List of youngest state leaders since 1900

This is a list of state leaders aged 30 or younger when they assumed office (since 1900). It does not include leaders who did not assume power in their own right, or leaders who served under colonial rule.

Non-royal leaders
Name State Position Born Assumed office Age Notes
Jean-Claude Duvalier  Haiti President 1951 1971 19 Became president after his father's death.
Valentine Strasser  Sierra Leone President 1967 1992 25
Michel Micombero  Burundi Prime Minister 1940 1966 25 Later became President in 1966 at 26.
Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini  San Marino Captain Regent 1954 1981 26
Ahmet Zogu  Albania Prime Minister 1895 1922 27 Prime minister and President at 29. Became King of Albania in 1928 at 32.
Muammar Gaddafi  Libya Leader of the Revolution 1942 1969 27
Gloriana Ranocchini  San Marino Captain Regent 1957 1984 27
Giovanni Lonfernini  San Marino Captain Regent 1976 2003 27
Abdessalam Jalloud  Libya Prime Minister 1944 1972 27
Andrea Zafferani  San Marino Captain Regent 1982 2010 27
Matteo Ciacci  San Marino Captain Regent 1990 2018 27
Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum  United Arab Emirates Prime Minister 1943 1971 28
Vanessa D'Ambrosio  San Marino Captain Regent 1988 2017 28
Mario Frick  Liechtenstein Prime Minister 1965 1993 28
Kim Jong-un  North Korea Chairman
Supreme Commander		 1983 2011 28 Became de facto leader after his father's death.
Giuliano Gozi  San Marino Captain Regent 1894 1923 28
Ieremia Tabai  Kiribati President 1950 1979 28 Served as colonial Chief Minister since 1978.
Samuel Doe  Liberia President 1951 1980 28
Jamtsangiin Damdinsüren  Mongolia Chairman of the Presidium 1898 1927 29
Lhendup Dorji  Bhutan Prime Minister 1935 1964 29
Muhammad Ali Haitham  South Yemen Prime Minister 1940 1969 29
Milo Đukanović  Montenegro Prime Minister 1962 1991 29
Yahya Jammeh  Gambia President 1965 1994 29
Souley Abdoulaye  Niger Prime Minister 1965 1994 29
Roque González Garza  Mexico President 1885 1915 29
Gnassingbé Eyadéma  Togo President 1937 1967 29
Branko Crvenkovski  Macedonia Prime Minister 1962 1992 29
Joseph Kabila  Democratic Republic of the Congo President 1971 2001 29
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush  Libya Prime Minister 1967 1997 30
David Dacko  Central African Republic President 1930 1960 30 Served as colonial Prime Minister since 1959.
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza  Burundi President 1946 1976 30
Bernard Dowiyogo  Nauru President 1946 1976 30
Ilir Meta  Albania Prime Minister 1969 1999 30
Sadiq al-Mahdi  Sudan Prime Minister 1935 1966 30
Marien Ngouabi  Republic of the Congo President 1938 1969 30
Pandeli Majko  Albania Prime Minister 1967 1998 30

Monarchs
Name Position Born Assumed office Age Notes
Fuad II King of Egypt 1952 1952 6 months
Puyi Emperor of China 1906 1908 2
Gyanendra of Nepal King of Nepal 1947 1950 3
Mwambutsa IV of Burundi King of Burundi 1912 1915 3
Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama of Tibet 1935 1940 4
Michael I of Romania King of Romania 1921 1927 5
Simeon II Tsar of Bulgaria 1937 1943 6
Duy Tân Emperor of Vietnam 1900 1907 7
Ananda Mahidol King of Thailand 1925 1935 9 Assumed power following a 10-year regency.
Ahmad Shah Qajar Shah of Iran 1898 1909 11 Assumed power following a 5-year regency.
Hussein King of Jordan 1935 1952 16
Jigme Singye Wangchuck King of Bhutan 1955 1972 16
Alfonso XIII King of Spain 1886 1902 16 Assumed power following a 16-year regency.
Tribhuvan King of Nepal 1906 1923 17 Ruled as King under colonial rule since 1918.
Farouk I King of Egypt 1920 1937 17 Assumed power following a 1-year regency.
Marie-Adélaïde Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1894 1912 17
Peter II King of Yugoslavia 1923 1941 17 Assumed power following a 6-year regency.
Iyasu V Emperor of Ethiopia 1895 1913 18
Faisal II King of Iraq 1935 1953 18 Assumed power following a 14-year regency.
Mswati III King of Eswatini 1968 1986 18 Assumed power following a 3-year regency.
Manuel II King of Portugal 1889 1908 18
Mihai I King of Romania 1921 1940 18 Was previously King from 1927 to 1930 under a regency.
Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand 1927 1946 18
Ntare V King of Burundi 1947 1966 18
Mohammad Zahir Shah King of Afghanistan 1914 1933 19
Norodom Sihanouk King of Cambodia 1922 1941 19
Baudouin King of Belgium 1930 1951 20 Acted as regent for his father since 1950.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran 1919 1941 21
Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei 1946 1967 21
Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1896 1919 22
Alexander King of Greece 1893 1917 23
Constantine II King of Greece 1940 1964 23
Boris III Tsar of Bulgaria 1894 1918 24
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck King of Bhutan 1928 1952 24
Hirohito Emperor of Japan 1901 1926 25
Rainier III Prince of Monaco 1923 1949 25
Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, Pakistan 1926 1952 25
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck King of Bhutan 1980 2006 26
Amānullāh Khān Emir of Afghanistan 1892 1919 26
Moshoeshoe II King of Lesotho 1938 1965 26 Ruled as Paramount Chief under colonial rule since 1960.
Birendra King of Nepal 1945 1972 26
Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden 1946 1973 27
Letsie III King of Lesotho 1963 1990 27
Vajiravudh King of Siam 1881 1910 29
Karl I Emperor of Austria 1887 1916 29
Qaboos bin Said al Said Sultan of Oman 1940 1970 29
Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy 1869 1900 30

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