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. Those currently in office are in bold italics.

№	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
1	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	3 April 1915	7009318323520000000♠100 years, 318 days	2015-06-18
2	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) Communist General Secretary (1991–1997)	2 February 1917	7009312532560000000♠99 years, 13 days	2016-02-02
3	Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	23 March 1918	7009308951280000000♠97 years, 329 days	2015
4	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	7009308389680000000♠97 years, 264 days	2015-05-02
5	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 October 1918	7009307145520000000♠97 years, 120 days	2015-10-05
6	Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	26 November 1918	7009306808560000000♠97 years, 81 days	2016-02-05
7	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	7009305458560000000♠96 years, 290 days	2014-01-25
8	Walter Scheel	West Germany	President (1974–1979)	8 July 1919	7009304871040000000♠96 years, 222 days	2015-07-08
9	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	7009304827840000000♠96 years, 217 days	2015-03-29
10	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	7009303186240000000♠96 years, 27 days	2015-02-12
11	Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	7009302648400000000♠95 years, 330 days	2015-03-18
12	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	13 April 1920	7009302458320000000♠95 years, 308 days	2015-01-25
13	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988)	26 August 1920	7009301291920000000♠95 years, 173 days	2016-01-01
14	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	7009300972240000000♠95 years, 136 days	2010-01-24
15	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	7009300453840000000♠95 years, 76 days	2016-01-02
16	Antonio Imbert Barrera	Dominican Republic	President (1965)	3 December 1920	7009300436560000000♠95 years, 74 days	2012-09-15
17	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	Italy	Prime Minister (1993–1994) President (1999–2006)	9 December 1920	7009300384720000000♠95 years, 68 days	2015-12-09
18	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	4 January 1921	7009300160080000000♠95 years, 42 days	2010-04-06
19	Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	7009300151440000000♠95 years, 41 days	2016-01-05
20	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	7009299944080000000♠95 years, 17 days	2011-08-22
21	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	7009299181600000000♠94 years, 294 days	2012-11-04
22	Sixto Durán Ballén	Ecuador	President (1992–1996)	14 July 1921	7009298507680000000♠94 years, 216 days	2016-01-18
23	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	7009297799200000000♠94 years, 134 days	2015-07-26
24	Michael I	Romania	King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)	25 October 1921	7009297617760000000♠94 years, 113 days	2015-06-10
25	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	7009296892000000000♠94 years, 29 days	2015-04-01
26	Anker Jørgensen	Denmark	Prime Minister (1972–1973; 1975–1982)	13 July 1922	7009295360560000000♠93 years, 217 days	2015-05-28
27	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	First Secretary of Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	7009295101360000000♠93 years, 187 days	2016-01-23
28	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	7009293753520000000♠93 years, 31 days	2016-01-27
29	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	7009293580720000000♠93 years, 11 days	2016-01-29
30	Ioannis Grivas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989)	23 February 1923	7009293414400000000♠92 years, 357 days	2012-11-21
31	Rezső Nyers	Hungary	Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989)	21 March 1923	7009293189760000000♠92 years, 331 days	2014-01-30
32	Adnan Pachachi	Iraq	President of Governing Council (2004)	14 May 1923	7009292723200000000♠92 years, 277 days	2015-11-11
33	Jamshid Amouzegar	Iran	Prime Minister (1977–1978)	25 June 1923	7009292360320000000♠92 years, 235 days	2004-01-04
34	Shimon Peres	Israel	Prime Minister (1977; 1984–1986; 1995–1996) President (2007–2014)	2 August 1923	7009292032000000000♠92 years, 197 days	2016-01-14
35	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	24 November 1923	7009291047040000000♠92 years, 83 days	2016-01-14
36	Mauno Koivisto	Finland	Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994)	25 November 1923	7009291038400000000♠92 years, 82 days	2016-02-11
37	Khamtai Siphandon	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chair of People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 February 1924	7009290390400000000♠92 years, 7 days	2015-05-30
38	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present)	21 February 1924	7009290275920000000♠91 years, 359 days	2016-01-29
39	Carlos Humberto Romero	El Salvador	President (1977–1979)	29 February 1924	7009290206800000000♠91 years, 351 days	N/A
40	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	7009290189520000000♠91 years, 349 days	2015-03-10
41	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	7009290146320000000♠91 years, 344 days	2015-12-22
42	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	7009289705680000000♠91 years, 293 days	2015-04-28
43	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	7009289550160000000♠91 years, 275 days	2015-04-28
44	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	7009289316880000000♠91 years, 248 days	2016-01-06
45	S. R. Nathan	Singapore	President (1999–2011)	3 July 1924	7009289135440000000♠91 years, 227 days	2016-01-30
46	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	7009288608400000000♠91 years, 166 days	2016-01-19
47	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	7009288357840000000♠91 years, 137 days	2016-01-13
48	Alphons Egli	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1983–1986) President (1986)	8 October 1924	7009288297360000000♠91 years, 130 days	2015-02-20
49	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	7009288202320000000♠91 years, 119 days	2016-02-04
50	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	7009288064080000000♠91 years, 103 days	2012-07-15
51	Mário Soares	Portugal	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996)	7 December 1924	7009287778960000000♠91 years, 70 days	2016-01-24
52	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	8 December 1924	7009287770320000000♠91 years, 69 days	2015-02-23
