List of State Leaders in 1965 - Asia

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohammad Yusuf, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1963–1965)
    2. Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1965–1967)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
• 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 -
    1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1960–1965)
    2. Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1965–1970)
• 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 - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (1964–1966)
• Indonesia
  • President - Sukarno, President for Life of Indonesia (1945–1967)
• Iran
  • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hassan-Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran (1964–1965)
    2. Amir-Abbas Hoveida, Prime Minister of Iran (1965–1977)
• Iraq
  • President - Abdul Salam Arif, President of Iraq (1963–1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tahir Yahya, Prime Minister of Iraq (1963–1965)
    2. Arif Abd ar-Razzaq, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965)
    3. Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965–1966)
• Israel
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963–1973)
  • Prime Minister - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
  • Prime Minister - Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan (1964–1972)
• Jordan
  • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1964–1965)
    2. Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1965–1967)
• 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)
  • Prime Minister - Chung Il-kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1964–1970)
• Kuwait
  • Monarch -
    1. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
    2. Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1965–1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1963–1965)
    2. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1965–1978)
• Laos
  • Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1962–1975)
• Lebanon -
  • President - Charles Helou, President of Lebanon (1964–1970)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hussein al-Oweini, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1964–1965)
    2. Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1965–1966)
• Malaysia
  • Monarch -
    1. Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1960–1965)
    2. Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1965–1970)
  • Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1955–1970)
• Maldives
  • gained independence on 26 July 1965
  • British Resident - Sir Charles Michael Walker, British Resident in the Maldives (1962–1965)
  • Monarch - Muhammad Fareed Didi, Sultan of the Maldives (1954–1968)
  • Prime Minister - Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldives (1957–1968)
• 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 (1964–1965)
    2. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1965–1969)
• Pakistan
  • President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
• Philippines
  • President -
    1. Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
    2. Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965–1986)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch - Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (1964–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
• Singapore
  • the State of Singapore declared its independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965
  • President - Yusof bin Ishak, Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore (1959–1965), President of Singapore (1965–1971)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)
• Syria
  • Head of State - Amin al-Hafiz, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Syria (1963–1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Amin al-Hafiz, Prime Minister of Syria (1964–1965)
    2. Yusuf Zuaiyin, Prime Minister of Syria (1965)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
  • Premier - 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 - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963–1973)
• Turkey
  • President - Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1960–1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1961–1965)
    2. Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965)
    3. Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965–1971)
• 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. Phan Khắc Sửu, President of South Vietnam (1964–1965)
    2. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, President of South Vietnam (1965–1975)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Trần Văn Hương, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1964–1965)
    2. Nguyễn Xuân Oánh, Acting Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965)
    3. Phan Huy Quát, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965)
    4. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965–1967)
• Yemen
  • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962–1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hamoud al-Gayifi, Prime Minister of Yemen (1964–1965)
    2. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
    3. Ahmad Muhammad Numan, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
    4. Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
    5. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965–1966)