List of State Leaders in 1948 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan
    • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
    • Prime Minister - Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946–1953)
  • Bhutan
    • Monarch - Jigme Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1926–1952)
    • Prime Minister - Sonam Topgay Dorji, Chief Minister of Bhutan (1917–1952)
  • Burma
    • Burma Colony gained independence on 4 January 1948
    • Governor - Sir Hubert Rance, Governor of Burma (1945–1948)
    • President - Sao Shwe Thaik, President of Burma (1948–1952)
    • Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
  • Ceylon
    • British Ceylon gained independence on 4 February 1948
    • Monarch - George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1948–1952)
    • Governor-General - Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore, Governor of Ceylon (1944–1948), Governor-General of Ceylon (1948–1949)
    • Prime Minister - Don Stephen Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947–1952)
  • China
    • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government of China (1943–1949)
    • Premier -
      1. Chang Ch'ün, President of the Executive Yuan of China (1947–1948)
      2. Weng Wenhao, President of the Executive Yuan of China (1948)
      3. Sun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan of China (1948–1949)
    • Tibet (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
      • Monarch - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1939–present)
  • India
    • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947–1950)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947–1948)
      2. C. Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948–1950)
    • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
  • Indonesia (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Amir Sjarifuddin, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1947–1948)
      2. Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1948–1950)
  • Iran
    • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ebrahim Hakimi, Prime Minister of Iran (1947–1948)
      2. Abdolhossein Hazhir, Prime Minister of Iran (1948)
      3. Mohammad Sa'ed, Prime Minister of Iran (1948–1950)
  • Iraq
    • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sayyid Salih Jabr, Prime Minister of Iraq (1947–1948)
      2. Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr, Prime Minister of Iraq (1948)
      3. Muzahim al-Pachachi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1948–1949)
  • Israel
    • the British Mandate of Palestine declared independence as Israel on 14 May 1948
    • High Commissioner - Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner of Palestine (1945–1948)
    • President -
      1. David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948)
      2. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel (1948–1952)
    • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1954)
  • Japan (under Allied occupiation)
    • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947–1948)
      2. Hitoshi Ashida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948)
      3. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948–1954)
    • Military Governor - Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (1945–1951)
  • North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
    • the northern, Soviet occupied part of Korea proclaimed independence on 3 September 1948
    • Soviet commander-in-chief - Gennady Korotkov, Soviet commander-in-chief in Korea (1947–1948)
    • 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)
    • the southern, American occupied part of Korea proclaimed independence on 15 August 1948
    • American military governor - William F. Dean, American military governor of Korea (1947–1948)
    • President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
    • Prime Minister - Lee Beom-seok, Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (1943–1952)
    • Prime Minister - Riad as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1946–1951)
  • Mongolia
    • Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940–1954)
    • Head of State - Gonchigiin Bumtsend, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural of Mongolia (1940–1953)
    • Premier - Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1939–1952)
  • Muscat and Oman
    • Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
  • Nepal
    • Monarch - Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1911–1950)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1945–1948)
      2. Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1948–1951)
  • Pakistan
    • Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947–1952)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947–1948)
      2. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948–1951)
    • Prime Minister - Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947–1951)
  • Philippines
    • President -
      1. Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines (1946–1948)
      2. Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948–1953)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1902–1953)
  • Siam
    • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Siam (1946–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Khuang Abhaiwongse, Prime Minister of Siam (1947–1948)
      2. Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Siam (1948–1957)
  • Syria
    • President - Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1943–1949)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Jamil Mardam Bey, Prime Minister of Syria (1946–1948)
      2. Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1948–1949)
  • Transjordan
    • Monarch - Abdullah I, King of Transjordan (1921–1951)
    • Prime Minister - Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Transjordan (1947–1950)
  • Turkey
    • President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938–1950)
    • Prime Minister - Hasan Saka, Prime Minister of Turkey (1947–1949)
  • North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
    • Communist Party Leader - Trường Chinh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941–1956)
    • President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
    • Premier - Hồ Chí Minh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1945–1955)
  • South Vietnam (State of Vietnam)
    • Head of State - Nguyễn Văn Xuân, President of the Provisional Government of South Vietnam (1947–1949)
  • Yemen
    • Monarch -
      1. Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, King of Yemen (1904–1948)
      2. Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Wazir, King of Yemen (1948)
      3. Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948)
      2. Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948–1955)

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