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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.
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[edit | edit source]
Top ten currently serving[edit | edit source]
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 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon | President | 1982[2] | 13 February 1933 | 93 years, 187 days |
| 2 | Mahmoud Abbas |  Palestine |
President | 2005[3] | 15 November 1935 | 90 years, 277 days |
| 3 | Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud |  Saudi Arabia |
King | 2015[4] | 31 December 1935 | 90 years, 231 days |
| 4 | Harald V | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norway | King[5] | 1991 | 21 February 1937 | 89 years, 179 days |
| 5 | Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Togo | President | 2025 | 7 May 1939 | 87 years, 104 days |
| 6 | Peter Mutharika |  Malawi |
President | 2025[6] | 18 July 1940 | 86 years, 32 days |
| 7 | Mishal Al-Sabah |  Kuwait |
Emir | 2023 | 27 September 1940 | 85 years, 326 days |
| 8 | Sergio Mattarella |  Italy |
President | 2015 | 23 July 1941 | 85 years, 27 days |
| 9 | Alassane Ouattara | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Côte d'Ivoire | President | 2010[7] | 1 January 1942 | 84 years, 230 days |
| 10 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |  Equatorial Guinea |
President | 1982[8] | 5 June 1942 | 84 years, 75 days |
Top ten of all time[edit | edit source]
Currently in office
Currently living
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Last year in office (reason term ended) |
Age at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Paolo Lascaris | .svg){kind=small} Malta |
1657 (death) | 97 years, 47 days | |
| 2 | Elizabeth II | Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom Other 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 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tonga | King | 1893 (death) | 95 years, 76 days |
| 5 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia |
Prime Minister | 2020 (resigned) | 94 years, 235 days |
| 6 | Nicolò da Ponte | Template:Country data Republic of 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 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon | President | Incumbent | 93 years, 187 days |
| 10 | Beji Caid Essebsi |  Tunisia |
President | 2019 (death) | 92 years, 238 days |
Youngest serving state leaders[edit | edit source]
Top ten currently serving[edit | edit source]
Top ten since 1795[edit | edit source]
Currently living
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Assumed office | Age when assuming office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso XIII | Template:Country data Restoration (Spain) | King | 1886 | 0 days[1] |
| 2 | Sobhuza II |  Swaziland |
King | 1899 | 141 days |
| 3 | Fuad II | Template:Country data Kingdom of Egypt | King | 1952 | 192 days |
| 4 | Girvan Yuddha | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal | King | 1799 | 1 year, 140 days |
| 5 | Puyi | Error creating thumbnail: File missing China | Emperor | 1908 | 2 years, 299 days |
| 6 | Rajendra | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal | King | 1816 | 2 years, 353 days |
| 7 | Isabella II | .svg){kind=small} Spain |
Queen | 1833 | 2 years, 354 days |
| 8 | Gyanendra | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal | King | 1950[10] | 3 years, 123 days |
| 9 | Guangxu | Error creating thumbnail: File missing China | Emperor | 1875 | 3 years, 195 days |
| 10 | Mwambutsa IV | Template:Country data Kingdom of Burundi | King | 1915 | 3 years, 224 days |
Oldest state leaders[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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Top ten since 1800[edit | edit source]
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Currently living
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Template:Country data Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970) | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 September 1905 | 22 January 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey |
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16 May 1883 | 22 August 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | Template:Country data French Fourth Republic | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 288 days |
| 6 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 3 December 1887 | 20 January 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 7 | Babiker Awadalla | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 |
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2 February 1917 | 1 October 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Tomiichi Murayama | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 17 October 2025 | 101 years, 228 days |
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See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Became a monarch at birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year.
- ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975–1982.
- ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in 2003.
- ↑ Served concurrently as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015–2022.
- ↑ The Kingdom of Norway includes the dependent territory of Svalbard.
- ↑ Previously served as President of Malawi from 2014–2020.
- ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from 1990–1993.
- ↑ Previously served as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Equatorial Guinea from 1979–1982.
- ↑ In 1952, Princess Elizabeth acceded as the monarch of seven Commonwealth realms. At the time of her death, she reigned as Queen of 15 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.
- ↑ Gyanendra's first occupation of the throne was in 1950; he was deposed in the 1951 Nepalese revolution.
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