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|15||[[Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean]]||{{flag|Luxembourg}}||[[Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke]] (1964–2000)||5 January 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|1|5}}||[http://www.wort.lu/en/panorama/monarchy-luxembourg-s-grand-duke-jean-celebrates-his-96th-birthday-586e17b053590682caf174e9 2017-01-05] |
|15||[[Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean]]||{{flag|Luxembourg}}||[[Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke]] (1964–2000)||5 January 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|1|5}}||[http://www.wort.lu/en/panorama/monarchy-luxembourg-s-grand-duke-jean-celebrates-his-96th-birthday-586e17b053590682caf174e9 2017-01-05] |
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|16||[[Mustafa Ben Halim]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Libya|name=Libya}}||[[Prime Minister of Libya|Prime Minister]] (1954–1957)||29 January 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|1|29}}||[http://www. |
|16||[[Mustafa Ben Halim]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Libya|name=Libya}}||[[Prime Minister of Libya|Prime Minister]] (1954–1957)||29 January 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|1|29}}||[http://www.libyaakhbar.com/libya-news/127805.html 2013-06-10] |
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|17||[[Abdelmalek Benhabyles]]||{{flag|Algeria}}||[[President of Algeria|Chair of the Constitutional Council]] (1992)||27 April 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|4|27}}||[http://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/article/20140611/2505.html 2014-06-11] |
|17||[[Abdelmalek Benhabyles]]||{{flag|Algeria}}||[[President of Algeria|Chair of the Constitutional Council]] (1992)||27 April 1921||{{age in years and days|1921|4|27}}||[http://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/article/20140611/2505.html 2014-06-11] |
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|46||[[Quett Masire]]||{{flag|Botswana}}||[[President of Botswana|President]] (1980–1998)||23 July 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|7|23}}||[http://www.abola.pt/africa/ver.aspx?id=647342 2016-12-23] |
|46||[[Quett Masire]]||{{flag|Botswana}}||[[President of Botswana|President]] (1980–1998)||23 July 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|7|23}}||[http://www.abola.pt/africa/ver.aspx?id=647342 2016-12-23] |
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|47||[[Ali Bozer]]||{{flag|Turkey}}||[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Acting Prime Minister]] (1989)||28 July 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|7|28}}||[http://www. |
|47||[[Ali Bozer]]||{{flag|Turkey}}||[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Acting Prime Minister]] (1989)||28 July 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|7|28}}||[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/idil-biret-ve-genc-yeteneklerden-cundada-konse-40220166 2016-09-09] |
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|48||[[Yang Hyong-sop]]||{{flag|North Korea}}||[[Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the<br>Supreme People's Assembly]] (1994–1998)||1 October 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|10|1}}||[https://www.nknews.org/2016/11/s-korea-permitted-son-of-n-korea-religious-leader-to-visit-dprk/ 2016-11-24] |
|48||[[Yang Hyong-sop]]||{{flag|North Korea}}||[[Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the<br>Supreme People's Assembly]] (1994–1998)||1 October 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|10|1}}||[https://www.nknews.org/2016/11/s-korea-permitted-son-of-n-korea-religious-leader-to-visit-dprk/ 2016-11-24] |
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|49||[[Antoine Gizenga]]||{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}||[[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Prime Minister]] (2006–2008)||5 October 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|10|5}}||[https://actualite.cd/2017/01/23/palu-gizenga-rehabilite-clan-muzito-prudent/ 2017-01-17] |
|49||[[Antoine Gizenga]]||{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}||[[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Prime Minister]] (2006–2008)||5 October 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|10|5}}||[https://actualite.cd/2017/01/23/palu-gizenga-rehabilite-clan-muzito-prudent/ 2017-01-17] |
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|50||[[Arnaldo Forlani]]||{{flag|Italy}}||[[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] (1980–1981)||8 December 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}||[http:// |
|50||[[Arnaldo Forlani]]||{{flag|Italy}}||[[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] (1980–1981)||8 December 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}||[http://www.corriereadriatico.it/pesaro/pesaro_arnaldo_forlani_sta_meglio_dimesso_ospedale_marche_nord-1976414.html 2016-09-20] |
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|51||[[Trần Thiện Khiêm]]||{{flag|South Vietnam}}||[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee]] (1964)<br>[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Prime Minister]] (1969–1975)||15 December 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|12|15}}||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2d1cylJU4 2013-04-21] |
|51||[[Trần Thiện Khiêm]]||{{flag|South Vietnam}}||[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee]] (1964)<br>[[Leaders of South Vietnam|Prime Minister]] (1969–1975)||15 December 1925||{{age in years and days|1925|12|15}}||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2d1cylJU4 2013-04-21] |
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|67||[[Stanisław Kania]]||{{flag|Poland}}||[[Polish United Workers' Party|First Secretary of the United Workers' Party]] (1980–1981)||8 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|8}}||[http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,15878416,Sad_w_sprawie_stanu_wojennego__Stanislaw_Kania_ostatecznie.html 2014-04-29] |
|67||[[Stanisław Kania]]||{{flag|Poland}}||[[Polish United Workers' Party|First Secretary of the United Workers' Party]] (1980–1981)||8 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|8}}||[http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,15878416,Sad_w_sprawie_stanu_wojennego__Stanislaw_Kania_ostatecznie.html 2014-04-29] |
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|68||[[Roberto Suazo Córdova]]||{{flag|Honduras}}||[[President of Honduras|President]] (1982–1986)||17 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|17}}||[http://www.latribuna.hn/2016/ |
|68||[[Roberto Suazo Córdova]]||{{flag|Honduras}}||[[President of Honduras|President]] (1982–1986)||17 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|17}}||[http://www.latribuna.hn/2016/03/17/roberto-suazo-cordova/ 2016-03-17] |
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|69||[[Thanin Kraivichien]]||{{flag|Thailand}}||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1976–1977)||5 April 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|4|5}}||[http://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/late-king-honored-5-religion-ceremony-158415 2016-12-16] |
|69||[[Thanin Kraivichien]]||{{flag|Thailand}}||[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1976–1977)||5 April 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|4|5}}||[http://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/late-king-honored-5-religion-ceremony-158415 2016-12-16] |
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|97||[[Miloš Radulović (politician)|Miloš Radulović]]||{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro|name=Yugoslavia}}||[[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Acting President]] (1993)||22 February 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|2|22}}||[http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1436133 2016-09-12] |
|97||[[Miloš Radulović (politician)|Miloš Radulović]]||{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro|name=Yugoslavia}}||[[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Acting President]] (1993)||22 February 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|2|22}}||[http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1436133 2016-09-12] |
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|98||[[Poul Schlüter]]||{{flag|Denmark}}||[[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] (1982–1993)||3 April 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|4|3}}||[http:// |
|98||[[Poul Schlüter]]||{{flag|Denmark}}||[[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] (1982–1993)||3 April 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|4|3}}||[http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/politik/danskpolitik/statsministre-udebliver-derfor-er-schluter-og-fogh-ikke-med-til-ankers-bisaettelse/6019720 2016-04-02] |
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|99||[[Christos Sartzetakis]]||{{flag|Greece}}||[[President of Greece|President]] (1985–1990)||6 April 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|4|6}}||[http://www.iefimerida.gr/news/302608/sartzetakis-o-kostis-stefanopoylos-ypiretise-ypodeigmatika-tin-politiki 2016-11-21] |
|99||[[Christos Sartzetakis]]||{{flag|Greece}}||[[President of Greece|President]] (1985–1990)||6 April 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|4|6}}||[http://www.iefimerida.gr/news/302608/sartzetakis-o-kostis-stefanopoylos-ypiretise-ypodeigmatika-tin-politiki 2016-11-21] |
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|102||[[Karolos Papoulias]]||{{flag|Greece}}||[[President of Greece|President]] (2005–2015)||4 June 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|6|4}}||[http://www.thessnews.gr/article/5622/sto-nosokomeio-meta-apo-atychima-o-karolos-papoulias 2016-10-06] |
|102||[[Karolos Papoulias]]||{{flag|Greece}}||[[President of Greece|President]] (2005–2015)||4 June 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|6|4}}||[http://www.thessnews.gr/article/5622/sto-nosokomeio-meta-apo-atychima-o-karolos-papoulias 2016-10-06] |
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|103||[[John Turner]]||{{flag|Canada}}||[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] (1984)||7 June 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|6|7}}||[http://www. |
|103||[[John Turner]]||{{flag|Canada}}||[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] (1984)||7 June 1929||{{age in years and days|1929|6|7}}||[http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/04/16/funeral-for-jean-lapierre-and-his-wife-to-be-held-in-montreal-today.html 2016-04-16] |
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|'''''104'''''||'''''[[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Sabah IV]]'''''||'''''{{flag|Kuwait}}'''''||[[Prime Minister of Kuwait|Prime Minister]] (2003–2006)<br>'''''[[Emir of Kuwait|Emir]] (2006–present)'''''||16 June 1929||'''''{{age in years and days|1929|6|16}}'''''||[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/01/17/sabah-wants-a-cut-from-gst-collected-from-state/ 2017-01-17] |
|'''''104'''''||'''''[[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Sabah IV]]'''''||'''''{{flag|Kuwait}}'''''||[[Prime Minister of Kuwait|Prime Minister]] (2003–2006)<br>'''''[[Emir of Kuwait|Emir]] (2006–present)'''''||16 June 1929||'''''{{age in years and days|1929|6|16}}'''''||[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/01/17/sabah-wants-a-cut-from-gst-collected-from-state/ 2017-01-17] |
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|||[[Kim Yong-ju]]||{{flag|North Korea}}||[[Eternal President of the Republic|Vice president during vacancy]] (1994–1998)||21 September 1920||{{age in years and days|1920|9|21}}||[http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11408984 2017-01-26] |
|||[[Kim Yong-ju]]||{{flag|North Korea}}||[[Eternal President of the Republic|Vice president during vacancy]] (1994–1998)||21 September 1920||{{age in years and days|1920|9|21}}||[http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11408984 2017-01-26] |
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|||[[Seán Treacy (politician)|Seán Treacy]]||{{flag|Ireland}}||[[President of Ireland|Member of Presidential Commission]] (1974; 1976)||23 September 1923||{{age in years and days|1923|9|23}}||[http:// |
|||[[Seán Treacy (politician)|Seán Treacy]]||{{flag|Ireland}}||[[President of Ireland|Member of Presidential Commission]] (1974; 1976)||23 September 1923||{{age in years and days|1923|9|23}}||[http://www.finance.gov.ie/sites/default/files/Finance%20Accounts%20Statement%2014%20-%20Payments%20to%20former%20Constitutional%20Ministerial%20an.pdf 2015] |
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|||[[Walter Buser]]||{{flag|Switzerland}}||[[Federal Chancellor of Switzerland|Federal Chancellor]] (1981–1991)||14 April 1926||{{age in years and days|1926|4|14}}||[https://ius.unibas.ch/lehre/emeriti/ |
|||[[Walter Buser]]||{{flag|Switzerland}}||[[Federal Chancellor of Switzerland|Federal Chancellor]] (1981–1991)||14 April 1926||{{age in years and days|1926|4|14}}||[https://ius.unibas.ch/lehre/emeriti/ 2017-01-24] |
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|||[[Ali Haroun]]||{{flag|Algeria}}||[[High Council of State (Algeria)|Member of the High Council of State]] (1992–1994)||8 February 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|2|8}}||[http://www. |
|||[[Ali Haroun]]||{{flag|Algeria}}||[[High Council of State (Algeria)|Member of the High Council of State]] (1992–1994)||8 February 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|2|8}}||[http://www.liberte-algerie.com/reportage/confrerie-alawiya-laffluent-mystique-qui-irrigue-mostaganem-videos-255505 2016-09-28] |
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|||[[Eduardo Martínez Somalo]]||{{flag|Vatican City}}||[[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Acting sovereign]] (2005)||31 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|31}}||[http://www.lainformacion.com/religion-y-credos/Madrid-Carlos-Osoro-Papa-Francisco_0_973402748.html 2016-11-19] |
|||[[Eduardo Martínez Somalo]]||{{flag|Vatican City}}||[[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Acting sovereign]] (2005)||31 March 1927||{{age in years and days|1927|3|31}}||[http://www.lainformacion.com/religion-y-credos/Madrid-Carlos-Osoro-Papa-Francisco_0_973402748.html 2016-11-19] |
Revision as of 08:33, 27 January 2017
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) whose ages 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 ten years. Leaders currently in office are in bold italics, with Robert Mugabe being the oldest active head of state and government.
# | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
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1 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997) |
2 February 1917 | 107 years, 286 days | 2017-01-23 |
2 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 2 March 1917 | 107 years, 257 days | 2015-10-23 |
3 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | 106 years, 171 days | 2017-01-12 |
4 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 18 October 1918 | 106 years, 27 days | 2016-11-21 |
5 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 26 January 1919 | 105 years, 293 days | 2015-06-01 |
6 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1 May 1919 | 105 years, 197 days | 2017-01-17 |
7 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 13 July 1919 | 105 years, 124 days | 2017-01-13 |
8 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 January 1920 | 104 years, 300 days | 2017-01-19 |
9 | Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | 104 years, 237 days | 2016-11-20 |
10 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 13 April 1920 | 104 years, 215 days | 2016-09-04 |
11 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
26 August 1920 | 104 years, 80 days | 2016-12-30 |
12 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 2 October 1920 | 104 years, 43 days | 2010-01-24 |
13 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1 December 1920 | 103 years, 349 days | 2016-12-01 |
14 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 January 1921 | 103 years, 315 days | 2017-01-17 |
15 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 5 January 1921 | 103 years, 314 days | 2017-01-05 |
16 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 29 January 1921 | 103 years, 290 days | 2013-06-10 |
17 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 27 April 1921 | 103 years, 201 days | 2014-06-11 |
18 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | President (1975–1980) | 4 October 1921 | 103 years, 41 days | 2017-01-17 |
19 | Sir Cuthbert Sebastian | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (1996–2013) | 22 October 1921 | 103 years, 23 days | 2016-09-19 |
20 | Michael I | Romania | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 25 October 1921 | 103 years, 20 days | 2016-10-25 |
21 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 17 January 1922 | 102 years, 302 days | 2017-01-17 |
22 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 12 August 1922 | 102 years, 94 days | 2017-01-09 |
23 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 15 January 1923 | 101 years, 304 days | 2016-12-10 |
24 | Belisario Betancur | Colombia | President (1982–1986) | 4 February 1923 | 101 years, 284 days | 2016-10-27 |
25 | Rezső Nyers | Hungary | Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Workers' Party (1989) |
21 March 1923 | 101 years, 238 days | 2016-03-17 |
26 | Sir Ninian Stephen | Australia | Governor-General (1982–1989) | 15 June 1923 | 101 years, 152 days | 2016-04-21 |
27 | Mauno Koivisto | Finland | Prime Minister (1968–1970; 1979–1982) President (1982–1994) |
25 November 1923 | 100 years, 355 days | 2017-01-04 |
28 | Khamtai Siphandon | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 100 years, 280 days | 2016-11-25 |
29 | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–present) |
21 February 1924 | 100 years, 267 days | 2017-01-10 |
30 | Carlos Humberto Romero | El Salvador | President (1977–1979) | 29 February 1924 | 100 years, 259 days | 2016 |
31 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 256 days | 2016-11-22 |
32 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 8 March 1924 | 100 years, 251 days | 2017-01-11 |
33 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | President (1964–1991) | 28 April 1924 | 100 years, 200 days | 2017-01-07 |
34 | Dawda Jawara | The Gambia | Prime Minister (1962–1970) President (1970–1994) |
16 May 1924 | 100 years, 182 days | 2016-12-18 |
35 | George H. W. Bush | United States | President (1989–1993) | 12 June 1924 | 100 years, 155 days | 2017-01-23 |
36 | Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | President (1978–2002) | 2 September 1924 | 100 years, 73 days | 2017-01-21 |
37 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 100 years, 44 days | 2017-01-20 |
38 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 19 October 1924 | 100 years, 26 days | 2016-08-26 |
39 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | 100 years, 10 days | 2017-01-14 |
40 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Ethiopia | President (2001–2013) | 8 December 1924 | 99 years, 342 days | 2016-12-23 |
