List of oldest living state leaders

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

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  Oldest living:
  Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

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  2nd-oldest:
  Japan
  Tomiichi Murayama
  served 1994–1996

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  3rd-Oldest:
  Laos
  Mahathir Mohamad
  served: 1981–2003; 2018 2020

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  Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 9th-oldest living:
  Raif Dizdarević
  Yugoslavia
  1988–1989

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  Oldest living incumbent and 50th-oldest living:
  Paul Biya
  Cameroon
  1975–present

List

Key

Color	Note
	Incumbent

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	102 years, 41 days
2	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 287 days
3	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 July 1925	100 years, 158 days
4	Muhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	100 years, 151 days
5	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 200 days
6	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	99 years, 42 days
7	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	99 years, 6 days
8	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 314 days
9	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General(2010–2014)	11 May 1928	97 years, 218 days
10	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	97 years, 110 days
11	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 53 days
12	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 227 days
13	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	96 years, 149 days
14	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	96 years, 30 days
15	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	96 years, 14 days
16	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 360 days
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
18	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 352 days
19	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 346 days
20	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 244 days
21	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 235 days
22	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	95 years, 208 days
23	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	95 years, 167 days
24	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005)	2 Oct 1930	95 years, 74 days
25	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	95 years, 25 days
26	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	95 years, 3 days
27	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 345 days
28	Philip Greaves	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2017–2018)	19 Jan 1931	94 years, 330 days
29	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 314 days
30	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 289 days
31	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 274 days
32	Gioegios Vassilliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	94 years, 209 days
33	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	94 years, 195 days
34	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2002)	18 Jun 1931	94 years, 180 days
35	Khieu Samphan	Kampuchea	Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)	28 Jul 1931	94 years, 140 days
36	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sept 1931	94 years, 77 days
37	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1 Dec 1931	94 years, 14 days
38	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	15 Mar 1932	93 years, 275 days
39	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	15 May 1932	93 years, 214 days
40	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	93 years, 172 days
41	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992)	9 Aug 1932	93 years, 128 days
42	Sirikit		Regent (1956)	12 Aug 1932	93 years, 125 days
43	Gavril Dejeu	Romania	Acting Prime Minister (1998)	11 Sept 1932	93 years, 95 days
44	Vytautas Landsbergis	Lithuania	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)	18 Oct 1932	93 years, 58 days
45	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	Malta	President (1994–1999)	8 Nov 1932	93 years, 37 days
46	Sir Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)	20 Nov 1932	93 years, 25 days
	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2002–2003)
48	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 Feb 1933	92 years, 316 days
49	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 306 days
50	Mark Eyskens	Belgium	Prime Minister (1981)	29 Apr 1933	92 years, 230 days
51	H. D. Deve Gowda	India	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	18 May 1933	92 years, 211 days
52	Hüsamettin Cindoruk	Turkey	Acting President (1993)	8 Jun 1933	92 years, 190 days
53	Dumaagiin Sodnom	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990)	14 Jul 1933	92 years, 154 days
54	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Military Leader (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	92 years, 126 days
55	Arnold Koller	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997)	29 Aug 1933	92 years, 108 days
56	Mátyás Szűrös	Hungary	Provisional President (1989–1990)	11 Sept 1933	92 years, 126 days
57	Michel Aoun	Lebanon	President (2016–2022)	30 Sept 1933	92 years, 76 days
58	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 358 days
59	Akihito	Japan	Emperor (1989–2019)	23 Dec 1933	91 years, 357 days
60	Rudolf Schuster	Slovakia	President (1999–2004)	4 Jan 1934	91 years, 345 days
61	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 338 days
62	Édith Cresson	France	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	27 Jan 1934	91 years, 322 days
63	Eddie Fenech Adami	Malta	Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009)	7 Feb 1934	91 years, 311 days
64	Mohamed Ennaceur	Tunisia	Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 269 days
65	J. Y. Pillay	Singapore	Acting President (2017)	30 Mar 1934	91 years, 260 days
66	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 240 days
67	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 230 days
68	Lee Hong-koo	South Korea	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	9 May 1934	91 years, 220 days
69	Heng Samrin	Kampuchea	President of the Council of State (1979–1992) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991)	25 May 1934	91 years, 204 days
70	Monica Dacon	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Acting Governor-General (2002)	4 Jun 1934	91 years, 194 days
71	Albert II	Belgium	King (1993–2013)	6 Jun 1934	91 years, 192 days
72	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	91 years, 179 days
73	Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	President (1982–1984)	5 Sept 1934	91 years, 101 days
74	Apas Jumagulov	Kyrgyzstan	Prime Minister (1993–1998)	19 Sept 1934	91 years, 87 days
75	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	91 years, 57 days
76	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	9 Nov 1934	91 years, 36 days
	Ingvar Carlsson	Sweden	Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
78	Nicéphore Soglo	Benin	Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996)	29 Nov 1934	91 years, 16 days
79	Pratibha Patil	India	President (2007–2012)	19 Dec 1934	91 years, 6 days
80	Stjepan Mesić	Yugoslavia  Croatia	President of the Presidency (1991) President (2000–2010)	24 Dec 1934	90 years, 356 days
81	António Ramalho Eanes	Portugal	President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)}}	25 Jan 1935	90 years, 324 days
82	Artur Rasizade	Azerbaijan	Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018)	26 Feb 1935	90 years, 292 days
83	Mohammed Basindawa	Yemen	Prime Minister (2011–2014)	4 Apr 1935	90 years, 255 days
84	Peter Hollingworth	Australia	Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935}}	90 years, 249 days
	P. J. Patterson	Jamaica	Prime Minister (1992–2006)
86	Sharavyn Gungaadorj	Mongolia	Prime Minister (1990)	2 May 1935	90 years, 227 days
87	Nemesi Marqués Oste	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	17 May 1935	90 years, 212 days
88	Léon Kengo	Zaire	First State Commissioner (1982-1986; 1988-1990) Prime Minister (1994–1997)	22 May 1935	90 years, 207 days
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990)
90	Bolger	Australia	Prime Minister (1990–1997)	31 May 1935	90 years, 198 days
91	Lee Hoi-chang	South Korea	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	2 Jun 1935	90 years, 196 days
92	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 Jun 1935	90 years, 179 days
93	Leonel Marino d'Alva	São Tomé and Principé	Acting Prime Minister (1991)	22 Jul 1935	90 years, 146 days
94	Hifikepunye Pohamba	Namibia	President (2005–2015)	18 Aug 1935	90 years, 119 days
95	Abdou Diouf	Senegal	Prime Minister (1970–1980) President (1981–2000)	7 Sept 1935	90 years, 99 days
96	Henri de Coignac	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	3 Oct 1935	90 years, 73 days
97	Mahmoud Abbas	Palestine	Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003) President (2005 present) President(2005–present)	15 Nov 1935	90 years, 30 days
98	Adnan Badran	& Jordan	Prime Minister (2005)	15 Dec 1935	90 years, 0 days
99	Edward Schreyer	Canada	Governor General (1979–1984)	21 Dec 1935	89 years, 359 days
100	Salman	Saudi Arabia	King (2015–present) Prime Minister (2015–2022)	31 Dec 1935	89 years, 349 days

