List of state leaders in 1998

1997 state leaders - Events of 1998 - 1999 state leaders - State leaders by year

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See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1998
• List of international organization leaders in 1998

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995-1998)
    2. Smail Hamdani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1998-1999)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (1996-1999)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
  • Prime Minister - Sidia Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996-1999)
• Zambia
  • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State/Government (Taliban)-
    • Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Taliban Supreme Council (1996-2001)
    • Mullah Mohammad Omar, Head of State (1996-2001)
  • Head of State/Government (Northern Alliance) - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
• People's Republic of China
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003)
  • Premier -
    1. Li Peng, Premier of the State Council (1987-1998)
    2. Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council (1998-2003)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
  • Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999-present)
• India -
  • President - Kocheril Raman Narayanan, President of India (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Inder Kumar Gujral, Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)
    2. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998-present)
• Israel
  • President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996-1999)
• Pakistan -
  • President -
    1. Wasim Sajjad, interim President of Pakistan (1997-1998)
    2. Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998-2001)
  • Head of Government - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1997-1999)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988-2000)
  • Premier - Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan (1997-2002)

Australia and Oceania

• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December, 1993-29 May, 2000)
  • Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (2 June, 1992-19 May, 1999)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Tulaga Manuella, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1994-1998)
    2. Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996-1999)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (1997-1998)
    2. Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (1998-1999)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992-1999)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Josef Tosovský, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1997-1998)
    2. Milos Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998-2002)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993-2001)
• France -
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002)
• Germany -
  • President - Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994-1999)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
    2. Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998-present)
• Ireland -
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1994-present)
• Italy -
  • President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy (1992-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998)
    2. Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister of Italy (1998-2000)
• Latvia -
  • President - Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1995-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Guntars Krasts, Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998)
    2. Vilis Krištopāns, Prime Minister of Latvia (1998-1999)
• Poland -
  • President - Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister - Jerzy Buzek, Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-present)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

North America and the Caribbean

• United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993-2001)