List of State Leaders in 1957 - 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 -
      1. Ba U, President of Burma (1952–1957)
      2. Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ba Swe, Prime Minister of Burma (1956–1957)
      2. U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1957–1958)
  • Cambodia
    • Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sam Yun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956–1957)
      2. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1957)
      3. Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1957–1958)
  • 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 -
      1. Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1956–1957)
      2. Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957–1959)
  • Iran
    • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
    • Prime Minister
      1. Hossein Ala', Prime Minister of Iran (1955–1957)
      2. Manouchehr Eghbal, Prime Minister of Iran (1957–1960)
  • Iraq
    • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
    • Prime Minister
      1. Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954–1957)
      2. Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1957)
      3. Abdul-Wahab Mirjan, Prime Minister of Iraq (1957–1958)
  • 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. Tanzan Ishibashi, Prime Minister of Japan (1956–1957)
      2. Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957–1960)
  • Jordan -
    • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sulayman al-Nabulsi, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956–1957)
      2. Abdelhalim al-Nimr, Prime Minister of Jordan (1957)
      3. Hussein al-Jalidi, Prime Minister of Jordan (1957)
      4. Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1957–1958)
  • 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 -
      1. Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1948–1957)
      2. 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)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
    • Prime Minister - Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956–1958)
  • Malaya
    • gained independence on 31 August 1957
    • High Commissioner - Sir Donald MacGillivray, High Commissioner to Malaya (1954–1957)
    • 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)
    • 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. Tanka Prasad Acharya, Prime Minister of Nepal (1956–1957)
      2. Kunwar Inderjit Singh, Prime Minister of Nepal (1957–1958)
  • Pakistan
    • President - Iskander Mirza, President of Pakistan (1955–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956–1957)
      2. Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957)
      3. Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957–1958)
  • Philippines
    • President -
      1. Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953–1957)
      2. 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
    • President - Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1955–1958)
    • Prime Minister - 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
      1. Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948–1957)
      2. Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand (1957–1958)
  • 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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