List of state leaders in 1985

1984 state leaders – Events of 1985 – 1986 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria -
  • President – Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Abdelhamid Brahimi, Prime Minister of Algeria (1984-1988)
• Angola – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (10 September 1979-present)
• Botswana – Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987)
• Burundi – Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
• 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 – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• 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 –
  1. Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971, 1980-1985)
  2. Basilio Olara Okello, Chairman of the miltary council (1985)
  3. Tito Okello, Chairman of the miltary council (1985-1986)
  • Prime Minister –
  1. Otema Alimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1980-1985)
  2. Paulo Muwanga, Prime Minister of Uganda (1985)
  3. Abraham Waligo, Prime Minister of Uganda (1985-1986)
• Zambia
  • President – Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Nalumino Mundia, Prime Minister of Zambia (1981-1985)
    2. Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
• 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)
• Brunei
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • President – Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-1988)
  • Premier – Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1980-1987)
  • Head of Communist Party – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
  • De facto leader – Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s – early 1990s)
• India -
  • President – Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
• 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 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987)
• Republic of Korea -
  • President – Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Shin Byong-hyun, Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1984-1985)
    2. Lho Shin-yong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1985-1987)
• Nepal
  • Monarch – Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister – Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (1983-1986)
• Pakistan -
  • President – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
    2. Mohammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985-1988)
• Singapore -
  • President –
    1. C. V. Devan Nair, President of Singapore (1981-1985)
    2. Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
  • 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 – Yü Kuo-hwa, President of the Executive Yuan (1984-1989)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1985)
    2. Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (1985-1990)
  • Prime Minister – David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984-1989)
• 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 -
  • First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor -
    1. Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944-1985)
    2. Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
  • Head of State – Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
  • Premier – Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister – Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• Finland
  • President – Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister – Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland, (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
• France -
  • President – François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister – Laurent Fabius, Prime Minister of France (1984-1986)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President – Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994)
  • Chancellor – 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 – Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
• Italy -
  • President –
    1. Sandro Pertini, President of Italy (1978-1985)
    2. Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (1983-1987)
• Norway
  • Monarch – King Olav V, (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch, Prime Minister of Norway (1981-1986)
• 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 -
    1. Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
    2. Wojciech Jaruzelski (1985-1989)
  • Premier –
    1. Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of the Council of Ministers (1981-1985)
    2. Zbigniew Messner, President of the Council of Ministers (1985-1988)
• 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

• Egypt -
  • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
    1. Kamal Hassan Ali, Prime Minister of Egypt (1984-1985)
    2. Ali Lutfi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1985-1986)
• Israel
  • President – Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister – Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel (1984-1986)
• 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 Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1983-1990)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada (1984-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
  • For more see 1985 Canadian incumbents
• 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
  • President – Raúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina (1983-1989)
• Bolivia
  • President –
    1. Hernán Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1983-1985)
    2. Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1985-1989)
• Brazil
  • President –
    1. Gen. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
    2. José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
• Chile
  • President – Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
• Ecuador
  • President – León Febres Cordero Rivadeneira, President of Ecuador (1984-1988)
• Paraguay
  • President – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Venezuela
  • President – Jaime Lusinchi, President of Venezuela (1984-1989)