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|17||{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}||China||[[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council]] (1998–2003)||23 October 1928||{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}} | |17||{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}||China||[[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council]] (1998–2003)||23 October 1928||{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}} | ||
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|18||{{Wp|Édouard | |18||{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}||France||[[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] (1993–1995)||2 May 1929||{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}} | ||
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|19||{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}||Namibia||[[President of Namibia|President]] (1990–2005)||12 May 1929||{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}} | |19||{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}||Namibia||[[President of Namibia|President]] (1990–2005)||12 May 1929||{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}} | ||
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|46||{{wp|Elliott Belgrave}}||Barbados||[[Governor-General of Barbados|Acting Governor-General]] (2011–2012)<br>[[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] (2012–2017) ||16 March 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|3|16}} | |46||{{wp|Elliott Belgrave}}||Barbados||[[Governor-General of Barbados|Acting Governor-General]] (2011–2012)<br>[[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] (2012–2017) ||16 March 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|3|16}} | ||
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|47||{{wp| | |47||{{wp|George Vassiliou|Gioegios Vassilliou}}||Cyprus||[[President of Cyprus|President]] (1988–1993)||20 May 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|5|20}} | ||
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|48||{{wp| | |48||{{wp|Raúl Castro}}||Cuba||[[President of Cuba|President of the Council of State]] (2006–2018)<br>[[Prime Minister of Cuba|President of the Council of Ministers]] (2006–2018)<br>[[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba|First Secretary of the Communist Party]] (2011–2021)||3 June 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|6|3}} | ||
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|49||{{wp| | |49||{{wp|Fernando Henrique Cardoso}}||Brazil||[[President of Brazil|President]] (1995–2002)||18 June 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|6|18}} | ||
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|50||{{wp| | |50||{{wp|Khieu Samphan}}||Damocratic Kampuchea ||[[Prime minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister]] (1976)<br>[[List of heads of state of Cambodia|Chairman of the State Presidium]] (1976–1979)||28 July 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|7|28}} | ||
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|51||{{wp| | |51||{{wp|Pié Masumbuko}}||Burundi||[[Prime Minister of Burundi|Acting Prime Minister]] (1965)||29 September 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|9|29}} | ||
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|52||{{wp| | |52||{{wp|Michael Hardie Boys}}||New Zealand||[[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor-General]] (1996–2001)||6 October 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|10|6}} | ||
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|53||{{wp| | |53||{{wp|Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar}}||Bangladesh||[[President of Bangladesh|Acting President]] (2002)||1 December 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|12|1}} | ||
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|54||{{wp| | |54||{{wp|Javier Valle Riestra}}||Peru||[[Prime Minister of Peru|Prime Minister]] (1998)||5 January 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|1|5}} | ||
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|55||{{wp| | | 55||{{wp|Edmund Lawrence|Edmund Wickham Lawrence}}|| Saint Kitts and Nevis||[[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Governor-General]] (2013–2015)||14 February 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|2|14}} | ||
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| 56||{{wp| | |56||{{wp|Tang Fei}}||Taiwan||[[Premier of the Republic of China|President of the Executive Yuan]] (2000)||15 March 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|3|15}} | ||
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|57||{{wp| | |57||{{wp|Chavalit Yongchaiyudh}}||Thailand||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1996–1997)||15 May 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|5|15}} | ||
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|58||{{wp| | |58||{{wp|Marguerite Pindling}}|| Bahamas||[[Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General]] (2014–2019)||26 June 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|6|26}} | ||
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|59||{{wp| | |59||{{wp|Anand Panyarachun}}|| rowspan="2" |Thailand||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992; 1992)||9 August 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|8|9}} | ||
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|60||{{wp| | |60||{{wp|Sirikit}}||[[Regent of Thailand|Regent]] (1956)||12 August 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|8|12}} | ||
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|61||{{wp| | |61||{{wp|Gavril Dejeu}}||Romania||[[Prime Minister of Romania|Acting Prime Minister]] (1998) ||11 September 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|9|11}} | ||
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|62||{{wp| | |62||{{wp|Manmohan Singh}}||India||[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] (2004–2014)|| 26 September 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|9|26}} | ||
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|63||{{wp| | |63||{{wp|Vytautas Landsbergis}}||Lithuania||[[List of heads of state of Lithuania#Republic of Lithuania (1990–present)|Chairman of the Supreme Council]] (1991–1992) ||18 October 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|10|18}} | ||
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|64||{{wp| | |64||{{wp|Vitold Fokin}}||Ukraine||[[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992)||25 October 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|10|25}} | ||
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|65||{{wp| | |65||{{wp|A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury}}||Bangladesh||[[President of Bangladesh|President]] (2001–2002)||1 November 1932||{{Age in years and days|1932|11|1}} | ||
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|66||{{wp| | |66||{{wp|Ugo Mifsud Bonnici}}||Malta||[[President of Malta|President]] (1994–1999)||8 November 1932 ||{{Age in years and days|1932|11|8}} | ||
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| rowspan="2" |67||{{wp|Colville Young}}||Belize||[[Governor-General of Belize|Governor-General]] (1993–2021)|| rowspan="2" |20 November 1932|| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1932|11|20}} | |||
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|{{wp|Kim Suk-soo}}||South Korea||[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (2002–2003) | |{{wp|Kim Suk-soo}}||South Korea||[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (2002–2003) | ||
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| | |69||{{wp|Bill Hayden}}||Australia||[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] (1989–1996)|| 23 January 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|1|23}} | ||
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| | |70||{{wp|Than Shwe}}||Myanmar||[[List of presidents of Myanmar|Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council]] (1992–2011)<br>[[Prime Minister of Myanmar|Prime Minister]] (1992–2003)<br>[[Union Solidarity and Development Association|Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association]] (1993–2011)||2 February 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|2|2}} | ||
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|''' | |'''71''' ||'''{{wp|Paul Biya}}'''||'''Cameroon'''||[[List of prime ministers of Cameroon|Prime Minister]] (1975–1982)'''<br>[[List of presidents of Cameroon|President]] (1982–''present'')'''||13 February 1933||'''{{Age in years and days|1933|2|13}}''' | ||
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| | |72||{{wp|Mark Eyskens|The Baron Eyskens}}||Belgium|| [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] (1981)||29 April 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|4|29}} | ||
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| | |73||{{wp|H. D. Deve Gowda}}||India||[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] (1996–1997)||18 May 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|5|18}} | ||
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| | |74||{{wp|Basdeo Panday}}||Trinidad and Tobago||[[List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]] (1995–2001)||25 May 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|5|25}} | ||
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| | |75||{{wp|Hüsamettin Cindoruk}}||Turkey||[[President of Turkey|Acting President]] (1993)||8 June 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|6|8}} | ||
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| | |76||{{wp|Fouad Mebazaa}}||Tunisia||[[List of presidents of Tunisia|Acting President]] (2011)||15 June 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|6|15}} | ||
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| | |77||{{wp|Dumaagiin Sodnom}}||Mongolian People's Republic||[[Prime Minister of Mongolia|Chairman of the Council of Ministers]] (1984–1990)||14 July 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|7|14}} | ||
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|xx||{{wp|Michel Lévêque}}||Monaco||[[Minister of State (Monaco)|Minister of State]] (1997–2000)||19 July 1933||{{ayd|1933|7|19}}--> | |xx||{{wp|Michel Lévêque}}||Monaco||[[Minister of State (Monaco)|Minister of State]] (1997–2000)||19 July 1933||{{ayd|1933|7|19}}--> | ||
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| | | 78||{{wp|Suchinda Kraprayoon}}||Thailand||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1992)||6 August 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|8|6}} | ||
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| | |79||{{wp|Rubén Darío Paredes}}||Panama||[[List of heads of state of Panama#Military (de facto) leaders of Panama (1968–1989)|Commander of the National Guard]] (1982–1983)||11 August 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|23}} | ||
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| | |80||{{wp|Arnold Koller}}||Switzerland||[[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Federal Council Member]] (1986–1999)<br />[[President of the Swiss Confederation|President]] (1990; 1997)||29 August 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|8|29}} | ||
