10 oldest currently serving state leaders[edit] People currently serving as head of state, representative of a Head of State, and/or head of government. There are approximately 360 current leaders. Rank Name Born Age Position Assumed office 1 Shimon Peres 2 August 1923 90 years, 234 days President of Israel 2007 2 Robert Mugabe 21 February 1924 90 years, 31 days President of Zimbabwe 1987 3 Abdullah 1 August 1924 89 years, 235 days King of Saudi Arabia 2005 4 Giorgio Napolitano 29 June 1925 88 years, 268 days President of Italy 2006 5 Queen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 87 years, 337 days Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other countries 1952 6 Abdul Halim of Kedah 28 November 1927 86 years, 116 days Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia 2011 7 Bhumibol Adulyadej 5 December 1927 86 years, 109 days King of Thailand 1946 8 Kim Yong-nam 4 February 1928 86 years, 48 days Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly of North Korea 1998 9 Arthur Foulkes 11 May 1928 85 years, 317 days Governor-General of the Bahamas 2010 10 Karolos Papoulias 4 June 1929 84 years, 293 days President of Greece 2005 10 oldest ever serving state leaders[edit] Leaders still serving are highlighted in italicized bold. Rank Name Position Last year in office (reason term ended) Age at end 1 Hastings Banda President of Malawi 1994 (lost election) 96 years, 3 months (? age disputed) 2 Malietoa Tanumafili II Malietoa of Samoa 2007 (death) 94 years, 127 days 3 Leo XIII Pope 1903 (death) 93 years, 141 days 4 Gustaf V King of Sweden 1950 (death) 92 years, 135 days 5 Tôn Đức Thắng President of Vietnam 1980 (death) 91 years, 223 days 6 Cuthbert Sebastian Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis 2013 (retired) 91 years, 72 days 7 William I, German Emperor Emperor of Germany 1888 (death) 90 years, 353 days 8 Gustaf VI Adolf King of Sweden 1973 (death) 90 years, 308 days 9 Éamon de Valera President of Ireland 1973 (term ended) 90 years, 263 days 10 Shimon Peres President of Israel In office 90 years, 234 days Longest lived state leaders[edit] The following lists are the top ten all-time state leaders and the top ten living. For Top 100 lists see List of longest-living state leaders and List of the oldest living state leaders. Top ten ever[edit] Rank Name Position Birth Death Age 1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 135 days 2 Celâl Bayar Prime Minister of Turkey (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days 3 Antoine Pinay Prime Minister of France (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 348 days 4 Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Chief Minister of Sikkim (1974–1975) 1904 2007 102 years, 290 days 5 Higashikuni Naruhiko Prime Minister of Japan (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days 6 Willem Drees Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314 days 7 Chang Chün Premier of the Republic of China (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 209 days 8 Bernardino González Ruíz President of Panama (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days 9 Christopher Hornsrud Prime Minister of Norway (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 28 days 10 Hassan al-Hakim Prime Minister of Syria (1941–1942, 1951) 1886 1988 101 years, 1 day to 102 years, 364 days[1] Top ten living[edit] Rank Name Position Birth Age 1 Piet de Jong Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971) 3 April 1915 98 years, 355 days 2 Howard Cooke Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006) 13 November 1915 98 years, 131 days 3 Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia (1972–1975) 11 July 1916 97 years, 256 days 4 Ramón José Velásquez President of Venezuela (1993-1994) 28 November 1916 97 years, 116 days 5 Đỗ Mười Prime Minister of Vietnam (1988–1991), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1991–1997) 2 February 1917 97 years, 50 days 6 Kenan Evren President of National Security Council (1980–1982), President of Turkey (1982–1989) 17 July 1917 96 years, 250 days 7 Émile Derlin Zinsou President of Benin (1968–1969) 23 March 1918 96 years, 1 day 8 Yasuhiro Nakasone Prime Minister of Japan (1982–1987) 27 May 1918 95 years, 301 days 9 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece (1990–1993) 18 October 1918 95 years, 157 days 10 Patricio Aylwin President of Chile (1990–1994) 26 November 1918 95 years, 118 days
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