List of the oldest living state leaders
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This article lists 100 long-lived and still-living current or former heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president, prime minister, or monarch; excluding representatives) whose ages can be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last ten years. Leaders currently in office are in bold italics.
# | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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1 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 3 April 1915 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016 |
2 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Prime Minister (1988–1991) Communist General Secretary (1991–1997) |
2 February 1917 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-02 |
3 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 23 March 1918 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-09 |
4 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-18 |
5 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 18 October 1918 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-10 |
6 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1 May 1919 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2014-01-25 |
7 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | President (1974–1979) | 8 July 1919 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-10-30 |
8 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 13 July 1919 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-09 |
9 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 January 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-20 |
10 | Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-22 |
11 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 13 April 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-26 |
12 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) | 26 August 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-01 |
13 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 2 October 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2010-01-24 |
14 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1 December 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-02 |
15 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | Italy | Prime Minister (1993–1994) President (1999–2006) |
9 December 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-19 |
16 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 January 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-21 |
17 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 5 January 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-05 |
18 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 29 January 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-05-03 |
19 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of Constitutional Council (1992) | 27 April 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2014-06-11 |
20 | Sixto Durán Ballén | Ecuador | President (1992–1996) | 14 July 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-18 |
21 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | President (1975–1980) | 4 October 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-21 |
22 | Michael I | Romania | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 25 October 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-25 |
23 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 17 January 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-12 |
24 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | First Secretary of Communist Party (1987–1989) | 12 August 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-23 |
25 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 15 January 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-27 |
26 | Belisario Betancur | Colombia | President (1982–1986) | 4 February 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-29 |
27 | Ioannis Grivas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989) | 23 February 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-25 |
28 | Rezső Nyers | Hungary | Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989) |
21 March 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-03-17 |
29 | Jamshid Amouzegar | Iran | Prime Minister (1977–1978) | 25 June 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2006-12 |
30 | Shimon Peres | Israel | Prime Minister (1977; 1984–1986; 1995–1996) President (2007–2014) |
2 August 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-14 |
31 | Octavio Lepage | Venezuela | Acting President (1993) | 24 November 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-14 |
32 | Mauno Koivisto | Finland | Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994) |
25 November 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-11 |
33 | Khamtai Siphandon | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chair of People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-07 |
34 | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present) |
21 February 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-07 |
35 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-18 |
36 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 8 March 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-12-22 |
37 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | President (1964–1991) | 28 April 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-28 |
38 | Dawda Jawara | The Gambia | President (1970–1994) | 16 May 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-20 |
39 | George H. W. Bush | United States | President (1989–1993) | 12 June 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-06 |
40 | S. R. Nathan | Singapore | President (1999–2011) | 3 July 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-30 |
41 | Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | President (1978–2002) | 2 September 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-19 |
42 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-15 |
43 | Alphons Egli | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1983–1986) President (1986) |
8 October 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-09-01 |
44 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 19 October 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-04 |
45 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2014-01-25 |
46 | Mário Soares | Portugal | Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996) |
7 December 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-24 |
47 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Ethiopia | President (2001–2013) | 8 December 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-08-25 |
48 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India | Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004) | 25 December 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-21 |
49 | Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | President (1979–1983) | 25 February 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-25 |
50 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 8 May 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-14 |
51 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 29 June 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-06 |
52 | Nicholas Brathwaite | Grenada | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1990–1995) | 8 July 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-29 |
53 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003) | 10 July 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-15 |
54 | Quett Masire | Botswana | President (1980–1998) | 23 July 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-07-22 |
55 | Ali Bozer | Turkey | Acting Prime Minister (1989) | 28 July 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-10-20 |
56 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998) |
1 October 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-08 |
57 | Antoine Gizenga | Congo–Kinshasa | Prime Minister (2006–2008) | 5 October 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-04 |
58 | Gregorio Conrado Álvarez | Uruguay | President (1981–1985) | 26 November 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-21 |
59 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 8 December 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-22 |
60 | Trần Thiện Khiêm | South Vietnam | Member of Provisional Leadership (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975) |
15 December 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2013-04-21 |
61 | Luis Alberto Monge | Costa Rica | President (1982–1986) | 29 December 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-20 |
62 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | Iran | Acting President (1981) | 28 January 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-17 |
63 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | France | President (1974–1981)[lower-roman 1] | 2 February 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-05 |
64 | Ri Kun-mo | North Korea | Prime Minister (1986–1988) | 5 April 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2014-05-14 |
65 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen (1952–present)[lower-roman 2] | 21 April 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-21 |
66 | Thorbjörn Fälldin | Sweden | Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1979–1982) | 24 April 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-26 |
67 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-09 |
68 | Efraín Ríos Montt | Guatemala | President (1982–1983) | 16 June 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-11 |
69 | Nuon Chea | Cambodia | Prime Minister (1976) | 7 July 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-13 |
70 | Fidel Castro | Cuba | Prime Minister (1959–1976) First Secretary of the Communist Party (1961–2011) President of the Council of Ministers (1976–2008) President of the Council of State (1976–2008) |
13 August 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-19 |
71 | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos | Greece | President (1995–2005) | 15 August 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-08-15 |
72 | Jiang Zemin | China | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1993–2002) President (1993–2003) |
17 August 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-27 |
73 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Bangladesh | President (1991–1996) | 1 September 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-06-14 |
74 | Tulsi Giri | Nepal | Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977) | 26 September 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-29 |
75 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-13 |
76 | Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia | Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present) |
29 November 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-26 |
77 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-25 |
78 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | Nepal | Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979) | 15 January 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-25 |
79 | Pierre Aubert | Switzerland | Federal Council Member (1978–1987) President (1983; 1987) |
3 March 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-31 |
80 | Stanisław Kania | Poland | First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981) | 8 March 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2014-04-29 |
81 | Roberto Suazo Córdova | Honduras | President (1982–1986) | 17 March 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-15 |
82 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-12 |
83 | Pope Benedict XVI | Vatican City | Sovereign (2005–2013) | 16 April 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-16 |
84 | Albert Zafy | Madagascar | President (1993–1996) | 1 May 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-02-20 |
85 | David Padilla | Bolivia | President (1978–1979) | 13 August 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2013-10-07 |
86 | Jorge Batlle Ibáñez | Uruguay | President (2000–2005) | 25 October 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-25 |
87 | Odvar Nordli | Norway | Prime Minister (1976–1981) | 3 November 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2013-09-02 |
88 | Tuanku Abdul Halim | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–present) | 28 November 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-18 |
89 | Bhumibol Adulyadej | Thailand | King (1946–present) | 5 December 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-20 |
90 | Edward Babiuch | Poland | Prime Minister (1980) | 28 December 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2015-03-17 |
91 | Hamed Karoui | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1989-1999) | 30 December 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-08 |
92 | Reynaldo Bignone | Argentina | President (1982–1983) | 21 January 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-10 |
93 | Hans Modrow | East Germany | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 27 January 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-02-12 |
94 | Ciriaco De Mita | Italy | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 2 February 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-22 |
95 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present) |
4 February 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-05-06 |
96 | Fidel V. Ramos | Philippines | President (1992–1998) | 18 March 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-11 |
97 | Sisavath Keobounphanh | Laos | Prime Minister (1998–2001) | 1 May 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-04-18 |
98 | Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982) |
4 May 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-09 |
99 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-21 |
100 | Enrique Bolaños | Nicaragua | President (2002–2007) | 13 May 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2016-01-26 |
- Addenda
The following individuals are older than #100 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
№ | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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1 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. to Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
2013-07-25 |
2 | Abdelsalam al-Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | April 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. to Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
2016-02-16 |
3 | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | Afghanistan | Acting President (1992) | 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. to Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
2016-02-15 |
See also
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state
- List of longest-living state leaders
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of youngest state leaders since 1900
- Lists of state leaders
- Oldest people
Notes
- ↑ By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.
- ↑ In 1952, Princess Elizabeth acceded as the monarch of seven Commonwealth realms. She currently reigns as Queen of 16 sovereign states—including the United Kingdom. In 1957–92, some of her British colonies attained independence and joined the other realms in different years, and some states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.
External links
- United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
- WorldStatesmen—a list of world statesman throughout time and places