List of state leaders in 1624

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1624.

Africa

• Benin Empire - Ohuan, Oba of Benin, (1602–1656)
• Dahomey - Dakodonou, King of Dahomey (1620–1645)
• Dendi Kingdom - Askia Dawud I, King of the Dendi Kingdom (1618–1639)
• Ethiopia - Susenyos, Emperor of Ethiopia (1606–1632)
• Garo - Magela, Bosha dynasty King of Garo (1600–1630)
• Kingdom of Jolof - Birayma Penda, King of Jolof (1605–1649)
• Kongo -
  1. Pedro II, King of Kongo (1622–1624)
  2. Garcia I, King of Kongo (1624–1626)
• Lunda - Cibind Yirung, King of Lunda (c.1600–c.1630)
• Matamba - Mwongo Matamba, Queen of Matamba (c.1600–1631)
• Merina Kingdom - Andrianjaka, King of Merina (1612–1630)
• Mutapa - Nyambu Kapararidze, King of Mutapa (1623–1629)
• Ndongo -
  1. Ngola Nzinga Mbandi, King of Ndongo (1617–1624)
  2. Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo (1624–1626)
• Sennar - Rabat I, Sultan of Sennar (1616–1644)

Asia

• Aceh Sultanate - Iskandar Muda, (1607–1636)
• Ahmadnagar Sultanate -
  • Burhan Shah III, Sultan (1610–1631)
  • Malik Ambar, Prime Minister (1607–1626)
• Altan Khanate - Badma Erdeni Khong Tayiji, Khan of the Altan Khanate (1623–1652)
• Amber - Jai Singh I, Maharaja of Amber (1622–1667)
• Ayutthaya Kingdom - Songtham, (1611–1628)
• Sultanate of Banten - Pangeran Ratu, (1596–1651)
• Bhutan - Ngawang Namgyal, Shabdrung of Bhutan (1616–1651)
• Bijapur Sultanate - Ibrahim Adil Shah II,(1580–1627)
• Brunei - Abdul Jailul Akbar, Sultan of Brunei (1598–1659)
• Khanate of Bukhara - Imam Quli Khan, (1611–1642)
• Burma - Anaukpetlun, King of Burma (1606–1628)
• Cambodia - Chey Chattha II, King of Cambodia (1618–1628)
• China (Ming Dynasty) - Tianqi, Emperor of China (1620–1627)
• Golkanda - Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, King of Golkanda (1611-1625)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Mizunoo, Emperor of Japan (1611–1629)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Iemitsu, Shogun of Japan (1623–1651)
  • Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Hō, King of Ryūkyū (1621–1640)
• Johor Sultanate - Abdul Jalil Shah III, Sultan of Johor (1623–1677)
• Kingdom of Kandy - Senarat, (1604–1635)
• Kazakh Khanate - Esim Khan, (1598–1628)
• Kedah Sultanate - Sulaiman Shah II (1602–1625)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Injo, King of Joseon (1623–1649)
• Sultanate of Maguindanao - Muhammad Kudarat, (1619–1671)
• Later Jin (Manchu Empire) - Nurhaci, Emperor of Later Jin (1616–1626)
• Mataram Sultanate - Agung, (c.1613–1645)
• Mongolia (Northern Yuan Dynasty) - Ligdan Khan, Great Khan of the Mongols (1603–1634)
• Mughal Empire - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor (1605–1627)
• Pattani -
  1. Ratu Biru, Sultana of Pattani (1616–1624)
  2. Ratu Ungu, Sultana of Pattani (1624–1635)
• Sultanate of Sulu - Muwallil Wasit I, (1610–1650)
• Vietnam (Lê Dynasty) - Lê Thần Tông, Emperor of Vietnam (1619–1643)
• Vijayanagara Empire - Rama Deva Raya, (1617–1632)
• Zunghar Khanate - Khara Khula, (c. 1620–1634)

Europe

• Andorra - Luís Díes Aux de Armendáriz, Co-Prince of Andorra (with King Louis XIII of France), (1621–1627)
• Denmark–Norway - Christian IV, King of Denmark (1588–1648)
• England - James I, King of England (1603–1625) - also King of Scotland
• France - Louis XIII, King of France (1610–1643)
  • Cardinal Richelieu - Chief Minister of the French King (1624-1642)
• Republic of Genoa - Federico De Franchi, Doge of Genoa, (1623–1625)
• Holy Roman Empire - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1619–1637)
  • Bavaria - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1597–1651)
  • Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric - John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1596–1634)
  • Lübeck, Prince-Bishopric - John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (1607–1634)
  • Verden, Prince-Bishopric - Frederick II (later Frederick III of Denmark), Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden (1623–1629 and again 1635–1644)
• Imereti - George III, King of Imereti (1605–1639)
• Kakheti - Teimuraz I, King of Kakheti (1605–1614, 1623–1633, 1636–1648)
• Kartli - Simon II, King of Kartli (1619–1630)
  • Giorgi Saakadze, Regent and Grand Mouravi of Kartli (1619–1626)
• Moldavia - Radu Mihnea, Prince of Moldavia (1623–1626)
• Monaco - Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (1604–1662)
• Ottoman ( Turkish ) Empire - Murat IV, Ottoman Sultan (1623–1640)
• Papal States - Urban VIII, Pope (1623–1644)
• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1587–1632)
• Russia - Michael Romanov (1613–1645)
• Scotland - James VI, King of Scotland (1567–1625) - also King of England
• Spain - Philip IV, King of Spain (1621–1665)
• Sweden - Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden (1611–1632)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany - Ferdinando II, (1621–1670)
  • Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria and Christina of Lorraine, Co-Regents of Tuscany (1621–1628)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Stadtholder - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Gelre, Holland, Utrecht and Zeeland (1585–1625)
    • Holland - Grand Pensionary - Anthonie Duyck (1621–1629)
• Republic of Venice -
  1. Francesco Contarini, Doge of Venice (1623–1624)
  2. Giovanni I Cornaro, Doge of Venice (1624–1629)
• Principality of Wallachia - Alexandru Coconul (1623–1627)

Middle East and North Africa

• Morocco - Zidan Abu Maali King of Morocco (1603–1627)
• Oman -
  1. Abdulla bin Muhammad Imam of Oman (1560–1624)
  2. Nasir bin Murshid Imam of Oman (1624–1649)
• Safavid Empire - Abbas I Shah of Iran (1587–1629)
• Yemen - Al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad, Imam of Yemen (1620–1644)

Oceania

• Hawaii - Keakealanikane, Alii Aimoku of Hawaii (1605–1635)