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
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 07/3/2024 | |||||
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Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth' | Age |
1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 100 years, 242 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, 146 days |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 122 days |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 99 years, 276 days |
5 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 97 years, 359 days |
6 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 97 years, 352 days |
7 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 35 days |
8 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 97 years, 243 days |
9 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 207 days |
10 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 89 days |
11 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 96 years, 126 days |
12 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 54 days |
13 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 53 days |
14 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 95 years, 311 days |
15 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 95 years, 254 days |
16 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 62 days |
17 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 52 days |
18 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 94 years, 350 days |
19 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 September 1929 | 94 years, 291 days |
20 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 October 1929 | 94 years, 259 days |
21 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 November 1929 | 94 years, 231 days |
22 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 December 1929 | 94 years, 215 days |
23 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 December 1929 | 94 years, 196 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 December 1929 | 94 years, 188 days |
27 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 94 years, 182 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 March 1930 | 94 years, 122 days |
29 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 April 1930 | 94 years, 79 days |
30 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 April 1930 | 94 years, 90 days |
31 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 43 days |
32 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 July 1930 | 94 years, 2 days |
33 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 October 1930 | 93 years, 275 days |
34 | A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 11 October 1930 | 93 years, 266 days |
35 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 93 years, 235 days |
36 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 November 1930 | 93 years, 226 days |
37 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 December 1930 | 93 years, 204 days |
38 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 January 1931 | 93 years, 181 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
40 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 January 1931 | 93 years, 166 days |
41 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 February 1931 | 93 years, 150 days |
42 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 March 1931 | 93 years, 124 days |
43 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 March 1931 | 93 years, 109 days |
44 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 44 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 June 1931 | 93 years, 30 days |
46 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 June 1931 | 93 years, 15 days |
47 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 July 1931 | 92 years, 341 days |
48 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 92 years, 278 days |
49 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 December 1931 | 92 years, 215 days |
50 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 January 1932 | 92 years, 180 days |
51 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 February 1932 | 92 years, 140 days |
52 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 March 1932 | 92 years, 110 days |
53 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 49 days |
53 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 June 1932 | 92 years, 7 days |
55 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 August 1932 | 91 years, 329 days |
56 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 August 1932 | 91 years, 326 days | |
57 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 September 1932 | 91 years, 296 days |
58 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 September 1932 | 91 years, 281 days |
59 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 October 1932 | 91 years, 259 days |
60 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 October 1932 | 91 years, 252 days |
61 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 November 1932 | 91 years, 238 days |
62 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 November 1932 | 91 years, 226 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
64 | 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, 152 days |
65 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 91 years, 141 days |
66 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 April 1933 | 91 years, 65 days |
67 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 46 days |
68 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 June 1933 | 91 years, 25 days |
69 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 91 years, 18 days |
70 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 July 1933 | 90 years, 355 days |
71 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 August 1933 | 90 years, 332 days |
72 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 August 1933 | 90 years, 193 days |
73 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 August 1933 | 90 years, 309 days |
74 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 September 1933 | 90 years, 296 days |
75 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 September 1933 | 90 years, 287 days |
76 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 December 1933 | 90 years, 194 days |
77 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 December 1933 | 90 years, 193 days |
78 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 January 1934 | 90 years, 181 days |
79 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 January 1934 | 90 years, 174 days |
80 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 January 1934 | 90 years, 158 days |
81 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 February 1934 | 90 years, 147 days |
82 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 90 years, 94 days |
83 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 March 1934 | 90 years, 95 days |
84 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 90 years, 75 days |
85 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 90 years, 65 days |
86 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 55 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, 39 days |
88 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 29 days |
89 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 27 days |
90 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 14 days |
91 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 Aug 1934 | 89 years, 314 days |
92 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sept 1934 | 89 years, 302 days |
93 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sept 1934 | 89 years, 288 days |
94 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 274 days |
95 | Yakubu Gowon | Nigeria | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 258 days |
96 | Hamilton Green | Guyana | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 9 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 237 days |
Ingvar Carlsson | Sweden | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | |||
98 | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin | Template:Wp•List of prime ministers of Benin (1990–1991) President (1991–1996) |
29 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 217 days |
99 | Pratibha Patil | India | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 207 days |
100 | Stjepan Mesić | Croatia | President (2000–2010) | 24 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 192 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, 185 days to 92 years, 184 days |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 89 years, 185 days to 90 years, 184 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 April 1920 | 104 years, 70 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 146 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 October 1929 | 94 years, 259 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 March 1931 | 93 years, 116 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 October 1931 | 92 years, 262 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989) | 24 June 1934 | 90 years, 9 days |
Tarcisio Bertone | Vatican City | Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) | 2 December 1934 | 89 years, 214 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 or 1934 | 92 years, 185 days to 93 years, 184 days; or 89 years, 185 days to 90 years, 184 days |
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 185 days to 90 years, 184 days |
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