List of state leaders in 1948

1947 state leaders – Events of 1948 – 1949 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Liberia – William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• South Africa –
  • Monarch – George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General – Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946-1951)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
    2. Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-1954)
• Zanzibar – Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister – Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
• Brunei – Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
• China
  • President – Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Chang Chun, President of the Executive Yuan (1947-1948)
    2. Wong Wen-hao, President of the Executive Yuan (1948)
    3. Sun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan (1948-1949)
• India -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
  • Governor-General –
    1. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947-1948)
    2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
  • Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia – Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 – 1967)
• Israel -
  • Head of State –
    1. David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948)
    2. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional State Council (1948-1949)
  • Prime Minister – David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
• Japan -
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947-1948)
    2. Hitoshi Ashida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948)
    3. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948 – 1954)
• South Korea –
  • The Republic of Korea is proclaimed on August 15, ending U.S. military administration
  • President – Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
  • Prime Minister – Yi Pom-sok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1948-1950)
• Oman – Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1948)
    2. Khwaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948-1951)
  • Prime Minister – Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
• Thailand
  • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia –
  • Monarch – George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General – Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
  • Prime Minister – Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)

Europe

• Albania – Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister – Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-1950)
• Éire (Ireland) -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
  • President – Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
    2. John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1948-1951)
• France -
  • President – Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1947-1948)
    2. André Marie, President of the Council (1948)
    3. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1948)
    4. Henri Queuille, President of the Council (1948-1949)
• Germany – Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
• Italy -
  • President –
    1. Enrico De Nicola, President of Italy (1948)
    2. Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948-1955)
  • Prime Minister – Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch –
    1. Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
    2. Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Regent – Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands (regent during the spring and summer of 1948)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948)
    2. Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
• Poland
  • Head of State – Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland (1947-1952)
  • Premier – Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1947-1952)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Prime Minister – Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General – The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
    2. Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
• United States – Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

South America

• Brazil – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
• Paraguay –
  1. Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948)
  2. Juan Manuel Frutos, Provisional President of Paraguay (1948)
  3. Juan Natalico González, President of Paraguay (1948)
• Peru –
  1. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1946-1948)
  2. Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948-1956)