20th-century presidents in Asia

Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the United States-led invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. A leading member of the Ba'ath Party, he was a proponent of Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism. The policies and ideologies he championed are collectively known as Saddamism, a right-wing variant of Ba'athism.

Palestinian political leader (1929–2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)

Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)

President of Iran from 1997 to 2005

President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

3rd President of the Republic of Korea

President of Syria from 1971 to 2000

President of India from 2007 to 2012

President of Tajikistan (1992-present)

9th President of the Republic of Turkey (1924-2015)

2nd President of the Republic of Turkey (1884–1973)

President of North Yemen (1978–1990) and Yemen (1990–2012)

3rd President of the Republic of Turkey (1883–1986)

President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013

President of Kyrgyzstan

4th President of the Republic of Turkey (1895–1966)

South Vietnamese politician; President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963

11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021)

5th President of the Republic of Turkey (1899–1982)

President of India from 1997 to 2002

Iranian Prime Minister and President of Iran (1933-1981)

3rd President of Turkmenistan since 2022

7-9th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (1923-2020)

President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

Chief of Army Staff and President of Bangladesh (1936-1981)

Iraqi politician (1921-1966)

4th President of South Korea (1919–2006)

Chinese politician, leader of Wang Jingwei regime (1883-1944)

(1878-1961) President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946

3rd President of the People's Republic of China (1909-1992)

President of the Philippines from 1943 to 1945

4th President of the People's Republic of China (1907–1998)

Lebanese politician and militia commander and President of Lebanon (1947-1982)

Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928)

Vietnamese politician

1st President of Syrian Republic (1891–1967)

Syrian politician (1932–2020)

First President of Lebanon (1890-1964)

President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993

President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958

Syrian statesman, thrice president (1875–1960)

politician (1925-1989)

Chairman of the National Government of China (1868-1943)

Syrian military leader and politician (1909–1964)

third president of Lebanon (1902-1973)

Syrian military officer and politician (1897–1949)

Fifth President of Lebanon (1910-1992)

1st President of the Syrian Arab Republic

President of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970

Syrian politician (1889–1939)

Turkish statesperson (1881–1957)

President of North Yemen from 1974 to 1977

Syrian politician (1933-1982)

first president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (1867–1939)

17th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

Syrian politician (1903–1965)

Syrian President

Lebanese politician (1888-1978)

Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1941 to 1942