List of oldest living state leaders

For a list of the oldest currently serving state leaders, see Lists of state leaders by age.

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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 leaders^[I] 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. The oldest living former state leader is Guillermo Rodríguez of Ecuador at the age of 101 years, 180 days.^[2] Leaders currently in office are in bold in green, with Paul Biya of Cameroon being the oldest currently serving head of state.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Oldest living:
  Guillermo Rodríguez
   Ecuador
  1972–1976
• 
  2nd‑oldest living:
  Tomiichi Murayama
   Japan
  1994–1996
• 
  3rd‑oldest living:
  Mahathir Mohamad
   Malaysia
  1981–2003 and 2018–2020
• 
  Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 7th‑oldest living:
  Raif Dizdarević
   Yugoslavia
  1988–1989
• 
  Oldest living incumbent and 54th‑oldest living:
  Paul Biya
   Cameroon
  1975–present

List

     Currently in office

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	101 years, 180 days	4 Nov 2024[2]
2	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 61 days	9 Mar 2025[4]
3	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 Jul 1925	99 years, 297 days	15 Apr 2025[5]
4	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	17 Jul 1925	99 years, 290 days	30 Aug 2016[6]
5	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	98 years, 339 days	29 May 2024[7]
6	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	98 years, 181 days	12 Mar 2025[8]
7	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 145 days	9 Dec 2024[9]
8	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 88 days	12 Jul 2024[10]
9	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	96 years, 357 days	11 May 2024[11]
10	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	96 years, 249 days	27 Aug 2023[12]
11	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	23 Oct 1928	96 years, 192 days	17 Oct 2024[13]
12	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 1 day	5 May 2024[14]
13	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	95 years, 288 days	20 Feb 2023[15]
14	Violeta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	18 Oct 1929	95 years, 197 days	18 Oct 2024[16]
15	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	95 years, 169 days	6 Dec 2021[17]
16	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	95 years, 153 days	1 Dec 2024[18]
17	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 134 days	27 Apr 2024[19]
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)			30 May 2023[20]
19	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 126 days	1 Jul 2024[21]
20	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 120 days	2 Jun 2020[22]
21	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 Mar 1930	95 years, 61 days	3 Mar 2025[23]
22	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 18 days	15 Apr 2025[24]
23	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 9 days	24 Apr 2025[25]
24	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	94 years, 347 days	9 Oct 2023[26]
25	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	94 years, 306 days	3 Dec 2024[27]
26	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005)	2 Oct 1930	94 years, 213 days	8 Aug 2024[28]
27	Mabandla Dlamini	Swaziland	Prime Minister (1979–1983)	11 Nov 1930	94 years, 173 days	14 Jan 2024[29]
28	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	94 years, 164 days	27 Jul 2023[30]
29	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	94 years, 142 days	23 Mar 2025[31]
30	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 119 days	7 Mar 2024[32]
	Cleopa Msuya	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995)			10 Mar 2025[33]
32	Philip Greaves	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2017–2018)	19 Jan 1931	94 years, 104 days	2 Jan 2022[34]
33	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 88 days	18 Oct 2024[35]
34	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 63 days	28 Feb 2025[36]
35	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 48 days	16 Mar 2018[37]
36	George Vassiliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	93 years, 348 days	15 Mar 2024[38]
37	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 Jun 1931	93 years, 334 days	17 Nov 2024[39]
38	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2003)	18 Jun 1931	93 years, 319 days	19 Jun 2024[40]
39	Khieu Samphan	Democratic Kampuchea	Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)	28 Jul 1931	93 years, 279 days	10 Jan 2024[41]
40	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sep 1931	93 years, 216 days	10 Apr 2023[42]
41	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1 Dec 1931	93 years, 153 days	10 May 2024[43]
42	Edmund Lawrence	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Governor-General (2013–2015)	14 Feb 1932	93 years, 78 days	4 Nov 2022[44]
43	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	15 Mar 1932	93 years, 49 days	17 Jan 2021[45]
44	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	15 May 1932	92 years, 353 days	2 Jan 2025[46]
45	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	92 years, 311 days	14 Feb 2024[47]
46	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992)	9 Aug 1932	92 years, 267 days	5 Aug 2024[48]
47	Sirikit		Regent (1956)	12 Aug 1932	92 years, 264 days	12 Aug 2024[49]
48	Gavril Dejeu	Romania	Acting Prime Minister (1998)	11 Sep 1932	92 years, 234 days	27 Sep 2024[50]
49	Vytautas Landsbergis	Lithuania	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)	18 Oct 1932	92 years, 197 days	27 Feb 2025[51]
50	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	Malta	President (1994–1999)	8 Nov 1932	92 years, 176 days	8 Nov 2024[52]
51	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2002–2003)	20 Nov 1932	92 years, 164 days	27 Jan 2024[53]
	Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)			13 Sep 2024[54]
53	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 Feb 1933	92 years, 90 days	15 Aug 2024[55]
54	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 79 days	13 Feb 2025[3]
55	Mark Eyskens	Belgium	Prime Minister (1981)	29 Apr 1933	92 years, 4 days	1 May 2024[56]
56	H. D. Deve Gowda	India	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	18 May 1933	91 years, 350 days	26 Jul 2024[57]
57	Hüsamettin Cindoruk	Turkey	Acting President (1993)	8 Jun 1933	91 years, 329 days	29 Nov 2024[58]
58	Dumaagiin Sodnom	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990)	14 Jul 1933	91 years, 293 days	9 May 2024[59]
59	Suchinda Kraprayoon	Thailand	Prime Minister (1992)	6 Aug 1933	91 years, 270 days	24 Mar 2019[60]
60	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	91 years, 265 days	5 Sep 2024[61]
61	Arnold Koller	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997)	29 Aug 1933	91 years, 247 days	29 Aug 2023[62]
62	Mátyás Szűrös	Hungary	Provisional President (1989–1990)	11 Sep 1933	91 years, 234 days	11 May 2024[63]
63	Michel Aoun	Lebanon	President (2016–2022)[II]	30 Sep 1933	91 years, 215 days	23 Mar 2025[64]
64	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 132 days	21 Jun 2024[65]
65	Akihito	Japan	Emperor (1989–2019)	23 Dec 1933	91 years, 131 days	23 Dec 2024[66]
66	Rudolf Schuster	Slovakia	President (1999–2004)	4 Jan 1934	91 years, 119 days	4 Jan 2024[67]
67	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 112 days	9 Mar 2025[68]
68	Édith Cresson	France	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	27 Jan 1934	91 years, 96 days	27 Jan 2024[69]
69	Eddie Fenech Adami	Malta	Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009)	7 Feb 1934	91 years, 85 days	7 Feb 2025[70]
70	Mohamed Ennaceur	Tunisia	Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 43 days	30 May 2024[71]
71	J. Y. Pillay	Singapore	Acting President (2017)	30 Mar 1934	91 years, 34 days	28 Apr 2024[72]
72	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 14 days	14 Apr 2025[73]
73	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 4 days	29 Apr 2024[74]
74	Lee Hong-koo	South Korea	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	9 May 1934	90 years, 359 days	8 Jan 2024[75]
75	Heng Samrin	Kampuchea	President of the Council of State (1979–1992) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991)	25 May 1934	90 years, 343 days	30 Mar 2024[76]
76	Monica Dacon	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Acting Governor-General (2002)	4 Jun 1934	90 years, 333 days	26 Feb 2019[77]
77	Albert II	Belgium	King (1993–2013)	6 Jun 1934	90 years, 331 days	6 Jun 2024[78]
78	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	90 years, 318 days	8 Aug 2015[79]
79	Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	President (1982–1984)	5 Sep 1934	90 years, 240 days	7 Sep 2017[80]
80	Apas Jumagulov	Kyrgyzstan	Prime Minister (1993–1998)	19 Sep 1934	90 years, 226 days	19 Sep 2024[81]
81	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	90 years, 196 days	21 Feb 2025[82]
82	Ingvar Carlsson	Sweden	Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)	9 Nov 1934	90 years, 175 days	9 Nov 2024[83]
	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)			29 Feb 2024[84]
84	Nicéphore Soglo	Benin	Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996)	29 Nov 1934	90 years, 155 days	5 Feb 2024[85]
85	Pratibha Patil	India	President (2007–2012)	19 Dec 1934	90 years, 135 days	14 Mar 2024[86]
86	Stipé Mesić	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1991)	24 Dec 1934	90 years, 130 days	18 Feb 2025[87]
		Croatia	President (2000–2010)
87	António Ramalho Eanes	Portugal	President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)	25 Jan 1935	90 years, 98 days	25 Jan 2025[88]
88	Artur Rasizade	Azerbaijan	Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018)[III]	26 Feb 1935	90 years, 66 days	13 Feb 2025[89]
89	Mohammed Basindawa	Yemen	Prime Minister (2011–2014)	4 Apr 1935	90 years, 29 days	22 May 2024[90]
90	Peter Hollingworth	Australia	Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935	90 years, 23 days	1 Aug 2024[91]
	P.J. Patterson	Jamaica	Prime Minister (1992–2006)			10 Apr 2025[92]
92	Sharavyn Gungaadorj	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1990)	2 May 1935	90 years, 1 day	27 Dec 2021[93]
93	Nemesi Marquès i Oste	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)[IV]	17 May 1935	89 years, 351 days	2 Nov 2021[94]
94	José Mujica	Uruguay	President (2010–2015)	20 May 1935	89 years, 348 days	9 Jan 2025[95]
95	Léon Kengo	Zaire	First State Commissioner (1982–1986; 1988–1990) Prime Minister (1994–1997)	22 May 1935	89 years, 346 days	14 Sep 2024[96]
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990)			7 Nov 2023[97]
97	Jim Bolger	New Zealand	Prime Minister (1990–1997)	31 May 1935	89 years, 337 days	7 Nov 2023[98]
98	Lee Hoi-chang	South Korea	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	2 Jun 1935	89 years, 335 days	6 Jun 2024[99]
99	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 Jun 1935	89 years, 318 days	6 Dec 2022[100]
100	Leonel Mário d'Alva	São Tomé and Príncipe	Acting President (1991)	22 Jul 1935	89 years, 285 days	9 Dec 2024[101]

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #87–42 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm	Syria	Prime Minister (1980–1987)[V]	1932	92 years, 123 days to 93 years, 122 days	29 Jan 2020[104]
Severino Tura	San Marino	Captain Regent (1985)	1934	90 years, 123 days to 91 years, 122 days	7 Aug 2018[105]

Unclear status as state leaders

     Currently in office

The following individuals are older than #100–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.^[VI]

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	8 Feb 1927	98 years, 84 days	4 Mar 2024[106]
Laurie Greig	Cook Islands	Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001)	24 Feb 1929	96 years, 68 days	10 Jul 2024[107]
Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	Acting President during absence (1987)	16 Oct 1929	95 years, 199 days	7 Oct 2022[108]
Christian Schwarz-Schilling	Bosnia and Herzegovina	High Representative (2006–2007)	19 Nov 1930	94 years, 165 days	23 Apr 2024[109]
Karan Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Prince Regent (1949–1952)	9 Mar 1931	94 years, 55 days	6 Mar 2025[110]
Nicola Mancino	Italy	President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999)	15 Oct 1931	93 years, 200 days	7 Jul 2023[111]
Giovanni Battista Re	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during papal vacancy (2025–present)	30 Jan 1934	91 years, 93 days	21 Apr 2025[112]
Dumitru Mazilu	Romania	Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)	24 Jun 1934	90 years, 313 days	24 Dec 2021[113]
Tarcisio Bertone	Vatican City	Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013)	2 Dec 1934	90 years, 152 days	2 Dec 2024[114]
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez [es]	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	14 Dec 1934	90 years, 140 days	10 Oct 2023[115]
Giovanni Lajolo	Vatican City	President of the Governorate (2006–2011)	3 Jan 1935	90 years, 120 days	3 Jan 2025[116]
Brian Mullooly	Ireland	Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997)	21 Feb 1935	90 years, 71 days	1 Jan 2019[117]
Tenzin Gyatso	Tibet	Dalai Lama (1940–present) Ruler (1950–1959)	6 Jul 1935	89 years, 301 days	21 Apr 2025[118]

Unclear status as state leaders with an uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #87–30 on this list, but their exact dates of birth are uncertain and their status as a state leader is unclear.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Waldo Bernal Pereira [es]	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980)[VII] Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	1931 or 1934	93 years, 123 days to 94 years, 122 days; or 90 years, 123 days to 91 years, 122 days	30 Apr 2018[119]
Félix Mouzabakani	Congo-Brazzaville	Member of the Provisional Government (1963)[VIII]	1934	90 years, 123 days to 91 years, 122 days	7 Nov 2020[120]

See also

• List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
• List of current heads of state and government
• List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
• List of longest-reigning monarchs
• List of youngest state leaders since 1900
• Lists of state leaders by age
• Lists of state leaders
• Records of heads of state
• Gerontocracy

Notes

1. Including but not limited to Prime Ministers of Peru, recognized as heads of government by the United Nations^[1] and party leaders of single-party states.
2. Aoun was the disputed Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1988–1990, and simultaneously also the disputed acting President.
3. Rasizade was also Acting Prime Minister of Azerbaijan during 20 July 1996 – 26 November 1996; 18 October 1998 – 24 October 1998; and 6 August 2003 – 4 November 2003. He was acting as prime minister for the acting president, Ilham Aliyev, during 6 August 2003 – 31 October 2003.
4. Marquès was Acting Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince during 4 May 1993 – 24 February 1994.
5. Al-Kasm was also a member of an acting presidential committee in late 1983, when Hafez al-Assad was recovering from an illness.^[102][103]
6. They were either members of collective presidencies without a clear leader, interim leaders, de facto leaders, widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited or leaders of political entities whose status as sovereign states was unclear or disputed.
7. The Bolivian Juntas of Commanders of the Armed Forces were interim collective presidencies without a clear leader.
8. Mouzabakani, as Co-Commander of the Army, was a member of the collective interim government that took control of the Republic of the Congo during 3 days in August 1963.