List of Foreign Ministers in 2003 - Asia

Asia

  • Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
  • Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
  • Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
  • Bhutan -
    1. Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
    2. Khandu Wangchuk (2003-2007)
  • Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
  • Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998-present)
  • China -
    1. Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
    2. Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
  • East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
  • India - Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
  • Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
  • Iran - Kamal Kharrazi (1997-2005)
  • Iraq -
    1. Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
    2. Muhammad Amin Ahmad (2003)
    3. Hoshyar Zebari (2003-present)
  • Israel -
    1. Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
    2. Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
    • Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003-2005)
  • Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
  • Jordan - Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
  • Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
  • North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
  • South Korea -
    1. Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
    2. Yoon Young-kwan (2003-2004)
  • Kuwait -
    1. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
    2. Sheikh Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
  • Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002-2005)
  • Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
  • Lebanon -
    1. Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
    2. Jean Obeid (2003-2004)
  • Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
  • Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
  • Mongolia - Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
  • Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
  • Nepal -
    1. Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
    2. Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003-2004)
  • Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982-present)
  • Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
  • Philippines -
    1. Blas Ople (2002-2003)
    2. Franklin Ebdalin (acting) (2003)
    3. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2003)
    4. Delia Albert (2003-2004)
  • Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
  • Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz (1975-present)
  • Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
  • Sri Lanka - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
  • Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
  • Taiwan - Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
  • Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
  • Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
  • Turkey -
    1. Yaşar Yakış (2002-2003)
    2. Abdullah Gül (2003-2007)
  • Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001-present)
  • United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Noaimi (1980-2006)
  • Uzbekistan -
    1. Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
    2. Sodiq Safoyev (2003-2005)
  • Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
  • Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

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