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:

satisfy the declarative theory of statehood, or
be recognised as a state by at least one UN member state.

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Italics denotes an acting head of state

Name	Country	Office	Mandate start	Term length	Predecessor
Aslan Bzhania^[1]	Abkhazia	President	23 April 2020	3 years, 314 days	Valeri Bganba
Vahagn Khachaturyan	Armenia	President	13 March 2022	1 year, 355 days	Armen Sarkissian(as president) Alen Simonyan(as acting president)
Xi Jinping	People's Republic of China^[a]	President^[b]	15 November 2012^[6]	11 years, 108 days	Hu Jintao
Tsai Ing-wen^[7]	Republic of China^[a]	President	26 May 2016	7 years, 287 days	Ma Ying-jeou
Nikos Christodoulides	Cyprus	President	28 February 2023	1 year, 3 days	Nicos Anastasiades
Isaac Herzog	Israel	President	7 July 2021	2 years, 239 days	Reuven Rivlin
Vjosa Osmani	Kosovo	President	5 November 2020	3 years, 118 days	Hashim Thaçi
Ersin Tatar	Northern Cyprus	President	23 October 2020	3 years, 131 days	Mustafa Akıncı
Kim Jong-un	North Korea^[c]	President of State Affairs^[d]	17 December 2011^[e]	12 years, 76 days	Kim Jong-il^[f]
Kim Jong-un	North Korea^[c]	President of State Affairs^[d]	17 December 2011^[e]	12 years, 76 days	Himself^[g]
Mahmoud Abbas^[8]	Palestine	President	8 June 2005	18 years, 299 days	Himself^[h]
Mahmoud Abbas^[8]	Palestine	President	8 June 2005	18 years, 299 days	Aziz Dweik^[h]
Brahim Ghali^[9]	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	President	12 July 2016	7 years, 234 days	Khatri Addouh
Muse Bihi Abdi^[10]	Somaliland	President	13 December 2017	6 years, 80 days	Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Yoon Suk-yeol	South Korea^[c]	President	9 May 2022	1 year, 298 days	Moon Jae In
Alan Gagloev^[11]	South Ossetia	President	24 May 2022	1 year, 283 days	Leonid Tibilov
Vadim Krasnoselsky^[12]	Transnistria	President	16 December 2016	7 years, 77 days	Yevgeny Shevchuk

Notes

^ ^a ^b Both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China claim to be the sole legitimate government of the entirety of China (including Taiwan).^[2]^[3]^[4] Between 1912 and 1971, the Republic of China enjoyed widespread international recognition as the legitimate government of China. In 1971, the People's Republic of China replaced the Republic of China as the lawful representative of China at the United Nations.^[5] As the territories currently controlled by the Republic of China are effectively restricted to Taiwan and several other islands, the Republic of China is commonly referred to as "Taiwan".
^ As PRC's paramount leader, Xi Jinping holds the positions of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
^ ^a ^b Both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly called "North Korea") and the Republic of Korea (commonly called "South Korea") claim to be the sole legitimate government of the entirety of Korea.
^ As DPRK's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un holds the positions of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of State Affairs and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
^ Kim has been Supreme Leader since December 2011, after the death of his father, Kim Jong-il.
^ As Chairman of the National Defence Commission from 1993 to 2011.
^ As First Chairman of the National Defence Commission from 2012 to 2016.
^ ^a ^b Disputed.

References

^ "Aslan Bzhania sworn in as de facto president of Russian-occupied Abkhazia". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Sarmento, Clara (2009). Eastwards / Westwards: Which Direction for Gender Studies in the 21st Century?. p. 127. ISBN 9781443808682.
^ Hudson, Christopher (2014). The China Handbook. p. 59. ISBN 9781134269662.
^ Rigger, Shelley (2002). Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Reform. p. 60. ISBN 9781134692972.
^ Froehlich, Annette; Seffinga, Vincent (2019). The United Nations and Space Security: Conflicting Mandates between UNCOPUOS and the CD. p. 40. ISBN 9783030060251.
^ Xi has been Paramount leader of China since November 2012.
^ "Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan's first female president". BBC News.
^ "Mahmoud Abbas". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ "Tanzania: New UN Chief Meets JPM, Pledges More Cooperation". AllAfrica.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ "Somaliland: President Announced as Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye Party". UNPO.
^ "The new head of South Ossetia, Bibilov: from peacemaker to the President". Russia News Today.
^ "Vadim Krasnoselski won the presidential elections in Transnistria". Crime Moldova. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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