Lists of state leaders by age
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This article contains various lists of state leaders organized by age, defined as heads of state and/or heads of government.
Since 1900, the youngest serving state leader has been 192-day-old Fuad II, King of Egypt (left), while the oldest has been 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (right).
10 oldest serving state leaders
People currently serving as head of state and/or head of government, a party leader of a one-party state, or a representative of a head of state.
| Rank | Name | Born | Age | Position | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Biya | 13 February 1933 | 91 years, 72 days | President of Cameroon | 1982[1] |
| 2 | Mahmoud Abbas | 15 November 1935 | 88 years, 162 days | President of the Palestinian National Authority, President of the State of Palestine | 2005 |
| 3 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 116 days | King of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia[2] | 2015 |
| 4 | Francis | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 130 days | Pope of the Holy See, Sovereign of the Vatican City State | 2013 |
| 5 | Harald V | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 64 days | King of Norway | 1991 |
| 6 | Ali Khamenei | 19 April 1939 | 85 years, 6 days | Supreme Leader of Iran | 1989[3] |
| 7 | Queen Margrethe II | 16 April 1940 | 84 years, 9 days | Queen of Denmark | 1972 |
| 8 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | 27 September 1940 | 83 years, 211 days | Emir of Kuwait | 2023 |
| 9 | Michael D. Higgins | 18 April 1941 | 83 years, 7 days | President of Ireland | 2011 |
| 10 | Sergio Mattarella | 23 July 1941 | 82 years, 277 days | President of Italy | 2015 |
10 oldest serving state leaders of all time
| Rank | Name | Position | Last year in office (reason term ended) | Age at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Paolo Lascaris | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller | 1657 (death) | 97 years, 47 days |
| 1-2 | Enrico Dandolo | Doge of Venice | 1205 (death) | c. 97–98 years[4] |
| 3 | Abdul Momin | Sultan of Brunei | 1885 (death) | 97 years, 7 days |
| 4 | Elizabeth II | Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms[5] | 2022 (death) | 96 years, 140 days |
| 5 | Hastings Banda | President of Malawi | 1994 (presidency for life revoked, defeated in re-election) | 96 years, 98 days |
| 6 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Regent of Thailand | 2016 (term ended) | 96 years, 97 days |
| 7 | George Tupou I | King of Tonga | 1893 (death) | 95 years, 76 days |
| 8 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister of Malaysia | 2020 (resigned) | 94 years, 235 days |
| 9 | Nicolò da Ponte | Doge of Venice | 1585 (death) | 94 years, 196 days |
| 10 | Malietoa Tanumafili II | O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa | 2007 (death) | 94 years, 127 days |
Longest-lived state leaders
The following lists are the top ten all-time state leaders and the top ten living.
Top ten since 1800
| Rank | Name | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar | Prime Minister of Turkey (1937–1939) | 1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| President of Turkey (1950–1960) | |||||
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | Prime Minister of France (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | French Viguier in Andorra (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Naruhiko Higashikuni | Prime Minister of Japan (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | Prime Minister of Sudan (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees | Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) | 1886 | 1988 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Đỗ Mười | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam (1988–1991) | 1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1991–1997) | |||||
| 9 | Zhang Qun | Premier of the Republic of China (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasome | Prime Minister of Japan (1982–1987) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 186 days |
Top ten living
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| Rank | Name | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | President of Ecuador (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 100 years, 173 days |
| 2 | Khamtai Siphandone | Prime Minister of Laos (1991–1998) | 8 February 1924 | 100 years, 77 days |
| Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) | ||||
| President of Laos (1998–2006) | ||||
| 3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Prime Minister of Japan (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 100 years, 53 days |
| 4 | Jimmy Carter | President of the United States (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | 99 years, 207 days |
| 5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | President of Tanzania (1985–1995) | 8 May 1925 | 98 years, 353 days |
| National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) | ||||
| 6 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 98 years, 290 days |
| 7 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1989–1991) | 17 July 1925 | 98 years, 283 days |
| 8 | Abdoulaye Wade | President of Senegal (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 9 | Valdas Adamkus | President of Lithuania (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 10 | Raif Dizdarević | President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 97 years, 138 days |
10 youngest serving state leaders
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| Rank | Name | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Harris | Taoiseach (since 2024) | 17 October 1986 | 37 years, 191 days |
| 2 | Gabriel Boric | President of Chile (since 2022) | 11 February 1986 | 38 years, 74 days |
| 3 | Mahamat Déby | Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Chad (since 2021) | 1 January 1984 | 40 years, 115 days |
| 4 | Kim Jong-un | Supreme Leader of North Korea[6] (since 2011) | 8 January 1983[7] | 41 years, 108 days[7] |
| 5 | Assimi Goïta | Interim President of Mali (since 2021)[8] | 1983 | 40 years, 116 days to 41 years, 115 days |
| 6 | Irakli Garibashvili | Prime Minister of Georgia (since 2021)[9] | 28 June 1982 | 41 years, 302 days |
| 7 | Nayib Bukele | President of El Salvador (since 2019) | 24 July 1981 | 42 years, 276 days |
| 8 | Jacinda Ardern | Prime Minister of New Zealand (since 2017) | 26 July 1980 | 43 years, 274 days |
| 9 | Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene | Prime Minister of Mongolia (since 2021) | 29 June 1980 | 43 years, 301 days |
10 youngest state leaders (since 1942)
Leaders still serving are highlighted in italicized bold.
| Rank | Name | Position | Age (when they took office) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuad II | King of Egypt | 192 days |
| 2 | Gyanendra | King of Nepal | 3 years, 123 days |
| 3 | Faisal II | King of Iraq | 3 years, 337 days |
| 4 | Simeon II | Tsar of Bulgaria | 6 years, 73 days |
| 5 | Hussein | King of Jordan | 16 years, 271 days |
| 6 | Jigme Singye Wangchuck | King of Bhutan | 16 years, 256 days |
| 7 | Mswati III [10] | King of Eswatini [11] | 18 years, 6 days |
| 8 | Bhumibol Adulyadej | King of Thailand | 18 years, 186 days |
| 9 | Ntare V | King of Burundi | 18 years, 218 days |
| 10 | Jean-Claude Duvalier | President of Haiti | 19 years, 293 days |
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