List of heads of state by age at assuming office

Name	Date of birth	Date and age at assuming office
Yakubu Gowon	19 October 1934	1 August 1966 (aged 31)
Murtala Muhammed	8 November 1938	29 July 1975 (aged 36)
Olusegun Obasanjo	5 March 1937	13 February 1976 (aged 38)
Muhammadu Buhari	17 December 1942	31 December 1983 (aged 41)