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Gen Sir Patrick Sanders replaced General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith to become 42th UK army chief on 13 June 2022.

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The 35-year-old prince had "successful laparoscopic surgery 24-02-2021 morning for appendicitis at King Faisal Specialist Hospital" in Riyadh, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

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Hamza Abdi Barre replaced Mohamed Hussein Roble to became PM Somalia in June 2022

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud became 10th president of Somalia: 15 May 2022

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud replaced Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

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 Kais Saied is the president of Tunisia since October 2024.

He won election on 6 Oct 2024 and re-elected for second term for five years.

He replaced Mohamed Ennaceur in 2019 to become president. 

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Seyyed Ali Khamenei is the current Supreme Leader of Iran.

He is the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.

He previously served as third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989.

He the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East.

He replaced Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

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John Swinney is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party

Appointment date: 8 May 2024

Preceded by: Humza Yousaf 

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Malaysia´s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on October 29, 2020 that Muslims had a right “to kill millions of French people”, shortly after a knife-wielding man launched a deadly attack in Nice.

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In April 2024, Ireland’s parliament elected Simon Harris as the country’s new and youngest-ever prime minister, to succeed Leo Varadkar following his surprising resignation in March 2024.