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This article lists all the Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The  longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo del Rodriguez, who would still be living atlive to llived to 103 years, 143 days.
This article lists all the Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The  longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.
If every state leader is still alive by 31 December 2027.
 
This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Laeders if every state leader born after 1 January 1923 is Still alive today.


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=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
; Key<small />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| bgcolor="gold" |'''Currently living'''
|}
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|1xx||{{wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days-->===if Living by December 31, 2027===


=='''List'''==
 
[[File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|thumb|130px|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}, the longest-lived of all time whose age is fully verifiable.]][[File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|thumb|130px|2nd-oldest ever:Turkey{{wp|Celâl Bayar}}served: 1937&ndash;1939; 1950&ndash;1960]][[File:Antoine Pinay 1969.jpg|thumb|195x195px|3rd-oldest ever:France{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}served: 1952&ndash;1953]][[File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg|thumb|143x143px|eldest living State leader and 14th-oldest lived ever:Ecuador{{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}served: 1972&ndash;1976]][[File:Lubomír Štrougal (1970).jpg|thumb|149x149px|Longest-lived leader of a now defunct state and 57th oldest ever:Czechoslovakia{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}served: 1970&ndash;1988]][[File:GD Jean 1967.jpg|thumb|155x155px|Longest-lived Monarch with verifiable dates of birth and 58th oldest ever:Turkey{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}served: 1962&ndash;2000]][[File:Raif Dizdarević (političar) (cropped).jpg|thumb|177x177px|Oldest leader of a now defunct Leader and 63rd ever:Yugoslavia{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}served: 1988&ndash;1989]][[File:Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|thumb|147x147px|Longest-lived female state leader and 94th oldest ever ever:Tuvan People's Republic{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}served: 1940&ndash;1944]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!'''No.'''!! '''Name'''!! '''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
! Actual Death date and age
|-
|-
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} ||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905||2009||103 years, 143 days
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
| 1905.09.01 ||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||-
|-
|-
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
President (1950–1960)
|1883||1986||103 years, 98 days
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22 ||103 years, 98 days
|
|-
|-
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||Prime Minister (1952–1953)||1891||1994||102 years, 343 days
| 3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France|| President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13 ||102 years, 343 days||
|-
|-
| 4|| {{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1977–1980)||1914||2017||102 years, 211 days
|4
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
| Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914.07.03
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|
|
'''5'''||'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez|dab=politician}}'''||'''Ecuador'''||President (1972–1976)||'''1923'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|6||{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||Japan||Prime Minister (1945)||1887||1990||102 years, 48 days
|5
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}  
|'''7'''||'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''||'''Laos'''||Prime Minister (1991–1998)
|Japan
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
|Prime Minister (1945)
President (1998–2006)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8|2025|12|31}}'''
|1887.12.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|
|-
|-
|8||{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||Prime Minister (1969)||1917||2019 ||101 years, 321 days
| 6
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917.03.02
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|
|-
|-
|9||{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||The Netherlands||Prime Minister (1948–1958)||1889||1990|| 101 years, 314 days |101 years, 314 days
|7
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|'''10'''||'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||'''Japan'''||Prime Minister (1994–1996)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3|2025|12|31}}'''
|The Netherlands  
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1990.05.14
|101 years, 314 days
|
|-
|-
|11||{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}||Viet Nam ||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
|8
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Viet Nam  
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
| 1917 ||2018 ||101 years, 241 days
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|101 years, 241 days
|
|-
|-
|12||{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}||Taiwan||Premier (1947–1948)||1889||1990||101 years, 219 days
|9
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|
|-
|-
|13||{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}||Japan||Prime Minister (1982–1987)||1918||2019||101 years, 186 days
|10
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''
|'''{{Wp|Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi}}'''
|'''Egypt'''
|Prime Minister (1974-1975)
|'''1923.01.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|3}}'''
