List of oldest living state leaders

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

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^{[lower-greek 1]} 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.

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Gallery

• 
  Oldest living:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodríguez
  served: 1972–1976
• 
  2nd-oldest:
   Japan
  Tomiichi Murayama
  served 1994–1996
• 
  3rd-oldest:
   Malaysia
  Mahathir Mohamad
  served 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, 185 days	4 Nov 2023[2]
2	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 66 days	23 Feb 2024[3]
3	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 Jul 1925	99 years, 302 days	18 Jul 2024[4]
4	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	17 Jul 1925	99 years, 295 days	30 Aug 2016[5]
5	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	98 years, 344 days	5 Jul 2023[6]
6	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	98 years, 186 days	3 Nov 2023[7]
7	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 150 days	24 Nov 2023[8]
8	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 93 days	11 Jan 2021[9]
9	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	96 years, 362 days	10 May 2023[10]
10	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	96 years, 254 days	27 Aug 2023[11]
11	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	23 Oct 1928	96 years, 197 days	13 Jul 2023[12]
12	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 6 days	2 Jul 2023[13]
13	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	95 years, 293 days	20 Feb 2023[14]
14	Violeta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	18 Oct 1929	95 years, 202 days	18 Oct 2023[15]
15	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	95 years, 174 days	6 Dec 2021[16]
16	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	95 years, 158 days	1 Dec 2023[17]
17	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 139 days	28 Oct 2021[18]
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)			30 May 2023[19]
19	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 131 days	15 Jun 2022[20]
20	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 125 days	2 Jun 2020[21]
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, 66 days	25 Sep 2023[22]
22	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 23 days	8 Nov 2023[23]
23	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 14 days	11 Oct 2023[24]
24	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	94 years, 352 days	13 Aug 2022[25]
25	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	94 years, 311 days	18 Jun 2023[26]
26	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005)	2 Oct 1930	94 years, 218 days	12 Jul 2023[27]
27	Mabandla Dlamini	Swaziland	Prime Minister (1979–1983)	11 Nov 1930	94 years, 178 days	10 Aug 2023[28]
28	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	94 years, 169 days	27 Jul 2023[29]
29	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	94 years, 147 days	15 May 2023[30]
30	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 124 days	10 Dec 2021[31]
	Cleopa Msuya	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995)			14 Jun 2023[32]
32	Philip Greaves	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2017–2018)	19 Jan 1931	94 years, 109 days	2 Jan 2022[33]
33	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 93 days	4 Feb 2024[34]
34	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 68 days	1 Mar 2023[35]
35	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 53 days	16 Mar 2018[36]
36	George Vassiliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	93 years, 353 days	12 Feb 2023[37]
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, 339 days	3 Jun 2023[38]
38	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2002)	18 Jun 1931	93 years, 324 days	19 Jun 2023[39]
39	Khieu Samphan	Democratic Kampuchea  Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)	28 Jul 1931	93 years, 284 days	1 Feb 2023[40]
40	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sep 1931	93 years, 221 days	10 Apr 2023[41]
41	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1 Dec 1931	93 years, 158 days	13 Mar 2023[42]
42	Edmund Lawrence	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Governor-General (2013–2015)	14 Feb 1932	93 years, 83 days	4 Nov 2022[43]
43	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	15 Mar 1932	93 years, 54 days	17 Jan 2021[44]
44	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	15 May 1932	92 years, 358 days	4 Aug 2023[45]
45	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	92 years, 316 days	14 Feb 2024[46]
46	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992)	9 Aug 1932	92 years, 272 days	21 Nov 2023[47]
47	Sirikit		Regent (1956)	12 Aug 1932	92 years, 269 days	12 Aug 2023[48]
48	Gavril Dejeu	Romania	Acting Prime Minister (1998)	11 Sep 1932	92 years, 239 days	20 Dec 2023[49]
49	Vytautas Landsbergis	Lithuania	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)	18 Oct 1932	92 years, 202 days	11 Nov 2023[50]
50	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	Malta	President (1994–1999)	8 Nov 1932	92 years, 181 days	9 Apr 2023[51]
51	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2002–2003)	20 Nov 1932	92 years, 169 days	16 Nov 2022[52]
	Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)			28 Dec 2023[53]
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, 95 days	21 Apr 2023[54]
54	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 84 days	13 Feb 2024[55]
55	Mark Eyskens	Belgium	Prime Minister (1981)	29 Apr 1933	92 years, 9 days	30 Sep 2023[56]
56	H. D. Deve Gowda	India	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	18 May 1933	91 years, 355 days	15 Feb 2024[57]
57	Hüsamettin Cindoruk	Turkey	Acting President (1993)	8 Jun 1933	91 years, 334 days	25 Jan 2024[58]
58	Dumaagiin Sodnom	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990)	14 Jul 1933	91 years, 298 days	28 Jun 2022[59]
59	Suchinda Kraprayoon	Thailand	Prime Minister (1992)	6 Aug 1933	91 years, 275 days	24 Mar 2019[60]
60	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	91 years, 270 days	16 Mar 2023[61]
61	Arnold Koller	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997)	29 Aug 1933	91 years, 252 days	29 Aug 2023[62]
62	Mátyás Szűrös	HUN	Provisional President (1989–1990)	11 Sep 1933	91 years, 239 days	18 Sep 2023[63]
63	Michel Aoun	Lebanon	President (2016–2022)[lower-greek 2]	30 Sep 1933	91 years, 220 days	6 Jun 2023[64]
64	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 137 days	16 Jun 2023[65]
65	Akihito	Japan	Emperor (1989–2019)	23 Dec 1933	91 years, 136 days	23 Dec 2023[66]
66	Rudolf Schuster	Slovakia	President (1999–2004)	4 Jan 1934	91 years, 124 days	4 Jan 2024[67]
67	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 117 days	11 Jan 2024[68]
68	Édith Cresson	France	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	27 Jan 1934	91 years, 101 days	27 Jan 2024[69]
69	Eddie Fenech Adami	Malta	Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009)	7 Feb 1934	91 years, 90 days	7 Feb 2024[70]
70	Mohamed Ennaceur	Tunisia	Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 48 days	21 Mar 2023[71]
71	J. Y. Pillay	Singapore	Acting President (2017)	30 Mar 1934	91 years, 39 days	25 Jul 2023[72]
72	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 19 days	17 Aug 2023[73]
73	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 9 days	15 Dec 2023[74]
74	Lee Hong-koo	South Korea	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	9 May 1934	90 years, 364 days	28 Mar 2023[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, 348 days	25 May 2023[76]
76	Monica Dacon	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Acting Governor-General (2002)	4 Jun 1934	90 years, 338 days	26 Feb 2019[77]
77	Albert II	Belgium	King (1993–2013)	6 Jun 1934	90 years, 336 days	5 Jul 2023[78]
78	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	90 years, 323 days	8 Aug 2015[79]
79	Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	President (1982–1984)	5 Sep 1934	90 years, 245 days	7 Sep 2017[80]
80	Apas Jumagulov	Kyrgyzstan	Prime Minister (1993–1998)	19 Sep 1934	90 years, 231 days	8 Jul 2023[81]
81	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	90 years, 201 days	9 Oct 2023[82]
82	Ingvar Carlsson	Sweden	Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)	9 Nov 1934	90 years, 180 days	26 Dec 2023[83]
	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)			26 May 2023[84]
84	Nicéphore Soglo	Benin	Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996)	29 Nov 1934	90 years, 160 days	28 Nov 2023[85]
85	Pratibha Patil	India	President (2007–2012)	19 Dec 1934	90 years, 140 days	26 Sep 2023[86]
86	Stjepan Mesić	Yugoslavia  Croatia	President of the Presidency (1991) President (2000–2010) [lower-greek 3]	24 Dec 1934	90 years, 135 days	24 Dec 2023[87]
87	António Ramalho Eanes	Portugal	President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)	25 Jan 1935	90 years, 103 days	14 Jan 2023[88]
88	Artur Rasizade	Azerbaijan	Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018)[lower-greek 4]	26 Feb 1935	90 years, 71 days	27 Feb 2020[89]
89	Mohammed Basindawa	Yemen	Prime Minister (2011–2014)	4 Apr 1935	90 years, 34 days	25 Feb 2023[90]
90	Peter Hollingworth	Australia	Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935	90 years, 28 days	21 Dec 2023[91]
	P. J. Patterson	Jamaica	Prime Minister (1992–2006)			23 Jan 2024[92]
92	Sharavyn Gungaadorj	Mongolia	Prime Minister (1990)	2 May 1935	90 years, 6 days	2021-12-27[93]
93	Nemesi Marqués Oste	l	Spanish Representative of Andorra (1993–2012)	17 May 1935	89 years, 356 days	2021-11-02[94]
94	José Mujica	Uruguay	President (2010–2015)	20 May 1935	89 years, 353 days	2024-04-29[95]
95	Léon Kengo	Zaire	Prime Minister (1982–1986; 1988–1990; 1994–1997)	22 May 1935	89 years, 351 days	2021-11-22[96]
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1981–1988; 1989–1990)			2021-04-12[97]
97	Jim Bolger	Australia	Prime Minister (1990–1997)	31 May 1935	89 years, 342 days	2021-10-06[98]
98	Lee Hoi-chang	South Korea	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	2 June 1935	89 years, 340 days	2022-02-21[99]
99	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 June 1935	89 years, 323 days	2016-02-01[100]
100	Leonel Mário d'Alva	São Tomé and Príncipe	President (1991)	22 Jul 1935	89 years, 290 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)	1932	92 years, 128 days to 93 years, 127 days	29 January 2020[102]
Severino Tura	San Marino	Captain Regent (1985)	1934	90 years, 128 days to 91 years, 127 days	7 August 2018[103]

