List
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Ian Martin (acting) |  United Kingdom |
| Sérgio Vieira de Mello |  Brazil |
| Kamalesh Sharma |  India |
| Sukehiro Hasegawa [1] [2] |  Japan |
| Atul Khare | India |
| Ameerah Haq [3] |  Bangladesh |
| Finn Reske-Nielsen (present) [4] |  Denmark |
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Nations appointed administrator fulfilled a role, which could be said to correspond in some ways to that of a head of state.
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Ian Martin (acting) | United Kingdom |
| Sérgio Vieira de Mello | Brazil |
| Kamalesh Sharma | India |
| Sukehiro Hasegawa [1] [2] | Japan |
| Atul Khare | India |
| Ameerah Haq [3] | Bangladesh |
| Finn Reske-Nielsen (present) [4] | Denmark |
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