Future oldest living state leaders
This article lists the state leaders born between 01 January 1936 and 31 December 1940. The consensus for each list increases by one when everyone in a list is added to the article List of oldest living state leaders.
1936
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sani Lakatani |  Niue
|
Premier (1999-2002) | 1936 | 88 years, 355 days to 89 years, 354 days | Unclear DoB (?) |
| Abdallah Mohamed Kamil |  Djibouti
|
Prime Minister (1978) | 1936 | 88 years, 355 days to 89 years, 354 days | Unclear DoB |
| Alejandro Maldonado |  Guatemala
|
President (2015-2016) | 6 Jan 1936 | 89 years, 349 days | |
| Julio María Sanguinetti |  Uruguay
|
President (1985–1990, 1995-2000) | |||
| Émile Lahoud |  Lebanon
|
President (1998-2007) | 12 Jan 1936 | 89 years, 343 days | |
| Henri Maidou |  Central African Empire
|
Prime Minister (1998-2007) | 14 Feb 1936 | 89 years, 310 days | |
| Choummaly Sayasone |  Laos
|
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (2006-2016) President (2006-2016) |
6 Mar 1936 | 89 years, 280 days | |
| Ronald Venetiaan |  Suriname
|
President (1991-1996; 2000-2010) | 18 Jun 1936 | 89 years, 186 days | |
| Yasuo Fukuda |  Japan
|
Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 16 Jul 1936 | 89 years, 158 days | |
| Tuluaga Manuella |  Tuvalu
|
Governor-General (1994-1998) | 26 Aug 1936 | 89 years, 117 days | |
| Lien Chan |  Taiwan
|
President of the Executive Yuan (1993-1997) | 27 Aug 1936 | 89 years, 116 days | |
| Tuluaga Manuella | Tuvalu
|
Prime Minister (1993-1996) Acting Governor-General (2010) |
4 Sept 1936 | 89 years, 108 days | |
| Hazem El Beblawi |  Egypt
|
Acting Prime Minister (2013-2014) | 17 Oct 1936 | 89 years, 65 days | |
| Miguel Trovoada |  São Tomé and Principe
|
Prime Minister (1975-1979) President (1991-1995; 1995-2001) |
27 Dec 1936 | 88 years, 359 days | |
| Han Seung-soo |  South Korea
|
Prime Minister (2008-2009) | 28 Dec 1936 | 88 years, 358 days |
1937
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsen Abdel Hamid |  Iraq
|
Prime Minister (2004) | 1937 | 87 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Emilio Della Balda | .svg){kind=small} San Marino
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Captain Regent (1966) | 1937 | 87 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days | Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Jacinto Soares Veloso |  Mozambique
|
Member of the Politburo of FRELIMO (1986) | 1937 | 88 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Adriano Rieffi | San Marino
|
Captain Regent (1978) | 1937 | 87 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days (?) | Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Yan Yefimovich Fisher | ;_Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg){kind=small} Kyrgyzstan
|
Acting General Secretary (1991) | 1937 | 88 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Abdur Rahman Ibn Yahya |  Yemen
|
Prime Minister in Exile (1967-1969) | 1937 (?) | 87 years, 355 days to 88 years, 354 days (?) | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
High Representative (1997-1999) | 7 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 348 days | |
| Ati George Sokomanu |  Vanuatu
|
President (1980–1984, 1984-1989) | 13 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 342 days | |
| Raouf Bundhun |  Mauritius
|
Acting President (2003) | 13 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 341 days | |
| Harald V |  Norway
|
King (1991-present) | 21 Feb 1937 | 88 years, 303 days | |
| Olusegun Obasanjo |  Nigeria
|
Head of the Federal Military Government (1976-1979) President (1999-2007) |
5 Mar 1937 | 88 years, 291 days | |
| Egon Krenz |  East Germany
|
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1989) | 19 Mar 1937 | 89 years, 277 days | |
| Guido Vidoso |  Bolivia
|
President (1982) | 5 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 260 days | |
| Cornelius A. Smith |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2019-2023) | 7 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 258 days | |
| Joseph Estrada |  Philippines
|
President (1998-2001) | 19 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 246 days | |
| Sergey Ling |  Belarus
|
Prime Minister (1996-2000) | 7 May 1937 | 88 years, 228 days | |
| Jacques Santer |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1984-1995) | 16 May 1937 | 88 years, 219 days | |
| Megistu Haile Mariam |  Ethiopia
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Leader of the Derg (1974; 1977-1987) General Secretary of the Worker's Party (1984-1991) President (1984-1991) |
21 May 1937 | 88 years, 204 days | |
| Radoje Kontić | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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Federal Prime Minister (1993-1998) | 31 May 1938 | 88 years, 204 days | |
| Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |  Bulgaria
|
Tsar (1943-1946) Prime Minister (2001-2005) |
16 Jun 1937 | 88 years, 188 days | |
| Lionel Jospin |  France
|
Prime Minister (1997-2002) | 12 Jul 1937 | 88 years, 162 days | |
| Yoshirō Mori | Japan
|
Prime Minister (2000-2001) | 14 Jul 1937 | 88 years, 160 days | |
| James Carlisle |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
Governor-General (1993-2007) | 5 Aug 1937 | 88 years, 138 days | |
| Manuel Pinto da Costa | São Tomé and Príncipe
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President (1975-1991; 2011-2016) | |||
| Bounnhang Vorachith | Laos
|
Prime Minister (2001 2006) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (2006-2021) President (2006-2021) |
