List of oldest living state leaders

This article lists the 100 longest-lived current or former heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president, prime minister or monarch) whose age 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 10 years. Leaders currently in office are in bold on purple, with Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia being the oldest currently-serving head of government and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom^{[lower-greek 1]} being the oldest currently-serving head of state.

List

Oldest living:
Babiker Awadalla
served 1969
2nd-oldest living:
Yasuhiro Nakasone
served 1982–1987
4th-oldest living:
Hau Pei-tsun
served 1990–1993
33rd and oldest living incumbent:
Mahathir Mohamad
served 1981–2003 & 2018–present

Currently in office

Name		State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
1	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	2 March 1917	7004371220000000000♠101 years, 232 days	2018-05-26
2	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	7004366710000000000♠100 years, 146 days	2018-07-23
3	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 January 1919	7004364270000000000♠99 years, 267 days	2018-05-26
4	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	7004362590000000000♠99 years, 99 days	2018-09-12
5	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	7004360690000000000♠98 years, 274 days	2018-01-19
6	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	26 August 1920	7004358490000000000♠98 years, 55 days	2018-08-30
7	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	7004358120000000000♠98 years, 18 days	2010-01-24
8	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	7004357520000000000♠97 years, 323 days	2018-07-26
9	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	7004357170000000000♠97 years, 288 days	2018-05-07
10	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	7004356930000000000♠97 years, 264 days	2017-07-18
11	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	7004356050000000000♠97 years, 176 days	2017-03-26
12	Francisco Morales-Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	7004354450000000000♠97 years, 16 days	2018-02-16
13	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	7004353400000000000♠96 years, 276 days	2018-09-13
14	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	7004349770000000000♠95 years, 278 days	2018-09-15
15	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	7004349570000000000♠95 years, 258 days	2018-08-29
16	Khamtai Siphandon	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 February 1924	7004345880000000000♠94 years, 254 days	2018-05-28
17	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–2017)	21 February 1924	7004345750000000000♠94 years, 241 days	2018-09-07
18	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	7004345640000000000♠94 years, 231 days	2018-09-24
19	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	7004345590000000000♠94 years, 226 days	2018-07-16
20	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	7004345080000000000♠94 years, 175 days	2018-07-25
21	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	Prime Minister (1962–1970) President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	7004344900000000000♠94 years, 157 days	2018-01-17
22	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	7004344630000000000♠94 years, 130 days	2018-08-26
23	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	7004343810000000000♠94 years, 48 days	2018-09-02
24	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	7004343520000000000♠94 years, 19 days	2018-10-01
25	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	7004343340000000000♠94 years, 1 day	2018-01-02
26	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	7004343180000000000♠93 years, 350 days	2017-01-14
27	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	28 December 1924	7004342640000000000♠93 years, 296 days	2017-07-27
28	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	18 February 1925	7004342120000000000♠93 years, 244 days	2018-08-30
29	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	7004342050000000000♠93 years, 237 days	2018-02-26
30	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	21 April 1925	7004341500000000000♠93 years, 182 days	2018-04-28
31	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	7004341330000000000♠93 years, 165 days	2018-07-15
32	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	7004340810000000000♠93 years, 113 days	2018-06-29
33	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–present)	10 July 1925	7004340700000000000♠93 years, 102 days	2018-09-27
34	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	7004340520000000000♠93 years, 84 days	2016-09-09
35	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998)	1 October 1925	7004339870000000000♠93 years, 19 days	2018-09-09
36	Antoine Gizenga	Congo-Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	7004339830000000000♠93 years, 15 days	2018-05-10
37	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	7004339190000000000♠92 years, 316 days	2018-02-26
38	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975)	15 December 1925	7004339120000000000♠92 years, 309 days	2018-04-03
39	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)^{[lower-greek 2]}	2 February 1926	7004338630000000000♠92 years, 260 days	2018-09-16
40	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)^{[lower-greek 1]}	21 April 1926	7004337850000000000♠92 years, 182 days	2018-09-22
41	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	7004337470000000000♠92 years, 144 days	2018-05-29
42	Nuon Chea	Kampuchea	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	7004337080000000000♠92 years, 105 days	2018-01-25
43	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002) President (1993–2003)	17 August 1926	7004336670000000000♠92 years, 64 days	2018-10-03
44	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	7004336270000000000♠92 years, 24 days	2017-12-29
45	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	7004335890000000000♠91 years, 351 days	2018-05-10
46	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	7004335630000000000♠91 years, 325 days	2018-09-26
47	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	7004335530000000000♠91 years, 315 days	2018-06-19
48	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	7004334550000000000♠91 years, 217 days	2018-09-01
49	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	7004334360000000000♠91 years, 198 days	2017-11-15
50	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	7004334250000000000♠91 years, 187 days	2018-08-03
51	Arturo Armando Molina	El Salvador	President (1972–1977)	6 August 1927	7004333130000000000♠91 years, 75 days	2017-02-28
52	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	7004331690000000000♠90 years, 296 days	2014-01-31
53	Hamed Karoui	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1989–1999)	30 December 1927	7004331670000000000♠90 years, 294 days	2018-09-15
54	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	7004331390000000000♠90 years, 266 days	2018-06-05
55	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	7004331330000000000♠90 years, 260 days	2018-06-23
56	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)	4 February 1928	7004331310000000000♠90 years, 258 days	2018-09-09
57	Arthur Dion Hanna	Bahamas	Governor-General (2006–2010)	7 March 1928	7004330990000000000♠90 years, 227 days	2018-03-08
58	Fidel Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	7004330880000000000♠90 years, 216 days	2018-06-01
59	Sisavath Keobounphanh	Laos	Prime Minister (1998–2001)	1 May 1928	7004330440000000000♠90 years, 172 days	2017-04-27
60	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982)	4 May 1928	7004330410000000000♠90 years, 169 days	2018-09-03
61	Arnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	10 May 1928	7004330350000000000♠90 years, 163 days	2018-05-10
62	Sir Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	7004330340000000000♠90 years, 162 days	2018-05-11
63	Enrique Bolaños	Nicaragua	President (2002–2007)	13 May 1928	7004330320000000000♠90 years, 160 days	2018-09-22
64	Balakh Sher Mazari	Pakistan	Acting Prime Minister (1993)	8 July 1928	7004329760000000000♠90 years, 104 days	2016-12-18
65	Belaid Abdessalam	Algeria	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	20 July 1928	7004329640000000000♠90 years, 92 days	2017-05-24
66	Chung Won-shik	South Korea	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	5 August 1928	7004329480000000000♠90 years, 76 days	2018-06-25
67	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 August 1928	7004329260000000000♠90 years, 54 days	2018-08-29
68	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1 October 1928	7004328910000000000♠90 years, 19 days	2018-10-03
69	Kåre Willoch	Norway	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	3 October 1928	7004328890000000000♠90 years, 17 days	2018-09-15
70	Borisav Jović	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1990–1991)	19 October 1928	7004328730000000000♠90 years, 1 day	2017-07-25
71	Li Peng	China	Premier of the State Council (1988–1998)	20 October 1928	7004328720000000000♠90 years, 0 days	2018-10-03
72	Miloš Radulović	Yugoslavia	Acting Federal President (1993)	22 February 1929	7004327470000000000♠89 years, 240 days	2016-09-12
73	Poul Schlüter	Denmark	Prime Minister (1982–1993)	3 April 1929	7004327070000000000♠89 years, 200 days	2018-08-03
74	Christos Sartzetakis	Greece	President (1985–1990)	6 April 1929	7004327040000000000♠89 years, 197 days	2017-10-20
75	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	7004326780000000000♠89 years, 171 days	2018-05-30
76	Sam Nujoma	Namibia	President (1990–2005)	12 May 1929	7004326680000000000♠89 years, 161 days	2018-05-12
77	Otar Patsatsia	Georgia	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	15 May 1929	7004326650000000000♠89 years, 158 days	2016-09-10
78	Karolos Papoulias	Greece	President (2005–2015)	4 June 1929	7004326450000000000♠89 years, 138 days	2018-03-26
79	John Turner	Canada	Prime Minister (1984)	7 June 1929	7004326420000000000♠89 years, 135 days	2017-11-06
80	Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Kuwait	Prime Minister (2003–2006) Emir (2006–present)	16 June 1929	7004326330000000000♠89 years, 126 days	2018-01-08
81	Sir Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 July 1929	7004326000000000000♠89 years, 93 days	2017-04-12
82	Jamshid bin Abdullah	Zanzibar	Sultan (1963–1964)	16 September 1929	7004325410000000000♠89 years, 34 days	2016-07-29
83	Nikolai Ryzhkov	Soviet Union	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991)	28 September 1929	7004325290000000000♠89 years, 22 days	2018-04-27
84	Mir Hazar Khan Khoso	Pakistan	Acting Prime Minister (2013)	30 September 1929	7004325270000000000♠89 years, 20 days	2017-01-02
85	Violeta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	18 October 1929	7004325090000000000♠89 years, 2 days	2018-10-02
86	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar	Pakistan	President (1998–2001)	2 November 1929	7004324940000000000♠88 years, 352 days	2017-12-25
87	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 December 1929	7004324650000000000♠88 years, 323 days	2017-09-24
88	Bob Hawke	Australia	Prime Minister (1983–1991)	9 December 1929	7004324570000000000♠88 years, 315 days	2018-05-24
89	Selim Hoss	Lebanon	President of the Council of Ministers (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)	20 December 1929	7004324460000000000♠88 years, 304 days	2018-07-03
	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)			2016-05-30
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)			2017-09-15
92	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 December 1929	7004324380000000000♠88 years, 296 days	2018-03-02
93	Abdul Latif Dayfallah	North Yemen	Prime Minister (1963; 1975)	1 January 1930	7004324340000000000♠88 years, 292 days	2016-03-07
94	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 January 1930	7004324320000000000♠88 years, 290 days	2018-01-10
95	Hédi Baccouche	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1987–1989)	15 January 1930	7004324200000000000♠88 years, 278 days	2018-05-07
96	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Bangladesh	President (1983–1990)	1 February 1930	7004324030000000000♠88 years, 261 days	2018-05-24
96	Shahabuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh	President (1996–2001)	1 February 1930	7004324030000000000♠88 years, 261 days	2016-02-05
98	Lho Shin-yong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1985–1987)	28 February 1930	7004323760000000000♠88 years, 234 days	2016-08-28
99	Ion Iliescu	Romania	Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)	3 March 1930	7004323730000000000♠88 years, 231 days	2018-04-17
100	Sir Anerood Jugnauth	Mauritius	Prime Minister (1982–1995; 2000–2003; 2014–2017) President (2003–2012)	29 March 1930	7004323470000000000♠88 years, 205 days	2018-03-29

Addenda

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than *#87*–6 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.^{[lower-greek 3]}
Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	7004360060000000000♠98 years, 212 days	2018-03-22
Kim Yong-ju	North Korea	Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998)	21 September 1920	7004358230000000000♠98 years, 29 days	2018-05-23
Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	7004351330000000000♠96 years, 69 days	2018-08-26
Adnan Pachachi	Iraq	Prime Minister (2004)	14 May 1923	7004348580000000000♠95 years, 159 days	2015-11-29
Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	17 July 1925	7004340630000000000♠93 years, 95 days	2016-08-30
Walter Buser	Switzerland	Federal Chancellor (1981–1991)	14 April 1926	7004337920000000000♠92 years, 189 days	2017-07-11
Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	7004334640000000000♠91 years, 226 days	2017-03-18
Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Vatican City	Acting sovereign (2005)	31 March 1927	7004334410000000000♠91 years, 203 days	2018-02-02
Cardinal Angelo Sodano	Vatican City	Cardinal Secretary of State (1991–2006) Dean of the College of Cardinals during vacancy (2013)	23 November 1927	7004332040000000000♠90 years, 331 days	2017-11-24
Marcelino dos Santos	Mozambique	Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO (1986)	20 May 1929	7004326600000000000♠89 years, 153 days	2018-05-21
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1997–2001)	23 August 1929	7004325650000000000♠89 years, 58 days	2017-06-29
Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990–1991)	15 November 1929	7004324810000000000♠88 years, 339 days	2017-06-08

Notes

1 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 1983, most of her British colonies attained independence, and some joined the other realms in different years; most states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.
↑ By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.
↑ They were either members of collective presidencies, interim leaders, de facto leaders or widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited.

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[Elizabeth-1] 1 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 1983, most of her British colonies attained independence, and some joined the other realms in different years; most states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.

[2] By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.

[3] They were either members of collective presidencies, interim leaders, de facto leaders or widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited.