Difference between revisions of "List of oldest living state leaders"

From Oldests and Lasts
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 305: Line 305:
=='''Addendum'''==
=='''Addendum'''==
===Uncertain date of birth===
===Uncertain date of birth===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:95%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Name'''
Line 321: Line 321:


==='''Unclear status as state leaders'''===
==='''Unclear status as state leaders'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:95%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! '''Name'''
! '''Name'''
Line 355: Line 355:


===Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth===
===Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:95%; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! '''Name'''  
! '''Name'''  

Revision as of 10:44, 12 May 2024

This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leadersTemplate:Efn-lg of sovereign states with significant international recognition. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years.

Gallery

List

Key
Currently in Office
updated 01/29/2026
Rank Name State Position Birth' Age
1 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 4 Nov 1923 102 years, 86 days
2 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 8 Feb 1924 101 years, 355 days
3 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 3 Mar 1924 101 years, 332 days
4 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1 Oct 1924 101 years, 120 days
5 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 10 Jul 1925 99 years, 203 days
6 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 17 Jul 1925 99 years, 196 days
7 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 29 May 1926 99 years, 245 days
8 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 3 Nov 1926 99 years, 87 days
9 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 9 Dec 1926 99 years, 51 days
10 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 5 April 1927 98 years, 299 days
11 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 4 Feb 1928 97 years, 335 days
12 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 10 May 1928 97 years, 264 days
13 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 11 May 1928 97 years, 263 days
14 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 27 Aug 1928 97 years, 155 days
15 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 23 Oct 1928 97 years, 98 days
16 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 2 May 1929 96 years, 272 days
17 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 12 May 1929 96 years, 262 days
18 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 19 July 1929 96 years, 194 days
19 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 16 Sep 1929 96 years, 135 days
20 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)		 18 Oct 1929 96 years, 103 days
21 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 15 Nov 1929 96 years, 75 days
22 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1 Dec 1929 96 years, 59 days
23 Salim al-Huss Lebanon Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)
Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)		 20 Dec 1929 96 years, 40 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Serbia and Montenegro Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
26 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 28 Dec 1929 96 years, 32 days
27 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 3 Jan 1930 96 years, 26 days
28 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 3 Mar 1930 95 years, 332 days
29 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 15 Apr 1930 95 years, 289 days
30 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 24 Apr 1930 95 years, 300 days
31 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 21 May 1930 95 years, 253 days
32 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1 Jul 1930 95 years, 212 days
33 Ivy Dumont Bahamas (Acting) Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002–2005)		 2 Oct 1930 95 years, 119 days
34 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 11 Oct 1930 95 years, 110 days
35 Mabandla Dlamini Swaziland Prime Minister (1979–1983) 11 Nov 1930 95 years, 79 days
36 Choe Yong-rim North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 20 Nov 1930 95 years, 70 days
37 Cesar Virata Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 12 Dec 1930 95 years, 48 days
38 William Deane Australia Governor-General (1996–2001) 4 Jan 1931 95 years, 25 days
Cleopa Msuya Tanzania Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995)
40 Philip Greaves Barbados Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) 19 Jan 1931 95 years, 10 days
41 Isabel Perón Argentina President (1974–1976) 4 Feb 1931 94 years, 359 days
42 Lamberto Dini Italy Prime Minister (1995–1996) 1 Mar 1931 94 years, 334 days
43 Elliott Belgrave Barbados Acting Governor-General (2011–2012)
Governor-General (2012–2017)		 16 Mar 1931 94 years, 319 days
44 Gioegios Vassilliou Cyprus President (1988–1993) 20 May 1931 94 years, 254 days
45 Raúl Castro Cuba President of the Council of State (2006–2018)
President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018)
First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021)		 3 Jun 1931 94 years, 240 days
46 Fernando Henrique Cardoso Brazil President (1995–2002) 18 Jun 1931 94 years, 225 days
47 Khieu Samphan Damocratic Kampuchea Acting Prime Minister (1976)
Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)		 28 Jul 1931 94 years, 185 days
48 Pié Masumbuko Burundi Acting Prime Minister (1965) 29 Sep 1931 94 years, 122 days
49 Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar Bangladesh Acting President (2002) 1 Dec 1931 94 years, 59 days
50 Javier Valle Riestra Peru Prime Minister (1998) 5 Jan 1932 94 years, 24 days
51 Edmund Wickham Lawrence Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (2013–2015) 14 Feb 1932 93 years, 349 days
52 Tang Fei Taiwan President of the Executive Yuan (2000) 15 Mar 1932 93 years, 320 days
53 Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Thailand Prime Minister (1996–1997) 15 May 1932 93 years, 259 days
53 Marguerite Pindling Bahamas Governor-General (2014–2019) 26 Jun 1932 93 years, 217 days
55 Anand Panyarachun Thailand Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) 9 Aug 1932 93 years, 173 days
56 Sirikit Regent (1956) 12 Aug 1932 93 years, 170 days
57 Gavril Dejeu Romania Acting Prime Minister (1998) 11 Sep 1932 93 years, 140 days
58 Manmohan Singh India Prime Minister (2004–2014) 26 Sep 1932 93 years, 125 days
59 Vytautas Landsbergis Lithuania Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) 18 Oct 1932 93 years, 103 days
60 Vitold Fokin Ukraine Prime Minister (1991–1992) 25 Oct 1932 93 years, 96 days
61 Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Malta President (1994–1999) 8 Nov 1932 93 years, 82 days
62 Colville Young Belize Governor-General (1993–2021) 20 Nov 1932 93 years, 70 days
Kim Suk-soo South Korea Prime Minister (2002–2003)
64 Than Shwe Myanmar Chairman of the SPDC (1992–2011)
Prime Minister (1992–2003)
Chairman of the USDP (1993–2011)		 2 Feb 1933 92 years, 361 days
65 Paul Biya Cameroon Prime Minister (1975–1982)
President (1982–present)		 13 Feb 1933 92 years, 350 days
66 The Baron Eyskens Belgium Prime Minister (1981) 29 Apr 1933 92 years, 275 days
67 H. D. Deve Gowda India Prime Minister (1996–1997) 18 May 1933 92 years, 256 days
68 Hüsamettin Cindoruk Turkey Acting President (1993) 8 Jun 1933 92 years, 235 days
69 Fouad Mebazaa Tunisia Acting President (2011) 15 Jun 1933 92 years, 228 days
70 Dumaagiin Sodnom Mongolian People's Republic Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) 14 Jul 1933 92 years, 199 days
71 Suchinda Kraprayoon Thailand Prime Minister (1992) 6 Aug 1933 92 years, 176 days
72 Rubén Darío Paredes Panama Military Leader (1982–1983) 11 Aug 1933 92 years, 37 days
73 Arnold Koller Switzerland Federal Council Member (1986–1999)
President (1990; 1997)		 29 Aug 1933 92 years, 153 days
74 Mátyás Szűrös Hungary Provisional President (1989–1990) 11 Sep 1933 92 years, 140 days
75 Michel Aoun Lebanon President (2016–2022) 30 Sep 1933 92 years, 131 days
76 Abel Pacheco Costa Rica President (2002–2006) 22 Dec 1933 92 years, 38 days
77 Akihito Japan Emperor (1989–2019) 23 Dec 1933 92 years, 37 days
78 Rudolf Schuster Slovakia President (1999–2004) 4 Jan 1934 92 years, 25 days
79 Jean Chrétien Canada Prime Minister (1993–2003) 11 Jan 1934 92 years, 18 days
80 Édith Cresson France Prime Minister (1991–1992) 27 Jan 1934 92 years, 2 days
81 Eddie Fenech Adami Malta Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004)
President (2004–2009)		 7 Feb 1934 91 years, 356 days
82 Mohamed Ennaceur Tunisia Acting President (2019) 21 Mar 1934 91 years, 304 days
83 J. Y. Pillay Singapore Acting President (2017) 30 Mar 1934 91 years, 305 days
84 John Malecela Tanzania Prime Minister (1990–1994) 19 Apr 1934 91 years, 285 days
85 Pedro Pires Cape Verde Prime Minister (1975–1991)
President (2001–2011)		 29 Apr 1934 91 years, 275 days
86 Lee Hong-koo South Korea Prime Minister (1994–1995) 9 May 1934 91 years, 265 days
87 Heng Samrin Deocratic Kampuchea President of the Council of State (1979–1992)
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991) 		25 May 1934 91 years, 249 days
88 Monica Dacon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Acting Governor-General (2002) 4 Jun 1934 91 years, 239 days
89 Albert II Belgium King (1993–2013) 6 Jun 1934 91 years, 237 days
90 Désiré Rakotoarijaona Madagascar Prime Minister (1977–1988) 19 Jun 1934 91 years, 224 days
91 Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem Angola Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) 24 Aug 1934 91 years, 158 days
92 Ricardo de la Espriella Panama President (1982–1984) 5 Sept 1934 91 years, 146 days
93 Apas Jumagulov Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister (1993–1998) 19 Sept 1934 91 years, 132 days
94 Eugene Koffi Adoboli Togo Prime Minister (1999–2000) 3 Oct 1934 91 years, 118 days
95 Yakubu Gowon Nigeria Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) 19 Oct 1934 91 years, 102 days
96 Hamilton Green Guyana Prime Minister (1985–1992) 9 Nov 1934 91 years, 81 days
Ingvar Carlsson Sweden Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
98 Nicéphore Soglo Benin Acting Prime Miister (1990–1991)
President (1991–1996)		 29 Nov 1934 91 years, 61 days
99 Pratibha Patil India President (2007–2012) 19 Dec 1934 91 years, 51 days
100 Stjepan Mesić Yugoslavia

Croatia

President of the Presidency (1991)

President (2000–2010)

24 Dec 1934 91 years, 36 days

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–54 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Syria Prime Minister (1980–1987) 1932 93 years, 29 days to
94 years, 28 days
Severino Tura San Marino Captain Regent (1985) 1934 91 years, 29 days to
92 years, 28 days

Unclear status as state leaders

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals are older than #97–1 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
César Yanes Urías El Salvador Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) 24 Apr 1920 105 years, 280 days
Ali Haroun Algeria Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) 8 Feb 1927 98 years, 355 days
Michael J. Williams Trinidad and Tobago Acting President during absence (1987) 16 Oct 1929 96 years, 103 days
Karan Singh Janmu and Kashmir Prince Regent (1952–1965) 9 Mar 1931 94 years, 326 days
Nicola Mancino Italy Acting President (1999) 15 Oct 1931 94 years, 106 days
Dimitru Mazilu Romania Member of the National Salvation Front (1989) 24 Ju 1934 91 years, 219 days
Tarcisio Bertone Vatican City Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) 2 Dec 1934 91 years, 58 days

Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–40 on this list, however their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear.
Waldo Bernal Pereira Bolivia Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980)
Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)		 1931 94 years, 29 days to
95 years, 28 days
1934 91 years, 29 days to
92 years, 28 days
Félix Rouzabakani Congo-Braxzaville Member of the Provisional Government (1963) 1934 91 years, 29 days to
92 years, 28 days

Related pages

Other websites

  • United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
  • WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

Reference

Retrieved from "https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_living_state_leaders&oldid=2459"