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This article lists the 100 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 1 January 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 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.
This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 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 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.
 


=='''Gallery'''==
=='''Gallery'''==
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File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} (1905&ndash;2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)<br />served 1962
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served 1962
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}} (1883&ndash;1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}} (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)<br />served: 1962
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}<br />served: 1962
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|19th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />'''(born 1923, (age {{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''')<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|19th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />lserved: 1972&ndash;1976
</gallery>
</gallery>
=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" ;
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|-
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!Date Entered
|-
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}|| Cambodia || Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1905.09.01||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22||103 years, 98 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
| 3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13||102 years, 343 days||2008.11.28
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
<small>Original</small>
|1905.09.01||2009.01.22 ||103 years, 143 days
|-
|-
|4
|2
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
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|2017.01.30
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|102 years, 211 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|5
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|6
|3
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|2019.01.17
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|2011.03.13<br />López Michelsen
|-
|-
|7
|4
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1990.05.14
|101 years, 314 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|8||{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
|1917.02.02
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|2011.02.04<br/>Mancheno Cajas
|-
|-
|9
|5
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|10||{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
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|2019.11.29
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|2012.09.14<br />Tupper
|-
|-
|11||{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|6
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
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|2020.05.25
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days
|101 years, 118 days
|2013.07.27<br />Athansiadis-Novas
|-
|-
|12
|7
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
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|2016.07.27
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|13
|8
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Panama
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|2012.03.15
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|101 years, 64 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|14
|9
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859.11.15
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 27 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|15||{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
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|2021.12.07
|2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|2016.02.02<br />Salam
|-
|-
|16||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||Acting Leader (1966)||1912.10.09||2013.08.09||100 years, 304 days||2018.11.05<br /><small>Mugabe<small>
|10
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Acting President (1966)
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|17||{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|11
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
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|2022.07.14
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|2016.11.21<br />Nguyen
|-
|-
|18
|12
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|2020.03.30
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|2014.03.04<br /><small>de Aycinena y Piñol</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''13'''
|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''1923.11.04'''
<small>originally listed 1924.11.04</small>
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''2020.09.15'''<br /><small>Balaguer<small>
|-
|-
|20||{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|14
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
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|2022.07.08
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|2017.04.16<br />al-Hakim
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''15'''
|'''21'''||'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br>Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|2019.07.18<br />Levingston
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''16'''
|'''22'''||'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|2019.08.30<br />Imbert Barrera
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 23
| rowspan="2" |17
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|1904.04.26
|1904.04.26
|2004.06.10
|2004.06.10
|rowspan=2| 100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
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|1920.01.19
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|2020.03.04
|2014.09.12<br>Talib
|-
|-
|25
|19
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Yemen
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|2012.02.02
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|100 years, 32 days
|2008.11.28
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
<small>Original</small>
|'''20'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''26'''||'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|2020.08.02<br /><small>Betancur<small>
|-
|-
|27||{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname ||President (1975–1980)||1910.05.12||2010.01.04||99 years, 237 days||2018.06.18<br>Mandela
|21
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|2010.01.04
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|28||{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|22
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
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|2020.05.01
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|2015.07.26<br>Chamorro Vargas
|-
|-
|29
|23
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898.07.04
|1998.01.15
|99 years, 195 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|30||{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
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|2018.09.20
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|99 years, 142 days
|2013.11.11<br />Dahayanake
|-
|-
|31
|25
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2008.05.01
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|32
|26
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|33
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
|1991.09.28
|99 years, 92 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|34
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896.02.29
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|35
|27||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||President  (1987–1992)||1912||2011 ||99 years, 32 days
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1912.08.07
|2011.09.08
|99 years, 32 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|36
|28
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days||2018.06.18<br>Alberto Rey
|-
|37
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2012.03.13
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|2008.11.28
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
<small>Original</small>
|'''28'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''38'''||'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|2021.08.16<br /><small>de Sinimbu<small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''29'''
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''  
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''  
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|2021.11.11<br /><small>Echandi Jiménez<small>
|-
|-
|40||{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|30
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
|President (1985–1995)
|President (1985–1995)
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|2024.02.29
|2024.02.29
|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|2021.04.19<br /><small>Schaffner</small>
|-
|-
|41||{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|31
|Czechoslovakia
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|2017.11.10<br />Pétain
|-
|42||{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
|1920.08.26
|1920.08.26
|2019.05.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|2015.05.30<br />Miettunen
|-
|-
|43
|32
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|2009.11.15
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|44
|33
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
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|2014.07.11
|2014.07.11
|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|2009.05.22
<small>Suzuki</small>
|-
|-
|45||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|34
|France
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|1873.08.04
|1972.03.28
|98 years, 237 days
|2023.08.03
|-
|46||{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
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|2017.05.29
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|2013.02.22<br />Malietoa Tanumafili II
|-
|-
|47
|35
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1978.03.22
|98 years, 203 days
|2008.11.28
|-
|48
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874.08.02
|1973.02.14
|98 years, 196 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|49
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal  
|Senegal
|President (1960–1962)
|President (1960–1962)
|1910.07.18
|1910.07.18
|2009.01.25
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|50
|36
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|2007.06.08
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|51
|37
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|Laos
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|2008.09.09
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|52||{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|38
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|President (1992–1997)
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|2019.04.22
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|2015.10.18<br />Aguinaldo
|-
|-
|53||{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|39
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|President (1968–1969)
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|2016.07.18
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|2012.07.01<br/>Solometsev
|-
|54||{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||Prime Minister (1960–1962)||1910.07.18||2009.01.25||98 years, 191 days
|2018.06.18<br />Sebastian
|-
|55
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1977.10.19
|98 years, 122 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|56
|{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818.01.30
|1916.05.21
|98 years, 112 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|57||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|40
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
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|2023.02.06
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|2020.08.20<br /><small>Romero Pereira<small>
|-
|-
|58||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|41
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
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|2019.04.23
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|2016.01.05<br />Ibn Yahiya
|-
|-
|59
|42
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|2014.10.21
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|2010.04.13
<small>Boselli</small>
|-
|-
|60||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|43
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|President (2006–2015)
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|2023.09.22
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|2021.07.13<br /><small>Mintoff<small>
|-
|-
|61
|44
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
|President (1914–1918)
|1868.02.26
|1966.05.15
|98 years, 78 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|62
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
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|2015.02.10
|2015.02.10
|98 years, 56 days
|98 years, 56 days
|2010.11.22<br /><small>Bordas Valdez
|-
|-
|63
|45
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
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|2009.01.27
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|2008.11.28
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
<small>Original</small>
|'''46'''
|-
|64
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungry
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
|1973.07.25
|98 years, 15 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''64'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|2022.08.17<br /><small>Youssoufi<small>
|-
|-
|66
|47
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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|2008.03.21
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|98 years, 13 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|67
|48
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|2023.01.03
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|2022.04.25<br /><small>Chaves<small>
|-
|-
|68||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|49
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br/>State President (1982–1989)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|1917.06.17
|2015.05.09
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|2011.08.15<br/>Phạm
|-
|-
|69
|50
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888.01.29
|1985.11.14
|97 years, 289 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|70
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria-Hungary
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810.05.21
|1908.02.17
|97 years, 272 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|71
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866.02.03
|1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|72
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|Acting President (1992)
|1921.04.27
|1921.04.27
|2018.12.28
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|2016.08.13
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
<small>Ben Bella</small>
|'''51'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''73'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|2023.01.24<br /><small>Youssoufi<small>
|-
|-
|74||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|52
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
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|2020.08.14
|2020.08.14
|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 217 days
|2018.04.28<br />Ben Bella
|-
|-
|75||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela ||President (1993-1994)||1916.11.28||2014.06.14||97 years, 208 days||2018.11.05<br />Degazon
|53
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''54'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|76
|55
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
|1890.04.02
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|77||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|President (1988–2000)
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|2020.07.30
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|2018.05.18<br />Durán Ballén
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''78'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|2023.06.06<br /><small>Ek<smalo>
|-
|-
|79||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|56
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
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|2017.10.04
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|2015.01.10<br />Dharmasakti
|-
|80
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872.03.15
|1969.08.14
|97 years, 152 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|81||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|57
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.23
|1918.11.26
|2016.04.19
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|2013.05.21<br />Louisy
|-
|-
|82
|58
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|2013.04.14
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|2010.11.01<br /><small>Bordas Valdez</small>
|-
|-
|83
|59
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|84||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913.10.04||2011.02.04||97 years, 123 days||2019.11.05<br />Ciampi
|60
|-
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|85
|Haiti
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Romania
|1913.10.04
|First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)
|2011.02.04
|1913.05.16
|97 years, 123 days
|2010.08.21
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|97 years, 97 days
|'''61'''
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''86'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|2023.08.20<br /><small>Deustua<small>
|-
|-
|87||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|62
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|State President (1964–1991)
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|2021.06.17
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|2019.11.05<br />Estrada
|-
|-
|88||{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|63
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
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|2016.08.24
|2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|2014.01.30<br />Trujillo
|-
|-
|89||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|64
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
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|2015.11.10
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|2013.06.22<br />de Freycinet
|-
|90
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|1851.04.10
|1948.02.16
|96 years, 312 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|91
|65
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Tuvan People's Republic
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|2008.11.04
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 308 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|92
|66
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Israel
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|2012.06.30
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|96 years, 252 days
|2009.03.29
<small>Bustamante</small>
|-
|-
|94
|67
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|Ecuador
|Jefe Supremo (1935&ndash;1937)
|1877.06.04
|1974.02.09
|96 years, 250 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
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|2000.04.06
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|96
|68
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
|1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|97||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
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|2022.05.13
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|96 years, 224 days
|2021.11.11<br /><small>Michato el I<small>
|-
|-
|98||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|69
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
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|2017.07.14
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|2016.01.01<br />Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustanante y Rivero
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''70'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|02|04}}'''
|-
|-
|99
|71
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
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|2022.09.09
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 140 days
|2022.07.04<br /><small>Lascuráin<small>
|-
|-
|100
|72
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|Peru
|China
|Prime Minister (1902)
|President (1993-2003)
|1849.03.22
|1926.08.17
|1945.08.06
|2022.11.30
|96 years, 137 days
|96 years, 105 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
<!--|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|1xx||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''
|-->
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!! '''Age'''
|73
!After
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|+The following persons might be older than ''100-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|Morocco
|-
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|1924.03.08
|Somalia
|2020.05.29
|Interim president (1969)
|96 years, 82 days
|1912
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|2012.06.12
|'''74'''||'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''||'''Estonia'''||Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)||'''1928.05.10'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|'''75'''
|-
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|Malawi
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|1898
|1997.11.27
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1998.07.13
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|}
 
