List of State Leaders in 1961 - 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 - Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962)
    • Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1960–1962)
  • Cambodia
    • Head of State - Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Pho Proeung, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1960–1961)
      2. Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961)
      3. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961–1962)
  • Ceylon
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
    • Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
    • Prime Minister - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1960–1965)
  • China (People's Republic of China)
    • Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
    • Head of State - Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–1968)
    • Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)
  • India
    • Portuguese India was occupied and annexed by India on 19 December 1961
    • 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)
  • Iran
    • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961)
      2. Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962)
  • Iraq
    • Head of State - Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)
    • Prime Minister - 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 - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1964)
  • Jordan
    • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
    • Prime Minister - Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960–1962)
  • 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 - Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea (1960–1962)
    • Head of Government-
      1. Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960–1961)
      2. Jang Do-yeong, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961)
      3. Song Yo Chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961–1962)
  • Kuwait
    • the Sheikhdom of Kuwait gained independence on 19 June 1961
    • Politician agent - John Richmond, Political agent in Kuwait (1959–1961)
    • Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
  • Laos
    • Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
    • Prime Minister - Prince Boun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos (1960–1962)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1960–1961)
      2. Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1961–1964)
  • Malaya
    • Monarch - Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1960–1965)
    • Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955–1970)
  • Mongolia
    • Communist Party Leader - 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 People's 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 - Tulsi Giri, Prime Minister of Nepal (1960–1963)
  • Pakistan
    • President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
  • Philippines
    • President -
      1. Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957–1961)
      2. Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
    • Prime Minister - Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1960–1962)
  • United Suvadive Republic (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Abdullah Afeef, President of the United Suvadive Republic (1959–1963)
  • Syria
    • left the United Arab Republic on 28 September 1961
    • President -
      1. Maamun al-Kuzbari, Acting President of Syria (1961)
      2. Izzat an-Nuss, Acting President of Syria (1961)
      3. Nazim al-Kudsi, President of Syria (1961–1963)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Abdel Hamid Sarraj, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Northern (Syrian) Region of the United Arab Republic (1960–1961)
      2. Maamun al-Kuzbari, Prime Minister of Syria (1961)
      3. Izzat an-Nuss, Prime Minister of Syria (1961)
      4. Maarouf al-Dawalibi, Prime Minister of Syria (1961–1962)
  • 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 (1958–1963)
  • Thailand
    • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
    • Prime Minister - Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1959–1963)
  • Turkey
    • Head of State - Cemal Gürsel, Head of State of Turkey (1960–1966)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Cemal Gürsel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1960–1961)
      2. Emin Fahrettin Özdilek, Acting Prime Minister of Turkey (1961)
      3. İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1961–1965)
  • North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
    • Communist Party Leader - Lê Duẩn, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1960–1986)
    • 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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