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than #100–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.^{[lower-greek 5]}

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	8 February 1927	98 years, 89 days	24 March 2022[104]
Laurie Greig	Cook Islands	Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001)	24 February 1929	96 years, 73 days	12 September 2023[105]
Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	Acting President during absence (1987)	16 October 1929	95 years, 204 days	7 October 2022[106]
Christian Schwarz-Schilling	Bosnia and Herzegovina	High Representative (2006–2007)	19 Nov 1930	94 years, 170 days	15 Sep 2022[107]
Karan Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Prince Regent (1949–1952)	9 March 1931	94 years, 60 days	20 September 2023[108]
Nicola Mancino	Italy	President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999)	15 October 1931	93 years, 205 days	7 July 2023[109]
Giovanni Battista Re	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during papal vacancy (2025)	30 Jan 1934	91 years, 98 days	21 Apr 2025[110]
Dumitru Mazilu	Romania	Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)	24 June 1934	90 years, 318 days	24 December 2021[111]
Tarcisio Bertone	Vatican City	Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013)	2 December 1934	90 years, 157 days	22 September 2023[112]
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez [es]	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	14 Dec 1934	90 years, 145 days	10 Oct 2023[113]
Giovanni Lajolo	Vatican City	President of the Governorate (2006–2011)	3 Jan 1935	90 years, 125 days	31 Dec 2022[114]
Tenzin Gyatso	Tibet	Dalai Lama (1940–present) Ruler (1950–1959)	6 Jul 1935	89 years, 306 days	6 Jul 2023[115]

Unclear status as state leaders with an uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #87–30 on this list, however 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]	BOL	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980)[lower-greek 6] Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	1931 or 1934	93 years, 128 days to 94 years, 127 days; or 90 years, 128 days to 91 years, 127 days	30 April 2018[116]
Félix Mouzabakani	COG-BRZ	Member of the Provisional Government (1963)[lower-greek 7]	1934	90 years, 128 days to 91 years, 127 days	7 November 2020[117]

Related pages

• Oldest people

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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. Mesić was also the final President of the collective Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 30 June 1991 –5 December 1991, as the federation was being torn apart by competing ethnic factions.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. The Bolivian Juntas of Commanders of the Armed Forces were interim collective presidencies without a clear leader.
7. 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.