List of State Leaders in 1963 - Asia

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953–1963)
    2. Mohammad Yusuf, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1963–1965)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
  • Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952–1964)
• Burma
  • President - Ne Win, President of Burma (1962–1981)
  • Prime Minister - Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1962–1974)
• Cambodia
  • Head of State - Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Norodom Kantol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962–1966)
• Ceylon
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
  • Governor-General - 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 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962–1967)
  • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
• Indonesia
  • President - Sukarno, President for Life of Indonesia (1945–1967)
• Iran
  • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
  • Prime Minister - Asadollah Alam, Prime Minister of Iran (1962–1964)
• Iraq
  • Head of State -
    1. Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)
    2. Abdul Salam Arif, President of Iraq (1963–1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963)
    2. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Prime Minister of Iraq (1963)
    3. Tahir Yahya, Prime Minister of Iraq (1963–1965)
• Israel
  • President -
    1. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)
    2. Kadish Luz, Interim President of Israel (1963)
    3. Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963–1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963)
    2. Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969)
• 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. Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1962–1963)
    2. Samir al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1963)
    3. Hussein ibn Nasser, Prime Minister of Jordan (1963–1964)
• 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 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (1962–1979)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Kim Hyun-chul, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1962–1963)
    2. Ch'oi Tu-son, Prime Minister of South Korea (1963–1964)
• Kuwait
  • Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1962–1963)
    2. Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1963–1965)
• Laos
  • Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
  • Prime Minister - 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)
• Malaysia
  • Federation of Malaya renamed Malaysia on 16 Septembef 1963 with the accession of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore
  • Monarch - Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1960–1965)
  • Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (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 -
    1. Tulsi Giri, Prime Minister of Nepal (1960–1963)
    2. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1963–1964)
• 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 - Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
• United Suvadive Republic (unrecognized secessionist state)
  • reintegrated into the British protectorate of the Maldives on 30 September 1963
  • President - Abdullah Afeef, President of the United Suvadive Republic (1959–1963)
• Syria
  • Head of State -
    1. Nazim al-Kudsi, President of Syria (1961–1963)
    2. Luai al-Atassi, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council of Syria (1963)
    3. Amin al-Hafiz, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Syria (1963–1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1962–1963)
    2. Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Prime Minister of Syria (1963)
    3. Amin al-Hafiz, Prime Minister of Syria (1963–1964)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1958–1963)
    2. Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1963–1972)
• Thailand
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1959–1963)
    2. Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963–1973)
• 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 -
    1. Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
    2. Dương Văn Minh, Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council of South Vietnam (1963–1964)
  • Prime Minister - Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1963–1964)
• Yemen
  • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962–1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of Yemen (1962–1963)
    2. Abdul Latif Dayfallah, Prime Minister of Yemen (1963)
    3. Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1963–1964)