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Revision as of 10:44, 12 May 2024
This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leadersTemplate:Efn-lg of sovereign states with significant international recognition. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years.
Gallery
Oldest living:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–19762nd-Oldest:
Laos
Khamtai Siphandone
served: 1991–20063rd-oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served 1994–1996Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 10th-oldest living:
Raif Dizdarević
Yugoslavia
1988–1989Oldest living incumbent and 69th-oldest living:
Paul Biya
Cameroon
1975–present
List
- Key
Currently in Office |
updated 09/28/2024 | |||||
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Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth' | Age |
1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 100 years, 329 days |
2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 Feb 1924 | 100 years, 233 days |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 100 years, 209 days |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 99 years, 363 days |
5 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 80 days |
6 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 73 days |
7 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 122 days |
8 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 97 years, 330 days |
9 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 97 years, 294 days |
10 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 176 days |
11 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 Feb 1928 | 96 years, 213 days |
12 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 141 days |
13 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 140 days |
14 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 96 years, 32 days |
15 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 95 years, 341 days |
16 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 149 days |
17 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 139 days |
18 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 95 years, 71 days |
19 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 Sep 1929 | 95 years, 12 days |
20 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 346 days |
21 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 94 years, 318 days |
22 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 302 days |
23 | Salim al-Huss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 283 days |
Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | |||
Milan Panić | Serbia and Montenegro | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
26 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 275 days |
27 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 94 years, 269 days |
28 | Ion Iliescu | Romania | Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) |
3 Mar 1930 | 94 years, 209 days |
29 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 166 days |
30 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 177 days |
31 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 130 days |
32 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 94 years, 89 days |
33 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | (Acting) Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 362 days |
34 | A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 11 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 353 days |
35 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 322 days |
36 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 313 days |
37 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 93 years, 291 days |
38 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 268 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
40 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 253 days |
41 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 93 years, 237 days |
42 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 211 days |
43 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 196 days |
44 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 131 days |
45 | Raúl Castro | Cuba | President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021) |
3 Jun 1931 | 93 years, 117 days |
46 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 Jun 1931 | 93 years, 102 days |
47 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 Jul 1931 | 93 years, 62 days |
48 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 92 years, 365 days |
49 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 92 years, 302 days |
50 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 Jan 1932 | 92 years, 267 days |
51 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 Feb 1932 | 92 years, 227 days |
52 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 92 years, 197 days |
53 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 136 days |
53 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 92 years, 94 days |
55 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 50 days |
56 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 47 days | |
57 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 17 days |
58 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 2 days |
59 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 346 days |
60 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 339 days |
61 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 325 days |
62 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 313 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
64 | Than Shwe | Myanmar | Chairman of the SPDC (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the USDP (1993–2011) |
2 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 239 days |
65 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 228 days |
66 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 91 years, 152 days |
67 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 133 days |
68 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 112 days |
69 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 105 days |
70 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 91 years, 76 days |
71 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 53 days |
72 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Military Leader (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 90 years, 280 days |
73 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 30 days |
74 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 17 days |
75 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 8 days |
76 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 281 days |
77 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 280 days |
78 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 268 days |
79 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 261 days |
80 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 245 days |
81 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 Feb 1934 | 90 years, 234 days |
82 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 181 days |
83 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 182 days |
84 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 162 days |
85 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 152 days |
86 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 142 days |
87 | 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, 126 days |
88 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 116 days |
89 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 114 days |
90 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 101 days |
91 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 Aug 1934 | 90 years, 35 days |
92 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sept 1934 | 90 years, 23 days |
93 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sept 1934 | 90 years, 9 days |
94 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 361 days |
95 | Yakubu Gowon | Nigeria | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 345 days |
96 | Hamilton Green | Guyana | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 9 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 324 days |
Ingvar Carlsson | Sweden | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | |||
98 | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin | Acting Prime Miister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996) |
29 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 304 days |
99 | Pratibha Patil | India | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 294 days |
100 | Stjepan Mesić | Yugoslavia
Croatia |
President of the Presidency (1991)
President (2000–2010) |
24 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 279 days |
Addendum
Uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Syria | Prime Minister (1980–1987) | 1932 | 91 years, 272 days to 92 years, 271 days |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 89 years, 272 days to 90 years, 271 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 Apr 1920 | 104 years, 157 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | 97 years, 233 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 346 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 203 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | Acting President (1999) | 15 Oct 1931 | 92 years, 349 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front (1989) | 24 Ju 1934 | 90 years, 96 days |
Tarcisio Bertone | Vatican City | Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) | 2 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 301 days |
Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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Waldo Bernal Pereira | Bolivia | Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980) Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981) |
1931 | 92 years, 272 days to 93 years, 271 days |
1934 | 89 years, 272 days to 90 years, 271 days | |||
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 272 days to 90 years, 271 days |
Related pages
Other websites
- United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
- WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories