Africa
- Egypt
- the Kingdom of Egypt was superseded by the Republic of Egypt on 18 June 1953
- Monarch - Fuad II, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1952–1953)
- Regent - Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim, Chairman of the Council of Regency of Egypt (1952–1953)
- President - Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (1953–1954)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Naguib, Prime Minister of Egypt (1952–1954)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
- Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1951–1954)
- South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
- Governor-General - Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
- Prime Minister - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948–1954)
Read more about this topic: List Of State Leaders In 1953
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