This article lists the 101 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 [α] 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, 46 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]
Currently in office
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 101 years, 46 days | 4 Nov 2024 [2] |
2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos |
| 8 Feb 1924 | 100 years, 316 days | 8 Feb 2024 [4] |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 100 years, 292 days | 3 Mar 2024 [5] |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 100 years, 80 days | 5 Dec 2024 [6] |
5 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 99 years, 163 days | 16 Oct 2024 [7] |
6 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 99 years, 156 days | 30 Aug 2016 [8] |
7 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 205 days | 29 May 2024 [9] |
8 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 98 years, 47 days | 3 Nov 2024 [10] |
9 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 98 years, 11 days | 9 Dec 2024 [11] |
10 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 Apr 1927 | 97 years, 259 days | 11 Jan 2023 [12] |
11 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 Feb 1928 | 96 years, 320 days | 12 Jul 2024 [13] |
12 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia |
| 10 May 1928 | 96 years, 224 days | 10 May 2024 [14] |
13 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 223 days | 11 May 2024 [15] |
14 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 96 years, 115 days | 27 Aug 2023 [16] |
15 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 96 years, 58 days | 17 Oct 2024 [17] |
16 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 232 days | 5 May 2024 [18] |
17 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 95 years, 222 days | 19 Jul 2024 [19] |
18 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | 95 years, 154 days | 20 Feb 2023 [20] |
19 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 Sep 1929 | 95 years, 95 days | 16 Sep 2020 [21] |
20 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua |
| 18 Oct 1929 | 95 years, 63 days | 18 Oct 2024 [22] |
21 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolia | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 95 years, 35 days | 6 Dec 2021 [23] |
22 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 95 years, 19 days | 1 Dec 2024 [24] |
23 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea |
| 20 Dec 1929 | 95 years, 0 days | 27 Apr 2024 [25] |
Milan Panić | Yugoslavia | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 30 May 2023 [26] | |||
25 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 358 days | 1 Jul 2024 [27] |
26 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 94 years, 352 days | 2 Jun 2020 [28] |
27 | Ion Iliescu | Romania |
| 3 Mar 1930 | 94 years, 292 days | 3 Mar 2024 [29] |
28 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 249 days | 24 Jun 2024 [30] |
29 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 240 days | 24 Apr 2024 [31] |
30 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 213 days | 9 Oct 2023 [32] |
31 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 94 years, 172 days | 3 Dec 2024 [33] |
32 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas |
| 2 Oct 1930 | 94 years, 79 days | 8 Aug 2024 [34] |
33 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 Nov 1930 | 94 years, 39 days | 14 Jan 2024 [35] |
34 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 94 years, 30 days | 27 Jul 2023 [36] |
35 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 94 years, 8 days | 24 Jan 2024 [37] |
36 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 351 days | 7 Mar 2024 [38] |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | 8 Apr 2024 [39] | |||
38 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 336 days | 2 Jan 2022 [40] |
39 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 93 years, 320 days | 18 Oct 2024 [41] |
40 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 294 days | 10 May 2024 [42] |
41 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados |
| 16 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 279 days | 16 Mar 2018 [43] |
42 | George Vassiliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 93 years, 214 days | 15 Mar 2024 [44] |
43 | Raúl Castro | Cuba |
| 3 Jun 1931 | 93 years, 200 days | 17 Nov 2024 [45] |
44 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2003) | 18 Jun 1931 | 93 years, 185 days | 19 Jun 2024 [46] |
45 | Khieu Samphan | Democratic Kampuchea |
| 28 Jul 1931 | 93 years, 145 days | 10 Jan 2024 [47] |
46 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 93 years, 82 days | 10 Apr 2023 [48] |
47 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 93 years, 19 days | 10 May 2024 [49] |
48 | Edmund Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 Feb 1932 | 92 years, 310 days | 4 Nov 2022 [50] |
49 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 92 years, 280 days | 17 Jan 2021 [51] |
50 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 92 years, 219 days | 12 Dec 2024 [52] |
51 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 92 years, 177 days | 14 Feb 2024 [53] |
52 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 133 days | 5 Aug 2024 [54] |
53 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 Aug 1932 | 92 years, 130 days | 12 Aug 2024 [55] | |
54 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 100 days | 27 Sep 2024 [56] |
55 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 Sep 1932 | 92 years, 85 days | 26 Sep 2024 [57] |
56 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 92 years, 63 days | 6 Dec 2024 [58] |
57 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 Oct 1932 | 92 years, 56 days | 9 Oct 2023 [59] |
58 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 92 years, 42 days | 8 Nov 2024 [60] |
59 | Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | 20 Nov 1932 | 92 years, 30 days | 27 Jan 2024 [61] |
Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 13 Sep 2024 [62] | |||
61 | Than Shwe | Myanmar |
| 2 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 322 days | 15 Aug 2024 [63] |
62 | Paul Biya | Cameroon |
| 13 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 311 days | 8 Oct 2024 [3] |
63 | Mark Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 91 years, 235 days | 1 May 2024 [64] |
64 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 216 days | 26 Jul 2024 [65] |
65 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 195 days | 13 Sep 2024 [66] |
66 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 Jun 1933 | 91 years, 188 days | 1 Mar 2024 [67] |
67 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolia | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 91 years, 159 days | 9 May 2024 [68] |
68 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 136 days | 24 Mar 2019 [69] |
69 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 131 days | 5 Sep 2024 [70] |
70 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland |
| 29 Aug 1933 | 91 years, 113 days | 29 Aug 2023 [71] |
71 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 100 days | 11 May 2024 [72] |
72 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) [β] | 30 Sep 1933 | 91 years, 81 days | 19 Feb 2024 [73] |
73 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 364 days | 21 Jun 2024 [74] |
74 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 363 days | 15 Nov 2024 [75] |
75 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 351 days | 4 Jan 2024 [76] |
76 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 344 days | 24 Mar 2024 [77] |
77 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 328 days | 27 Jan 2024 [78] |
78 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta |
| 7 Feb 1934 | 90 years, 317 days | 7 Feb 2024 [79] |
79 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 274 days | 30 May 2024 [80] |
80 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 265 days | 28 Apr 2024 [81] |
81 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 245 days | 5 Dec 2024 [82] |
82 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde |
| 29 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 235 days | 29 Apr 2024 [83] |
83 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 90 years, 225 days | 8 Jan 2024 [84] |
84 | Heng Samrin |
| 25 May 1934 | 90 years, 209 days | 30 Mar 2024 [85] | |
85 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 199 days | 26 Feb 2019 [86] |
86 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 197 days | 6 Jun 2024 [87] |
87 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 90 years, 184 days | 8 Aug 2015 [88] |
88 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sep 1934 | 90 years, 106 days | 7 Sep 2017 [89] |
89 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sep 1934 | 90 years, 92 days | 19 Sep 2024 [90] |
90 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 Oct 1934 | 90 years, 78 days | 6 Sep 2020 [91] |
91 | Yakubu Gowon | Nigeria | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 90 years, 62 days | 19 Oct 2024 [92] |
92 | Ingvar Carlsson | Sweden | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | 9 Nov 1934 | 90 years, 41 days | 9 Nov 2024 [93] |
Hamilton Green | Guyana | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 29 Feb 2024 [94] | |||
94 | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin |
| 29 Nov 1934 | 90 years, 21 days | 5 Feb 2024 [95] |
95 | Pratibha Patil | India | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 90 years, 1 day | 14 Mar 2024 [96] |
96 | Stjepan Mesić |
| 24 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 362 days | 22 Oct 2024 [97] | |
97 | António Ramalho Eanes | Portugal |
| 25 Jan 1935 | 89 years, 330 days | 26 Apr 2024 [98] |
98 | Artur Rasizade | Azerbaijan | Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018) [γ] | 26 Feb 1935 | 89 years, 298 days | 22 Jun 2024 [99] |
99 | Mohammed Basindawa | Yemen | Prime Minister (2011–2014) | 4 Apr 1935 | 89 years, 260 days | 22 May 2024 [100] |
100 | Peter Hollingworth | Australia | Governor-General (2001–2003) | 10 Apr 1935 | 89 years, 254 days | 1 Aug 2024 [101] |
P. J. Patterson | Jamaica | Prime Minister (1992–2006) | 10 Apr 2024 [102] |
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Syria | Prime Minister (1980–1987) | 1932 |
| 29 Jan 2020 [103] |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 |
| 7 Aug 2018 [104] |
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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Waldo Bernal Pereira | Bolivia | 1931 or 1934 |
| 30 Apr 2018 [116] | |
Félix Mouzabakani | Congo-Brazzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) [ζ] | 1934 |
| 7 Nov 2020 [117] |
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