World Leaders

A world leader is someone who is the leader of a country, especially an economically powerful country.

Leader is a person whose decisions affect millions, shake industries, and change nations.

Let’s see some of the powerful world leaders.

Leader	Information
Narendra Modi (India)	1. The country obsessed with politics chose Mr. Narendra Modi as its Prime Minister in 2014 and is said to have never looked back ever since. 2. Even at the age of 66, this man has influenced the world with his aura and has been one of the favourite leaders worldwide. 3. You can make out of his popularity from the fact that about 18,000 people gathered at the Madison square when he was delivering a speech in 2014!
Donald Trump (USA)	1. Famous for his blatant speeches and staunch white nationalist views, the American President Donald Trump has been in the headlines ever since he started his election campaign. 2. While his views were widely criticized by a lot of people in America and around the world, he was elected as the president in 2017 by majority.
Vladimir Putin (Russia)	1. He is by far, the most influential current leader in the world. 2. Be it his personality, stardom, decision-making or will power, Mr. Time Traveller has always created impact!
Justin Trudeau (Canada)	1. Ever since he became the Canadian Prime Minister, he has always been admired by the people of his country and around the world. 2. Be it his dynamic personality or a composed nature, he can make you fall for him.
Xi Jinping (China)	1. The Chinese president Xi Jinping has always been talked about for his international policies and relations with the countries around the world. 2. He is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China.
Kim Jong-un (North Korea)	1. ‘The supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea’. 2. The country can be called anything but a democracy. 3. He talks openly about bombing big nations around the world.
Angela Merkel (Germany)	1. Angela is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005. 2. She served as the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018. 3. Merkel has been widely described as the de facto leader of the European Unionand the most powerful woman in the world.
Theresa May (United Kingdom)	1. The embattled British Prime Minister was handed the results of the EU referendum by former British Prime Minister David Cameron in 2016. 2. Prime Minister May has had one of the toughest jobs in British politics since the Second World War, negotiating and attempting to sell a deal that has prompted detractions from all sides of the political spectrum.
Leo Varadkar (Ireland)	1. The Irish Taoiseach could hold the power to bring down the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. 2. Mr Varadkar has never been far away from controversy in Ireland, having made a series of remarks on the country’s complex political landscape.

Interesting Facts::

• Queen Elizabeth II is a trained truck mechanic and driver.
• Donald Trump tried to sue an author for $5 million because he called him a millionaire instead of a billionaire.
• Former US President Barack Obama is the first president to set up a Twitter account.
• The current president of China, Xi Jinping lived in a cave for a while after his father was purged from the party.
• Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939.
• When Indira Gandhi was five years old, she burnt all her dolls because they were made in England.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the classmate of his father.
• Queen Elizabeth II is the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence.