List of state leaders in 1982

1981 state leaders – Events of 1982 – 1983 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria -
  • President – Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
• Angola – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
• Benin – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
• Botswana  – Quett Masire, President of Botswana, (1980-1998)
• Burundi – Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
• Cameroon –
  • President-
    1. Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960-1982)
    2. Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982- Present)
• Cape Verde
  • President – Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister – Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
• Djibouti -
  • President – Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister – Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Ethiopia – Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1977-1987), President of Ethiopia (1987-1991)
• Gabon
  • President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister – Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
• Guinea
  • President – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
  • Prime Minister – Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-1984)
• Kenya – Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia – Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
• Rwanda – Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• Somalia – Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 – 1991)
• Uganda –
  • President – Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971, 1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister – Otema Alimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1980-1985)
• Zambia
  • President – Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister – Nalumino Mundia, Prime Minister of Zambia (1981-1985)
• Zimbabwe
  • President – Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President – Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan, (1979-1986)
  • Prime Minister – Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
• Bangladesh
  • President – Abdus Sattar, Acting President of Bangladesh
  • Prime Minister – Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1979-1982)
• Bhutan – King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-
• Brunei – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• Burma
  • President – Ne Win, President of Burma (1962-1988)
  • Prime Minister – Maung Muand Ka, Prime Minister of Burma (1977-
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto Head of State – Ye Jianying, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1978-1983)
  • Premier – Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the State Council (1980-1987)
  • Head of Communist Party -
    1. Hu Yaobang, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1981-1982)
    2. Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
  • De facto leader – Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s – early 1990s)
• India -
  • President –
    1. N. Sanjiva Reddy, President of India (1977-1982)
    2. Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1980-1984)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
  • President – Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
  • Prime Minister – Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
• Japan -
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-1982)
    2. Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987)
• South Korea -
  • President – Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Nam Duck-woo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1980-1982)
    2. Yoo Chang-soon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1982)
    3. Kim Sang-hyup, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1982-1983)
• Nepal
  • Monarch – Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister – Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1979-1983)
• Pakistan -
  • President – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Head of Government – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
• Singapore -
  • President – C. V. Devan Nair, President of Singapore (1981-1985)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President – Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
  • Premier – Sun Yün-suan, President of the Executive Yuan (1978-1984)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General of Australia (1977-1982)
    2. Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister – Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975-1984)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General – Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
  • Prime Minister – Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)

Europe

• Albania -
  • President – Haxhi Lleshi, President of Albania (1953-
  • Head of government – Mehmet Shebu, Chairman of Albania (1954-
• Andorra -
  • French Co-prince – François Mitterrand, President of France, (1981-1995)
  • Episcopal Co-prince – Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgel, (1971-2003)
  • Syndic – Estanislao Sangra Font (1979-
• Austria -
  • President – Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974-1986)
  • Chancellor – Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970-1983)
• Belgium -
  • Monarch – King Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister – Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1979-1981, 1981-1992)
• Bulgaria -
  • President – Todor Zhivkov, President of Bulgaria (1971-1989, Head of Communist Party of Bulgaria (1954-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Grisha Filipov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1981-1986)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1975-1982)
    2. Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• Finland
  • President –
    1. Mauno Koivisto, Acting President of Finland, (1981-1982)
    2. Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mauno Koivisto, Prime Minister of Finland (1979-1982)
    2. Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland, (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
• France -
  • President – François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister – Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France (1981-1984)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President – Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979-1984)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1982)
    2. Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982-1998)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader – Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
  • Head of State – Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
  • Premier – Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
• Ireland
  • President – Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1981-1982)
    2. Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1982)
    3. Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
• Italy -
  • President – Sandro Pertini, President of Italy (1978-1985)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Giovanni Spadolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1981-1982)
    2. Amintore Fanfani, Prime Minister of Italy (1982-1983)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader – Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
  • Head of State – Council of State, Chairman – Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
  • Premier – Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of the Council of Ministers (1981-1985)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch – King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978, 1979-1982)
    2. Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1969-1976, 1982-1986)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State – Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)

Middle East

• Bahrain -
  • Monarch – Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1971-1999)
  • Prime Minister – Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-present)
• Egypt -
  • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister of Egypt (1981-1982)
    2. Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin, Prime Minister of Egypt (1982-1984)
• Israel -
  • President – Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-1983)
  • Prime Minister – Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983)
• Oman – Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President – Ali Nasir Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986)
  • Prime Minister – Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1980-1983)

North America and Caribbean

• Bahamas
  • Monarch – Queen Elizabeth, Queen of the Bahamas (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Gerald C. Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979-
  • Prime Minister – Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967-
• Barbados
  • Monarch – Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Barbados (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Deighton L. Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976-
  • Prime Minister – John M.G. Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976-
• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General – Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1980-1984)
• Cuba – Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• Haiti – Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971-1986)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President – Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
  • Prime Minister – George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1986)
• United States – Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina (1981-1982)
  2. Reynaldo Bignone, President of Argentina (1982-1983)
• Bolivia -
  1. Celso Torrelio, President of Bolivia (1981-1982)
  2. Guido Vildoso Calderón, President of Bolivia (1982-1983)
• Brazil – Gen. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
• Chile – Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
• Paraguay – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru
  • President – Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister – Manuel Ulloa, Prime Minister of Peru (1980-1983)