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|1||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}|| Cambodia || Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905||2009||103 years, 143 days
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22 ||103 years, 98 days
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|2||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13|| 102 years, 343 days
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)||1883||1986||103 years, 98 days
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|-
|3
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891||1994||102 years, 343 days
|-
|4
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914
|2017
|102 years, 211 days
|-
|5
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1887
|1990.01.03
|1990
|102 years, 48 days  
|102 years, 48 days
|-
|-
|4
|6
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917.03.02
|1917
|2019.01.17
|2019
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|5
|7
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1889
|1990.05.14
|1990
|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|6
|8
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{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)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1917.02.02
|1917
|2018.10.01
|2018
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|-
|-
|7
|9
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan  
|Premier (1947–1948)
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1889
|1990.12.14
|1990
|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|-
|8
|10
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan  
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
|1918
|2019.11.29
|2019
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|9
|11
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|1919
|2020.05.25
|2020
|101 years, 118 days
|101 years, 118 days
|-
|-
|10
|12
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915.04.03
|1915
|2016.07.27
|2016
|101 years, 115 days  
|101 years, 115 days
|-
|13
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911
|2012
|101 years, 64 days
|-
|-
|11
|14
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859.11.15
|1859
|1960.12.12
|1960
|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|12
|15
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921.01.29
|1921
|2021.12.07
|2021
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|13
|16
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|1912
|2013.08.09
|2013
|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|14
|17
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|1921
|2022.07.14
|2022
| 100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|15
|'''18'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''1923'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|16
|19
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919.08.08
|1919
|2020.03.30
|2020
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|-
|-
|17
|20
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico  
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
|1922.01.17
|1922
|2022.07.08
|2022
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|18
|'''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)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|19
|'''22'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |20
| rowspan="2" |23
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece  
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
|1904
|2004.06.10
|2004
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|-
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|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920.01.19
|1920
|2020.03.04
|2020
|-
|25
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912
|2012
|100 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|22
|'''26'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|23
|27
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|1910
|2010.01.04
|2010
|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|24
|28
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898
|1998
|99 years, 195 days
|-
|29
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Burma
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|1920
|2020.05.01
|2020
|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|25
|30
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|President (1992–1997)
|1920.12.01
|1920
|2019.04.22
|2019
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|26
|31
| {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
|1909.01.09
|1909
|2008.05.01
|2008
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|27
|32
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
|President (1974–1975)
|President (1974–1975)
|1903.07.27
|1903
|2002.10.31
|2002
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|28
|33
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
|1892
| 1991.09.28
|1991
|99 years, 92 days
|99 years, 92 days
|-
|-
|29
|34
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896.02.29
|1896
|1995.04.10
|1995
|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|-
|30
|35
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1912.08.07
|1912
| 2011.09.08
|2011
|99 years, 32 days
|99 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|31
|'''36'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''1925'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''37'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|32
|38
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|President (1989–1994)
|1913.03.30
|1913
|2012.03.13
|2012
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|33
| '''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|34
|39
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
| General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|1922
|2020.07.10
|2020
|98 years, 322 days
|98 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|35
|40
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
|President (1985–1995)
|President (1985–1995)
|1925.05.08
|1925
|2024.02.29
|2024
|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|36
|41
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)  
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
|1920.08.26
|1920
|2019.05.26
|2019
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|37
|42
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|1911.03.16
|1911
|2009.11.15
|2009
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|38
|43
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|1915.11.13
|1915
|2014.07.11
|2014
| 98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|-
|-
|39||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|44||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|France  
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
| 1873.08.04
|1873
|1972.03.28
|1972
|98 years, 237 days
|98 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|40
|45a
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece  
|Greece
| Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1918.10.18
|1918
|2017.05.29
|2017
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|-
|-
|41
|46
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
| Ecuador
|Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1877
|1978.03.22
|1978
|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|42
|47
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874.08.02
|1874
|1973.02.14
|1973
| 98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 196 days
|-
|-
|43
|48
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
|President (1960–1962)
|President (1960–1962)
|1910.07.18
|1910
|2009.01.25
|2009
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|44
|49
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
|President (1960–1967)
|1908.12.09
|1908
|2007.06.08
|2007
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|45
|50
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
| Laos
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|President (1992–1998)
|1910.04.09
|1910
|2008.09.09
|2008
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|-
|-
| 46
|51
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|President (1968–1969)
|1918.03.23
|1918
|2016.07.18
|2016
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|47
|52
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1879
|1977.10.19
|1977
|98 years, 122 days
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|-
|48
|53
|{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818
|1916
|98 years, 112 days
|-
|54
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924.10.19
|1924
|2023.02.06
|2023
|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|-
|49
|55
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
| Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921.01.05
|1921
|2019.04.23
|2019
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|50
|56
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1916.07.11
|1916
|2014.10.21
|2014
|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|51
|57
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|President (2006–2015)
|1925.06.29
|1925
|2023.09.22
|2023
|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|-
|-
|52
|58
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
| Brazil
|Brazil
|President (1914–1918)
|President (1914–1918)
|1868.02.26
|1868
|1966.05.15
|1966
|98 years, 78 days
|98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|53
|59
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|1916
|2015
|98 years, 56 days
|-
|60
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|President (1987–1992)
|1910.12.04
|1910
|2009.01.27
|2009
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|54
|'''61'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''1926'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1=1926|2=5|3=29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|-
|-
| 55
|62
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
|Prime Minister (1919)
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
|1875
|1973.07.25
|1973
| 98 years, 15 days
|98 years, 15 days
|-
|-
|56
|63
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
|President (1957–1958)
|President (1957–1958)
|1910.03.08
|1910
|2008.03.21
|2008
|98 years, 13 days  
|98 years, 13 days
|-
|-
|57
|64
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1925.02.18
|1925
|2023.01.03
|2023
|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|58
|65
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{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
|2015.05.09
|2015
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|-
|59
|66
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888
|1985
|97 years, 289 days
|-
|67
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria-Hungary
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810
|1908
|97 years, 272 days
|-
|68
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866.02.03
|1866
|1963.10.30
|1963
|97 years, 267 days
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|-
|60
|69
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria  
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921.04.27
|1921
|2018.12.28
|2018
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|61
|'''69'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
|'''1926.11.03'''
|'''1926'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|-
|-
|62
|71
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|1923
|2020
|97 years, 217 days
|-
|72
|{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Italy
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925.12.08
|1925
|2023.07.06
|2023
|97 years, 210 days
|97 years, 210 days
|-
|63
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
| 1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|64
|'''73'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''1926'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|65
|74
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|1916
|2014
|97 years, 208 days
|-
|75
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
|Premier (1949)
| 1890.04.02
|1890
|1987.10.21
|1987
|97 years, 202 days
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|-
|66
|76
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|President (1988–2000)
|1923.01.15
|1923
|2020.07.30
|2020
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|67
|77
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920.04.13
|1920
|2017.10.04
|2017
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|-
|-
|68
|78
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872.03.15
|1872
|1969.08.14
|1969
|97 years, 152 days
|97 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|69
|79
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.26
|1918
|2016.04.19
|2016
|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|70
|80
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
| Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915.11.25
|1915
|2013.04.14
|2013
|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|71
|81
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|1902.09.23
|1902
|2000.02.08
|2000
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
| 72
|82
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1913.10.04
|1913
|2011.02.04
|2011
|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor= "#ffd700"|
|73
|'''83'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|'''1927.04.05'''
|'''1927'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|-
|-
|74
|84
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Romania
|First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)
|1913
|2010
|97 years, 97 days
|-
|85
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)  
|State President (1964–1991)
|1924.04.28
|1924
|2021.06.17
|2021
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|-
|-
|75
|86
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
| West Germany
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|1919
| 2016.08.24
|2016
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|-
|76
|87
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1871
|1968.02.25
|1968
|96 years, 275 days
|96 years, 275 days
|-
|-
|77
|88
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Israel
|Vatican City
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|1915.10.22
|1851
|2012.06.30
|1948
|96 years, 252 days  
|96 years, 312 days
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912
|2008
|96 years, 308 days
|-
|-
|78
|90
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|1918.12.23
|1918
|2015.11.10
|2015
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|79
|91
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Israel
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|1912.01.01
|1915
|2008.11.04
|2012
|96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|Ecuador
|President (1935–1937)
|1915
|2012
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|-
|80
|93
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
| 1903.03.03
|1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
|2000.04.06
|-
|96 years, 247 days
|94||{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||Premier (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
|-
|95||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea||Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)||1925||2022||96 years, 224 days
|-
|96||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1979–1980)||1921||2017||96 years, 191 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)||'''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|-
|-
|81
|98||{{wp|Elizabeth II}}||United Kingdom||Queen (1952–2022)||1926||2022||96 years, 140 days
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
| Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
|1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|-
|-
| 82
|99||{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1902)||1849||1945||96 years, 137 days
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|1925.10.01
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|-
| 83
|100||{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}||China||General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)||1926||2022||96 years, 105 days
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
<!--|-
|Peru
|1xx||{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}||Morocco||Prime Minister (1998–2002)||1924||2020||96 years, 82 days-->
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|}
|1921.01.04
 
|2017.07.14
=='''Addendum'''==
|96 years, 191 days
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''||'''After'''
|-
|-
|84
|+ style=line-height:normal|The following persons might be older than ''97-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849.03.22
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 137 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|85
|'''{{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|4}}'''
|-
|-
|86
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2013||99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days||2013.01.13<br /><small>Original</small>
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1926.04.21
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|87
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}||Malawi||Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)||1898||1997||98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days||2013.01.17<br /><small>Original</small>
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|China
|Paramount Leader (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
|1926.08.17
|20222.11.30
|96 years, 105 days
|-
|-
|88
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1967)||1901||1998||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days||2013.01.17<br /><small>Original</small>
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|}
|Morocco
 
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
==='''Next to Join'''===
|1924.03.08
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|-
|89
!'''No.'''||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
! age by 12-31-24
|Paraguay
|President (1949–1954)
|1882.02.15
|1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|90
|'''1'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|'''Estonia'''
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
| '''1928.05.10'''
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|91
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''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}}'''
|92
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|President (1958–1962)
|1915.06.17
|2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
|1916.08.06
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|Switzerland
|President (1966)
|1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|96
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|1906.09.01
|2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
| Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|98
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923.02.04
| 2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1920.12.09
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|President (1979–1980)
|1913.01.04
| 2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
<!--|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1xx'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928.10.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''-->
|}
 
===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|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|'''Hungary'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''2'''
|'''4'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|'''China'''
Line 835: Line 810:
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''3'''
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''4'''
|'''6'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|'''Namibia'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''5'''
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''6'''
|'''8'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''7'''
|'''9'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''8'''
|'''10'''||'''{{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}}'''  
|'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''9'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| rowspan="3" |'''10'''||'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''||Prime Minister (1988)
|'''11'''||'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|rowspan=3|'''12'''||'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|||Prime Minister (1988)
|'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''14'''
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''15'''||'''{{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}}'''
|'''15'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{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}}'''
|'''16'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''||'''{{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}}'''
|'''17'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''18'''|| || || || || || ||
|'''18'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''|| || || || || || ||
|'''19'''||'''{{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}}'''
|}
|}


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|Guatemala
|Guatemala
|M
|M
|1802.10.19
|1802.10.19  
|
|
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 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
|1806.07.17  
|1897.05.14
|1897.05.14
| colspan="2" | 1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
| 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
|1810.01.27  
|1899.02.26
|1899.02.26
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
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|Papal States
|Papal States
|M
|M
|1810.03.02
|1810.03.02  
|1900.04.12
|1900.04.12
| colspan="2" | 1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
|-
|-
|
|
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|Austria
|Austria
|M
|M
|1810.02.21
|1810.02.21  
|1903.07.20
|1903.07.20
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
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|1818.01.30
|1818.01.30
|1908.02.17
|1908.02.17
| colspan="2" | 1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|Canada
|Canada
|M
|M
|1823.12.27
|1823.12.27  
|1916.05.21
|1916.05.21
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|1828.11.14
|1828.11.14  
|1917.12.10
|1917.12.10
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
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|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1835.02.25
|1835.02.25  
|1923.05.14
|1923.05.14
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|1838.05.20
|1838.05.20  
|1924.07.02
|1924.07.02
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
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|Italy
|Italy
|M
|M
|1838.06.08
|1838.06.08  
|1925.12.21
|1925.12.21
| colspan="2" | 1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|1841.11.15
|1841.11.15  
|1932.03.10
|1932.03.10
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
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|
|
M
M
|1844.04.26
|1844.04.26  
|1935.09.06
|1935.09.06
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
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|Bolivia
|Bolivia
|M
|M
|1848.01.22
|1848.01.22  
|1937.05.29
|1937.05.29
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
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|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1849.03.22
|1849.03.22  
|1939.09.12
|1939.09.12
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
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|Vatican City
|Vatican City
|M
|M
|1851.04.10  
|1851.04.10
|1945.08.06
|1945.08.06
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
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|M
|M
|1856.05.08
|1856.05.08  
|1951.07.23
|1951.07.23
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
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|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
| M
|M
|1859.11.15
|1859.11.15
|1952.07.21
|1952.07.21
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|Belgium
|Belgium
|M
|M
|1871.05.26
|1871.05.26  
|1966.05.15
|1966.05.15
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
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|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1872..03.15
|1872..03.15  
 
|1968.02.26
|1968.02.26
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|1873.08.04
|1873.08.04  
|1969.08.14
|1969.08.14
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
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|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
| M
|M
|1874.08.02
|1874.08.02  
|1972.03.28
|1972.03.28
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
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|Hungary
|Hungary
|M
|M
|1875.07.10
|1875.07.10  
|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04  
|1973.07.25
|1973.07.25
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days  
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}|| Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|1974.02.09
|1974.02.09
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
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|Paraguay
|Paraguay
|M
|M
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                   | 1882.02.15
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                 |1882.02.15
|1978.03.22
|1978.03.22
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|Türkiye  
|Türkiye
|M
|M
|1883.05.16
|1883.05.16  
| 1978.04.24  
|1978.04.24
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05  
|1986.08.22
|1986.08.22
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| Japan||M•
|Japan||M•
||1887.12.03
||1887.12.03  
|1988.05.14  
|1988.05.14
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan  
|Taiwan
|M
|M
|1889.05.09
|1889.05.09  
|1990.01.20
|1990.01.20
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|1891.12.30  
|1891.12.30
|1990.12.14
|1990.12.14
| colspan="2" | 1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
| colspan="2" |1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
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|India
|India
|M
|M
|1898.07.04
|1898.07.04  
| 1995.04.10
|1995.04.10
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
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|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|1903.07.27
|1903.07.27  
|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days  
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days  
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|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
| M
|M
|1904.04.26
|1904.04.26  
|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
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|Cambodia
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1905.09.01
|1905.09.01  
|2004.01.06.10
|2004.01.06.10
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
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|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1910.04.10
|1910.04.10  
|2009.01.22
|2009.01.22
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
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|Suriname
|Suriname
|M
|M
| 1910.12.10
|1910.12.10
|2009.04.16
|2009.04.16
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
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|Panama
|Panama
|M
|M
|1911.01.11
|1911.01.11  
|2010..01.04
|2010..01.04
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
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|1912.10.09
|1912.10.09
|2012.03.15
|2012.03.15
| colspan="2" | 2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
| colspan="2" |2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|M
|M
|1914.07.03
|1914.07.03  
 
|2013.08.09
|2013.08.09
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
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|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|1917.02.02
|1917.02.02  
|2017.01.30
|2017.01.30
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
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|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1917.03.02
|1917.03.02  
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
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|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1918.05.27
|1918.05.27  
|2019.01.17
|2019.01.17
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
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|Libya
|Libya
|M
|M
|1921.01.29
|1921.01.29  
|2020.05.20
|2020.05.20
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
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|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1921.10.14
|1921.10.14  
|2021.12.07
|2021.12.07
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
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|2023.10.11
|2023.10.11
|Alive
|Alive
<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
<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}}'''

Latest revision as of 08:29, 5 July 2024

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.

Gallery

  • Oldest:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)
    served 1962

  • 2nd Oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

  • 3rd-Oldest:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 19th-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 244 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Ages are up to date 07/5/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 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 2018 101 years, 241 days
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 118 days
12 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
18 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 244 days
19 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
20 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
21 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924 Alive 100 years, 148 days
22 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 124 days
23 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
25 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
26 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 99 years, 278 days
27 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
28 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
29 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
30 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
31 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
32 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
33 Sir Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
34 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
35 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
36 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 98 years, 361 days
37 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925 Alive 98 years, 354 days
38 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
39 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 98 years, 322 days
40 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
41 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
42 Pierre Count Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
43 Sir Howard Harlan Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
44 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
45a Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
46 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1877 1978 98 years, 203 days
47 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
48 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
49 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
50 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
51 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
52 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
53 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
54 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
55 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
56 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
57 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
58 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
59 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
60 R. Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
61 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 37 days
62 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
63 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
64 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
65 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
66 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
67 Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
68 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
69 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
69 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 245 days
71 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
72 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
73 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 209 days
74 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
75 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
76 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
77 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
78 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
79 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
80 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
81 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
82 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
83 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 91 days
84 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
85 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
86 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
87 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
88 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
89 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
90 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
91 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
92 Federico Paéz Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
93 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
94 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
95 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
96 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
97 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 152 days
98 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
99 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
100 Jiang Zemin China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003)		 1926 2022 96 years, 105 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age After
The following persons might be older than 97-21 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2013 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days 2013.01.13
Original
Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)		 1898 1997 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days 2013.01.17
Original
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 2013.01.17
Original

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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 56 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 55 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 313 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 256 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 64 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 54 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 352 days 95 years, 165 days
8 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 293 days 95 years, 106 days
9 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 261 days 95 years, 74 days
10 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 233 days 95 years, 46 days
11 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 217 days 95 years, 30 days
12 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 198 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
15 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 190 days 95 years, 3 days
16 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 184 days 94 years, 363 days
17 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, 124 days 94 years, 303 days
18 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 81 days 94 years, 260 days
19 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 72 days 94 years, 251 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, 148 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 244 days

See also

References


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