List of the oldest living state leaders

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) 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, with Robert Mugabe being the oldest active head of state and government.

#	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
1	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) Communist General Secretary (1991–1997)	2 February 1917	99 years, 306 days	2016-02-02
2	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	2 March 1917	99 years, 277 days	2015-10-23
3	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	98 years, 191 days	2016-02-18
4	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 October 1918	98 years, 47 days	2016-01-10
5	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 January 1919	97 years, 313 days	2015
6	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	97 years, 217 days	2014-01-25
7	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	97 years, 144 days	2016-01-09
8	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	96 years, 320 days	2016-03-20
9	Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	96 years, 257 days	2016-10-14
10	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	13 April 1920	96 years, 235 days	2016-03-26
11	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	26 August 1920	96 years, 100 days	2016-10-13
12	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	96 years, 63 days	2010-01-24
13	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	96 years, 3 days	2016-01-02
14	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	4 January 1921	95 years, 335 days	2016-04-21
15	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	95 years, 334 days	2016-01-05
16	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	95 years, 310 days	2015-05-03
17	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	95 years, 221 days	2014-06-11
18	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	95 years, 61 days	2016-04-21
19	Sir Cuthbert Sebastian	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Governor-General (1996–2013)	22 October 1921	95 years, 43 days	2016-09-19
20	Michael I	Romania	King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)	25 October 1921	95 years, 40 days	2016-01-25
21	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	94 years, 322 days	2016-04-12
22	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	First Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	94 years, 114 days	2016-01-23
23	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	93 years, 324 days	2016-01-27
24	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	93 years, 304 days	2016-01-29
25	Rezső Nyers	Hungary	Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989)	21 March 1923	93 years, 258 days	2016-03-17
26	Sir Ninian Stephen	Australia	Governor-General (1982–1989)	15 June 1923	93 years, 172 days	2016-04-21
27	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	24 November 1923	93 years, 10 days	2016-01-14
28	Mauno Koivisto	Finland	Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994)	25 November 1923	93 years, 9 days	2016-02-11
29	Khamtai Siphandon	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chair of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 February 1924	92 years, 300 days	2016-01-07
30	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present)	21 February 1924	92 years, 287 days	2016-04-07
31	Carlos Humberto Romero	El Salvador	President (1977–1979)	29 February 1924	92 years, 279 days	2016
32	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	92 years, 276 days	2016-02-18
33	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	92 years, 271 days	2015-12-22
34	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	92 years, 220 days	2016-02-28
35	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	Prime Minister (1962–1970) President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	92 years, 202 days	2016-04-20
36	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	92 years, 175 days	2016-06-16
37	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	92 years, 93 days	2016-01-19
38	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	92 years, 64 days	2016-02-15
39	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	92 years, 46 days	2016-02-04
40	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	92 years, 30 days	2014-01-25
41	Mário Soares	Portugal	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996)	7 December 1924	91 years, 363 days	2016-01-24
42	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	8 December 1924	91 years, 362 days	2016-07-11
43	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	India	Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)	25 December 1924	91 years, 345 days	2016-01-21
44	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	91 years, 283 days	2016-02-25
45	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	91 years, 210 days	2016-01-14
46	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	91 years, 158 days	2016-05-26
47	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003)	10 July 1925	91 years, 147 days	2016-01-15
48	Quett Masire	Botswana	President (1980–1998)	23 July 1925	91 years, 134 days	2016-08-09
49	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	91 years, 129 days	2015-10-20
50	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998)	1 October 1925	91 years, 64 days	2016-02-08
51	Antoine Gizenga	Congo-Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	91 years, 60 days	2016-01-04
52	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	26 November 1925	91 years, 8 days	2016-04-21
53	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	90 years, 362 days	2016-04-22
54	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Member of Provisional Leadership (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975)	15 December 1925	90 years, 355 days	2013-04-21
55	Kim Jong-pil	South Korea	Prime Minister (1971–1975; 1998–2000)	7 January 1926	90 years, 332 days	2016-07-20
56	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)[lower-roman 1]	2 February 1926	90 years, 306 days	2016-02-05
57	Ri Kun-mo	North Korea	Prime Minister (1986–1988)	5 April 1926	90 years, 243 days	2014-05-14
58	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)[lower-roman 2]	21 April 1926	90 years, 227 days	2016-11-20
59	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	90 years, 189 days	2016-02-09
60	Efraín Ríos Montt	Guatemala	President (1982–1983)	16 June 1926	90 years, 171 days	2016-01-11
61	Nuon Chea	Cambodia	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	90 years, 150 days	2016-01-13
62	Sir Clifford Husbands	Barbados	Governor-General (1996–2011)	5 August 1926	90 years, 121 days	2015-11-09
63	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002) President (1993–2003)	17 August 1926	90 years, 109 days	2016-01-27
64	Abdur Rahman Biswas	Bangladesh	President (1991–1996)	1 September 1926	90 years, 94 days	2015-06-14
65	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	90 years, 69 days	2016-02-29
66	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	90 years, 31 days	2016-05-20
67	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	90 years, 5 days	2016-04-26
68	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	89 years, 361 days	2016-04-25
69	Kirti Nidhi Bista	Nepal	Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979)	15 January 1927	89 years, 324 days	2016-01-25
70	Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	89 years, 271 days	2014-04-29
71	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	89 years, 262 days	2016-02-15
72	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	89 years, 243 days	2016-01-12
73	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	89 years, 232 days	2016-04-16
74	Albert Zafy	Madagascar	President (1993–1996)	1 May 1927	89 years, 217 days	2015-02-20
75	Arturo Armando Molina	El Salvador	President (1972–1977)	6 August 1927	89 years, 120 days	2016-10-28
76	Odvar Nordli	Norway	Prime Minister (1976–1981)	3 November 1927	89 years, 31 days	2013-09-02
77	Tuanku Abdul Halim	Malaysia	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–present)	28 November 1927	89 years, 6 days	2016-01-18
78	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	88 years, 342 days	2015-03-17
79	Hamed Karoui	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1989–1999)	30 December 1927	88 years, 340 days	2016-02-08
80	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	President (1982–1983)	21 January 1928	88 years, 318 days	2016-01-10
81	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	88 years, 312 days	2016-02-12
82	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	88 years, 306 days	2016-01-22
83	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)	4 February 1928	88 years, 304 days	2016-05-06
84	Arthur Dion Hanna	Bahamas	Governor-General (2006–2010)	7 March 1928	88 years, 272 days	2015-04-20
85	Fidel Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	88 years, 261 days	2016-01-11
86	Sisavath Keobounphanh	Laos	Prime Minister (1998–2001)	1 May 1928	88 years, 217 days	2016-04-18
87	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982)	4 May 1928	88 years, 214 days	2016-01-09
88	Arnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	10 May 1928	88 years, 208 days	2016-01-21
89	Sir Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	88 years, 207 days	2016-07-18
90	Enrique Bolaños	Nicaragua	President (2002–2007)	13 May 1928	88 years, 205 days	2016-01-26
91	Balakh Sher Mazari	Pakistan	Prime Minister (1993)	8 July 1928	88 years, 149 days	2015-08-25
92	Belaid Abdessalam	Algeria	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	20 July 1928	88 years, 137 days	2016-02-03
93	Chung Won-shik	South Korea	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	5 August 1928	88 years, 121 days	2015
94	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 August 1928	88 years, 99 days	2016-10-23
95	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier (1998–2003)	1 October 1928	88 years, 64 days	2016-02-05
96	Kåre Willoch	Norway	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	3 October 1928	88 years, 62 days	2016-01-08
97	Borisav Jović	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1990–1991)	19 October 1928	88 years, 46 days	2016-09-27
98	Li Peng	China	Premier (1988–1998)	20 October 1928	88 years, 45 days	2016-02-05
99	Vitaliy Masol	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	14 November 1928	88 years, 20 days	2013-11-22
100	Poul Schlüter	Denmark	Prime Minister (1982–1993)	3 April 1929	87 years, 245 days	2016-02-10

Addenda

The following individuals are older than #69–100 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	90 years, 339 days to 91 years, 338 days	2013-07-25
2	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	April 1925	91 years, 232 days to 91 years, 247 days	2016-02-16
3	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	1926	89 years, 339 days to 90 years, 338 days	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

1. By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.
2. 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. From 1957 to 1992, some of her British colonies attained independence and joined the other realms in different years, most 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—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories