List of state leaders in 2000

1999 state leaders – Events of 2000 – 2001 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ahmed Benbitour, Prime Minister of Algeria (1999–2000)
    2. Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
• Angola –
  • President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
• Botswana
  • President – Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998-present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
    2. Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-present)
• Djibouti -
  • President – 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)
• Ethiopia
  • President – Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
  • 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)
• Guinea
  • President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
  • Prime Minister – Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
• Kenya – Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998-present)
• Liberia – Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997-2003)
• Rwanda
  • President –
    1. Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
    2. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
    2. Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000-present)
• Uganda –
  • President – Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister – 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
  • Taliban -
    • De jure Head of State Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Taliban Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    • De facto Head of State Mullah Mohammad Omar, Emir (1996–2001)
  • Northern Alliance -
    • President – Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
• Bangladesh
  • President – Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister – Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1999–July 20 2000)
    2. Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (July 20 2000–2001)
• Brunei
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984-present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • Communist Party Leader – Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
  • President – Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier – Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
  • 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)
• Indonesia
  • President – Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
• Japan
  • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Keizo Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000)
    2. Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
• North Korea
  • Dear Leader – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)
  • Head of State (de facto) – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998-present)
  • Premier – Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997–2003)
• South Korea
  • President – Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kim Jong Pil, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998–2000)
    2. Park Tae Joon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000)
    3. Lee Hun Jai, acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000)
    4. Lee Han Dong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000–2002)
• Mongolia
  • President – Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1999–2000)
    2. Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000-present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch – Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (1999–2000)
    2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
• Pakistan -
  • President – Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
  • Head of Government – Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
• The Philippines
  • President – Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
• Singapore
  • President – S.R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Sri Lanka
  • President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994–2000)
    2. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President -
    1. Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
    2. Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000-present)
  • Premier –
    1. Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan (1997–2000)
    2. Tang Fei, President of the Executive Yuan (2000)
    3. Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2000–2002)
• Tajikistan
  • President – Imamoli Rakhmanov, 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 – Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader – Le Kha Phieu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
  • President – Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister – Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-present)

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)

• Cook Islands
  • Prime Minister – Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999-2002)

• Fiji -
  • President –
    1. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December, 1993-29 May, 2000)
    2. Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000-present)
  • Head of the Interim Military Government – Frank Bainimarama, Fijian Head of State (29 May-13 July, 2000)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mahendra Chaudhry, Prime Minister of Fiji (19 May, 1999-27 May, 2000)
    2. Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (27 May, 2000 [minutes])
    3. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (4 July, 2000-14 March, 2001 [interim])

• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, (1953 – present)
  • Governor-General – The Rt.Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996 – 2001)
  • Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999 – present)

• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea
  • Governor-General – Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, (1997 – 2003)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, (1999 – 2002)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ionatana Ionatana, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1999–2000)
    2. Lagitupu Tuilimu, acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)

Europe

• Albania -
  • President – Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister – Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
• Czech Republic -
  • President – Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-present)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
• Estonia
  • President – Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992 – 2001)
  • Prime Minister – Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999 – 2002)
• Finland
  • President –
    1. Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994–2000)
    2. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, (2000-present)
  • 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 – Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999-present)
  • 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 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister of Italy (1998–2000)
    2. Giuliano Amato, Prime Minister of Italy (2000–2001)
• Norway -
  • Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (1997–2000)
    2. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001),
• Poland -
  • President – Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister – Jerzy Buzek, Prime Minister of Poland (1997–2001)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–present)
• 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 (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State – Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

Middle East

• Egypt
  • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
  • Prime Minister – Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
• Iraq
  • President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
• Israel
  • President
    1. Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
    2. Avraham Burg, interim President of Israel (2000)
    3. Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister – Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
• Jordan
  • Monarch – King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh, Prime Minister of Jordan (1999-June 19 2000)
    2. Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (June 19 2000–2003)
• Kuwait
  • Monarch – Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–present)
  • Prime Minister – Saad al-Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
• Lebanon
  • President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Selim al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1998-October 23 2000)
    2. Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (October 23 2000–present)
• Oman – Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
• Turkey
  • President
    1. Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993–2000)
    2. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister – Bülent Ecevit, Basbakani (1999–2002)
• United Arab Emirates
  • President – Shiekh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of UAE (1971–2004)
• Yemen
  • President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
  • See also: 2000 Canadian incumbents
• Mexico – Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President – Arthur N.R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997-2003)
  • Prime Minister – Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001)
• United States – Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)

South America

• Argentina -
  • President – Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
• Bolivia -
  • President – Hugo Banzer Suárez, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
• Brazil -
  • President – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
• Chile
  • President – Eduardo Frei, President of Chile (1994-present)
• Colombia
  • President – Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
• Guyana
  • President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999-present)
• Paraguay
  • President – Luis Gonzalez Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
• Peru
  • President – Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990–2000)
• Venezuela
  • President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999-present)