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This article lists | This article lists the 130 Longest | ||
-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Turkish President and Prime Minister Celâl Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days. | |||
note: This list exclude leaders of one party ruled-states. | |||
=='''Gallery'''== | =='''Gallery'''== | ||
<gallery widths="150" style="line-height:normal"> | <gallery widths="150" style="line-height:normal"> | ||
File: | File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}} (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)<br />served 1937–1939, 1950–1960; | ||
File: | File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|2nd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{wp|Antoine Pinay}} (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)<br />served: 1962 | ||
File: | File:Tweede Kamer-voorzitter Vondeling houdt boek Het Nederlandse Parlement Vroeger, Bestanddeelnr 928-1493.jpg|3rd-oldest:<br />{{wp|Willem Drees}} (1889–1990, lived: 101 years. 314 days)<br />served: 1975–1980 | ||
File: | File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|11th-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: 1972–1976 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{age in years|1923|11|4}} | |||
=='''List'''== | =='''List'''== | ||
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%; text-align:center" | ||
!<abbr>No.</abbr>||Name|| | |- | ||
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1||{{ | |1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} ||Cambodia|| Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905 ||2009||103 years, 143 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2||{{ | |2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)||1883||1986||103 years, 98 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3||{{ | |3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||Prime Minister (1952–1953)||1891||1994||102 years, 343 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4||{{ | |4||{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1977–1980)||1914||2017||102 years, 211 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5||{{ | |5||{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||Japan||Prime Minister (1945)||1887 ||1990||102 years, 48 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6||{{ | |6||{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||Prime Minister (1969) ||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7||{{ | |7||{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||The Netherlands||Prime Minister (1948–1958)||1889||1990||101 years, 314 days |101 years, 314 days | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|8||{{ | |8||{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}||Viet Nam||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)||1917||2018 ||101 years, 241 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||{{ | |9||{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}||Taiwan|| Premier (1947–1948)||1889||1990||101 years, 219 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||{{ | |10||{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}||Japan||Prime Minister (1982–1987)||1918||2019||101 years, 186 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||{{ | |11||{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}||The Netherlands||Prime Minister (1967–1971)||1915 ||2016|| 101 years, 115 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||{{ | |12||{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}||South Korea||Prime Minister (1992–1993)||1919||2020||101 years, 88 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13||{{ | |13||{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}||Panama||Acting President (1963)||1911||2012||101 years, 64 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14||{{ | |14||{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||Norway||Prime Minister (1928) ||1859||1960||101 years, 27 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15||{{ | |15||{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}||Libya (Kingdom of)||Prime Minister (1954–1957)||1921||2021||100 years, 312 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|16||{{ | |16||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador|| Acting Leader (1966)||1912||2013||100 years, 304 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|17||{{ | |17||{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)||1921 ||2022||100 years, 283 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|18||{{ | |18||{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)||1919||2020||100 years, 235 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez|dab=politician}}'''||'''Ecuador'''||President (1972–1976)||'''1923'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |20||{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}||Mexico||President (1970–1976)||1922||2022||100 years, 172 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''21'''||'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}''' ||'''Laos'''||Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}''' | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''22'''||'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||'''Japan'''||Prime Minister (1994–1996)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |23||{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}|| Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)||1904||2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{ | |{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}||Peru||Prime Minister (2000–2001)||1920||2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |25||{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||Yemen||Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)||1912||2012||100 years, 32 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |26||{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}} ||Suriname||President (1975–1980)||1910||2010||99 years, 237 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |27||{{Wp|Tun Tin}}||Myanmar||Prime Minister (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''28'''||'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||President (1977–1981)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |29||{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)||1898||1998 ||99 years, 195 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |30||{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2012 ||99 years, 186 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |31||{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}||Morocco||Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)||1919||2018||99 years, 142 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |32||Sir {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}||Malta||Prime Minister (1971–1974)<br />President (1974–1976)||1909||2008||99 years, 113 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |33||{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||Greece||President (1974–1975)||1903||2002||99 years, 96 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |34||{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1962–1973)||1892||1991||99 years, 92 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |35||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)||1912||2011 ||99 years, 32 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |36||{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}||Sudan||Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)||1910||2009 ||99 years, 6 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |37||{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}||India||Prime Minister (1977–1979)||1896||1995||99 years, 41 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |38||{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}||Malta||President (1989–1994)||1913||2012||98 years, 350 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |26-39 | ||
|{{wp|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |40||{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}||Tanzania|| President (1985–1995)||1925|| 2024||98 years, 297 days | ||
|{{ | |- bgcolor="#fcc" | | ||
|'''41'''||'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''||Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}''' | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''42'''||'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)|| '''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |43||{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}||Thailand|| Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)||1920||2019||98 years, 273 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |44||{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}||Belgium||Prime Minister (1965–1966)||1911||2009||98 years, 244 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |45||{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1991–2006)||1915||2014||98 years, 240 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |46||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}||France||Prime Minister (1932–1933)||1873 ||1972||98 years, 237 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |47||{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1990–1993)||1918 ||2017||98 years, 223 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |48||{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}||Ecuador||President (1926–1931)|| 1879||1978 ||98 years, 203 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |49||{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}||Luxembourg||Prime Minister (1918–1925)||1874||1973||98 years, 196 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |50||{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||Prime Minister (1960–1962)||1910||2009||98 years, 191 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |51||{{Wp|Aden Adde}}||Somalia||President (1960–1967)||1908||2007||98 years, 181 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |52||{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||President (1992–1998)||1910||2008|| 98 years, 153 days |98 years, 153 days | ||
|98 years, | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |53||{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||Viet Nam|| President (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 142 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |54||{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||Dahomey||President (1968–1969)||1918||2016 ||98 years, 127 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |55||{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |56||{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||Acting Governor-President (1849)||1818||1916 ||98 years, 112 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |57||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}||Czechoslovakia||Prime Minister (1970–1988)||1924||2023||98 years, 110 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |58||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}||Luxembourg||Grand Duke (1964–2000)||1921||2019||98 years, 108 days | ||
|- | |||
|59||{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}||Australia||Prime Minister (1972–1975)||1916||2014||98 years, 102 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |60||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}||Italy||President (2006–2015)||1925||2023||98 years, 85 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |61||{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil||President (1914–1918)||1868||1966 ||98 years, 78 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |62||{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1972–1977)||1916||2015||98 years, 56 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |63||{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India||President (1987–1992) ||1910||2009||98 years, 54 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |64||{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}||Hungry||Prime Minister (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days | ||
|- | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |65||{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||President (1957–1958)||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''66'''||'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||President (2000&nash;2012) |||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|67||{{ | |67||{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)||1922||2020|| 97 years, 332 days |98 years, 322 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|68||{{ | |68||{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||Jordan||Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023 ||97 years, 319 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|69||{{ | |69||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)||1917||2015||97 years, 296 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|70||{{ | |70||{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927)||1888||1985||97 years, 289 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|71||{{ | |71||{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Austria-Hungary|| Minister-President (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|72||{{ | |72||{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}||Ireland||Governor-General (1932–1936)||1866||1963|| 97 years, 267 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|73||{{ | |73||{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}||Algeria||Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)||1921||2018|| 97 years, 245 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|74||{{ | |74||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}||Andorra||Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)||1923||2020||97 years, 217 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|75||{{ | |75||{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}||Italy||Prime Minister (1980–1981)||1925||2023||97 years, 210 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|76||{{ | |76||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||President (1993-1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|77||{{ | |77||{{Wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan||Premier (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|78||{{ | |78||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}||Taiwan||President (1988–2000)||1923 ||2020||97 years, 197 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''79'''||'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |80||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||Taoiseach (1973–1977)||1920|| 2017||97 years, 174 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |81||{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1939–1944)||1872||1969||97 years, 152 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |82||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile|| President (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |83||{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1988–1989)||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''83'''||'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''SFR Yugoslavia'''||President of the Presidency (1988–1989) ||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |85||{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania||President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)||1902|| 2000||97 years, 138 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |86||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)|| 1913||2011||97 years, 123 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |87||{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}||Romania||First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)||1913||2010|| 97 years, 97 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |88||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}||Zambia||State President (1964–1991)||1924||2021|| 97 years, 50 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |89||{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)||1919||2016||97 years, 47 days | ||
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|'''90'''||'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||Prime Minister (1976–1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |91||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||Chancellor (1974–1982)||1918||2015||96 years, 322 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |92||{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||Acting Sovereign (1939)||1851||1948|| 96 years, 312 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |93||{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuvan People's Republic||Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)||1912||2008|| 96 years, 308 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |94||{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||Prime Minister (1946–1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |95||{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel|| Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915 | ||
|2012||96 years, 252 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |96||{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}||Ecuador||President (1935–1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |97||{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Tunisia||Prime Minister (1956–1957)<br>President (1957–1987)||1903|| 2000||96 years, 247 days | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |98||{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||Premier (1930–1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |99||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea||Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019)||1926||2022||96 years, 224 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|100||{{wp| | |77-100||{{wp|Constantine Kollias}} | ||
|Greece | |||
|Prime Minister (1967) | |||
|1901 | |||
|1997 | |||
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | |||
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|1xx||{{ | |1xx||{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}} | ||
|Peru | |||
|Prime Minister (1902) | |||
|1849 | |||
|1945 | |||
|96 years, 137 days--> | |||
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! | !<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age''' | ||
|- | !Date of entry to the Main list | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''1'''||'''{{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|28}}'''||August 16, 2024<br />Constantine Collias | |||
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|}--> | |'''2''' | ||
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}''' | |||
|'''Estonia''' | |||
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}''' | |||
|December 20, 2024<br />Yang Hyong-sop | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''3''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}''' | |||
|'''Bahamas''' | |||
|Governor-General (2010–2014) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}''' | |||
|January 10, 2025<br />Yang Hyong-sop | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''4''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}''' | |||
|'''Hungary''' | |||
|Prime Minister (1993–1994) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}''' | |||
|May 1, 2025<br />Habib Bourguiba | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''5''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}''' | |||
|'''China''' | |||
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}''' | |||
|June 30, 2025<br />Federico Paéz | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''6''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}''' | |||
|'''France''' | |||
|Prime Minister (1993–1995) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}''' | |||
|January 9, 2026<br />Yitzhak Shamir | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''7''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}''' | |||
|'''Namibia''' | |||
|President (1990–2005) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}''' | |||
|February 11, 2026<br />Camille Huysmans | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''8''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}''' | |||
|'''Bahamas''' | |||
|Governor-General (1995–2001) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}''' | |||
|May 23, 2026<br />Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''9''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}''' | |||
|'''Zanzibar''' | |||
|Sultan (1963–1964) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}''' | |||
|July 25, 2026<br />Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''10''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}''' | |||
|'''Nicaragua''' | |||
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)<br />President (1990–1997) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}''' | |||
|September 25, 2026<br />Helmut Schmidt | |||
|} | |||
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''== | =='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''== | ||
;Key | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Current Longest-living''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99ff99" |'''Former Longest-living''' | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%; text-align:center" | |||
!Name | !Name | ||
! Country | !Country | ||
!Sex | !Sex | ||
! | !Lifespan | ||
! | !Time as Eldest | ||
|- | |||
|{{Wp|William I, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm I}} | |||
| Germany | |||
|M | |||
|22 March 1797–14 May 1888<br /><small>aged 90 years, 353 days | |||
| – 9 March 1888 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>?? | |||
|- | |||
|{{Wp|George Tupou I}} | |||
|Tonga | |||
|M | |||
|4 December 1797–18 February 1893<br /><small>aged 95 years, 76 days | |||
|9 March 1888 <small>(aged 91)</small> –18 February 1893 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>4 years, 343 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}} | |{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}} | ||
|Guatemala | | Guatemala | ||
|M | | M | ||
| | |19 October 1802–14 May 1897<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days | ||
19 October 1802 | |18 February 1893 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 14 May 1897 <small>(aged 94)</small><small /><br />4 years 85 days | ||
94 years | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}} | |{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}} | ||
|Austria | |Austria | ||
| M | |M | ||
|17 July 1806 | | 17 July 1806–26 February 1899<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days | ||
|14 May 1897 | |14 May 1897 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 26 February 1899 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 289 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}} | |{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}} | ||
|Uruguay | |Uruguay | ||
|M | |M | ||
|27 January 1810 | |27 January 1810–12 April 1900<br /><small>90 years, 76 days | ||
| | |26 February 1899 <small>(aged 87)</small> –12 April 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>2 years, 334 days) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}} | | {{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}} | ||
|Papal States | |Papal States | ||
|M | |M | ||
|2 March 1810 | |2 March 1810–20 July 1903<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days | ||
| 12 Apr 1900 | |12 Apr 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 99 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}} | |{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}} | ||
|Austria | |Austria | ||
| M | |M | ||
| 21 May 1810 | |21 May 1810–17 February 1908<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days | ||
|20 July 1903 | | 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small> – 17 February 1908 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>4 years, 212 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}} | |{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}} | ||
|Hungary | |||
| Hungary | |||
|M | |M | ||
| 30 January 1818 | |30 January 1818–21 May 1916<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days | ||
|17 February 1908 | |17 February 1908 <small>(aged 90)</small>–21 May 1916 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>8 years, 95 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}} | |{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}} | ||
|Canada | |Canada | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 27 December 1823 | | 27 December 1823–10 December 1917<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days | ||
| 21 May 1916 | | 21 May 1916 <small>(aged 92)</small>–10 December 1917 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 203 days) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}} | |{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}} | ||
|France | |France | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 14 November 1828 | |14 November 1828–14 May 1923<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days | ||
|10 December 1917 <small>(aged 89)</small>–14 May 1923 <small>(aged 94)</small><br /><small>5 years, 352 days | |||
|10 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}} | |{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}} | ||
| Japan | |Japan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|25 February 1835 | |25 February 1835–2 July 1924<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days | ||
| | |14 May 1923 <small>(aged 87)</small> – 2 July 1924 <small>(aged 89)</small><br /><small>350 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Jules Méline}} | | | ||
{{Wp|Jules Méline}} | |||
|France | |France | ||
|M | |M | ||
| | |20 May 1838–21 December 1925 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days | ||
|21 December 1925 | | 2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>–21 December 1925 <small>(aged 87)</small><br /><small>2 years 158 days<small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}} | |{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}} | ||
|Italy | |Italy | ||
|M | | M | ||
|8 June 1838 | |8 June 1838–10 Match 1932<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days | ||
| | |2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>–10 March 1932 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>7 years, 260 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}} | |{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}} | ||
| rowspan="2" | Ecuador | | rowspan="2" |Ecuador | ||
|M | |M | ||
|15 November 1841 | |15 November 1841–6 September 1935<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small> | ||
|10 March 1932 | |10 March 1932 <small>(aged 88)</small>–6 September 1935 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 175 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}} | |{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}} | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 26 April 1844 | |26 April 1844–29 May 1937<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days | ||
| 6 September 1935 | | 6 September 1935 <small>(aged 91)</small>–29 May 1937 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 263 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}} | |{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}} | ||
|Bolivia | |Bolivia | ||
|M | |M | ||
|22 January 1848 | |22 January 1848–12 September 1939<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days | ||
|29 May 1937 | | 29 May 1937 <small>(aged 89)</small>–12 September 1939 <small>(aged 91)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}} | |{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}} | ||
|Peru | |Peru | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 22 March 1849 | | 22 March 1849–6 August 1945<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days | ||
| | |12 September 1939 <small>(aged 90)</small>–6 August 1945 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>8 years, 69 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}} | |{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte}} | ||
|Vatican City | |Vatican City | ||
|M | |M | ||
|10 April 1851 | |10 April 1851–16 February 1948<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days | ||
|6 August 1945 | | 6 August 1945 <small>(aged 94)</small>–16 February 1948 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}} | | {{Wp|Philippe Petain}} | ||
|France | |France | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 24 Apr 1856 | |24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days | ||
|16 February 1948 | |16 February 1948 <small>(aged 91)</small>–23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>3 years, 157 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}} | |{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}} | ||
|Mexico | |Mexico | ||
|M | |M | ||
|8 May 1856 | | 8 May 1856–21 July 1952<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days | ||
| | |23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small> – 21 July 1952 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>364 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}} | |{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}} | ||
|Norway | | Norway | ||
|M | |M | ||
|15 November 1859 | |15 November 1859–12 December 1960<br /><small />aged 101 years, 27 days | ||
| | |9 September 1957 <small>(aged 92)</small>–12 December 1960 <small>(aged 101)</small> | ||
<small>3 years, 93 days</small> | |||
12 December 1960 ( | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil | ||
{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}} | |M | ||
|Brazil | |26 February 1868–15 May 1966<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days | ||
| M | |12 December 1960 <small>(aged 92)</small>–15 May 1966 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>5 years, 154 days | ||
|26 February 1868 | |||
|12 December 1960 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} | |{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} | ||
| | |Belgium | ||
Belgium | |||
| M | | M | ||
|26 May 1871 | |26 May 1871–25 February 1968<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days | ||
|15 May 1966 | | 15 May 1966 <small>(aged 94)</small> – 25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>1 year, 286 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}} | |{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}} | ||
| Peru | |Peru | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 15 March 1872 | |15 March 1872–14 August 1969<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days | ||
|25 February 1968 | |25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small>–14 August 1969 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 170 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}} | |{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}} | ||
|France | |France | ||
|M | | M | ||
|4 August 1873 | |4 August 1873–28 March 1972<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days | ||
|14 August 1969 | |14 August 1969 <small>(aged 96)</small>–28 March 1972 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>2 years, 227 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}} | |{{Wp|Émile Reuter}} | ||
|Luxembourg | |Luxembourg | ||
|M | |M | ||
| | |2 August 1874–14 February 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days | ||
2 August 1874 | | 28 March 1972 <small>(aged 97)</small>–14 February 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>323 days | ||
|28 March 1972 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}} | |{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}} | ||
|Hungary | |Hungary | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 10 July 1875 | |10 July 1875–25 July 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days | ||
|14 February 1973 | | 14 February 1973 <small>(aged 97)</small> – 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>161 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}} | |{{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>–9 February 1974 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>199 days | ||
|Ukraine | |- | ||
| | |{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||20 May 1879–19 September 1977<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days|| 9 February 1974 <small>(aged 94)</small>–19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>3 years, 222 days | ||
M | |||
|20 May 1879 | |||
| | |||
|19 September 1977 ( | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}} | |{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}} | ||
|Ecuador | |Ecuador | ||
|M | |M | ||
|31 August 1879 | |31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978<br /><small>98 years, 203 days | ||
| | |19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small>–22 March 1978 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>184 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}} | |{{Wp|Federico Chaves}} | ||
|Paraguay | |Paraguay | ||
| M | |M | ||
|15 February 1882 | | 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days• |22 March 1978–24 April 1978<br /><small>96 years, 68 days | ||
|22 March 1978 | | 22 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small>–24 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>33 days | ||
|24 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Wp|Celál Bayar}} | ||
{{Wp|Celál Bayar}} | |Türkiye | ||
|Türkiye | |||
|M | |M | ||
| 16 May 1883 | |16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days | ||
|24 April 1978 | | 24 April 1978 <small>(aged 94)</small>–22 August 1986 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>8 years, 121 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}} | |{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||5 July 1886–14 May 1988<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days|| 22 August 1986 <small>(aged 100)</small>–14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small> | ||
| | <small>1 year, 267 days | ||
Netherlands | |||
|M | |||
|5 July 1886 | |||
|22 August 1986 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}} | |{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||Japan||M• | ||
|Japan | ||3 December 1887–20 January 1990<br /><small>aged aged 102 years, 48 days ||14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small>–20 January 1990 <small>(aged 102)</small><br /><small>2 years, 252 days | ||
| | |||
| 3 December 1887 | |||
|14 May 1988 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}} | |{{Wp|Zhang Qun}} | ||
| Taiwan | |Taiwan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|9 May 1889 | |9 May 1889–14 December 1990<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days | ||
|20 January 1990 | | 20 January 1990 <small>(aged 100)</small>–14 December 1990 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>329 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}} | |{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}} | ||
|France | |France | ||
| M | |M | ||
|30 December 1891 | |30 December 1891–13 December 1994<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days | ||
|14 December 1990 | | 14 December 1990 <small>(aged 98)</small>–13 December 1994 <small>(aged 102)</small> | ||
<small>3 years, 364 days</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}} | |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}} | ||
|India | |India | ||
|M | |M | ||
| | |29 February 1896–10 April 1995<br /><small>aged 99 years, 41 days | ||
29 February 1896 | |13 December 1994 <small>(aged 98)</small> –10 April 1995 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>119 days | ||
99 years, 41 days | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}} | |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}} | ||
|India | |India | ||
|M | |M | ||
|4 July 1898 | |4 July 1898–15 January 1998 <br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days | ||
| | | 10 April 1995 <small>(aged 96)</small>–15 January 1998 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>2 years, 275 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}} | |{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}} | ||
|Greece | |Greece | ||
| M | |M | ||
|1901 | |1901–13 July 1998<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to <small>97 years, 193 days | ||
|15 January 1998 <small>(aged 96–97)</small>–13 July 1998 <small>(aged 96–97)</small><br /><small>179 days | |||
|15 January 1998 | |||
96 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}} | |{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}} | ||
|Romania | |Romania | ||
|M | |M | ||
|23 September 1902 | | | ||
|13 July 1998 | 23 September 1902–8 February 2000<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days | ||
|13 July 1998 <small>(aged 95)</small>–8 February 2000 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 211 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}} | |{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}} | ||
| rowspan="2" | Greece | | rowspan="2" |Greece | ||
|M | |M | ||
|27 July 1903 | |27 July 1903–31 October 2002<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days | ||
|8 February 2000 | |8 February 2000 <small>(aged 96)</small>–31 October 3002 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>3 years, 267 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}} | |{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}} | ||
|M | |M | ||
|26 | |26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004<br /><small> aged 100 years, 45 days | ||
|31 October 2002 | |31 October 2002 <small>(aged 98)</small>–10 June 2004 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 224 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}} | |{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}} | ||
|Cambodia | |Cambodia | ||
|M | |M | ||
|1 September 1905 | |1 September 1905–23 January 2009<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days | ||
|10 June 2004 | | 10 June 2004 <small>(aged 98)</small>–23 January 2009 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>4 years, 192 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}} | |{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}} | ||
|Sudan | |Sudan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|10 April 1910 | |10 April 1910–16 April 2009<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days | ||
|22 January 2009 | | 22 January 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>–16 April 2009 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>85 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}} | |{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}} | ||
|Suriname | |Suriname | ||
|M | |M | ||
|12 May 1910 | |12 May 1910–4 January 2010<br /><small>agrd 99 years, 237 days | ||
|16 April 2009 | |16 April 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>–4 January 2010 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>264 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}} | ||
{{Wp|Bernardino | |||
|Panama | |Panama | ||
| M | |M | ||
|11 January 1911 | | 11 January 1911–15 March 2012<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days | ||
|4 January 2010 | |4 January 2010 <small>(aged 98)</small>–15 March 2012 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>2 years, 72 days | ||
15 March 2012 (2 years, | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}} | |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}} | ||
|Ecuador | |Ecuador | ||
|M | |M | ||
|9 October 1912 | |9 October 1912–9 August 2013<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days | ||
|15 March 2012 | |15 March 2012 <small>(aged 99)</small>–9 August 2013 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 144 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}} | |{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}} | ||
|Andorra | |Andorra | ||
|M | | M | ||
|3 July 1914 | |3 July 1914–30 January 2017<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days | ||
|9 August 2013 | | 9 August 2013 <small>(aged 99)</small>–30 January 2017 <small>(aged 102)</small> | ||
<small>3 years, 174 days</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}} | |{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}} | ||
|Vietnam | |Vietnam | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 2 February 1917 | |2 February 1917–1 October 2018<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days | ||
|30 January 2017 | |30 January 2017 <small>(aged 98)</small>–1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>{{age in years and days|2017|1|30|2018|10|1}}</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}} | |{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}} | ||
| | |Sudan | ||
Sudan | |||
|M | |M | ||
|2 | |2 March 1917–17 January 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days | ||
|1 October 2018 | | 1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small>–17 January 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>108 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} | |{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} | ||
|Japan | |Japan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|27 May 1918 | |27 May 1918–29 November 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days | ||
|17 January 2019 | | 17 January 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>–29 November 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>314 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}} | |{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}} | ||
|South Korea | |South Korea | ||
|M | |M | ||
| | | | ||
29 November 2019 | 26 February 1919–25 May 2021<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days | ||
|29 November 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>–25 May 2021 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>178 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}} | |{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}} | ||
|Libya | |Libya | ||
| | |M | ||
M | |29 January 1921–7 December 2021<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days | ||
|29 January 1921 | | 25 May 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> – 7 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>196 days | ||
|25 May | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}} | |{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}} | ||
|Peru | |Peru | ||
|M | |M | ||
|4 October 1921 | |4 October 1921–14 July 2022<br><small> aged 100 years, 283 days | ||
|07 December 2021 | |07 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> – 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 100)</small> | ||
{{ | <small>219 days | ||
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" | | |||
|14 July 2022 ( | |{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}} | ||
| Laos | |||
|- bgcolor=" | |M | ||
|'''{{Wp| | |born 8 February 1924'''<br />'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small> | ||
|''' | |14 July 2022 <small>(aged 98)</small>–11 October 2023 <small>(aged 99)</small><br><small>{{Age in years and days|2022|7|14|2023|10|11}} | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}''' | |||
|'''Ecuador''' | |||
|'''M''' | |'''M''' | ||
|''' | |'''born 4 November 1923<br /><small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''' | ||
|'''11 October 2023''' <small>'''(aged 99)'''–'''''present'''''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|2023|10|11}}''' | |||
|''' | |||
''' | |||
|} | |} | ||
==See also== | =='''See also'''== | ||
*[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]] | *[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]] | ||
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | *[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | ||
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*[[List of Longest Living Cardinals]] | *[[List of Longest Living Cardinals]] | ||
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | *[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Longest-lived state leaders by country]] | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of Former longest living state leaders]] | ||
*[[Comparison of Monarchs (list)]] | |||
*[[Kage (Naruto)]] | |||
*[[List of Philippine Officials by Age|Lists of Philippine Officials by age]] | |||
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]] | |||
*[[Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders]] | |||
=='''References'''== | |||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:41, 29 April 2024
This article lists the 130 Longest -known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Turkish President and Prime Minister Celâl Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days.
note: This list exclude leaders of one party ruled-states.
