Top 10 oldest political leaders in the world 2025: It is reported that a lot of nations are currently being guided by leaders who are in their 70s, 80s and even 90s which could be what people would call a golden era of leaders that have entered the later stages of their lives.
President Paul Biya of Cameroon is the oldest president of any country at 92 years; he was also the prime minister of the country 6 years earlier making him the longest serving non-royal authoritarian leader who is still in office.
Even as several citizens get increasingly irritated and want him to quit power, Biya has as of late declared his intentions to contest in another seven-year term in October as per The Guardian reports.
Narendra Modi who has become Prime Minister of India three times is 74 years old, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin of China and Russia, respectively, are 72 years old.
As many as 10 oldest political leaders in the world, up to 2025
Statista has prepared the list of the oldest heads of state, both aspects of purely ceremonial positions, like the position of King Harald V of Norway and the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and others, who have political authority.
The list goes on with those who are in their early 80s; 10 old political leaders in the world as per 2025.
| Sno. | Leader Name | Age | Position | Country |
| 1 | Paul Biya | 91 | President | Cameroon |
| 2 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 89 | King | Saudi Arabia |
| 3 | Harald V | 87 | King | Norway |
| 4 | Ali Khamenei | 85 | Supreme Leader | Iran |
| 5 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | 84 | Emir | Kuwait |
| 6 | Michael Higgins | 83 | President | Ireland |
| 7 | Sergio Mattarella | 83 | President | Italy |
| 8 | Alassane Outtara | 83 | President | Cote d’Ivoire |
| 9 | Nangolo Mbumba | 83 | President | Namibia |
| 10 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 82 | President | Equatorial Guinea |
Source: The list compiled by Statista referring to the data from CIA World Leaders list | Data as of: January 2025
Note:
It is necessary to mention that the Pope Francis, the former head of Vatican City, was included in the original list, ranking the third one. Since he died in the month of April in this year aged 88 years the present head of state is no longer him since at the time of writing this article in July 2025 the state is now led by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV who is 69 years old.
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