Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953–1963)
- Arab Federation
- formed by the merger of Iraq and Jordan between 14 February - 14 July 1958
- Monarch - Faisal II, King of the Arab Federation (1958)
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952–1964)
- Burma
- President - Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962)
- Prime Minister -
- U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1957–1958)
- Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958–1960)
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
- Prime Minister -
- Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1957–1958)
- Ek Yi Oun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
- Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
- Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958–1960)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
- Prime Minister - 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 - Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957–1959)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister - Manouchehr Eghbal, Prime Minister of Iran (1957–1960)
- Iraq
- the Kingdom of Iraq joined with Jordan to form the Arab Federation between 14 February - 14 July 1958, and then became the Republic of Iraq
- Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
- Head of State - Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)
- Prime Minister -
- Abdul-Wahab Mirjan, Prime Minister of Iraq (1957–1958)
- Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958)
- Ahmad Mukhtar Baban, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958)
- Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963)
- 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 - Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957–1960)
- Jordan
- Kingdom of Iraq and Jordan joined in the Arab Federation between 14 February - 14 July 1958
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1957–1958)
- Samir al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1958–1959)
- 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 - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972)
- 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 -
- Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1956–1958)
- Phoui Sananikone, Prime Minister of Laos (1958–1959)
- Lebanon
- President -
- Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
- Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956–1958)
- Khalil al-Hibri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1958)
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1958–1960)
- President -
- Malaya
- Monarch - Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1957–1960)
- Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955–1970)
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader -
- Dashiyn Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954–1958)
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1958–1984)
- 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)
- Communist Party Leader -
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Kunwar Inderjit Singh, Prime Minister of Nepal (1957–1958)
- Subarna Shamsher Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1958–1959)
- Pakistan
- President -
- Iskander Mirza, President of Pakistan (1955–1958)
- Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957–1958)
- Ayub Khan, Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan (1958)
- President -
- Philippines
- President - Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957–1961)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Prime Minister - Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954–1960)
- Syria
- merged with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic on 22 February 1958
- President - Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1955–1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1956–1958)
- Nureddin Kuhala, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Northern (Syrian) Region of the United Arab Republic (1958–1960)
- 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)
- Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1958–1963)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand (1957–1958)
- Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1958)
- 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 - 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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