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, 342 days to 89 years, 341 days | Unclear DoB (?) |
| Abdallah Mohamed Kamil |  Djibouti
|
Prime Minister (1978) | 1936 | 88 years, 342 days to 89 years, 341 days | Unclear DoB |
| Alejandro Maldonado |  Guatemala
|
President (2015-2016) | 6 Jan 1936 | 89 years, 336 days | |
| Julio María Sanguinetti |  Uruguay
|
President (1985–1990, 1995-2000) | |||
| Émile Lahoud |  Lebanon
|
President (1998-2007) | 12 Jan 1936 | 89 years, 330 days | |
| Henri Maidou |  Central African Empire
|
Prime Minister (1998-2007) | 14 Feb 1936 | 89 years, 297 days | |
| Choummaly Sayasone |  Laos
|
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (2006-2016) President (2006-2016) |
6 Mar 1936 | 89 years, 267 days | |
| Ronald Venetiaan |  Suriname
|
President (1991-1996; 2000-2010) | 18 Jun 1936 | 89 years, 173 days | |
| Yasuo Fukuda |  Japan
|
Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 16 Jul 1936 | 89 years, 145 days | |
| Tuluaga Manuella |  Tuvalu
|
Governor-General (1994-1998) | 26 Aug 1936 | 89 years, 104 days | |
| Lien Chan |  Taiwan
|
President of the Executive Yuan (1993-1997) | 27 Aug 1936 | 89 years, 103 days | Unclear status |
| Tuluaga Manuella | Tuvalu
|
Prime Minister (1993-1996) Acting Governor-General (2010) |
4 Sept 1936 | 89 years, 95 days | |
| Hazem El Beblawi |  Egypt
|
Acting Prime Minister (2013-2014) | 17 Oct 1936 | 89 years, 52 days | |
| Miguel Trovoada |  São Tomé and Principe
|
Prime Minister (1975-1979) President (1991-1995; 1995-2001) |
27 Dec 1936 | 88 years, 346 days | |
| Han Seung-soo |  South Korea
|
Prime Minister (2008-2009) | 28 Dec 1936 | 88 years, 345 days |
1937
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsen Abdel Hamid |  Iraq
|
Prime Minister (2004) | 1937 | 87 years, 342 days to 88 years, 341 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Emilio Della Balda | .svg){kind=small} San Marino
|
Captain Regent (1966) | 1937 | 87 years, 342 days to 88 years, 341 days | Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Jacinto Soares Veloso |  Mozambique
|
Member of the Politburo of FRELIMO (1986) | 1937 | 88 years, 342 days to 88 years, 341 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Adriano Rieffi | San Marino
|
Captain Regent (1978) | 1937 | 87 years, 342 days to 88 years, 341 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, 342 days to 88 years, 341 days | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Abdur Rahman Ibn Yahya |  Yemen
|
Prime Minister in Exile (1967-1969) | 1937 (?) | 87 years, 342 days to 88 years, 341 days (?) | Unclear Status with Uncertain Date of Birth |
| Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
High Representative (1997-1999) | 7 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 335 days | |
| Ati George Sokomanu |  Vanuatu
|
President (1980–1984, 1984-1989) | 13 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 329 days | |
| Raouf Bundhun |  Mauritius
|
Acting President (2003) | 13 Jan 1937 | 88 years, 328 days | |
| Harald V |  Norway
|
King (1991-present) | 21 Feb 1937 | 88 years, 290 days | |
| Olusegun Obasanjo |  Nigeria
|
Head of the Federal Military Government (1976-1979) President (1999-2007) |
5 Mar 1937 | 88 years, 278 days | |
| Egon Krenz |  East Germany
|
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1989) | 19 Mar 1937 | 89 years, 264 days | |
| Guido Vidoso |  Bolivia
|
President (1982) | 5 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 247 days | |
| Cornelius A. Smith |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2019-2023) | 7 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 245 days | |
| Joseph Estrada |  Philippines
|
President (1998-2001) | 19 Apr 1937 | 88 years, 233 days | |
| Sergey Ling |  Belarus
|
Prime Minister (1996-2000) | 7 May 1937 | 88 years, 215 days | |
| Jacques Santer |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1984-1995) | 16 May 1937 | 88 years, 206 days | |
| Megistu Haile Mariam |  Ethiopia
|
Leader of the Derg (1974; 1977-1987) General Secretary of the Worker's Party (1984-1991) President (1984-1991) |
21 May 1937 | 88 years, 191 days | |
| Radoje Kontić | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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Federal Prime Minister (1993-1998) | 31 May 1938 | 88 years, 191 days | |
| Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |  Bulgaria
|
Tsar (1943-1946) Prime Minister (2001-2005) |
16 Jun 1937 | 88 years, 175 days | |
| Lionel Jospin |  France
|
Prime Minister (1997-2002) | 12 Jul 1937 | 88 years, 149 days | |
| Yoshirō Mori | Japan
|
Prime Minister (2000-2001) | 14 Jul 1937 | 88 years, 147 days | |
| James Carlisle |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
Governor-General (1993-2007) | 5 Aug 1937 | 88 years, 125 days | |
| Manuel Pinto da Costa | São Tomé and Príncipe
|
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, 115 days | |
| Jean Alingué Bawoyeu |  Chad
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 18 Aug 1937 | 88 years, 112 days | |
| Francisco Pinto Balsemão |  Portugal
|
Prime Minister (1981-1983) | 1 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 98 days | |
| Vasyl Durdynets |  Ukraine
|
Acting Prime Minister (1997) | 27 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 72 days | |
| Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe | Mozambique
|
Member of the Politburo of FRELIMO (1986) | 29 Sep 1937 | 88 years, 70 days | |
| Franz Vranitzky |  Austria
|
Chancellor (1986-1997) | 4 Oct 1937 | 88 years, 65 days | |
| Ramsewak Shankar | Portugal
|
President (1988-1990) | 6 Nov 1937 | 88 years, 32 days | |
| Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |  Latvia
|
Present (1999-2007) | 1 Dec 1937 | 88 years, 7 days | |
| Prosper Avtil |  Haiti
|
President (1988-1990) | 12 Dec 1937 | 87 years, 361 days | |
| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |  Maldives
|
President (1978-2008) | 29 Dec 1937 | 87 years, 344 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, 341 days to 86 years, 342 days | Unclear DoB | |
| Fuad Masum | Iraq
|
President (2014-2018) | 1 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 341 days | ||
| Goh Kun | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1997-1998; 2003-2004) Acting President (2004) |
2 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 340 days | ||
| Juan Carlos I |  Spain
|
King (1975-2014) | 5 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 337 days | ||
| Morihiro Hosakawa | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1993-1994) | 14 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 328 days | ||
| Beatrix |  Netherlands
|
Queen (1980-2013) | 31 Jan 1938 | 87 years, 311 days | ||
| Meechai Ruchuphan |  Thailand
|
Acting Prime Minister (1992) | 2 Feb 1938 | 87 years, 309 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, 282 days | ||
| Ricardo Lagos |  Chile
|
President (2000-2006) | 2 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 281 days | ||
| Alpha Condé |  Guinea
|
President (2010-2021) | 4 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 279 days | ||
| Derviş Eroğlu |  Northern Cyprus
|
Prime Minister (1985-1994; 1996-2004; 2008-2009) President (2010-2015) |
7 Mar 1938 | 87 years, 276 days | Unclear status | |
| Kintu Musoke |  Uganda
|
Prime Minister (1994-1999) | 8 May 1938 | 87 years, 214 days | ||
| Giuliano Amato |  Italy
|
Prime Minister (1992-1903; 2000-2001) | 12 May 1938 | 87 years, 209 days | ||
| Paul Dijoud |  Monaco
|
Minister of State (1994-1997) | 25 Jun 1938 | 87 years, 166 days | ||
| Chuan Leekapai | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1992-1995; 1997-2001) | 28 Jul 1938 | 87 years, 133 days | ||
| Patrick Leclerq | Monaco
|
Minister of State (2000-2005) | 2 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 128 days | ||
| Leonid Kuchma | Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1992-1993) President (1994-2005) |
9 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 121 days | ||
| Nabil Shaath |  Palestine
|
Acting Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2005) | ||||
| Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino |  Panama
|
President (1984-1985) | 21 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 109 days | ||
| Paul Martin |  Canada
|
Prime Minister (2004-2006) | 28 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 102 days | ||
| Luigi Lonfernini | San Marino
|
Captain Regent (1971; 2001) | 31 Aug 1938 | 87 years, 99 days | ||
| Tomasi Puapua | Tuvalu
|
Prime Minister (1981-1989) Governor-General (1998-2003) |
10 Sept 1938 | 87 years, 89 days | ||
| Myechyslaw Hryb | .svg){kind=small} Belarus
|
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1994-1996) | 25 Sept 1938 | 87 years, 74 days | ||
| Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (2005-2006) President (2016-2018) |
3 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 66 days | ||
| Óscar de la Fuente Raygada | Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 4 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 65 days | |||
| Heinz Fischer | Austria
|
President (2004-2016) | 9 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 60 days | ||
| Farah Diba | .svg){kind=small} Iran
|
Regent (1967) | 14 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 55 days | ||
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |  Liberia
|
President (2006-2018) | 29 Oct 1938 | 87 years, 40 days | ||
| Norbert Ratsirahonana |  Madagascar
|
Prime Minister (1996-1997) Acting President (1996-1997) |
18 Nov 1938 | 87 years, 20 days | ||
| Ahmad Obeidat |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1984) | ||||
| Francisco Rodríguez | Panama
|
Provisional President (1989) | 24 Nov 1938 | 87 years, 14 days | ||
| John Kufuor |  Ghana
|
