List of Heads of State 1952

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Africa

Egypt
- Head of State:
  - King Faruq (1936-26 July 1952)
  - King Fu'ad II (born January 16, 1952) (July 26, 1952 to June 18, 1953)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Mustafa an-Nahhas Pascha ( 1928, 1930, 1936–1937, 1942–1944 , 1950–27 January 1952)
  - Prime Minister Ali Maher Pascha ( 1936, 1939–1940 , January 27, 1952 to March 2, 1952, 1952 )
  - Prime Minister Ahmad Naguib Hilali Pasha (March 2, 1952 to July 2, 1952, 1952 )
  - Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pascha ( 1940–1942, 1949–1950 , July 2, 1952 to July 22, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Ahmad Naguib Hilali Pasha ( 1952 , July 22, 1952 to July 23, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Ali Maher Pascha ( 1936, 1939–1940, 1952 , July 23, 1952 to September 7, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Muhammad Nagib (September 7, 1952–1954, 1954 ) (1953–1954, 1954 President)

Ethiopia
- Head of State: Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974) (1916–1930 regent, 1936–1941 in exile)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Makonnen Endelkachew (1943–1957)

Liberia
- Head of State or Government: President William S. Tubman (1944–1971)

Libya
- Head of State: King Idris (1951–1969)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mahmud al-Muntasir (1951–1954, 1964–1965 )

South Africa
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Queen Elizabeth II (February 6, 1952–1961)
    - Governor General : Ernest George Jansen (1951–1959)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Daniel François Malan (1948–1954)

America

North America

Canada
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Queen: Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
  - Governor General :
    - Harold Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis (1946-28 February 1952)
    - Vincent Massey (February 28, 1952-1959)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent (1948–1957)

Mexico
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946– November 30, 1952)
  - President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (December 1, 1952–1958)

United States of America
- Head of State and Government: President Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)

Central America

Costa Rica
- Head of State and Government: President Otilio Ulate Blanco (1949–1953)

Dominican Republic
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Rafael Trujillo ( 1930–1938 , 1942– August 16, 1952)
  - President Hector Bienvenido Trujillo Molina (August 16, 1952–1960)

El Salvador
- Head of State and Government: President Óscar Osorio (1950–1956)

Guatemala
- Head of State and Government: President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1951–1954)

Haiti
- Head of State and Government: President Paul Eugène Magloire (1950–1956)

Honduras
- Head of State and Government: President Juan Manuel Gálvez (1949–1954)

Cuba
- Head of State:
  - President Carlos Prío Socarrás (1948–10 March 1952) (1945–1947 Prime Minister)
  - President Fulgencio Batista ( 1940–1944 , March 10, 1952–1959)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Óscar Gans (1951–10 March 1952)

Nicaragua
- Head of State and Government: President Anastasio Somoza García ( 1937–1947 , 1950–1956)

Panama
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Alcibíades Arosemena (1951– October 1, 1952)
  - President José Antonio Remón Cantera (October 1, 1952–1955)

South America

Argentina
- Head of State and Government: President Juan Perón (1946–1955, 1973–1974 )

Bolivia
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Hugo Ballivián (1951– April 11, 1952)
  - President Hernán Siles Zuazo (April 11, 1952 to April 16, 1952, 1956–1960, 1928–1985 )
  - President Víctor Paz Estenssoro (April 16, 1952–1956, 1960–1964, 1985–1989 )

Brazil
- Head of State and Government: President Getúlio Vargas ( 1930–1945 , 1951–1954)

Chile
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Gabriel González Videla (1946– November 3, 1952)
  - President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo ( 1927–1931 , November 3, 1952–1958)

Ecuador
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Galo Plaza Lasso (1948–1 September 1952)
  - President José María Velasco Ibarra ( 1934–1935, 1944–1947 , September 1, 1952–1956, 1960–1961, 1968–9172 )

Colombia
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Laureano Gómez (1950–1953)
  - President Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (1951–1953) (acting)

Paraguay
- Head of State and Government: President Federico Chaves (1949–1954) (until 1953 acting)