41 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India | Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004) | 25 December 1924 | 99 years, 325 days | 2016-12-25 |
42 | Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | President (1979–1983) | 25 February 1925 | 99 years, 263 days | 2016-11-17 |
43 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 8 May 1925 | 99 years, 190 days | 2016-11-24 |
44 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 29 June 1925 | 99 years, 138 days | 2017-01-21 |
45 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003) | 10 July 1925 | 99 years, 127 days | 2017-01-22 |
46 | Quett Masire | Botswana | President (1980–1998) | 23 July 1925 | 99 years, 114 days | 2016-12-23 |
47 | Ali Bozer | Turkey | Acting Prime Minister (1989) | 28 July 1925 | 99 years, 109 days | 2016-09-09 |
48 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998) |
1 October 1925 | 99 years, 44 days | 2016-11-24 |
49 | Antoine Gizenga | Congo-Kinshasa | Prime Minister (2006–2008) | 5 October 1925 | 99 years, 40 days | 2017-01-17 |
50 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 8 December 1925 | 98 years, 342 days | 2016-09-20 |
51 | Trần Thiện Khiêm | South Vietnam | Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975) |
15 December 1925 | 98 years, 335 days | 2013-04-21 |
52 | Kim Jong-pil | South Korea | Prime Minister (1971–1975; 1998–2000) | 7 January 1926 | 98 years, 312 days | 2016-11-15 |
53 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | France | President (1974–1981)[i] | 2 February 1926 | 98 years, 286 days | 2017-01-09 |
54 | Ri Kun-mo | North Korea | Prime Minister (1986–1988) | 5 April 1926 | 98 years, 223 days | 2014-05-14 |
55 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen (1952–present)[ii] | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 207 days | 2017-01-19 |
56 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 98 years, 169 days | 2017-01-12 |
57 | Efraín Ríos Montt | Guatemala | President (1982–1983) | 16 June 1926 | 98 years, 151 days | 2016-11-16 |
58 | Nuon Chea | Democratic Kampuchea | Prime Minister (1976) | 7 July 1926 | 98 years, 130 days | 2016-11-23 |
59 | Sir Clifford Husbands | Barbados | Governor-General (1996–2011) | 5 August 1926 | 98 years, 101 days | 2015-11-09 |
60 | Jiang Zemin | China | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002) President (1993–2003) |
17 August 1926 | 98 years, 89 days | 2017-01-05 |
61 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | Bangladesh | President (1991–1996) | 1 September 1926 | 98 years, 74 days | 2015-06-14 |
62 | Tulsi Giri | Nepal | Prime Minister (1960–1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977) | 26 September 1926 | 98 years, 49 days | 2016-09-10 |
63 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 98 years, 11 days | 2017-01-13 |
64 | Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia | Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present) |
29 November 1926 | 97 years, 351 days | 2017-01-14 |
65 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 341 days | 2016-04-25 |
66 | Kirti Nidhi Bista | Nepal | Prime Minister (1969–1970; 1971–1973; 1977–1979) | 15 January 1927 | 97 years, 304 days | 2017-01-23 |
67 | Stanisław Kania | Poland | First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981) | 8 March 1927 | 97 years, 251 days | 2014-04-29 |
68 | Roberto Suazo Córdova | Honduras | President (1982–1986) | 17 March 1927 | 97 years, 242 days | 2016-03-17 |
69 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 97 years, 223 days | 2016-12-16 |
70 | Pope Benedict XVI | Vatican City | Sovereign (2005–2013) | 16 April 1927 | 97 years, 212 days | 2016-12-17 |
71 | Albert Zafy | Madagascar | President (1993–1996) | 1 May 1927 | 97 years, 197 days | 2016-12-31 |
72 | Arturo Armando Molina | El Salvador | President (1972–1977) | 6 August 1927 | 97 years, 100 days | 2016-10-28 |
73 | Odvar Nordli | Norway | Prime Minister (1976–1981) | 3 November 1927 | 97 years, 11 days | 2013-09-02 |
74 | Tuanku Abdul Halim | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975; 2011–2016) | 28 November 1927 | 96 years, 352 days | 2016-10-10 |
75 | Edward Babiuch | Poland | Prime Minister (1980) | 28 December 1927 | 96 years, 322 days | 2015-03-17 |
76 | Hamed Karoui | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1989–1999) | 30 December 1927 | 96 years, 320 days | 2017-01-21 |
77 | Reynaldo Bignone | Argentina | President (1982–1983) | 21 January 1928 | 96 years, 298 days | 2016-12-09 |
78 | Hans Modrow | East Germany | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 27 January 1928 | 96 years, 292 days | 2017-01-12 |
79 | Ciriaco De Mita | Italy | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 2 February 1928 | 96 years, 286 days | 2016-12-10 |
80 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present) |
4 February 1928 | 96 years, 284 days | 2017-01-04 |
81 | Arthur Dion Hanna | Bahamas | Governor-General (2006–2010) | 7 March 1928 | 96 years, 252 days | 2016-01-28 |
82 | Fidel Ramos | Philippines | President (1992–1998) | 18 March 1928 | 96 years, 241 days | 2016-12-10 |
83 | Sisavath Keobounphanh | Laos | Prime Minister (1998–2001) | 1 May 1928 | 96 years, 197 days | 2016-11-26 |
84 | Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982) |
4 May 1928 | 96 years, 194 days | 2016-12-17 |
85 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
10 May 1928 | 96 years, 188 days | 2017-01-25 |
86 | Sir Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 96 years, 187 days | 2016-12-15 |
87 | Enrique Bolaños | Nicaragua | President (2002–2007) | 13 May 1928 | 96 years, 185 days | 2017-01-15 |
88 | Balakh Sher Mazari | Pakistan | Acting Prime Minister (1993) | 8 July 1928 | 96 years, 129 days | 2016-05-28 |
89 | Belaid Abdessalam | Algeria | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 20 July 1928 | 96 years, 117 days | 2016-12-04 |
90 | Chung Won-shik | South Korea | Prime Minister (1991–1992) | 5 August 1928 | 96 years, 101 days | 2017-01-14 |
91 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 96 years, 79 days | 2016-12-16 |
92 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier (1998–2003) | 1 October 1928 | 96 years, 44 days | 2017-01-24 |
93 | Kåre Willoch | Norway | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 3 October 1928 | 96 years, 42 days | 2016-12-21 |
94 | Borisav Jović | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1990–1991) | 19 October 1928 | 96 years, 26 days | 2016-12-01 |
95 | Li Peng | China | Premier (1988–1998) | 20 October 1928 | 96 years, 25 days | 2017-01-13 |
96 | Vitaliy Masol | Ukraine | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 14 November 1928 | 96 years, 0 days | 2015-09-01 |
97 | Miloš Radulović | Yugoslavia | Acting President (1993) | 22 February 1929 | 95 years, 266 days | 2016-09-12 |
98 | Poul Schlüter | Denmark | Prime Minister (1982–1993) | 3 April 1929 | 95 years, 225 days | 2016-04-02 |
99 | Christos Sartzetakis | Greece | President (1985–1990) | 6 April 1929 | 95 years, 222 days | 2016-11-21 |
100 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 95 years, 196 days | 2016-11-21 |
- Addenda
The following individuals are older than #66–100 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
№ | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdelsalam al-Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | April 1925 | 99 years, 212 days to 99 years, 227 days |
2016-11-09 | |
Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 1925 | 98 years, 319 days to 99 years, 318 days |
2013-07-25 | |
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | Afghanistan | Acting President (1992) | 1926 | 97 years, 319 days to 98 years, 318 days |
2017-01-14 |
The following individual might be older than #97–100 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
№ | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolia | General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Peoples' Party (1990) |
1929 | 94 years, 319 days to 95 years, 318 days |
2011-05-22 |
The following individuals are older than #12–100 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear. They were either members of collective presidencies, interim leaders or widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited.
№ | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Yong-ju | North Korea | Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998) | 21 September 1920 | 104 years, 54 days | 2017-01-26 | |
Seán Treacy | Ireland | Member of Presidential Commission (1974; 1976) | 23 September 1923 | 101 years, 52 days | 2015 | |
Walter Buser | Switzerland | Federal Chancellor (1981–1991) | 14 April 1926 | 98 years, 214 days | 2017-01-24 | |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 February 1927 | 97 years, 280 days | 2016-09-28 | |
Eduardo Martínez Somalo | Vatican City | Acting sovereign (2005) | 31 March 1927 | 97 years, 228 days | 2016-11-19 | |
Angelo Sodano | Vatican City | Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006) Dean of the College of Cardinals during vacancy (2013) |
23 November 1927 | 96 years, 357 days | 2017-01-17 |
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
- ^ By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.
- ^ 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 1992, some of her British colonies attained independence and joined the other realms in different years, most 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—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories