A couple of centuries ago, in many countries of the world, a situation could well have developed in which a baby is the head of state. However, today such options are unthinkable even in those few countries where the monarchy remains.
The post of head of state most often goes to an experienced and authoritative person. And such qualities, as you know, come with age. Meanwhile, there are leaders who, for one reason or another, came to power quite early. They are today collected in our Top 10 youngest heads of state.
10. Victor Ponta
The Romanian Prime Minister was born in 1972, turning 40 when he took up his current post in 2012. By education, Ponta is a lawyer, and during his career he managed to work as a prosecutor, including in the Supreme Court of Romania.
9.Tatiana Turanskaya
This year the Prime Minister of Moldova will turn 41 years old. Despite the fact that Tatiana was born in Ukraine, she managed to work a lot and fruitfully for the good of the Moldavian Republic, whose government she eventually headed.
8. Arayik Harutyunyan
The Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is only 39 years old. An economist by education, Harutyunyan worked in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and also held the position of a branch manager of “Armagrobank”. In his current position, the prime minister has been working since 2007, at the time of his appointment he was 34 years old.
7. Joseph Muscat
The Prime Minister of Malta is 39 years old and took office in 2013. In this position, he succeeded 60-year-old Lawrence Gonzi, becoming the youngest prime minister in the entire history of the independent Maltese Republic.
6. Andri Radzuelina
The 39-year-old politician is the President of the Supreme Transitional Administration of Madagascar. He is the head of state with limited rights in legislation, but not limited in the executive and judicial branches.
5. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
The Prime Minister of Iceland was born in 1975 and at the time of taking office he was 38 years old. Gunnlaugsson is a hereditary politician, his father was repeatedly elected to parliament. The first step in the new post on the part of the prime minister was the suspension of negotiations on Iceland's accession to the EU.
4. Atifete Yahyaga
The President of the Republic of Kosovo is 38 years old. She took her post in 2011. This charming woman previously held the post of Deputy Chief of Police with the highest rank of Major General.
3. Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
The fifth king of Bhutan came to the throne at the age of 27 after his father's abdication in 2006. Namgyal studied at colleges in Great Britain and the USA, actively participated in international forums and conferences. Until 2011, Namgyal was considered the youngest ruler in the world.
2. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
In June 2013, the 33-year-old became the fourth emir of Qatar. The prince was educated in Great Britain and was actively involved in governing the country during the reign of his father. The Emir devotes a lot of time to promoting sports in the country and even nominated the capital of Qatar as a candidate for the Olympics.
1. Kim Jong-un
The youngest head of state is the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Labor Party of North Korea.Kim Jong-un inherited the reins of power from the deceased Kim Jong-il in December 2011 at the age of 29.