Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. As of today, there are 49 dictatorships in the world (21 in Africa, 18 in Asia, 7 in the Middle East, 1 in Europe and 2 in Americas). We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated “Not Free” by the Freedom House in their annual survey of freedom.
NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) Countries In 2017:
- Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
- Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
- Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
- Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
- Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
- Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
- Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
- Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
- Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
- Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
- Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
- Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
- China – Xi Jinping, President of China
- Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
- Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
- Cuba – Raul Castro, President of Cuba
- Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
- Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
- Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
- Ethiopia – Girme Wolde Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
- Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
- Gambia – Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
- Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
- Iraq – Muhammad Fuad Masum, President of Iraq
- Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
- Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
- Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
- Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
- North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
- Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
- Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
- Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
- Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
- Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
- South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
- Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
- Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
- Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
- Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
- Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
- Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
- Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela – CHANGED
- Vietnam – Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam
- Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
- Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe
Source: https://planetrulers.com/current-dictators/
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