Difference between revisions of "List of longest-living state leaders"

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| data-sort-value="Bayar, Mahmoud Celâleddin" |{{Wp|Celâl Bayar|Türkiye
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" | {{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}
Mahmud Celâleddin "Celâl" Bayar}}
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)  
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)  
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|7
|7
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" |{{wp|Willem Drees}}
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" | {{wp|Willem Drees}}
| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Netherlands|| Prime Minister (1948–1958)  
| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Netherlands|| Prime Minister (1948–1958)  
| 1889.07.05
| 1889.07.05
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|17
|17
| data-sort-value="Vargas Benalcazar, Telmo Oswaldo" |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas|Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcazar}}
| data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" | {{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|Acting Leader (1966)
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|18
|18
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez Cerutti, Francisco Remegio" |{{wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez|Francisco Remegio Morales Bermúdez Cerutti}}
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" |{{wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
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| 22
| data-sort-value="Echeverría Álvarez, Luis" |{{wp|Luis Echeverría|Luis Echeverría Álvarez}}
| data-sort-value="Echeverría, Luis" |{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}
| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico
| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico
| President (1970–1976)
| President (1970–1976)
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|'''23'''
|'''23'''
| data-sort-value="Carter, James Earl Jr." |'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter|James Earl Carter Jr.}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Carter, Jimmy" | '''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''  
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''United States'''
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''United States'''
| President (1977&ndash;1981)  
| President (1977&ndash;1981)  
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| rowspan="2" |24
| rowspan="2" |24
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon Euthymiou" | {{wp|Xenophon Zolotas|Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas}}
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" | {{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
|1904.04.26
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| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|-  
|-  
| data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra, Javier Felipe Ricardo" |{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar|Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra}}
| data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier" | {{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
| Prime Minister (2000–2001)
| Prime Minister (2000–2001)
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|-  
| 27  
| 27  
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan Henri Eliza" | {{wp|Johan Ferrier|Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier}}
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | {{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Suriname
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Suriname
| President (1975–1980)
| President (1975–1980)
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|-  
|28  
|28  
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | {{wp|Tun Tin|Thura U Tun Tin}}
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | {{wp|Tun Tin}}
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Burma
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Burma
| Prime Minister (1988)  
| Prime Minister (1988)  
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|'''32'''
|'''32'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" |'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad|Mahathir bin Mohamad}}'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" | '''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Malaysia'''  
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Malaysia'''  
| Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)  
| Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)  
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| 36
| 36
| data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford Clarence" | {{wp|Clifford Campbell|Clifford Clarence Campbell}}
| data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford" | {{wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
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| 39  
| data-sort-value="Muhammad, Abdel Halim" | {{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad|Abdel Halim Muhammad Abdel Halim}}  
| data-sort-value="Muhammad, Abdel Halim" | {{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}  
| [[File:Flag of Sudan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Sudan  
| [[File:Flag of Sudan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Sudan  
| Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)  
| Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)  
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| 40  
| 40  
| data-sort-value="Tabone, Ċensu" |{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
| data-sort-value="Tabone, Ċensu" | {{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|President (1989–1994)
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| 27&ndash;42  
| 27&ndash;42  
| data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings Kamuzu" |{{wp|Hastings Banda|Hastings Kamuzu Banda}}
| data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings" |{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malawi
|[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malawi
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
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| 44  
| data-sort-value="Harmel, Pierre Charles José Marie" |{{wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Charles José Marie Harmel}}
| data-sort-value="Harmel, Pierre" |{{wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
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|45
|45
| data-sort-value="Cooke, Howard Harlan" |{{wp|Howard Cooke|Howard Harlan Cooke}}
| data-sort-value="Cooke, Howard" | {{wp|Howard Cooke}}
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
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| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Augustin Alfred Joseph" |{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour|Augustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
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| data-sort-value="Ayora Cueva, Isidro Ramon Antonio" | {{wp|Isidro Ayora|Isidro Ramon Antonio Ayora Cueva}}
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" | {{wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador  
|President (1926–1931)
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1879.08.31
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|49
|49
| data-sort-value="Reuter" | {{wp|Émile Reuter}}
| data-sort-value="Reuter, Émile" | {{wp|Émile Reuter}}
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
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|51
|51
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | {{wp|Aden Adde|Aden Adulle Osman Da'ar}}
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | {{wp|Aden Adde}}
|[[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Somalia
|[[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
|President (1960–1967)
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|56
|56
| data-sort-value="Martos, Borys Mykolayovich" | {{Wp|Borys Martos|Boris Mykolayovich Martos}}
| data-sort-value="Martos" | {{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|[[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ukraine
|[[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
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|59
|59
| data-sort-value="Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg" | {{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano}}
| data-sort-value="Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg" | {{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
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|60
|60
| data-sort-value="Whitlam, Edward Gough" |{{Wp|Gough Whitlam|Edward Gough Whitlam}}
| data-sort-value="Whitlam, Edward" |{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Australia
|[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
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|-  
|62
|62
| data-sort-value="Brás, Vencelau" |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás|Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes}}
| data-sort-value="Brás, Vencelau" |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Brazil
|President (1914–1918)
|President (1914–1918)
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| 70
| 70
| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam Atalla al-" | {{wp|Abdelsalam Majali|Abdelsalam Atalla al-Majali}}
| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam Atalla al-" | {{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
| [[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jordan  
| [[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jordan  
| Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
| Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
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| 72
| 72
| data-sort-value="Koo Vi Kyuin, Wellington" | {{Wp|Wellington Koo|Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo}}
| data-sort-value="Koo, Wellington" | {{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
| [[File:Flag of China (1912–1928).svg|25px]]&nbsp;China
| [[File:Flag of China (1912–1928).svg|25px]]&nbsp;China
| Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927)
| Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927)
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| data-sort-value="Plener, Ignaz von" |{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
| data-sort-value="Plener, Ignaz von" |{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Ignaz von Plener}}
|[[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cislethania<br /><small/>([[File:Flag of Austria-Hungary.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Austria-Hungary)</small>
|[[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cislethania<br /><small/>([[File:Flag of Austria-Hungary.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Austria-Hungary)</small>
|Minister-President (1870)
|Minister-President (1870)
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|79
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| data-sort-value="Velásquez Mujica, Ramón José " |{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez|Ramón José Velásquez Mujica}}
| data-sort-value="Velásquez, Ramón" |{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Venezuela||President (1993-1994)
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Venezuela||President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
|1916.11.28
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|84  
|84  
| data-sort-value="Aylwin, Patricio" | {{wp|Patricio Aylwin|Patricio Aylwin Azócar}}
| data-sort-value="Aylwin, Patricio" | {{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Chile
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
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| data-sort-value="Villanueva del Campo, Armmando" |{{wp|Armando Villanueva|Armando Villanueva del Campo}}
| data-sort-value="Villanueva, Armando" |{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
| Prime Minister (1988–1989)
| Prime Minister (1988–1989)
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|87
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| data-sort-value="Célestin, Martial" |{{wp|Martial Célestin|Martial Lavaud Célestin}}
| data-sort-value="Célestin, Martial" |{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Haiti
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Haiti
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
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|89
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| data-sort-value="Kaunda, Kenneth" |{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda|Kenneth David Kaunda}}
| data-sort-value="Kaunda, Kenneth" |{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
| [[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Zambia  
| [[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Zambia  
| State President (1964–1991)
| State President (1964–1991)
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| data-sort-value="Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar" | {{wp|Helmut Schmidt|Helmut Heinrich Himmler Schmidt}}
| data-sort-value="Schmidt, Helmut" | {{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Germany
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
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| data-sort-value="Paéz, Federico" | {{wp|Federico Páez|Federico Páez Careaga}}
| data-sort-value="Paéz, Federico" | {{wp|Federico Páez}}
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
| President (1935&ndash;1937)
| President (1935&ndash;1937)
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!style="text-align:center"|'''Age by 2024.12.31'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age by 2024.12.31'''
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|'''1'''||data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" |'''{{wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''||[[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]] '''Estonia'''||Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)||'''1928.05.10'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''1'''
|data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" |'''{{wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Estonia'''||Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
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| '''2'''
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Revision as of 06:12, 17 November 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) and cardinals, 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. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

Gallery

List

UPDATED 11/23/2024

Color Note
Columbia Blue Living State Leaders and State Leaders
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Naval Ensign of Japan.svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.20 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 243 days
9 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.27 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 117 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.02.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 89 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days
15 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 101 years, 19 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
18 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
19 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 289 days
20 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 265 days
21 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
22 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
23 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 100 years, 53 days
24 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
26 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
27 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
28 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898.07.04 1998.01.15 99 years, 195 days
23–30 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.10 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
31 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
32 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 99 years, 136 days
33 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 99 years, 129 days
34 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
35 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
36 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days
37 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days
38 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days
39 Abdel Halim Muhammad Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days
40 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.14 98 years, 350 days
41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
27–42 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) 		ca. 1898 1997.11.27 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
43 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
44 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
45 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
46 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days
47 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.31 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
48 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days
49 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days
50 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
51 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
52 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 178 days
53 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 154 days
54 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 143 days
55 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.28 98 years, 127 days
56 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.09.19 98 years, 123 days
57 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg  Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days
58 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
59 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
60 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.04.21 98 years, 102 days
61 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
62 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
63 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days
64 R. Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
65 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg  Hungarian Soviet Republic
Flag of Hungary (1918–1919).svg  Hungary		 Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days
66 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 98 years, 20 days
67 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
68 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 350 days
69 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 97 years, 332 days
70 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
71 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917.07.17 2015.05.29 97 years, 296 days
72 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888.01.29 1985.11.14 97 years, 289 days
73 Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cislethania
(Civil ensign of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary) 		Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days
74 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days
75 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (Acting President) (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
76 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 232 days
77 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days
78 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days
79 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.24 97 years, 208 days
80 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days
81 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988 2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
82 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
83 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days
84 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
85 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
86 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days
87 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
88 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913.05.16 2010.08.21 97 years, 97 days
89 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
90 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.08 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
91 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
92 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days
93 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
94 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 293 days
95 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.21 96 years, 275 days
96 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
97 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877.06.04 1974.02.09 96 years, 250 days
98 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.08.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
99 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.02.08 96 years, 244 days
100 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days

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No. 'Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2024.12.31
1 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 197 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Alexander Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 196 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 96 years, 88 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 96 years, 31 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 205 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 195 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Sir Orville Alton Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 95 years, 127 days 95 years, 165 days
8 Jamshid bin Abdullah Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg Sultanate of Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.26 Alive 95 years, 68 days 95 years, 106 days
9 Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 95 years, 36 days 95 years, 74 days
10 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.11 Alive 95 years, 12 days 95 years, 50 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–82 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Prime Minister (1967) c. 1901 1998.07.12 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
From Until State Leader State Sex Birth
1893-02-18 1894-03-20 Lajos Kossuth Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg Hungary M 1802-09-19
1894-03-20 1897-05-14 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala M 1802-10-19
1897-05-14 1899-02-26 Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria-Hungary Civil Ensign (1869-1918) 2.svg Austria-Hungary M 1806-07-17
1899-02-26 1900-04-12 Tomás Gormensoro Albin Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay M 1810-01-27
1900-04-12 1903-07-20 Pope Leo XIII Flag of the Holy See.svg Holy See M 1810-03-02
1903-07-20 1908-07-17 Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Civil Ensign (1869-1918) 2.svg Austria-Hungary M 1810-05-21
1908-02-17 1916-09-21 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary M 1818-01-30
1916-05-21 1917-12-10 Mackenzie Bowell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada M 1823-11-27
1917-12-10 1923-05-14 Charles de Freycinet Flag of France.svg France M 1828-11-14
1923-05-14 1924-07-02 Matsukata Masayoshi Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1835-02-25
1924-07-02 1932-03-10 Paolo Boselli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy M 1838-08-08
1932-03-10 1935-09-06 Francisco Andrade Marín Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador M 1841-11-15
1935-09-06 1935-07-29 François Denys Légitime Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti M 1841-11-20
1935-07-29 1937-05-29 Lizardo Garcia Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1844-04-28
1937-05-29 1939-09-12 Eliodoro Villazón Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia M 1848-01-22
1939-09-12 1945-08-06 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svgPeru M 1849-03-22
1945-08-06 1949-07-25 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela M 1854-07-28
1949-07-25 1951-07-23 Philippe Petain Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France M 1856-04-24
1951-07-23 1952-07-21 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg Mexico M 1856-05-06
1952-07-21 1960-12-12 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway M 1859-11-15
1960-12-12 1966-05-15 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil M 1868-02-26
1966-05-15 1968-02-25 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium M 1871-05-28
1968-02-25 1969-08-14 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru M 1872-03-15
1969-08-14 1972-03-28 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France M 1873-08-04
1972-03-28 1973-02-14 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg M 1874-08-02
1973-02-14 1973-07-25 Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg Hungary M 1875-07-10
1973-07-25 1974-02-09 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1877-06-04
1974-02-09 1977-09-19 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine M 1879-95-20
1977-09-19 1978-03-22 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1879-08-31
1978-03.22 1978-04-14 Federico Chaves Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay M 1882-02-15
1978-04-14 1986-08-22 Celál Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye M 1883-05-16
1986-08-22 1988-05-14 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natherlands M 1886-07-05
1988-05-14 1990-01-20 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1887-12-03
1990-01-20 1990-12-14 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan M 1889-05-09
1990-12-14 1994-12-13 Antoine Pinay Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France M 1891-12-30
1994-12-13 1995-04-10 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India M 1896-02-29
1995-04-10 1998-01-15 Gulzarilal Nanda M 1898-07-04
1998-91-15 1998-07-13 Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece (Kingdom) M 1901
1998-07-13 2000-02-08 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania M 1902-09-23
2000-02-08 2002-10-31 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece M 1903-07-27
2002-10-31 2004-06-10 Xenophon Zolotas M 1904-04-26
2004-06-10 2009-01-22 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg  Kampuchea M 1905-09-01
2009-01-22 2010-01-04 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname M 1910-05-12
2010-01-04 2012-03-14 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta M 1913-01-13
2012-01-14 2016-07-27 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kingdom of the Netherlands M 1915-04-13
2016-07-27 2018-10-01 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam M 1917-03-02
2018-10-01 2019-01-17 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan M 1917-03-02
2019-01-17 2019-11-29 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1918-05-27
2019-11-29 2020-05-25 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea M 1919-02-26
2020-05-25 2021-12-07 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya M 1921-01-29
2021-12-07 2022-07-08 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru M 1921-10-04
2022-07-08 2023-10-11 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos M 1924-02-08
2023-10-11 current Guillermo Rodriguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1923-11-04

See also

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