The Resume

(March 6, 1936- )
Born in Attapu, Laos
Joined Communist Politburo (1991)
Minister of Defense (1991-2001)
Vice President of Laos (2001-2006)
President of Laos (June 8, 2006- )

Why he might be annoying:

He is a Communist.
Reporters Without Borders labeled him a Predator of Press Freedom.
He got embroiled in the imprisonment of a pregnant British woman named Samantha Orobator (2009).
He continues persecuting Christians by imprisoning them and allegedly favoring Buddhism over Christianity (2006).
Like his predecessors, he is embroiled with tensions against the Hmong in Laos.
His surname is 'say as one' joined together as one word, but with three syllables.

Why he might not be annoying:

He maintains friendly relations with the United States.
For a head of state, he keeps an amazingly low profile.

Credit: Big Lenny

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Big Lenny's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3061936)
• Dictator's Club
• Generals and Admirals
• I'm a Communist
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2007] (Ranked: 16)
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2008] (Ranked: 19)
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26991)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 133 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 120 Votes: 65.83% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 48 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 61 Votes: 75.41% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 45 Votes: 64.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying