidential election. She is the first female president in the country's history.





Thailand


Head of State : His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun

          Vajiralongkorn (Thai: วชิราลงกรณ; RTGS: Wachiralongkon, pronounced born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his father's death on 13 October 2016, he was expected to ascend to the throne of Thailand but asked for time to mourn before taking the throne.





Veitnam


Head of State : Nguyen Phu Trong

        Nguyễn Phú Trọng (born 14 April 1944) is a Vietnamese politician who is the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, de facto top leader of Vietnam, in office since 19 January 2011, and President of Vietnam, de jure head of state of Vietnam, in office since 23 October 2018. He was Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011, representing Hanoi, was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the party's 11th National Congress in 2011[1][2][3][4] and reelected at the 12th National Congress in 2016 and for a third term at the 13th National Congress.























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