List of state leaders in 1999

1998 state leaders - Events of 1999 - 2000 state leaders - State leaders by year

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See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1999
• List of international organization leaders in 1999

Africa

• Algeria
  • President -
    1. Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994–1999)
    2. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Smail Hamdani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1998–1999)
    2. Ahmed Benbitour, Prime Minister of Algeria (1999–2000)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (1996–29 January 1999)
    2. Position eliminated
• Djibouti -
  • President -
    1. Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977–1999)
    2. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sidia Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)
    2. Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
• Rwanda
  • President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kinto Musoke, Prime Minister of Uganda (1994-1999)
    2. Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999-present)
• 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)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • Head of State - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Head of Government - 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 - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–present)
• Israel
  • President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999)
    2. Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1997–1999)
    2. Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Head of State - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
  • Head of Government - Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan (1997–2002)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)

• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December, 1993–29 May, 2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (2 June, 1992–19 May, 1999)
    2. Mahendra Chaudhry, Prime Minister of Fiji (19 May, 1999–27 May, 2000)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996–1999)
    2. Ionatana Ionatana, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1999–2000)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (1998–1999)
    2. Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992–1999)
    2. Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–present)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister - 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)
• Finland
  • President - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995–2003)
• France -
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
• Germany -
  • President -
    1. Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994–1999)
    2. Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999–2004)
  • Chancellor - 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 -
    1. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy (1992–1999)
    2. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister of Italy (1998–2000)
• Latvia -
  • President -
    1. Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1995–1999)
    2. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Vilis Krištopāns, Prime Minister of Latvia (1998–1999)
    2. Andris Šķēle, Prime Minister of Latvia (1999–2000)
• 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

• Canada -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Roméo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada (1995–1999)
    2. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
  • See also: 1999 Canadian incumbents
• United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)

South America

• Bolivia -
  • President - Hugo Banzer Suárez, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
• Brazil -
  • President - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
• Colombia
  • President - Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)