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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.
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Since 1800, the youngest serving state leader has been 0-days-old Alfonso XIII, King of Spain,[1] while the oldest has been 96-year-old Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
Oldest serving state leaders
Top ten currently serving
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 | State | Position | Assumed office | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Biya |  Cameroon | President | 1982[2] | 13 February 1933 | 93 years, 88 days |
| 2 | Mahmoud Abbas |  Palestine | President | 2005[3] | 15 November 1935 | 90 years, 178 days |
| 3 | Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud |  Saudi Arabia | King | 2015[4] | 31 December 1935 | 90 years, 132 days |
| 4 | Harald V |  Norway | King[5] | 1991 | 21 February 1937 | 89 years, 80 days |
| 5 | Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové |  Togo | President | 2025 | 7 May 1939 | 87 years, 5 days |
| 6 | Peter Mutharika |  Malawi | President | 2025[6] | 18 July 1940 | 85 years, 298 days |
| 7 | Mishal Al-Sabah |  Kuwait | Emir | 2023 | 27 September 1940 | 85 years, 227 days |
| 8 | Sergio Mattarella |  Italy | President | 2015 | 23 July 1941 | 84 years, 293 days |
| 9 | Alassane Ouattara |  Côte d'Ivoire | President | 2010[7] | 1 January 1942 | 84 years, 131 days |
| 10 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |  Equatorial Guinea | President | 1982[8] | 5 June 1942 | 83 years, 341 days |
Top ten of all time
Currently in office
Currently living
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Last year in office (reason term ended) |
Age at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Paolo Lascaris |  Malta | 1657 (death) | 97 years, 47 days | |
| 2 | Elizabeth II |  United KingdomOther Commonwealth realms | Queen[9] | 2022 (death) | 96 years, 140 days |
| 3 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand | Regent | 2016 (tenure ended) | 96 years, 97 days |
| 4 | George Tupou I |  Tonga | King | 1893 (death) | 95 years, 76 days |
| 5 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia | Prime Minister | 2020 (resigned) | 94 years, 235 days |
| 6 | Nicolò da Ponte |  Venice | Doge of Venice | 1585 (death) | 94 years, 196 days |
| 7 | Malietoa Tanumafili II |  Samoa | O le Ao o le Malo | 2007 (death) | 94 years, 127 days |
| 8 | Robert Mugabe |  Zimbabwe | President | 2017 (resigned) | 93 years, 273 days |
| 9 | Paul Biya | Cameroon | President | Incumbent | 93 years, 88 days |
| 10 | Beji Caid Essebsi |  Tunisia | President | 2019 (death) | 92 years, 238 days |
Youngest serving state leaders
Top ten currently serving
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| Rank | Name | State | Position | Assumed office | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balendra Shah |  Nepal | Prime Minister | 2026 | 27 April 1990 | 36 years, 15 days |
| 2 | Kristrún Frostadóttir |  Iceland | Prime Minister | 2024 | 12 May 1988 | 38 years, 0 days |
| 3 | Ibrahim Traoré |  Burkina Faso | 2022 | 14 March 1988 | 38 years, 59 days | |
| 4 | Daniel Noboa |  Ecuador | President | 2023 | 30 November 1987 | 38 years, 163 days |
| 5 | Milojko Spajić |  Montenegro | Prime Minister | 2023 | 24 September 1987 | 38 years, 230 days |
| 6 | Alice Mina |  San Marino | Captain Regent | 2026 | 22 April 1987 | 39 years, 20 days |
| 7 | Rob Jetten |  Netherlands | Prime Minister | 2026 | 25 March 1987 | 39 years, 48 days |
| 8 | Nyam-Osoryn Uchral |  Mongolia | Prime Minister | 2026 | 2 January 1987 | 39 years, 130 days |
| 9 | Jakov Milatović | Montenegro | President | 2023 | 7 December 1986 | 39 years, 156 days |
| 10 | Laura Fernández Delgado |  Costa Rica | President | 2026 | 4 July 1986 | 39 years, 312 days |
Top ten since 1795
Currently living
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Assumed office | Age when assuming office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso XIII |  Spain | King | 1886 | 0 days[1] |
| 2 | Sobhuza II |  Swaziland | King | 1899 | 141 days |
| 3 | Fuad II |  Egypt | King | 1952 | 192 days |
| 4 | Girvan Yuddha |  Nepal | King | 1799 | 1 year, 140 days |
| 5 | Puyi |  China | Emperor | 1908 | 2 years, 299 days |
| 6 | Rajendra | Nepal | King | 1816 | 2 years, 353 days |
| 7 | Isabella II | Spain | Queen | 1833 | 2 years, 354 days |
| 8 | Gyanendra |  Nepal | King | 1950[10] | 3 years, 123 days |
| 9 | Guangxu | China | Emperor | 1875 | 3 years, 195 days |
| 10 | Mwambutsa IV |  Burundi | King | 1915 | 3 years, 224 days |
Oldest state leaders
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
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| Rank | Name | State | Position | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez |  Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 102 years, 189 days |
| 2 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 100 years, 306 days |
| 3 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq |  Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 July 1925 | 100 years, 299 days |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 348 days |
| 5 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 99 years, 190 days |
| 6 | Raif Dizdarević |  Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 99 years, 154 days |
| 7 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | 98 years, 1 day |
| 8 | Péter Boross |  Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 August 1928 | 97 years, 258 days |
| 9 | Zhu Rongji |  China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 23 October 1928 | 97 years, 201 days |
| 10 | Édouard Balladur |  France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | 97 years, 10 days |
Top ten since 1800
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Currently living
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 September 1905 | 22 January 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey |
| 16 May 1883 | 22 August 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 30 December 1891 | 13 December 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 3 July 1914 | 30 January 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 189 days |
| 6 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |  Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 3 December 1887 | 20 January 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 7 | Babiker Awadalla |  Sudan | Acting Prime Minister (1969) | 2 March 1917 | 17 January 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 8 | Willem Drees | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 5 July 1886 | 14 May 1988 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam |
| 2 February 1917 | 1 October 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 17 October 2025 | 101 years, 228 days |
