List of State Leaders in 1998 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan –
    • (Taliban) –
      • De Facto Head of State – Mohammed Omar, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
      • De Facto Prime Minister – Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    • (United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan) – Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
  • Bahrain –
    • Monarch – Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1961–1999)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)
  • Bangladesh –
    • President – Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
  • Bhutan –
    • Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
    • Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1998–1999)
  • Brunei
    • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
    • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
  • Cambodia –
    • Monarch – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004)
    • Prime Ministers –
      • Ung Huot, First Prime Minister of Cambodia (1997–1998)
      • Hun Sen, Second Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
  • China (People's Republic of China) –
    • Communist Party Leader- Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
    • President – Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
    • Premier –
      1. Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987–1998)
      2. Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
  • India –
    • President – K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Inder Kumar Gujral, Prime Minister of India (1997–1998)
      2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
  • Indonesia
    • President –
      1. Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
      2. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, President of Indonesia (1998–1999)
  • Iran –
    • Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
    • President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
  • Iraq –
    • President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
    • Prime Minister – Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
  • Israel –
    • President – Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
    • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999)
    • Palestinian Authority (non-state administrative authority)
      • President – Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority (1994–2004)
  • Japan –
    • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1996–1998)
      2. Keizō Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000)
  • Jordan –
    • Monarch – Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
    • Regent – Prince Hassan, Regent of Jordan (1998–1999)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Abdelsalam al-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan (1997–1998)
      2. Fayez al-Tarawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan (1998–1999)
  • Kazakhstan –
    • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
    • Prime Minister – Nurlan Balgimbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1997–1999)
  • North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
    • Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011)
    • De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993–2011)
    • Nominal Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–present)
    • Premier – Hong Song-nam, Premier of North Korea (1997–2003)
  • South Korea (Republic of Korea) –
    • President –
      1. Kim Young-sam, President of South Korea (1993–1998)
      2. Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Goh Kun, Prime Minister of South Korea (1997–1998)
      2. Kim Jong-pil, Prime Minister of South Korea (1998–2000)
  • Kuwait –
    • Monarch – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
  • Kyrgyzstan –
    • President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Apas Jumagulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1993–1998)
      2. Kubanychbek Jumaliyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1998)
      3. Boris Silayev, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1998)
      4. Jumabek Ibraimov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1998–1999)
  • Laos –
    • Communist Party Leader – Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
    • President –
      1. Nouhak Phoumsavanh, President of Laos (1992–1998)
      2. Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
    • Premier –
      1. Khamtai Siphandon, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1991–1998)
      2. Sisavath Keobounphanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1998–2001)
  • Lebanon –
    • President –
      1. Elias Hrawi, President of Lebanon (1989–1998)
      2. Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998)
      2. Selim al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1998–2000)
  • Macau (overseas province of Portugal)
    • Governor – Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, Governor of Macau (1991–1999)
  • Malaysia –
    • Monarch – Tuanku Jaafar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1994–1999)
    • Prime Minister – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
  • Maldives
    • President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
  • Mongolia –
    • President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1996–1998)
      2. Janlavyn Narantsatsralt, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1998–1999)
  • Myanmar –
    • Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
  • Nepal –
    • Monarch – Birendra, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1997–1998)
      2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1998–1999)
  • Oman –
    • Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
    • Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
  • Pakistan –
    • President –
      1. Wasim Sajjad, Acting President of Pakistan (1997–1998)
      2. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
    • Prime Minister – Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1997–1999)
  • Philippines
    • President –
      1. Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines (1992–1998)
      2. Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
  • Qatar –
    • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch – Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
    • Prime Minister – Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
  • Singapore –
    • President – Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (1993–1999)
    • Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
  • Sri Lanka –
    • President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
    • Prime Minister – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994–2000)
  • Syria –
    • President – Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971–2000)
    • Prime Minister – Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister of Syria (1987–2000)
  • Taiwan (Republic of China) –
    • President – Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
    • Premier – Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1997–2000)
  • Tajikistan –
    • President – Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister – Yahyo Azimov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1996–1999)
  • Thailand –
    • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
    • Prime Minister – Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
  • Turkey –
    • President – Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993–2000)
    • Prime Minister – Mesut Yılmaz, Prime Minister of Turkey (1997–1999)
  • Turkmenistan
    • President – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)
  • United Arab Emirates –
    • President – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971–2004)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
  • Uzbekistan –
    • President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)
    • Prime Minister – O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
  • Vietnam –
    • Communist Party Leader – Lê Khả Phiêu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
    • President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
    • Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
  • Yemen –
    • President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Faraj Said Bin Ghanem, Prime Minister of Yemen (1997–1998)
      2. Abd al-Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)

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