List of State Leaders in 1956 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan
    • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
    • Prime Minister - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953–1963)
  • Bhutan
    • Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
    • Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952–1964)
  • Burma
    • President - Ba U, President of Burma (1952–1957)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
      2. Ba Swe, Prime Minister of Burma (1956–1957)
  • Cambodia
    • Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1955–1956)
      2. Oum Chheang Sun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
      3. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
      4. Khim Tit, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
      5. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
      6. Sam Yun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956–1957)
  • Ceylon
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
    • Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sir John Kotelawala, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1953–1956)
      2. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956–1959)
  • China (People's Republic of China)
    • Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
    • Head of State - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949–1959)
    • Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)
  • India
    • President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
    • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
  • Indonesia
    • President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Burhanuddin Harahap, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1955–1956)
      2. Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1956–1957)
  • Iran
    • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
    • Prime Minister - Hossein Ala', Prime Minister of Iran (1955–1957)
  • Iraq
    • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
    • Prime Minister - Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954–1957)
  • Israel
    • President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)
    • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963)
  • Japan
    • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ichirō Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan (1954–1956)
      2. Tanzan Ishibashi, Prime Minister of Japan (1956–1957)
  • Jordan -
    • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1955–1956)
      2. Samir al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956)
      3. Sa`id al-Mufti, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956)
      4. Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956)
      5. Sulayman al-Nabulsi, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956–1957)
  • North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
    • Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948–1994)
    • Head of State - Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1948–1957)
    • Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948–1972)
  • South Korea (Republic of Korea)
    • President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
  • Laos
    • Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946–1959)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Katay Don Sasorith, Prime Minister of Laos (1954–1956)
      2. Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1956–1958)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1955–1956)
      2. Abdallah El-Yafi, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956)
      3. Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956–1958)
  • Mongolia
    • Communist Party Leader - Dashiyn Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954–1958)
    • Head of State - Jamsrangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (1954–1972)
    • Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952–1974)
  • Muscat and Oman
    • Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
  • Nepal
    • Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Mahendra, Prime Minister of Nepal (1955–1956)
      2. Tanka Prasad Acharya, Prime Minister of Nepal (1956–1957)
  • Pakistan
    • the Dominion of Pakistan was superseded by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 March 1956
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952–1956)
    • Governor-General - Iskander Mirza, Governor-General of Pakistan (1955–1956)
    • President - Iskander Mirza, President of Pakistan (1956–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1955–1956)
      2. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956–1957)
  • Philippines
    • President - Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953–1957)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
    • Prime Minister - Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954–1960)
  • Syria
    • President - Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1955–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Said al-Ghazzi, Prime Minister of Syria (1955–1956)
      2. Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1956–1958)
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
    • Premier - Yu Hung-Chun, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1954–1958)
  • Thailand
    • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
    • Prime Minister - Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948–1957)
  • Turkey
    • President - Celâl Bayar, President of Turkey (1950–1960)
    • Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950–1960)
  • North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
    • Communist Party Leader -
      1. Trường Chinh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941–1956)
      2. Hồ Chí Minh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1956–1960)
    • President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
    • Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955–1987)
  • South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
    • President - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
  • Yemen
    • Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)

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