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Isaias Afwerki: Head of state, Eritrea

Isaias Afwerki is the head of state of Eritrea, listed by the United Nations as “President of the State of Eritrea”.

Posts held

• President of the State of Eritrea (head of state), Eritrea. 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 Isaias Afwerki sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Isaias Afwerki works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Eritrea (regions, cities).

Above that, Eritrea 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 Eritrea

• Osman Saleh Mohammed Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea, Eritrea

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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