President (2001-2009) | 8 Dec 1938 | 87 years, 0 days | ||
| Juan Carlos Wasmosy |  Paraguay
|
President (1993-1997) | 15 Dec 1938 | 86 years, 358 days |
1939
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Siew | Taiwan
|
Premier (1997-2000) | 3 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 339 days | Unclear status |
| Alfonso de los Heros | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 15 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 327 days | |
| Abdullah Ensour | Jordan
|
Prime Minister (2012-2016) | 20 Jan 1939 | 86 years, 322 days | |
| Adrienne Clarkson | Canada
|
Governor General (1999-2005) | 10 Feb 1939 | 86 years, 301 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, 296 days | |
| Abdelraouf Rawabdeh | Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1999-2000) | 18 Feb 1939 | 86 years, 293 days | |
| Aleksandër Meksi |  Albania
|
Prime Minister (1992-1997) | 8 Mar 1939 | 86 years, 275 days | |
| Lee Soo-sung | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1995-1997) | 10 Mar 1939 | 86 years, 273 days | |
| Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas |  Yemen
|
Prime Minister (1990-1994) | 5 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 247 days | |
| Pak Pong-ju |  North Korea
|
Premier (2003-2007; 2013-2019) | 10 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 242 days | |
| Jaime Paz Zamora | .svg){kind=small} Bolivia
|
President (1989-1993) | 15 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 237 days | |
| Ali Khamenei |  Iran
|
President (1981-1989) Supreme Leader (1989-present) |
19 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 233 days | |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Norway
|
Prime Minister (1981; 1986-1989; 1990-1996) | 20 Apr 1939 | 86 years, 232 days | |
| Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové |  Togo
|
President (2025-present) | 7 May 1939 | 86 years, 215 days | |
| Tom Thabane |  Lesotho
|
Prime Minister (2012-2015; 2017-2020) | 28 May 1939 | 86 years, 194 days | |
| Joe Clark | Canada
|
Prime Minister (1979-1980) | 5 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 186 days | |
| Jeon Yun-churl | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Acting Prime Minister (2002) | 15 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 176 days | |
| Osvaldo Hurtado | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
President (1981-1984) | 26 Jun 1939 | 86 years, 165 days | |
| Likulia Bolongo | .svg){kind=small} Zaire
|
Prime Minister (1997) | 8 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 153 days | |
| Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Portugal
|
Prime Minister (1985-1995) President (2006-2016) |
15 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 146 days | |
| John Howard |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1996-2007) | 26 Jul 1939 | 86 years, 135 days | |
| Romano Prodi | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1996-1998; 2006-2008) | 9 Aug 1939 | 86 years, 121 days | |
| Festus Mogae |  Botswana
|
President (1998-2008) | 21 Aug 1939 | 86 years, 109 days | |
| Guntis Ulmanis | Latvia
|
President (1993-1999) | 13 Sep 1939 | 86 years, 86 days | |
| Reuven Rivlin |  Israel
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President (2014-2021) | 9 Sep 1939 | 86 years, 90 days | |
| Mile Akmadžić | .svg){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 1 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 68 days | |
| Chang Sang | South Korea
|
Acting Prime Minister (2002) | 3 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 66 days | |
| Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane |  Gabon
|
Prime Minister (1999-2006) | 6 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 63 days | |
| Franjo Gregurić |  Croatia
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 12 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 57 days | |
| Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique
|
President (1986-2005) | 22 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 47 days | |
| Khin Nyunt | .svg){kind=small} Myanmar
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Prime Minister (2003-2004) | 23 Oct 1939 | 86 years, 46 days | |
| Moustapha Niasse |  Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1983; 2000-2001) | 4 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 34 days | |
| Emil Constantinescu |  Romania
|
President (1996-2000) | 19 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 19 days | |
| Neville Cenac |  Saint Lucia
|
Governor-General (2018-2021) | 24 Nov 1939 | 86 years, 14 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, 342 days |
1940
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margrethe II |  Denmark
|
Queen (1972-2024) | 16 Apr 1940 | 85 years, 236 days | |
| Peter Mutharika |  Malawi
|
President (2014-2020) | 18 Jul 1940 | 85 years, 143 days |