===Next 10 to Join===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
! age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''1'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)||'''1928.02.04'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|4|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|76
|'''4'''
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|President (1958–1962)
|1915.06.17
|2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|77
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927-1930, 1940-1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|-
|78
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
|1916.08.06
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|79
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
| Switzerland
|President (1966)
|1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|80
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|1906.09.01
|2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|-
|81
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923.02.04
| 2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''82'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|'''Hungary'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|83
|'''5'''
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy013)
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1920.12.09
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|Vatican City
|Pope (2005–2013)<br />Sovereign (2005–2013)
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|-
|85
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|President (1979–1980)
|1913.01.04
|2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''86'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|'''China'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|87
|'''6'''
|{{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}
|Zimbabwe
|Prime Minister (1980–1987)<br />President (1987–2019)
|1924.02.21
|2019.09.04
|95 years, 197 days
|-
|88
|{{wp|Trần Thiện Khiêm}}
|South Vietnam
|Prime Minister (1969–1975)
|1925.15.15
|2021.06.24
|95 years, 191 days
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Pote Sarasin}}
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1957)
|1905.03.25
|2000.09.28
|95 years, 187 days
|-
|90
|{{Wp|Antonio Imbert Barrera}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1965)
|1920.12.03
|2016.05.31
|95 years, 180 days
|-
|91
|{{Wp|Tahar Ben Ammar}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956)
|1889.11.25
|1985.05.10
|95 years, 166 days
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Cuthbert Sebastian}}
|Saint Kitts and Nevis
|Governor-General (1996-2013)
|1921.10.22
|2017.03.25
|95 years, 154 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Roberto Marcelo Levingston}}
| Argentina
|President (1970–1971)
|1920.01.19<br> <small>later changed to 1920.01.10<small>
|2015.06.17
|95 years, 151 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Nelson Mandela}}
|South Africa
|President (1994&ndash;1999)
|1918.07.18
|2013.12.05
|95 years, 140 days
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Daniel arap Moi}}
|Kenya
|President (1970-2002)
|1924.09.02
|2020.02.04
|95 years, 137 days
|-
|96
|{{Wp|Sixto Durán Ballén}}
|Ecuador
|President (1992–1996)
|1921.07.14
|2016.11.15
|95 years, 124 days
|-
|97
|{{Wp|Ahmed Ben Bella}}
|Algeria
|President (1963 - 1965)
|1916.12.25
|2012.04.11
|95 years, 108 days
|-
|98
|{{Wp|Dawda Jawara}}
|The Gambia
|Prime Minister (1964-1970)<br>President (1970-1994)
|1924.05.16
|2021.08.27
|95 years, 103 days
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Léopold Sédar Senghor}}
|Senegal
|President (1960 - 1980)
|1906.10.09
|2001.12.20
|95 years, 72 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Petar Stambolić}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)<br>President (1982 - 1983)
|1912.07.12
|2007.09.21
|95 years, 71 days
|-
|101
|{{Wp|Anibal Portillo}}
|El Salvador
|Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962)
|1914.12.20
|2010.02.15
|95 years, 57 days
|-
|102
|{{Wp|Pak Song-chol}}
|North Korea
|Premier (1976 - 1977)
|1913.09.02
|2008.02.28
|95 years, 56 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''103'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''104'''
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|'''Namibia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|105
|'''8'''
|{{Wp|Max Petitpierre}}
|Switzerland
|Federal Council Minister (1944-1961) <br>President (1950, 1955, 1960)
|1899.02.26
| 1994.03.25
|95 years, 27 days
|-
|106
|{{Wp|Dušan Dragosavac}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1981–1982)
|1919.12.01
|2014.12.21
|95 years, 20 days
|-
|107
|{{Wp|Saeb Salam}}
|Lebanon
|Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973)
|1905.01.17
|2000.01.21
|95 years, 4 days
|-
|108
|{{Wp|Hassan ibn Yahya}}
|North Yemen
|Prime Minister (1948–1955)
|1908.06.13
|2003.06.13
|95 years, 0 days
|}
 
===Next 10 to Join===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
! age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''9'''
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''10'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''||'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''||'''Mongolian People's Republic'''||General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)||'''1929.11.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''  
|'''4'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|'''12'''||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||'''1929.12.01'''||'''alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''Mongolian People's Republic'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)
|rowspan=3|'''13'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)||rowspan=3|'''1929.12.20'''||rowspan=3|'''alive'''||rowspan=3|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''||rowspan="3"|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''1929.11.15'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|||Prime Minister (1988)
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''5'''||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||'''1929.12.01'''||'''alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''16'''||'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)||'''1929.12.28'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|rowspan=3 | '''6'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''||Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |'''1929.12.20'''|| rowspan="3" |'''alive'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''17'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930.01.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Prime Minister (1988)
|'''18'''||'''{{wp|Ion Iliescu }}'''||'''Romania'''||Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)<br />President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)<br />President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|'''19'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''9'''
|'''20'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''10'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930.01.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''||'''{{wp|Ion Iliescu }}'''||'''Romania'''||Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)<br />President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)<br />President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''12'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''14'''||'''{{wp|Kesang Choden (Queen)|Kesang Choden}}'''||'''Bhutan'''||Regent (1972)||'''1930.05.21'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''15'''||'''{{Wp|Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada}}'''||'''Bolivia'''||President (1993&ndash;1997, 2002&ndash;2003)||'''1930.07.01'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|7|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{Wp|Ivy Dumont}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||Acting Governor-General (2001&ndash;2002)<br />Governor-General (2002&ndash;2005)||'''1930.10.02'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''||'''{{Wp|A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury}}'''||'''Bangladesh'''||President (2001&ndash;2002)||'''1930.10.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''18'''||'''{{Wp|Mabandla Dlamini}}'''||'''Swaziland'''||Prime Minister  (1979&ndash;1983)||'''1930.11.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Choe Yong-rim}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Premier  (2010&ndash;2013)||'''1930.11.20'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|20}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''||'''{{Wp|Cesar Virata}}'''||'''Philippines'''||Prime Minister  (1981&ndash;1986)||'''1930.12.12'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|12|12}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|12|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal|The following persons might be older than ''138-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|-
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012.06.12
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1998.07.13
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|}
|}


=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==  
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
[[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:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg|thumb|130px|{{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}, the current eldest state leader.]] 
;Key
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,040: Line 982:
Sex  
Sex  
!Lifespan
!Lifespan
!Time as Eldest
!Became eldest
!Ceased
!Death


|-
|-
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|Guatemala
|Guatemala
|M
|M
|1802.10.19&ndash;1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days
|1802.10.19  
|<small>(aged ??)</small> &ndash; 1897.05.14 <small>(aged 94)</small><small /><br />4 years 85 days
|
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|Austria
|Austria
|M
|M
|1806.07.17&ndash;1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days
|1806.07.17  
|14 May 1897 <small>(aged 90)</small> &ndash; 26 February 1899 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 289 days  
|1897.05.14
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|Uruguay
|Uruguay
|M
|M
|1810.01.27&ndash;1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
|1810.01.27  
|26 February 1899 <small>(aged 87)</small> &ndash;12 April 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>2 years, 334 days)
|1899.02.26
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|Papal States
|Papal States
|M
|M
|1810.03.02&ndash;1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days
|1810.03.02  
|12 Apr 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small> &ndash; 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 99 days
|1900.04.12
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
|-
|-
|
|
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|Austria
|Austria
|M
|M
|21 May 1810&ndash;17 February 1908<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days
|1810.02.21  
|20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small> &ndash; 17 February 1908 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>4 years, 212 days  
|1903.07.20
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
|M
|M
|30 January 1818&ndash;21 May 1916<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|1818.01.30
|17 February 1908 <small>(aged 90)</small>&ndash;21 May 1916 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>8 years, 95 days  
|1908.02.17
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|Canada
|Canada
|M
|M
|27 December 1823&ndash;10 December 1917<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
|1823.12.27  
|21 May 1916 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;10 December 1917 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 203 days)
|1916.05.21
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|France
|France
|M
|M
|14 November 1828&ndash;14 May 1923<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days
|1828.11.14  
|10 December 1917 <small>(aged 89)</small>&ndash;14 May 1923 <small>(aged 94)</small><br /><small>5 years, 352 days  
|1917.12.10
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|25 February 1835&ndash;2 July 1924<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days
|1835.02.25  
|14 May 1923 <small>(aged 87)</small> &ndash; 2 July 1924 <small>(aged 89)</small><br /><small>350 days
|1923.05.14
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
|-
|-
|
|
Line 1,102: Line 1,055:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|20 May 1838&ndash;21 December 1925 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
|1838.05.20  
|2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>&ndash;21 December 1925 <small>(aged 87)</small><br /><small>2 years 158 days<small>
|1924.07.02
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|Italy
|Italy
|M
|M
|8 June 1838&ndash;10 Match 1932<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days
|1838.06.08
|2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>&ndash;10 March 1932 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>7 years, 260 days  
|1925.12.21
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|15 November 1841&ndash;6 September 1935<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
|1841.11.15  
|10 March 1932 <small>(aged 88)</small>&ndash;6 September 1935 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 175 days
|1932.03.10
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
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|
|
M
M
|26 April 1844&ndash;29 May 1937<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days
|1844.04.26  
|6 September 1935 <small>(aged 91)</small>&ndash;29 May 1937 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 263 days  
|1935.09.06
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|Bolivia
|Bolivia
|M
|M
|22 January 1848&ndash;12 September 1939<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days
|1848.01.22  
|
|1937.05.29
29 May 1937 <small>(aged 89)</small>&ndash;12 September 1939 <small>(aged 91)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days  
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|22 March 1849&ndash;6 August 1945<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
|1849.03.22  
|12 September 1939 <small>(aged 90)</small>&ndash;6 August 1945 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>8 years, 69 days
|1939.09.12
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Vatican City
|M
|M
|10 April 1851&ndash;16 February 1948<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|1851.04.10
|6 August 1945 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;16 February 1948 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days)
|1945.08.06
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|France
|France
|M
|M
|24 Apr 1856&ndash;23 July 1951<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
|1856.04.24
|16 February 1948 <small>(aged 91)</small>&ndash;23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>3 years, 157 days  
|1948.02.16
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
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|M
|M
|8 May 1856&ndash;21 July 1952<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days
|1856.05.08
|23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small> &ndash; 21 July 1952 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>364 days
|1951.07.23
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
|M
|M
|15 November 1859&ndash;12 December 1960<br /><small />aged 101 years, 27 days
|1859.11.15
|9 September 1957 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;12 December 1960 <small>(aged 101)</small>
|1952.07.21
<small>3 years, 93 days</small>
| colspan="2" |1960.1<small />2.12<br />aged 101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil
|M
|M
|26 February 1868&ndash;15 May 1966<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
|1868.02.26
|12 December 1960 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;15 May 1966 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>5 years, 154 days  
|1960.12.12
| colspan="2" |1966.05.15<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|M
|M
|26 May 1871&ndash;25 February 1968<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days
|1871.05.26  
|15 May 1966 <small>(aged 94)</small> &ndash; 25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>1 year, 286 days  
|1966.05.15
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|15 March 1872&ndash;14 August 1969<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
|1872..03.15  
|25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;14 August 1969 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 170 days  
|1968.02.26
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|France
|M
|M
|4 August 1873&ndash;28 March 1972<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days
|1873.08.04
|14 August 1969 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;28 March 1972 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>2 years, 227 days  
|1969.08.14
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|M
|M
|2 August 1874&ndash;14 February 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days
|1874.08.02
|28 March 1972 <small>(aged 97)</small>&ndash;14 February 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>323 days  
|1972.03.28
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
|M
|M
|10 July 1875&ndash;25 July 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days
|1875.07.10  
|14 February 1973 <small>(aged 97)</small> &ndash; 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>161 days  
|1973.02.14
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days ||25 July 1973 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;9 February 1974 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>199 days  
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04
|1973.07.25
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||20 May 1879&ndash;19 September 1977<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days||9 February 1974 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>3 years, 222 days  
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|1974.02.09
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978<br /><small>98 years, 203 days
|1879.08.31
|19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;22 March 1978 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>184 days  
|1977.09.17
| colspan="2" |1978.03.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|Paraguay
|M
|M
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                  |22 March 1978&ndash;24 April 1978<br /><small>96 years, 68 days
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                  |1882.02.15
|22 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;24 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>33 days  
|1978.03.22
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|M
|M
|16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
|1883.05.16  
|24 April 1978 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;22 August 1986 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>8 years, 121 days  
|1978.04.24
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||5 July 1886&ndash;14 May 1988<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days ||22 August 1986 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small>
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05
<small>1 year, 267 days
|1986.08.22
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|Japan||M•
|Japan||M•
||3 December 1887&ndash;20 January 1990<br /><small>aged aged 102 years, 48 days ||14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small>&ndash;20 January 1990 <small>(aged 102)</small><br /><small>2 years, 252 days  
||1887.12.03
|1988.05.14
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|M
|M
|9 May 1889&ndash;14 December 1990<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days
|1889.05.09
|20 January 1990 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;14 December 1990 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>329 days
|1990.01.20
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|France
|France
|M
|M
|30 December 1891&ndash;13 December 1994<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
|1891.12.30
|14 December 1990 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;13 December 1994 <small>(aged 102)</small>
|1990.12.14
<small>3 years, 364 days</small>
| colspan="2" |1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
|M
|M
|29 February 1896&ndash;10 April 1995<br /><small>aged 99 years, 41 days
|1896.02.29  
|13 December 1994 <small>(aged 98)</small> &ndash;10 April 1995 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>119 days  
|1994.12.13
| colspan="2" |1995.04.10
<small>aged 99 years, 41 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|India
|M
|M
|4 July 1898&ndash;15 January 1998 <br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
|1898.07.04
|10 April 1995 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;15 January 1998 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>2 years, 275 days  
|1995.04.10
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|1901&ndash;13 July 1998<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to <small>97 years, 193 days
|1901  
|15 January 1998 <small>(aged 96&ndash;97)</small>&ndash;13 July 1998 <small>(aged 96&ndash;97)</small><br /><small>179 days
|1998.01.15
| colspan="2" |1998.07.13<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
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|M
|M
|
|
23 September 1902&ndash;8 February 2000<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
1902.09.23
|13 July 1998 <small>(aged 95)</small>&ndash;8 February 2000 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 211 days  
|1998.07.13
| colspan="2" |2000.02.08<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|27 July 1903&ndash;31 October 2002<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days
|1903.07.27  
|8 February 2000 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;31 October 3002 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>3 years, 267 days  
|2000.02.08
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|26 April 1904&ndash;10 Jube 2004<br /><small> aged 100 years, 45 days
|1904.04.26  
|31 October 2002 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;10 June 2004 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 224 days  
|2002.10.31
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
 
<small>aged 100 years, 45 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|Cambodia
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1 September 1905&ndash;23 January 2009<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days
|1905.09.01
|10 June 2004 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;23 January 2009 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>4 years, 192 days  
|2004.01.06.10
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|10 April 1910&ndash;16 April 2009<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days
|1910.04.10  
|22 January 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;16 April 2009 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>85 days  
|2009.01.22
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
|M
|M
|12 May 1910&ndash;4 January 2010<br /><small>agrd 99 years, 237 days
|1910.12.10
|16 April 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;4 January 2010 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>264 days  
|2009.04.16
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}}
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Panama
|M
|M
|11 January 1911&ndash;15 March 2012<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days
|1911.01.11  
|4 January 2010 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;15 March 2012 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>2 years, 72 days
|2010..01.04
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|9 October 1912&ndash;9 August 2013<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|1912.10.09
|15 March 2012 <small>(aged 99)</small>&ndash;9 August 2013 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 144 days  
|2012.03.15
| colspan="2" |2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|M
|M
|3 July 1914&ndash;30 January 2017<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
|1914.07.03
|9 August 2013 <small>(aged 99)</small>&ndash;30 January 2017 <small>(aged 102)</small>
|2013.08.09
<small>3 years, 174 days</small>
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|2 February 1917&ndash;1 October 2018<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
|1917.02.02
|30 January 2017 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>{{age in years and days|2017|1|30|2018|10|1}}</small>
|2017.01.30
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|2 March 1917&ndash;17 January 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days
|1917.03.02
|1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small>&ndash;17 January 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>108 days  
|2018.10.01
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|27 May 1918&ndash;29 November 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days
|1918.05.27  
|17 January 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;29 November 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>314 days
|2019.01.17
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
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|M
|M
|
|
26 February 1919&ndash;25 May 2021<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days
1919.02.26
|29 November 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;25 May 2021 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>178 days
|2019.11.29
| colspan="2" |2020.05.20<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|M
|M
|29 January 1921&ndash;7 December 2021<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days
|1921.01.29  
|25 May 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> &ndash; 7 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>196 days  
|2020.05.20
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|4 October 1921&ndash;14 July 2022<br><small> aged 100 years, 283 days
|1921.10.14  
|07 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> &ndash; 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 100)</small>
|2021.12.07
<small>219 days  
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
 
<small>aged 100 years, 283 days  
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" |
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" |
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|Laos
|Laos
|M
|M
|born 8 February 1924'''<br />'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
|1924.02.08
|14 July 2022 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;11 October 2023 <small>(aged 99)</small><br><small>{{Age in years and days|2022|7|14|2023|10|11}}
|2022.07.14
|2023.10.11
|Alive
<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>  
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''M'''
|'''born 4 November 1923<br /><small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''  
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''11 October 2023''' <small>'''(aged 99)'''&ndash;'''''present'''''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|2023|10|11}}'''  
|'''2023.10.11'''
| colspan="2" |'''Alive'''
'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''  
|}
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*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]]
*[[Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders]]
*[[Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders]]
* [[Philippine Congress Membership if the Philippines followed The US Congress allocations]]


=='''References'''==   
=='''References'''==   

Latest revision as of 01:23, 25 June 2024

This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 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 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.


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List

Ages are up to date 06/25/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days
2 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
3 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
4 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) 1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
6 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
7 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
8 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
9 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
10 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
11 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
12 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
13 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04

originally listed 1924.11.04

Alive 100 years, 234 days
14 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
15 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, 138 days
16 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 114 days
17 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
19 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
20 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 268 days
21 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
22 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
23 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
25 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
26 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
27 Võ Chí Công Vietnam President (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
28 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
28 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 351 days
29 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 344 days
30 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
31 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
32 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
33 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
34 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
35 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
36 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
37 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
38 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
39 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
40 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
41 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
42 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
43 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
44 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days
45 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
46 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 27 days
47 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
48 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
49 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days
50 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Acting President (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
51 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 235 days
52 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days
53 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
54 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 199 days
55 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
56 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
57 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
58 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
59 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days
60 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
61 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 81 days
62 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
63 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
64 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
65 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
66 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
67 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
68 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days
69 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
70 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 142 days
71 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
72 Jiang Zemin China President (1993-2003) 1926.08.17 2022.11.30 96 years, 105 days
73 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
74 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 46 days
75 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 45 days
76 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
77 Michael I Romania King (1927-1930, 1940-1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
78 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
79 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
80 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
81 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
82 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 303 days
83 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy013) Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006)
1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
84 Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City Pope (2005–2013)
Sovereign (2005–2013)
1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
85 Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days
86 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 246 days
87 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019)
1924.02.21 2019.09.04 95 years, 197 days
88 Trần Thiện Khiêm South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969–1975) 1925.15.15 2021.06.24 95 years, 191 days
89 Pote Sarasin Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905.03.25 2000.09.28 95 years, 187 days
90 Antonio Imbert Barrera Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920.12.03 2016.05.31 95 years, 180 days
91 Tahar Ben Ammar Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889.11.25 1985.05.10 95 years, 166 days
92 Cuthbert Sebastian Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (1996-2013) 1921.10.22 2017.03.25 95 years, 154 days
93 Roberto Marcelo Levingston Argentina President (1970–1971) 1920.01.19
later changed to 1920.01.10
2015.06.17 95 years, 151 days
94 Nelson Mandela South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918.07.18 2013.12.05 95 years, 140 days
95 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1970-2002) 1924.09.02 2020.02.04 95 years, 137 days
96 Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador President (1992–1996) 1921.07.14 2016.11.15 95 years, 124 days
97 Ahmed Ben Bella Algeria President (1963 - 1965) 1916.12.25 2012.04.11 95 years, 108 days
98 Dawda Jawara The Gambia Prime Minister (1964-1970)
President (1970-1994)
1924.05.16 2021.08.27 95 years, 103 days
99 Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906.10.09 2001.12.20 95 years, 72 days
100 Petar Stambolić Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982 - 1983)
1912.07.12 2007.09.21 95 years, 71 days
101 Anibal Portillo El Salvador Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962) 1914.12.20 2010.02.15 95 years, 57 days
102 Pak Song-chol North Korea Premier (1976 - 1977) 1913.09.02 2008.02.28 95 years, 56 days
103 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 54 days
104 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 44 days
105 Max Petitpierre Switzerland Federal Council Minister (1944-1961)
President (1950, 1955, 1960)
1899.02.26 1994.03.25 95 years, 27 days
106 Dušan Dragosavac Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1981–1982) 1919.12.01 2014.12.21 95 years, 20 days
107 Saeb Salam Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905.01.17 2000.01.21 95 years, 4 days
108 Hassan ibn Yahya North Yemen Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908.06.13 2003.06.13 95 years, 0 days

Next 10 to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 342 days 95 years, 165 days
2 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 283 days 95 years, 106 days
3 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)
1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 251 days 95 years, 74 days
4 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 223 days 95 years, 46 days
5 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 207 days 95 years, 30 days
6 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 188 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
9 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 180 days 95 years, 3 days
10 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 174 days 94 years, 363 days
11 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)
1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 114 days 94 years, 303 days
12 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 71 days 94 years, 260 days
13 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 62 days 94 years, 251 days
14 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930.05.21 Alive 94 years, 35 days 94 years, 224 days
15 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997, 2002–2003) 1930.07.01 Alive 93 years, 360 days 94 years, 183 days
16 Ivy Dumont Bahamas Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002–2005)
1930.10.02 Alive 93 years, 267 days 94 years, 90 days
17 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 1930.10.11 Alive 93 years, 267 days 94 years, 81 days
18 Mabandla Dlamini Swaziland Prime Minister (1979–1983) 1930.11.11 Alive 93 years, 227 days 94 years, 50 days
19 Choe Yong-rim North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 1930.11.20 Alive 93 years, 218 days 94 years, 41 days
20 Cesar Virata Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 1930.12.12 Alive 93 years, 196 days 94 years, 19 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following persons might be older than 138-21 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
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998.07.13 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country

Sex

Lifespan Became eldest Ceased Death
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
aged 94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14 1899.02.26
aged 92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26 1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12 1903.07.20
aged 93 years, 140 days

Freihrr Ignaz von Plener

Austria M 1810.02.21 1903.07.20 1908.02.17
aged 97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17 1916.05.21
aged 98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21 1917.12.10
aged 93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10 1923.05.14
aged 94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14 1924.07.02
aged 89 years, 127 days

Jules Méline

France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02 1925.12.21
aged 87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21 1932.03.10
aged 93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10 1935.09.06
aged 93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador

M

1844.04.26 1935.09.06 1937.05.29
aged 93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29 1939.09.12
aged 91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12 1945.08.06
aged 96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 1851.04.10 1945.08.06 1948.05.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1948.02.16 1951.07.23
aged 95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23 1952.07.21
aged 96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21 1960.12.12
aged 101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12 1966.05.15
aged 98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15 1968.02.26
aged 96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872..03.15 1968.02.26 1969.08.14
aged 97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14 1972.03.28
aged 98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28 1973.02.14
aged 98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14 1973.07.25
aged 98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25 1974.02.09
aged 96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09 1977.09.17
aged 98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17 1978.03.22
aged 98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 1882.02.15 1978.03.22 1978.04.24
aged 96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24 1986.08.22
aged 103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22 1988.05.14
aged 101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 1887.12.03 1988.05.14 1990.01.20
aged 102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20 1990.12.14
aged 101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14 1994.12.13
aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13 1995.04.10

aged 99 years, 41 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10 1998.01.15
aged 99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15 1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

1902.09.23

1998.07.13 2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08 2002.10.31
aged 99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31 2004.06.10

aged 100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.01.06.10 2009.01.22
aged 103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22 2009.04.16
aged 99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16 2010.01.04
aged 99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010..01.04 2012.03.15
aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15 2013.08.09
aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09 2017.01.30
aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30 2018.10.01
aged 101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01 2019.01.17
aged 101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17 2019.11.29
aged 101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

1919.02.26

2019.11.29 2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20 2021.12.07
aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.14 2021.12.07 2022.07.14

aged 100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 138 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 234 days

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