List of spouses of heads of state

The following is a list of spouses of current heads of state.

States recognised by the United Nations

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State Head of state Spouse Image
  Afghanistan Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Reported two wives (unconfirmed)[1]
  Albania President Bajram Begaj Armanda Begaj
  Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Fatima Zohra Bella
  Andorra Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives i Sicília Celibate
Co-Prince Emmanuel Macron Brigitte Macron  
Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince Josep Maria Mauri Celibate
Representative of the French Co-Prince Patrick Strzoda
  Angola President João Lourenço Ana Dias Lourenço  
  Antigua and Barbuda King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Rodney Williams Sandra Williams
  Argentina President Javier Milei Fátima Flórez (domestic partner; broken up)
  Armenia President Vahagn Khachaturyan Anahit Minasyan
  Australia King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Sam Mostyn Simeon Beckett SC
  Austria President Alexander Van der Bellen Doris Schmidauer  
  Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Mehriban Aliyeva  
  Bahamas, The King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Cynthia A. Pratt Widowed
Formerly Joseph B. Pratt
  Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa  
Sheia bint Hassan Al Khrayyesh Al Ajmi
Hessa bint Faisal bin Muhammad bin Shuraim Al Marri
Manal bint Jabor Al Naimi
  Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin Rebecca Sultana
  Barbados President Sandra Mason ?
  Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Galina Lukashenko
  Belgium King Philippe Queen Mathilde  
  Belize King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Froyla Tzalam Daniel Mendez
  Benin President Patrice Talon Claudine Talon  
  Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Queen Jetsun Pema  
  Bolivia President Luis Arce Lourdes Brigida Durán Romero
  Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative Christian Schmidt Ria Hess
Chairman of the Presidency Denis Bećirović Mirela Bećirović
Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić Sabina Komšić
Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović Aleksandar Cvijanović
  Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Neo Masisi  
  Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Rosângela Lula da Silva  
  Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha  
  Bulgaria President Rumen Radev Desislava Radeva  
  Burkina Faso Interim President Ibrahim Traoré ?
  Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye Angeline Ndayishimiye  
  Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni
  Cameroon President Paul Biya Chantal Biya  
  Canada King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Mary Simon Whit Fraser
  Cape Verde President José Maria Neves Débora Katisa Carvalho
  Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra Brigitte Touadéra
Tina Touadéra
  Chad Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and Interim President Mahamat Déby Dahabaya Oumar Souni  
  Chile President Gabriel Boric Irina Karamanos (domestic partner; broken up)  
  China General Secretary of the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping Peng Liyuan  
  Colombia President Gustavo Petro Verónica Alcocer  
  Comoros President Azali Assoumani Ambari Daroueche
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the President Félix Tshisekedi Denise Tshisekedi  
  Congo, Republic of the President Denis Sassou Nguesso Antoinette Sassou Nguesso  
  Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves Robles Signe Zeicate
  Croatia President Zoran Milanović Sanja Musić Milanović
  Cuba First Secretary of the Communist Party and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Marta Villanueva
  Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides Philippa Karsera
  Czech Republic President Petr Pavel Eva Pavlová  
  Denmark King Frederik X Queen Mary  
  Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Kadra Mahamoud Haid  
  Dominica President Sylvanie Burton Gilbert Burton[2]
  Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Raquel Arbaje
  East Timor President José Ramos-Horta Divorced
Formerly Ana Pessoa Pinto
  Ecuador President Daniel Noboa Lavinia Valbonesi  
  Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Entissar Amer  
  El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele  
  Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Constancia Mangue  
  Eritrea Chairman of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice and President Isaias Afewerki Saba Haile
  Estonia President Alar Karis Sirje Karis
  Eswatini King Mswati III Inkhosikati LaMatsebula
Inkhosikati LaMotsa
Inkhosikati LaMbikiza  
Inkhosikati LaNgangaza
Inkhosikati LaGija
Inkhosikati LaMagongo
Inkhosikati LaMahlangu
Inkhosikati LaNtentesa
Inkhosikati LaNkambule
Inkhosikati LaFogiyane
Inkhosikati LaMashwama
  Ethiopia President Taye Atske Selassie
  Fiji President Wiliame Katonivere Filomena Katonivere
  Finland President Alexander Stubb Suzanne Innes-Stubb
  France President Emmanuel Macron Brigitte Macron  
  Gabon Transitional President Brice Oligui Zita Nyangue Oligui
  Gambia, The President Adama Barrow Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow
Sarjo Mballow
  Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili Widowed
Formerly Janri Kashia (d. 2012)
  Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Elke Büdenbender  
  Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Rebecca Akufo-Addo  
  Greece President Katerina Sakellaropoulou Pavlos Kotsonis
  Grenada King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Cécile La Grenade
  Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo Lucrecia Peinado  
  Guinea Interim President Mamady Doumbouya Lauriane Doumbouya  
  Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Dinisia Reis Embaló[3][4]
  Guyana President Irfaan Ali Arya Ali  
  Haiti Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council Edgard Leblanc Fils ?
  Honduras President Xiomara Castro Manuel Zelaya  
  Hungary President Tamás Sulyok Zsuzsanna Sulyok
  Iceland President Halla Tómasdóttir Björn Skúlason
  India President Droupadi Murmu Widowed
Formerly Shyam Charan Murmu (d. 2014)
  Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Separated
Titiek Suharto (sep. 1998)
  Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
  Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed
  Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Sabina Higgins  
  Israel President Isaac Herzog Michal Herzog  
  Italy President Sergio Mattarella Widowed
Formerly Marisa Chiazzese (d. 2012)
  Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Dominique Ouattara  
  Jamaica King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Patrick Allen Denise Allen
  Japan Emperor Naruhito Empress Masako  
  Jordan King Abdullah II Queen Rania  
  Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Divorced
Formerly Nadezhda Tokayeva (div. 2020)
  Kenya President William Ruto Rachel Ruto  
  Kiribati President Taneti Mamau Teiraeng Mamau
  Kuwait Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Nuria Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Munira Badah Al-Mutairi
  Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov Aigul Japarova
  Laos General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisoulith Naly Sisoulith
  Latvia President Edgars Rinkēvičs
  Lebanon President Vacant
  Lesotho King Letsie III Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso  
  Liberia President Joseph Boakai Katumu Yatta Boakai
  Libya Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi Sara al-Menfi
  Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II Widowed
Formerly Princess Marie (d. 2021)
Regent Hereditary Prince Alois Hereditary Princess Sophie  
  Lithuania President Gitanas Nausėda Diana Nausėdienė  
  Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri Grand Duchess Maria Teresa  
  Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina Mialy Rajoelina  
  Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera Monica Chakwera
  Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar Raja Permaisuri Agong Zarith Sofiah
  Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu Sajdha Mohamed  
  Mali Interim President Assimi Goïta Lala Diallo
  Malta President Myriam Spiteri Debono Anthony Spiteri Debono
  Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine Tommy Kijiner
  Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Mariam Mint Mohamed Vadel Ould Dah  
  Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun Sayukta Roopun  
  Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Jesús María Tarriba  
  Micronesia, Federated States of President Wesley Simina
  Moldova President Maia Sandu
  Monaco Prince Albert II Princess Charlene  
  Mongolia President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Bolortsetseg Khürelsükh
  Montenegro President Jakov Milatović Milena Milatović
  Morocco King Mohammed VI Divorced
Formerly Princess Lalla Salma (div. 2018)
  Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi Isaura Nyusi  
  Myanmar Acting President and Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing Kyu Kyu Hla
  Namibia President Nangolo Mbumba Sustjie Mbumba
  Nauru President David Adeang
    Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel Savita Poudel
  Netherlands King Willem-Alexander Queen Máxima  
  New Zealand King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Cindy Kiro Richard Davies  
  Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo  
  Niger President Abdourahamane Tchiani ?
  Nigeria President Bola Tinubu Remi Tinubu
  North Korea General Secretary of the Workers' Party, President of the State Affairs Commission and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un Ri Sol-ju  
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Choe Ryong-hae ?
  North Macedonia President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova ?
  Norway King Harald V Queen Sonja  
  Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah  
  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Widowed
Formerly Benazir Bhutto (d. 2007)
  Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. Valerie Esang Remengesau
  Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas Amina Abbas
  Panama President José Raúl Mulino Marisel Cohen de Mulino
  Papua New Guinea King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Bob Dadae Hannah Dadae
  Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez Silvana López Moreira  
  Peru President Dina Boluarte David Gómez Villasante
  Philippines President Bongbong Marcos Liza Araneta Marcos  
  Poland President Andrzej Duda Agata Kornhauser-Duda  
  Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Separated
Ana Cristina Motta Veiga (sep. 1980)
  Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikha Jawahir bint Hamad bin Suhaim al-Thani
Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri  
Sheikha Noora bint Hathal Al Dosari
  Romania President Klaus Iohannis Carmen Iohannis  
  Russia President Vladimir Putin Divorced
Formerly Lyudmila Putina (div. 2014)
  Rwanda President Paul Kagame Jeannette Kagame  
  Saint Kitts and Nevis King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Tapley Seaton
  Saint Lucia King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Acting Governor-General Errol Charles
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Susan Dougan Hugh Dougan
  Samoa O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Masiofo Faʻamausili Leinafo  
  San Marino Captain Regent Francesca Civerchia
Captain Regent Dalibor Riccardi
  São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova Maria de Fátima Afonso Vila Nova[5]
  Saudi Arabia King Salman Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan Al Hithalayn
  Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Marie Khone Faye  
Absa Faye  
  Serbia President Aleksandar Vučić Tamara Vučić  
  Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan Linda Ramkalawan  
  Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio Fatima Bio  
  Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam Jane Yumiko Ittogi
  Slovakia President Peter Pellegrini
  Slovenia President Nataša Pirc Musar Aleš Musar
  Solomon Islands King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General David Vunagi Mary Vunagi
  Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Qamar Ali
  South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Tshepo Motsepe  
  South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol Kim Keon-hee  
  South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit Mary Ayen Mayardit
Aluel William Nyuon Bany
  Spain King Felipe VI Queen Letizia  
  Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Mallika Dissanayake
  Sudan Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
  Suriname President Chan Santokhi Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry[6]  
  Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf Queen Silvia  
   Switzerland President Viola Amherd
Vice President Karin Keller-Sutter Morten Keller
Member of the Federal Council Guy Parmelin
Member of the Federal Council Albert Rösti Theres Rösti
Member of the Federal Council Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Pierre-André Baume
Member of the Federal Council Ignazio Cassis Paola Cassis
Member of the Federal Council Beat Jans Tracy Renee Glass
  Syria President Bashar al-Assad Asma al-Assad  
  Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon Azizmo Asadullayeva  
  Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan Hafidh Ameir
  Thailand King Vajiralongkorn Queen Suthida  
Chao Khun Phra Sineenat Bilaskalayani  
  Togo President Faure Gnassingbé Nana Ama Kuffour
  Tonga King Tupou VI Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho  
  Trinidad and Tobago President Christine Kangaloo Kerwyn Garcia
  Tunisia President Kais Saied Ichraf Saied  
  Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan  
  Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow ?
  Tuvalu King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani Tangira Falani
  Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Janet Museveni  
  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Olena Zelenska  
  United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan
  United Kingdom King Charles III Queen Camilla  
  United States President Joe Biden Jill Biden  
  Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou Lorena Ponce de León  
  Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Ziroat Mirziyoyeva  
  Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu Rima Vurobaravu  
  Vatican City Sovereign Pope Francis Celibate
  Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro Cilia Flores  
  Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party and President Tô Lâm Ngô Phương Ly  
  Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi ?
  Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema Mutinta Hichilema  
  Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Auxillia Mnangagwa  

