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	7009315064080000000♠99 years, 306 days	2016-02-02
2	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	2 March 1917	7009314813520000000♠99 years, 277 days	2015-10-23
3	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	7009310914720000000♠98 years, 191 days	2016-02-18
4	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 October 1918	7009309670560000000♠98 years, 47 days	2016-01-10
5	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 January 1919	7009308813040000000♠97 years, 313 days	2015
6	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	7009307983600000000♠97 years, 217 days	2014-01-25
7	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	7009307352880000000♠97 years, 144 days	2016-01-09
8	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	7009305717760000000♠96 years, 320 days	2016-03-20
9	Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	7009305173440000000♠96 years, 257 days	2016-10-14
10	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	13 April 1920	7009304983360000000♠96 years, 235 days	2016-03-26
11	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	26 August 1920	7009303816960000000♠96 years, 100 days	2016-10-13
12	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	7009303497280000000♠96 years, 63 days	2010-01-24
13	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	7009302978880000000♠96 years, 3 days	2016-01-02
14	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	4 January 1921	7009302691600000000♠95 years, 335 days	2016-04-21
15	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	7009302682960000000♠95 years, 334 days	2016-01-05
16	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	7009302475600000000♠95 years, 310 days	2015-05-03
17	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	7009301706640000000♠95 years, 221 days	2014-06-11
18	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	7009300324240000000♠95 years, 61 days	2016-04-21
19	Sir Cuthbert Sebastian	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Governor-General (1996–2013)	22 October 1921	7009300168720000000♠95 years, 43 days	2016-09-19
20	Michael I	Romania	King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)	25 October 1921	7009300142800000000♠95 years, 40 days	2016-01-25
21	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	7009299423520000000♠94 years, 322 days	2016-04-12
22	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	First Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	7009297626400000000♠94 years, 114 days	2016-01-23
23	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	7009296285040000000♠93 years, 324 days	2016-01-27
24	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	7009296112240000000♠93 years, 304 days	2016-01-29
25	Rezső Nyers	Hungary	Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989)	21 March 1923	7009295714800000000♠93 years, 258 days	2016-03-17
26	Sir Ninian Stephen	Australia	Governor-General (1982–1989)	15 June 1923	7009294971760000000♠93 years, 172 days	2016-04-21
27	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	24 November 1923	7009293572080000000♠93 years, 10 days	2016-01-14
28	Mauno Koivisto	Finland	Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994)	25 November 1923	7009293563440000000♠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	7009292921920000000♠92 years, 300 days	2016-01-07
30	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present)	21 February 1924	7009292809600000000♠92 years, 287 days	2016-04-07
31	Carlos Humberto Romero	El Salvador	President (1977–1979)	29 February 1924	7009292740480000000♠92 years, 279 days	2016
32	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	7009292714560000000♠92 years, 276 days	2016-02-18
33	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	7009292671360000000♠92 years, 271 days	2015-12-22
34	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	7009292230720000000♠92 years, 220 days	2016-02-28
35	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	Prime Minister (1962–1970) President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	7009292075200000000♠92 years, 202 days	2016-04-20
36	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	7009291841920000000♠92 years, 175 days	2016-06-16
37	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	7009291133440000000♠92 years, 93 days	2016-01-19
38	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	7009290882880000000♠92 years, 64 days	2016-02-15
39	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	7009290727360000000♠92 years, 46 days	2016-02-04
40	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	7009290589120000000♠92 years, 30 days	2014-01-25
41	Mário Soares	Portugal	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996)	7 December 1924	7009290310480000000♠91 years, 363 days	2016-01-24
42	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	8 December 1924	7009290301840000000♠91 years, 362 days	2016-07-11
43	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	India	Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)	25 December 1924	7009290154960000000♠91 years, 345 days	2016-01-21
44	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	7009289619280000000♠91 years, 283 days	2016-02-25
45	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	7009288988560000000♠91 years, 210 days	2016-01-14
46	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	7009288539280000000♠91 years, 158 days	2016-05-26
47	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003)	10 July 1925	7009288444240000000♠91 years, 147 days	2016-01-15
48	Quett Masire	Botswana	President (1980–1998)	23 July 1925	7009288331920000000♠91 years, 134 days	2016-08-09
49	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	7009288288720000000♠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	7009287727120000000♠91 years, 64 days	2016-02-08
51	Antoine Gizenga	Congo-Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	7009287692560000000♠91 years, 60 days	2016-01-04
52	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	26 November 1925	7009287243280000000♠91 years, 8 days	2016-04-21
53	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	7009287146080000000♠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	7009287085600000000♠90 years, 355 days	2013-04-21
55	Kim Jong-pil	South Korea	Prime Minister (1971–1975; 1998–2000)	7 January 1926	7009286886880000000♠90 years, 332 days	2016-07-20
56	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)[lower-roman 1]	2 February 1926	7009286662240000000♠90 years, 306 days	2016-02-05
57	Ri Kun-mo	North Korea	Prime Minister (1986–1988)	5 April 1926	7009286117920000000♠90 years, 243 days	2014-05-14
58	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)[lower-roman 2]	21 April 1926	7009285979680000000♠90 years, 227 days	2016-11-20
59	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	7009285651360000000♠90 years, 189 days	2016-02-09
60	Efraín Ríos Montt	Guatemala	President (1982–1983)	16 June 1926	7009285495840000000♠90 years, 171 days	2016-01-11
61	Nuon Chea	Cambodia	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	7009285314400000000♠90 years, 150 days	2016-01-13
62	Sir Clifford Husbands	Barbados	Governor-General (1996–2011)	5 August 1926	7009285063840000000♠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	7009284960160000000♠90 years, 109 days	2016-01-27
64	Abdur Rahman Biswas	Bangladesh	President (1991–1996)	1 September 1926	7009284830560000000♠90 years, 94 days	2015-06-14
65	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	7009284614560000000♠90 years, 69 days	2016-02-29
66	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	7009284286240000000♠90 years, 31 days	2016-05-20
67	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	7009284061600000000♠90 years, 5 days	2016-04-26
68	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	7009283981680000000♠89 years, 361 days	2016-04-25
69	Kirti Nidhi Bista	Nepal	Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979)	15 January 1927	7009283662000000000♠89 years, 324 days	2016-01-25
70	Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	7009283204080000000♠89 years, 271 days	2014-04-29
71	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	7009283126320000000♠89 years, 262 days	2016-02-15
72	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	7009282962160000000♠89 years, 243 days	2016-01-12
73	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	7009282867120000000♠89 years, 232 days	2016-04-16
74	Albert Zafy	Madagascar	President (1993–1996)	1 May 1927	7009282737520000000♠89 years, 217 days	2015-02-20
75	Arturo Armando Molina	El Salvador	President (1972–1977)	6 August 1927	7009281899440000000♠89 years, 120 days	2016-10-28
76	Odvar Nordli	Norway	Prime Minister (1976–1981)	3 November 1927	7009281130480000000♠89 years, 31 days	2013-09-02
77	Tuanku Abdul Halim	Malaysia	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–present)	28 November 1927	7009280914480000000♠89 years, 6 days	2016-01-18
78	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	7009280661760000000♠88 years, 342 days	2015-03-17
79	Hamed Karoui	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1989–1999)	30 December 1927	7009280644480000000♠88 years, 340 days	2016-02-08
80	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	President (1982–1983)	21 January 1928	7009280454400000000♠88 years, 318 days	2016-01-10
81	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	7009280402560000000♠88 years, 312 days	2016-02-12
82	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	7009280350720000000♠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	7009280333440000000♠88 years, 304 days	2016-05-06
84	Arthur Dion Hanna	Bahamas	Governor-General (2006–2010)	7 March 1928	7009280056960000000♠88 years, 272 days	2015-04-20
85	Fidel Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	7009279961920000000♠88 years, 261 days	2016-01-11
86	Sisavath Keobounphanh	Laos	Prime Minister (1998–2001)	1 May 1928	7009279581760000000♠88 years, 217 days	2016-04-18
87	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982)	4 May 1928	7009279555840000000♠88 years, 214 days	2016-01-09
88	Arnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	10 May 1928	7009279504000000000♠88 years, 208 days	2016-01-21
89	Sir Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	7009279495360000000♠88 years, 207 days	2016-07-18
90	Enrique Bolaños	Nicaragua	President (2002–2007)	13 May 1928	7009279478080000000♠88 years, 205 days	2016-01-26
91	Balakh Sher Mazari	Pakistan	Prime Minister (1993)	8 July 1928	7009278994240000000♠88 years, 149 days	2015-08-25
92	Belaid Abdessalam	Algeria	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	20 July 1928	7009278890560000000♠88 years, 137 days	2016-02-03
93	Chung Won-shik	South Korea	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	5 August 1928	7009278752320000000♠88 years, 121 days	2015
94	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 August 1928	7009278562240000000♠88 years, 99 days	2016-10-23
95	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier (1998–2003)	1 October 1928	7009278259840000000♠88 years, 64 days	2016-02-05
96	Kåre Willoch	Norway	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	3 October 1928	7009278242560000000♠88 years, 62 days	2016-01-08
97	Borisav Jović	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1990–1991)	19 October 1928	7009278104320000000♠88 years, 46 days	2016-09-27
98	Li Peng	China	Premier (1988–1998)	20 October 1928	7009278095680000000♠88 years, 45 days	2016-02-05
99	Vitaliy Masol	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	14 November 1928	7009277879680000000♠88 years, 20 days	2013-11-22
100	Poul Schlüter	Denmark	Prime Minister (1982–1993)	3 April 1929	7009276667920000000♠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	7009286947360000000♠90 years, 339 days to 7009290094480000000♠91 years, 338 days	2013-07-25
2	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	April 1925	7009289178640000000♠91 years, 232 days to 7009289308240000000♠91 years, 247 days	2016-02-16
3	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	1926	7009283791600000000♠89 years, 339 days to 7009286938720000000♠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

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