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! style="text-align:left" |'''Name''' | ! style="text-align:left" |'''Name''' | ||
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| rowspan="3" |25 ||{{Wp|Selim Hoss}}||Lebanon||[[List of prime ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)<br>[[President of Lebanon|Acting President]] (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |20 December 1929|| rowspan="3" |{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}} | | rowspan="3" |25 ||{{Wp|Selim Hoss}}||Lebanon||[[List of prime ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)<br>[[President of Lebanon|Acting President]] (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |20 December 1929|| rowspan="3" |{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}} | ||
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|{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}||South Korea|| | |{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}||South Korea||[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (1988) | ||
[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (1988) | |||
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|{{Wp|Milan Panić}}||Serbia and Montenegro||[[Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Prime Minister]] (1992–1993) | |{{Wp|Milan Panić}}||Serbia and Montenegro||[[Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Prime Minister]] (1992–1993) | ||
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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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|68 | |68||{{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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|''' | |'''69'''||'''{{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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| | |70||{{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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| | |71||{{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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| | |72||{{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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| | |73||{{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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| | |74||{{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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| | |75||{{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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| | |76||{{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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| | |77||{{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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| | |78||{{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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| | |79||{{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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| | |80||{{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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| | |81||{{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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| | |82||{{wp|Akihito}}||Japan||[[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] (1989–2019)||23 December 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|23}} | ||
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| | |83||{{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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| | |84||{{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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| | |85||{{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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| | |86||{{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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| | |87||{{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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| | |88||{{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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| | |89||{{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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| | |90||{{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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| | | 91||{{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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| | |92||{{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}} | |{{Age in years and days|1934|5|9}} | ||
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| | |93||{{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}} | |25 May 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|5|25}} | ||
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| | |94||{{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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| | |95||{{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}} | ||
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| | |96||{{wp|Désiré Rakotoarijaona}}||Madagascar||[[Prime Minister of Madagascar|Prime Minister]] (1977–1988)||19 June 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|6|19}} | ||
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| | |97||{{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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| | |98||{{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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| | |99||{{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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|100||{{wp|Eugene Koffi Adoboli}}||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}}||Nigeria||Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)||19 October 1934 | |||
|{{age in years and days|1934|10|19}} | |||
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|{{WP| | |{{WP|Hamilton Green}}||Guyana||Prime Minister (1985–1992)|| rowspan="2" |9 November 1934|| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1934|11|9}} | ||
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|{{WP| | |{{WP|Ingvar Carlsson}}||Sweden||Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | ||
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|{{ | |1xx||{{Wp|Nicéphore Soglo}}||Benin||{{wp•List of prime ministers of Benin|Acting Prime Minister}} (1990–1991)<br />President (1991–1996)||29 November 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|11|29}} | ||
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|1xx||{{Wp| | |1xx||{{Wp|Pratibha Patil}}||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (2007–2012)||19 December 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|12|9}}--> | ||
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===Unclear status as state leaders=== | =='''Addendum'''== | ||
===Uncertain date of birth=== | |||
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|+ style=line-height:normal|The following individuals might be older than ''#100–54'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain. | |||
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|{{wp|Abdul Rauf al-Kasm}}||Syria||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Syria|Prime Minister}} (1980–1987)||1932||{{age in years and days|1932|12|31}} to<br>{{age in years and days|1932|1|1}} | |||
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|{{wp|Severino Tura}}||San Marino||{{wp|List of captains regent of San Marino|Captain Regent}} (1985)||1934||{{age in years and days|1934|12|31}} to<br />{{age in years and days|1934|1|1}} | |||
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==='''Unclear status as state leaders'''=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" | ||
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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''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''# | |+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#97–1'' 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|22}} | |{{wp|Josip Manolić}}||Croatia||[[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] (1990–1991)|| 22 March 1920||{{Age in years and days|1920|3|22}} | ||
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|24 June 1934 | |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}} | {{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}} | ||
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|1xx||{{wp|Tarcisio Bertone}}||Vatican City||[[Camerlengo during papal vacancy]] (2013)||2 December 1934||{{ | |1xx||{{wp|Tarcisio Bertone}}||Vatican City||[[Camerlengo during papal vacancy]] (2013)||2 December 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|12|2}}--> | ||
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! class="unsortable" style="text-align:left" |Name | ! class="unsortable" 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''' | ||
|+ style="line-height:normal" | The following individuals might be older than ''# | |+ style="line-height:normal" | 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. | ||
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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}} |
Revision as of 02:02, 23 October 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
- Guillermo Rodríguez Lara.jpg
Oldest living:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976 2nd-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 70th-oldest living:
Paul Biya
Cameroon
1975–present
List
- Key
Currently in Office |
Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 101 years, 28 days |
2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 100 years, 298 days |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 274 days |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 100 years, 62 days |
5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
8 May 1925 | 98 years, 208 days |
6 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 98 years, 145 days |
7 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 98 years, 138 days |
8 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 187 days |
9 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 98 years, 29 days |
10 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 359 days |
11 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 241 days |
12 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 96 years, 278 days |
13 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 206 days |
14 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 205 days |
15 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 96 years, 97 days |
16 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 96 years, 40 days |
17 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 214 days |
18 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 204 days |
19 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 95 years, 136 days |
20 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 September 1929 | 95 years, 77 days |
21 | Nikolai Ryzhkov | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991) | 28 September 1929 | 95 years, 65 days |
23 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 October 1929 | 95 years, 45 days |
23 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 November 1929 | 95 years, 17 days |
24 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 December 1929 | 95 years, 1 day |
25 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 December 1929 | 94 years, 348 days |
Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | |||
Milan Panić | Serbia and Montenegro | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
28 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 December 1929 | 94 years, 340 days |
29 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 94 years, 334 days |
30 | 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, 274 days |
31 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 April 1930 | 94 years, 231 days |
32 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 April 1930 | 94 years, 242 days |
33 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 195 days |
34 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 July 1930 | 94 years, 154 days |
35 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 October 1930 | 94 years, 61 days |
36 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 94 years, 21 days |
37 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 November 1930 | 94 years, 12 days |
38 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 December 1930 | 93 years, 356 days |
39 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 January 1931 | 93 years, 333 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
41 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 January 1931 | 93 years, 318 days |
42 | Dries van Agt | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1977–1982) | 2 February 1931 | 93 years, 304 days |
43 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 February 1931 | 93 years, 302 days |
44 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 March 1931 | 93 years, 276 days |
45 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 March 1931 | 93 years, 261 days |
46 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 196 days |
47 | 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, 182 days |
48 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 June 1931 | 93 years, 167 days |
49 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 July 1931 | 93 years, 127 days |
50 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 93 years, 64 days |
51 | Michael Hardie Boys | New Zealand | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 6 October 1931 | 93 years, 57 days |
52 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 December 1931 | 93 years, 1 day |
53 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 January 1932 | 92 years, 332 days |
54 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 February 1932 | 92 years, 292 days |
55 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 March 1932 | 92 years, 262 days |
56 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 201 days |
57 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 June 1932 | 92 years, 159 days |
58 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 August 1932 | 92 years, 115 days |
59 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 August 1932 | 92 years, 112 days | |
60 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 September 1932 | 92 years, 82 days |
61 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 September 1932 | 92 years, 67 days |
62 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 October 1932 | 92 years, 45 days |
63 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 October 1932 | 92 years, 38 days |
64 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 1 November 1932 | 92 years, 31 days |
65 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 November 1932 | 92 years, 24 days |
66 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 November 1932 | 92 years, 12 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
68 | 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, 304 days |
69 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 91 years, 293 days |
70 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 April 1933 | 91 years, 217 days |
71 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 198 days |
72 | Basdeo Panday | Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister (1995–2001) | 25 May 1933 | 91 years, 191 days |
73 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 June 1933 | 91 years, 177 days |
74 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 91 years, 170 days |
75 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 July 1933 | 91 years, 141 days |
76 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 August 1933 | 91 years, 118 days |
77 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 August 1933 | 90 years, 345 days |
78 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 August 1933 | 91 years, 95 days |
79 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 September 1933 | 91 years, 82 days |
80 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 September 1933 | 91 years, 73 days |
81 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 December 1933 | 90 years, 346 days |
82 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 December 1933 | 90 years, 345 days |
83 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 January 1934 | 90 years, 333 days |
84 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 January 1934 | 90 years, 326 days |
85 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 January 1934 | 90 years, 310 days |
86 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 February 1934 | 90 years, 299 days |
87 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 90 years, 246 days |
88 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 March 1934 | 90 years, 247 days |
89 | Édouard Frank | Central African Republic | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 5 April 1934 | 90 years, 241 days |
90 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 90 years, 227 days |
91 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 90 years, 217 days |
92 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 207 days |
93 | 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, 191 days |
94 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 June 1934 | 90 years, 181 days |
95 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 June 1934 | 90 years, 179 days |
96 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 June 1934 | 90 years, 166 days |
97 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 August 1934 | 90 years, 100 days |
98 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 September 1934 | 90 years, 88 days |
99 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 September 1934 | 90 years, 74 days |
100 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 October 1934 | 90 years, 60 days |
Addendum
Uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Syria | Prime Minister (1980–1987) | 1932 | 91 years, 337 days to 92 years, 336 days |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 89 years, 337 days to 90 years, 336 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 104 years, 255 days |
César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 April 1920 | 104 years, 222 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 298 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 October 1929 | 95 years, 45 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 March 1931 | 93 years, 268 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 October 1931 | 93 years, 48 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989) | 24 June 1934 | 90 years, 161 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, 337 days to 93 years, 336 days; or 89 years, 337 days to 90 years, 336 days |
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 337 days to 90 years, 336 days |
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