Other states

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The following states are in free association with another UN member state.

State Head of state Spouse Image
  Cook Islands King Charles III Queen Camilla  
King's Representative Tom Marsters Tuaine d'Arorangi
  Niue King Charles III Queen Camilla  
Representative of the King Cindy Kiro Richard Davies  

The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

State Head of state Spouse Image
  Abkhazia President Aslan Bzhania
  Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani Prindon Sadriu
  Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar Sibel Tatar
  Sahrawi Republic General Secretary of the Polisario Front and President Brahim Ghali
  South Ossetia President Alan Gagloyev ?
  Taiwan President Lai Ching-te Wu Mei-ju  

The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

State Head of state Spouse Image
  Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi Zahra Abdilahi Absia
Roda Ahmed Omar
  Transnistria President Vadim Krasnoselsky Svetlana Krasnoselskaya

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Luke, Ronda (2023-10-19). "Who is President Sylvanie Burton?". Sun Dominica. The Sun. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Sissoco Embaló reúne-se com Biden e Lavrov – DW – 23/09/2022". dw.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  4. ^ "Macky Sall, Ali Bongo… Les amis de Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  5. ^ "Biografia". Presidência da República de São Tomé e Príncipe (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "President Santokhi en partner Melissa trouwen vandaag". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 July 2020.