The presidential system of is the most popular
system of rule applied in most countries the world
over. The president is either elected by popular
vote, or directly by a democratically elected
organisation. The president makes up leader of
government and the executive organ of
government. The most popular presidents in the
world are not just popular in the country they
govern; they also gather a worldwide following,
expressed through social media.
Here are the top 10 most popular presidents/leaders of
2018 in the world who are most powerful leaders.

10. Kim Jong Un – North Korea
Supreme leader of the People’s Republic of Korea
Kim Jong Un came into power immediately after
burying his father in 2011. Amongst his many titles
is ‘’The Marshal’’ and Supreme Commander of the
Armed Forces. He was elected unopposed by the
Supreme People’s Assembly and has since been a
beloved leader of North Korea. He is so popular
that when the movie ‘’The Interview’’ was
complete and scheduled to be released, North
Korean computer geeks hacked into Sony’s
computers and threatened to destroy files if the
movie was released. The movie was about a
planned assassination of ‘’Kim Jong Un’’.

9. Muhammadu Buhari – Nigeria
Nigerian President and Commander in Chief
Muhammadu Buhari became the first opposition
leader to successfully run for presidency in Nigeria
and win. After a string of unsuccessful presidential
bids in 2003, 2007 and 2011, he finally won in
2015, defeating President Goodluck Jonathan. He
is famed for having succesfully lead a coup when
he was a military leader, and served as the
country’s Head of State for 21 months. Back in
2012, Buhari had become more popular than the
incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, that
revolt group Boko Haram chose him as a mediator
between them and the federal government. He
however strongly declined.

8. Uhuru Kenyatta – Kenya
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is Republic of Kenya’s
fourth president, having taken over from President
Mwai Kibaki in 2013. he unsuccessfully ran for the
seat in 2002, losing to Kibaki but he would later
link up with prominent and equally popular William
Ruto as his running mate and win the 2013 general
elections. He is son to Kenya’s founding father
Jomo Kenyatta and Ngina Kenyatta. A recent study
by African Education and Leadership Award
highlighted Mr. Kenyatta as President of the year
2014/2015. He has managed to attract high profile
visitors including President Obama, Angela Merkel,
and Pope Francis among others. He is hoping to
take up another five year term as Kenya goes back
to the ballot in 2017.

7. Hassan Rouhani – Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is the seventh
president of the Asian nation. The lawyer and
former diplomat has been in power since 2013,
having previously worked as the country’s top
negotiator in international affairs. Being a proud
supporter of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran,
he gained popularity amongst likeminded citizens
and in 2013 he finally became president. Time
Magazine named him as one of the 100 most
influential leaders in the world. He has been a key
figure in putting Iran back in the world map,
improving international diplomatic rights and being
a women’s rights advocate. He is widely popular
for his reconciliatory and healing type of
leadership.

6. Rodrigo Duterte – Philippines
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is one of the
most popular and influential political figures in
Asia. He is a Political Science and Law graduate .
he came into power in 2016, promising to kill
thousands of drug users, dealers and criminals,
something the Philippine people are taking
positively and is working to increase his political
success. He once threatened to eject from the UN
and form other alliances with China and Africa. He
was elected president on May 30, 2016 defeating
his closest rival by a whopping 6.6 million votes.

5. Narendra Modi – India
Narendra Modi is India’s Prime Minister and
second most popular leader on Facebook. He was
introduced into the world of politics when he
started working for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
or RSS, a Hindu right-wing nationalist
organization at the age of 8. Between the 60’s and
70’s Modi rose the ranks and he would later
become party leader and eventually elected Prime
Minister by the people of India. He assumed power
in 2014 and became the first Indian leader to rule
after India got independence from the United
Kingdom. He is a human rights and equality
advocate, and his economic policies focus on
privatization and liberalization.

4. Xi Jinping – China
Xi Jinping is China’s paramount leader, being the
Head of State, General Secretary of the Communist
Party of China and the Central Military
Commission. He made his way to the top seat after
serving as Governor in two coastal provinces
between 1999 and 2007. He would later become
vice president, and ultimately party leader and
President. He chairs the National Security
Commission and is a strong anti-corruption
endorser. He once fired high ranking government
officials including General Xu Caihou citing
corruption. He is widely regarded as China’s most
powerful and influential leader since Deng
Xiaoping.

3. Vladimir Putin – Russia
Vladimir Putin is the current president of Russia
having been Prime Minister between 1999 and
2000. He would later be president between 2000
and 2008, and then Prime Minister of the country’s
ruling party between 2008 and 2012 and eventually
President again in 2012 until now. He studied
German and Law at St. Petersburg State University
in Germany and fluently speaks the language. He
was a foreign intelligence for KGB but would later
drop the post to pursue politics. Putin is famed for
uplifting Russia’s economy and GDP during his
first spell as president. He is 20007 Time Person of
the Year, and his political approval ratings are one
of the highest for a Russian leader yet. He is a
close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.

2. Mark Rutte – Netherlands
Prime Minister and party leader of the People’s
Party for Freedom and Democracy Mark Rutte is
probably one of the most affable leaders to ever
rule. He came into power with a record number of
votes, signifying he was very popular amongst the
citizens. Mark Rutte prefers riding a bicycle to
work, at the Hague where he teaches a two hour
class at the Johan de Witt College. His rise to
politics came when he resigned as an
Undersecretary to become Parliamentary leader of
the VVD in the House of Representatives. he would
later win the general election and become Prime
Minister.

1. Donald Trump – United States
Donald John Trump, mostly popular as Donald
Trump is the president of The United States. He is
being appointed as the president from January 20,
2017. He has always been a much talked about
person because of his career as a television
persona and an efficacious business man. He was
born and brought up in New York. He had been a
student of Wharton School ( Pennsylvania
University), and from there he has achieved his
degree in economics. In 1971, Trump took over the
real estate business of his family and started his
own venture with the name of The Trump
Organization. His business has been through a
tremendous growth and has made him a
successful personality in the business world.
Trump was associated with the media profession.
He has been the producer and a host for a reality
TV show called The Apprentice ( From 2003-2015).
He had owned beauty pageants such as Miss USA
and Miss World. He took his entry to the political
world in 2016 and in 2017 he was elected as the
president of USA against Hillary Clinton.
A good president is able to make the right
decisions under pressure, respond to imminent
threats with confidence and if push comes to
shove protect the country with an iron fist if
necessary. For one to successfully run for
presidency, they must be able to speak to the
public on issues that directly concern them. Even
though what makes a good president is subjective,
the intelligence and prowess needed to have a
country’s future at the palm of one’s hands is one
of the most powerful jobs but also the most
scrutinized and closely observed. What makes
Obama the most popular leader is that he has been
able to fulfill most promises he made prior to
being elected president twice.

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