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Hakainde Hichilema: Head of state, Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema is the head of state of Zambia, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Republic of Zambia”.

Posts held

• President of the Republic of Zambia (head of state), Zambia. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Hakainde Hichilema sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Hakainde Hichilema works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Zambia (regions, cities).

Above that, Zambia is a member of:

• African Union level 7
• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Zambia

• Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Zambia, Zambia

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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