List of State Leaders in 1953 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan
    • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946–1953)
      2. 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 - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
  • Cambodia
    • French protectorate of Cambodia gained independence on 9 November 1953, previously part of French Indochina
    • Commissioner - Jean Risterucci, French Commissioner in Cambodia (1952–1953)
    • Monarch - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941–1955)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1952–1953)
      2. Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953)
      3. Chan Nak, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953–1954)
  • Ceylon
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
    • Governors-General - Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949–1954)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1952–1953)
      2. Sir John Kotelawala, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1953–1956)
  • 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. Wilopo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1952–1953)
      2. Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1953–1955)
  • Iran
    • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (1952–1953)
      2. Fazlollah Zahedi, Prime Minister of Iran (1953–1955)
  • Iraq
    • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Nureddin Mahmud, Prime Minister of Iraq (1952–1953)
      2. Jamil al-Midfai, Prime Minister of Iraq (1953)
      3. Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Prime Minister of Iraq (1953–1954)
  • Israel
    • President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)
    • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1954)
  • Japan
    • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
    • Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948–1954)
  • Jordan
    • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
    • Regent - Queen Zein al-Sharaf Talal, Head of the Regency Council of Jordan (1952–1953)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Jordan (1951–1953)
      2. Fawzi al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (1953–1954)
  • 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)
    • Prime Minister - Baek Du-jin, Prime Minister of South Korea (1952–1954)
  • Laos
    • gained independence on 22 October 1953, previously part of French Indochina
    • Commissioner -
      1. Robert Regnier, French Commissioner in Laos (1949–1953)
      2. Miguel de Pereyra, French Commissioner in Laos (1953)
    • Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946–1959)
    • Prime Minister - Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1951–1954)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Khaled Chehab, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1952–1953)
      2. Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1953)
      3. Abdallah El-Yafi, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1953–1954)
  • Mongolia
    • Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940–1954)
    • Head of State -
      1. Gonchigiin Bumtsend, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural of Mongolia (1940–1953)
      2. Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Acting Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (1953–1954)
    • 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 - Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1951–1955)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Tribhuvan, Prime Minister of Nepal (1952–1953)
      2. Matrika Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1953–1955)
  • Pakistan
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952–1956)
    • Governor-General - Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951–1955)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1951–1953)
      2. Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955)
  • Philippines
    • President -
      1. Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948–1953)
      2. Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953–1957)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch -
      1. Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1902–1953)
      2. Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
    • Prime Minister - Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953–1954)
  • Syria
    • Head of State -
      1. Fawzi Selu, Head of State of Syria (1951–1953)
      2. Adib Shishakli, President of Syria (1953–1954)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Fawzi Selu, Prime Minister of Syria (1951–1953)
      2. Adib Shishakli, Prime Minister of Syria (1953–1954)
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
    • Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1950–1954)
  • 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 - 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 - Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949–1955)
    • Prime Minister - Nguyễn Văn Tâm, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1952–1953)
  • Yemen
    • Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
    • Prime Minister - Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948–1955)

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