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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. Typically this list includes presidents, prime ministers or monarchs.

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10 oldest currently serving state leaders

People currently serving as head of state, representative of a Head of State, and/or head of government.

10 oldest ever serving state leaders

Leaders still serving are highlighted in italicized bold.

Longest lived state leaders

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.

10 youngest serving state leaders

  1. Kim Jong-un (Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011), born (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983
  2. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Emir of Qatar since 2013), born (1980-06-03) 3 June 1980
  3. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (King of Bhutan since 2006), born (1980-02-21) 21 February 1980
  4. Emil Dimitriev (Interim Prime Minister of Macedonia since 2016), born (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979
  5. Saleh Ali al-Sammad (President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen since 2016), born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979
  6. Jüri Ratas (Prime Minister of Estonia since 2016), born (1978-07-02) 2 July 1978
  7. Volodymyr Groysman (Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2016), born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978
  8. Charles Michel (Prime Minister of Belgium since 2014), born (1975-12-21) 21 December 1975
  9. Youssef Chahed (Head of Government of Tunisia since 2016), born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975
  10. Igor Dodon (President of Moldova since 2016), born (1975-02-18) 18 February 1975

10 youngest state leaders (since 1945)

Age at the time they took office ordered youngest first. For a longer list, see List of youngest state leaders in modern times.

  1. Fuad II, King of Egypt, 6 months
  2. Gyanendra, King of Nepal, 3
  3. Faisal II, King of Iraq, 4
  4. Hussein, King of Jordan, 16
  5. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, 16
  6. Mswati III, King of Swaziland, 18 (began personal reign after a 3-year regency)
  7. Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, 18
  8. Ntare V, King of Burundi, 18
  9. Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti, 19
  10. Baudouin, King of Belgium, 20

References

Lists of state leaders by age Wikipedia
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