List of State Leaders in 1958 - Asia

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 -
      1. U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1957–1958)
      2. Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958–1960)
  • Cambodia
    • Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1957–1958)
      2. Ek Yi Oun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
      3. Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
      4. Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958)
      5. 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 -
      1. Abdul-Wahab Mirjan, Prime Minister of Iraq (1957–1958)
      2. Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958)
      3. Ahmad Mukhtar Baban, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958)
      4. 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 -
      1. Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1957–1958)
      2. 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 -
      1. Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1956–1958)
      2. Phoui Sananikone, Prime Minister of Laos (1958–1959)
  • Lebanon
    • President -
      1. Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
      2. Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956–1958)
      2. Khalil al-Hibri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1958)
      3. Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1958–1960)
  • 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 -
      1. Dashiyn Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954–1958)
      2. 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)
  • 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. Kunwar Inderjit Singh, Prime Minister of Nepal (1957–1958)
      2. Subarna Shamsher Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1958–1959)
  • Pakistan
    • President -
      1. Iskander Mirza, President of Pakistan (1955–1958)
      2. Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957–1958)
      2. Ayub Khan, Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan (1958)
  • 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 -
      1. Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1956–1958)
      2. 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 -
      1. Yu Hung-Chun, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1954–1958)
      2. 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 -
      1. Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand (1957–1958)
      2. 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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