List of oldest living state leaders
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:38:48 PM Wikipedia source
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 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, 197 days. 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, 96 days.
Tables
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | 102 years, 197 days | 14 Jan 2026 |
| 2 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | 100 years, 314 days | 15 Apr 2026 |
| 3 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | 100 years, 307 days | 12 Oct 2020 |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 356 days | 15 Apr 2026 |
| 5 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | 99 years, 198 days | 13 Apr 2026 |
| 6 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | 99 years, 162 days | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 7 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 98 years, 9 days | 31 Aug 2024 |
| 8 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | 97 years, 266 days | 27 Aug 2025 |
| 9 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | 97 years, 209 days | 13 Feb 2026 |
| 10 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 97 years, 18 days | 2 May 2026 |
| 11 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | 96 years, 305 days | 18 Sep 2025 |
| 12 | Michael J. Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | Acting President (1987) | 16 Oct 1929 | 96 years, 216 days | 10 Sep 2025 |
| 13 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolia | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 15 Nov 1929 | 96 years, 186 days | 15 Nov 2025 |
| 14 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1 Dec 1929 | 96 years, 170 days | 10 Feb 2026 |
| 15 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | 20 Dec 1929 | 96 years, 151 days | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Milan Panić | Yugoslavia | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 30 May 2023 | |||
| 17 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 Jan 1930 | 96 years, 137 days | 2 May 2025 |
| 18 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 15 Apr 1930 | 96 years, 35 days | 26 Mar 2026 |
| 19 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 24 Apr 1930 | 96 years, 26 days | 24 Apr 2026 |
| 20 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 21 May 1930 | 95 years, 364 days | 9 Oct 2023 |
| 21 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Bolivia | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1 Jul 1930 | 95 years, 323 days | 1 Jul 2025 |
| 22 | Ivy Dumont | Bahamas | Governor-General (2001–2005) | 2 Oct 1930 | 95 years, 230 days | 20 Nov 2025 |
| 23 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea | Premier (2010–2013) | 20 Nov 1930 | 95 years, 181 days | 8 Dec 2025 |
| 24 | Cesar Virata | Philippines | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 12 Dec 1930 | 95 years, 159 days | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 25 | William Deane | Australia | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 4 Jan 1931 | 95 years, 136 days | 9 Oct 2025 |
| 26 | Philip Greaves | Barbados | Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) | 19 Jan 1931 | 95 years, 121 days | 2 Jan 2022 |
| 27 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | President (1974–1976) | 4 Feb 1931 | 95 years, 105 days | 23 Mar 2026 |
| 28 | Lamberto Dini | Italy | Prime Minister (1995–1996) | 1 Mar 1931 | 95 years, 80 days | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 29 | Elliott Belgrave | Barbados | Governor-General (2011–2017) | 16 Mar 1931 | 95 years, 65 days | 22 Jan 2026 |
| 30 | Raúl Castro | Cuba | President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021) | 3 Jun 1931 | 94 years, 351 days | 16 May 2026 |
| 31 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | President (1995–2003) | 18 Jun 1931 | 94 years, 336 days | 15 Apr 2026 |
| 32 | Khieu Samphan | Democratic Kampuchea | Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979) | 27 Jul 1931 | 94 years, 297 days | 10 Jan 2024 |
| 33 | Pié Masumbuko | Burundi | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 Sep 1931 | 94 years, 233 days | 2 Dec 2025 |
| 34 | Nicola Mancino | Italy | Acting President (1999) | 15 Oct 1931 | 94 years, 217 days | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 35 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh | Acting President (2002) | 1 Dec 1931 | 94 years, 170 days | 28 Mar 2026 |
| 36 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 15 May 1932 | 94 years, 5 days | 14 May 2026 |
| 37 | Marguerite Pindling | Bahamas | Governor-General (2014–2019) | 26 Jun 1932 | 93 years, 328 days | 26 Jun 2025 |
| 38 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand | Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992) | 9 Aug 1932 | 93 years, 284 days | 13 Aug 2025 |
| 39 | Gavril Dejeu | Romania | Acting Prime Minister (1998) | 11 Sep 1932 | 93 years, 251 days | 26 Feb 2026 |
| 40 | Vytautas Landsbergis | Lithuania | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) | 18 Oct 1932 | 93 years, 214 days | 18 Oct 2025 |
| 41 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Malta | President (1994–1999) | 8 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 193 days | 8 Nov 2025 |
| 42 | Kim Suk-soo | South Korea | Prime Minister (2002–2003) | 20 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 181 days | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Colville Young | Belize | Governor-General (1993–2021) | 11 Jan 2025 | |||
| 44 | Than Shwe | Myanmar | Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011) | 2 Feb 1933 | 93 years, 107 days | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 45 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) | 13 Feb 1933 | 93 years, 96 days | 18 Apr 2026 |
| 46 | Mark Eyskens | Belgium | Prime Minister (1981) | 29 Apr 1933 | 93 years, 21 days | 13 Jan 2025 |
| 47 | H. D. Deve Gowda | India | Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 18 May 1933 | 93 years, 2 days | 24 Apr 2026 |
| 48 | Dumaagiin Sodnom | Mongolia | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990) | 14 Jul 1933 | 92 years, 310 days | 21 Aug 2025 |
| 49 | Rubén Darío Paredes | Panama | Commander of the National Guard (1982–1983) | 11 Aug 1933 | 92 years, 282 days | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
| Severino Tura | San Marino | Captain Regent (1985) | 1934 | 91 years, 140 days to 92 years, 139 days | 7 Aug 2018 |
| Al-Jazuli Daf'allah | Sudan | Prime Minister (1985–1986) | Dec 1935 | 90 years, 140 days to 90 years, 170 days | 29 Aug 2023 |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Age | Living as of |
| Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | 99 years, 101 days | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Laurie Greig | Cook Islands | Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001) | 24 Feb 1929 | 97 years, 85 days | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Biljana Plavšić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serb Member of the Presidency (1992) | 7 Jul 1930 | 95 years, 317 days | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Yasushi Akashi | Cambodia | Special Representative of the Secretary General (1992–1993) | 19 Jan 1931 | 95 years, 121 days | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Karan Singh | Jammu and Kashmir | Prince Regent (1949–1952) | 9 Mar 1931 | 95 years, 72 days | 8 Mar 2026 |
| Tang Fei | Taiwan | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 15 Mar 1932 | 94 years, 66 days | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Lyudvig Chibirov | South Ossetia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1993–1996) President (1996–2001) | 19 Nov 1932 | 93 years, 182 days | 19 Sep 2025 |
| George Ali Murad Khan | Khairpur | Mir during Independence from British Raj (1947) | 29 Jun 1933 | 92 years, 325 days | 15 Apr 2018 |
| Félix Mouzabakani | Congo-Brazzaville | Member of the Provisional Government (1963) | 11 Mar 1934 | 92 years, 70 days | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Heng Samrin | Kampuchea | President of the Council of State (1979–1992) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991) | 25 May 1934 | 91 years, 360 days | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Dumitru Mazilu | Romania | Member of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) | 24 Jun 1934 | 91 years, 330 days | 24 Dec 2021 |
| Waldo Bernal Pereira | Bolivia | Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980) Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981) | 5 Aug 1934 | 91 years, 288 days | 30 Apr 2018 |
| Óscar Pammo Rodríguez | Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981) Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1982) | 14 Dec 1934 | 91 years, 157 days | 10 Oct 2023 | |
| Brian Mullooly | Ireland | Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997) | 21 Feb 1935 | 91 years, 88 days | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Tenzin Gyatso | Tibet | Ruler (1940–1951) | 6 Jul 1935 | 90 years, 318 days | 6 Jul 2025 |
| Hakkı Atun | Northern Cyprus | Acting President (1990) Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 7 Oct 1935 | 90 years, 225 days | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Young Vivian | Niue | Premier (1992–1993; 2002–2008) | 12 Nov 1935 | 90 years, 189 days | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Abdul Aziz Umar | Brunei | Menteri Besar (1981–1983) | 20 Mar 1936 | 90 years, 61 days | 13 Apr 2021 |
| Ivonka Survilla | Belarusian Democratic Republic | President-in-exile of the Rada (1997–present) | 11 Apr 1936 | 90 years, 39 days | 11 Apr 2026 |
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