List of state leaders in 1982
1981 state leaders - Events of 1982 - 1983 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
- List of religious leaders in 1982
- List of international organization leaders in 1982
- List of colonial governors in 1982
- List of foreign ministers in 1982
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Africa
- Algeria -
- President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
- Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
- Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana, (1980-1998)
- Burundi - Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
- Cameroon -
- President-
- Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960-1982)
- Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982- Present)
- President-
- Cape Verde
- President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
- Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
- Djibouti -
- President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
- Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
- Ethiopia - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1977-1987), President of Ethiopia (1987-1991)
- Gabon
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
- Guinea
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Prime Minister - Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-1984)
- Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
- Liberia - Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
- Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
- Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 - 1991)
- Uganda -
- President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971, 1980-1985)
- Prime Minister - Otema Alimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1980-1985)
- Zambia
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
- Prime Minister - Nalumino Mundia, Prime Minister of Zambia (1981-1985)
- Zimbabwe
- President - Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
- Prime Minister - Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- President - Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan, (1979-1986)
- Prime Minister - Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
- Bangladesh
- President - Abdus Sattar, Acting President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister - Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1979-1982)
- Bhutan - King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- Burma
- People's Republic of China
- De facto Head of State - Ye Jianying, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1978-1983)
- Premier - Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the State Council (1980-1987)
- Head of Communist Party -
- De facto leader - Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s - early 1990s)
- India -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1980-1984)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
- President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
- Prime Minister - Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- South Korea -
- President - Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
- Prime Minister -
- Nam Duck-woo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1980-1982)
- Yoo Chang-soon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1982)
- Kim Sang-hyup, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1982-1983)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
- Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1979-1983)
- Pakistan -
- President - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
- Head of Government - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
- The Philippines
- President - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986)
- Singapore -
- President - C. V. Devan Nair, President of Singapore (1981-1985)
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
- Premier - Sun Yün-suan, President of the Executive Yuan (1978-1984)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1985)
- Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975-1984)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
- Prime Minister - Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)
Europe
- Albania -
- President - Haxhi Lleshi, President of Albania (1953-
- Head of government - Mehmet Shebu, Chairman of Albania (1954-
- Andorra -
- French Co-prince - François Mitterrand, President of France, (1981-1995)
- Episcopal Co-prince - Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgel, (1971-2003)
- Syndic - Estanislao Sangra Font (1979-
- Austria -
- President - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974-1986)
- Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970-1983)
- Belgium -
- Monarch - King Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1979-1981, 1981-1992)
- Bulgaria -
- President - Todor Zhivkov, President of Bulgaria (1971-1989, Head of Communist Party of Bulgaria (1954-1989)
- Prime Minister - Grisha Filipov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1981-1986)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Finland
- President -
- Mauno Koivisto, Acting President of Finland, (1981-1982)
- Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
- Prime Minister -
- President -
- France -
- President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France (1981-1984)
- Federal Republic of Germany -
- German Democratic Republic -
- Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
- Head of State - Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
- Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
- Ireland
- President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
- Prime Minister -
- Italy -
- President - Sandro Pertini, President of Italy (1978-1985)
- Prime Minister -
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
- Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
- Premier - Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of the Council of Ministers (1981-1985)
- Sweden -
- Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister -
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
- Vatican City
- Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
- Secretary of State - Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)
Middle East
- Bahrain -
- Monarch - Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1971-1999)
- Prime Minister - Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-present)
- Egypt -
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister of Egypt (1981-1982)
- Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin, Prime Minister of Egypt (1982-1984)
- Israel -
- President - Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-1983)
- Prime Minister - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983)
- Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-)
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Yemen Arab Republic
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
- Prime Minister - Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1980-1983)
North America and Caribbean
- Bahamas
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of the Bahamas (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Gerald C. Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979-
- Prime Minister - Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967-
- Barbados
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Barbados (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Deighton L. Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976-
- Prime Minister - John M.G. Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976-
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
- Governor General - Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada (1979-1984)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1980-1984)
- Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
- Haiti - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971-1986)
- Trinidad and Tobago -
- President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
- Prime Minister - George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1986)
- United States - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)
South America
- Argentina -
- Bolivia -
- Celso Torrelio, President of Bolivia (1981-1982)
- Guido Vildoso Calderón, President of Bolivia (1982-1983)
- Brazil - Gen. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
- Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
- Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru
- President - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980-1985)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Ulloa, Prime Minister of Peru (1980-1983)