53	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	India	Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)	25 December 1924	7009287623440000000♠91 years, 52 days	2015-12-25
54	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	7009287085600000000♠90 years, 355 days	2015-04-04
55	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	7009286463520000000♠90 years, 283 days	2016-01-14
56	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	7009286014240000000♠90 years, 231 days	2016-01-06
57	Nicholas Brathwaite	Grenada	Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1990–1995)	8 July 1925	7009285936480000000♠90 years, 222 days	2012-02-19
58	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003)	10 July 1925	7009285919200000000♠90 years, 220 days	2016-01-15
59	Quett Masire	Botswana	President (1980–1998)	23 July 1925	7009285806880000000♠90 years, 207 days	2015-07-22
60	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	7009285763680000000♠90 years, 202 days	2015-10-20
61	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998)	1 October 1925	7009285202080000000♠90 years, 137 days	2016-02-08
62	Antoine Gizenga	Congo–Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	7009285167520000000♠90 years, 133 days	2016-01-04
63	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	26 November 1925	7009284718240000000♠90 years, 81 days	2012-10-21
64	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	7009284614560000000♠90 years, 69 days	2015-02-05
65	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Member of Provisional Leadership (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975)	15 December 1925	7009284554080000000♠90 years, 62 days	2012-05-18
66	Luis Alberto Monge	Costa Rica	President (1982–1986)	29 December 1925	7009284433120000000♠90 years, 48 days	2016-01-20
67	Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili	Iran	Acting President (1981)	28 January 1926	7009284173920000000♠90 years, 18 days	2015-07-20
68	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)[lower-roman 1]	2 February 1926	7009284130720000000♠90 years, 13 days	2016-02-05
69	Ri Kun-mo	North Korea	Prime Minister (1986–1988)	5 April 1926	7009283592880000000♠89 years, 316 days	2004
70	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)[lower-roman 2]	21 April 1926	7009283454640000000♠89 years, 300 days	2016-01-26
71	Thorbjörn Fälldin	Sweden	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1979–1982)	24 April 1926	7009283428720000000♠89 years, 297 days	2015-04-24
72	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	7009283126320000000♠89 years, 262 days	2015-07-26
73	Efraín Ríos Montt	Guatemala	President (1982–1983)	16 June 1926	7009282970800000000♠89 years, 244 days	2016-01-11
74	Nuon Chea	Cambodia	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	7009282789360000000♠89 years, 223 days	2016-01-13
75	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	7009282469680000000♠89 years, 186 days	2016-02-04
76	Konstantinos Stephanopoulos	Greece	President (1995–2005)	15 August 1926	7009282452400000000♠89 years, 184 days	2015-08-15
77	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1993–2002) President (1993–2003)	17 August 1926	7009282435120000000♠89 years, 182 days	2015-07-01
78	Abdur Rahman Biswas	Bangladesh	President (1991–1996)	1 September 1926	7009282305520000000♠89 years, 167 days	2014-10-20
79	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	7009282089520000000♠89 years, 142 days	2014-09-21
80	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	7009281761200000000♠89 years, 104 days	2016-01-13
81	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	7009281536560000000♠89 years, 78 days	2016-01-07
82	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	7009281450160000000♠89 years, 68 days	2015-05-07
83	Kirti Nidhi Bista	Nepal	Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979)	15 January 1927	7009281130480000000♠89 years, 31 days	2016-01-25
84	Pierre Aubert	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1978–1987) President (1983; 1987)	3 March 1927	7009280722240000000♠88 years, 349 days	2016-01-31
85	Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	7009280679040000000♠88 years, 344 days	2014-04-29
86	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	7009280601280000000♠88 years, 335 days	2015-03-12
87	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	7009280437120000000♠88 years, 316 days	2016-01-12
88	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	7009280342080000000♠88 years, 305 days	2015-12-21
89	Albert Zafy	Madagascar	President (1993–1996)	1 May 1927	7009280212480000000♠88 years, 290 days	2015-02-20
90	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez	Uruguay	President (2000–2005)	25 October 1927	7009278683200000000♠88 years, 113 days	2015-10-22
91	Odvar Nordli	Norway	Prime Minister (1976–1981)	3 November 1927	7009278605440000000♠88 years, 104 days	2013-09-02
92	Tuanku Abdul Halim	Malaysia	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–present)	28 November 1927	7009278389440000000♠88 years, 79 days	2016-01-18
93	Bhumibol Adulyadej	Thailand	King (1946–present)	5 December 1927	7009278328960000000♠88 years, 72 days	2016-01-11
94	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	7009278130240000000♠88 years, 49 days	2015-03-17
95	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	President (1982–1983)	21 January 1928	7009277922880000000♠88 years, 25 days	2016-01-10
96	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	7009277871040000000♠88 years, 19 days	2016-02-12
97	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	7009277819200000000♠88 years, 13 days	2016-01-22
98	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)	4 February 1928	7009277801920000000♠88 years, 11 days	2015-12-31
99	Fidel V. Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	7009277436880000000♠87 years, 334 days	2016-01-11
100	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011)	4 May 1928	7009277030800000000♠87 years, 287 days	2016-01-09

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
1	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	1925	7009284415840000000♠90 years, 46 days to 7009287562960000000♠91 years, 45 days	2013-07-25
2	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	April 1925	7009286653600000000♠90 years, 305 days to 7009286783200000000♠90 years, 320 days	2015-04-16

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
• Lists of state leaders
• Oldest people

Notes

External links

• United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
• WorldStatesmen.org—a list of world statesman throughout time and places