List of governmental leaders in 2003

2002 state leaders - Events of 2003 - 2004 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
    2. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–present)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–present)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–present)
• Botswana - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–present)
• Burundi
  1. Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
  2. Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–present)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–present)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President -
    1. Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
    2. François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
    2. Abel Goumba, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003)
    3. Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002–2003)
    2. Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–present)
• Comoros - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999–present)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
• Republic of the Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2003)
    2. Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003–present)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–present)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–present)
• The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President -
    1. Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
    2. Veríssimo Correia Seabra, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003)
    3. Henrique Rosa, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002–2003)
    2. Artur Sanhá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2003–present)
• Kenya - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
• Liberia
  1. Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003)
  2. Moses Blah, President of Liberia (2003)
  3. Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–present)
• Libya
  • General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present
  • De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979–present)
• Madagascar
  • President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–present)
• Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–present)
• Mali
  • President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002–2004)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
    2. Sghaïr Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–present)
• Mauritius
  • President -
    1. Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002–2003)
    2. Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
    2. Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–present)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–present)
• Mozambique
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–present)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–present)
• Nigeria - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–present)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002–present)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002–2004)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
• Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–present)
• Somalia
  • Mogadishu Government -
    • President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
      2. Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Prime Minister of Somalia (2003–present)
  • Republic of Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
• South Africa - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
• Sudan - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993–present)
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
    2. Paul Shabangu, acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003)
    3. Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–present)
• Tanzania
  • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–present)
• Togo
  • President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–present)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
• Zambia - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–present)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2001–present)
• Bangladesh
  • President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–present)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
    2. Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003–present)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
  • President -
    1. Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
    2. Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Premier -
    1. Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
    2. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• East Timor
  • President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Marí Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002–present)
• India
  • President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–present)
• Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–present)
• Japan
  • Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–present)
• North Korea
  • Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–present)
  • Premier -
    1. Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997–2003)
    2. Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003–present)
  • De facto head of state - Kim Yong-nam, President of the Supreme People's Assembly Presidium (1998–present)
• South Korea
  • President-
    1. Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998–2003)
    2. Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Kun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998–present)
• Mongolia
  • President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
    2. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003–present)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002–present)
• The Philippines - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
• Singapore
  • President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–present)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–present)
  • Premier - Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002–present)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–present)
• Turkey
  • President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
    2. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
• Vietnam
  • President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–present)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
    2. Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)
• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (16 March, 2001–present)
• Kiribati
  1. Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
  2. Tion Otang, Chairman of the Council of State of Kiribati (2003)
  3. Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
• Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
• Federated States of Micronesia
  1. Leo Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999–2003)
  2. Joseph Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003–present)
• Nauru
  1. René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
  2. Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
  3. René Harris, President of Nauru (2003)
  4. Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
  5. Derog Gioura, President of Nauru (2003)
  6. Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2003)
  7. René Harris, President of Nauru (2003–present)
• New Caledonia
  • President of the Government - Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–present)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
• Palau
  • President - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
    2. Bill Skate, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
• Samoa
  • Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–present)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–present)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–present)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
    2. Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–present)
• Vanuatu
  • President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–present)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–present)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince -
      1. Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgell (1971–2003)
      2. Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003–present)
  • Head of the Government - Marc Forné (1994–present)
  • General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997–present)
• Austria
  • President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
  • Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–present)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–present)
• Bulgaria
  • President - Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
  • Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001–present)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić,