Thongloun Sisoulith

Not to be confused with Thongalel.

Thongloun Sisoulith , (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດcode: lo is deprecated ; born 10 November 1946) is a Laotian politician. In 2021, he became the President of Laos. He was the Prime Minister of Laos from 2016 until 2021.

His Excellency Thongloun Sisoulith
ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ
File:Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan - 2024 (cropped).jpg Sisoulith in 2024
5th General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 January 2021
Deputy	Bounthong Chitmany (Standing Member)
Preceded by	Bounnhang Vorachith
7th President of Laos
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 March 2021
Prime Minister	Phankham Viphavanh
Vice President	Pany Yathotu Bounthong Chitmany
Preceded by	Bounnhang Vorachith
17th Prime Minister of Laos
In office 20 April 2016 – 22 March 2021
President	Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by	Thongsing Thammavong
Succeeded by	Phankham Viphavanh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016
Prime Minister	Thongsing Thammavong Bouasone Bouphavanh
President of the State Committee for Planning and Investment
In office 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006
Prime Minister	Bounnhang Vorachith
Preceded by	Bouathong Vonglokham
Succeeded by	Soulivong Daravong
Personal details
Born	10 November 1945 (aged 80) Houaphanh Province, Laos
Political party	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Alma mater	Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat Herzen University Russian Academy of Sciences (Ph.D)

Thongloun Sisoulith Media

• Thongloun meeting with Shinzo Abe on 30 May 2019 when they were Prime Ministers

• Thongloun Sisoulith with Obamas.jpg

  Thongloun and his daughter with President of the United States Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, 2009

• Vladimir Putin and Thongloun Sisoulith (2024 Victory Day).jpg

  Thongloun with Russian president Vladimir Putin before the Moscow Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, 9 May 2024

Related pages

• General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party