Asian Leaders
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Mahatma GandhiIndian Independence Leader
Mao ZedongChina Chairman 1949-76
Deng XiaopingChina Paramount Leader 1978-89
Xi JinpingChina President 2013-
Lee Kuan YewSingapore PM 1959-90
Narendra ModiIndia PM 2014-
Ho Chi MinhVietnam President 1945-69
HirohitoJapan Emperor 1926-89
Sun Yat-senChina Republic Founder
Chiang Kai-shekTaiwan President 1950-75
Jawaharlal NehruIndia PM 1947-64- Indira GandhiIndia PM 1966-77, 1980-84
SukarnoIndonesia President 1945-67
Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar Leader
Kim Il-sungNorth Korea Founder
Kim Jong-unNorth Korea Leader 2011-
Kim Jong-ilNorth Korea Leader 1994-2011
Park Chung-heeSouth Korea President 1963-79
Shinzo AbeJapan PM 2006-07, 2012-20
AkihitoJapan Emperor 1989-2019- Pol PotKhmer Rouge Leader 1975-79
SuhartoIndonesia President 1967-98
Hu JintaoChina President 2003-13
Jiang ZeminChina President 1993-2003
Zhou EnlaiChina Premier 1949-76
Benazir BhuttoPakistan PM 1988-90, 1993-96
Muhammad Ali JinnahPakistan Founder
Rajiv GandhiIndia PM 1984-89- Manmohan SinghIndia PM 2004-14
- Atal Bihari VajpayeeIndia PM 1996, 1998-2004
Junichiro KoizumiJapan PM 2001-06
Hideki TojoJapan PM 1941-44
NaruhitoJapan Emperor 2019-- Moon Jae-inSouth Korea President 2017-22
- Kim Dae-jungSouth Korea President 1998-2003
Syngman RheeSouth Korea President 1948-60
Ferdinand MarcosPhilippines President 1965-86
Corazon AquinoPhilippines President 1986-92
Rodrigo DutertePhilippines President 2016-22
Mahathir MohamadMalaysia PM 1981-2003, 2018-20
Thaksin ShinawatraThailand PM 2001-06
Joko WidodoIndonesia President 2014-24