List of State Leaders in 1962 - 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. Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962)
      2. Ne Win, President of Burma (1962–1981)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1960–1962)
      2. Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1962–1974)
  • Cambodia
    • Head of State - Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961–1962)
      2. Nhiek Tioulong, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962)
      3. Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962)
      4. Prince Norodom Kantol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962–1966)
  • Ceylon
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
      2. William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962–1978)
    • 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
    • President -
      1. Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
      2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962–1967)
    • 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. Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962)
      2. Asadollah Alam, Prime Minister of Iran (1962–1964)
  • 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 -
      1. Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960–1962)
      2. Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1962–1963)
  • 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 -
      1. Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea (1960–1962)
      2. Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (1962–1979)
    • Chief Cabinet Minister -
      1. Song Yo Chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961–1962)
      2. Park Chung-hee, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1962)
      3. Kim Hyun Chul, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1962–1963)
  • Kuwait
    • Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
    • Prime Minister - Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1962–1963)
  • Laos
    • Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Prince Boun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos (1960–1962)
      2. Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1962–1975)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
    • Prime Minister - 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 - Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1960–1962)
      2. Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
  • United Suvadive Republic (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Abdullah Afeef, President of the United Suvadive Republic (1959–1963)
  • Syria
    • President - Nazim al-Kudsi, President of Syria (1961–1963)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Maarouf al-Dawalibi, Prime Minister of Syria (1961–1962)
      2. Bashir al-Azma, Prime Minister of Syria (1962)
      3. Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1962–1963)
  • 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
    • President - Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1960–1966)
    • Prime Minister - 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
    • Yemen Arab Republic supersedes the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen on 27 September 1962
    • Monarch -
      1. Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)
      2. Muhammad al-Badr, King of Yemen (1962)
    • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1967)
    • Prime Minister - Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1963)

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