This is a list of people who led the military and politics of the Independent State of Croatia.

Military leaders of the Croatian Armed Forces

• Jure Francetić
• Maks Luburić
• Rafael Boban
• Dinko Šakić
• Božidar Kavran
• Ivan Ico Kirin
• Ivica Matković
• Ljubo Miloš
• Ante Moskov
• Juraj Rukavina
• Tomislav Sertić
• Vjekoslav Servatzy
• Slavko Stanzer
• Vjekoslav Vrančić
• Antun Vrban
• Viktor Pavičić

Political leaders of the NDH

• Ante Pavelić – Poglavnik, President of the Government 1941-1943
• Nikola Mandić – President of the Government 1943-1945
• Osman Kulenović – Vice-president of NDH (1941)
• Džafer Kulenović – Vice-president of NDH (1941-1945), ex-President of Yugoslav Muslim Organization
• Slavko Kvaternik – Vojskovođa (Field-Marshal), Minister of Croatian Home Guard
• Mirko Puk – Minister of Justice
• Andrija Artuković – Minister of the Interior
• Ivan Petrić – Minister of Health (1941–1942)
  • Left the NDH in 1942 and moved to South America.
• Lovro Šušič – Minister of Economy 1941
• Josip Balen – Minister of Economy 1942-1943
• Vladimir Košak – Minister of Finance 1941-1943
• Ante Filipančić – Minister of Finance 1943
• Dragutin Toth – Minister of Finance 1943-1945
• Mile Budak – Minister of Religion and Education
• Ivica Frković – Minister of Forestry & Mining
• Jozo Dumandžić – Minister of Association
• Milovan Žanić – President of Legislative Committee
• Nahid Kulenović – Son of Džafer Kulenović, high official.