List of state leaders in 2003
2002 state leaders – Events of 2003 – 2004 state leaders – State leaders by year
Africa
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China (People's Republic of China) -
- East Timor -
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq (under occupation)
- Ba'athist Iraq was occupied in April 2003
- President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
- Civilian Administrator -
- Jay Garner, Civilian Administrator of Iraq (2003)
- L. Paul Bremer, Civilian Administrator of Iraq (2003–2004)
- Head of Government -
- Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
- Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Ahmed Chalabi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Ayad Allawi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Jalal Talabani, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan -
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia -
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan -
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Europe
North America
Oceania
- American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
- Sir Guy Green, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia (2003)
- Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–2008)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator -
- Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003)
- Ray Stone, Acting Administrator of Christmas Island (2003)
- Evan Williams, Administrator of Christmas Island (2003–2005)
- Shire President -
- Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
- Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–present)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
- Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Fiji
- French Polynesia (French overseas territory until 28 March 2003, then French overseas collectivity)
- Guam (Insular area of the United States)
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands (British overseas territory)
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands -
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu -
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory until 28 March 2003, then French overseas collectivity)
South America
- ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
- ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
- ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
- ^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister between 1993 and 1998.
- ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ The position of the Chairman was declared to be the "highest office of state" by the constitution that came into effect on September 5, 1998.
- ^ Kyrgyzstan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Turkmenistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Ali Abdullah Saleh was President of North Yemen until 1990.
- ^ Abkhazia only declared independence on 23 July 1992.
- ^ Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.
- ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ^ Tonga only became independent in 1970.
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