List of state leaders in 962

961 state leaders - Events of 962 - 963 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Fatimid Caliphate - Maˤād al-Muˤizz li Dīn Allāh, Caliph (953-975)

Americas

Asia

*Byzantine Empire - Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος), Byzantine Emperor 959 - 963)
*China -
** Northern Song Dynasty - Taizu, Emperor of Song China (960-976)
** Dingnan - Li Yixing, Dingnan Jiedushi (935-967)
** Jingnan -
**#Gao Baoxu, Jingnan Jiedushi (960-962)
**#Gao Jichong, Jingnan Jiedushi (962-963)
** Later Shu - Meng Chang, Emperor of Later Shu (938-965)
** Northern Han - Liu Chengjun, Emperor of Northern Han (954-970)
** Qingyuan -
**#Liu Congxiao, Qingyuan Jiedushi (945-962)
**#Liu Shaozi, Qingyuan Jiedushi (962)
**#Zhang Hansi, Qingyuan Jiedushi (962-963)
** Southern Han - Liu Chang, Emperor of Southern Han (958-971)
** Southern Tang - Li Houzhu, Ruler of Southern Tang (961-975)
** Wuping -
**#Zhou Xinfeng, Wuping Jiedushi (956-962)
**#Zhou Baoquan, Wuping Jiedushi (962-963)
** Wuyue - Qian Chu, King of Wuyue (947-978)
*Japan - Emperor Murakami, emperor of Japan (946-967)
*Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Gwangjong, King of Goryeo (949-975)
*Liao (Khitan Empire) - Muzong, Emperor of Liao (951-969)

Europe

*Bohemia - Boleslaus I The Cruel, Duke of Bohemia (935-972)
*Bulgaria - Peter I, Tsar of Bulgaria (927-969)
*Byzantine Empire - Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος), Byzantine Emperor 959 - 963)
*Denmark - Harold I, King of Denmark (c.958-986)
*England - Edgar, King of England (959-975)
*Germany - Otto I, King of Germany (936-973) and Holy Roman Emperor (962-973)
**Bavaria - Henry II the Quarrelsome. Duke of Bavaria (955-976)
**Saxony - Hermann. Duke of Saxony (961-973)
**Swabia - Burchard III, Duke of Swabia (954-973)
*Hungary - Géza, Fejedelem of the Magyars (c.940-997)
*Norway - Harald Greyhide, King of Norway (961-976)
*Papal States - John XII, Pope (955-963)
* Poland - Mieszko I, Duke of Poland (ca 960-992)
*Scotland
*#Indulf, King of Scots (954–962)
*#Dub, King of Scots (962–967)
*Venice - Pietro IV Candiano, Doge of Venice (959-976)
*Western Francia - Lothair, King of Western Francia (954-986)
**Anjou - Geoffrey I Greymantle, Count of Anjou (958-987)
**Aquitaine - William III Towhead, Duke of Aquitaine (935-963)
**Burgundy - Odo of Paris, Duke of Burgundy (956-965)
**Normandy - Richard I, Duke of Normandy (942-996)
**Provence - Rotbold III, Count of Provence (961-1008)

Middle East

*Abbasid Caliphate - Al-Muti, Caliph (946-974)
*Byzantine Empire - Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος), Byzantine Emperor 959 - 963)
*Persia
**Fars (Buwayhids) - 'Adud al-Daula, Emir (949-983)
**Iraq (Buwayhids) - Mu'izz al-Daula, Emir (945-967)
**Mazandaran (Ziyarids) - Vushmgir, Emir (935-967)
**Jibal (Buwayhids) - Rukn al-Daula, Emir (935-976)
**Samanids - Mansur I (961-976)
**Seistan (Saffarids) - Ahmad I bin Mohammed (922-963)