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Lists of state leaders by age

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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).

This article contains various lists of state leaders organized by age, defined as heads of state and/or heads of government.

10 oldest serving state leaders

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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 (1933-02-13)13 February 1933 91 years, 253 days President of Cameroon 1982[1]
2 Mahmoud Abbas (1935-11-15)15 November 1935 88 years, 343 days President of the Palestinian National Authority,
President of the State of Palestine		 2005
3 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1935-12-31)31 December 1935 88 years, 297 days King of Saudi Arabia,
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia[2]		 2015
4 Francis (1936-12-17)17 December 1936 87 years, 311 days Pope of the Holy See,
Sovereign of the Vatican City State		 2013
5 Harald V (1937-02-21)21 February 1937 87 years, 245 days King of Norway 1991
6 Ali Khamenei (1939-04-19)19 April 1939 85 years, 187 days Supreme Leader of Iran 1989[3]
8 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1940-09-27)27 September 1940 84 years, 26 days Emir of Kuwait 2023
9 Michael D. Higgins (1941-04-18)18 April 1941 83 years, 188 days President of Ireland 2011
10 Sergio Mattarella (1941-07-23)23 July 1941 83 years, 92 days President of Italy 2015

10 oldest serving state leaders of all time

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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

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The following lists are the top ten all-time state leaders and the top ten living.

Top ten since 1800

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Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, died ages 103 years, 143 days), the longest-lived state leader
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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Guillermo Rodríguez (born 4 November 1923, age 100 years, 354 days), the oldest-living state leader
See the main article: List of oldest living state leaders
Rank Name Position Birth Age
1 Guillermo Rodríguez President of Ecuador (1972–1976) (1923-11-04)4 November 1923 100 years, 354 days
2 Khamtai Siphandone Prime Minister of Laos (1991–1998) (1924-02-08)8 February 1924 100 years, 258 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) (1924-03-03)3 March 1924 100 years, 234 days
4 Jimmy Carter President of the United States (1977–1981) (1924-10-01)1 October 1924 100 years, 22 days
5 Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020) (1925-07-10)10 July 1925 99 years, 105 days
6 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1989–1991) (1925-07-17)17 July 1925 99 years, 98 days
7 Abdoulaye Wade President of Senegal (2000–2012) (1926-05-29)29 May 1926 98 years, 147 days
8 Valdas Adamkus President of Lithuania (1998–2003; 2004–2009) (1926-11-03)3 November 1926 97 years, 355 days
9 Raif Dizdarević President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1988–1989) (1926-12-09)9 December 1926 97 years, 319 days
10 Thanin Kraivichien Prime Minister of Thailand (1976–1977) (1927-04-05)5 April 1927 97 years, 201 days

20 youngest serving state leaders

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Gabriel Boric is the sixth youngest state leader in the world and youngest president in Chile's history.
Rank Name Position Birth Age
1 Ibrahim Traore President of Burkina Faso (since 2022) 14 March 1988 36 years, 223 days
2 Daniel Noboa President of Ecuador (since 2023) 30 November 1987 36 years, 328 days
3 Milokjo Spajic Prime Minister of Montenegro (since 2023) 24 September 1987 37 years, 29 days
4 Simon Harris Taoiseach (since 2024) 17 October 1986 38 years, 6 days
5 Gabriel Boric President of Chile (since 2022) 11 February 1986 38 years, 255 days
7 Mohammed bin Salman Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (since 2022) 31 August 1985 39 years, 53 days
8 Mahamat Déby Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Chad (since 2021) 1 January 1984 40 years, 296 days
9 Kim Jong-un Supreme Leader of North Korea[6] (since 2011) 8 January 1983[7] 41 years, 289 days[7]
10 Assimi Goïta Interim President of Mali (since 2021)[8] 1983 40 years, 297 days to
41 years, 296 days
11 Vjosa Osmani President of Kosovo (since 2021) 17 May 1982 42 years, 159 days
12 Irakli Garibashvili Prime Minister of Georgia (since 2021)[9] 28 June 1982 42 years, 117 days
13 Serdar Berdimuhamedow President of Turkmenistan (since 2022) 22 September 1981 43 years, 31 days
14 Nayib Bukele President of El Salvador (since 2019) 24 July 1981 43 years, 91 days
15 Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Prime Minister of Qatar (since 2023) 1 November 1980 43 years, 357 days
16 Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene Prime Minister of Mongolia (since 2021) 29 June 1980 44 years, 116 days
17 Tamim Al Thani Emir of Qatar (since 2013) 3 June 1980 44 years, 142 days
18 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck King of Bhutan (since 2006) 21 February 1980 44 years, 245 days
19 Xavier Espot Zamora Prime Minister of Andorra (since 2019) 30 October 1979 44 years, 359 days
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10 youngest state leaders (since 1942)

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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

Notes

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  1. ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975–1982.
  2. ↑ Since the reign of Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1964–1975), the office of prime minister has been held by the king simultaneously.
  3. ↑ Previously served as President of Iran from 1981–1989.
  4. ↑ None of the earlier chronicles and contemporary witnesses give his exact age, only mentioning that he was very old. The commonly given birth year of c. 1107 is based on the account of Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466–1536) three centuries later, who stated that Dandolo was eighty-five when he assumed the throne in 1192. (See Madden. Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice. p. 92.) As Dandalo died on June 1, 1205, he was 97 or 98 at death if indeed born in 1107.
  5. ↑ 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 1957–1983, 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.
  6. ↑ The term Supreme Leader is used as a description, for the sake of brevity, rather than being an official title of a single office. The actual offices held by Kim Jong-un are: General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the DPRK.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kim's year of birth has been the subject of dispute. North Korean authorities and state-run media have stated Kim's birth date is 8 January 1982, but South Korean intelligence officials believe the actual date is a year later. Until 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department had claimed that his year of birth is 1984.
  8. ↑ Previously Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali in 2020 and 2021.
  9. ↑ Previously Prime Minister of Georgia from 2013–2015.
  10. ↑ Began personal reign after a 3-year regency
  11. ↑ The country was called the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
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