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This article lists | 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 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. | ||
[[File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|thumb|245x245px|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia, The Longest-lived State Leader]] | |||
[[File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|thumb|{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}, Former Prime Minister (1937-1939) and President (1950-1960) of Turkey, The Second Longest-lived State Leader]] | |||
[[File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|thumb|272x272px|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}, Former Prime minister of France, the Third longest-lived state leader]] | |||
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg| | |||
File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg| | |||
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg| | |||
=='''List'''== | =='''List'''== | ||
[[File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg|thumb|193x193px|{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}, Former Acting President of Ecuador (1972-1976), the Eldest living State Leader and 19th oldest of all-time]] | |||
[[File:Lubomír Štrougal (1970).jpg|thumb|175px|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}, Former Czechoslovak Prime Minister (1970-88), Longest-lived state leader of a defunct state and 57th longest lived ever]] | |||
| | [[File:Raif Dizdarević (političar).jpg|thumb|175px|{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}, Former President of the Presidency (1988-1989), Oldest currently living former leader of a defunct state and 81st Oldest ever]] | ||
| | [[File:Silver - replace this image female.svg|thumb|175px|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}, Former Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) of Tuva, Longest-lived female Head of State and 93rd Oldest ever]] | ||
|} | Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}} | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:95%; font-size:95%" | |||
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!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905|| 2009|| 103 years, 143 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)||1883||1986 || 103 years, 98 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||Prime Minister (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}}||Japan ||Prime Minister (1945)|| 1887||1990 ||102 years, 48 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |6||{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||Prime Minister (1969)||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |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||{{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||{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}||Taiwan|| Premier (1947–1948)||1889||1990|| 101 years, 219 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |10 ||{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}||Japan||Prime Minister (1982–1987)||1918 ||2019||101 years, 186 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |11||{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}||The Netherlands ||Prime Minister (1967–1971)||1915||2016||101 years, 115 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |12 ||{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}||South Korea||Prime Minister (1992–1993)||1919||2020||101 years, 88 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13||{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}} ||Panama||Acting President (1963)||1911|| 2012||101 years, 64 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |14||{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||Norway||Prime Minister (1928)||1859||1960||101 years, 27 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |15||{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}||Libya (Kingdom of) || Prime Minister (1954–1957)||1921||2021||100 years, 312 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |16||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||Acting Leader (1966)||1912||2013||100 years, 304 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17||{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)||1921||2022||100 years, 283 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |18||{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)||1919||2020||100 years, 235 days | ||
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|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez|dab=politician}}''' ||'''Ecuador'''||President (1972–1976) ||'''1923'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|20||{{ | |20||{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}} ||Mexico||President (1970–1976)||1922||2022||100 years, 172 days | ||
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|'''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 | ||
|1 | |- bgcolor="#fcc" | | ||
|'''27'''||'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||President (1977–1981)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|28||{{ | | 28||{{Wp|Tun Tin}}||Myanmar||Prime Minister (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|29||{{ | |29 ||{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)||1898||1998||99 years, 195 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|30||{{ | | 30||{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2012||99 years, 186 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|31||{{ | |31||{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}||Morocco||Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)||1919||2018||99 years, 142 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|32||{{ | |32||Sir {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}||Malta||Prime Minister (1971–1974)<br />President (1974–1976)||1909||2008||99 years, 113 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|33||{{ | |33||{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||Greece ||President (1974–1975)||1903||2002||99 years, 96 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|34||{{ | |34||{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1962–1973) ||1892||1991||99 years, 92 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|35||{{ | |35||{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}||India||Prime Minister (1977–1979)||1896||1995||99 years, 41 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 36||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)||1912||2011||99 years, 32 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |37||{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}||Sudan||Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)||1910||2009||99 years, 6 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 | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''40'''||'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''||Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}''' | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''41'''||'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |42||{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}||Tanzania|| President (1985–1995)||1925||2024||98 years, 297 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |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||{{ | |51||{{Wp|Aden Adde}}||Somalia||President (1960–1967)||1908||2007||98 years, 181 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|52||{{ | |52||{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||President (1992–1998)||1910||2008|| 98 years, 153 days |98 years, 153 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|53||{{ | |53||{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||Viet Nam||President (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 142 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|54||{{ | |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 (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}''' | |||
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|67||{{ | |67||{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)||1922||2020|| 97 years, 332 days |98 years, 322 days | ||
| | |||
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|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}}''' | |||
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| | |80||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||Taoiseach (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days | ||
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|'''81'''||'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''SFR Yugoslavia'''||President of the Presidency (1988–1989)||'''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}''' | |||
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| | |82||{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1939–1944)||1872||1969||97 years, 152 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |83 ||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||President (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |84||{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1988–1989)||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days | ||
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| | |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 | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|- bgcolor=" | |'''90'''||'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||Prime Minister (1976–1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}''' | ||
|'''90'''||'''{{ | |||
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|91||{{ | | 91||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||Chancellor (1974–1982)||1918 ||2015||96 years, 322 days | ||
|96 years, 322 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
|92||{{ | |92||{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||Acting Sovereign (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|93||{{ | |93||{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuvan People's Republic||Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) ||1912|| 2008||96 years, 308 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|94||{{ | |94||{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} ||Belgium ||Prime Minister (1946–1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|95||{{ | |95||{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel ||Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915 | ||
|2012||96 years, 252 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
|96||{{ | |96 ||{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}||Ecuador||President (1935–1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|97||{{ | |97||{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}} || Tunisia||Prime Minister (1956–1957)<br>President (1957–1987)||1903||2000|| 96 years, 247 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|98||{{ | |98||{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||Premier (1930–1941||1890||1986|| 96 years, 244 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|99||{{ | |99||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea||Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019)||1926||2022||96 years, 224 days | ||
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| | |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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{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:95%; font-size:95%r" | ||
!<abbr>No. | |- | ||
! Date of | !<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age''' | ||
- bgcolor=" | ! colspan="2" |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}}'''||2024-08-16<br />Constantine Collias | ||
|''' | |{{Age in years and days|2024|8|16}} | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|''' | |'''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}}''' | ||
|2024-12.20<br />Yang Hyong-sop | |||
|''' | |{{Age in years and days|2024|12|20}} | ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|''' | |'''3''' | ||
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}''' | |||
|''' | |'''Bahamas''' | ||
| | |Governor-General (2010–2014) | ||
| | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}''' | |||
|2025.01-10<br />Yang Hyong-sop | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2025|1|10}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''4''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}''' | |||
|'''Hungary''' | |||
|Prime Minister (1993–1994) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}''' | |||
|2025-05-01<br />Habib Bourguiba | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2025|5|1}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''5''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}''' | |||
|'''China''' | |||
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | |||
|'''1928''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}''' | |||
|2025-06-30<br />Federico Paéz | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2025|6|30}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''6''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}''' | |||
|'''France''' | |||
|Prime Minister (1993–1995) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}''' | |||
|2026-01-09<br />Yitzhak Shamir | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2026|1|9}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
| '''7''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}''' | |||
| | |||
'''Namibia''' | |||
|President (1990–2005) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}''' | |||
| 2026-02-11<br />Camille Huysmans | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2026|2|11}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''8''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}''' | |||
|'''Bahamas''' | |||
|Governor-General (1995–2001) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}''' | |||
|2026-05-23<br />Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | |||
| | |||
{{Age in years and days|2026|5|23}} | |||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" | | |||
|'''9''' | |||
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}''' | |||
|'''Zanzibar''' | |||
|Sultan (1963–1964) | |||
|'''1929''' | |||
|'''Alive''' | |||
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}''' | |||
|2026-07-25 | |||
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2026|7|25}} | |||
|- 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}}''' | |||
|2026-09-25<br />Helmut Schmidt | |||
|{{Age in years and days|2026|09|25}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''== | =='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | ;Key | ||
{| 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 | !Lifespan | ||
!Time as Eldest | !Time as Eldest | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|William I, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm I}} | |{{Wp|William I, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm I}} | ||
|Germany | |Germany | ||
|M | |M | ||
|22 March 1797–14 May 1888<br /><small>aged 90 years, 353 days | |22 March 1797–14 May 1888<br /><small>aged 90 years, 353 days | ||
|– 9 March 1888 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>?? | |– 9 March 1888 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>?? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|George Tupou I}} | |{{Wp|George Tupou I}} | ||
|Tonga | | Tonga | ||
|M | |M | ||
|4 December 1797–18 February 1893<br /><small>aged 95 years, 76 days | |4 December 1797–18 February 1893<br /><small>aged 95 years, 76 days | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{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 1802–14 May 1897<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days | ||
|18 February 1893 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 14 May 1897 <small>(aged 94)</small><small /><br />4 years 85 days | |18 February 1893 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 14 May 1897 <small>(aged 94)</small><small /><br />4 years 85 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}} | |{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}} | ||
|Austria | |Austria | ||
|M | | M | ||
|17 July 1806–26 February 1899<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days | | 17 July 1806–26 February 1899<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days | ||
|14 May 1897 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 26 February 1899 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 289 days | |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}} | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|27 January 1810–12 April 1900<br /><small>90 years, 76 days | |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) | |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 1810–20 July 1903<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days | |2 March 1810–20 July 1903<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days | ||
|12 Apr 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small> – 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 99 days | |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|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}} | | | ||
{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}} | |||
|Austria | |Austria | ||
|M | |M | ||
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|20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small> – 17 February 1908 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>4 years, 212 days | |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 1818–21 May 1916<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days | |30 January 1818–21 May 1916<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days | ||
|17 February 1908 <small>(aged 90)</small>–21 May 1916 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>8 years, 95 days | |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 1823–10 December 1917<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days | |27 December 1823–10 December 1917<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days | ||
|21 May 1916 <small>(aged 92)</small>–10 December 1917 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 203 days) | |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}} | ||
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|Japan | |Japan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|25 February 1835–2 July 1924<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days | |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 | |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 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}} | |{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}} | ||
| rowspan="2" |Ecuador | | rowspan="2" |Ecuador | ||
|M | |M | ||
|15 November 1841–6 September 1935<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small> | |15 November 1841–6 September 1935<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small> | ||
|10 March 1932 <small>(aged 88)</small>–6 September 1935 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 175 days | |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 1844–29 May 1937<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days | |26 April 1844–29 May 1937<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days | ||
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|Bolivia | |Bolivia | ||
|M | |M | ||
|22 January 1848–12 September 1939<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days | | 22 January 1848–12 September 1939<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days | ||
|29 May 1937 <small>(aged 89)</small>–12 September 1939 <small>(aged 91)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days | | | ||
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}} | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|22 March 1849–6 August 1945<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days | |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 | |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|Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte}} | |{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte}} | ||
|Vatican City | |Vatican City | ||
|M | |M | ||
|10 April 1851–16 February 1948<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days | |10 April 1851–16 February 1948<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days | ||
|6 August 1945 <small>(aged 94)</small>–16 February 1948 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days) | |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}} | ||
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|15 November 1859–12 December 1960<br /><small />aged 101 years, 27 days | |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> | |9 September 1957 <small>(aged 92)</small>–12 December 1960 <small>(aged 101)</small> | ||
<small>3 years, 93 days</small> | <small>3 years, 93 days</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil | |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} | |{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} | ||
|Belgium | | Belgium | ||
|M | |M | ||
|26 May 1871–25 February 1968<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days | |26 May 1871–25 February 1968<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days | ||
|15 May 1966 <small>(aged 94)</small> – 25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>1 year, 286 days | |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 1872–14 August 1969<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days | |15 March 1872–14 August 1969<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days | ||
|25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small>–14 August 1969 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 170 days | |25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small>–14 August 1969 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 170 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|France | |France | ||
|M | |M | ||
|4 August 1873–28 March 1972<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days | |4 August 1873–28 March 1972<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days | ||
| 14 August 1969 <small>(aged 96)</small>–28 March 1972 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>2 years, 227 days | | 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 1874–14 February 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}} | |{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}} | ||
|Hungary | | Hungary | ||
|M | |M | ||
|10 July 1875–25 July 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days | |10 July 1875–25 July 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days | ||
|14 February 1973 <small>(aged 97)</small> – 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>161 days | |14 February 1973 <small>(aged 97)</small> – 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>161 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days|| 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 96)</small>–9 February 1974 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>199 days | |{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days||25 July 1973 <small>(aged 96)</small>–9 February 1974 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>199 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{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 | |{{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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}} | |{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}} | ||
|Ecuador | |Ecuador | ||
|M | | M | ||
|31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978<br /><small>98 years, 203 days | |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 | |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 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days• | | 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 <small>(aged 96)</small>–24 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>33 days | |22 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small>–24 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>33 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}} | |{{Wp|Celál Bayar}} | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days | |16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days | ||
|24 April 1978 <small>(aged 94)</small>–22 August 1986 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>8 years, 121 days | |24 April 1978 <small>(aged 94)</small>–22 August 1986 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>8 years, 121 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{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> | | {{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 | <small>1 year, 267 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||Japan|| M• | |{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}} ||Japan||M• | ||
||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 1887–20 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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}} | |{{Wp|Zhang Qun}} | ||
|Taiwan | |Taiwan | ||
|M | |M | ||
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|30 December 1891–13 December 1994<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days | |30 December 1891–13 December 1994<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days | ||
|14 December 1990 <small>(aged 98)</small>–13 December 1994 <small>(aged 102)</small> | |14 December 1990 <small>(aged 98)</small>–13 December 1994 <small>(aged 102)</small> | ||
<small>3 years, 364 days</small> | <small>3 years, 364 days</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}} | | {{Wp|Morarji Desai}} | ||
|India | |India | ||
|M | |M | ||
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|13 December 1994 <small>(aged 98)</small> –10 April 1995 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>119 days | |13 December 1994 <small>(aged 98)</small> –10 April 1995 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>119 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}} | | {{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}} | ||
| India | |India | ||
|M | | M | ||
|4 July 1898–15 January 1998 <br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days | |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 | |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}} | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|1901–13 July 1998<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to <small>97 years, 193 days | |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 <small>(aged 96–97)</small>–13 July 1998 <small>(aged 96–97)</small><br /><small>179 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}} | | {{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}} | ||
|Romania | |Romania | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 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 | 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 1903–31 October 2002<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days | |27 July 1903–31 October 2002<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days | ||
|8 February 2000 <small>(aged 96)</small>–31 October 3002 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>3 years, 267 days | |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 April 1904–10 Jube 2004<br /><small> aged 100 years, 45 days | |26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004<br /><small> aged 100 years, 45 days | ||
| 31 October 2002 <small>(aged 98)</small>–10 June 2004 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 224 days | |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 1905–23 January 2009<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days | | 1 September 1905–23 January 2009<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days | ||
|10 June 2004 <small>(aged 98)</small>–23 January 2009 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>4 years, 192 days | |10 June 2004 <small>(aged 98)</small>–23 January 2009 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>4 years, 192 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Sudan | |Sudan | ||
|M | |M | ||
|10 April 1910–16 April 2009<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days | | 10 April 1910–16 April 2009<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days | ||
|22 January 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>–16 April 2009 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>85 days | | 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 1910–4 January 2010<br /><small>agrd 99 years, 237 days | |12 May 1910–4 January 2010<br /><small>agrd 99 years, 237 days | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|11 January 1911–15 March 2012<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days | |11 January 1911–15 March 2012<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days | ||
| 4 January 2010 <small>(aged 98)</small>–15 March 2012 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>2 years, 72 days | |4 January 2010 <small>(aged 98)</small>–15 March 2012 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>2 years, 72 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}} | |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}} | ||
|Ecuador | |Ecuador | ||
|M | | M | ||
|9 October 1912–9 August 2013<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days | |9 October 1912–9 August 2013<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days | ||
|15 March 2012 <small>(aged 99)</small>–9 August 2013 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 144 days | |15 March 2012 <small>(aged 99)</small>–9 August 2013 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 144 days | ||
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<small>3 years, 174 days</small> | <small>3 years, 174 days</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}} | | {{Wp|Đỗ Mười}} | ||
|Vietnam | |Vietnam | ||
|M | |M | ||
|2 February 1917–1 October 2018<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days | |2 February 1917–1 October 2018<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days | ||
|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> | | 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}} | ||
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|M | |M | ||
|2 March 1917–17 January 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days | |2 March 1917–17 January 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days | ||
|1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small>–17 January 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>108 days | |1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small>–17 January 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>108 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} | |{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}} | |{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}} | ||
| South Korea | |South Korea | ||
|M | |M | ||
| 26 February 1919–25 May 2021<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days | | | ||
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 | |29 November 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>–25 May 2021 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>178 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}} | |{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}} | ||
|Peru | |Peru | ||
|M | |M | ||
|4 October 1921–14 July 2022<br><small> aged 100 years, 283 days | |4 October 1921–14 July 2022<br><small> aged 100 years, 283 days | ||
|07 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> – 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 100)</small> | |07 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> – 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 100)</small> | ||
<small>219 days | <small>219 days | ||
|- bgcolor=" | |- bgcolor="#99FF99" | | ||
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}} | |{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}} | ||
|Laos | |Laos | ||
|M | | M | ||
|born 8 February 1924'''<br />'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small> | |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}} | |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="# | |- bgcolor="#fcc" | | ||
| '''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}''' | |'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}''' | ||
|'''Ecuador''' | |'''Ecuador''' | ||
|'''M''' | |'''M''' | ||
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*[[Lists of state leaders by age]] | *[[Lists of state leaders by age]] | ||
*[[List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)]] | * [[List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)]] | ||
*[[Records of heads of state]] | *[[Records of heads of state]] | ||
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*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]] | *[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]] | ||
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=='''References'''== | =='''References'''== |
Revision as of 05:28, 16 May 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 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.
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 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 30 days |
28 | Tun Tin | Myanmar | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 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 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
36 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
37 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 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 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 113 days |
41 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 106 days |
42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 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 (2000–2012) | 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 | Raif Dizdarević | SFR Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 327 days |
82 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
83 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
84 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 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 | 2024-08-16 Constantine Collias |
76 days |
2 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 96 years, 174 days | 2024-12.20 Yang Hyong-sop |
−50 days |
3 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 173 days | 2025.01-10 Yang Hyong-sop |
−71 days |
4 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 65 days | 2025-05-01 Habib Bourguiba |
−182 days |
5 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 8 days | 2025-06-30 Federico Paéz |
−242 days |
6 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 182 days | 2026-01-09 Yitzhak Shamir |
−1 year, 70 days |
7 | Sam Nujoma |
Namibia |
President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 172 days | 2026-02-11 Camille Huysmans |
−1 year, 103 days |
8 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 104 days | 2026-05-23 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka |
−1 year, 204 days |
9 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 45 days | 2026-07-25
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
−1 year, 267 days |
10 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 13 days | 2026-09-25 Helmut Schmidt |
−1 year, 329 days |
Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885
- Key
Current Longest-living | Former Longest-living |
Name | Country | Sex | Lifespan | Time as Eldest |
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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 |
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) |
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