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| | |81||{{wp|Mátyás Szűrös}}||Hungary||[[List of heads of state of Hungary|Provisional President]] (1989–1990)||11 September 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|9|11}} | ||
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|{{wp| | |83||{{wp|Michel Aoun}}||Lebanon||[[List of presidents of Lebanon|President]] (2016–2022)||30 September 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|9|20}} | ||
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| | |83||{{wp|Abel Pacheco}}||Costa Rica||[[President of Costa Rica|President]] (2002–2006)||22 December 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|22}} | ||
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| | |84 ||{{wp|Akihito}}||Japan||[[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] (1989–2019)||23 December 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|23}} | ||
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| | |85||{{Wp|Rudolf Schuster}}||Slovakia||[[President of Slovakia|President]] (1999–2004)||4 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|4}} | ||
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| | |86||{{Wp|Jean Chrétien}}||Canada||[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] (1993–2003)||11 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|11}} | ||
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| | |87||{{wp|Édith Cresson}}||France||[[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992)||27 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|27}} | ||
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| | |88||{{wp|Eddie Fenech Adami}}||Malta||[[Prime Minister of Malta|Prime Minister]] (1987–1996; 1998–2004)<br>[[President of Malta|President]] (2004–2009)||7 February 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|2|7}} | ||
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| | |89||{{wp|Mohamed Ennaceur}}||Tunisia||[[List of presidents of Tunisia|Acting President]] (2019)||21 March 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|3|31}} | ||
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| | |90||{{wp|J. Y. Pillay}}||Singapore||[[President of Singapore|Acting President]] (2017)||30 March 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|3|30}} | ||
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| | |91||{{wp|Édouard Frank}}||Central African Republic||[[List of heads of government of the Central African Republic|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992)||5 April 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|4|5}} | ||
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| | |92||{{wp|John Malecela}}||Tanzania||[[Prime Minister of Tanzania|Prime Minister]] (1990–1994)||19 April 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|4|19}} | ||
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|94||{{wp| | |93||{{wp|Pedro Pires}}||Cape Verde||[[List of prime ministers of Cape Verde|Prime Minister]] (1975–1991)<br>[[List of presidents of Cape Verde|President]] (2001–2011)||29 April 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|4|29}} | ||
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|94||{{wp|Lee Hong-koo}}|| South Korea | South Korea||[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (1994–1995)||9 May 1934 | |||
|{{Age in years and days|1934|5|9}} | |||
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|95||{{wp| | |95||{{wp|Heng Samrin}}||Deocratic Kampuchea||[[List of heads of state of Cambodia|President of the Council of State]] (1979–1992)<br>[[Cambodian People's Party#History|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party]] (1981–1991) | ||
|25 May 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|5|25}} | |||
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|96||{{wp| | |96||{{wp|Monica Dacon}}||Saint Vincent and the Grenadines||[[Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Acting Governor-General]] (2002)||4 June 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|6|4}} | ||
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|97||{{wp| | |97||{{wp|Albert II of Belgium|Albert II}}|||Belgium||[[Monarchy of Belgium|King]] (1993–2013)||6 June 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|6|6}} | ||
|{{Age in years and days|1934| | |||
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|98||{{wp| | |98||{{wp|Désiré Rakotoarijaona}}||Madagascar||[[Prime Minister of Madagascar|Prime Minister]] (1977–1988)||19 June 1934|| {{ayd |1934|6|19} | ||
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|99||{{wp| | |99||{{wp|Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem}}||Angola||[[List of prime ministers of Angola|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992; 1996–1999)||24 August 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|8|24}} | ||
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|100 ||{{wp| | |100||{{wp|Ricardo de la Espriella}}||Panama||[[President of Panama|President]] (1982–1984)||5 September 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|9|5}} | ||
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|1xx||{{wp| | |1xx||{{wp|Apas Jumagulov}}||Kyrgyzstan||[[Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan|Prime Minister]] (1993–1998)||19 September 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|9|19}} | ||
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|1xx||{{wp| | |1xx||{{wp|Eugene Koffi Adoboli}}||{{flag|Togo}}||[[List of prime ministers of Togo|Prime Minister]] (1999–2000)||3 October 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|10|3}} | ||
