List of state leaders in 1948
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1947 state leaders - Events of 1948 - 1949 state leaders - State leaders by year
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Africa
- Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- South Africa -
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946-1951)
- Prime Minister -
- Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
- Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
- China
- India -
- Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
- Indonesia - Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 - 1967)
- Israel -
- Head of State -
- David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948)
- Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional State Council (1948-1949)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
- Head of State -
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- South Korea -
- The Republic of Korea is proclaimed on August 15, ending U.S. military administration
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
- Prime Minister - Yi Pom-sok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1948-1950)
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
- Pakistan -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
- Prime Minister - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)
Europe
- Albania - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-1950)
- Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister -
- France -
- President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
- Prime Minister -
- Germany - Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
- Italy -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
- Netherlands -
- Poland
- Head of State - Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland (1947-1952)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1947-1952)
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
North America and the Caribbean
- Canada -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
- Prime Minister -
- United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)