present ) ▁ ▁President   – ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a , ▁President ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁Prime ▁Minister   – ▁Ran il ▁W ick rem es ing he , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Mah inda ▁Raj ap ak sa , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁President   – ▁Bash ar ▁al - Ass ad , ▁President ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁( 2 0 0 0 – present ) ▁Prime ▁Minister   – ▁Muhammad ▁Naj i ▁al - O t ari , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁President   – ▁Chen ▁Sh ui - bian , ▁President ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁Premier   – ▁Yu ▁Sh yi - k un , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Y uan ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁President   – ▁Em om ali ▁Rah mon ov , ▁President ▁of ▁T aj ik istan ▁( 1 9 9 2 – present ) ▁Prime ▁Minister   – ▁O q il ▁O q il ov , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁T aj ik istan ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁Mon arch   – ▁B hum