Gallery
Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960;2nd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
served: 19623rd-oldest:
Willem Drees (1889–1990, lived: 101 years. 314 days)
served: 1975–198011th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
(born 1923, (age 100 years, 362 days)
served: 1972–1976
List
Ages are up to date 10/31/2024
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 | Prime Minister (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 | Piet de Jong | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
12 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 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 (Kingdom of) | 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 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
19 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 100 years, 362 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, 266 days |
22 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 242 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 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
27 | Tun Tin | Myanmar | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
28 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 30 days |
29 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
30 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 186 days |
31 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
32 | Sir Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
33 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
34 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
35 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
36 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
37 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
38 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
26-39 | 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 |
40 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
41 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 113 days |
42 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 106 days |
43 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
44 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
45 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
46 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
47 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
48 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
49 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
50 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
51 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
52 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
53 | Lê Đức Anh | Viet Nam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
54 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
55 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days |
56 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
57 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
58 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
59 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
60 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
61 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
62 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
63 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
64 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungry | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
65 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
66 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000&nash;2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 155 days |
67 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 98 years, 322 days |
68 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
69 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
70 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
71 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria-Hungary | Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
72 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
73 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
74 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
75 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
76 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
77 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
78 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
79 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 363 days |
80 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
81 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
82 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
83 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
83 | Raif Dizdarević | SFR Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 327 days |
85 | 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 |
86 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
87 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
88 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
89 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
90 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 209 days |
91 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
92 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
93 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuvan People's Republic | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days |
94 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
95 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
96 | Federico Paéz | Ecuador | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
97 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
98 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
99 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
77-100 | Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1997 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Next 10 to Join
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Date of entry to the Main list |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 246 days | August 16, 2024 Constantine Collias |
2 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 96 years, 174 days | December 20, 2024 Yang Hyong-sop |
3 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 173 days | January 10, 2025 Yang Hyong-sop |
4 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 65 days | May 1, 2025 Habib Bourguiba |
5 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 8 days | June 30, 2025 Federico Paéz |
6 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 182 days | January 9, 2026 Yitzhak Shamir |
7 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 172 days | February 11, 2026 Camille Huysmans |
8 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 104 days | May 23, 2026 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka |
9 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 45 days | July 25, 2026 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
10 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 13 days | September 25, 2026 Helmut Schmidt |
Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885
- Key
Current Longest-living | Former Longest-living |
Name | Country | Sex | Lifespan | Time as Eldest |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kaiser Wilhelm I | Germany | M | 22 March 1797–14 May 1888 aged 90 years, 353 days |
– 9 March 1888 (aged 90) ?? |
George Tupou I | Tonga | M | 4 December 1797–18 February 1893 aged 95 years, 76 days |
9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95) 4 years, 343 days |
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | Guatemala | M | 19 October 1802–14 May 1897 aged 94 years, 207 days |
18 February 1893 (aged 90) – 14 May 1897 (aged 94) 4 years 85 days |
Count Bernhard von Rechberg | Austria | M | 17 July 1806–26 February 1899 aged 92 years 224 days |
14 May 1897 (aged 90) – 26 February 1899 (aged 92) 1 year, 289 days |
Tomas Gormensoro Albin | Uruguay | M | 27 January 1810–12 April 1900 90 years, 76 days |
26 February 1899 (aged 87) –12 April 1900 (aged 90) 2 years, 334 days) |
Pope Leo XIII | Papal States | M | 2 March 1810–20 July 1903 aged 93 years, 140 days |
12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93) 3 years, 99 days |
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener | Austria | M | 21 May 1810–17 February 1908 aged 97 years, 272 days |
20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97) 4 years, 212 days |
Artúr Gorgey | Hungary | M | 30 January 1818–21 May 1916 aged 98 years, 113 days |
17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98) 8 years, 95 days |
Mackenzie Bowell | Canada | M | 27 December 1823–10 December 1917 aged 93 years, 348 days |
21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93) 1 year, 203 days) |
Charles de Freycinet | France | M | 14 November 1828–14 May 1923 aged 94 years, 181 days |
10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94) 5 years, 352 days |
Matsukata Masayoshi | Japan | M | 25 February 1835–2 July 1924 aged 89 years, 127 days |
14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89) 350 days |
France | M | 20 May 1838–21 December 1925 aged 87 years, 216 days |
2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87) 2 years 158 days | |
Paolo Boselli | Italy | M | 8 June 1838–10 Match 1932 aged 93 years, 272 days |
2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93) 7 years, 260 days |
Francisco Andrade Marín | Ecuador | M | 15 November 1841–6 September 1935 aged 93 years, 295 days |
10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93) 3 years, 175 days |
Lizardo Garcia | M | 26 April 1844–29 May 1937 aged 93 years, 34 days |
6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93) 1 year, 263 days | |
Eliodoro Villazón | Bolivia | M | 22 January 1848–12 September 1939 aged 91 years, 233 days |
29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91) 2 years, 194 days |
Alejandro Deustua | Peru | M | 22 March 1849–6 August 1945 aged 96 years, 138 days |
12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96) 8 years, 69 days |
Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte | Vatican City | M | 10 April 1851–16 February 1948 aged 96 years, 312 days |
6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96) 2 years, 194 days) |
Philippe Petain | France | M | 24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951 aged 95 years, 90 days |
16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95) 3 years, 157 days |
Pedro Lascurain | Mexico | M | 8 May 1856–21 July 1952 aged 96 years, 74 days |
23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96) 364 days |
Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | M | 15 November 1859–12 December 1960 aged 101 years, 27 days |
9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101)
3 years, 93 days |
Venceslau Brás | Brazil | M | 26 February 1868–15 May 1966 aged 98 years, 78 days |
12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98) 5 years, 154 days |
Camille Huysmans | Belgium | M | 26 May 1871–25 February 1968 aged 96 years, 275 days |
15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96) 1 year, 286 days |
Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | M | 15 March 1872–14 August 1969 aged 97 years, 152 days |
25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97) 1 year, 170 days |
Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | M | 4 August 1873–28 March 1972 aged 98 years, 237 days |
14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98) 2 years, 227 days |
Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | M | 2 August 1874–14 February 1973 aged 98 years, 196 days |
28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98) 323 days |
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | Hungary | M | 10 July 1875–25 July 1973 aged 98 years, 15 days |
14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98) 161 days |
Federico Páez | Ecuador | M | 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974 aged 96 years, 250 days |
25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96) 199 days |
Borys Martos | Ukraine | M | 20 May 1879–19 September 1977 aged 98 years, 122 days |
9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98) 3 years, 222 days |
Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | M | 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978 98 years, 203 days |
19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98) 184 days |
Federico Chaves | Paraguay | M | 22 March 1978–24 April 1978 96 years, 68 days |
22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96) 33 days |
Celál Bayar | Türkiye | M | 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986 aged 103 years, 99 days |
24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103) 8 years, 121 days |
Willem Drees | Netherlands | M | 5 July 1886–14 May 1988 aged 101 years, 314 days |
22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101)
1 year, 267 days |
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | M• | 3 December 1887–20 January 1990 aged aged 102 years, 48 days |
14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102) 2 years, 252 days |
Zhang Qun | Taiwan | M | 9 May 1889–14 December 1990 aged 101 years, 220 days |
20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101) 329 days |
Antoine Pinay | France | M | 30 December 1891–13 December 1994 aged 102 years, 348 days |
14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102)
3 years, 364 days |
Morarji Desai | India | M | 29 February 1896–10 April 1995 aged 99 years, 41 days |
13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99) 119 days |
Gulzarilal Nanda | India | M | 4 July 1898–15 January 1998 aged 99 years, 195 days |
10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99) 2 years, 275 days |
Constantine Kollias | Greece | M | 1901–13 July 1998 aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97) 179 days |
Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | M |
23 September 1902–8 February 2000 |
13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97) 1 year, 211 days |
Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | M | 27 July 1903–31 October 2002 aged 99 years, 142 days |
8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99) 3 years, 267 days |
Xenophon Zolotas | M | 26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004 aged 100 years, 45 days |
31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100) 1 year, 224 days | |
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum | Cambodia | M | 1 September 1905–23 January 2009 aged 103 years, 143 days |
10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103) 4 years, 192 days |
Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | M | 10 April 1910–16 April 2009 aged 99 years, 6 days |
22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99) 85 days |
Johan Ferrier | Suriname | M | 12 May 1910–4 January 2010 agrd 99 years, 237 days |
16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99) 264 days |
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz | Panama | M | 11 January 1911–15 March 2012 aged 101 years, 64 days |
4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100) 2 years, 72 days |
Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | M | 9 October 1912–9 August 2013 aged 100 years, 304 days |
15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100) 1 year, 144 days |
André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | M | 3 July 1914–30 January 2017 aged 102 years, 211 days |
9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102)
3 years, 174 days |
Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | M | 2 February 1917–1 October 2018 aged 101 years, 241 days |
30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101) 1 year, 244 days |
Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | M | 2 March 1917–17 January 2019 aged 101 years, 321 days |
1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101) 108 days |
Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | M | 27 May 1918–29 November 2019 aged 101 years, 186 days |
17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101) 314 days |
Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | M |
26 February 1919–25 May 2021 |
29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101) 178 days |
Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | M | 29 January 1921–7 December 2021 aged 100 years, 312 days |
25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100) 196 days |
Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | M | 4 October 1921–14 July 2022 aged 100 years, 283 days |
07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100)
219 days |
Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | M | born 8 February 1924 age 100 years, 266 days |
14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99) 1 year, 89 days |
Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | M | born 4 November 1923 age 100 years, 362 days |
11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present 1 year, 20 days |
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
- Records of heads of state
- List of Longest Living Cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Longest-lived state leaders by country
- List of Former longest living state leaders
- Comparison of Monarchs (list)
- Kage (Naruto)
- Lists of Philippine Officials by age
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)
- Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders
References