List of the oldest living state leaders
This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former heads of state, representatives of the head of state, or heads of government (usually a President, Prime Minister, or Monarch), and whose ages can be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Leaders currently in power are in bold italics.
| Rank | Name | Country | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Head of state of Ecuador (1966) | 9 October 1912 | 102 years, 203 days | 10/13/2012 |
| 2 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 3 April 1915 | 100 years, 27 days | 04/03/2015 |
| 3 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Prime Minister (1988–1991) Communist General Secretary (1991–1997) | 2 February 1917 | 98 years, 87 days | 02/03/2015 |
| 4 | Kenan Evren | Turkey | President (1980–1989) | 17 July 1917 | 97 years, 287 days | 02/04/2015 |
| 5 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 23 March 1918 | 97 years, 38 days | 07/19/2013 |
| 6 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | 96 years, 338 days | 07/29/2014 |
| 7 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 18 October 1918 | 96 years, 194 days | 02/08/2015 |
| 8 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 26 November 1918 | 96 years, 155 days | 01/14/2015 |
| 9 | Helmut Schmidt | FR Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 23 December 1918 | 96 years, 128 days | 01/06/2015 |
| 10 | Hyun Soong-jong | Republic of Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 26 January 1919 | 96 years, 94 days | 02/15/2013 |
| 11 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1 May 1919 | 95 years, 364 days | 01/25/2014 |
| 12 | Walter Scheel | FR Germany | President (1974–1979) | 8 July 1919 | 95 years, 296 days | 06/28/2014 |
| 13 | Hau Pei-tsun | Republic of China | Premier (1990–1993) | 13 July 1919 | 95 years, 291 days | 02/17/2014 |
| 14 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 January 1920 | 95 years, 101 days | 11/12/2012 |
| Roberto M. Levingston | Argentina | President (1970–1971) | 19 January 1920 | 95 years, 101 days | 08/14/2005 | |
| 16 | Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 95 years, 39 days | 03/18/2015 |
| 17 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 13 April 1920 | 95 years, 17 days | 07/27/2012 |
| 18 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) | 26 August 1920 | 94 years, 247 days | 11/15/2012 |
| 19 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 2 October 1920 | 94 years, 210 days | 01/24/2010 |
| 20 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1 December 1920 | 94 years, 150 days | 11/25/2012 |
| 21 | Antonio Imbert Barrera | Dominican Republic | President (1965) | 3 December 1920 | 94 years, 148 days | 09/15/2012 |
| 22 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | Italy | Prime Minister (1993–1994) President (1999–2006) | 9 December 1920 | 94 years, 142 days | 03/06/2015 |
| 23 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 January 1921 | 94 years, 116 days | 04/06/2010 |
| 24 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 5 January 1921 | 94 years, 115 days | 01/05/2015 |
| 25 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 29 January 1921 | 94 years, 91 days | 08/22/2011 |
| 26 | Yitzhak Navon | Israel | President (1978–1983) | 9 April 1921 | 94 years, 21 days | 01/20/2015 |
| 27 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of Constitutional Council (1992) | 27 April 1921 | 94 years, 3 days | 11/04/2012 |
| 28 | Sixto Durán Ballén | Ecuador | President (1992–1996) | 14 July 1921 | 93 years, 290 days | 01/31/2015 |
| 29 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | President (1975–1980) | 4 October 1921 | 93 years, 208 days | 09/21/2012 |
| 30 | Cuthbert Sebastian | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (1996–2013) | 22 October 1921 | 93 years, 190 days | 01/03/2013 |
| 31 | Mihail I | Romania | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 25 October 1921 | 93 years, 187 days | 11/07/2012 |
| 32 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 17 January 1922 | 93 years, 103 days | 04/01/2015 |
| 33 | Árpád Göncz | Hungary | President (1990–2000) | 10 February 1922 | 93 years, 79 days | 02/10/2015 |
| 34 | Kang Young-hoon | Republic of Korea | Prime Minister (1988–1990) | 30 May 1922 | 92 years, 335 days | 11/30/2012 |
| 35 | Anker Jørgensen | Denmark | Prime Minister (1972–1973; 1975–1982) | 13 July 1922 | 92 years, 291 days | 12/03/2012 |
| 36 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | First Secretary of Communist Party (1987–1989) | 12 August 1922 | 92 years, 261 days | 11/09/2014 |
| 37 | Lee Teng-hui | Republic of China | President (1988–2000) | 15 January 1923 | 92 years, 105 days | 11/20/2012 |
| 38 | Belisario Betancur | Colombia | President (1982–1986) | 4 February 1923 | 92 years, 85 days | 11/19/2012 |
| 39 | Reginald Palmer | Grenada | Governor-General (1992–1996) | 15 February 1923 | 92 years, 74 days | 06/05/2009 |
| 40 | Yannis Grivas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989) | 23 February 1923 | 92 years, 66 days | 11/21/2012 |
| 41 | Rezső Nyers | Hungary | Chairman of the Presidency of the Political Executive Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1989) | 21 March 1923 | 92 years, 40 days | 06/15/2012 |
| 42 | Bülend Ulusu | Turkey | Prime Minister (1980–1983) | 7 May 1923 | 91 years, 358 days | 06/15/2012 |
| 43 | Adnan Pachachi | Iraq | President of Governing Council (2004) | 14 May 1923 | 91 years, 351 days | 12/04/2012 |
| 44 | Ninian Stephen | Australia | Governor-General (1982–1989) | 15 June 1923 | 91 years, 319 days | 10/11/2012 |
| 45 | Jamshid Amouzegar | Iran | Prime Minister (1977–1978) | 25 June 1923 | 91 years, 309 days | 01/04/2004 |
| 46 | Shimon Peres | Israel | Prime Minister (1977; 1984–1986; 1995–1996) President (2007–2014) | 2 August 1923 | 91 years, 271 days | 07/31/2014 |
| 47 | Seán Treacy | Ireland | Member of Presidential Commission (1974; 1976) | 23 September 1923 | 91 years, 219 days | 11/09/2011 |
| 48 | Octavio Lepage | Venezuela | Acting President (1993) | 24 November 1923 | 91 years, 157 days | 11/19/2012 |
| 49 | Mauno Koivisto | Finland | Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994) | 25 November 1923 | 91 years, 156 days | 04/10/2015 |
| 50 | Khamtai Siphandon | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chair of People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) | 8 February 1924 | 91 years, 81 days | 06/06/2012 |
| 51 | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present) | 21 February 1924 | 91 years, 68 days | Incumbent |
| 52 | Carlos Humberto Romero | El Salvador | President (1977–1979) | 29 February 1924 | 91 years, 60 days | |
| 53 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 91 years, 58 days | 03/10/2015 |
| 54 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 8 March 1924 | 91 years, 53 days | 07/19/2012 |
| 55 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | President (1964–1991) | 28 April 1924 | 91 years, 2 days | 12/03/2012 |
| 56 | Dawda Jawara | The Gambia | President (1970–1994) | 16 May 1924 | 90 years, 349 days | 03/19/2012 |
| 57 | George H. W. Bush | United States | President (1989–1993) | 12 June 1924 | 90 years, 322 days | 02/20/2015 |
| 58 | S. R. Nathan | Singapore | President (1999–2011) | 3 July 1924 | 90 years, 301 days | 11/29/2012 |
| 59 | Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | President (1978–2002) | 2 September 1924 | 90 years, 240 days | 11/24/2012 |
| 60 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 90 years, 211 days | 03/06/2015 |
| 61 | Alphons Egli | Switzerland | Member of Federal Council (1983–1986) | 8 October 1924 | 90 years, 204 days | 07/29/2008 |
| 62 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 19 October 1924 | 90 years, 193 days | 02/17/2015 |
| 63 | Süleyman Demirel | Turkey | Prime Minister (1979–1980; 1991–1993) President (1993–2000) | 1 November 1924 | 90 years, 180 days | 02/28/2015 |
| 64 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | 90 years, 177 days | 07/15/2012 |
| 65 | Mário Soares | Portugal | Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996) | 7 December 1924 | 90 years, 144 days | 02/13/2014 |
| 66 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Ethiopia | President (2001–2013) | 8 December 1924 | 90 years, 143 days | 02/23/2015 |
| 67 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India | Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004) | 25 December 1924 | 90 years, 126 days | 03/28/2015 |
| 68 | Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | President (1979–1983) | 25 February 1925 | 90 years, 64 days | 12/03/2012 |
| 69 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 8 May 1925 | 89 years, 357 days | 11/21/2012 |
| 70 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 29 June 1925 | 89 years, 305 days | 01/30/2015 |
| 71 | Nicholas Brathwaite | Grenada | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1990–1995) | 8 July 1925 | 89 years, 296 days | 02/19/2012 |
| 72 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003) | 10 July 1925 | 89 years, 294 days | 02/15/2014 |
| 73 | Quett Masire | Botswana | President (1980–1998) | 23 July 1925 | 89 years, 281 days | 11/24/2012 |
| 74 | Ali Bozer | Turkey | Acting Prime Minister (1989) | 28 July 1925 | 89 years, 276 days | 03/01/2004 |
| 75 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Head of State of North Korea (1994–1998) | 1 October 1925 | 89 years, 211 days | 07/27/2013 |
| 76 | Antoine Gizenga | DR Congo | Prime Minister (2006–2008) | 5 October 1925 | 89 years, 207 days | 04/11/2012 |
| 77 | Czesław Kiszczak | Poland | Prime Minister (1989) | 19 October 1925 | 89 years, 193 days | 12/09/2014 |
| 78 | Gregorio Conrado Álvarez | Uruguay | President (1981–1985) | 26 November 1925 | 89 years, 155 days | 10/21/2012 |
| 79 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 8 December 1925 | 89 years, 143 days | 01/11/2012 |
| 80 | Tran Thien Khiem | Republic of Vietnam | Member of Provisional Leadership (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975) | 15 December 1925 | 89 years, 136 days | 05/18/2012 |
| 81 | Luis Alberto Monge | Costa Rica | President (1982–1986) | 29 December 1925 | 89 years, 122 days | 11/20/2012 |
| 82 | Kim Jong-pil | Republic of Korea | Prime Minister (1971–1975; 1998–2000) | 7 January 1926 | 89 years, 113 days | 02/15/2012 |
| 83 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | Iran | Acting President (1981) | 28 January 1926 | 89 years, 92 days | 07/04/2013 |
| 84 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | France | President (1974–1981) | 2 February 1926 | 89 years, 87 days | 03/01/2015 |
| 85 | Li Gun-mo | North Korea | Prime Minister (1986–1988) | 5 April 1926 | 89 years, 25 days | |
| 86 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom and 15 other countries | Queen (1952–present) | 21 April 1926 | 89 years, 9 days | Incumbent |
| 87 | Thorbjörn Fälldin | Sweden | Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1979–1982) | 24 April 1926 | 89 years, 6 days | 04/24/2014 |
| 88 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 88 years, 336 days | 04/26/2014 |
| 89 | Efraín Ríos Montt | Guatemala | President (1982–1983) | 16 June 1926 | 88 years, 318 days | 06/17/2014 |
| 90 | Nuon Chea | Cambodia | Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea (1976) | 7 July 1926 | 88 years, 297 days | 05/29/2014 |
| 91 | Clifford Husbands | Barbados | Governor-General (1996–2011) | 5 August 1926 | 88 years, 268 days | 10/31/2011 |
| 92 | Fidel Castro | Cuba | Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–1976) First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (1961–2011) President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba (1976–2008) President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba (1976–2008) | 13 August 1926 | 88 years, 260 days | 10/8/2014 |
| 93 | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos | Greece | President (1995–2005) | 15 August 1926 | 88 years, 258 days | 06/02/2009 |
| 94 | Jiang Zemin | China | President (1993–2003) | 17 August 1926 | 88 years, 256 days | 10/29/2014 |
| 95 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Bangladesh | President (1991–1996) | 1 September 1926 | 88 years, 241 days | 10/20/2014 |
| 96 | Tulsi Giri | Nepal | Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977) | 26 September 1926 | 88 years, 216 days | 09/21/2014 |
| 97 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 88 years, 178 days | 12/23/2014 |
| 98 | Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia | Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present) | 29 November 1926 | 88 years, 152 days | Incumbent |
| 99 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 88 years, 142 days | 01/20/2014 |
| 100 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | Nepal | Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979) | 15 January 1927 | 88 years, 105 days | 09/21/2014 |
Addenda
The following individuals are older than #100 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
| Rank | Name | Country | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
| n/a | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 1925 | 89 years, 120 days to 90 years, 119 days | 07/25/2013 |
| n/a | Abdelsalam al-Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 89 years, 120 days to 90 years, 119 days | 11/05/2012 |
| n/a | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | Afghanistan | Acting President (1992) | 1926 | 88 years, 120 days to 89 years, 119 days | 11/30/2014 |
See also
- List of longest-living state leaders
- Lists of state leaders
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- Lists of office-holders
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- Oldest people
Notes
External links
- Rulers.org List of rulers throughout time and places
- WorldStatesmen.org List of rulers throughout time and places