List of state leaders in 986

985 state leaders - Events of 986 - 987 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Fatimid Caliphate - unicode|Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-'Azīz bi-llāh, Caliph (975-996)
**Ifriqiya - Al-Mansur ibn Buluggin, Zirid Viceroy (984-995)

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 Kazan, [emperor of Japan] (984-986)
**#Emperor Ichijō, emperor of Japan (986-1011)
**Regent (Kampaku; Sessho) -
**#Fujiwara no Yoritada, Kampaku (977-986)
**#Fujiwara no Kaneie, Sessho (986-990); Kampaku (990)
*Khitan Empire - Shengzong, Khitan Emperor (982-1031)
*Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Seongjong, King of Goryeo (981-997)

Europe

*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)
*England - Aethelred II, King of England (978-1016)
*Germany - Otto III, King of Germany (983-1002)
*Holy See - Pope John XV (984-996)
* Poland - Mieszko I, Duke of Poland (ca 960-992)
*Scotland - Kenneth II, King of Scotland (971-995)
*Sweden - Eric the Victorious, King of Sweden (970-995)
*Norway - Håkon Sigurdsson, Earl of Hladir, King of Norway (971-995)
*Venice - Tribuno Memmo, Doge of Venice (979-991)
*Western Francia -
*#Lothair, King of Western Francia (954-986)
*#Louis V, King of Western Francia (986-987)