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This is a list of representative leaders of BRICS states at each BRICS Summit since the group's inception in 2009.

BRICS holds an annual summit, which each state or government leader attends. Each year the heads of government take turns assuming the presidency, whose job it is to set the agenda for, and host, the annual summit.

In 2023, Sergey Lavrov represented Russia instead of Vladimir Putin, and in 2024, Mauro Vieira represented Brazil instead of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Top leaders of BRICS countries

Summit Year, Host	Country
Summit Year, Host	Brazil	Russia	India	China	South Africa	Iran	Egypt	Ethiopia	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
1st 2009 Russia	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ^[1]	Dmitry Medvedev ^[1]^[2]^[3]	Manmohan Singh ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	Hu Jintao ^[1]^[2]^[3]	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)
2nd 2010 Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ^[1]				N/A (N/A)
3rd 2011 China	Dilma Rousseff ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]				Jacob Zuma ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
4th 2012 India
5th 2013 South Africa		Vladimir Putin ^[4]^[5]		Xi Jinping ^[4]^[5]
6th 2014 Brazil			Narendra Modi ^[5]
7th 2015 Russia
8th 2016 India	Michel Temer
9th 2017 China
10th 2018 South Africa					Cyril Ramaphosa
11th 2019 Brazil	Jair Bolsonaro
12th 2020 Russia^{[note 3]}
13th 2021 India^{[note 3]}
14th 2022 China^{[note 3]}
15th 2023 South Africa	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Sergey Lavrov
16th 2024 Russia	Mauro Vieira	Vladimir Putin				Masoud Pezeshkian	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	Abiy Ahmed	Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
17th 2025 Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Sergey Lavrov		Li Qiang		Abbas Araghchi	Mostafa Madbouly	Abiy Ahmed	Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan	Prabowo Subianto
18th 2026 India

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kramer, Andrew E. (16 June 2009). "Emerging Economies Meet in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Kashani, Sarwar (14 April 2011). "BRICS seeks revamp in global monetary system". TwoCircles. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 "BRICS summit defends dialogue for Syria, Iran". NDTV Convergence. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Isa, Mariam. "Brics Summit expected to establish development bank". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 "Modi Likely to Watch FIFA World Cup Final ahead of BRICS Summit". India West. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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↑ The de jure head of government of China is the Premier. The President of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition, and thus as the China's paramount leader and state representative.
↑ The Supreme Leader is the top position in Iran, which is a theocratic Islamic republic. The armed forces, judiciary, state radio and television, and other key government organizations are subject to the supreme leader.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[BRIC2009-3] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kramer, Andrew E. (16 June 2009). "Emerging Economies Meet in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[BRICS2011-4] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Kashani, Sarwar (14 April 2011). "BRICS seeks revamp in global monetary system". TwoCircles. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[BRICS2012-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 "BRICS summit defends dialogue for Syria, Iran". NDTV Convergence. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[BRICS2013-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Isa, Mariam. "Brics Summit expected to establish development bank". Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[BRICS2014-7] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 "Modi Likely to Watch FIFA World Cup Final ahead of BRICS Summit". India West. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[chinachief-1] The de jure head of government of China is the Premier. The President of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition, and thus as the China's paramount leader and state representative.

[iranchief-2] The Supreme Leader is the top position in Iran, which is a theocratic Islamic republic. The armed forces, judiciary, state radio and television, and other key government organizations are subject to the supreme leader.

[a-8] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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-This is a list of representative leaders of [[BRICS]] states at each BRICS [[Summit meeting|Summit]] since the group's inception in 2009.  The group consists of the five countries, [[Brazil]], [[Russia]], [[India]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]]. BRICS holds an annual summit, which each state or government leader attends. Each year the heads of government take turns assuming the presidency, whose job it is to set the agenda for, and host, the annual summit.
+This is a list of representative leaders of [[BRICS]] states at each BRICS [[Summit meeting|Summit]] since the group's inception in 2009.
-The group was formed as [[BRIC]], including all of today's members minus [[South Africa]]. South Africa joined in the third year of the group's existence, 2011, forming BRICS.
+{{More citations needed|date=December 2024}}
+BRICS holds an annual summit, which each state or government leader attends. Each year the heads of government take turns assuming the presidency, whose job it is to set the agenda for, and host, the annual summit.
+In [[15th BRICS summit|2023]], [[Sergey Lavrov]] represented [[Russia]] instead of [[Vladimir Putin]], and in [[16th BRICS summit|2024]], [[Mauro Vieira]] represented [[Brazil]] instead of [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]].
+; Top leaders of BRICS countries
+* [[President of Brazil]]
+* [[President of Russia]]
+* [[Prime Minister of India]]
+* [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]]{{NoteTag|name="chinachief"|The ''de jure'' [[head of government]] of China is the [[Premier of China|Premier]]. The [[President of China]] is legally a [[figurehead|ceremonial office]], but the [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] (''de facto'' leader) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of [[Succession of power in China|transition]], and thus as the China's [[paramount leader]] and [[List of state representatives of the People's Republic of China|state representative]].}}
+* [[President of South Africa]]
+* [[President of Egypt]]
+* [[Prime Minister of Ethiopia]]
+* [[President of Iran]]{{NoteTag|name="iranchief"|The [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] is the top position in Iran, which is a [[Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Islamic republic]]. The [[Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran|armed forces]], [[Judicial system of Iran|judiciary]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|state radio and television]], and other key [[Government of Iran|government organizations]] are subject to the supreme leader.}}
+* [[President of the United Arab Emirates]]
+* [[President of Indonesia]]
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 !rowspan="2" width="15%"|Summit<br>Year,<br>Host
-!colspan="5"|Country
+! colspan="10" |Country
 |-
-! [[Brazil]] !! [[Russia]] !! [[India]] !! [[China]] !! [[South Africa]]
+! [[Brazil]] !! [[Russia]] !! [[India]] !! [[China]] !! [[South Africa]] !! [[Iran]] !! [[Egypt]] !! [[Ethiopia]] !! [[United Arab Emirates]] !! [[Indonesia]]
 |- align=center
 |'''[[1st BRIC summit|1st]]'''<br/>2009<br/>{{flagcountry|Russia}}
-| rowspan=2 |[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]<br/><ref name=BRIC2009>{{cite web|last1=Kramer|first1=Andrew E.|title=Emerging Economies Meet in Russia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/europe/17bric.html?ref=business|work=The New York Times|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref>
+| rowspan=2 |[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]<br/><ref name=BRIC2009>{{cite news|last1=Kramer|first1=Andrew E.|title=Emerging Economies Meet in Russia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/europe/17bric.html?ref=business|work=The New York Times|date=16 June 2009 |accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref>
 | rowspan=4 |[[Dmitry Medvedev]]<br/><ref name=BRIC2009 /><ref name=BRICS2011 /><ref name=BRICS2012 />
 | rowspan=5 |[[Manmohan Singh]]<br/><ref name=BRIC2009 /><ref name=BRICS2011 /><ref name=BRICS2012 /><ref name=BRICS2013 />
 | rowspan=4 |[[Hu Jintao]]<br/><ref name=BRIC2009 /><ref name=BRICS2011 /><ref name=BRICS2012 />
-| rowspan=2 {{n/a}}<Br><small>(Guest in 2010)</small>
+| rowspan=2 {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
+| rowspan="15" {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
+| rowspan="15" {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
+| rowspan="15" {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
+| rowspan="15" {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
+| rowspan="16" {{n/a}}<Br><small>(N/A)</small>
 |- align=center
 |'''[[2nd BRIC summit|2nd]]'''<br/>2010<br/>{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
 |- align=center
 |'''[[3rd BRICS summit|3rd]]'''<br/>2011<br/>{{flagcountry|China}}
-| rowspan=5 |[[Dilma Rousseff]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2011>{{cite web|last1=Kashani|first1=Sarwar|title=BRICS seeks revamp in global monetary system|url=http://twocircles.net/2011apr14/brics_seeks_end_stalemate_uns_antiterror_law.html#.U6JroPldV8E|publisher=TwoCircles|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2012>{{cite web|title=BRICS summit defends dialogue for Syria, Iran|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/brics-summit-defends-dialogue-for-syria-iran-191545|publisher=NDTV Convergence|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2013 /><ref name=BRICS2014 />
+| rowspan=5 |[[Dilma Rousseff]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2011>{{cite web|last1=Kashani|first1=Sarwar|title=BRICS seeks revamp in global monetary system|date=14 April 2011 |url=http://twocircles.net/2011apr14/brics_seeks_end_stalemate_uns_antiterror_law.html#.U6JroPldV8E|publisher=TwoCircles|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2012>{{cite web|title=BRICS summit defends dialogue for Syria, Iran|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/brics-summit-defends-dialogue-for-syria-iran-191545|publisher=NDTV Convergence|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2013 /><ref name=BRICS2014 />
 | rowspan="7" |[[Jacob Zuma]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2011 /><ref name=BRICS2012 /><ref name=BRICS2013 /><ref name=BRICS2014 />
 |- align=center
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 |- align=center
 |'''[[5th BRICS summit|5th]]'''<br/>2013<br/>{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
-| rowspan="9" |[[Vladimir Putin]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2013>{{cite web|last1=Isa|first1=Mariam|title=Brics Summit expected to establish development bank|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/africa/africanbusiness/2013/03/22/brics-summit-expected-to-establish-development-bank|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2014 />
+| rowspan="10" |[[Vladimir Putin]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2013>{{cite web|last1=Isa|first1=Mariam|title=Brics Summit expected to establish development bank|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/africa/africanbusiness/2013/03/22/brics-summit-expected-to-establish-development-bank|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=BRICS2014 />
-| rowspan="9" |[[Xi Jinping]]<br/><ref group="note" name="CHNheadofgov">The ''de jure'' [[head of government]] of China is the [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]], whose current holder is [[Li Keqiang]]. The [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]] is legally a [[figurehead|ceremonial office]], but the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] (''de facto'' leader) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of [[Succession of power in the People's Republic of China|transition]], and the current [[paramount leader]] is President [[Xi Jinping]].</ref><ref name=BRICS2013 /><ref name=BRICS2014 />
+| rowspan="12" |[[Xi Jinping]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2013 /><ref name=BRICS2014 />
 |- align=center
 |'''[[6th BRICS summit|6th]]'''<br/>2014<br/>{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
-| rowspan="8" |[[Narendra Modi]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2014>{{cite web|title=Modi Likely to Watch FIFA World Cup Final ahead of BRICS Summit|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/india/article_7620d1de-f600-11e3-9dc2-001a4bcf887a.html|publisher=India West|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref>
+| rowspan="12" |[[Narendra Modi]]<br/><ref name=BRICS2014>{{cite web|title=Modi Likely to Watch FIFA World Cup Final ahead of BRICS Summit|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/india/article_7620d1de-f600-11e3-9dc2-001a4bcf887a.html|publisher=India West|accessdate=19 June 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174254/http://www.indiawest.com/news/india/article_7620d1de-f600-11e3-9dc2-001a4bcf887a.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |- align=center
 |'''[[7th BRICS summit|7th]]'''<br/>2015<br/>{{flagcountry|Russia}}
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 |- align=center
 |'''[[10th BRICS summit|10th]]'''<br/>2018<br/>{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
-| rowspan="4" |[[Cyril Ramaphosa]]
+| rowspan="8" |[[Cyril Ramaphosa]]
 |- align=center
 |'''[[11th BRICS summit|11th]]'''<br/>2019<br/>{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
-| rowspan="3" |[[Jair Bolsonaro]]
+| rowspan="4" |[[Jair Bolsonaro]]
 |-  align=center
-|'''[[12th BRICS summit|12th]]''' <br/>2020<br/>{{flagcountry|Russia}}{{notetag|The original meeting was planned to be in [[Saint Petersburg]] but due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the meeting was moved virtually}}
+|'''[[12th BRICS summit|12th]]''' <br/>2020<br/>{{flagcountry|Russia}}{{NoteTag|Held virtually due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].|name=a}}
+|- align=center
+|'''[[13th BRICS summit|13th]]'''<br />2021<br />{{flagcountry|India}}{{NoteTag|Held virtually due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].|name=a}}
+|- align=center
+|'''[[14th BRICS summit|14th]]'''<br />2022<br />{{flagcountry|China}}{{NoteTag|Held virtually due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].|name=a}}
+|- align=center
+|'''[[15th BRICS summit|15th]]'''<br />2023<br />{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
+| rowspan="1" |[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]
+| rowspain="1" |[[Sergey Lavrov]]
+|- align=center
+|'''[[16th BRICS summit|16th]]'''<br />2024<br />{{flagcountry|Russia}}
+| rowspan="1" |[[Mauro Vieira]]
+| rowspain="1" |[[Vladimir Putin]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Abiy Ahmed]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
+|- align=center
+|'''[[17th BRICS summit|17th]]'''<br />2025<br />{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
+| rowspan="1" |[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]
+| rowspain="1" |[[Sergey Lavrov]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Li Qiang]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Abbas Araghchi]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Mostafa Madbouly]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan]]
+| rowspan="1" |[[Prabowo Subianto]]
 |- align=center
-|'''[[13th BRICS summit|13th]]'''<br />2021<br />{{flagcountry|India}}{{NoteTag|13th summit was also done virtually}}
+|'''[[18th BRICS summit|18th]]'''<br />2026<br />{{flagcountry|India}}
 |}
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 == Notes ==
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 {{BRICS}}

v t e BRICS
Membership	Brazil Russia India China South Africa
Summits	Yekaterinburg 2009 Brasília 2010 Sanya 2011 New Delhi 2012 Durban 2013 Fortaleza 2014 Ufa 2015 Goa 2016 Xiamen 2017 Johannesburg 2018 Brasília 2019 Saint Petersburg 2020 New Delhi 2021
Bilateral relations	Brazil–China Brazil–India Brazil–Russia Brazil–South Africa China–India China–Russia China–South Africa India–Russia India–South Africa Russia–South Africa
Leaders	Bolsonaro Putin Modi Xi Ramaphosa
Related	New Development Bank BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement BRICS Leaders BRICS Cable BRICS Universities League
BRICS U-17 Football Cup	2016 Goa 2018 Johannesburg