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	101 years, 18 days	2016
2	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) Communist General Secretary (1991–1997)	2 February 1917	99 years, 79 days	2016-02-02
3	Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	23 March 1918	98 years, 29 days	2016-03-09
4	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	97 years, 330 days	2016-02-18
5	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 October 1918	97 years, 186 days	2016-01-10
6	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	96 years, 356 days	2014-01-25
7	Walter Scheel	West Germany	President (1974–1979)	8 July 1919	96 years, 288 days	2015-10-30
8	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	96 years, 283 days	2016-01-09
9	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	96 years, 93 days	2016-03-20
10	Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	96 years, 30 days	2016-03-22
11	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	13 April 1920	96 years, 8 days	2016-03-26
12	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988)	26 August 1920	95 years, 239 days	2016-01-01
13	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	95 years, 202 days	2010-01-24
14	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	95 years, 142 days	2016-01-02
15	Antonio Imbert Barrera	Dominican Republic	Civic-Military Council Member (1962) President (1965)	3 December 1920	95 years, 140 days	2014-12-26
16	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	Italy	Prime Minister (1993–1994) President (1999–2006)	9 December 1920	95 years, 134 days	2016-03-19
17	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	4 January 1921	95 years, 108 days	2010-04-06
18	Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	95 years, 107 days	2016-01-05
19	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	95 years, 83 days	2015-05-03
20	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	94 years, 360 days	2014-06-11
21	Sixto Durán Ballén	Ecuador	President (1992–1996)	14 July 1921	94 years, 282 days	2016-01-18
22	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	94 years, 200 days	2015-07-26
23	Michael I	Romania	King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)	25 October 1921	94 years, 179 days	2016-01-25
24	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	94 years, 95 days	2016-04-12
25	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	First Secretary of Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	93 years, 253 days	2016-01-23
26	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	93 years, 97 days	2016-01-27
27	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	93 years, 77 days	2016-01-29
28	Ioannis Grivas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989)	23 February 1923	93 years, 58 days	2016-03-25
29	Rezső Nyers	Hungary	Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989)	21 March 1923	93 years, 31 days	2016-03-17
30	Adnan Pachachi	Iraq	President of Governing Council (2004)	14 May 1923	92 years, 343 days	2016-03-13
31	Jamshid Amouzegar	Iran	Prime Minister (1977–1978)	25 June 1923	92 years, 301 days	2006-12
32	Shimon Peres	Israel	Prime Minister (1977; 1984–1986; 1995–1996) President (2007–2014)	2 August 1923	92 years, 263 days	2016-01-14
33	Octavio Lepage	Venezuela	Acting President (1993)	24 November 1923	92 years, 149 days	2016-01-14
34	Mauno Koivisto	Finland	Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994)	25 November 1923	92 years, 148 days	2016-02-11
35	Khamtai Siphandon	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chair of People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 February 1924	92 years, 73 days	2016-01-07
36	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present)	21 February 1924	92 years, 60 days	2016-01-29
37	Carlos Humberto Romero	El Salvador	President (1977–1979)	29 February 1924	92 years, 52 days	()
38	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	92 years, 49 days	2016-02-18
39	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	92 years, 44 days	2015-12-22
40	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	91 years, 359 days	2016-02-28
41	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	91 years, 341 days	2015-05-16
42	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	91 years, 314 days	2016-01-06
43	S. R. Nathan	Singapore	President (1999–2011)	3 July 1924	91 years, 293 days	2016-01-30
44	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	91 years, 232 days	2016-01-19
45	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	91 years, 203 days	2016-02-15
46	Alphons Egli	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1983–1986) President (1986)	8 October 1924	91 years, 196 days	2015-09-01
47	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	91 years, 185 days	2016-02-04
48	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	91 years, 169 days	2014-01-25
49	Mário Soares	Portugal	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1983–1985) President (1986–1996)	7 December 1924	91 years, 136 days	2016-01-24
50	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	8 December 1924	91 years, 135 days	2015-08-25
51	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	India	Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)	25 December 1924	91 years, 118 days	2016-01-21
52	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	91 years, 56 days	2016-02-25
53	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	90 years, 349 days	2016-01-14
54	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	90 years, 297 days	2016-01-06
55	Nicholas Brathwaite	Grenada	Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1990–1995)	8 July 1925	90 years, 288 days	2016-02-29
56	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003)	10 July 1925	90 years, 286 days	2016-01-15
57	Quett Masire	Botswana	President (1980–1998)	23 July 1925	90 years, 273 days	2015-07-22
58	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	90 years, 268 days	2015-10-20
59	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998)	1 October 1925	90 years, 203 days	2016-02-08
60	Antoine Gizenga	Congo–Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	90 years, 199 days	2016-01-04
61	Gregorio Conrado Álvarez	Uruguay	President (1981–1985)	26 November 1925	90 years, 147 days	2015-10-09
62	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	90 years, 135 days	2015-05-19
63	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Member of Provisional Leadership (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975)	15 December 1925	90 years, 128 days	2013-04-21
64	Luis Alberto Monge	Costa Rica	President (1982–1986)	29 December 1925	90 years, 114 days	2016-01-20
65	Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili	Iran	Acting President (1981)	28 January 1926	90 years, 84 days	2016-02-17
66	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)[lower-roman 1]	2 February 1926	90 years, 79 days	2016-02-05
67	Ri Kun-mo	North Korea	Prime Minister (1986–1988)	5 April 1926	90 years, 16 days	2014-05-14
68	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)[lower-roman 2]	21 April 1926	90 years, 0 days	2016-04-21
69	Thorbjörn Fälldin	Sweden	Prime Minister (1976–1978; 1979–1982)	24 April 1926	89 years, 363 days	2015-12-27
70	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	89 years, 328 days	2016-02-09
71	Efraín Ríos Montt	Guatemala	President (1982–1983)	16 June 1926	89 years, 310 days	2016-01-11
72	Nuon Chea	Cambodia	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	89 years, 289 days	2016-01-13
73	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	89 years, 252 days	2016-02-04
74	Konstantinos Stephanopoulos	Greece	President (1995–2005)	15 August 1926	89 years, 250 days	2015-08-15
75	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1993–2002) President (1993–2003)	17 August 1926	89 years, 248 days	2016-01-27
76	Abdur Rahman Biswas	Bangladesh	President (1991–1996)	1 September 1926	89 years, 233 days	2015-06-14
77	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	89 years, 208 days	2016-02-29
78	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	89 years, 170 days	2016-01-13
79	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	89 years, 144 days	2016-02-19
80	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	89 years, 134 days	2015-05-07
81	Kirti Nidhi Bista	Nepal	Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979)	15 January 1927	89 years, 97 days	2016-01-25
82	Pierre Aubert	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1978–1987) President (1983; 1987)	3 March 1927	89 years, 49 days	2016-01-31
83	Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	89 years, 44 days	2014-04-29
84	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	89 years, 35 days	2016-02-15
85	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	89 years, 16 days	2016-01-12
86	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	89 years, 5 days	2016-04-16
87	Albert Zafy	Madagascar	President (1993–1996)	1 May 1927	88 years, 356 days	2015-02-20
88	Arturo Armando Molina	El Salvador	President (1972–1977)	6 August 1927	88 years, 259 days	2006-01-19
89	David Padilla	Bolivia	President (1978–1979)	13 August 1927	88 years, 252 days	2013-10-07
90	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez	Uruguay	President (2000–2005)	25 October 1927	88 years, 179 days	2016-02-25
91	Odvar Nordli	Norway	Prime Minister (1976–1981)	3 November 1927	88 years, 170 days	2013-09-02
92	Tuanku Abdul Halim	Malaysia	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–present)	28 November 1927	88 years, 145 days	2016-01-18
93	Bhumibol Adulyadej	Thailand	King (1946–present)	5 December 1927	88 years, 138 days	2016-02-18
94	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	88 years, 115 days	2015-03-17
95	Reynaldo Bignone	Argentina	President (1982–1983)	21 January 1928	88 years, 91 days	2016-01-10
96	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	88 years, 85 days	2016-02-12
97	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	88 years, 79 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	88 years, 77 days	2016-02-13
99	Fidel V. Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	88 years, 34 days	2016-01-11
100	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982)	4 May 1928	87 years, 353 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	90 years, 112 days to 91 years, 111 days	2013-07-25
2	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	April 1925	91 years, 5 days to 91 years, 20 days	2016-02-16
3	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	1926	89 years, 112 days to 90 years, 111 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. In 1957–92, some of her British colonies attained independence and joined the other realms in different years, and some 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—a list of world statesman throughout time and places