Head of State or Government | Country | Term(s) of Office | University | Graduation |
Hafizullah Amin |
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
September–December 1979 |
Columbia University |
1962 (PhD in Education) |
Ashraf Ghani |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
2014-2021 |
Columbia University |
1983 (PhD in Education) |
Lester Bird |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1994-2004 |
University of Michigan |
Mauricio Macri |
Argentina |
2015-2019 |
Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania |
|
Hubert Minnis |
Bahamas |
2017-2021 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
|
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
Bahrain |
2020-present |
American University |
|
Iajuddin Ahmed |
Bangladesh |
2002-2009 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
|
Fakhruddin Ahmed |
Bangladesh |
2007-2009 |
Williams College, Princeton University |
|
Muhammad Yunus |
Bangladesh |
2024-present |
Vanderbilt University |
|
Mark Eyskens |
Belgium |
1981 |
Columbia University |
|
Philippe of Belgium |
Belgium |
2013–present |
Stanford University |
1985 – MA, Political Science [1] |
Alexander De Croo |
Belgium |
2020–present |
Northwestern University |
2002 - MBA |
Manuel Esquivel |
Belize |
1984-1989, 1993-1998 |
Loyola University New Orleans |
|
Dean Barrow |
Belize |
2008-2020 |
University of Miami |
|
Johnny Briceño |
Belize |
2020-present |
University of Texas |
|
Yeshey Zimba |
Bhutan |
2000-2001, 2004-2005 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
|
Jigme Thinley |
Bhutan |
1998-1999, 2003-2004, 2008-2013 |
Pennsylvania State University |
|
Tshering Tobgay |
Bhutan |
2013-2018, 2024-present |
University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University |
|
Tshering Wangchuk |
Bhutan |
2018 |
George Washington University |
|
Lotay Tshering |
Bhutan |
2018-2023 |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
|
Wálter Guevara |
Bolivia |
1979 |
University of Chicago |
|
Hugo Banzer |
Bolivia |
1997-2001 |
School of the Americas |
|
Jorge Quiroga |
Bolivia |
2001-2002 |
Texas A&M University, St. Edward's University |
|
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé |
Bolivia |
2005-2006 |
Harvard University |
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada |
Bolivia |
1993–1997, 2002–2003 |
University of Chicago |
1952 |
Mokgweetsi Masisi |
Botswana |
2018–2024 |
Florida State University |
1991 – MA, Social Science Education[2] |
Duma Boko |
Botswana |
2024-presesnt |
Harvard University |
(Harvard Law School) |
Kiril Petkov |
Bulgaria |
2021–2022 |
Harvard University |
Master of Business Administration |
Hun Manet |
Cambodia |
2023–present |
New York University |
2002 – MA, Economics |
William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Canada |
1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948 |
University of Chicago, Harvard University |
1898 (MA in political economy from Harvard), 1909 (PhD from Harvard) |
Pierre Trudeau |
Canada |
1968–1979, 1980–1984 |
Harvard University |
MA in Political Economy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Ricardo Lagos |
Chile |
2000–2006 |
Duke University |
1962 (PhD) |
Sebastián Piñera |
Chile |
2010-2014, 2018-2022 |
Harvard University |
|
Lee Teng-Hui |
Republic of China |
1988–2000 |
Iowa State University
Cornell University |
1953 (Master's degree in agricultural economics); 1968 (PhD in agricultural economics) |
Ma Ying-jeou |
Republic of China |
2008–2016 |
Harvard University |
PhD |
Tsai Ing-wen |
Republic of China |
2016–2024 |
Cornell University |
Master of Laws at Cornell University Law School in 1980 |
Lai Ching-te |
Republic of China |
2024–present |
Harvard University |
MPH |
Virgilio Barco Vargas |
Colombia |
1986-1990 (president) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston University |
1943 - BSc, civil engineering 1952 - MA, economics 1954 - PhD, economics |
Ernesto Samper |
Colombia |
1994-1998 |
Columbia University |
|
Virgilio Barco Vargas |
Colombia |
1998-2002 |
Harvard University |
|
Juan Manuel Santos |
Colombia |
2010–2018 |
University of Kansas[3] Harvard University |
Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration Masters in Political Science from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Iván Duque |
Colombia |
2018-2022 |
American University, Georgetown University |
|
José Figueres Ferrer |
Costa Rica |
1948-1949, 1953-1958, 1970-1974 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
Óscar Arias |
Costa Rica |
1986-1990, 2006-2010 |
Boston University |
|
José María Figueres |
Costa Rica |
1994-1998 |
Harvard University, United States Military Academy |
|
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
Costa Rica |
1998-2002 |
University of California, Berkeley |
|
Abel Pacheco |
Costa Rica |
2002-2006 |
Louisiana State University |
|
Laura Chinchilla |
Costa Rica |
2010–2014 |
Georgetown University |
Masters in public policy |
Luis Guillermo Solís |
Costa Rica |
2014-2018 |
University of Michigan |
|
Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
Costa Rica |
2022–present |
Ohio State University |
BA, MA, Economics, 1994 – PhD, Agricultural Economics[4] |
Alassane Ouattara |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2010-present |
Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania |
|
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
Croatia |
2015–2020 |
George Washington University |
Fulbright scholar on pre-doctoral research in international relations and security policy at George Washington University in 2003 [5] |
Mario García Menocal |
Cuba |
1913–1921 |
Cornell University |
1888 in the College of Engineering |
Makarios III |
Cyprus |
1960-1974, 1974-1977 |
Boston University |
|
Nikos Christodoulides |
Cyprus |
2023-present |
Queens College, CUNY, New York University |
|
Václav Klaus |
Czech Republic |
2003–2013 |
Cornell University |
Attended Cornell in 1969 |
Oliver Seraphin |
Dominica |
1979-1980 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
|
Roosevelt Skerrit |
Dominica |
2004-present |
New Mexico State University, University of Mississippi |
|
Hipólito Mejía |
Dominican Republic |
2000-2004 |
North Carolina State University |
|
Luis Abinader |
Dominican Republic |
2020-present |
Hult International Business School |
In Cambridge, Massachusetts |
José Ramos-Horta |
East Timor |
2006–2012, 2022–present |
Antioch University Columbia University |
1984 – MA, Peace Studies, Post-graduate courses in American Foreign Policy[6] |
Sixto Durán Ballén |
Ecuador |
1992-1996 |
Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia University |
|
Jamil Mahuad |
Ecuador |
1998–2000 |
Harvard University |
1989 (MPA Masters of Public Administration) |
Alfredo Palacio |
Ecuador |
2005-2007 |
Case Western Reserve University |
|
Rafael Correa |
Ecuador |
2007–2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
1999 (Master of Science in Economics), 2001 (PhD in Economics) |
Daniel Noboa |
Ecuador |
2023—present |
New York University, Northwestern University, George Washington University |
|
Mohamed Morsi |
Egypt |
2012-2013 |
University of Southern California |
|
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
Egypt |
2014-present |
United States Army War College |
|
Alvaro Magaña |
El Salvador |
1982–1984 |
University of Chicago |
A.M 1955 |
José Napoleón Duarte |
El Salvador |
1984–1989 |
University of Notre Dame |
B.S. in Engineering 1948 |
Alfredo Cristiani |
El Salvador |
1989-1994 |
Georgetown University |
|
Francisco Flores Pérez |
El Salvador |
1999-2004 |
University of Hartford, Amherst College, Harvard University |
|
Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
Estonia |
2006–2016 |
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania |
Masters in psychology |
Tesfaye Dinka |
Ethiopia |
1991 |
Syracuse University |
|
Hailemariam Desalegn |
Ethiopia |
2012-2018 |
Tampere University of Technology, Azusa Pacific University |
|
Mulatu Teshome |
Ethiopia |
2013-2018 |
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
|
Alexander Stubb |
Finland |
2024-present |
Furman University |
|
Lado Gurgenidze |
Georgia |
2007-2008 |
Middlebury College, Emory University |
|
Mikheil Saakashvili |
Georgia |
2008-2013 |
Columbia University, George Washington University |
|
Nika Gilauri |
Georgia |
2009-2012 |
Temple University |
|
Giorgi Kvirikashvili |
Georgia |
2015-2018 |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
|
Salome Zourabichvili |
Georgia |
2018–present |
Columbia University |
Master's Degree[7] |
Karl Carstens |
West Germany |
1979–1984 |
Yale University |
1949 (Master of Laws) |
Kwame Nkrumah |
Ghana |
1957–1966 |
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania |
1939 (BA from Lincoln), 1942 (MS in Education from Penn), 1943 (MA in Philosophy from Penn) |
Andreas Papandreou |
Greece |
1981–1989, 1993–1996 |
Harvard University |
1943 (PhD in economics)[8] |
Kostas Karamanlis |
Greece |
2004–2009 |
Tufts University |
master's degree and doctorate in political sciences, international relations and diplomatic history |
George Papandreou |
Greece |
2009-2011 |
Amherst College |
|
Lucas Papademos |
Greece |
2011-2012 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
Antonis Samaras |
Greece |
2012-2015 |
Harvard University, Amherst College |
|
Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
Greece |
2019-2023, 2023-present |
Harvard University, Stanford University |
|
Keith Mitchell |
Grenada |
1995-2008, 2013-2022 |
Howard University, American University |
|
Cheddi Jagan |
Guyana |
1992–1997 |
Howard University Dental School, and Northwestern University |
|
François Duvalier |
Haiti |
1957–1971 |
University of Michigan |
studied public health |
Claude Joseph |
Haiti |
2021 |
Long Island University, New School |
|
Ariel Henry |
Haiti |
2021-2024 |
Loma Linda University |
|
Leslie Voltaire |
Haiti |
2024-present |
Cornell University |
|
Sanford B. Dole[9] |
Republic of Hawaii |
1894–1900 |
Williams College[10] |
attended classes |
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero |
Honduras |
1990–1994 |
Mississippi State University |
B.S. and M.S. in agricultural economics |
Carlos Roberto Flores |
Honduras |
1998-2002 |
Louisiana State University |
|
Ricardo Maduro |
Honduras |
2002-2006 |
Stanford University |
|
Porfirio Lobo Sosa |
Honduras |
2010-2014 |
University of Miami |
|
Juan Orlando Hernandez |
Honduras |
2014-2022 |
State University of New York, Albany |
|
Sir Donald Tsang |
Hong Kong |
2005-2012 |
Harvard University |
1981 - MPA |
Geir Hallgrímsson |
Iceland |
1974-1978 |
Harvard University |
|
Benedikt Gröndal |
Iceland |
1979-1980 |
Harvard University |
|
Geir Haarde |
Iceland |
1983-1987, 1988-1991 |
Illinois Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology |
|
Geir Haarde |
Iceland |
2006-2009 |
Brandeis University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
|
Bjarni Benediktsson |
Iceland |
2017, 2024 |
University of Miami |
|
Halla Tómasdóttir |
Iceland |
2024-present |
Auburn University at Montgomery, Thunderbird School of Global Management |
|
Kristrún Frostadóttir |
Iceland |
2024-present |
Yale University, Boston University |
|
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Indonesia |
2004-2014 |
United States Army Command and General Staff College, Webster University |
|
Jamshid Amuzegar |
Iran |
1977–1978 |
Cornell University |
PhD |
Ahmed Chalabi |
Iraq |
September 2003 (President, Governing Council) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago |
1965 - BSc, Mathematics 1969 - PhD, Mathematics |
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer |
Iraq |
2004–2005 |
American University
George Washington University |
Masters from George Washington University |
Mary Robinson |
Ireland |
1990–1997 |
Harvard University |
LLM from Harvard Law School |
Golda Meir |
Israel |
1969–1974 |
Milwaukee State Normal School |
Graduate |
Shimon Peres |
Israel |
1977, 1984-1986, 1995-1996, 2007-2014 |
The New School, New York University, Harvard University |
|
Benjamin Netanyahu |
Israel |
1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University |
B.Sc in Architecture from MIT MBA from MIT |
Ehud Barak |
Israel |
1999–2001 |
Stanford University |
1978 (Masters in engineering-economic systems) |
Isaac Herzog |
Israel |
2021-present |
Cornell University, New York University |
|
Mario Monti |
Italy |
2011–2013 |
Yale University |
M.Sc. in economics, 1968 |
Mario Draghi |
Italy |
2021-2022 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
1977 - PhD, economics |
Hugh Shearer |
Jamaica |
1967-1972 |
Howard University |
|
Edward Seaga |
Jamaica |
1980-1989 |
Harvard University |
|
|
Portia Simpson-Miller |
Jamaica |
2006-2007, 2012–2016 |
Union Institute and University |
|
Andrew Holness |
Jamaica |
2011-2012, 2016–present |
Northeastern University |
|
Takeo Miki |
Japan |
1974-1976 |
University of Southern California |
|
Shinzō Abe |
Japan |
2006–2007, 2012–2020 |
University of Southern California |
Public policy |
