This is a list of former and current heads of state and heads of government of sovereign countries who are of full or partial Chinese descent where ethnic Chinese are a minority. This list includes de facto heads of state and government but does not include acting, caretaker, interim, representative, transitional or temporary heads of state and government.
Heads of state and heads of governments
S.No.NamePortraitTitleCountryTenureDescent1Emilio AguinaldoPresident of the Philippines Philippine Republic1899–1901Chinese mestizo2Phraya Manopakorn NitithadaPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1932–1933Thai ChinesePreston et al. (1997), p. 464; 51. Phya Manopakarana Nitidhada. He spoke perfect English and was always very friendly to England. Is three parts Chinese. His wife, who was a favourite lady-in-waiting to the ex-Queen, was killed in a motor accident in 1929 when on an official visit to Indo-China.3Phraya PhahonphonphayuhasenaPrime Minister of Thailand1933–1938Thai Chinese4Manuel L. QuezonPresident of the Philippines Philippines Commonwealth1935–1944Chinese mestizo5Plaek PhibunsongkhramPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1938–1944,1948–1957Thai Chinese6Sergio Osmeña President of the Philippines Philippines Commonwealth1944–19467Sơn Ngọc ThànhPrime Minister of Cambodia Kingdom of Kampuchea1945,1972: "The first of the Khmer Krom to arrive on the scene in Phnom Penh was Son Ngoc Thanh. Thanh had been born in Cochinchina, and his father was a Khmer Krom landowner, while his mother was from a Chinese-Vietnamese family." Khmer Republic8Seni PramojPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1945–1946,1975,1976Thai ChineseAn Impressive Day at M.R. Kukrit's Home ; Thailand Bibliography9Pridi BanomyongPrime Minister of Thailand1946Thai Chinese10Thawan Thamrongnawasawat Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand1946–1947Thai Chinese11Pote SarasinPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1957Thai Chinese12Thanom KittikachornPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1958,1963–1973Thai Chinese13Ne Win Prime Minister of Myanmar Burma1958–1960,1962–1974Chinese BurmesePresident of Myanmar1974–198114Sarit ThanaratPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1959–1963Gale, T. 2005. Encyclopedia of World Biographies.15Ferdinand MarcosPresident of the Philippines Philippines1965–1986Prime Minister of the Philippines1978–198116Lon NolPrime Minister of Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia1966–1967,1969–1971Summary of world broadcasts: Far East, Part 3, 24 July 1984, p. FE/7703/C/12 He was given a sumptuous welcome and was even offered the opportunity to visit the grave of his grandfather in Fujian Province. It is worth noting that on this occasion, the Chinese leaders voiced support for Lon Nol's.....President of Cambodia Khmer Republic1972–197517Arthur ChungPresident of Guyana Guyana1970–1980Chinese Guyanese"Guyana's first President dies" , GINA, 23 June 2008.18Cheng Heng President of Cambodia Khmer Republic1970–1972梁明 (Liang, Ming), "高棉華僑概況 (Overview of the Khmer Chinese)–海外華人青少年叢書", 1988, 华侨协会总会主编–正中书局印行, page 2719Kukrit PramojPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1975–1976Thai Chinese20James ManchamPresident of Seychelles Seychelles1976–1977Chinese on paternal side珠璣巷移民後裔的海外拓殖·曾祥委、曾漢祥21Khieu SamphanHead of State of Cambodia Kampuchea1976–197922Pol PotPrime Minister of Cambodia Kampuchea1976–197923Thanin KraivichienPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1976–1977Thai Chinese24Kriangsak ChamananPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1977–1980Thai Chinese25Julius ChanPrime Minister of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea1980–1982,1994–1997,1997Chinese Taishanese father"Life's a mystery – Sir J speaks about his 80 years", The National (Papua New Guinea), 06 September 2019.26Henk Chin A SenPrime Minister of Suriname Suriname1980–1982President of Suriname27San YuPresident of Myanmar Burma1981–1988Chinese BurmeseSAN YU, 78 Asiaweek.com28Chan SyPrime Minister of Cambodia Kampuchea People's Republic1982–198429Hun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia Kampuchea People's Republic1984–2023TeochewForest (2008), p. 178 "Sino-khmer originaire du district de Krauch Chmar 140, Hun Sèn descend par ses grands-parents paternels d'une famille de propriétaires terriens qui paraît correspondre au stéréotype du Chinois - téochiew ? - implanté en zone rurale, c'est-à-dire aisée mais sans pouvoir administratif. Par sa mère, il descendrait inversement d'une tête de réseau....."Time, Volume 136 (1990), p. 329 Beijing has not softened its hostility toward Hun Sen, but there are subtle signs that China may yet shift its position. Some officials now mention that Hun Sen's grandfather was Chinese, seeming to hint at the possibility of a new.... State of Cambodia Cambodia30Corazon Aquino President of the Philippines Philippines1986–199231Roh Tae-wooPresident of South Korea South Korea1988–1993Shandong Peninsula32Chatichai ChoonhavanPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1988–199133Anand PanyarachunPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1991–199234Chea SimHead of State of Cambodia State of Cambodia1992–199335Suchinda KraprayoonPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1992-199236Chuan Leekpai Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand1992–1995,1997–2001Thai Chinese Hokkien37Banharn Silpa-archa Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand1995–1996Thai Chinese38Chavalit YongchaiyudhPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand1996–199739Abdurrahman WahidPresident of Indonesia Indonesia1999–200140Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand2001–200641Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Malaysia Malaysia2003–2009Grandfather is Chinese Born ChamBackman, Michael. Asia Future Shock: Business Crisis and Opportunity in the Coming Years, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, , p. 133.PM meets relatives from China , The Star Online, 22 December 2003.42Roh Moo-hyunPresident of South Korea South Korea2003–200843George Maxwell RichardsPresident of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2003–201344Anote TongPresident of Kiribati Kiribati2003–201645Khin NyuntPrime Minister of Myanmar Myanmar2003–2004Chinese Burmese46Samak SundaravejPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand200847Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of Thailand Thailand2008–2011Thai Chinese48Benigno Aquino III President of the Philippines Philippines2010–201649Dési BoutersePresident of Suriname Suriname2010–2020Bouterse achterachterkleinkind van Zeeuwse boerenzoon. Waterkant.net (Dutch)Joost Oranje, Desi Bouterse is al een mythe: sportleraar, legerleider, zakenman, NRC Handelsblad, 14 May 2005 (in Dutch)50Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand2011–2014Thai Chinese51Luis Guillermo SolísPresident of Costa Rica Costa Rica2014–201852Rodrigo DutertePresident of the Philippines Philippines2016–202253Bongbong MarcosPresident of the Philippines Philippines2022–present54Hun ManetPrime Minister of Cambodia Cambodia2023–present55Srettha Thavisin賽塔·塔維辛Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand2023–202456Paetongtarn Shinawatra貝東丹·欽那瓦Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand2024–2025https://www.cfr.org/blog/coup-coming-paetongtarn-shinawatra-removed-office-thailand-chaos57Stuart YoungPrime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2025Chinese Trinidadian58Anutin Charnvirakul陳錫堯Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand2025–Presenthttps://www.thaigov.go.th/en/cabinet/prime-ministerThai Chinesehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Anutin-Charnvirakul
See also List of foreign politicians of Chinese descent European politicians of Chinese descent Chinese emigration Kapitan Cina List of Kapitan Cina Overseas Chinese List of overseas Chinese List of leaders of the People's Republic of China: the heads of state and government of China List of leaders of the Republic of China: the heads of state and government of Taiwan List of Confucian states and dynasties List of heads of state and government of Arab descent List of heads of state and government of Indian origin List of Jewish heads of state and government List of current heads of state and government
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