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|rowspan=2|1xx||{{ | |rowspan=2|1xx||{{wp|Peter Hollingworth}}||Australia||[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] (2001–2003)||rowspan=2|{{dts|10 April 1935|abbr=on}}||rowspan=2|{{ayd|1935|4|10}}||{{dts|21 December 2023|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/peter-hollingworth-calls-for-former-governor-generals-pension-to-be-removed-after-new-findings|title=Peter Hollingworth: calls for former governor general's pension to be removed after new findings|website=The Guardian|date=21 December 2023|access-date=28 February 2024|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 30 September 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
Oldest living:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–19762nd-Oldest:
Laos
Khamtai Siphandone
served: 1991–20063rd-oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served 1994–1996Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 10th-oldest living:
Raif Dizdarević
Yugoslavia
1988–1989Oldest living incumbent and 69th-oldest living:
Paul Biya
Cameroon
1975–present
List
- Key
Currently in Office |
updated 09/30/2024 | |||||
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Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth' | Age |
1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 100 years, 331 days |
2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 Feb 1924 | 100 years, 235 days |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 100 years, 211 days |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 99 years, 365 days |
5 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 82 days |
6 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 75 days |
7 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 124 days |
8 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 97 years, 332 days |
9 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 97 years, 296 days |
10 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 178 days |
11 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 Feb 1928 | 96 years, 215 days |
12 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 143 days |
13 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 142 days |
14 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 96 years, 34 days |
15 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 95 years, 343 days |
16 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 151 days |
17 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 141 days |
18 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 95 years, 73 days |
19 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 Sep 1929 | 95 years, 14 days |
20 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 348 days |
21 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 94 years, 320 days |
22 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 304 days |
23 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | 20 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 285 days |
Milan Panić | Serbia and Montenegro | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
25 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 277 days |
26 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 94 years, 271 days |
27 | 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 | 94 years, 211 days |
28 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 168 days |
29 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 179 days |
30 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 132 days |
31 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 94 years, 91 days |
32 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | (Acting) Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 364 days |
33 | A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 11 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 355 days |
34 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 324 days |
35 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 315 days |
36 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 93 years, 293 days |
37 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 270 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
39 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 255 days |
40 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 93 years, 239 days |
41 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 213 days |
42 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 198 days |
43 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 133 days |
44 | 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 | 93 years, 119 days |
45 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 Jun 1931 | 93 years, 104 days |
46 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 Jul 1931 | 93 years, 64 days |
47 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 93 years, 1 day |
48 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 92 years, 304 days |
49 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 Feb 1932 | 92 years, 229 days |
50 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 92 years, 199 days |
51 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 138 days |
52 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 92 years, 96 days |
53 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 52 days |
54 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 49 days | |
55 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 19 days |
56 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 4 days |
57 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 348 days |
58 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 341 days |
59 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 327 days |
60 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 315 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
62 | Than Shwe | Myanmar | Chairman of the SPDC (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the USDP (1993–2011) |
2 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 241 days |
63 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 230 days |
64 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 91 years, 154 days |
65 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 135 days |
66 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 114 days |
67 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 107 days |
68 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 91 years, 78 days |
69 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 55 days |
70 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Military Leader (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 90 years, 282 days |
71 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 32 days |
72 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 19 days |
73 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 10 days |
74 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 283 days |
75 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 282 days |
76 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 270 days |
77 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 263 days |
78 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 247 days |
79 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 Feb 1934 | 90 years, 236 days |
80 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 183 days |
81 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 184 days |
82 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 164 days |
83 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 154 days |
84 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 144 days |
85 | 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 | 90 years, 128 days |
86 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 118 days |
87 | Albert II | BEL | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 116 days |
88 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | MDG | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 103 days |
89 | Ricardo de la Espriella | PAN | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sept 1934 | 90 years, 25 days |
90 | Apas Jumagulov | KGZ | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sept 1934 | 90 years, 11 days |
91 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | TOG | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 363 days |
92 | Yakubu Gowon | NGA | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 347 days |
93 | Hamilton Green | GUY | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 9 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 326 days |
Ingvar Carlsson | SWE | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | |||
95 | Nicéphore Soglo | BEN | Acting Prime Miister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996) |
29 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 306 days |
96 | Pratibha Patil | IND | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 296 days |
97 | Stjepan Mesić | YUG HRV |
President of the Presidency (1991) President (2000–2010) |
24 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 281 days |
98 | António Ramalho Eanes | Portugal | President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)}} |
25 Jan 1935 | 89 years, 249 days |
99 | Artur Rasizade | Azerbaijan | Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018) | 26 Feb 1935 | 89 years, 217 days |
100 | Mohammed Basindawa | Yemen | Prime Minister (2011–2014) | 4 Apr 1935 | 89 years, 179 days |
Addendum
Uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Syria | Prime Minister (1980–1987) | 1932 | 91 years, 274 days to 92 years, 273 days |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 89 years, 274 days to 90 years, 273 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 Apr 1920 | 104 years, 159 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | 97 years, 235 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 348 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 205 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | Acting President (1999) | 15 Oct 1931 | 92 years, 351 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front (1989) | 24 Ju 1934 | 90 years, 98 days |
Tarcisio Bertone | Vatican City | Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) | 2 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 303 days |
Giovanni Lajolo | [President of the Governorate (2006–2011) | 3 January 1935 | 89 years, 271 days | |
Brian Mullooly | Ireland | [Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997) | 21 February 1935 | 89 years, 222 days |
Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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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 | 92 years, 274 days to 93 years, 273 days |
1934 | 89 years, 274 days to 90 years, 273 days | |||
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 274 days to 90 years, 273 days |
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