Asia is the largest continent in the world. Has the largest population - also with characterizations of people who influence it. It is enough to realize that Asia has a strong component to develop to form the desired world.
There are several political figures who are very influential in shaping and building the Asian region into a calculated country, ranging from aspects of national defense, economic markets, mineral resources, and political strategies. How can I miss this opportunity to list some of the most prominent and influential Asian figures at this time? This is our list of most powerful political figures in Asia recently.
1. Xi Jinping (President of China)
Xi Jinping, secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party, has been branded by China's most powerful leaders since Mao Zedong. Xi holds at least 10 titles governing the world superpower (some of which he created), overseeing everything from the military, internet policy, to the economy.
Jinping was the son of communist veteran Xi Zhongxun (1913-2002), and started most of his political career in Fujian province. He was later appointed chairman of the party in the neighboring province of Zhejiang, and was later appointed chairman of the party in Shanghai after the dismissal of Chen Liangyu. Jinping is known for his tough stance against corruption and his openness about the political and market reforms in China.
Xi has fulfilled an oath to wage a broad and controversial anti-corruption campaign at home. He has investigated hundreds of thousands of people trapped in corruption and fraud and locked up several party officials - including his former political enemies among them.
2. Kim Jong-Un (Supreme Leader of North Korea)
Kim Jong Un as the leader of the State is no less cruel than his father who has executed his own uncle by placing his uncle (Jong Sang Thaek) in a hungry dog cage so the uncle becomes a starving dog meal.
Born on January 8, 1983, Un is the youngest son of Kim Jong-il. He is believed to be educated in Switzerland, using a false identity. He lived in Switzerland until he returned to North Korea and continued his education at Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang from 2002-2007. Since he was a child, only one photo of Kim Jong-un has been confirmed. The photo, taken in the mid-1990s.
In December 2010, ahead of the Korean Labor Party conference, Un was given the rank of daejang, equivalent to a general in the United States. A day later, he was appointed deputy Central Military Commission and appointed by the Central Committee of the Labor Party. And, the next three days, the first official photo of Jong-un as a grown man was released.
3. Rodrigo Duterte (President of Philippine)
Duterte was born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin, Leyte, Commonwealth of the Philippines from Cebuano lawyer Vicente G. Duterte, who served as Governor (at that time still united) Davao and Soledad Roa, who came from Cabadbaran, Agusan who is a school teacher and civic leader . Duterte's father, Vicente, had previously been governor of Davao province, and was once the mayor of Danao in Cebu.
Nicknamed as Digong, he is a Philippine lawyer and politician who is the current President of the Philippines. Due to the encouragement of most Filipinos, he announced that he would run for President of the Philippines on November 21, 2015. On May 9, 2016, Duterte was elected president.
He is one of the longest serving mayors in the Philippines. He had previously been the mayor of Davao City from 1988 to 1998, from 2000 to 2010, and from 2013 to 2016.
4. Imran Khan (Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf )
Imran Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the current head of Pakistan's Justice Movement and a strong candidate for Pakistan's prime minister in the upcoming Pakistan elections 2018. He is a member of Pakistan's National Assembly from 2013 to 2018, the seat he won in the 2013 election.
Before entering politics, Khan was a cricket and philanthropist. He worked at international cricket for two decades and later developed philanthropic projects such as the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center and Namal College.
The world once knew Khan as an Oxford-educated playboy who captained Pakistan for his only Cricket World Cup victory, in 1992, and married British heir Jemima Goldsmith, a close friend of Princess Diana. But after two decades in the political arena of his turbulent country, Khan, 65, has an ambitious opportunity to run the country.
5. Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)
Narendra Modi is the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, and Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi, member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a Hindu nationalist and rightwing member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Born to the Gujarati family in Vadnagar, Modi helped his father sell tea as a child and then manage his own kiosk. She was introduced to RSS at the age of eight, starting a long relationship with the organization. He left home after graduating from school. Modi toured India for two years and visited a number of religious centers. He returned to Gujarat and moved to Ahmedabad in 1969 or 1970. In 1971 he became a permanent worker for RSS.
