Lists of state leaders by age

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

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Lists of state leaders by age

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

Oldest serving state leaders

Top ten currently serving

Paul Biya, currently the oldest serving state leader

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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Assumed office</th><th>Born</th><th>Age</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Paul Biya</td><td>Cameroon</td><td>President</td><td>1982</td><td>13 February 1933</td><td>93 years, 47 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mahmoud Abbas</td><td>Palestine</td><td>President</td><td>2005</td><td>15 November 1935</td><td>90 years, 137 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>King</td><td>2015</td><td>31 December 1935</td><td>90 years, 91 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Harald V</td><td>Norway</td><td>King</td><td>1991</td><td>21 February 1937</td><td>89 years, 39 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové</td><td>Togo</td><td>President</td><td>2025</td><td>7 May 1939</td><td>86 years, 329 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Peter Mutharika</td><td>Malawi</td><td>President</td><td>2025</td><td>18 July 1940</td><td>85 years, 257 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Mishal Al-Sabah</td><td>Kuwait</td><td>Emir</td><td>2023</td><td>27 September 1940</td><td>85 years, 186 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sergio Mattarella</td><td>Italy</td><td>President</td><td>2015</td><td>23 July 1941</td><td>84 years, 252 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Alassane Ouattara</td><td>Côte d'Ivoire</td><td>President</td><td>2010</td><td>1 January 1942</td><td>84 years, 90 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo</td><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>President</td><td>1982</td><td>5 June 1942</td><td>83 years, 300 days</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top ten of all time

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, the oldest serving state leader of all time whose age is fully verifiable

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Last year in office (reason term ended)</th><th>Age at end</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Giovanni Paolo Lascaris</td><td> Malta</td><td></td><td>1657 (death)</td><td>97 years, 47 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Elizabeth II</td><td>United Kingdom Other Commonwealth realms</td><td>Queen</td><td>2022 (death)</td><td>96 years, 140 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Prem Tinsulanonda</td><td>Thailand</td><td>Regent</td><td>2016 (tenure ended)</td><td>96 years, 97 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>George Tupou I</td><td>Tonga</td><td>King</td><td>1893 (death)</td><td>95 years, 76 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Mahathir Mohamad</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2020 (resigned)</td><td>94 years, 235 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Nicolò da Ponte</td><td> Venice</td><td>Doge of Venice</td><td>1585 (death)</td><td>94 years, 196 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Malietoa Tanumafili II</td><td>Samoa</td><td>O le Ao o le Malo</td><td>2007 (death)</td><td>94 years, 127 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Robert Mugabe</td><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>President</td><td>2017 (resigned)</td><td>93 years, 273 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Paul Biya</td><td>Cameroon</td><td>President</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>93 years, 47 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Beji Caid Essebsi</td><td>Tunisia</td><td>President</td><td>2019 (death)</td><td>92 years, 238 days</td></tr></tbody></table>

Youngest serving state leaders

Top ten currently serving

Balendra Shah, currently the youngest serving state leader

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Assumed office</th><th>Born</th><th>Age</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Balendra Shah</td><td>  Nepal</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2026</td><td>27 April 1990</td><td>35 years, 339 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kristrún Frostadóttir</td><td>Iceland</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2024</td><td>12 May 1988</td><td>37 years, 324 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ibrahim Traoré</td><td>Burkina Faso</td><td></td><td>2022</td><td>14 March 1988</td><td>38 years, 18 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Daniel Noboa</td><td>Ecuador</td><td>President</td><td>2023</td><td>30 November 1987</td><td>38 years, 122 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Milojko Spajić</td><td>Montenegro</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2023</td><td>24 September 1987</td><td>38 years, 189 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Alice Mina</td><td>San Marino</td><td>Captain Regent</td><td>2026</td><td>22 April 1987</td><td>38 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Rob Jetten</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2026</td><td>25 March 1987</td><td>39 years, 7 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Nyam-Osoryn Uchral</td><td> Mongolia</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2026</td><td>2 January 1987</td><td>39 years, 89 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Jakov Milatović</td><td> Montenegro</td><td>President</td><td>2023</td><td>7 December 1986</td><td>39 years, 115 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Sébastien Lecornu</td><td>France</td><td>Prime Minister</td><td>2025</td><td>11 June 1986</td><td>39 years, 294 days</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top ten since 1795

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Assumed office</th><th>Age when assuming office</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Alfonso XIII</td><td> Spain</td><td>King</td><td>1886</td><td>0 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Sobhuza II</td><td>Swaziland</td><td>King</td><td>1899</td><td>141 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Fuad II</td><td> Egypt</td><td>King</td><td>1952</td><td>192 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Girvan Yuddha</td><td> Nepal</td><td>King</td><td>1799</td><td>1 year, 140 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Puyi</td><td> China</td><td>Emperor</td><td>1908</td><td>2 years, 299 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Rajendra</td><td> Nepal</td><td>King</td><td>1816</td><td>2 years, 353 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Isabella II</td><td> Spain</td><td>Queen</td><td>1833</td><td>2 years, 354 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Gyanendra</td><td>   Nepal</td><td>King</td><td>1950</td><td>3 years, 123 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Guangxu</td><td> China</td><td>Emperor</td><td>1875</td><td>3 years, 195 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Mwambutsa IV</td><td>Burundi</td><td>King</td><td>1915</td><td>3 years, 224 days</td></tr></tbody></table>

Oldest state leaders

Lists of state leaders by age

The following lists show the oldest people who have served office as state leader (not limited to their age while in office).

Top ten living

Guillermo Rodríguez, the oldest living state leader

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Born</th><th>Age</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Guillermo Rodríguez</td><td> Ecuador</td><td>Acting President (1972–1976)</td><td>4 November 1923</td><td>102 years, 148 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mahathir Mohamad</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)</td><td>10 July 1925</td><td>100 years, 265 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Mohammad Hasan Sharq</td><td> Afghanistan</td><td>Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)</td><td>17 July 1925</td><td>100 years, 258 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Abdoulaye Wade</td><td>Senegal</td><td>President (2000–2012)</td><td>29 May 1926</td><td>99 years, 307 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Valdas Adamkus</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)</td><td>3 November 1926</td><td>99 years, 149 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Raif Dizdarević</td><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>President of the Presidency (1988–1989)</td><td>9 December 1926</td><td>99 years, 113 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Arthur Foulkes</td><td>Bahamas</td><td>Governor-General (2010–2014)</td><td>11 May 1928</td><td>97 years, 325 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Péter Boross</td><td>Hungary</td><td>Prime Minister (1993–1994)</td><td>27 August 1928</td><td>97 years, 217 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Zhu Rongji</td><td>China</td><td>Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)</td><td>23 October 1928</td><td>97 years, 160 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Édouard Balladur</td><td>France</td><td>Prime Minister (1993–1995)</td><td>2 May 1929</td><td>96 years, 334 days</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top ten since 1800

Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest-lived state leader

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Name</th><th>State</th><th>Position</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Age</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum</td><td> Cambodia</td><td>Acting Prime Minister (1962)</td><td>1 September 1905</td><td>22 January 2009</td><td>103 years, 143 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Celâl Bayar</td><td>Turkey</td><td></td><td>16 May 1883</td><td>22 August 1986</td><td>103 years, 98 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Antoine Pinay</td><td> France</td><td>Prime Minister (1952–1953)</td><td>30 December 1891</td><td>13 December 1994</td><td>102 years, 348 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>André Prunet-Foch</td><td> Andorra</td><td>French Viguier (1977–1980)</td><td>3 July 1914</td><td>30 January 2017</td><td>102 years, 211 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Guillermo Rodríguez</td><td> Ecuador</td><td>Acting President (1972–1976)</td><td>4 Nov 1923</td><td>Alive</td><td>102 years, 148 days</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni</td><td> Japan</td><td>Prime Minister (1945)</td><td>3 December 1887</td><td>20 January 1990</td><td>102 years, 48 days</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Babiker Awadalla</td><td> Sudan</td><td>Acting Prime Minister (1969)</td><td>2 March 1917</td><td>17 January 2019</td><td>101 years, 321 days</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Willem Drees</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Prime Minister (1948–1958)</td><td>5 July 1886</td><td>14 May 1988</td><td>101 years, 314 days</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Đỗ Mười</td><td>Vietnam</td><td></td><td>2 February 1917</td><td>1 October 2018</td><td>101 years, 241 days</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Tomiichi Murayama</td><td>Japan</td><td>Prime Minister (1994–1996)</td><td>3 March 1924</td><td>17 October 2025</td><td>101 years, 228 days</td></tr></tbody></table>