babiker awadalla was the living oldest prime minister in history.
who is the living oldest prime minister in history?
babiker awadalla
nakasone is a senior advisor to the japan karate association as cited on their website.





























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at the age of , nakasone is currently the oldest living former japanese prime minister as well as the oldest living former state leader in the world, following the death of babiker awadalla on 17 january 2019. nakasone is the second oldest prime minister of japan by age after naruhiko higashikuni who lived to .





























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bullet::::- grand officier of the légion d'honneur





























bullet::::- order of merit of the federal republic of germany
yasuhiro nakasone
the median age upon accession to the premiership is 53 years and 87 days, which falls between earl of derby (23rd) and margaret thatcher (24th). the youngest prime minister to assume office was william pitt the younger (aged 24 years, 205 days). the youngest prime minister to leave office was duke of grafton (aged 34 years, 122 days). the oldest prime minister to assume office for the first time was viscount palmerston (aged 70 years, 109 days). if the next general election is held after 12 september 2019 and his party wins the most seats therein, jeremy corbyn will surpass palmerston as the oldest prime minister to assume the office for the first time. the oldest prime minister to be appointed overall was william ewart gladstone (aged 82 years, 230 days) when he was appointed for the fourth and final time on 15 august 1892. gladstone was also the oldest prime minister to leave office (aged 84 years, 63 days) at his final retirement on 2 march 1894.
list of prime ministers of the united kingdom by age