List of longest-living state leaders
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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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. 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 Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of 
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 40 days.
Gallery
- Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962 
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 1953
8th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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List
UPDATED 12/14/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Entry date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | 2008.06.15 Bowell |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | 2011.09.12 Dahayanake |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 40 days | 2020.10.15 Schaffner |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917Gio | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | 2011.08.03 Athanasiadis-Novas |
| 10 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 11 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | 2013.01.25 Gligorov |
| 12 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 286 days | 2019.09.10 Estrada |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | 2011.04.05 Mancheno Cajas |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | 2013.12.21 Parhon |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama
|
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | 2019.08.27 Barrera |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | 2018.04.28 Pétain |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 20 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
Governor-General (1862-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | 2025.08.10 Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 2017.02.27 Berg | ||
| 22 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | 2014.08.05 |
| 23 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico
|
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | 2017.06.25 Sebastian |
| 24 | Jimmy Carter |  United States
|
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | 2020.08.20 Romero Pereira |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece
|
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 2015.01.20 Ibn Yahya | ||
| 27 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | .svg){kind=small} Yemen
|
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 28 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 157 days | 2021.08.20 Michael I |
| 29 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 150 days | 2021.12.25 Gotō |
| 30 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname
|
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 31 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | 2015.11.19 Nguyễn |
| 32 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India
|
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 24–33 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia
|
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 34 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | 2014.03.18 Aguinaldo |
| 35 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta
|
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 36 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 37 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 38 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 199 days | 2022.10.13 Deustua |
| 39 | Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 40 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 41 | Abdel Halim Muhammad |  Sudan
|
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 42 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 30–43 | Hastings Banda |  Malawi
|
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 44 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | 2021.05.22 Mintoff |
| 46 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | 2015.09.22 Petitpierre |
| 45 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 41 days | 2023.03.23 Elizabeth II |
| 47 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 48 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | 2010.01.08 Duffus |
| 49 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 50 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | 2013.08.03 Dharmasakti |
| 51 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 5 days | 2023.06.16 Ek |
| 52 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 53 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 54 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 55 | Aden Adde | Somalia
|
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 56 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 57 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | 2016.01.18 Pak |
| 58 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | 2012.11.11 Bello Codesido |
| 59 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 60 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 61 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia
|
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | 2020.08.30 Balaguer |
| 62 | Jean | Luxembourg
|
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | 2016.04.03 al-Hakim |
| 63 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | 2010.10.11 Todd |
| 64 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy
|
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | 2021.08.04 Cansanção de Sinimbu |
| 65 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 66 | Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | 2011.06.15 de Freycinet |
| 67 | R. Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 68 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 69 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia
|
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 70 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | 2020.02.29 Betancur |
| 71 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | 2023.10.13 Richter Prada |
| 72 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | 2022.03.22 Lascuráin |
| 73 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | 2012.02.27 Graber |
| 74 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 75 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Austria
|
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 76 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Ireland
|
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 77 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | 2016.08.23 Ben Bella |
| 78 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | 2020.02.13 Ciampi |
| 79 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | 2022.02.24 Chaves |
| 80 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela
|
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | 2011.05.23 Louisy |
| 81 | He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 82 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | 2018.06.15 Levingston |
| 83 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | 2015.05.03 Dragosavac |
| 84 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 313 days | 2024.08.16 Kollias |
| 85 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | .svg){kind=small} Peru
|
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 86 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile
|
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | 2013.08.30 Miettunen |
| 87 | Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | 2010.01.23 Phạm |
| 88 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania
|
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 89 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 90 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 91 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 217 days | 2025.01.01 Rüütel |
| 92 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | 2020.01.27 Degazon |
| 93 | Walter Scheel |  West Germany
|
Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | 2013.05.29 Juliana |
| 94 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 109 days | 2025.04.28 Molotov |
| 95 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany
|
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | 2013.10.13 Chamorro Vargas |
| 96 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 52 days | 2025.06.27 Bourguiba |
| 97 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 98 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | 2009.11.06 C. Rajogopalachari |
| 99 | Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 100 | H.E. Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2007.08.03 Original reinstated: 2025.08.10 Anchimaa-Toka |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age | Date eliminated from the main list | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Kollias | .svg){kind=small} Greece
|
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | 2024.08.17 | |
| 100 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
Time in the Main List
UPDATED 12/14/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| Name | State | Since | Time in the Main List |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Celâl Bayar | Turkey
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Antoine Pinay | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra
|
15 June 2008 | 17 years, 182 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan
|
12 September 2011 | 14 years, 93 days |
| Willem Drees | Netherlands
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
15 October 2020 | 5 years, 60 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam
|
03 August 2011 | 14 years, 133 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
25 January 2013 | 12 years, 321 days |
| Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
10 September 2019 | 6 years, 95 days |
| Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
05 April 2011 | 14 years, 253 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea
|
21 December 2013 | 11 years, 358 days |
| Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos
|
27 August 2019 | 6 years, 109 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya
|
28 April 2018 | 7 years, 230 days |
| Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru
|
27 February 2017 | 8 years, 290 days |
| Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
05 August 2014 | 11 years, 131 days |
| Luis Echeverría | Mexico
|
25 June 2017 | 8 years, 172 days |
| Jimmy Carter | United States
|
20 August 2020 | 5 years, 116 days |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
20 January 2015 | 10 years, 328 days |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia
|
20 August 2021 | 4 years, 116 days |
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan
|
25 December 2021 | 3 years, 354 days |
| Johan Ferrier | Suriname
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Tun Tin | Burma
|
19 November 2015 | 10 years, 29 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco
|
18 March 2014 | 11 years, 271 days |
| Anthony Mamo | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Clifford Campbell | Jamaica
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal
|
13 October 2022 | 3 years, 62 days |
| Morarji Desai | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Hastings Banda | Malawi
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania
|
22 May 2021 | 4 years, 206 days |
| Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand
|
22 September 2015 | 10 years, 83 days |
| Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania
|
23 March 2023 | 2 years, 266 days |
| Pierre Harmel | Belgium
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
08 January 2010 | 15 years, 340 days |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
03 August 2013 | 12 years, 133 days |
| Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia
|
16 June 2023 | 2 years, 181 days |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Aden Adde | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
18 January 2016 | 9 years, 330 days |
| Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey
|
11 November 2012 | 13 years, 33 days |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Artúr Görgei | Hungary
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia
|
30 August 2020 | 5 years, 106 days |
| Jean | Luxembourg
|
03 April 2016 | 9 years, 255 days |
| Gough Whitlam | Australia
|
11 October 2010 | 15 years, 64 days |
| Giorgio Napolitano | Italy
|
04 August 2021 | 4 years, 132 days |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
15 June 2011 | 14 years, 182 days |
| R. Venkataraman | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
29 February 2020 | 5 years, 289 days |
| Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
13 October 2023 | 2 years, 62 days |
| Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan
|
22 March 2022 | 3 years, 267 days |
| Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
27 February 2012 | 13 years, 290 days |
| Wellington Koo | China
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria
|
23 August 2016 | 9 years, 113 days |
| Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
13 February 2020 | 5 years, 304 days |
| Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
24 February 2022 | 3 years, 293 days |
| Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela
|
23 May 2011 | 14 years, 205 days |
| He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
15 June 2018 | 7 years, 179 days |
| Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
03 May 2015 | 10 years, 225 days |
| Kim Yong-nam | North Korea
|
16 August 2024 | 1 year, 120 days |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Martial Célestin | Haiti
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | .svg){kind=small} Vatican City
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | .svg){kind=small} Tuva
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 347 days |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Israel
|
06 November 2009 | 16 years, 38 days |
| Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
23 January 2010 | 15 years, 325 days |
| Walter Scheel | West Germany
|
29 May 2013 | 12 years, 199 days |
| Patricio Aylwin | Chile
|
30 August 2013 | 12 years, 106 days |
| Helmet Schmidt | West Germany
|
13 October 2013 | 12 years, 62 days |
| Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia
|
27 January 2020 | 5 years, 321 days |
| Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas
|
01 January 2025 | 347 days |
| Péter Boross | Hungary
|
28 April 2025 | 230 days |
| Zhu Rongji | China'
|
27 June 2025 | 170 days |
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
- Future longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living state leaders
Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein: 99 years, 164 days to
100 years, 163 days
Hastings Banda: 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Konstantinos Kollias: 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Hassan al-Hakim: 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days