Top 10 oldest and Longest-Lived by Continent

Africa

Longest-Lived

State Leaders

All-time Longest-living

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
2	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
3	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
4	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years, 202 days
5	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
6	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
7	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
8	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
9	Habib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
10	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	1924	2020	96 years, 82 days

By Region

Northern (Horn)

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
2	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
3	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
4	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
4	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
5	Habib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
6	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998-2002)	1924	2020	96 years, 82 days
7	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	1930	Alive	95 years, 348 days
8	Tahar Ben Ammar	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956)	1889	1985	95 years, 166 days
9	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001-2013)	1924	2018	93 years, 352 days
10	Idris I	Libya	King (1951-1969)	1890	1983	93 years, 73 days

East Africa

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
2	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
3	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
4	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	President (1987–2017)	1924	2019	95 years, 198 days
5	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	1924	2019	95 years, 155 days
6	Píe Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	1931	Alive	94 years, 89 days
7	Henry Garrioch	Mauritius	Acting Governor-General (1977–1978)	1916	2007	91 years, 290 days
8	John Malecela	Tanzania	Acting Prime Minister (1990-1994)	1934	Alive	91 years, 242 days
9	Anerood Jugnauth	Mauritius	Governor-General (1982–1995; 2000-2003; 2014-2017) President (2003-2012)	1930	2021	91 years, 66 days
10	Hassan Gouled Aptidon	Djibouti	President (1977–1999)	1915	2006	91 years, 37 days

Central Africa, Southern Africa and Western Africa

No.	Name	State	Post	Born	Died	Age
1	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years, 202 days
2	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
3	Sam Nujoma	Namibia	President (1990-2005)	1929	2025	95 years, 272 days
4	Nelson Mandela	The Gambia	Prime Minister (1962-1970) President (1970-1994)	1924	2019	95 years, 155 days
5	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	President (1987-2017)	1924	2019	95 years, 198 days
6	Nelson Mandela	South Africa	President (1994-1999)	1918	2013	95 years, 140 days
7	Léopold Sédar Senghor	Senegal	President (1960-1980)	1906	2001	95 years, 72 days
8	Mabandla Dlamini	Swaziland	Prime Minister (1979-1983)	1930	2025	94 years, 238 days
9	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979-1983)	1925	2018	93 years, 306 days
10	Antoine Gizenga	Congo-Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2005-2008)	1925	2019	93 years, 142 days

Cardinals

No.	Cardinal	Country	Post	Birth	Death	Age
1	Alexandre do Nascimento	Angola	Priest	San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024)	1925	2024	99 years, 212 days
2	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	1926	Alive	99 years, 16 days
3	Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M.	Mozambique	Priest	San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021)	1924	2021	97 years, 195 days
4	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	1927	Alive	98 years, 60 days
5	Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J.	Zambia (born in  Poland	Priest	Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008)	1911	2007	96 years, 180 days
6	Francis Arinze	Nigeria	Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (2005–present)	San Giovanni della Pigna (1996–2005) Velletri-Segni (2005-present)	1932	Alive	93 years, 46 days
7	Léon-Étienne Duval	Algeria	Priest	Santa Balbina (1965–1996)	1903	1996	92 years, 203 days
8	Sebastian Koto Khoarai	Lesotho	Priest	San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia (2016-2021)	1929	2021	91 years, 212 days
9	Christian Tumi	Cameroon	Priest	Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (1988-2021)	1930	2021	90 years, 117 days
10	Peter Porekuu Dery	Ghana	Deacon	Sant'Elena (2006–2008)	1918	2008	89 years, 301 days

Oldest Living

State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 202 days
2	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 348 days
3	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sept 1931	94 years, 79 days
4	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 308 days
5	Fouad Mebazaa	Tunisia	Acting President (2011)	15 Jun 1933	92 years, 185 days
6	Mohamed Ennaceur		Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 271 days
7	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 242 days
8	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 232 days
9	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	91 years, 181 days
10	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	91 years, 59 days