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–3,8 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm	Syria	Prime Minister (1980–1987)	1932	92 years, 349 days to 93 years, 348 days
Severino Tura	San Marino	Captain Regent (1985)	1934	90 years, 349 days to 91 years, 348 days
Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	Sudan	Prime Minister (1985–1986)	December 1935	89 years, 349 days to 90 years, 14 days

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than #98–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	8 Feb 1927	98 years, 310 days
Laurie Greig	Cook Islands	Acting Queen's Representative (2000-2001)	04 Feb 1929	96 years, 257 days
Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	President of Trinidad and Tobago •Acting President during absence (1987)	16 Oct 1929	96 years, 58 days
Biljana Plavšić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serb Member of the Presidency (1992)	7 Jul 1930	95 years, 161 days
Christian Schwarz-Schilling	Bosnia and Herzegovina	High Representative (2006-2007)	19 Nov 1930	95 years, 26 days
Karan Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Prince Regent (1952–1965)	9 Mar 1931	94 years, 281 days
Nicola Mancino	Italy	President of the Senate as Acting Head of State (1999)	19 Oct 1931	94 years, 57 days
George Ali Murad Khan	Khairpur	Mir during independence from the British Raj (1947-1948)	29 Jun 1933	92 years, 169 days
Giovanni Battista Re	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during papal vacancy (2025)	30 Jan 1934	91 years, 319 days
Félix Rouzabakani	Congo-Brazzaville	Member of the Provisional Government (1963)	11 Mar 1934	91 years, 279 days
Dimitru Mazilu	Romania	Member of the National Salvation Front (1989)	24 Jul 1934	91 years, 144 days
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)	5 Aug 1934	91 years, 132 days
Tarcisio Bertone	Vatican City	Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013)	2 Dec 1934	91 years, 13 days
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	14 Dec 1934	91 years, 1 day
Anis Hassan Yahya	South Yemen	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Vanguard Party (1974-1975)	20 Dec 1934	90 years, 360 days
Giovanni Lajolo	Vatican City	President of the Governorate (2006–2011)	3 Jan 1935	90 years, 346 days
Brian Mullooly	Ireland	Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997)	21 Feb 1935	90 years, 297 days
Tenzin Gyatso	Tibet	Ruler (1950–1959) Dalai Lama (1937–present)	6 Jul 1935	90 years, 162 days
Hakkı Atun	North Cyprus	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	7 Oct 1935	90 years, 69 days
Young Vivian	Niue	Premier (1992–1993; 2002–2008)	12 Nov 1935	90 years, 33 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• Hypothetical list of oldest living state leaders
• Future oldest living state leaders
• Lists of eldest living state leaders

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