Asian politicians assassinated in the 2010s

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

Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)

Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1971-2017)

Minister for Minorities Affairs, Pakistan (1968-2011)

Pakistani politician (1944-2011)

Kurdish activist, co-founder of PKK

Syrian Kurdish politician and civil engineer

Minister of Defense (1947-2012)

Syrian Intelligence chief and politician (1950-2012)

Afghan politician (1961-2011)

former minister of finance and ambassador to the United States (1951-2013)

Tajikistani businessman and politician

Syrian politician (1935-2012)

Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017)

Syrian politician (1941-2012)

Sami-ul-Haq (18 December 19372 November 2018) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician. He is regarded as the ideologue of the Taliban for his role in his seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania played in the graduation of most Taliban leaders and commanders, having close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Pakistani politician (1960-2010)

Afghan leader and politician (1937-2012)

Afghan politician

Indian politician (1929–2013)

Pakistani politician

governor of Yemen's Aden Governorate

Kurdish politician (1957-2011)

Pakistani politician (1961-2014)

Governor of Kunduz, Afghanistan

Afghan politician

Indian politician

Tajikistani military officer

Pakistani officer and politician

Indian politician

Indian politician

Afghan politician, head of main gurdwara in Kabul prior to being killed in 2018 terrorist attack

politician (1972-2018)