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Iceland's Frostadttir, Burkina Faso's Traoré and Ecuador's Noboa among world's youngest leaders

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"Fresh wave" of youthful leadership is "surging" and "defying stereotypes", says Times of India .

Iceland 's Frostadóttir became Iceland ’s youngest ever leader and the world's youngest serving head of government aged 36 .

Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso in the September 2022 coup d'état and has been the interim leader since then.