List of state leaders in 983

982 state leaders - Events of 983 - 984 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Fatimid Caliphate - unicode|Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-'Azīz bi-llāh, Caliph (975-996)
**Ifriqiya - Buluggin ibn Ziri, Zirid Viceroy (972-984)

Americas

Asia

*Byzantine Empire - Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine emperor (976-1025)
*China (Northern Song Dynasty) - Taizong, Emperor of Song China (976-997)
*Japan -
**Monarch - Emperor En'yū, emperor of Japan (969-984)
**Regent (Kampaku) - Fujiwara no Yoritada, Kampaku (977-986)
*Khitan Empire -
**"Liao changes its name back to "Khitan"
**Shengzong, Khitan Emperor (982-1031)
*Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Seongjong, King of Goryeo (981-997)

Europe

*Al-Andalus
**Hisham II, Caliph of Cordoba (976-1008)
*Bohemia - Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (972-999)
*Bulgaria Joint rulers (Samuil was not officially proclaimed Emperor until Roman's death in 997)
**Roman I, Tsar of Bulgaria (976-997)
**Samuil, Tsar of Bulgaria (976-1014)
*Byzantine Empire - Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine emperor (976-1025)
*Denmark - Harold I, King of Denmark (c.958-986)
*England - Aethelred II, King of England (978-1016)
*Germany
#Otto II, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (973-983)
#Otto III, King of Germany (983-1002)
**Bavaria - Henry IIII, Duke of Bavaria (983-985)
**Saxony - Bernard I. Duke of Saxony (973-1011)
**Swabia - Conrad I, Duke of Swabia (982-997)
*Hungary - Géza, Fejedelem of the Magyars (c.940-997)
*Kievan Rus - Vladimir I, Grand Prince of Kiev (980-1015)
*Norway - Haakon Jarl, King of Norway (976-995)
*Papal States
**Benedict VII, Pope (974-983)
**John XIV, Pope (983-984)
* Poland - Mieszko I, Duke of Poland (ca 960-992)
*Scotland - Kenneth II, King of Scotland (971-995)
*Sicily
**Jabir al-Kalbi, Kalbid Emir (982-983)
**Jafar al-Kalbi (983-985)
*Sweden - Eric the Victorious, King of Sweden (970-995)
*Venice - Tribuno Memmo, Doge of Venice (979-991)
*Western Francia - Lothair, King of Western Francia (954-986)
**Anjou - Geoffrey I Greymantle, Count of Anjou (958-987)
**Aquitaine - William IV Iron Arm, Duke of Aquitaine (963-995)
**Burgundy - Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (965-1002)
**Normandy - Richard I, Duke of Normandy (942-996)
**Provence - Rotbold III, Count of Provence (961-1008)

Middle East

*Byzantine Empire - Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine emperor (976-1025)