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FFWPU Europe and Middle East 30.02.06 (April 15, 2018) Heads of State Prayer List Michael Balcomb April 15, 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Many greetings from the European Office. In our last ZOOM Prayer Meeting, Dr. Michael Balcomb mentioned about heads of States and the importance to pray for them in their position as John the Baptist. Below you find the link to Dr. Balcomb's message and attached the Heads of State Prayer List which he would like to share with you all. drive.google,com/file/d/1dsjbX3zkgV0eNi60RTFDo8A2dNfbJNRa/view?usp=sharing Yours sincerely, Peter Staudinger European and Middle East Office Mobile: +49-176-82695358 e-mail: euhq@ ffwpu-eu,org EUROPE, EURASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST PRAYER LIST State Head of state Head of government [α] 1. Afghanistan President – Ashraf Ghani Chief Executive – Abdullah Abdullah 2. Albania President – Ilir Meta Prime Minister – Edi Rama 3. Algeria President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília Co-Prince's Representative – Josep Maria Mauri Head of Government – Antoni Martí 4. Andorra French Co-Prince – Emmanuel Macron Co-Prince's Representative – Patrick Strzoda Prime Minister – Karen Karapetyan 5. Armenia President – Armen Sarkissian Prime minister-designate – Serzh Sargsyan 6. Austria Federal President – Alexander Van der Bellen Federal Chancellor – Sebastian Kurz 7. Azerbaijan President – Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade 8. Belarus President – Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister – Andrei Kobyakov 9. Belgium King – Philippe Prime Minister – Charles Michel High Representative – Valentin Inzko 10. Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Denis Zvizdić Bakir Izetbegović (as Chairman) 11. Bulgaria President – Rumen Radev Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov 12. Croatia President – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković 13. Cyprus President – Nicos Anastasiades 14. Czech Republic President – Miloš Zeman Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš 15. Denmark Queen – Margrethe II Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen 16. Egypt President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail 17. Estonia President – Kersti Kaljulaid Prime Minister – Jüri Ratas 18. Finland President – Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister – Juha Sipilä [β] 19. France President – Emmanuel Macron Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe 20. Georgia President – Giorgi Margvelashvili Prime Minister – Giorgi Kvirikashvili 21. Germany President – Frank-Walter Steinmeier Chancellor – Angela Merkel 22. Greece President – Prokopis Pavlopoulos Prime Minister – Alexis Tsipras 23. Hungary President – János Áder Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán 24. Iceland President – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Prime Minister – Katrín Jakobsdóttir EUROPE, EURASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST PRAYER LIST State Head of state Head of government 25. Iran Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei President – Hassan Rouhani 26. Iraq President – Fuad Masum Prime Minister – Haider al-Abadi 27. Ireland President – Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach – Leo Varadkar 28. Israel President – Reuven Rivlin Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu 29. Italy President – Sergio Mattarella President of the Council of Ministers – Paolo Gentiloni 30. Jordan King – Abdullah II Prime Minister – Hani Al-Mulki 31. Kosovo President – Hashim Thaçi Prime Minister – Ramush Haradinaj 32. Kuwait Emir – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah 33. Latvia President – Raimonds Vējonis Prime Minister – Māris Kučinskis 34. Lebanon President – Michel Aoun President of the Council of Ministers – Saad Hariri 35. Libya Chairman of the Presidential Council and Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj Prince Regnant – Hans-Adam II 36. Liechtenstein Head of Government – Adrian Hasler Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois 37. Lithuania President – Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis 38. Luxembourg Grand Duke – Henri Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel 39. Macedonia President – Gjorge Ivanov President of the Government – Zoran Zaev 40. Malta President – Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Prime Minister – Joseph Muscat 41. Moldova President – Igor Dodon Prime Minister – Pavel Filip 42. Monaco Sovereign Prince – Albert II Minister of State – Serge Telle 43. Montenegro President – Filip Vujanović Prime Minister – Duško Marković 44. Morocco King – Mohammed VI Head of Government – Saadeddine Othmani 45. Netherlands King – Willem-Alexander Prime Minister – Mark Rutte 46. Norway King – Harald V Prime Minister – Erna Solberg 47. Oman Sultan and Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said 48. Pakistan President – Mamnoon Hussain Interim Prime Minister – Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 49. Palestine President – Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister – Rami Hamdallah 50. Poland President – Andrzej Duda Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki 51. Portugal President – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Prime Minister – António Costa Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al 52. Qatar Emir – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Thani EUROPE, EURASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST PRAYER LIST State Head of state Head of government 53. Romania President – Klaus Iohannis Prime Minister – Viorica Dăncilă 54. Russia President – Vladimir Putin Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev [ι] [ι] 55. San Marino Captain Regent – Stefano Palmieri Captain Regent – Matteo Ciacci 56. Saudi Arabia King and Prime Minister – Salman 57. Serbia President – Aleksandar Vučić Prime Minister – Ana Brnabić 58. Slovakia President – Andrej Kiska Prime Minister – Peter Pellegrini 59. Slovenia President – Borut Pahor Prime Minister – Miro Cerar 60. Spain King – Felipe VI President of the Government – Mariano Rajoy 61. Sweden King – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven [κ] Federal Council 62. Switzerland Alain Berset (as President) 63. Syria President – Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister – Imad Khamis 64. Tunisia President – Beji Caid Essebsi Head of Government – Youssef Chahed [λ] 65. Turkey President – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister – Binali Yıldırım 66. Ukraine President – Petro Poroshenko Prime Minister – Volodymyr Groysman 67. United Arab Emirates President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 68. United Kingdom Queen – Elizabeth II[γ] Prime Minister – Theresa May 69. Vatican City Sovereign – Pope Francis President of the Governorate – Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello 70. Yemen President – Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Prime Minister – Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr [α] 1. South Korea President – Moon Jae-in Prime Minister – Lee Nak-yeon 2. Japan Emperor – Akihito Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe 3. United States President – Donald Trump President - EU Council – Donald Tusk President EU Commission – Jean-Claude Juncker 4. European Union .
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