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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
Color Color Name Hex Triplet Note
incumbent
Rank Name State Position Birth Age
1 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 4 November 1923 102 years, 42 days
2 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 8 February 1924 101 years, 311 days
3 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 3 March 1924 101 years, 288 days
4 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 10 July 1925 100 years, 159 days
5 Muhammad Hassan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 17 July 1925 100 years, 152 days
6 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 29 May 1926 99 years, 201 days
7 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 3 November 1926 99 years, 43 days
8 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 9 December 1926 99 years, 7 days
9 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 4 February 1928 97 years, 315 days
10 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 11 May 1928 97 years, 219 days
11 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 27 August 1928 97 years, 111 days
12 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 23 October 1928 97 years, 54 days
13 Édouard Balladur Flag of France (1976–2020).svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 2 May 1929 96 years, 228 days
14 Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 19 July 1929 96 years, 150 days
15 Violeta Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)		 18 October 1929 96 years, 59 days
16 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 15 November 1929 96 years, 31 days
17 Alfred Moisiu Flag of Albania.svg Albania President (2002–2007) 1 December 1929 96 years, 15 days
18 Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 20 December 1929 95 years, 361 days
Milan Panić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
20 Efraín Goldenberg Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 28 December 1929 95 years, 353 days
21 Ahmed Osman Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 3 January 1930 95 years, 347 days
22 Ion Iliescu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 3 March 1930 95 years, 288 days
23 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland President (1980–1996) 15 April 1930 95 years, 245 days
24 José Sarney Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1985–1990) 24 April 1930 95 years, 236 days
25 Kesang Choden Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Regent (1972) 21 May 1930 95 years, 209 days
26 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1 July 1930 95 years, 168 days
27 Ivy Dumont Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (Acting) Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002–2005) 		2 October 1930 95 years, 75 days
28 Mabandla Dlamini Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Prime Minister (1979–1983) 11 November 1930 95 years, 35 days
29 Choe Yong-rim Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 20 November 1930 95 years, 26 days
30 Cesar Virata Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 12 December 1930 95 years, 4 days
31 William Deane Flag of Australia.svg Australia Governor-General (1996–2001) 4 January 1931 94 years, 346 days
Cleopa Msuya Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995)
33 Philip Greaves Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) 19 January 1931 94 years, 331 days
34 Isabel Perón Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina President (1974–1976) 4 February 1931 94 years, 315 days
35 Lamberto Dini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1995–1996) 1 March 1931 94 years, 290 days
36 Elliott Belgrave Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Acting Governor-General (2011–2012)
Governor-General (2012–2017)		 16 March 1931 94 years, 275 days
37 Gioegios Vassilliou Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus President (1988–1993) 20 May 1931 94 years, 210 days
38 Raúl Castro Flag of Cuba.svg 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 June 1931 94 years, 196 days
39 Fernando Henrique Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1995–2002) 18 June 1931 94 years, 181 days
40 Khieu Samphan Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Damocratic Kampuchea Acting Prime Minister (1976)
Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) 		28 July 1931 94 years, 141 days
41 Pié Masumbuko Flag of Burundi (1962–1966).svg Burundi Acting Prime Minister (1965) 29 September 1931 94 years, 78 days
42 Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Acting President (2002) 1 December 1931 94 years, 15 days
43 Edmund Wickham Lawrence Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (2013–2015) 14 February 1932 93 years, 305 days
44 Tang Fei Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President of the Executive Yuan (2000) 15 March 1932 93 years, 276 days
45 Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1996–1997) 15 May 1932 93 years, 215 days
46 Marguerite Pindling Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2014–2019) 26 June 1932 93 years, 173 days
47 Anand Panyarachun Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) 9 August 1932 93 years, 129 days
48 Sirikit Regent (1956) 12 August 1932 93 years, 126 days
49 Gavril Dejeu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Acting Prime Minister (1998) 11 September 1932 93 years, 96 days
50 Vytautas Landsbergis Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) 18 October 1932 93 years, 59 days
51 Vitold Fokin Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Prime Minister (1991–1992) 25 October 1932 93 years, 52 days
52 Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1994–1999) 8 November 1932 93 years, 38 days
53 Sir Colville Young Flag of Belize.svg Belize Governor-General (1993–2021) 20 November 1932 93 years, 26 days
Kim Suk-soo Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Prime Minister (2002–2003)
