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|{{wp|Nicola Mancino}}||Italy||[[List of presidents of Italy#Substitute of the head of state|President of the Senate acting as head of state]] (1999)||15 October 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|10|15}} | |{{wp|Nicola Mancino}}||Italy||[[List of presidents of Italy#Substitute of the head of state|President of the Senate acting as head of state]] (1999)||15 October 1931||{{Age in years and days|1931|10|15}} |
Revision as of 02:01, 23 September 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:
Laos
Khamtai Siphandone
served: 1991–20062nd-oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served 1994–1996;3rd-oldest:
United States
Jimmy Carter
served 1977–1981Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 11th-oldest living:
Raif Dizdarević
Yugoslavia
1988–1989Oldest living incumbent and 72nd-oldest living:
Paul Biya
Cameroon
1975–present
List
- Key
Currently in Office |
Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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1 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 100 years, 102 days |
2 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 78 days |
3 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 99 years, 232 days |
4 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | 99 years, 198 days |
5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
8 May 1925 | 98 years, 12 days |
6 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 97 years, 315 days |
7 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 97 years, 308 days |
8 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 97 years, 357 days |
9 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 97 years, 199 days |
10 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 163 days |
11 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 45 days |
12 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 96 years, 82 days |
13 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 10 days |
14 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 9 days |
15 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 95 years, 267 days |
16 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 95 years, 210 days |
17 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 18 days |
18 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 8 days |
19 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 July 1929 | 94 years, 306 days |
20 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 September 1929 | 94 years, 247 days |
21 | Nikolai Ryzhkov | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991) | 28 September 1929 | 94 years, 235 days |
23 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
18 October 1929 | 94 years, 215 days |
23 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 November 1929 | 94 years, 187 days |
24 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 December 1929 | 94 years, 171 days |
25 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) |
20 December 1929 | 94 years, 152 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, 144 days |
29 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 94 years, 138 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, 78 days |
31 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 April 1930 | 94 years, 35 days |
32 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 April 1930 | 94 years, 46 days |
33 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 93 years, 365 days |
34 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 July 1930 | 93 years, 324 days |
35 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
2 October 1930 | 93 years, 231 days |
36 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 93 years, 191 days |
37 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 November 1930 | 93 years, 182 days |
38 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 December 1930 | 93 years, 160 days |
39 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 January 1931 | 93 years, 137 days |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | |||
41 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 January 1931 | 93 years, 122 days |
42 | Dries van Agt | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1977–1982) | 2 February 1931 | 93 years, 108 days |
43 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 February 1931 | 93 years, 106 days |
44 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 March 1931 | 93 years, 80 days |
45 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) |
16 March 1931 | 93 years, 65 days |
46 | Gioegios Vassilliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 0 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, 352 days |
48 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2002) | 18 June 1931 | 92 years, 337 days |
49 | Khieu Samphan | Damocratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) |
28 July 1931 | 92 years, 297 days |
50 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 92 years, 234 days |
51 | Michael Hardie Boys | New Zealand | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 6 October 1931 | 92 years, 227 days |
52 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 December 1931 | 92 years, 171 days |
53 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 January 1932 | 92 years, 136 days |
54 | Edmund Wickham Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 February 1932 | 92 years, 96 days |
55 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 March 1932 | 92 years, 66 days |
56 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 5 days |
57 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 June 1932 | 91 years, 329 days |
58 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 August 1932 | 91 years, 285 days |
59 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 August 1932 | 91 years, 282 days | |
60 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 September 1932 | 91 years, 252 days |
61 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 September 1932 | 91 years, 237 days |
62 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 October 1932 | 91 years, 215 days |
63 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 October 1932 | 91 years, 208 days |
64 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 1 November 1932 | 91 years, 201 days |
65 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 November 1932 | 91 years, 194 days |
66 | Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 20 November 1932 | 91 years, 182 days |
Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | |||
68 | Bill Hayden | Australia | Governor-General (1989–1996) | 23 January 1933 | 91 years, 118 days |
69 | 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, 108 days |
70 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 91 years, 97 days |
71 | The Baron Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 April 1933 | 91 years, 21 days |
72 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 2 days |
73 | Basdeo Panday | Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister (1995–2001) | 25 May 1933 | 90 years, 361 days |
74 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 June 1933 | 90 years, 347 days |
75 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 90 years, 340 days |
76 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolian People's Republic | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 July 1933 | 90 years, 311 days |
77 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 August 1933 | 90 years, 288 days |
78 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 August 1933 | 90 years, 149 days |
79 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997) |
29 August 1933 | 90 years, 265 days |
80 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 September 1933 | 90 years, 252 days |
81 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) | 30 September 1933 | 90 years, 243 days |
82 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 December 1933 | 90 years, 150 days |
83 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 December 1933 | 90 years, 149 days |
84 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 January 1934 | 90 years, 137 days |
85 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 January 1934 | 90 years, 130 days |
86 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 January 1934 | 90 years, 114 days |
87 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta | Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009) |
7 February 1934 | 90 years, 103 days |
88 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 90 years, 50 days |
89 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 March 1934 | 90 years, 51 days |
90 | Édouard Frank | Central African Republic | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 5 April 1934 | 90 years, 45 days |
91 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 90 years, 31 days |
92 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde | Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 90 years, 21 days |
93 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 11 days |
94 | 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, 361 days |
95 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 June 1934 | 89 years, 351 days |
96 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 June 1934 | 89 years, 349 days |
97 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 June 1934 | 89 years, 336 days |
98 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 August 1934 | 89 years, 270 days |
99 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 September 1934 | 89 years, 258 days |
100 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 September 1934 | 89 years, 244 days |
1xx | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin | Template:Wp•List of prime ministers of Benin (1990–1991) President (1991–1996) |
29 November 1934 | 89 years, 173 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
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Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 104 years, 59 days |
César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 April 1920 | 104 years, 26 days |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 102 days |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 October 1929 | 94 years, 215 days |
Karan Singh | Janmu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1952–1965) | 9 March 1931 | 93 years, 72 days |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 October 1931 | 92 years, 218 days |
Dimitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989) | 24 June 1934 | 89 years, 331 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, 141 days to 93 years, 140 days; or 89 years, 141 days to 90 years, 140 days |
Félix Rouzabakani | Congo-Braxzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 1934 | 89 years, 141 days to 90 years, 140 days |
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