15 Aug 1937 | 88 years, 128 days | |
| Jean Alingué Bawoyeu |  Chad
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 18 Aug 1937 | 88 years, 125 days | |
| Francisco Pinto Balsemão |  Portugal
|
Prime Minister (1981-1983) | 1 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 111 days | |
| Vasyl Durdynets |  Ukraine
|
Acting Prime Minister (1997) | 27 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 85 days | |
| Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe | Mozambique
|
Member of the Politburo of FRELIMO (1986) | 29 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 83 days | |
| Franz Vranitzky |  Austria
|
Chancellor (1986-1997) | 4 Oct 1937 | 88 years, 78 days | |
| Ramsewak Shankar | Portugal
|
President (1988-1990) | 6 Nov 1937 | 88 years, 45 days | |
| Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |  Latvia
|
Present (1999-2007) | 1 Dec 1937 | 88 years, 20 days | |
| Prosper Avtil |  Haiti
|
President (1988-1990) | 12 Dec 1937 | 88 years, 9 days | |
| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |  Maldives
|
President (1978-2008) | 29 Dec 1937 | 87 years, 357 days |
1938
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane | .svg){kind=small} Comoros
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Prime Minister (1993-1994) | 1938 | 87 years, 354 days to 86 years, 355 days | Unclear DoB | |
| Fuad Masum | Iraq
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President (2014-2018) | 1 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 354 days | ||
| Goh Kun | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1997-1998; 2003-2004) Acting President (2004) |
2 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 353 days | ||
| Juan Carlos I |  Spain
|
King (1975-2014) | 5 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 350 days | ||
| Morihiro Hosakawa | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1993-1994) | 14 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 341 days | ||
| Beatrix |  Netherlands
|
Queen (1980-2013) | 31 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 324 days | ||
| Meechai Ruchuphan |  Thailand
|
Acting Prime Minister (1992) | 2 Feb 1938 | 87 years, 322 days | ||
| Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi |  Samoa
|
Prime Minister (1976-1982; 1982) O le Ao o le Malo (2007-2017) (Acting O le Ao o le Malo in 2007) |
1 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 295 days | ||
| Ricardo Lagos |  Chile
|
President (2000-2006) | 2 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 294 days | ||
| Alpha Condé |  Guinea
|
President (2010-2021) | 4 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 292 days | ||
| Derviş Eroğlu |  Northern Cyprus
|
Prime Minister (1985-1994; 1996-2004; 2008-2009) President (2010-2015) |
7 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 289 days | ||
| Kintu Musoke |  Uganda
|
Prime Minister (1994-1999) | 8 May 1938 | 87 years, 227 days | ||
| Giuliano Amato |  Italy
|
Prime Minister (1992-1903; 2000-2001) | 12 May 1938 | 87 years, 222 days | ||
| Paul Dijoud |  Monaco
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Minister of State (1994-1997) | 25 Jun 1938 | 87 years, 179 days | ||
| Chuan Leekapai | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1992-1995; 1997-2001) | 28 Jul 1938 | 87 years, 146 days | ||
| Patrick Leclerq | Monaco
|
Minister of State (2000-2005) | 2 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 141 days | ||
| Leonid Kuchma | Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1992-1993) President (1994-2005) |
9 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 134 days | ||
| Nabil Shaath |  Palestine
|
Acting Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2005) | ||||
| Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino |  Panama
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President (1984-1985) | 21 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 122 days | ||
| Paul Martin |  Canada
|
Prime Minister (2004-2006) | 28 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 115 days | ||
| Luigi Lonfernini | San Marino
|
Captain Regent (1971; 2001) | 31 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 112 days | ||
| Tomasi Puapua | Tuvalu
|
Prime Minister (1981-1989) Governor-General (1998-2003) |
10 Sept 1938 | 87 years, 102 days | ||
| Myechyslaw Hryb | .svg){kind=small} Belarus
|
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1994-1996) | 25 Sept 1938 | 87 years, 87 days | ||
| Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (2005-2006) President (2016-2018) |
3 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 79 days | ||
| Óscar de la Fuente Raygada | Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 4 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 78 days | |||
| Heinz Fischer | Austria
|
President (2004-2016) | 9 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 73 days | ||
| Farah Diba | .svg){kind=small} Iran
|
Regent (1967) | 14 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 68 days | ||
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |  Liberia
|
President (2006-2018) | 29 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 53 days | ||
| Norbert Ratsirahonana |  Madagascar
|
Prime Minister (1996-1997) Acting President (1996-1997) |
18 Nov 1938 | 87 years, 33 days | ||
| Ahmad Obeidat |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1984) | ||||
| Francisco Rodríguez | Panama
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Provisional President (1989) | 24 Nov 1938 | 87 years, 27 days | ||
| John Kufuor |  Ghana
|
President (2001-2009) | 8 Dec 1938 | 87 years, 13 days | ||
| Juan Carlos Wasmosy |  Paraguay
|
President (1993-1997) | 15 Dec 1938 | 87 years, 6 days |
1939
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Siew | Taiwan
|
Premier (1997-2000) | 3 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 352 days | |
| Alfonso de los Heros | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 15 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 340 days | |
| Abdullah Ensour | Jordan
|
Prime Minister (2012-2016) | 20 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 335 days | |
| Adrienne Clarkson | Canada
|
Governor General (1999-2005) | 10 Feb 1939 | 86 years, 314 days | |
| Ali Salem al-Beidh |  South Yemen
|
General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party (1986-1994) | |||
| Akbar Mirzoyev | ,_Flag_of_Tajikistan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg){kind=small} Tajikistan
|
Prime Minister (1992) | 15 Feb 1939 | 86 years, 309 days | |
| Abdelraouf Rawabdeh | Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1999-2000) | 18 Feb 1939 | 86 years, 306 days | |
| Aleksandër Meksi |  Albania
|
Prime Minister (1992-1997) | 8 Mar 1939 | 86 years, 288 days | |
| Lee Soo-sung | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1995-1997) | 10 Mar 1939 | 86 years, 286 days | |
| Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas |  Yemen
|
Prime Minister (1990-1994) | 5 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 260 days | |
| Pak Pong-ju |  North Korea
|
Premier (2003-2007; 2013-2019) | 10 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 255 days | |
| Jaime Paz Zamora | .svg){kind=small} Bolivia
|
President (1989-1993) | 15 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 250 days | |
| Ali Khamenei |  Iran
|
President (1981-1989) Supreme Leader (1989-present) |
19 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 246 days | |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Norway
|
Prime Minister (1981; 1986-1989; 1990-1996) | 20 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 245 days | |
| Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové |  Togo
|
President (2025-present) | 7 May 1939 | 86 years, 228 days | |
| Tom Thabane |  Lesotho
|
Prime Minister (2012-2015; 2017-2020) | 28 May 1939 | 86 years, 207 days | |
| Joe Clark | Canada
|
Prime Minister (1979-1980) | 5 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 199 days | |
| Jeon Yun-churl | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
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Acting Prime Minister (2002) | 15 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 189 days | |
| Osvaldo Hurtado | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
President (1981-1984) | 26 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 178 days | |
| Likulia Bolongo | .svg){kind=small} Zaire
|
Prime Minister (1997) | 8 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 166 days | |
| Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Portugal
|
Prime Minister (1985-1995) President (2006-2016) |
15 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 159 days | |
| John Howard |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1996-2007) | 26 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 148 days | |
| Romano Prodi | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1996-1998; 2006-2008) | 9 Aug 1939 | 86 years, 134 days | |
| Festus Mogae |  Botswana
|
President (1998-2008) | 21 Aug 1939 | 86 years, 122 days | |
| Guntis Ulmanis | Latvia
|
President (1993-1999) | 13 Sep 1939 | 86 years, 99 days | |
| Reuven Rivlin |  Israel
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President (2014-2021) | 9 Sep 1939 | 86 years, 103 days | |
| Mile Akmadžić | .svg){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 1 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 81 days | |
| Chang Sang | South Korea
|
Acting Prime Minister (2002) | 3 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 79 days | |
| Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane |  Gabon
|
Prime Minister (1999-2006) | 6 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 76 days | |
| Franjo Gregurić |  Croatia
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Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 12 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 70 days | |
| Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique
|
President (1986-2005) | 22 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 60 days | |
| Khin Nyunt | .svg){kind=small} Myanmar
|
Prime Minister (2003-2004) | 23 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 59 days | |
| Moustapha Niasse |  Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1983; 2000-2001) | 4 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 47 days | |
| Emil Constantinescu |  Romania
|
President (1996-2000) | 19 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 32 days | |
| Neville Cenac |  Saint Lucia
|
Governor-General (2018-2021) | 24 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 27 days | |
| Ali Nasir Muhammad | South Yemen
|
General Secretary of the Yemen Socialist Party (1980-1986) Chairman of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986) Chairman of the Presidential Council (1978) Prime Minister (1971-1985) |
31 Dec 1939 | 85 years, 355 days |
1940
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margrethe II |  Denmark
|
Queen (1972-2024) | 16 Apr 1940 | 85 years, 156 days | |
| Peter Mutharika |  Malawi
|
President (2014-2020) | 18 Jul 1940 | 85 years, 156 days |