55 Than Shwe Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Chairman of the SPDC (1992–2011)
Prime Minister (1992–2003)
Chairman of the USDP (1993–2011)		 2 February 1933 92 years, 317 days
56 Paul Biya Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Prime Minister (1975–1982)
President (1982–present) 		13 February 1933 92 years, 307 days
57 Mark Eyskens Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1981) 29 April 1933 92 years, 231 days
58 H. D. Deve Gowda Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1996–1997) 18 May 1933 92 years, 212 days
59 Hüsamettin Cindoruk Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Acting President (1993) 8 June 1933 92 years, 191 days
60 Fouad Mebazaa Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Acting President (2011) 15 June 1933 92 years, 184 days
61 data-sort-value="Sodnom, Dumaagiin" Dumaagiin Sodnom|Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolian People's Republic Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) 14 July 1933 92 years, 155 days
62 Suchinda Kraprayoon Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1992) 6 August 1933 92 years, 132 days
63 Rubén Darío Paredes Flag of Panama.svg Panama Military Leader (1982–1983) 11 August 1933 92 years, 127 days
64 Arnold Koller Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Federal Council Member (1986–1999)
President (1990; 1997)		 29 August 1933 92 years, 109 days
65 Mátyás Szűrös Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Provisional President (1989–1990) 11 September 1933 92 years, 127 days
66 Michel Aoun Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon President (2016–2022) 30 September 1933 92 years, 77 days
67 Abel Pacheco Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica President (2002–2006) 22 December 1933 91 years, 359 days
68 Akihito Flag of Japan.svg Japan Emperor (1989–2019) 23 December 1933 91 years, 358 days
69 Rudolf Schuster Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia President (1999–2004) 4 January 1934 91 years, 346 days
70 Jean Chrétien Flag of Canada.svg Canada Prime Minister (1993–2003) 11 January 1934 91 years, 339 days
71 Édith Cresson Flag of France (1976–2020).svg France Prime Minister (1991–1992) 27 January 1934 91 years, 323 days
72 Eddie Fenech Adami Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004)
President (2004–2009) 		7 February 1934 91 years, 312 days
73 Mohamed Ennaceur Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Acting President (2019) 21 March 1934 91 years, 270 days
74 J. Y. Pillay Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Acting President (2017) 30 March 1934 91 years, 261 days
75 John Malecela Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Prime Minister (1990–1994) 19 April 1934 91 years, 241 days
76 Pedro Pires Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Prime Minister (1975–1991)
President (2001–2011)		 29 April 1934 91 years, 231 days
77 Lee Hong-koo Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1994–1995) 9 May 1934 91 years, 221 days
78 Heng Samrin Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Deocratic Kampuchea
Flag of the State of Cambodia (1989–1992).svg Cambodia		 President of the Council of State (1979–1992)
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991)		 25 May 1934 91 years, 205 days
79 Monica Dacon Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Acting Governor-General (2002) 4 June 1934 91 years, 195 days
80 Albert II Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium King (1993–2013) 6 June 1934 91 years, 193 days
81 Désiré Rakotoarijaona Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Prime Minister (1977–1988) 19 Jun 1934 91 years, 180 days
82 Ricardo de la Espriella Flag of Panama.svg Panama President (1982–1984) 5 September 1934 91 years, 102 days
83 Apas Jumagulov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister (1993–1998) 19 Sept 1934 91 years, 88 days
84 Eugene Koffi Adoboli Flag of Togo.svg Togo Prime Minister (1999–2000) 3 October 1934 91 years, 74 days
85 Yakubu Gowon Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) 19 October 1934 91 years, 58 days
86 Hamilton Green Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Prime Minister (1985–1992) 9 November 1934 91 years, 37 days
Ingvar Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
88 Nicéphore Soglo Flag of Benin.svg Benin Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991)
President (1991–1996) 		29 November 1934 91 years, 17 days
89 Pratibha Patil Flag of India.svg India President (2007–2012) 19 December 1934 L91 years, 7 days
90 Stjepan Mesić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 		President of the Presidency (1991)
President (2000–2010) 		24 December 1934 90 years, 357 days
91 António Ramalho Eanes Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982)
President (1976–1986)}} 		25 January 1935 90 years, 325 days
92 Artur Rasizade Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018) 26 February 1935 90 years, 293 days
93 Mohammed Basindawa Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister (2011–2014) 4 April 1935 90 years, 256 days
94 Peter Hollingworth Flag of Australia.svg Australia Governor-General (2001–2003) 10 April 1935}} 90 years, 250 days
P. J. Patterson Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Prime Minister (1992–2006)
96 Sharavyn Gungaadorj Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Prime Minister (1990) 2 May 1935 90 years, 228 days
97 Nemesi Marqués Oste Flag of Andorra.svg Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012) 17 May 1935 90 years, 213 days
98 José Mujica Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay President (2010–2015) 20 May 1935 90 years, 210 days
99 Léon Kengo Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg Zaire Prime Minister (1982–1986; 1988–1990; 1994–1997) 22 May 1935 90 years, 208 days
Sultan Ali Keshtmand Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990)

