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! style="text-align:left" |Rank
! style="text-align:left" |'''Rank'''
! style="text-align:left" |'''Name'''
! style="text-align:left" |'''Name'''
! style="text-align:left" |'''State'''
! style="text-align:left" |'''State'''
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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||{{wp|Bill Hayden}}||Australia||[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] (1989–1996)||23 January 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|1|23}}
|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|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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|'''70'''||'''{{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}}'''
|'''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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|71||{{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}}
|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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|72||{{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}}
|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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|73||{{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}}
|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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|74||{{wp|Hüsamettin Cindoruk}}||Turkey||[[President of Turkey|Acting President]] (1993)||8 June 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|6|8}}
|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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|75||{{wp|Fouad Mebazaa}}||Tunisia ||[[List of presidents of Tunisia|Acting President]] (2011)||15 June 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|6|15}}
|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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|76||{{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}}
|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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|77||{{wp|Suchinda Kraprayoon}}||Thailand||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1992)||6 August 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|8|6}}
|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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|78||{{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}}
|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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|79||{{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}}
|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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|80||{{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}}
|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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|81||{{wp|Michel Aoun}}||Lebanon||[[List of presidents of Lebanon|President]] (2016–2022)||30 September 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|9|20}}
|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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|82||{{wp|Abel Pacheco}}||Costa Rica||[[President of Costa Rica|President]] (2002–2006)||22 December 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|22}}  
|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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|83||{{wp|Akihito}}||Japan||[[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] (1989–2019)||23 December 1933||{{Age in years and days|1933|12|23}}
|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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|84||{{Wp|Rudolf Schuster}}||Slovakia||[[President of Slovakia|President]] (1999–2004)||4 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|4}}
|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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|85||{{Wp|Jean Chrétien}}||Canada||[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] (1993–2003)||11 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|11}}
|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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|86||{{wp|Édith Cresson}}||France||[[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] (1991–1992)||27 January 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|1|27}}  
|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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|87||{{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}}
|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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|88||{{wp|Mohamed Ennaceur}}|| Tunisia||[[List of presidents of Tunisia|Acting President]] (2019)||21 March 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|3|31}}
|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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|89||{{wp|J. Y. Pillay}}||Singapore||[[President of Singapore|Acting President]] (2017)||30 March 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|3|30}}
|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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|90||{{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}}
|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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|91||{{wp|John Malecela}}|| Tanzania||[[Prime Minister of Tanzania|Prime Minister]] (1990–1994)||19 April 1934||{{Age in years and days|1934|4|19}}
|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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| 92||{{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}}
| 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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|93||{{wp|Lee Hong-koo}}|| South Korea |South Korea||[[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] (1994–1995)||9 May 1934
|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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|94||{{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)
|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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|95||{{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}}
|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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|96||{{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}}
|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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|97||{{wp|Désiré Rakotoarijaona}}||Madagascar||[[Prime Minister of Madagascar|Prime Minister]] (1977–1988)||19 June 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|6|19}}
|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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|98||{{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}}
|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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|99||{{wp|Ricardo de la Espriella}}||Panama ||[[President of Panama|President]] (1982–1984)||5 September 1934||{{age in years and days|1934|9|5}}
|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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|100||{{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}}
|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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|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}}
|{{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|Yakubu Gowon}}||{{NGA}}||Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)||19 October 1934
|{{WP|Hamilton Green}}||Guyana||Prime Minister (1985–1992)|| rowspan="2" |9 November 1934|| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1934|11|9}}
|{{AgeYD|1934|10|19}}
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|{{WP|Hamilton Green}}||{{GUY}}||Prime Minister (1985–1992)|| rowspan="2" |9 November 1934
|{{WP|Ingvar Carlsson}}||Sweden||Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
| rowspan="2" |{{AgeYD|1934|11|9}}
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|{{WP|Ingvar Carlsson}}||{{SWE}}||Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
|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|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}}-->
|1xx||{{Wp|Pratibha Patil}}||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (2007&ndash;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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!'''Name'''
!'''State'''
!'''Position'''
!'''Birth'''
!'''Age'''
|-
|+ 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&ndash;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'''
|-
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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 ''#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
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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}}
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|1xx||{{wp|Tarcisio Bertone}}||Vatican City||[[Camerlengo during papal vacancy]] (2013)||2 December 1934||{{ayd|1934|12|2}}||2017-07-18<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Christopher|date=18 July 2017|title=Cardinal Bertone risks becoming embroiled in trial claiming embezzled hospital funds used to refurbish his home|url=https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/7502/cardinal-bertone-risks-becoming-embroiled-in-trial-claiming-embezzled-hospital-funds-used-to-refurbish-his-home-|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 June 2022|website=www.thetablet.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>-->
|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 ''#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 ''#100–40'' 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

List

Key
Currently in Office
Rank Name State Position Birth Age
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
The following individuals might be older than #100–54 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Syria Prime Minister (1980–1987) 1932 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
The following individuals are older than #97–1 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
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
The following individuals might be older than #100–40 on this list, however their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear.
Waldo Bernal Pereira Bolivia Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980)
Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)
1931 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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