|22 December 2014 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''12'''
|'''{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}'''
|'''Andorra'''
|'''Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)'''
|'''1923.01.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|10}}'''
|2020.08.14<br />97 y ears, 217 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}'''
|'''Taiwan'''
|'''President (1988–2000)'''
|'''1923.01.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|15}}'''
|2020.07.30
97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
| 14||{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}||The Netherlands||Prime Minister (1967–1971)||1915||2016||101 years, 115 days
|14
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Forbes Burnham}}
|'''15''' ||'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||President (1977&ndash;1981)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1|2025|12|31}}'''
|Guyana
|Prime Minister (1964–1980)
President (1980-1985)
|'''1923.02.20'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|2|20}}'''
|1985.08.06
<small>{{Age in years and days|20 Feb 1923|6 Aug 1985}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| rowspan="2" |15
| '''{{Wp|Ioannis Grivas}}'''
|'''Greece'''
|'''Prime Minister (1989)'''
| rowspan="2" |'''1923.02.23'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Alive'''
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1923|2|23}}'''
|2016.11.26
<small>{{Age in years and days|23 Feb 1923|26 Nov 2016}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{Wp|Rafael Addiego Bruno}}'''
|'''Uruguay'''
|'''Interim President (1985)'''
|2014.02.20
90 years, 362 days
|-
|-
|16||{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}||South Korea||Prime Minister (1992–1993)||1919||2020||101 years, 88 days
|17
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days  
|
|-
|-
|17||{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}||Panama||Acting President (1963)||1911||2012||101 years, 64 days  
|18
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915.04.03
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|19
|'''{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}'''
|'''Colombia'''
|'''President (1982–1986)'''
|'''1923.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|4|4}}'''
|2018.12.07
95 years, 306 days
|-
|-
|18||{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||Norway||Prime Minister (1928)||1859||1960||101 years, 27 days
|20
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911.01.11
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|
|-
|-
|19||{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}||Libya (Kingdom of)||Prime Minister (1954–1957)||1921||2021||100 years, 312 days
|21
|'''{{Wp|Nguyễn Văn Thiệu}}'''
|'''South Vietnam'''
|President (1967–1975)
|'''1923.04.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|4|5}}'''
|2001.09.29
{{Age in years and days|5 Apr 1923|29 Sep 2001}}
|-
|-
| 20||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador ||Acting Leader (1966)||1912||2013 ||100 years, 304 days
|22
|'''{{Wp|Patrick Hillery}}'''
|'''Ireland'''
|President (1976 –1990)
|'''1923.05.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|5|2}}'''
|2008.04.12
{{Age in years and days|2 May 1923|12 Apr 2008}}
|-
|-
|21||{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1975)
|23
President (1975–1980)
|'''{{Wp|Heydar Aliyev}}'''
|1921||2022||100 years, 283 days
|'''Azerbaijan'''
|President (1993–2003)
|'''1923.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|5|10}}'''
|2003.12.12
{{Age in years and days|10 May 1923|12 December 2003}}
|-
|-
|22||{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)||1919||2020||100 years, 235 days
|24
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Hugh Shearer}}'''
|'''23'''||'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''||Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''Jamaica'''
|Prime Minister
|'''1923.05.18'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|5|18}}'''
|2004.07.15
{{Age in years and days|18 May 1923|15 Jul 2004}}
|-
|-
| 24||{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}||Mexico||President (1970–1976)||1922||2022||100 years, 172 days
|25
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|'''25''' || '''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17|2025|12|31}}'''
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859.11.15
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 27 days
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |26||{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}||Greece ||Prime Minister (1989–1990)||1904 ||2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|26
|'''{{Wp|Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III}}'''
|'''Monaco'''
|'''Prince Regnant (1945-present)'''
|'''1925.05.31'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|5|31}}'''
|2005.04.06
{{Age in years and days|31 May 1923|6 Apr 2005}}
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|27
|'''{{Wp|Ninian Stephen}}'''
|'''Australia'''
|'''Governor-General (1982-1989)'''
|'''1923.06.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|6|15}}'''
|2017.10.29
{{Age in years and days|15 June 1923|29 October 2017}}
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}||Peru||Prime Minister (2000–2001)||1920||2020
|28
|'''{{Wp|Andrés Rodríguez (politician)|Andrés Rodríguez}}'''
|'''Paraguay'''
|President (1989-1992)
|'''1923.06.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|6|19}}'''
|1997.04.21
<small>{{Age in years and days|June 19, 1923|April 21, 1997}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|29
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid Amouzegar}}'''
|'''Iran'''
|'''Prime Minister (1977-1978)'''
|'''1923.06.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|6|25}}'''
|2016.09.27<br />93 years, 94 days
|-
|-
|28||{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||Yemen||Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)||1912||2012||100 years, 32 days
|30
|'''{{Wp|Constantin Dăscălescu}}'''
|'''Romania'''
|Prime Minister (1982-1989)
|'''1923.07.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|7|2}}'''
|2003.03.15
 
<small>{{Age in years and days|2 July 1923|15 May 2003}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|31
|'''{{Wp|Wojciech Jaruzelski}}'''
|'''Poland'''
|'''First Secretary of the of the PUWP (1981-1989)'''
'''Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)'''
 
'''President (1989-1990)'''
|'''1923.07.06'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|7|6}}'''
|2014.05.25
90 years
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|32
|'''{{Wp|Shimon Peres}}'''
|'''Israel'''
|Prime Minister (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996)
President (2007-2014)
|'''1923.08.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|8|2}}'''
|28 September 2016 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|29|| {{Wp|Johan Ferrier}} ||Suriname||President (1975–1980)||1910||2010||99 years, 237 days
|33
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|'''30'''||'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||President (2000&ndash;2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29|2025|12|31}}'''
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921.01.29
|2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|
|-
|-
| 31||{{Wp|Tun Tin}}||Myanmar||Prime Minister (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days
|34
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|
|-
|-
|32||{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India ||Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)||1898 ||1998||99 years, 195 days
|35
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|36
|'''{{Wp|Lee Kuan Yew}}'''
|'''Singapore'''
|Prime Minister (1959-1990)
|'''1923.09.16'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|9|16}}'''
|23 March 2015 (aged 91)
|-
|-
|33||{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2012||99 years, 186 days
|37
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
| Premier (1990–1993)
|1919.08.08
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|38
| '''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
<small>originally listed 1924.11.04</small>
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|
|-
|-
|34|| {{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}||Morocco|| Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)|| 1919 ||2018 ||99 years, 142 days
|39
|'''{{Wp|Misael Pastrana Borrero}}'''
|'''Colombia'''
|President (1970.1974)
|'''1923.11.14'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|14}}'''
|1997.08.21
<small>{{Age in years and days|14 November 1923|21 August 1997}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|40
|'''{{Wp|Aristides Pereira}}'''
|'''Cape Verde'''
|President (1975-1991)
|'''1923.11.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|17}}'''
|22 September 2011 (aged 87)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|41
|'''{{Wp|Octavio Lepage}}'''
|'''Venezuela'''
|Acting President (1993)
|'''1923.11.24'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|24}}'''
|6 January 2017 (aged 93)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|42
|'''{{Wp|Mauno Koivisto}}'''
|Finland
|Prime Minister (1968-1970; 1979-1982)
President (1982-1994)
|'''1923.11.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|25}}'''
|12 May 2017 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|35||Sir {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}||Malta||Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)
|43
President (1974&ndash;1976)
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|1909|| 2008||99 years, 113 days
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|1922.01.17
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|
|-
|-
|36||{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||Greece||President (1974–1975)||1903|| 2002||99 years, 96 days
|44
|-
|'''{{Wp|Kim Dae-jung}}'''
|37||{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1962–1973) || 1892||1991||99 years, 92 days
|'''South Korea'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|President '''('''1998–2003)
|'''38'''||'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''1924.01.06'''
|-
|'''Alive'''
|39||{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}||India||Prime Minister (1977–1979)||1896 ||1995||99 years, 41 days
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|1|6}}'''
|-
|2009.08.18
|40|| {{Wp|Võ Chí Công}} ||Vietnam||Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)||1912|| 2011||99 years, 32 days
<small>{{Age in years and days|6 Jan 1924|18 Aug 2009}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''41''' ||'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''SFR Yugoslavia'''||President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9|2025|12|31}}'''
|45
|-
|'''{{Wp|Rauf Denktas}}'''
|42||{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}||Sudan||Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)||1910||2009||99 years, 6 days
|Northern Cyprus
|-
|President (1974-1975)
|43||{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}||Malta|| President (1989–1994)||1913||2012||98 years, 350 days
|'''1924.01.26'''
|-
|'''Alive'''
|29-44
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|1|26}}'''
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|
|Malawi
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)
|46
State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|1898
|'''Laos'''
|1997
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)
|-
|'''1924.02.08'''
|45||{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}||Tanzania||President (1985–1995)||1925 ||2024||98 years, 297 days
|'''Alive'''
|-
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|46||{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}||Thailand||Prime Minister (1980–1988)
|
Regent (2016)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|1920||2019||98 years, 273 days
|47
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}'''
|'''47'''||'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''Zimbabwe'''
|Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019)
|'''1924.02.21'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|21}}'''
|2019.09.04<br />95 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}|| Belgium||Prime Minister (1965–1966)||1911||2009||98 years, 244 days
|'''{{Wp|Noboru Takeshita}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1987-1989)
|'''1924.02.26'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|26}}'''
|2000.06.19
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|2|26|2000|6|19}}</small>
|- !bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|49
|'''{{Wp|Carlos Humberto Romero}}'''
|'''El Salvador'''
|President (1977-1979)
|'''1924.02.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|29}}'''
|27 February 2017 (aged 92)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| 50
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
| '''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|51
|'''{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}'''
|'''Morocco'''
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|'''1924.03.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|8}}'''
|2020.05.29
96 years, 82 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|52
|'''{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}'''
|'''Zambia'''
|State President (1964–1991)
|'''1924.04.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|28}}'''
|2021.06.17
<small>97 years, 50 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|53
|'''{{Wp|Dawda Jawara}}'''
|'''The Gambia'''
|President (1970-1994)
|'''1924.05.16'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|16}}'''
|2019.08.27
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|5|16|2019|8|27}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|54
|'''{{Wp|Jaime Lusinchi}}'''
|'''Venezuela'''
|President (1984-1989)
|'''1924.05.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|27}}'''
|2014.05.21
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|5|27|2014|5|21}}</small>
|-
|-
| 49
| rowspan="2" |55
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1991–2006)||1915 ||2014||98 years, 240 days
| {{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
| Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
|2004.06.10
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|
|-
|-
|50||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}||France||Prime Minister (1932–1933)|| 1873||1972||98 years, 237 days
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|
|-
|-
|51 ||{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1990–1993)||1918||2017||98 years, 223 days
|57
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912.01.01
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|58
|'''{{Wp|George H. W. Bush}}'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1989-1993)
|'''1924.06.12'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|6|12}}'''
|2019.11.30
<small>94 years, 171 days</small>
|-
|-
|52||{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}||Ecuador||President (1926–1931)||1879||1978||98 years, 203 days
|59
|'''{{Wp|Ezer Weizman}}'''
|'''Israel'''
|President (1993-2000)
|'''1924.06.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|6|8}}'''
|2005.04.24
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|6|15|2005|4|24}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|60
|'''{{Wp|S.R. Nathan}}'''
|'''Singapore'''
|President (1999-2011)
|'''1924.07.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|7|3}}'''
|22 August 2016 (aged {{age in years and days|1924|07|03|2016|8|22}})
|-
|-
|53||{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}||Luxembourg||Prime Minister (1918–1925)||1874||1973 ||98 years, 196 days
|61
|{{Wp|Girija Prasad Koirala}}
|Nepal
|Prime Minister (199-1994, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2006-2008)
|1924.07.04
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|7|4}}'''
|2010.03.20
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|7|4|2010|3|30}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|62
|'''{{Wp|Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz}}'''
|'''''Saudi Arabia'''''
|'''''King (2005-present)'''''
|'''1924.08.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|8|1}}'''
|2015.01.23 (aged 90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|63
|'''{{Wp|Daniel arap Moi}}'''
|'''Kenya'''
|President (1978-2002)
|'''1924.09.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|9|2}}'''
|4 February 2020 (aged 95)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|64
|'''{{Wp|Gyorgy Lazar}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1975-1987)
|'''1924.09.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|9|15}}'''
|2 October 2014 (aged 90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|65
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|66
|'''{{Wp|Alphons Egli}}'''
|'''Switzerland'''
|Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986)
|'''1924.10.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|8}}'''
|5 August 2016 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|67
|'''{{Wp|Nam Duck-woo}}'''
|'''South Korea'''
|Acting Prime Minister (1980)
Prime Minister (1980–1982)
|'''1924.10.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|10}}'''
|May 18, 2013 (aged 89)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|68
|'''{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}'''
|'''Czechoslovakia'''
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|'''1924.10.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
|2023.02.06
98 years, 110 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|69
|'''{{Wp|Suleyman Demirel}}'''
|'''Turkey'''
|Prime Minister (1979-1980; 1991-1993)
President (1993-2000)
|'''1924.11.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|11|01}}'''
|17 June 2015 (aged 90)
|-
|-
|54||{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal ||Prime Minister (1960–1962)||1910||2009||98 years, 191 days
|70
|-
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|55 ||{{Wp|Aden Adde}}||Somalia||President (1960–1967)||1908||2007|| 98 years, 181 days
|Suriname
|-
|President (1975–1980)
|56||{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||President (1992–1998)||1910||2008|| 98 years, 153 days | 98 years, 153 days
|1910.05.12
|-
|2010.01.04
|57||{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||Viet Nam||President (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 142 days
| 99 years, 237 days
|-
|
|58||{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}} ||Dahomey||President (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
|-
|59||{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
|-
|60||{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||Acting Governor-President (1849)||1818||1916||98 years, 112 days
|-
|61||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}||Czechoslovakia||Prime Minister (1970–1988)||1924||2023||98 years, 110 days
|-
|62 ||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}||Luxembourg||Grand Duke (1964–2000)||1921||2019||98 years, 108 days
|-
|63 ||{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}||Australia||Prime Minister (1972–1975)||1916||2014||98 years, 102 days
|-
|64 ||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}||Italy ||President (2006–2015)||1925||2023||98 years, 85 days
|-
|65||{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil|| President (1914–1918)||1868||1966||98 years, 78 days
|-
|67||{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1972–1977)||1916||2015||98 years, 56 days
|-
|68||{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India||President (1987–1992)|| 1910||2009||98 years, 54 days
|-
|69||{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}||Hungry ||Prime Minister (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days
|-
|70||{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||President (1957–1958)||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days
|-
|71 ||{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)||1922||2020|| 97 years, 332 days |98 years, 322 days
|-
|72||{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}} ||Jordan||Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|71
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|72
|'''{{Wp|Eino Uusitalo}}'''
|'''Finland'''
|'''Acting Prime Minister (1981-1982)'''
|'''1924.12.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|01}}'''
|19 March 2015 (+90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|73
|73
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mário Soares}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''Portugal'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|President (1986-1996)
|'''1928'''
|'''1924.12.07'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|7}}'''
|7 January 2017 (aged 92)
|-
|-
|74||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
| 74
State President (1982–1989)
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|1917||2015||97 years, 296 days
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898.07.04
|1998.01.15
|99 years, 195 days
|
|-
|-
|75||{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||Acting Premier (1924)
|75
Acting President (1926–1927)
|{{Wp|Krishna Prasad Bhattarai}}
|1888||1985||97 years, 289 days
|Nepal
|-
|Prime Minister (1990-1991, 1998-1999)
|76||{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Austria-Hungary||Minister-President (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days
|'''1924.12.13'''
|-
|'''Alive'''
|77||{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}} ||Ireland||Governor-General (1932–1936)||1866||1963||97 years, 267 days
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|13}}'''
|-
|2013.04.08
|78||{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}||Algeria||Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)||1921||2018||97 years, 245 days
<small>{{Age in years and days|13 Dec 1924|4 Mar 2011}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|76
|'''{{Wp|Abdirizak Haji Hussein}}'''
|'''Somalia'''
|Prime Minister (1964–1967)
|'''1924.12.24'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|24}}'''
|31 January 2014 (aged 89)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| rowspan="2" |77
|'''{{Wp|Atal Bihari Vajpayee}}'''
|'''India'''
|Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)
| rowspan="2" |'''1924.12.25'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Alive'''
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|25}}'''
|16 August 2018 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Moktar Ould Daddah}}
|Mauritania
|Prime Minister (1957-1961)
President (1960-1978)
|2003.10.14
<small>{{Age in years and days|25 Dec 1925|14 Oct 2003}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|79
|79
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Girma Wolde-Giorgis}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|'''Ethiopia'''
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
|President (2001-2013)
President (2001–2006)
|'''1924.12.28'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|28}}'''
|15 December 2018 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|80
|80
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|{{Wp|Shafik Wazzan}}
|'''Bahamas'''
|Lebanon
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|Prime Minister (2001-2013)
|'''1928'''
|'''1925.01.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|1|16}}'''
|2003.10.14
<small>{{Age in years and days|16 Jan 1925|8 Jul 1999}}</small>
|-
|-
|81||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}||Andorra|| Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)||1923 || 2020||97 years, 217 days
|81
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919.05.01
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|82
|'''{{Wp|Leon Schlumpf}}'''
|'''Switzerland'''
|Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987)
|'''1925.02.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|3}}'''
|7 July 2012<br />aged 87
|-
|-
|82||{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}||Italy ||Prime Minister (1980–1981)||1925||2023||97 years, 210 days
|83
|'''{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}'''
|'''Jordan'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1925.02.18
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|18}}'''
|2023.01.03
<small>97 years, 319 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|84
|'''{{Wp|Shehu Shagari}}'''
|'''Nigeria'''
|President (1979-1983)
|'''1925.02.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|25}}'''
|28 December 2018 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|83||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||President (1993-1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days
|85
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)
President (1974&ndash;1976)
| 1909.01.09
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|
|-
|-
| 84||{{Wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan||Premier (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days
|86
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|President (1974–1975)
|1903.07.27
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|
|-
|-
|85||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}||Taiwan||President (1988–2000)||1923|| 2020 ||97 years, 197 days
|87
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
|1991.09.28
|99 years, 92 days
|
|-
|-
|86||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||Taoiseach (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|87||{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}||Peru|| Prime Minister (1939–1944)||1872||1969||97 years, 152 days
|88
|'''{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
|'''Tanzania'''
|President (1985–1995)
|'''1925.05.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|2024.02.29
98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|88||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||President (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days
|89
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896.02.29
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|
|-
|-
|89||{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1988–1989)||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days
|90
|-
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|90 ||{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}|| Romania||President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
|Sudan
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
|1910.04.10
| 2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days  
|
|-
|-
|91
|91
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|'''Hungary'''
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|'''1928'''
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|92
|'''{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|President (2006–2015)
|1925.06.29
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|2023.09.22
98 years, 85 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|93
|'''{{Wp|Nicholas Brathwaite}}'''
|'''Grenada'''
|Prime Minister (1983-1984; 1990-1995)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|8}}'''
|-
|28 October 2016 (aged 91)
|92||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913|| 2011||97 years, 123 days
|-
|93||{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}||Romania||First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)||1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
|-
|-
|94
|94
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
| {{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|'''China'''
|Malta
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|President (1989–1994)
|'''1928'''
|1913.03.30
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|95
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|
|95||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}||Zambia||State President (1964–1991)||1924||2021||97 years, 50 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|-
|96
|96
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||(Acting) Chancellor (1974)
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
President (1974–1979)
|'''Afghanistan'''
|1919||2016||97 years, 47 days
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|97
|'''{{Wp|Quett Masire}}'''
|'''Botswana'''
|President (1980–1998)
|'''1925.07.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|25}}'''
|June 22, 2017 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|98
|'''{{Wp|Ali Bozer}}'''
|'''Turkey'''
|'''Acting Prime Minister (1989)'''
|'''1925.07.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|28}}'''
|30 September 2020 (95 years, 64 days)
|-
|-
|97||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||Chancellor (1974–1982)||1918||2015||96 years, 322 days
|99
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|100
|'''{{Wp|Gérard Kango Ouédraogo}}'''
|Upper Volta
|Prime Minister (1971–1974)
|'''1925.09.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|19}}'''
|
|-
|-
|98||{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||Acting Sovereign (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
|
| {{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
|1920.08.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|
|-
|-
|99||{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuvan People's Republic||Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
|
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|100||{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968|| 96 years, 275 days
|
|}
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|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|
|'''{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|'''1925.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|01}}'''
|2022.05.13
96 years, 224 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|
|'''{{Wp|Antoine Gizenga}}'''
|'''DR Congo'''
|Prime Minister (2006–2008)
|'''1925.10.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|05}}'''
|24 February 2019 (aged 93)
|-
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death''' ||'''Age'''
|
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Margaret Thatcher}}'''
|'''1'''||'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''||'''France'''||Prime Minister (1993–1995)||'''1929''' || '''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2025|12|21}}'''
|'''United Kingdom'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|Prime Minister (1979-1990)
|'''2'''
|'''1925.10.13'''
| '''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|President (1990–2005)
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2025|12|21}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|13}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|2013.04.08
|'''3'''
<small>{{Age in years and days|13 Oct 1925|8 Apr 2013}}</small>
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''Bahamas'''
|
|Governor-General (1995–2001)  
|'''{{Wp|Czesław Kiszczak}}'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Poland'''
|Prime Minister (1989)
|'''1925.10.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2025|12|21}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|19}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|5 November 2015 (aged 90)
|'''4'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|
|'''Zanzibar'''
|'''{{Wp|Gregorio Conrado Álvarez}}'''
|Sultan (1963–1964)
|'''Uruguay'''
|'''1929'''
|President (1981–1985)
|'''1925.11.26'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2025|12|21}}'''  
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|11|26}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|
|'''5'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|
|'''Nicaragua'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
|'''Italy'''
President (1990–1997)  
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|'''1929'''
|'''1925.12.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|12|9}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|2023.07.06
|'''6'''
97 years, 210 days
|'''{{Wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''Mongolia'''
|
|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)
|'''{{Wp|Tran Thien Khiem}}'''
|'''1929'''
|'''South Vietnam'''
|Member of Provisional Leadership (1964)
Prime Minister (1969–1975)
|'''1925.12.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2025|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|12|15}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|2021.06.14
|'''7'''
95 years, 191 days
|'''{{Wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''
|}
|'''Albania'''
|President (2002–2007)
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2025|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
| rowspan="3" |'''8'''
|'''{{Wp|Salim Al-Huss}}'''
|'''Lebanom'''
|Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)


Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)
=='''Addendum'''==
| rowspan="3" |'''1929'''
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
| rowspan="3" |'''Alive'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| rowspan="3" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''||'''After'''
|'''{{Wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''
|+The following persons might be older than ''81-33'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|'''South Korea'''
|-
|Prime Minister (1988)
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|Somalia
|'''{{Wp|Milan Panić}}'''
|Interim president (1969)
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|1912
|Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|2012.06.12
|}<!--|-
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|1xx||{{wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days-->
|2008.11.28
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|-
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|Malawi
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|1898
|1997.11.27
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|}
=='''See also'''==
=='''See also'''==
*[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]]
*[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]]

Latest revision as of 05:11, 23 June 2024

This article lists all the Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.

This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Laeders if every state leader born after 1 January 1923 is Still alive today.

Gallery

  • oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 104 years, 57 days)
    served: 1972–1976

  • 2nd-Oldest ever:
    Laos
    Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924, 103 years, 326 days)
    served: 1991–2006

  • 3rd-oldest ever:
    Turkey
    Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924, age 103 years, 303 days)
    served 1994–1996;

  • Oldest living leader of a-now defunct state and 23rd-Oldest ever:
    Yugoslavia
    Raif Dizdarević (born 1926, age 101 years, 20 days)
    served: 1962

List

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Actual Death date and age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days -
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)

General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)

1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
11 Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi Egypt Prime Minister (1974-1975) 1923.01.03 Alive 101 years, 173 days 22 December 2014 (aged 91)
12 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 Alive 101 years, 166 days 2020.08.14
97 y ears, 217 days
13 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 Alive 101 years, 161 days 2020.07.30

97 years, 197 days

14 Forbes Burnham Guyana Prime Minister (1964–1980)

President (1980-1985)

1923.02.20 Alive 101 years, 125 days 1985.08.06

62 years, 167 days

15 Ioannis Grivas Greece Prime Minister (1989) 1923.02.23 Alive 101 years, 122 days 2016.11.26

93 years, 277 days

Rafael Addiego Bruno Uruguay Interim President (1985) 2014.02.20

90 years, 362 days

17 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
18 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
19 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 Alive 101 years, 81 days 2018.12.07

95 years, 306 days

20 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
21 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu South Vietnam President (1967–1975) 1923.04.05 Alive 101 years, 80 days 2001.09.29

78 years, 177 days

22 Patrick Hillery Ireland President (1976 –1990) 1923.05.02 Alive 101 years, 53 days 2008.04.12

84 years, 346 days

23 Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijan President (1993–2003) 1923.05.10 Alive 101 years, 45 days 2003.12.12

80 years, 216 days

24 Hugh Shearer Jamaica Prime Minister 1923.05.18 Alive 101 years, 37 days 2004.07.15

81 years, 58 days

25 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days
26 Rainier III Monaco Prince Regnant (1945-present) 1925.05.31 Alive 101 years, 24 days 2005.04.06

81 years, 310 days

27 Ninian Stephen Australia Governor-General (1982-1989) 1923.06.15 Alive 101 years, 9 days 2017.10.29

94 years, 136 days

28 Andrés Rodríguez Paraguay President (1989-1992) 1923.06.19 Alive 101 years, 5 days 1997.04.21

73 years, 306 days

29 Jamshid Amouzegar Iran Prime Minister (1977-1978) 1923.06.25 Alive 100 years, 365 days 2016.09.27
93 years, 94 days
30 Constantin Dăscălescu Romania Prime Minister (1982-1989) 1923.07.02 Alive 100 years, 358 days 2003.03.15

79 years, 317 days

31 Wojciech Jaruzelski Poland First Secretary of the of the PUWP (1981-1989)

Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)

President (1989-1990)

1923.07.06 Alive 100 years, 354 days 2014.05.25

90 years

32 Shimon Peres Israel Prime Minister (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996)

President (2007-2014)

1923.08.02 Alive 100 years, 327 days 28 September 2016 (aged 93)
33 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
34 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
35 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)

President (1975–1980)

1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
36 Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Prime Minister (1959-1990) 1923.09.16 Alive 100 years, 282 days 23 March 2015 (aged 91)
37 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
38 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04

originally listed 1924.11.04

Alive 100 years, 233 days
39 Misael Pastrana Borrero Colombia President (1970.1974) 1923.11.14 Alive 100 years, 223 days 1997.08.21

73 years, 280 days

40 Aristides Pereira Cape Verde President (1975-1991) 1923.11.17 Alive 100 years, 220 days 22 September 2011 (aged 87)
41 Octavio Lepage Venezuela Acting President (1993) 1923.11.24 Alive 100 years, 213 days 6 January 2017 (aged 93)
42 Mauno Koivisto Finland Prime Minister (1968-1970; 1979-1982)

President (1982-1994)

1923.11.25 Alive 100 years, 212 days 12 May 2017 (aged 93)
43 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
44 Kim Dae-jung South Korea President (1998–2003) 1924.01.06 Alive 100 years, 170 days 2009.08.18

85 years, 224 days

45 Rauf Denktas Northern Cyprus President (1974-1975) 1924.01.26 Alive 100 years, 150 days
46 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)

Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)

1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 137 days
47 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980–1987)

President (1987–2019)

1924.02.21 Alive 100 years, 124 days 2019.09.04
95 years, 197 days
48 Noboru Takeshita Japan Prime Minister (1987-1989) 1924.02.26 Alive 100 years, 119 days 2000.06.19

76 years, 114 days

49 Carlos Humberto Romero El Salvador President (1977-1979) 1924.02.29 Alive 100 years, 116 days 27 February 2017 (aged 92)
50 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 113 days
51 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 Alive 100 years, 108 days 2020.05.29

96 years, 82 days

52 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 Alive 100 years, 57 days 2021.06.17

97 years, 50 days

53 Dawda Jawara The Gambia President (1970-1994) 1924.05.16 Alive 100 years, 69 days 2019.08.27

95 years, 103 days

54 Jaime Lusinchi Venezuela President (1984-1989) 1924.05.27 Alive 100 years, 58 days 2014.05.21

89 years, 359 days

55 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
57 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
58 George H. W. Bush United States President (1989-1993) 1924.06.12 Alive 100 years, 12 days 2019.11.30

94 years, 171 days

59 Ezer Weizman Israel President (1993-2000) 1924.06.15 Alive 100 years, 16 days 2005.04.24

80 years, 313 days

60 S.R. Nathan Singapore President (1999-2011) 1924.07.03 Alive 99 years, 357 days 22 August 2016 (aged 92 years, 50 days)
61 Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Prime Minister (199-1994, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2006-2008) 1924.07.04 Alive 99 years, 356 days 2010.03.20

85 years, 269 days

62 Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Saudi Arabia King (2005-present) 1924.08.01 Alive 99 years, 328 days 2015.01.23 (aged 90)
63 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1978-2002) 1924.09.02 Alive 99 years, 296 days 4 February 2020 (aged 95)
64 Gyorgy Lazar Hungary Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1975-1987) 1924.09.15 Alive 99 years, 283 days 2 October 2014 (aged 90)
65 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 267 days
66 Alphons Egli Switzerland Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986) 1924.10.08 Alive 99 years, 260 days 5 August 2016 (aged 91)
67 Nam Duck-woo South Korea Acting Prime Minister (1980)

Prime Minister (1980–1982)

1924.10.10 Alive 99 years, 258 days May 18, 2013 (aged 89)
68 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 Alive 99 years, 249 days 2023.02.06

98 years, 110 days

69 Suleyman Demirel Turkey Prime Minister (1979-1980; 1991-1993)

President (1993-2000)

1924.11.01 Alive 99 years, 236 days 17 June 2015 (aged 90)
70 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
71 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
72 Eino Uusitalo Finland Acting Prime Minister (1981-1982) 1924.12.01 Alive 99 years, 206 days 19 March 2015 (+90)
73 Mário Soares Portugal President (1986-1996) 1924.12.07 Alive 99 years, 200 days 7 January 2017 (aged 92)
74 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898.07.04 1998.01.15 99 years, 195 days
75 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Nepal Prime Minister (1990-1991, 1998-1999) 1924.12.13 Alive 99 years, 194 days 2013.04.08

86 years, 81 days

76 Abdirizak Haji Hussein Somalia Prime Minister (1964–1967) 1924.12.24 Alive 99 years, 183 days 31 January 2014 (aged 89)
77 Atal Bihari Vajpayee India Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004) 1924.12.25 Alive 99 years, 182 days 16 August 2018 (aged 93)
Moktar Ould Daddah Mauritania Prime Minister (1957-1961)

President (1960-1978)

2003.10.14

77 years, 293 days

79 Girma Wolde-Giorgis Ethiopia President (2001-2013) 1924.12.28 Alive 99 years, 179 days 15 December 2018 (aged 93)
80 Shafik Wazzan Lebanon Prime Minister (2001-2013) 1925.01.15 Alive 99 years, 160 days 2003.10.14

74 years, 173 days

81 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
82 Leon Schlumpf Switzerland Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987) 1925.02.03 Alive 99 years, 142 days 7 July 2012
aged 87
83 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 Alive 99 years, 127 days 2023.01.03

97 years, 319 days

84 Shehu Shagari Nigeria President (1979-1983) 1925.02.25 Alive 99 years, 120 days 28 December 2018 (aged 93)
85 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)

President (1974–1976)

1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
86 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
87 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days
88 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 Alive 99 years, 47 days 2024.02.29

98 years, 297 days

89 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days
90 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days
91 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days
92 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 Alive 98 years, 361 days 2023.09.22

98 years, 85 days

93 Nicholas Brathwaite Grenada Prime Minister (1983-1984; 1990-1995) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 352 days 28 October 2016 (aged 91)
94 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
95 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 350 days
96 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 343 days
97 Quett Masire Botswana President (1980–1998) 1925.07.25 Alive 98 years, 335 days June 22, 2017 (aged 91)
98 Ali Bozer Turkey Acting Prime Minister (1989) 1925.07.28 Alive 98 years, 332 days 30 September 2020 (95 years, 64 days)
99 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days
100 Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Upper Volta Prime Minister (1971–1974) 1925.09.19 Alive 98 years, 279 days
Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 Alive 98 years, 267 days 2022.05.13

96 years, 224 days

Antoine Gizenga DR Congo Prime Minister (2006–2008) 1925.10.05 Alive 98 years, 263 days 24 February 2019 (aged 93)
Margaret Thatcher United Kingdom Prime Minister (1979-1990) 1925.10.13 Alive 98 years, 255 days 2013.04.08

87 years, 177 days

Czesław Kiszczak Poland Prime Minister (1989) 1925.10.19 Alive 98 years, 249 days 5 November 2015 (aged 90)
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Uruguay President (1981–1985) 1925.11.26 Alive 98 years, 211 days
Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 Alive 98 years, 198 days 2023.07.06

97 years, 210 days

Tran Thien Khiem South Vietnam Member of Provisional Leadership (1964)

Prime Minister (1969–1975)

1925.12.15 Alive 98 years, 192 days 2021.06.14

95 years, 191 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age After
The following persons might be older than 81-33 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.12 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days 2008.11.28

Original

Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)

State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)

1898 1997.11.27 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days 2008.11.28

Original

See also

References


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