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. The oldest living former state leader is Guillermo Rodríguez of Ecuador at the age of 100 years, 185 days. Leaders currently in office are in bold in green, with Paul Biya of Cameroon being the oldest currently serving head of state. [2]
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 | 100 years, 185 days | 4 Nov 2023 [3] |
2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos |
| 8 Feb 1924 | 100 years, 89 days | 8 Feb 2024 [4] |
3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 100 years, 65 days | 3 Mar 2024 [5] |
4 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 99 years, 219 days | 28 Mar 2024 [6] |
5 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 302 days | 18 Mar 2024 [7] |
6 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 98 years, 295 days | 30 Aug 2016 [8] |
7 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 97 years, 344 days | 5 Jul 2023 [9] |
8 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 97 years, 186 days | 3 Nov 2023 [10] |
9 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 97 years, 150 days | 24 Nov 2023 [11] |
10 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 Apr 1927 | 97 years, 32 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, 93 days | 11 Jan 2021 [13] |
12 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia |
| 10 May 1928 | 95 years, 363 days | 14 Mar 2024 [14] |
13 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 95 years, 362 days | 10 May 2023 [15] |
14 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 95 years, 254 days | 27 Aug 2023 [16] |
15 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 95 years, 197 days | 13 Jul 2023 [17] |
16 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 5 days | 5 May 2024 [18] |
17 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 12 May 1929 | 94 years, 361 days | 9 Feb 2024 [19] |
18 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | 94 years, 293 days | 20 Feb 2023 [20] |
19 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 16 Sep 1929 | 94 years, 234 days | 16 Sep 2020 [21] |
20 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua |
| 18 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 202 days | 18 Oct 2023 [22] |
21 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolia | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 94 years, 174 days | 6 Dec 2021 [23] |
22 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 158 days | 1 Dec 2023 [24] |
23 | Salim Al-Huss | Lebanon |
| 20 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 139 days | 8 Apr 2023 [25] |
Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | 28 Oct 2021 [26] | |||
Milan Panić | Yugoslavia | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 30 May 2023 [27] | |||
26 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 28 Dec 1929 | 94 years, 131 days | 15 Jun 2022 [28] |
27 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 94 years, 125 days | 2 Jun 2020 [29] |
28 | Ion Iliescu | Romania |
| 3 Mar 1930 | 94 years, 65 days | 3 Mar 2024 [30] |
29 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 22 days | 8 Nov 2023 [31] |
30 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 94 years, 13 days | 24 Apr 2024 [32] |
31 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 93 years, 352 days | 13 Aug 2022 [33] |
32 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 93 years, 311 days | 18 Jun 2023 [34] |
33 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas |
| 2 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 218 days | 12 Jul 2023 [35] |
34 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Bangladesh | President (2001–2002) | 11 Oct 1930 | 93 years, 209 days | 11 Oct 2023 [36] |
35 | Mabandla Dlamini | Swaziland | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 178 days | 10 Aug 2023 [37] |
36 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 169 days | 27 Jul 2023 [38] |
37 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 93 years, 147 days | 15 May 2023 [39] |
38 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 124 days | 10 Dec 2021 [40] |
Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | 8 Apr 2024 [41] | |||
40 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 93 years, 109 days | 2 Jan 2022 [42] |
41 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 93 years, 93 days | 4 Feb 2024 [43] |
42 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 67 days | 1 Mar 2023 [44] |
43 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados |
| 16 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 52 days | 16 Mar 2018 [45] |
44 | George Vassiliou | Cyprus | President (1988–1993) | 20 May 1931 | 92 years, 353 days | 15 Mar 2024 [46] |
45 | Raúl Castro | Cuba |
| 3 Jun 1931 | 92 years, 339 days | 3 Jun 2023 [47] |
46 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2003) | 18 Jun 1931 | 92 years, 324 days | 19 Jun 2023 [48] |
47 | Khieu Samphan | Democratic Kampuchea |
| 28 Jul 1931 | 92 years, 284 days | 21 Dec 2023 [49] |
48 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 92 years, 221 days | 10 Apr 2023 [50] |
49 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 92 years, 158 days | 13 Mar 2023 [51] |
50 | Javier Valle Riestra | Peru | Prime Minister (1998) | 5 Jan 1932 | 92 years, 123 days | 12 Jun 2023 [52] |
51 | Edmund Lawrence | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (2013–2015) | 14 Feb 1932 | 92 years, 83 days | 4 Nov 2022 [53] |
52 | Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 92 years, 53 days | 17 Jan 2021 [54] |
53 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 91 years, 358 days | 4 Aug 2023 [55] |
54 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 91 years, 316 days | 14 Feb 2024 [56] |
55 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 91 years, 272 days | 21 Nov 2023 [57] |
56 | Sirikit | Regent (1956) | 12 Aug 1932 | 91 years, 269 days | 12 Aug 2023 [58] | |
57 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 91 years, 239 days | 20 Dec 2023 [59] |
58 | Manmohan Singh | India | Prime Minister (2004–2014) | 26 Sep 1932 | 91 years, 224 days | 8 Feb 2024 [60] |
59 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 202 days | 11 Mar 2024 [61] |
60 | Vitold Fokin | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 25 Oct 1932 | 91 years, 195 days | 9 Oct 2023 [62] |
61 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 181 days | 9 Apr 2023 [63] |
62 | Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | 20 Nov 1932 | 91 years, 169 days | 16 Nov 2022 [64] |
Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 28 Dec 2023 [65] | |||
64 | Than Shwe | Myanmar |
| 2 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 95 days | 5 Apr 2024 [66] |
65 | Paul Biya | Cameroon |
| 13 Feb 1933 | 91 years, 84 days | 26 Mar 2024 [2] |
66 | Mark Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 91 years, 8 days | 1 May 2024 [67] |
67 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 90 years, 355 days | 15 Feb 2024 [68] |
68 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey | Acting President (1993) | 8 Jun 1933 | 90 years, 334 days | 22 Apr 2024 [69] |
69 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia | Acting President (2011) | 15 Jun 1933 | 90 years, 327 days | 30 Jul 2023 [70] |
70 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolia | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 90 years, 298 days | 28 Jun 2022 [71] |
71 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Thailand | Prime Minister (1992) | 6 Aug 1933 | 90 years, 275 days | 24 Mar 2019 [72] |
72 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 90 years, 270 days | 16 Mar 2023 [73] |
73 | Arnold Koller | Switzerland |
| 29 Aug 1933 | 90 years, 252 days | 29 Aug 2023 [74] |
74 | Mátyás Szűrös | Hungary | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 Sep 1933 | 90 years, 239 days | 18 Sep 2023 [75] |
75 | Michel Aoun | Lebanon | President (2016–2022) [lower-greek 2] | 30 Sep 1933 | 90 years, 220 days | 6 Jun 2023 [76] |
76 | Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | President (2002–2006) | 22 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 137 days | 16 Jun 2023 [77] |
77 | Akihito | Japan | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 Dec 1933 | 90 years, 136 days | 23 Dec 2023 [78] |
78 | Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | President (1999–2004) | 4 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 124 days | 4 Jan 2024 [79] |
79 | Jean Chrétien | Canada | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 117 days | 24 Mar 2024 [80] |
80 | Édith Cresson | France | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 Jan 1934 | 90 years, 101 days | 27 Jan 2024 [81] |
81 | Eddie Fenech Adami | Malta |
| 7 Feb 1934 | 90 years, 90 days | 7 Feb 2024 [82] |
82 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia | Acting President (2019) | 21 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 47 days | 21 Mar 2023 [83] |
83 | J. Y. Pillay | Singapore | Acting President (2017) | 30 Mar 1934 | 90 years, 38 days | 25 Jul 2023 [84] |
84 | John Malecela | Tanzania | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 18 days | 21 Apr 2024 [85] |
85 | Pedro Pires | Cape Verde |
| 29 Apr 1934 | 90 years, 8 days | 29 Apr 2024 [86] |
86 | Lee Hong-koo | South Korea | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 89 years, 364 days | 8 Jan 2024 [87] |
87 | Heng Samrin |
| 25 May 1934 | 89 years, 348 days | 25 May 2023 [88] | |
88 | Monica Dacon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 89 years, 338 days | 26 Feb 2019 [89] |
89 | Albert II | Belgium | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 89 years, 336 days | 5 Jul 2023 [90] |
90 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Madagascar | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 89 years, 323 days | 8 Aug 2015 [91] |
91 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | Angola | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1996–1999) | 24 Aug 1934 | 89 years, 257 days | 27 Nov 2021 [92] |
92 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Panama | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sep 1934 | 89 years, 245 days | 7 Sep 2017 [93] |
93 | Apas Jumagulov | Kyrgyzstan | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sep 1934 | 89 years, 231 days | 8 Jul 2023 [94] |
94 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Togo | Prime Minister (1999–2000) | 3 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 217 days | 6 Sep 2020 [95] |
95 | Yakubu Gowon | Nigeria | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 89 years, 201 days | 22 Feb 2024 [96] |
96 | Ingvar Carlsson | Sweden | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | 9 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 180 days | 26 Dec 2023 [97] |
Hamilton Green | Guyana | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 29 Feb 2024 [98] | |||
98 | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin |
| 29 Nov 1934 | 89 years, 160 days | 28 Nov 2023 [99] |
99 | Pratibha Patil | India | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 140 days | 14 Mar 2024 [100] |
100 | Stjepan Mesić |
| 24 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 135 days | 24 Dec 2023 [101] |
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 [102] |
Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 |
| 7 Aug 2018 [103] |
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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César Yanes Urías | El Salvador | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 Apr 1920 | 104 years, 13 days | 11 Oct 2018 [104] |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | 97 years, 89 days | 24 Mar 2022 [105] |
Laurie Greig | Cook Islands | Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001) | 24 Feb 1929 | 95 years, 73 days | 12 Sep 2023 [106] |
Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President during absence (1987) | 16 Oct 1929 | 94 years, 204 days | 7 Oct 2022 [107] |
Christian Schwarz-Schilling | Bosnia and Herzegovina | High Representative (2006–2007) | 19 Nov 1930 | 93 years, 170 days | 15 Sep 2022 [108] |
Karan Singh | Jammu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1949–1952) | 9 Mar 1931 | 93 years, 59 days | 4 Mar 2024 [109] |
Nicola Mancino | Italy | President of the Senate acting as head of state (1999) | 15 Oct 1931 | 92 years, 205 days | 7 Jul 2023 [110] |
Dumitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) | 24 Jun 1934 | 89 years, 318 days | 24 Dec 2021 [111] |
Tarcisio Bertone | Vatican City | Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013) | 2 Dec 1934 | 89 years, 157 days | 22 Sep 2023 [112] |
Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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Waldo Bernal Pereira | Bolivia | 1931 or 1934 |
| 30 Apr 2018 [113] | |
Félix Mouzabakani | Congo-Brazzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) [lower-greek 5] | 1934 |
| 7 Nov 2020 [114] |
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