As 77 year old Joe Biden won the US Presidential elections of 2020, the entire nation has gone in celebration mode and are waiting for the Oldest president in the history of the United states of America to take office.
In today’s world, completely dominated by Gen-Z ideologies and diverse thinking, is it really okay, to have old leaders ? Shouldn’t we leave something as important as the governance of the nations to a much newer, younger generation?
While this may seem like the right idea, however, not everyone agrees to it and if anything, history is proof of how Old rulers over the generations, time and again have shown more maturity and perspective in their work. Something, that has known to lack in the youth.
To prove our point, we bring you a list of one of the oldest rulers and/or leaders in the history of world politics.
1.Elizabeth-II
Age: 94 years
Born: 21 April 1926, London
Interesting facts:
•Elizabeth-II, known worldwide as Queen of England, assumed the throne of the Queen on 6 February 1952.
•She is currently known as the oldest ruler in the world.
2.Colville Norbert Young
Age: 87 years
Born: 20 November 1932, Belize
Interesting facts:
•Colville Norbert holds the post of Governor General of the Central American country Belize.
•He held such a large post in 1993.
3.Paul Biya
Age: 87 years
Born: 13 February 1933, Cameroon
Interesting facts:
•Paul is currently present on Cameroon's presidency.
•He is only 85 days younger than the Governor of Belize i.e. General Norbert Young.
4.Michael Owen
Age: 85 years
Born: 18 February 1935, Lebanon
Interesting facts:
•Michael on is appointed as the 13th President of Lebanon.
•He held this big post on 21 October 2016.
5.Mahmoud Abbas
Age: 85 years
Born: 15 November 1935, Israel
Interesting facts:
•Mahmoud Abbas is currently the President of Palestine.
•In 2005, he took up the job of holding this post.
6.Khalifa-bin-Salman-Al-Khalifa
Age: 85
Born: 24 November 1935, Bahrain
Interesting facts:
•Khalifa-bin-Salman-Al-Khalifa is currently the Prime Minister of Bahrain.
•He has been in this post since 1971 and he is about 9 days younger than Mahmoud Abbas.
7.Harald -V
Age: 83 years
Born: 21 February 1937, Skaugum
Interesting facts:
•Harald-V is currently the king of Norway. He held this position in 1991.
8.Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Age: 85 years
Born: 31 December 1935, Saudi Arabia
Interesting facts:
•In 2015, he took over as the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.
•He is about 37 years younger than PM Khalifa of Bahrain.
This makes us realize that no-matter how much radical the mindset of the world becomes , one still can’t put an old head on young shoulders.