Peru
- Head of State: President Manuel A. Odría ( 1949–1950 , 1950–1956)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Zenón Noriega Agüero (1950–1954) (1950 Head of State)

Uruguay
- Head of State and Government: President Andrés Martínez Trueba (1951–1956) (from March 1, 1952 Chairman of the National Council)

Venezuela
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Germán Suárez Flamerich (1950–2 December 1952)
  - President Marcos Pérez Jiménez (December 2, 1952–1958) (provisional until 1953)

Asia

East, South and Southeast Asia

Bhutan
- Head of State:
  - King Jigme Wangchuk (1926- March 24, 1952)
  - King Jigme Dorje Wangchuck (March 24, 1952–1972)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Sonam Topgay Dorji (1917–1952)
  - Prime Minister Jigme Palden Dorji (1952–1964)

Burma (from 1989 Myanmar )
- Head of State:
  - President Sao Shwe Thaik (1948– March 13, 1952)
  - President Ba U (March 13, 1952–1957)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister U Nu (1948–1956, 1957–1958, 1960–1962 )

Ceylon (from 1972 Sri Lanka )
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1948–6 February 1952)
  - Queen Elizabeth II (February 6, 1952–1972)
    - Governor General : Herwald Ramsbotham (1949–1954)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Don Stephen Senanayake (1947-22 March 1952)
  - Prime Minister Dudley Shelton Senanayake (March 26, 1952–1953, 1960, 1970–1975 )

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Head of State: President Chiang Kai-shek (1950–1975) (1928–1931, 1928–1943 Chairman of the National Government of China, 1948–1949 President of National China; 1930–1931, 1935–1938, 1939–1945, 1947 Prime Minister of National China)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Chen Cheng (1950–1954, 1958–1963 )

People's Republic of China
- Party leader: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong (1943–1976) (1949–1954 Chairman of the Central People's Government; 1954–1959 President)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Central People's Government Mao Zedong (1949–1959) (President from 1954) (1942–1976 party leader)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1949–1976)

India
- Head of State: President Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964)

Indonesia
- Head of State: President Sukarno (1945–1967)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Sukiman Wirjosandjojo (1951–1 April 1952)
  - Prime Minister Wilopo (April 1, 1952–1953)

Japan
- Head of State: Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989) (1921–1926 regent)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida ( 1946–1947 , 1948–1954)

North Korea
- De facto ruler : Kim Il-sung (1948–1994)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Du-bong (1948–1957)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Kim Il-sung (1948–1972)

South Korea
- Head of State: President Rhee Syng-man (1948–1960)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Chang Myon (1950–24 April 1952, 1960–1961 )
  - Prime Minister Yi Yun-yong (April 24, 1952 to May 6, 1952) (acting)
  - Prime Minister Jang Taek-sang (May 6, 1952 to October 6, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Baek Du-jin (October 9, 1952–1954)

Nepal
- Head of State: King Tribhuvan ( 1911–1950 , 1951–1955)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Matrika Prasad Koirala (1951–13 August 1952, 1953–1955 )
  - vacant (August 13, 1952–1953)

Pakistan
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1948–6 February 1952)
    - Queen Elizabeth II (February 6, 1952–1956)
  - Governor General : Ghulam Muhammad (1951–1955)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin (1951–1953) (1948–1951 Governor General)

Philippines
- Head of State and Government: President Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953)

Sikkim (under Indian suzerainty)
- Head of State: King Tashi Namgyal (1914–1963)
- Head of Government: Dewan John S. Lall (1949–1954)

Thailand
- Head of State: King Rama IX. Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946-2016)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( 1938–1944 , 1948–1957)

North Vietnam
- Head of State: President Hồ Chí Minh (1945–1969) (1945–1955 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Hồ Chí Minh (1945–1955) (1945–1969 President)

South Vietnam
- Head of State: President Bảo Đại (1949–1955) (1926–1945 Emperor of Vietnam)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Trần Văn Hữu (1950–6 June 1952)
  - Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Tâm (June 6, 1952–1953)

