This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leaders [I] of sovereign states with significant international recognition. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years. The oldest living former state leader is Guillermo Rodríguez of Ecuador at the age of 102 years, 123 days. [2] Leaders currently in office are in bold in green, with Paul Biya of Cameroon being the oldest currently serving state leader at the age of 93 years, 22 days. [3]
Currently in office
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 102 years, 123 days | 4 Nov 2025 [2] | |
| 2 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 100 years, 240 days | 6 Feb 2026 [4] | |
| 3 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 100 years, 233 days | 12 Oct 2020 [5] | |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Wade | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 282 days | 6 Feb 2026 [6] | |
| 5 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 99 years, 124 days | 15 Jan 2026 [7] | |
| 6 | Raif Dizdarević | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 99 years, 88 days | 9 Dec 2025 [8] | |
| 7 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 97 years, 300 days | 11 May 2024 [9] | |
| 8 | Péter Boross | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 97 years, 192 days | 27 Aug 2025 [10] | |
| 9 | Zhu Rongji | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 97 years, 135 days | 13 Feb 2026 [11] | |
| 10 | Édouard Balladur | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 96 years, 309 days | 7 Jan 2026 [12] | |
| 11 | Orville Turnquest | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | 96 years, 231 days | 18 Sep 2025 [13] | |
| 12 | Michael J. Williams | Acting President (1987) | 16 Oct 1929 | 96 years, 142 days | 10 Sep 2025 [14] | |
| 13 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 96 years, 112 days | 15 Nov 2025 [15] | |
| 14 | Alfred Moisiu | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 96 years, 96 days | 10 Feb 2026 [16] | |
| 15 | Lee Hyun-jae | Prime Minister (1988) | 20 Dec 1929 | 96 years, 77 days | 10 Apr 2025 [17] | |
| Milan Panić | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 30 May 2023 [18] | ||||
| 17 | Ahmed Osman | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 96 years, 63 days | 2 May 2025 [19] | |
| 18 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 95 years, 326 days | 15 Apr 2025 [20] | |
| 19 | José Sarney | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 95 years, 317 days | 6 Jan 2026 [21] | |
| 20 | Kesang Choden | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 95 years, 290 days | 9 Oct 2023 [22] | |
| 21 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 95 years, 249 days | 1 Jul 2025 [23] | |
| 22 | Ivy Dumont | Governor-General (2001–2005) [II] | 2 Oct 1930 | 95 years, 156 days | 20 Nov 2025 [24] | |
| 23 | Christian Schwarz-Schilling | High Representative (2006–2007) | 19 Nov 1930 | 95 years, 108 days | 8 Jun 2025 [25] | |
| 24 | Choe Yong-rim | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 95 years, 107 days | 27 Jul 2023 [26] | |
| 25 | Cesar Virata | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 95 years, 85 days | 23 Mar 2025 [27] | |
| 26 | William Deane | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 95 years, 62 days | 9 Oct 2025 [28] | |
| 27 | Philip Greaves | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 95 years, 47 days | 2 Jan 2022 [29] | |
| 28 | Isabel Perón | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 95 years, 31 days | 4 Feb 2026 [30] | |
| 29 | Lamberto Dini | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 95 years, 6 days | 22 Aug 2025 [31] | |
| 30 | Elliott Belgrave | Governor-General (2011–2017) [III] | 16 Mar 1931 | 94 years, 356 days | 22 Jan 2026 [32] | |
| 31 | Raúl Castro |
| 3 Jun 1931 | 94 years, 277 days | 15 Jan 2026 [33] | |
| 32 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | President (1995–2003) | 18 Jun 1931 | 94 years, 262 days | 18 Jun 2025 [34] | |
| 33 | Khieu Samphan |
| 27 Jul 1931 | 94 years, 223 days | 10 Jan 2024 [35] | |
| 34 | Pié Masumbuko | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 94 years, 159 days | 2 Dec 2025 [36] | |
| 35 | Nicola Mancino | Acting President (1999) | 15 Oct 1931 | 94 years, 143 days | 7 Jul 2023 [37] | |
| 36 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 94 years, 96 days | 4 Dec 2025 [38] | |
| 37 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 93 years, 296 days | 6 Oct 2025 [39] | |
| 38 | Marguerite Pindling | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 93 years, 254 days | 26 Jun 2025 [40] | |
| 39 | Anand Panyarachun | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 93 years, 210 days | 13 Aug 2025 [41] | |
| 40 | Gavril Dejeu | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 93 years, 177 days | 26 Feb 2026 [42] | |
| 41 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 93 years, 140 days | 18 Oct 2025 [43] | |
| 42 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 119 days | 8 Nov 2025 [44] | |
| 43 | Kim Suk-soo | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | 20 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 107 days | 17 Aug 2025 [45] | |
| Colville Young | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 11 Jan 2025 [46] | ||||
| 45 | Than Shwe |
| 2 Feb 1933 | 93 years, 33 days | 18 Nov 2025 [47] | |
| 46 | Paul Biya |
| 13 Feb 1933 | 93 years, 22 days | 11 Feb 2026 [3] | |
| 47 | Mark Eyskens | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 92 years, 312 days | 13 Jan 2025 [48] | |
| 48 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 92 years, 293 days | 29 Jan 2026 [49] | |
| 49 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Acting President (1993) | 8 Jun 1933 | 92 years, 272 days | 29 Dec 2025 [50] | |
| 50 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 92 years, 236 days | 21 Aug 2025 [51] | |
| 51 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 92 years, 208 days | 15 Nov 2025 [52] | |
| 52 | Arnold Koller |
| 29 Aug 1933 | 92 years, 190 days | 29 Mar 2025 [53] | |
| 53 | Mátyás Szűrös | Provisional President (1989–1990) | 11 Sep 1933 | 92 years, 177 days | 27 Oct 2025 [54] | |
| 54 | Michel Aoun | President (2016–2022) [IV] | 30 Sep 1933 | 92 years, 158 days | 23 Mar 2025 [55] | |
| 55 | Abel Pacheco | President (2002–2006) | 22 Dec 1933 | 92 years, 75 days | 1 Feb 2026 [56] | |
| 56 | Akihito | Emperor (1989–2019) | 23 Dec 1933 | 92 years, 74 days | 23 Dec 2025 [57] | |
| 57 | Rudolf Schuster | President (1999–2004) | 4 Jan 1934 | 92 years, 62 days | 4 Jan 2026 [58] | |
| 58 | Jean Chrétien | Prime Minister (1993–2003) | 11 Jan 1934 | 92 years, 55 days | 27 May 2025 [59] | |
| 59 | Édith Cresson | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 27 Jan 1934 | 92 years, 39 days | 25 Jan 2025 [60] | |
| 60 | Giovanni Battista Re | Acting Sovereign (2025) | 30 Jan 1934 | 92 years, 36 days | 21 Apr 2025 [61] | |
| 61 | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| 7 Feb 1934 | 92 years, 28 days | 7 Feb 2026 [62] | |
| 62 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Acting President (2019) | 21 Mar 1934 | 91 years, 351 days | 15 Oct 2025 [63] | |
| 63 | J.Y. Pillay | Acting President (2017) | 30 Mar 1934 | 91 years, 342 days | 27 Nov 2024 [64] | |
| 64 | John Malecela | Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 Apr 1934 | 91 years, 322 days | 14 Apr 2025 [65] | |
| 65 | Pedro Pires |
| 29 Apr 1934 | 91 years, 312 days | 25 Jun 2025 [66] | |
| 66 | Lee Hong-koo | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 9 May 1934 | 91 years, 302 days | 15 Jun 2025 [67] | |
| 67 | Monica Dacon | Acting Governor-General (2002) | 4 Jun 1934 | 91 years, 276 days | 26 Feb 2019 [68] | |
| 68 | Albert II | King (1993–2013) | 6 Jun 1934 | 91 years, 274 days | 8 Jul 2025 [69] | |
| 69 | Désiré Rakotoarijaona | Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 19 Jun 1934 | 91 years, 261 days | 6 Jan 2021 [70] | |
| 70 | Ricardo de la Espriella | President (1982–1984) | 5 Sep 1934 | 91 years, 183 days | 11 Oct 2025 [71] | |
| 71 | Apas Jumagulov | Prime Minister (1993–1998) | 19 Sep 1934 | 91 years, 169 days | 3 May 2025 [72] | |
| 72 | Yakubu Gowon | Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975) | 19 Oct 1934 | 91 years, 139 days | 19 Oct 2025 [73] | |
| 73 | Ingvar Carlsson | Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996) | 9 Nov 1934 | 91 years, 118 days | 28 Apr 2025 [74] | |
| Hamilton Green | Prime Minister (1985–1992) | 11 Mar 2025 [75] | ||||
| 75 | Nicéphore Soglo |
| 29 Nov 1934 | 91 years, 98 days | 22 Apr 2025 [76] | |
| 76 | Tarcisio Bertone | Acting Sovereign (2013) [V] | 2 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 95 days | 11 May 2025 [77] | |
| 77 | Pratibha Patil | President (2007–2012) | 19 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 78 days | 19 Dec 2024 [78] | |
| 78 | Anis Hassan Yahya | General Secretary of the People's Vanguard Party (1974–1975) | 20 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 77 days | 9 Nov 2022 [79] | |
| 79 | Stjepan Mesić | President of the Presidency (1991) | 24 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 73 days | 9 Oct 2025 [80] | |
| President (2000–2010) [VI] | ||||||
| 80 | Giovanni Lajolo | President of the Governorate (2006–2011) | 3 Jan 1935 | 91 years, 63 days | 3 Jan 2025 [81] | |
| 81 | António Ramalho Eanes |
| 25 Jan 1935 | 91 years, 41 days | 30 Oct 2025 [82] | |
| 82 | Artur Rasizade | Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018) [VII] | 26 Feb 1935 | 91 years, 9 days | 26 Feb 2026 [83] | |
| 83 | Mohammed Basindawa | Prime Minister (2011–2014) | 4 Apr 1935 | 90 years, 337 days | 26 Jun 2025 [84] | |
| 84 | Peter Hollingworth | Governor-General (2001–2003) | 10 Apr 1935 | 90 years, 331 days | 10 Oct 2025 [85] | |
| P.J. Patterson | Prime Minister (1992–2006) | 25 Jun 2025 [86] | ||||
| 86 | Sharavyn Gungaadorj | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1990) | 2 May 1935 | 90 years, 309 days | 27 Dec 2021 [87] | |
| 87 | Nemesi Marquès i Oste | Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012) [VIII] | 17 May 1935 | 90 years, 294 days | 2 Nov 2021 [88] | |
| 88 | Léon Kengo |
| 22 May 1935 | 90 years, 289 days | 17 Jan 2025 [89] | |
| Sultan Ali Keshtmand | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990) | 11 Aug 2025 [90] | ||||
| 90 | Lee Hoi-chang | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 2 Jun 1935 | 90 years, 278 days | 26 Dec 2024 [91] | |
| 91 | Leonel Mário d'Alva | Acting President (1991) | 22 Jul 1935 | 90 years, 228 days | 10 Jul 2025 [92] | |
| 92 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | President (2005–2015) | 18 Aug 1935 | 90 years, 201 days | 18 Aug 2025 [93] | |
| 93 | Abdou Diouf |
| 7 Sep 1935 | 90 years, 181 days | 7 Sep 2025 [94] | |
| 94 | Henri de Coignac | French Viguier (1982–1984) | 3 Oct 1935 | 90 years, 155 days | 5 Feb 2023 [95] | |
| 95 | Mahmoud Abbas |
| 15 Nov 1935 | 90 years, 112 days | 22 Dec 2025 [96] | |
| 96 | Adnan Badran | Prime Minister (2005) | 15 Dec 1935 | 90 years, 82 days | 25 Oct 2025 [97] | |
| 97 | Edward Schreyer | Governor General (1979–1984) | 21 Dec 1935 | 90 years, 76 days | 30 Apr 2025 [98] | |
| 98 | Salman |
| 31 Dec 1935 | 90 years, 66 days | 20 Jan 2026 [99] | |
| 99 | Alejandro Maldonado | President (2015–2016) | 6 Jan 1936 | 90 years, 60 days | 29 May 2025 [100] | |
| Julio María Sanguinetti | President (1985–1990; 1995–2000) | 7 Jan 2026 [101] |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severino Tura | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 |
| 7 Aug 2018 [102] | |
| Al-Jazuli Daf'allah | Prime Minister (1985–1986) | Dec 1935 |
| 29 Aug 2023 [103] |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Haroun | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | 99 years, 27 days | 4 Mar 2024 [104] | |
| Laurie Greig | Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001) | 24 Feb 1929 | 97 years, 11 days | 10 Jul 2024 [105] | |
| Biljana Plavšić | Serb Member of the Presidency (1992) | 7 Jul 1930 | 95 years, 243 days | 1 Jan 2025 [106] | |
| Karan Singh | Prince Regent (1949–1952) | 9 Mar 1931 | 94 years, 363 days | 6 Mar 2025 [107] | |
| Tang Fei | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 93 years, 357 days | 20 Jul 2025 [108] | |
| Lyudvig Chibirov |
| 19 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 108 days | 19 Sep 2025 [109] | |
| George Ali Murad Khan | Mir during Independence from British Raj (1947–1948) | 29 Jun 1933 | 92 years, 251 days | 15 Apr 2018 [110] | |
| Félix Mouzabakani | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) [X] | 11 Mar 1934 [111] | 91 years, 361 days | 15 Aug 2025 [112] | |
| Heng Samrin |
| 25 May 1934 | 91 years, 286 days | 25 Jun 2025 [113] | |
| Dumitru Mazilu | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) | 24 Jun 1934 | 91 years, 256 days | 24 Dec 2021 [114] | |
| Waldo Bernal Pereira | 5 Aug 1934 | 91 years, 214 days | 30 Apr 2018 [115] | ||
| Óscar Pammo Rodríguez |
| 14 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 83 days | 10 Oct 2023 [116] | |
| Brian Mullooly | Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997) | 21 Feb 1935 | 91 years, 14 days | 1 Jan 2019 [117] | |
| Tenzin Gyatso |
| 6 Jul 1935 | 90 years, 244 days | 6 Jul 2025 [118] | |
| Hakkı Atun |
| 7 Oct 1935 | 90 years, 151 days | 9 Jan 2025 [119] | |
| Young Vivian | Premier (1992–1993; 2002–2008) | 12 Nov 1935 | 90 years, 115 days | 11 Jan 2023 [120] |