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 -
- Angola -
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Djibouti -
- President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
- 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)
- Taliban -
- 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 - Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001-2002)
- 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)
- Japan
- Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
- Prime Minister -
- 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 -
- Mongolia
- President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Nepal
- Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
- Prime Minister -
- 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-present)
- Sri Lanka
- President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President -
- Premier -
- Tajikistan
- President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
- Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999-present)
- Thailand
- King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Head of Government - Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997-2001)
- Turkey
- President -
- Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Basbakani (1999-2002)
- 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
- Fiji -
- President -
- Head of the Interim Military Government - Frank Bainimarama, Fijian Head of State (29 May-13 July, 2000)
- Prime Minister -
- Mahendra Chaudhry, Prime Minister of Fiji (19 May, 1999-27 May, 2000)
- Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (27 May, 2000 [minutes])
- Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (4 July, 2000-14 March, 2001 [interim])
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998-2003)
- Prime Minister -
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 - Milos Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998-2002)
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993-2001)
- 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)
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)