Tarō Asō |
Japan |
2008-2009 |
Stanford University |
|
Yukio Hatoyama |
Japan |
2009-2010 |
Stanford University |
|
Zaid Rifai |
Jordan |
1973-1974, 1984-1989 |
Harvard University |
|
Kassim Rimawi |
Jordan |
1980 |
Columbia University |
|
Zeid bin Shaker |
Jordan |
1989, 1991-1993, 1995-1996 |
US Army Command and General Staff College |
|
Taher Masri |
Jordan |
1991 |
University of North Texas |
|
Abdul Karim Kabariti |
Jordan |
1996-1997 |
St. Edward's University |
|
Fayez Tarawneh |
Jordan |
1998-1999, 2012 |
University of Southern California |
|
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb |
Jordan |
2000-2003 |
University of Tennessee |
|
Faisal Al-Fayez |
Jordan |
2003-2005 |
Boston University |
|
Adnan Badran |
Jordan |
2005 |
Oklahoma State University, Michigan State University |
|
Marouf al-Bakhit |
Jordan |
2005-2007, 2011 |
University of Southern California |
|
Nader Al-Dahabi |
Jordan |
2007-2009 |
Auburn University |
|
Samir Rifai |
Jordan |
2009-2011 |
Harvard University |
|
Abdullah Ensour |
Jordan |
2012-2016 |
University of Michigan |
|
Hani Mulki |
Jordan |
2016-2018 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
|
Omar Razzaz |
Jordan |
2018-2020 |
Harvard University |
|
Jafar Hassan |
Jordan |
2024-present |
Harvard University, Boston University |
|
Uhuru Kenyatta |
Kenya |
2013–2022 |
Amherst College |
1985 (Political science) |
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah |
Kuwait |
2024 |
Claremont McKenna College, Harvard University |
|
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah |
Kuwait |
2024-present |
University of Illinois |
|
Aigars Kalvītis |
Latvia |
2004-2007 |
University of Wisconsin |
|
Valdis Dombrovskis |
Latvia |
2009-2014 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
|
Krišjānis Kariņš |
Latvia |
2019-2023 |
St. John's College (Maryland), University of Pennsylvania |
|
Edgars Rinkēvičs |
Latvia |
2023-present |
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy |
|
Salim Al-Huss |
Lebanon |
1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000 |
Indiana University Bloomington |
|
Émile Lahoud |
Lebanon |
1998-2007 |
Naval War College |
|
Saad Hariri |
Lebanon |
2009-2011, 2016-2020 |
Georgetown University |
|
Pakalitha Mosisili |
Lesotho |
1998-2012, 2015-2017 |
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
|
Moeketsi Majoro |
Lesotho |
2020-2022 |
Washington State University |
|
Joseph Jenkins Roberts |
Liberia |
1848–1856, 1872–1876 |
Norfolk Academy, Maury High School |
|
Edward James Roye |
Liberia |
1870–1871 |
Ohio University |
|
Amos Sawyer |
Liberia |
1990-1994 |
Northwestern University |
|
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo |
Liberia |
1995-1996 |
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, University of Iowa |
|
Charles Taylor |
Liberia |
1997-2003 |
Bentley University |
|
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Liberia |
2006-2018 |
Madison Business College
University of Colorado
Harvard University |
1964 (BBA in Accounting)
1970 (Economics diploma)
1971 (Master of Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School of Government) |
George Weah |
Liberia |
2018-2024 |
DeVry University |
|
Joseph Boakai |
Liberia |
2024-present |
Kansas State University |
|
Hastings Banda |
Malawi |
1961–1994 |
Central State University
Indiana University
University of Chicago
Meharry Medical College |
1925 – diploma, 1931 – BA, University of Chicago, 1937 – MD |
Christopher Loeak |
Marshall Islands |
2011–2016 |
Portland Community College[11] Hawaii Pacific College
Gonzaga University School of Law |
1978 (Bachelor's from Hawaii Pacific), 1982 (JD from Gonzaga)[12] |
Carlos Salinas |
Mexico |
1988–1994 |
Harvard University |
1973 (MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government), 1976 (master's in Political Economics), 1976 (PhD in Political Economics and Government) |
Ernesto Zedillo |
Mexico |
1994–2000 |
Yale University |
PhD |
Vicente Fox |
Mexico |
2000–2006 |
Harvard University |
attended classes |
Felipe Calderón |
Mexico |
2006–2012 |
Harvard University |
Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Maia Sandu |
Moldova |
2021–present |
Harvard University |
2010 – diploma, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University – MD |
Albert II |
Monaco |
2005–present |
Amherst College |
1977–1981 BA, Political Science[13] |
Enrique Bolaños |
Nicaragua |
2002–2007 |
Saint Louis University[14] |
1962 (B.A. in industrial engineering) |
Nnamdi Azikiwe |
Nigeria |
1963–1966 |
Howard University
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
University of Pennsylvania |
|
Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Norway |
1990-1996 |
Harvard University |
1965 - MPH |
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Pakistan |
1971–1973 |
University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley |
1950 (B.A. in political science from Berkeley) |
Benazir Bhutto |
Pakistan |
1988–1990, 1993–1996 |
Harvard University |
1973 (political science) |
Arnulfo Arias |
Panama |
1940–1941, 1949–1951, 1968 |
University of Chicago[15]Harvard University |
MD from Harvard |
Ricardo Arias Espinosa |
Panama |
1955–1956 |
Georgetown University |
1935 (Walsh School of Foreign Service) |
José Ramón Guizado |
Panama |
1955 |
Vanderbilt University |
B.E., 1920 |
Ricardo de la Espriella |
Panama |
1982–1984 |
Stanford University |
Economics |
Jorge Illueca |
Panama |
February–October 1984 |
Harvard University
University of Chicago |
1955 (Law)[16] |
Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro |
Panama |
1956–1960 |
Dartmouth College |
Masters in Finance |
Ernesto Pérez Balladares |
Panama |
1994–1999 |
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania |
1969 (Masters in Economics from Notre Dame), 1970 (Masters in Marketing from Pennsylvania) |
Mireya Moscoso |
Panama |
1999–2004 |
Miami-Dade College |
Interior design diploma |
Martín Torrijos |
Panama |
2004–2009 |
Texas A&M University |
1987 (Political Science and Economics) |
Alberto Fujimori |
Peru |
1990–2000 |
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
1971 (MS in Mathematics) |
José P. Laurel |
Philippines |
1943–1945 |
Yale University |
1920 (Law) |
Corazon Aquino |
Philippines |
1986–1992 |
College of Mount Saint Vincent |
1953 (degree in French) |
Salvador Laurel[17] |
Philippines |
February–March 1986 |
Yale University |
1953 (LL.M.), 1960 (Law) |
Fidel V. Ramos |
Philippines |
1992–1998 |
United States Military Academy
University of Illinois |
1950 (West Point), 1951 (Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Illinois) |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Philippines |
2001–2010 |
Georgetown University |
attended 1964–1966 |
Marek Belka |
Poland |
2004–2005 |
Columbia University, University of Chicago |
attended classes |
José Manuel Barroso |
Portugal |
2002–2004 |
Georgetown University |
1998 (research for a PhD) |
Goh Chok Tong |
Singapore |
1990–2004 |
Williams College |
1967 (MA in Development Economics) |
Lee Hsien Loong |
Singapore |
2004–2024 |
Harvard University |
1980 MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Lawrence Wong |
Singapore |
2024-present |
University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Michigan Harvard University |
1994 - BS, Economics (University of Wisconsin–Madison) 1995 - MA, Applied Economics (University of Michigan) 2004 - MPA (Harvard University) |
Julius Maada Bio |
Sierra Leone |
2018-present |
American University |
1999 - BA, International Service
2001 - MS, International Service |
Abdiweli Gaas |
Somalia |
2011–2012 |
Vanderbilt University Harvard University George Mason University |
MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Syngman Rhee |
South Korea |
1948–1960 |
George Washington University, Harvard University, Princeton University |
1907 (GWU), 1909 (MA from Harvard), 1910 (PhD in politics from Princeton)[18] |
Felipe VI |
Spain |
2014-present |
Georgetown University |
1991, MSc from Walsh School of Foreign Service |
Olof Palme |
Sweden |
1969–1976, 1982–1986 |
Kenyon College |
1948 (BA) |
Yingluck Shinawatra |
Thailand |
2011–2014 |
Kentucky State University |
1990 (MS in Public Administration) |
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
Tunisia |
1987–2011 |
Senior Intelligence School (Maryland)
School for Anti-Aircraft Field Artillery (Texas) |
training |
Bulent Ecevit |
Turkey |
1974, 1977, 1978-1979, 1999-2002 |
Harvard University |
attended classes |
Tansu Ciller |
Turkey |
1993-1996 |
University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut, Yale University |
Robert Francis Prevost |
Vatican City |
2025 |
Villanova University |
|