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Revision as of 02:02, 19 November 2023
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 |
Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth' | Age |
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1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 100 years, 195 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, 99 days |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 75 days |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 99 years, 229 days |
5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
8 May 1925 | 98 years, 9 days |
6 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 97 years, 312 days |
7 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 97 years, 305 days |
8 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 97 years, 354 days |
9 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 97 years, 196 days |
10 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 160 days |
11 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 42 days |
12 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 96 years, 79 days |
13 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 7 days |
14 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 6 days |
15 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 95 years, 264 days |
16 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 95 years, 207 days |
17 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 15 days |
18 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 5 days |
19 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 94 years, 303 days |
20 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 September 1929 | 94 years, 244 days |
21 | Nikolai Ryzhkov | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991) | 28 September 1929 | 94 years, 232 days |
23 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 October 1929 | 94 years, 212 days |
23 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 November 1929 | 94 years, 184 days |
24 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 December 1929 | 94 years, 168 days |
25 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 December 1929 | 94 years, 149 days |
Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | |||
Milan Panić | Serbia and Montenegro | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
28 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 December 1929 | 94 years, 141 days |
29 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 94 years, 135 days |
30 | 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, 75 days |
31 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 April 1930 | 94 years, 32 days |
32 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 April 1930 | 94 years, 43 days |
33 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 93 years, 362 days |
34 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 July 1930 | 93 years, 321 days |
35 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 October 1930 | 93 years, 228 days |
36 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 93 years, 188 days |
37 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 November 1930 | 93 years, 179 days |
38 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 December 1930 | 93 years, 157 days |
39 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 January 1931 | 93 years, 134 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
41 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 January 1931 | 93 years, 119 days |
42 | Dries van Agt | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1977–1982) | 2 February 1931 | 93 years, 105 days |
43 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 February 1931 | 93 years, 103 days |
44 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 March 1931 | 93 years, 77 days |
45 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 March 1931 | 93 years, 62 days |
46 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 92 years, 363 days |
47 | 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 | 92 years, 349 days |
48 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 June 1931 | 92 years, 334 days |
49 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 July 1931 | 92 years, 294 days |
50 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 92 years, 231 days |
51 | Michael Hardie Boys | New Zealand | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 6 October 1931 | 92 years, 224 days |
52 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 December 1931 | 92 years, 168 days |
53 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 January 1932 | 92 years, 133 days |
54 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 February 1932 | 92 years, 93 days |
55 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 March 1932 | 92 years, 63 days |
56 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 2 days |
57 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 June 1932 | 91 years, 326 days |
58 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 August 1932 | 91 years, 282 days |
59 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 August 1932 | 91 years, 279 days | |
60 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 September 1932 | 91 years, 249 days |
61 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 September 1932 | 91 years, 234 days |
62 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 October 1932 | 91 years, 212 days |
63 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 October 1932 | 91 years, 205 days |
64 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 1 November 1932 | 91 years, 198 days |
65 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 November 1932 | 91 years, 191 days |
66 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 November 1932 | 91 years, 179 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
68 | 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, 105 days |
69 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 91 years, 94 days |
70 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 April 1933 | 91 years, 18 days |
71 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 90 years, 365 days |
72 | Basdeo Panday | Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister (1995–2001) | 25 May 1933 | 90 years, 358 days |
73 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 June 1933 | 90 years, 344 days |
74 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 90 years, 337 days |
75 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 July 1933 | 90 years, 308 days |
76 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 August 1933 | 90 years, 285 days |
77 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 August 1933 | 90 years, 146 days |
78 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 August 1933 | 90 years, 262 days |
79 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 September 1933 | 90 years, 249 days |
80 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 September 1933 | 90 years, 240 days |
81 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 December 1933 | 90 years, 147 days |
82 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 December 1933 | 90 years, 146 days |
83 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 January 1934 | 90 years, 134 days |
84 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 January 1934 | 90 years, 127 days |
85 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 January 1934 | 90 years, 111 days |
86 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 February 1934 | 90 years, 100 days |
87 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 90 years, 47 days |
88 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 March 1934 | 90 years, 48 days |
89 | Édouard Frank | Central African Republic | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 5 April 1934 | 90 years, 42 days |
90 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 90 years, 28 days |
91 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 90 years, 18 days |
92 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 8 days |
93 | 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 | 89 years, 358 days |
94 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 June 1934 | 89 years, 348 days |
95 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 June 1934 | 89 years, 346 days |
96 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 June 1934 | 89 years, 333 days |
97 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 August 1934 | 89 years, 267 days |
98 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 September 1934 | 89 years, 255 days |
99 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 September 1934 | 89 years, 241 days |
100 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 October 1934 | 89 years, 227 days |
Addendum
Uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Syria | Prime Minister (1980–1987) | 1932 | 91 years, 138 days to 92 years, 137 days |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 89 years, 138 days to 90 years, 137 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 104 years, 56 days |
César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 April 1920 | 104 years, 23 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 99 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 October 1929 | 94 years, 212 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 March 1931 | 93 years, 69 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 October 1931 | 92 years, 215 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989) | 24 June 1934 | 89 years, 328 days |
Unclear status as state leader with an uncertain date of birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
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, 138 days to 93 years, 137 days; or 89 years, 138 days to 90 years, 137 days |
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 138 days to 90 years, 137 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