List of Ghana heads of state by age

This is a list of Ghanaian Presidents by age. This table can be sorted to display Ghanaian Presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.

Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 26 December 2015.

Overview

The median age of accession is roughly 47 years and 8 months, which falls between Joseph Ankrah and Hilla Limann. The youngest person to become president was Jerry Rawlings (age 31 years, 347 days). The oldest president to become president was John A. Mills (age 64 years, 170 days).

The oldest living former president is John Kufuor, born 8 December 1938 (aged 77 years, 18 days). The youngest living former president is Jerry Rawlings, born 22 June 1947 (aged 68 years, 187 days).

The longest-lived president is Nii Amaa Ollennu, who lived from 1906 - 1986. For the presidents whose lifespans are precisely known, the longest lived one was Joseph Ankrah, who died at the age of 77 years, 99 days.

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Ghanaian Presidents' ages

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Kwame Nkrumah	21 September 1909	1 July 1960	50 years, 284 days	24 February 1966	2,254 days	27 April 1972	22,864 days (62 years, 219 days)
2	Joseph Ankrah	18 August 1915	24 February 1966	50 years, 190 days	2 April 1969	8,638 days	25 November 1992	28,224 days (77 years, 99 days)
3	Akwasi Afrifa	24 April 1936	2 April 1969	32 years, 343 days	7 August 1970	3,245 days	26 June 1979	15,768 days (43 years, 63 days)
4	Nii Ollennu[1]	1906	7 August 1970	~64 years	31 August 1970	~16 years	1986	~80 years
5	Edward Akufo-Addo	26 June 1906	31 August 1970	64 years, 66 days	13 January 1972	2,742 days	17 July 1979	26,684 days (73 years, 21 days)
6	Ignatius Acheampong	23 September 1931	13 January 1972	40 years, 112 days	5 July 1978	346 days	16 June 1979	17,433 days (47 years, 266 days)
7	Fred Akuffo	21 March 1937	5 July 1978	41 years, 106 days	4 June 1979	22 days	26 June 1979	15,437 days (42 years, 97 days)
8	Jerry Rawlings[2]	22 June 1947	4 June 1979	31 years, 347 days	24 September 1979	6,295 days[3]		25,024 days (68 years, 187 days)
9	Hilla Limann	12 December 1934	24 September 1979	44 years, 286 days	31 December 1981	5,867 days	23 January 1998	23,053 days (63 years, 42 days)
10	Jerry Rawlings[2]	22 June 1947	31 December 1981	34 years, 192 days	7 January 2001	6,295 days[3]		25,024 days (68 years, 187 days)
11	John Kufuor	8 December 1938	7 January 2001	62 years, 30 days	7 January 2009	2,544 days		28,142 days (77 years, 18 days)
12	John A. Mills	21 July 1944	7 January 2009	64 years, 170 days	24 July 2012	0 days	24 July 2012	24,840 days (68 years, 3 days)
13	John Mahama	29 November 1958	24 July 2012	53 years, 238 days	Incumbent	Incumbent		20,846 days (57 years, 27 days)
#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1. Ollennu was an Acting President.
2. Rawlings served two non-consecutive terms, which are listed separately.
3. Rawlings was a retired president between his two terms, and has been a retired president since 2001.

See also

• Heads of state of Ghana
• List of Ghana governments