Middle East

Iraq
- Head of State: King Faisal II (1939-1958)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Nuri as-Said ( 1930–1932, 1938–1940, 1941–1944, 1946–1947, 1949 , 1950–12 July 1952, 1954–1957, 1958 )
  - Prime Minister Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari (July 12, 1952 to November 23, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Nureddin Mahmud (November 23, 1952–1953)

Iran
- Head of State: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh (1951–17 July 1952, 1952–1953 )
  - Prime Minister Ahmad Qavām ( 1921, 1922–1923, 1942–1973, 1946–1947 , July 17, 1952 to July 22, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh ( 1951–1952 , July 22, 1952–1953)

Israel
- Head of State:
  - President Chaim Weizmann (1948– November 9, 1952)
  - Speaker of Parliament Yosef Sprinzak (November 9, 1952 to December 10, 1952) (acting)
  - President Yizchak Ben Zwi (December 8, 1952–1963)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (1948–1953, 1955–1963 )

Yemen
- Ruler: King Ahmad ibn Yahya (1948–1955, 1955–1962 )
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Hassan ibn Yahya (1948–1955)

Jordan
- Head of State:
  - King Talal (1951–11 August 1952)
  - King Hussein (August 11, 1952–1999)
    - Regent: Regency Council (June 4, 1952–1953)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Tawfiq Abu l-Huda ( 1938–1944, 1947–1950 , 1951–1953, 1954–1955 )

Lebanon
- Head of State:
  - President Béchara el-Khoury ( 1943 , 1943–18 September 1952) (1927–1928, 1929 Prime Minister)
  - Army chief Fuad Schihab (September 18, 1952 to September 22, 1952, 1958–1964 ) (1952 Prime Minister)
  - President Camille Chamoun (September 23, 1952–1958)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Abdullah Aref al-Yafi ( 1938–1939 , 1951–11 February 1952, 1953–1954, 1956, 1968–1969 )
  - Prime Minister Sami Solh ( 1942–1943, 1945–1946 , February 11, 1952 to September 10, 1952, 1954–1955, 1956–1958 )
  - Prime Minister Nazem Akkari (September 10, 1952 to September 14, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Saeb Salam (September 14, 1952 to September 18, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Fuad Schihab (September 18, 1952 to October 1, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Chalid Schihab ( 1938 , October 1, 1952–1953)

Oman (British Protectorate 1891–1971)
- Ruler: Sultan Said ibn Taimur (1932–1970)

Saudi Arabia
- Head of State and Government: King Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud (1932–1953)

Syria
- Head of State and Government: President Fawzi Selu (1951–1953)

Turkey
- Head of State: President Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) (Prime Minister 1937–1939)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Adnan Menderes (1950–1960)

Central Asia

Afghanistan
- Head of State: King Mohammed Sahir Shah (1933–1973)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan (1946–1953)

Mongolia
- Head of State: Chairman of the Great People's Chural Gontschigiin Bumtsend (1940–1953)
- Head of Government:
  - Chairman of the Council of Ministers Chorloogiin Tschoibalsan (1939–26 January 1952) (1939–1940 Chairman of the Small State Chural)
  - Chairman of the Council of Ministers Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (May 28, 1952–1974) (1974–1984 Chairman of the Great People's Chural)

Australia and Oceania

Australia
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
    - Governor General : William McKell (1947-1953)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Menzies ( 1939–1941 , 1949–1966)

New Zealand
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
    - Governor General :
      - Bernard Freyberg (1946–15 August 1952)
      - Chief Justice Humphrey O'Leary (August 15, 1952 to December 2, 1952) (Acting)
      - Charles Norrie (December 2, 1952–1957)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sidney Holland (1949–1957)

Europe

Albania
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Albanian Workers' Party Enver Hoxha (1948–1985) (from 1954 1st Secretary) (1946–1954 Prime Minister)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly Omer Nishani (1946–1953)
- Head of government: Prime Minister Enver Hoxha (1946–1954) (1941–1985 party leader)

Andorra
- Co-princes :
  - President of France : Vincent Auriol (1947–1954)
  - Bishop of Urgell : Ramon Iglésias Navarri (1943–1969)

Belgium
- Head of State: King Baudouin I (1951–1993)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Joseph Pholien (1950–15 January 1952)
  - Prime Minister Jean Van Houtte (January 15, 1952–1954)

Bulgaria
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Walko Chervenkov (1949–1954) (Prime Minister 1950–1956)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Georgi Damyanov (1950–1958)
- Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Wulko Chervenkov (1950–1956) (1950–1954 party leader)

Denmark
- Head of State: King Friedrich IX. (1947–1972)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Erik Eriksen (1950–1953)
- Faroe Islands (politically self-governing and autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
  - Representative of the Danish government: Reichsombudsmann Cai A. Vagn-Hansen (1948–1954)
  - Head of Government: Prime Minister Kristian Djurhuus (1950–1959, 1968–1970 )

Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1955 under occupation law)
- Head of State: Federal President Theodor Heuss (1949–1959)
- Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963)

German Democratic Republic
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Walter Ulbricht (1950–1971) (1960–1973 Chairman of the State Council)
- Head of State: President Wilhelm Pieck (1949–1960) (1946–1950 party leader)
- Head of government: Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl (1949–1964) (1946–1950 party leader)

Finland
- Head of State: President Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1946–1956)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen (1950–1953, 1954–1956 ) (1956–1982 President)

France
- - President Vincent Auriol (1947–1954)
- Head of Government:
  - President of the Council of Ministers René Pleven ( 1950–1951 , 1951–20 January 1952)
  - President of the Council of Ministers Edgar Faure (January 20– March 8, 1952, 1955–1956 )
  - President of the Council of Ministers Antoine Pinay (March 8, 1952–1953)

Greece
- Head of State: King Paul (1947–1964)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras ( 1945, 1950 , 1951– October 11, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Dimitrios Kiousopoulos (October 11 - November 19, 1952)
  - Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos (November 19, 1952–1955)

Ireland
- Head of State: President Seán Ó Ceallaigh (1945–1959)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Éamon de Valera ( 1932–1948 , 1951–1954, 1957–1959 ) (1959–1973 President)

Iceland
- Head of State:
  - President Sveinn Björnsson (1944– January 25, 1952)
  - Triumvirate: Steingrímur Steinþórsson , Jón Pálmason , Jón Ásbjörnsson (January 25 - July 31, 1952) (acting)
  - President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (August 1, 1952–1968) (Prime Minister 1932–1934)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1950–1953)

Italy
- Head of State: President Luigi Einaudi (1948–1955)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi (1945–1953)

Yugoslavia
- Head of State: President Ivan Ribar (1945–1953)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Josip Broz Tito (1945–1963) (1953–1980 President)

Liechtenstein
- Head of State: Prince Franz Josef II. (1938–1989)
- Head of Government : Alexander Frick (1945–1962)

Channel Islands
- guernsey
  - Head of State and Government:
  - Duke George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Duchess Elisabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
    - Vice-Governor: Philip Neame (1945–1953)
- jersey
  - Head of State and Government:
  - Duke George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Duchess Elisabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
    - Lieutenant Governor: Arthur Edward Grassett (1945–1953)

Luxembourg
- Head of State: Grand Duchess Charlotte (1919–1964) (1940–1945 in British exile)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Pierre Dupong (1937–1953)

Isle of Man
- Head of State:
  - Lord of Mann George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Lord of Man Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
    - Lieutenant Governor :
      - Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet (1945–1952)
      - Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (1952-1959)

Monaco

Head of State: Prince Rainier III. (1949-2005)

Head of Government: Minister of State Pierre Voizard (1950–1953)

Netherlands
- Head of State: Queen Juliana (1948–1980)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Willem Drees (1948–1958)

Norway
- Head of State: King Haakon VII (1905–1957) (1940–1945 in British exile)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Oscar Torp (1951–1955)

Austria (1945–1955 under occupation law)
- Head of State: Federal President Theodor Körner (1951–1957)
- Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Leopold Figl (1945–1953)

Poland
- Party leader: General Secretary Bolesław Bierut (1948–1956) (1944–1947 President of the National Council, 1947–1952 President, 1952–1954 Prime Minister)
- Head of State:
  - President Bolesław Bierut (1944–20 November 1952) (until 1947 President of the State National Council, 1948–1956 party leader, 1952–1954 Prime Minister)
  - Chairman of the State Council Aleksander Zawadzki (November 20, 1952–1964)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz (1947–20 November 1952, 1954–1970 ) (1970–1972 Chairman of the State Council)
  - Prime Minister Bolesław Bierut (November 20, 1952–1954) (1948–1956 party leader, 1944–1947 President of the National Council, 1947–1952 President)

Portugal
- Head of State: President Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1951–1958)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar (1932–1968)

Romania
- Party leader: General Secretary Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1945–1954, 1955–1965 ) (1952–1954 Prime Minister) (1961–1965 Head of State)
- Head of State:
  - President of the Presidium of the National Assembly Constantin Ion Parhon (1947–2 June 1952)
  - President of the Presidium of the National Assembly Petru Groza (June 3, 1952–1958) (1945–1952 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Petru Groza (1945–1952) (1952–1958 Head of State)
  - Prime Minister Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (June 2, 1952–1955) (1945–1954, 1955–1965 party leader) (1961–1965 head of state)

San Marino
- Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
  - Domenico Forcellini ( 1947–1948 , October 1, 1951 to April 1, 1952, 1955, 1958–1959, 1962, 1967–1968 ) and Giovanni Terenzi (October 1, 1951 to April 1, 1952)
  - Domenico Morganti (April 1, 1952 to October 1, 1952) and Mariano Ceccoli ( 1947–1948 , April 1, 1952 to October 1, 1952)
  - Arnaldo Para ( 1948 , October 1, 1952 to April 1, 1953) and Eugenio Bernardini (October 1, 1952 to April 1, 1953, 1956–1957 )

Sweden
- Head of State: King Gustav VI. Adolf (1950–1973)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Tage Erlander (1946–1969)

Switzerland
- Federal President : Karl Kobelt ( 1946 , 1952)
- Federal Council :
  - Philipp Etter (1934–1959)
  - Karl Kobelt (1941–1954)
  - Max Petitpierre (1945–1961)
  - Rodolphe Rubattel (1948–1954)
  - Josef Escher (1950–1954)
  - Markus Feldmann (January 1, 1952–1958)
  - Max Weber (January 1, 1952–1954)

Soviet Union
- Party leader: General Secretary of the CPSU Josef Stalin (1922–1953)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Nikolai Schwernik (1946–1953)
- Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Josef Stalin (1941–1953)

Spain
- Head of State and Government: Caudillo Francisco Franco (1939–1975)

Czechoslovakia
- Party leader: Chairman Klement Gottwald (1929–1953)
- Head of State: President Klement Gottwald (1948–1953)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Antonín Zápotocký (1948–1953) (1953–1957 President)

Hungary
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party Mátyás Rákosi (1945–1956) (1946, 1947, 1952–1953 Prime Minister)
- Head of State:
  - Chairman of the Presidency Council Sándor Rónai (1950–14 August 1952)
  - Chairman of the Presidency Council István Dobi (August 14, 1952–1967) (Prime Minister 1948–1952)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister István Dobi (1948–14 August 1952) (1952–1957 President)
  - Prime Minister Mátyás Rákosi ( 1946, 1947 , August 14, 1952–1953) (1945–1956 party leader)

Vatican city
- Head of State: Pope Pius XII. (1939-1958)

United Kingdom
- Head of State:
  - King George VI. (1936–6 February 1952)
  - Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Winston Churchill ( 1940–1945 , 1951–1955)

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.
↑ The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares

[kronbesitz-1] The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.

[2] The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares