List of state leaders in 1954

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1954.

Africa

• Egypt
  • President -
    1. Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (1953–1954)
    2. Gamal Abdel Nasser, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt (1954)
    3. Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (1954)
    4. Gamal Abdel Nasser, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt (1954–1970)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Muhammad Naguib (1952–1954)
    2. Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954)
    3. Muhammad Naguib (1954)
    4. Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1962)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch – Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
  • Prime Minister – Makonnen Endelkachew (1942–1957)
• Liberia
  • President – William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
• Libya
  • Monarch – Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1951–1954)
    2. Muhammad Sakizli, Prime Minister of Libya (1954)
    3. Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954–1957)
• South Africa
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
  • Governor-General – Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Daniel François Malan (1948–1954)
    2. Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (1954–1958)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
  • Prime Minister – Mohammed Daoud Khan (1953–1963)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch – Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
  • Prime Minister – Jigme Palden Dorji (1952–1964)
• Burma
  • President – Ba U (1952–1957)
  • Prime Minister – U Nu (1948–1956)
• Cambodia
  • Monarch – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941–1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chan Nak (1953–1954)
    2. King Norodom Sihanouk (1954)
    3. Penn Nouth (1954–1955)
• Ceylon
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949–1954)
    2. Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
  • Prime Minister – Sir John Kotelawala (1953–1956)
• China (People's Republic of China)
  • Communist Party Leader – Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
  • Head of State – Mao Zedong, Chairman of China (1949–1959)
  • Premier – Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of China (1949–1976)
• India
  • President – Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962)
  • Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964)
• Indonesia
  • President – Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
  • Prime Minister – Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1953–1955)
  • Islamic State of Indonesia (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • Leader – Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo, Imam of the Islamic State of Indonesia (1949–1962)
• Iran
  • Monarch – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
  • Prime Minister – Fazlollah Zahedi (1953–1955)
• Iraq
  • Monarch – Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali (1953–1954)
    2. Arshad al-Umari (1954)
    3. Nuri as-Said (1954–1957)
• Israel
  • President – Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1952–1963)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. David Ben-Gurion (1948–1954)
    2. Moshe Sharett (1954–1955)
• Japan
  • Monarch – Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Shigeru Yoshida (1948–1954)
    2. Ichirō Hatoyama (1954–1956)
• Jordan
  • Monarch – Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Fawzi al-Mulki (1953–1954)
    2. Tawfik Abu al-Huda (1954–1955)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  • Communist Party Leader – Kim Il-sung, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party (1949–1994)
  • Head of State – Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1947–1957)
  • Prime Minister – Kim Il-sung, Prime Minister of the Cabinet of North Korea (1946–1972)
• South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  • President – Syngman Rhee (1948–1960)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Baek Du-jin (1952–1954)
    2. Byeon Yeong-tae (1954)
• Laos
  • Monarch – Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946–1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Prince Souvanna Phouma (1951–1954)
    2. Katay Don Sasorith (1954–1956)
• Lebanon
  • President – Camille Chamoun (1952–1958)
  • President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister –
    1. Abdallah El-Yafi (1953–1954)
    2. Sami as-Solh (1954–1955)
• Mongolia
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940–1954)
    2. Dashiin Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954–1958)
  • Head of State -
    1. Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Acting Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (1953–1954)
    2. Jamsrangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (1954–1972)
  • Premier – Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952–1974)
• Muscat and Oman
  • Monarch – Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
• Nepal
  • Monarch – Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1951–1955)
  • Prime Minister – Matrika Prasad Koirala (1953–1955)
• Pakistan
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952–1956)
  • Governor-General – Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951–1955)
  • Prime Minister – Muhammad Ali Bogra (1953–1955)
• Philippines
  • President – Ramon Magsaysay (1953–1957)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch – Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Saud (1953–1954)
    2. Crown Prince Faisal (1954–1960)
• Syria
  • President -
    1. Adib Shishakli, President of Syria (1953–1954)
    2. Hashim al-Atassi, President of Syria (1954–1955)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Adib Shishakli (1953–1954)
    2. Sabri al-Assali (1954)
    3. Said al-Ghazzi (1954)
    4. Faris al-Khoury (1954–1955)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President of Taiwan|President – Chiang Kai-shek (1950–1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (1950–1954)
    2. Yu Hung-Chun, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (1954–1958)
• Thailand
  • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
  • Prime Minister – Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1948–1957)
• Turkey
  • President – Celâl Bayar, President of Turkey (1950–1960)
  • Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes (1950–1960)
• North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
  • Communist Party Leader – Trường Chinh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941–1956)
  • President of North Vietnam|President – Hồ Chí Minh (1945–1969)
  • Premier – Hồ Chí Minh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1945–1955)
• South Vietnam (State of Vietnam)
  • Head of State – Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949–1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1954)
    2. Phan Huy Quát, Acting Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1954)
    3. Ngô Đình Diệm, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1954–1955)
• Yemen
  • Monarch – Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
  • Prime Minister – Hassan ibn Yahya (1948–1955)

Europe

• Albania
  • Communist Party Leader – Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
  • Head of State – Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953–1982)
  • Premier -
    1. Enver Hoxha (1944–1954)
    2. Mehmet Shehu (1954–1981)
• Andorra
  • Monarchs -
    • French Co-Prince -
      1. Vincent Auriol, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1947–1954)
      2. René Coty, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1954–1959)
      • Co-Prince's Representative – Guy Henri Victor Menant (1952–1956)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince – Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
      • Co-Prince's Representative – Jaume Sansa Nequí (1937–1972)
  • First Syndic – Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
• Austria (under Allied occupation)
  • Federal President of Austria|President – Theodor Körner (1951–1957)
  • Chancellor – Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
  • American high commissioner – Llewellyn Thompson (1952–1955)
  • British high commissioner -
    1. Harold Caccia (1950–1954)
    2. Sir Geoffrey Wallinger (1954–1955)
  • French high commissioner – Jean Payart (1950–1955)
  • Soviet high commissioner – Ivan Ilyichev (1953–1955)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean Van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (1952–1954)
    2. Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1954–1958)
• Bulgaria
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Vulko Chervenkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1949–1954)
    2. Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954–1989)
  • Head of State – Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
  • Premier – Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
• Czechoslovakia
  • Communist Party Leader – Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
  • President – Antonín Zápotocký (1953–1957)
  • Prime Minister – Viliam Široký (1953–1963)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
  • Prime Minister – Hans Hedtoft (1953–1955)
• Finland
  • President – Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1946–1956)
  • Prime Minister:
    1. Sakari Tuomioja (1953–1954)
    2. Ralf Törngren (1954)
    3. Urho Kekkonen (1954–1956)
• France
  • President:
    1. Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947–1954)
    2. René Coty, President of France (1954–1959)
  • President of the Council of Ministers of France|Prime Minister:
    1. Joseph Laniel (1953–1954)
    2. Pierre Mendès France (1954–1955)
• East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
  • Communist Party Leader – Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950–1971)
  • President – Wilhelm Pieck (1949–1960)
  • Premier – Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949–1964)
• West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Federal President of West Germany|President – Theodor Heuss (1949–1959)
  • Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
  • West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
    • Governing Mayor – Walther Schreiber, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1953–1955)
• Greece
  • Monarch – Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
  • President of the Ministerial Council of Greece|Prime Minister – Alexandros Papagos (1952–1955)
• Hungary
  • Communist Party Leader – Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
  • Head of State – István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952–1967)
  • Premier – Imre Nagy, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1953–1955)
• Iceland
  • President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1952–1968)
  • Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors (1953–1956)
• Ireland
  • President – Seán T. O'Kelly (1945–1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1951–1954)
    2. John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1954–1957)
• Italy
  • President – Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
  • President of the Council of Ministers of Italy|Prime Minister –
    1. Giuseppe Pella (1953–1954)
    2. Amintore Fanfani (1954)
    3. Mario Scelba (1954–1955)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch – Franz Joseph II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
  • Prime Minister – Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
  • President of the Government of Luxembourg|Prime Minister – Joseph Bech (1953–1958)
• Monaco
  • Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Head of Government – Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953–1959)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch – Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
  • Netherlands (constituent country)
    • Prime Minister – Willem Drees (1948–1958)
  • Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
    • Governor – Teun Struycken, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1951–1956)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Moises F. da Costa Gomez (1951–1954)
      2. Efraïn Jonckheer (1954–1968)
  • Suriname (constituent country)
    • Governor-General – Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General of Suriname (1949–1956)
    • Prime Minister – Archibald Currie, Prime Minister of Suriname (1952–1955)
• Norway
  • Monarch – Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)
  • Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (1951–1955)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader – Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
  • Head of State – Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952–1964)
  • Premier -
    1. Bolesław Bierut, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1952–1954)
    2. Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1954–1970)
• Portugal
  • President – Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1951–1958)
  • Premier – António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
• Romania
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1945–1954)
    2. Gheorghe Apostol, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1954–1955)
  • Head of State – Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
  • Premier – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1952–1955)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Giordano Giacomini and Giuseppe Renzi (1953–1954)
    2. Giuseppe Forcellini and Secondo Fiorini (1954)
    3. Agostino Giacomini and Luigi Montironi (1954–1955)
• Soviet Union
  • Communist Party Leader – Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)
  • Head of State – Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953–1960)
  • Premier – Georgy Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1953–1955)
• Spain
  • Head of State – Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
  • President of the Government of Spain|Prime Minister – Francisco Franco (1938–1973)
• Sweden
  • Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
  • Prime Minister – Tage Erlander (1946–1969)
• Switzerland
  • Federal Council:

    Philipp Etter (1934–1959), Karl Kobelt (1940–1954), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947–1954, President), Josef Escher (1950–1954), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959), Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Giuseppe Lepori (1954–1959), Thomas Holenstein (1954–1959)

• Trieste
  • disestablished on 26 October 1954
  • Military Governor -
    • Zone A – Sir John Winterton, Governor of Zone A of Trieste (1951–1954)
    • Zone B – Miloš Stamatović, Governor of Zone B of Trieste (1951–1954)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Winston Churchill (1951–1955)
• Vatican City
  • Monarch – Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1939–1958)
  • President of the Governorate – Cardinal Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1939–1961)
  • Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
    • Secretary of State – Domenico Tardini, Pro-Secretary of State (1952–1961)
• Yugoslavia
  • Communist Party leader – Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1936–1980)
  • President – Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
  • Premier – Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1943–1963)

North America

• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General – Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952–1959)
  • Prime Minister – Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957)
• Costa Rica
  • President – José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
• Cuba
  • President – Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952–1959)
  • Prime Minister – Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo, Acting Prime Minister of Cuba (1954–1955)
• Dominican Republic
  • De facto Head of State – Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
  • President – Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
• El Salvador
  • President – Óscar Osorio (1950–1956)
• Guatemala
  • President -
    1. Jacobo Árbenz, President of Guatemala (1951–1954)
    2. Carlos Enrique Díaz de León, Provisional President of Guatemala (1954)
    3. Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre, Junta Chairman of Guatemala (1954)
    4. Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954–1957)
• Haiti
  • President – Paul Magloire (1950–1956)
• Honduras
  • President -
    1. Juan Manuel Gálvez, President of Honduras (1949–1954)
    2. Julio Lozano Díaz, Supreme Head of State of Honduras (1954–1956)
• Mexico
  • President – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
• Nicaragua
  • President – Anastasio Somoza García (1950–1956)
• Panama
  • President – José Antonio Remón Cantera (1952–1955)
• United States
  • President – Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)

Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia (1953–1960)
  • Prime Minister – Robert Menzies (1949–1966)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1952–1957)
  • Prime Minister – Sidney Holland (1949–1957)

South America

• Argentina
  • President – Juan Perón (1946–1955)
• Bolivia
  • President – Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1952–1956)
• Brazil
  • President -
    1. Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1951–1954)
    2. Café Filho, President of Brazil (1954–1955)
• Chile
  • President – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952–1958)
• Colombia
  • President – Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1953–1957)
• Ecuador
  • President – José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1952–1956)
• Paraguay
  • President -
    1. Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay (1949–1954)
    2. Tomás Romero Pereira, Provisional President of Paraguay (1954)
    3. Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
• Peru
  • President – Manuel A. Odría (1950–1956)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zenón Noriega Agüero, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1950–1954)
    2. Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1954–1956)
• Uruguay
  • Head of State – Andrés Martínez Trueba, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1951–1955)
• Venezuela
  • President – Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952–1958)