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|{{WP|Yakubu Gowon}}||{{NGA}}||Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)||19 October 1934 | |||
|{{AgeYD|1934|10|19}} | |||
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|{{WP|Hamilton Green}}||{{GUY}}||Prime Minister (1985–1992)|| rowspan="2" |9 November 1934 | |||
| rowspan="2" |{{AgeYD|1934|11|9}} | |||
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! style="text-align:left" |Name | ! style="text-align:left" |Name | ||
! style="text-align:left" |State | ! style="text-align:left" |State | ||
! style="text-align:left" |Position | ! style="text-align:left" | Position | ||
! style="text-align:left" |Birth | ! style="text-align:left" |Birth | ||
! style="text-align:left" |Age | ! style="text-align:left" | Age | ||
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|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#55–1'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear. | |+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#55–1'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear. | ||
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|{{wp|Josip Manolić}}|| Croatia ||[[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] (1990–1991)||22 March 1920||{{Age in years and days|1920|3|20}} | |{{wp|Josip Manolić}}||Croatia||[[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] (1990–1991)||22 March 1920||{{Age in years and days|1920|3|20}} | ||
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|{{wp|César Yanes Urías}}||El Salvador||[[Junta of Government (El Salvador)|Member of the Junta of Government]] (1960–1961)||24 April 1920||{{Age in years and days|1920|4|24}} | |{{wp|César Yanes Urías}}|| El Salvador||[[Junta of Government (El Salvador)|Member of the Junta of Government]] (1960–1961)||24 April 1920 ||{{Age in years and days|1920|4|24}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ali Haroun}}||Algeria||[[High Council of State (Algeria)|Member of the High Council of State]] (1992–1994)||8 February 1927||{{Age in years and days|1927|2|8}} | |{{wp|Ali Haroun}}|| Algeria||[[High Council of State (Algeria)|Member of the High Council of State]] (1992–1994)||8 February 1927||{{Age in years and days|1927|2|8}} | ||
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|{{Wp|Michael J. Williams (Politician)|Michael J. Williams}} | |{{Wp|Michael J. Williams (Politician)|Michael J. Williams}} | ||
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|{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}} | |{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}} | ||
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|{{wp|Nicola Mancino}}||Italy||[[List of presidents of Italy#Substitute of the head of state|President of the Senate acting as head of state]] (1999)||15 October 1931 ||{{Age in years and days|1931|10|15}} | |{{wp|Nicola Mancino}}||Italy||[[List of presidents of Italy#Substitute of the head of state|President of the Senate acting as head of state]] (1999)||15 October 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|10|15}} | ||
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|{{Wp|Dimitru Mazilu}} | |||
|Romania | |||
|{{Wp|List of members of the National Salvation Front Council|Member of the National Salvation Front Council}} (1989) | |||
|24 June 1934 | |||
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{{wp|Dumitru Mazilu}}||Romania||[[List of members of the National Salvation Front Council|Member of the National Salvation Front Council]] (1989)||24 June 1934||{{ayd|1934|6|24}}||2014-12-31<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=31 December 2014|title=Dumitru Mazilu: Dacă mă chema Gorbaciov să predau Drept la KGB, mă duceam|url=https://www.digi24.ro/special/campanii-digi24/1989-anul-care-a-schimbat-lumea/dumitru-mazilu-daca-ma-chema-gorbaciov-sa-predau-drept-la-kgb-ma-duceam-341384|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2022|website=www.digi24.ro|language=ro}}</ref>|} | {{wp|Dumitru Mazilu}}||Romania||[[List of members of the National Salvation Front Council|Member of the National Salvation Front Council]] (1989)||24 June 1934||{{ayd|1934|6|24}}||2014-12-31<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=31 December 2014|title=Dumitru Mazilu: Dacă mă chema Gorbaciov să predau Drept la KGB, mă duceam|url=https://www.digi24.ro/special/campanii-digi24/1989-anul-care-a-schimbat-lumea/dumitru-mazilu-daca-ma-chema-gorbaciov-sa-predau-drept-la-kgb-ma-duceam-341384|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2022|website=www.digi24.ro|language=ro}}</ref>|} | ||
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! style="text-align:left" |Birth | ! style="text-align:left" |Birth | ||
! style="text-align:left" |Age | ! style="text-align:left" |Age | ||
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals might be older than ''#100–41'' on this list, however their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear. | |+ style="line-height:normal" | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–41'' on this list, however their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear. | ||
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|{{wp|Waldo Bernal Pereira}}||Bolivia||[[Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces 1980 (Bolivia)|Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces]] (1980)<br />[[Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces 1981 (Bolivia)|Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces]] (1981)||1931 or 1934||{{Age in years and days|31 December 1931}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1931|1|1}}; ''or''<br />{{Age in years and days|31 December 1934}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1934|1|1}} | |{{wp|Waldo Bernal Pereira}}||Bolivia||[[Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces 1980 (Bolivia)|Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces]] (1980)<br />[[Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces 1981 (Bolivia)|Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces]] (1981)||1931 or 1934||{{Age in years and days|31 December 1931}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1931|1|1}}; ''or''<br />{{Age in years and days|31 December 1934}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1934|1|1}} | ||
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|{{wp|Félix Rouzabakani}}||Congo-Braxzaville||[[Trois Glorieuses (1963)|Member of the Provisional Government]] (1963)||1934||{{Age in years and days|31 December 1934}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1 January 1934}} | |{{wp|Félix Rouzabakani}}|| Congo-Braxzaville||[[Trois Glorieuses (1963)|Member of the Provisional Government]] (1963)||1934||{{Age in years and days|31 December 1934}} to<br />{{Age in years and days|1 January 1934}} | ||
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==Related pages== | ==Related pages== |
Revision as of 01:14, 2 August 2023
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:
Laos
Khamtai Siphandone
served: 1991–20062nd-oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served 1994–1996;3rd-oldest:
United States
Jimmy Carter
served 1977–1981Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 11th-oldest living:
Raif Dizdarević
Yugoslavia
1988–1989Oldest living incumbent and 72nd-oldest living:
Paul Biya
Cameroon
1975–present
List
Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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1 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 100 years, 295 days |
2 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 271 days |
3 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 100 years, 59 days |
4 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | 100 years, 25 days |
5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
8 May 1925 | 98 years, 205 days |
6 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 29 June 1925 | 98 years, 153 days |
7 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 98 years, 142 days |
8 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 98 years, 135 days |
9 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 184 days |
10 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 98 years, 26 days |
11 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 356 days |
12 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 238 days |
13 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 96 years, 275 days |
14 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 203 days |
15 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 202 days |
16 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 96 years, 94 days |
17 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 96 years, 37 days |
18 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 211 days |
19 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 201 days |
20 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 95 years, 133 days |
21 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 September 1929 | 95 years, 74 days |
22 | Nikolai Ryzhkov | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991) | 28 September 1929 | 95 years, 62 days |
23 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 October 1929 | 95 years, 42 days |
24 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 November 1929 | 95 years, 14 days |
25 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 December 1929 | 94 years, 364 days |
26 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 December 1929 | 94 years, 345 days |
Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | |||
Milan Panić | Serbia and Montenegro | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
29 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 December 1929 | 94 years, 337 days |
30 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 94 years, 331 days |
31 | 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 March 1930 | 94 years, 271 days |
32 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 April 1930 | 94 years, 228 days |
33 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 April 1930 | 94 years, 239 days |
34 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 192 days |
35 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 July 1930 | 94 years, 151 days |
36 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 October 1930 | 94 years, 58 days |
37 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 94 years, 18 days |
38 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 November 1930 | 94 years, 9 days |
39 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 December 1930 | 93 years, 353 days |
40 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 January 1931 | 93 years, 330 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
42 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 January 1931 | 93 years, 315 days |
43 | Dries van Agt | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1977–1982) | 2 February 1931 | 93 years, 301 days |
44 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 February 1931 | 93 years, 299 days |
45 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 March 1931 | 93 years, 273 days |
46 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 March 1931 | 93 years, 258 days |
47 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 193 days |
48 | 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 June 1931 | 93 years, 179 days |
49 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 June 1931 | 93 years, 164 days |
50 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 July 1931 | 93 years, 124 days |
51 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 93 years, 61 days |
52 | Michael Hardie Boys | New Zealand | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 6 October 1931 | 93 years, 54 days |
53 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 December 1931 | 92 years, 364 days |
54 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 January 1932 | 92 years, 329 days |
55 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 February 1932 | 92 years, 289 days |
56 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 March 1932 | 92 years, 259 days |
57 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 198 days |
58 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 June 1932 | 92 years, 156 days |
59 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 August 1932 | 92 years, 112 days |
60 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 August 1932 | 92 years, 109 days | |
61 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 September 1932 | 92 years, 79 days |
62 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 September 1932 | 92 years, 64 days |
63 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 October 1932 | 92 years, 42 days |
64 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 October 1932 | 92 years, 35 days |
65 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 1 November 1932 | 92 years, 28 days |
66 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 November 1932 | 92 years, 21 days |
67 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 November 1932 | 92 years, 9 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
69 | Bill Hayden | Australia | Governor-General (1989–1996) | 23 January 1933 | 91 years, 311 days |
70 | Than Shwe | Myanmar | Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011) |
2 February 1933 | 91 years, 301 days |
71 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 91 years, 290 days |
72 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 April 1933 | 91 years, 214 days |
73 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 195 days |
74 | Basdeo Panday | Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister (1995–2001) | 25 May 1933 | 91 years, 188 days |
75 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 June 1933 | 91 years, 174 days |
76 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 91 years, 167 days |
77 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 July 1933 | 91 years, 138 days |
78 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 August 1933 | 91 years, 115 days |
79 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 August 1933 | 90 years, 342 days |
80 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 August 1933 | 91 years, 92 days |
81 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 September 1933 | 91 years, 79 days |
83 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 September 1933 | 91 years, 70 days |
83 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 December 1933 | 90 years, 343 days |
84 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 December 1933 | 90 years, 342 days |
85 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 January 1934 | 90 years, 330 days |
86 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 January 1934 | 90 years, 323 days |
87 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 January 1934 | 90 years, 307 days |
88 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 February 1934 | 90 years, 296 days |
89 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 90 years, 243 days |
90 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 March 1934 | 90 years, 244 days |
91 | Édouard Frank | Central African Republic | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 5 April 1934 | 90 years, 238 days |
92 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 90 years, 224 days |
93 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 90 years, 214 days |
94 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 204 days |
95 | 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, 188 days |
96 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 June 1934 | 90 years, 178 days |
97 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 June 1934 | 90 years, 176 days |
98 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 June 1934 | 1934|6|19} |
99 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 August 1934 | 90 years, 97 days |
100 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 September 1934 | 90 years, 85 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 104 years, 254 days |
César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 April 1920 | 104 years, 219 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 295 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 October 1929 | 95 years, 42 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 October 1931 | 93 years, 45 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989) | 24 June 1934 | 90 years, 158 days |
Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 or 1934 | 92 years, 334 days to 93 years, 333 days; or 89 years, 334 days to 90 years, 333 days |
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 334 days to 90 years, 333 days |
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