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals might be older than #91–43 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Prime Minister (1980–1987) 1932 92 years, 350 days to
93 years, 349 days
Severino Tura Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Captain Regent (1985) 1934 90 years, 350 days to
91 years, 349 days

Unclear status as state leaders

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals are older than #92–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
Ali Haroun Flag of Algeria.svg Algwria Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) 8 February 1927 98 years, 311 days
Michael J. Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Acting President during absence (1987) 16 Oct 1929 <span 96 years, 59 days
Karan Singh Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019).svg Jammu and Kashmir Prince Regent (1952–1965) 9 Mar 1931 94 years, 282 days
Nicola Mancino Flag of Italy.svg Italy Acting President (1999) 15 Oct 1931 94 years, 62 days
Dimitru Mazilu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Member of the National Salvation Front (1989) 24 July 1934 91 years, 145 days
Tarcisio Bertone Flag of Vatican City (2001–2023).svg Vatican City Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) 2 Dec 1934 91 years, 14 days
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981) 14 December 1934 91 years, 2 days
Giovanni Lajolo Flag of Vatican City (2001–2023).svg  Vatican City [President of the Governorate (2006–2011) 3 January 1935 90 years, 347 days
Brian Mullooly Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland [Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997) 21 February 1935 90 years, 298 days

Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth

Name State Position Birth Age
The following individuals might be older than #91–31 on this list, however their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear.
Waldo Bernal Pereira Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980)
Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)		 1931 93 years, 350 days to
94 years, 349 days
Félix Rouzabakani Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Brazzaville Member of the Provisional Government (1963) 1934 90 years, 350 days to
91 years, 349 days

Chronological List of eldest living

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living (Alive)
From Until State Leader State Sex Birth Post
?? 1897.05.14 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala M 1802.10.19 President (1865)
1897.05-.14 1899.02.26 Count Bernhard von Rechberg Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria M 1806.07.17 Minister-President (1859-1861)
1899.02.26 1900.04.12 Tomás Gormensoro Albin Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay M 1810.01.27 Interim President (1872-1873)
1900.04.12 1903.07.20 Pope Leo XIII Flag of the Holy See.svg Holy See M 1810.03.02 Pope (1878-1903)
1903.07.20 1908.07.17 Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cislethania M 1810.05.21 Minister-President (1870)
1908.02.17 1916.09.21 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary M 1818.01.30 Acting Governor-President (1849)
1916.05.21 1917.12.10 Mackenzie Bowell Flag of Canada (1868–1921).svg Canada M 1823.11.27 Prime Minister (1894–1896)
1917.12.10 1923.05.14 Charles de Freycinet Flag of France.svg France M 1828.11.14 Prime Minister (1879–1880, 1882, 1886, 1890–1892)
1923.05.14 1924.07.02 Matsukata Masayoshi Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1835.02.25 Prime Minister (1891-1892; 1896-1898)
1924.07.02 1932.03.10 Paolo Boselli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy M 1838.08.08 Prime Minister (1916-1917)
1932.03.10 1935.09.06 Francisco Andrade Marín Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador M 1841.11.15 Acting President (1912()
1935.09.06 1937.05.29 Lizardo Garcia Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1844.04.28 President (1905-1908)
1937.05.29 1939.09.12 Eliodoro Villazón Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia M 1848.01.22 President (1909-1913)
1939.09.12 1945.08.06 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svgPeru M 1849.03.22 Prime Minister (1902)
1945.08.06 1949.07.25 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela M 1854.07.28 Interim President (1892)
1949.07.25 1951.07.23 Philippe Petain Flag of France.svg France M 1856.04.24 Prime Prime Minister (1940)
Chief of State (1940-1944)
1951.07.23 1952.07.21 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico (1893–1916).svg Mexico M 1856.05.06 President (1913)
1952.07.21 1960.12.12 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway M 1859.11.15 Prime Minister (1928)
1960.12.12 1966.05.15 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil M 1868.02.26 President (1914–1918)
1966.05.15 1968.02.25 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium M 1871.05.28 Prime Minister (1946–1947)
1968.02.25 1969.08.14 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru M 1872.03.15 Prime Minister (1939–1944)
1969.08.14 1972.03.28 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France M 1873.08.04 Prime Minister (1932–1933)
1972.03.28 1973.02.14 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 Prime Minister (1918–1925)
1973.02.14 1973.07.25 Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg Hungary M 1875.07.10 Prime Minister (1919)
1973.07.25 1974.02.09 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1877-06-04 President (1935–1937)
1974.02.09 1977.09.19 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine M 1879-95-20 Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
1977.09.19 1978.03.22 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1879.08.31 President (1926–1931)
1978.03.22 1978.04.14 Federico Chaves Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay M 1882.02.15 President (1949–1954)
1978.04.14 1986.08.22 Celál Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye M 1883.05.16 Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
1986.08.22 1988.05.14 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands M 1886.07.05 Prime Minister (1948–1958)
1988.05.14 1990.01.20 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1887.12.03 Prime Minister (1945)
1990.01.20 1990.12.14 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan M 1889.05.09 Premier (1947–1948)
1990.12.14 1994.12.13 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France M 1891.12.30 Prime Minister (1952–1953)
1994.12.13 1995.04.10 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India M 1896.02.29 Prime Minister (1977–1979)
1995.04.10 1997.11.27 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawo M 1898 Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
1997.11.27 1998.01.15 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India M 1898.07.04 Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
1998.01.15 1998.07.13 Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece (Kingdom) M 1901 Prime Minister (1967)
1998.07.13 2000.02.08 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania M 1902.09.23 President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
2000.02.08 2002.10.31 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece M 1903.07.27 President (1974–1975)
2002.10.31 2004.06.10 Xenophon Zolotas M 1904.04.26 Prime Minister (1989–1990)
2004.06.10 2009.01.22 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia M 1905.09.01 Acting Prime Minister (1962)
2009.01.22 2009.04.16 Abdel Halim Muhammad Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan M 1910.04.10 Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
2009-04-16 2010.01.04 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname M 1910.05.12 President (1975–1980)
2010.01.04 2012.03.15 Bernardino Gonzáles Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama M 1911.01.11 Acting President (1963)
2012.03.15 2012.06.12 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia M 1912 Interim president (1969)
2012.06.12 2013.08.09 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1912.10.09 Acting Leader (1966)
2013.08.09 2016.07.27 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands M 1915.04.13 Prime Minister (1967–1971)
2016.07.27 2018.10.01 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam M 1917.03.02 Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
2018.10.01 2019.01.17 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan M 1917.03.02 Prime Minister (1969)
2019.01.17 2019.11.29 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1918.05.27 Prime Minister (1982–1987)
2019.11.29 2020.05.25 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea M 1919-02-26 Prime Minister (1992–1993)
2020.05.25 2021.12.07 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya M 1921.01-.29 Prime Minister (1954–1957)
2021.12.07 2022.07.08 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru M 1921.10.04 Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
2022.07.08 2023.10.11 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos M 1924.02.08 Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
2023.10.11 current Guillermo Rodriguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1923.11.04 Acting President (1972–1976)

See Also

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
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