In September 2013 Modi was selected as the BJP candidate for prime minister in the 2015 Lok Sabha election. Several BJP leaders have objected to Modi's candidacy, including founding member of BJP, L. K. Advani. Modi plays a dominant role in the BJP election campaign. Some people who chose BJP stated that if Modi is not a prime minister candidate, they will vote for another party. Focusing on Modi as an individual is unusual for BJP election campaigns. The election was described as a referendum. in Narendra Modi.
6. Shinzo Abe (Prime Minister of Japan)
Born on 21st September 1954, Shinzo Abe is a Japanese politician who served as Japan's Prime Minister and 63rd Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader since 2012, who was previously the 57th official from 2006 to 2007. On July 14, 2006, Abe was inaugurated as Prime Minister of Japan. Abe, elected at the age of 52, was the youngest prime minister since Fumimaro Konoe in 1941.
Not many suspect Abe will win easily when parliament is surprisingly dissolved at that time. Moreover, the 63-year-old prime minister said his target was to defend the majority of parliamentary seats.
If Abe can continue to maintain his power until December 2019, Abe can carve a record as the longest prime minister in Japanese history. This is indeed one of Abe's two ambitions. Another ambition is to overhaul the Japanese constitution to allow his country to use and dispatch its military forces.
7. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Iran)
Khamenei was one of Iran's leaders during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s and developed close ties with the Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei then went on to serve as the third Iranian President from 1981 to 1989, while being close to the first Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. Khamenei replaced Ruhollah Khomeini after Khomeini's death, was elected the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on June 4, 1989.
Khamenei era is different from the time of its predecessor. He continued Khomeini's policy of "balancing one group against another, ensuring that no one gets too much power". But because he did not have the charisma and position of the Khomeini cleric, he had developed a private network, first in the armed forces, and later among the ulamas, while managing various major bonyads and seminaries of Qom and Mashhad.
8. Ban Ki Moon (South Korean politician and former Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Born in Eumseong, North Chungcheong, Korea, Imperial Japan, June 13, 1944; age 74 years. He is a South Korean diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007-2016). He replaces Kofi Annan who has completed his term on January 1, 2007.
When Ban became Secretary-General, in 2007, The Economist made a list of challenges he had to face: "increasing nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea, the conflict in Darfur, endless violence in the Middle East, the threat of natural disasters, threat of international terrorism, the development of weapons of mass destruction, the spread of HIV / AIDS and some other things like the ever-ending giant business of attempting to reform in UN history."
Previously, Kofi Annan told about Trygve Lie, the first Secretary-General, he left a message to his successor, Dag Hammarskjöld, "You will take over the most important work in the world."
9. King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud (King of Saudi Arabia)
He began his political career in 1954 as governor of Riyadh, at the age of 19. He continued to fill that position, except for a pause during the power struggle between King Saud and King Faisal, from 1960 to 1962. After that, he returned to fill his responsibilities as governor of Riyadh until 2011, after he was appointed minister of defense. Then in 2012 he was appointed crown prince.
He is widely known as conservative and holds traditional views regarding political reform and social change. There are many rumors about his health condition which is also not so healthy and his inability to survive hours in the office.
10. Joko Widodo (President of Indonesia)
Joko Widodo's name began to be in the spotlight when he was elected Mayor of Solo. Initially the public doubted the ability of this furniture entrepreneur to lead and develop the city of Solo, but some important changes made to build Solo in the first year of his leadership dismissed this doubt.
Jokowi then runs in the 2012 Jakarta Governor Election along with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as his deputy. They both became the most powerful governor candidate pairs.
After being elected as Governor of DKI Jakarta, Jokowi's popularity increased significantly due to his good track record and his grounded and pragmatic approach, as demonstrated through the "blusukan" program to check the situation on the ground directly. As a result, Jokowi dominated surveys of presidential candidates and eliminated other candidates, so that until now he has become a respected president of Indonesian people.
Source: Business Insider, BBC, Globe Asia, Wikipedia