List of State Leaders in 2000 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan
    • Taliban -
      • De facto Head of State - Mohammed Omar, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
    • Afghan Northern Alliance -
      • President - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (in exile) (1992–2001)
  • Bahrain -
    • Monarch - Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1999–present)
    • 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 -
      1. Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1999–2000)
      2. Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2000–2001)
  • 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 Minister - Hun Sen, 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 - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
  • East Timor (under UN administration)
    • Special Representative - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
  • India
    • President - K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
    • Prime Minister - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
  • Indonesia
    • President - Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
  • 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
      1. Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
      2. Avraham Burg, Interim President of Israel (2000)
      3. Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
    • Prime Minister - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
    • 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. Keizō Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000)
      2. Yoshirō Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
  • Jordan
    • Monarch - Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister
      1. Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh, Prime Minister of Jordan (1999–2000)
      2. Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
  • Kazakhstan -
    • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
    • Prime Minister - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
  • 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 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Kim Jong Pil, Prime Minister of South Korea (1998–2000)
      2. Park Tae Joon, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000)
      3. Lee Hun Jai, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2000)
      4. Lee Han Dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002)
  • 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. Amangeldy Muraliyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1999–2000)
      2. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2000–2002)
  • Laos
    • Communist Party Leader - Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
    • President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
    • Premier - Sisavath Keobounphanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1998–2001)
  • Lebanon
    • President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
    • Prime Minister
      1. Selim al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1998–2000)
      2. Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000–2004)
  • Malaysia
    • Monarch - Sultan Salahuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1999–2001)
    • Prime Minister - Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
  • Maldives
    • President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–2008)
  • Mongolia
    • President - Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1999–2000)
      2. Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
  • 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. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (1999–2000)
      2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
  • 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 - Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
    • Head of Government - Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
  • Philippines
    • President - 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 - S.R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
    • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
  • Sri Lanka
    • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994–2000)
      2. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
  • Syria -
    • President -
      1. Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971–2000)
      2. Abdul Halim Khaddam, Acting President of Syria (2000)
      3. Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister of Syria (1987–2000)
      2. Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • President -
      1. Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
      2. Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
    • Premier -
      1. Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1997–2000)
      2. Tang Fei, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (2000)
      3. Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (2000–2002)
  • Tajikistan
    • President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister - Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
  • Thailand
    • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
    • Prime Minister - Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
  • Turkey
    • President -
      1. Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey, (1993–2000)
      2. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
    • Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
  • Turkmenistan
    • President - Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)
  • United Arab Emirates
    • President - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004)
    • 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 - Abd al-Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)

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