Cardinals

No.	Name	Country	Rank	Titular Church	Born	Age
1	Emmanuel Wamala	Uganda	Priest	Sant'Ugo (1994-present)	15 Dec 1926	99 years, 2 days
2	Júlio Duarte Langa	Mozambique	Priest	San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present)	18 Oct 1927	98 years, 51 days
3	Francis Arinze	Nigeria	Priest (1996-2005) Bishop (since 2005)	San Giovanni Della Pigna Velletri-Segni (2005-present)	1 Nov 1932	93 years, 46 days
4	Anthony Olubunmi Okogie	Nigeria	Priest	Beata Vergine Maria del Monte (2003-present)	16 Jun 1936	89 years, 184 days
5	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Senegal	Priest	Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (2003-present)	28 Nov 1936	89 years, 19 days
6	Gabriel Zubeir Wako	Sudan	Priest	Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (20023-present)	27 Feb 1941	84 years, 293 days
7	Wilfrid Fox Napier O. F. M.	South Africa	Priest	San Francisco d'Asissi ad Acilla (2001-present)	8 Mar 1941	84 years, 284 days
8	Jean Zerbo	Mali	Priest	Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-present)	27 Dec 1943	81 years, 355 days
9	John Onaiyekan	Nigeria	Priest	San Saturnino (2012‍–‍present)	29 Jan 1944	81 years, 322 days
10	Polycarp Pengo	Tanzania	Priest	Nostra Signora de la Salette (2001–‍present)	5 Aug 1944	81 years, 134 days

Asia

Longest-Living

Top 10 all-time Longest-Living

State Leaders

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	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
4	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917Gio	2018	101 years, 241 days
5	Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
6	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
7	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	101 years, 289 days
7	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
8	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	2025	101 years, 53 days
9	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
10	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	100 years, 160 days

Cardinals)

No.	Cardinal	Country	Rank	Titulus	Birth	Death	Age
1	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir	Lebanon	Bishop	Patriarch (Oriental-rite) (1994–2019)	1920	2019	98 years, 362 days
2	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei	China	Priest	San Sisto (1991–2000)	1901	2000	98 years, 223 days
3	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Thailand	Priest	San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present)	1929	Alive	96 years, 326 days By Region East Asia No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days 2 Zhang Qun  China Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days 3 Yasuhiro Nakasone  Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days 4 Tomiichi Murayama  Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 101 years, 289 days 5 Hyun Soong-jong  South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days 6 Hau Pei-tsun  Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days 7 Wellington Koo  China Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days 8 He Yingqin  Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days 9 Lee Teng-hui  Taiwan President (1988 2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days 10 Kim Yong-nam  North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 97 years, 316 days South Asia No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Mohammad Hasan Sharq  Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 100 years, 153 days 2 Gulzarilal Nanda  India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days 3 Morarji Desai  India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days 4 R. Venkataraman  India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days 5 Kesang Choden  Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930 Alive 95 years, 210 days 6 Wijeyananda Dahayanake  Sri Lanka Prime Minister (1959–1960) 1902 1997 94 years, 194 days 7 Muhammad Rafiq Tarar  Pakistan President (1998–2001) 1929 2022 94 years, 125 days 8 C. Rajogopalachari  India Governor-General (1946–1950) 1878 1972 94 years, 15 days 7 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury  Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 1930 2021 93 years, 360 days 10 Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar  Pakistan Acting President (2002) 1931 Alive 94 years, 16 days South East Asia No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum  Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days 2 Đỗ Mười  Vietnam Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 1917 2018 101 years, 241 days 3 Khamtai Siphandone  Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) 1924 2025 101 years, 53 days 4 Mahathir Mohamad  Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 100 years, 160 days 5 Tun Tin  Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days 6 Võ Chí Công  Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days 7 Prem Tinsulanonda  Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days 8 Nouhak Phoumsavanh  Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days 9 Lê Đức Anh  Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days 10 Thanin Kraivichien  Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 2025 97 years, 324 days West Asia No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Celâl Bayar  Turkey Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days 2 Abdelsalam Majali  Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days 3 Kenan Evren  Turkey President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days 4 Saeb Salam  Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905 2000 95 years, 4 days 5 Hassan ibn Yahya  Yemen Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908 2003 95 years, 0 days 6 Maarouf al-Dawalibi  Syria Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) 1909 2004 94 years, 292 days 7 Naji Talib  Iraq Prime Minister (1966-1967) 1917 2012 94 years, 266 days 8 Glafcos Clefides  Cyprus President (1972, 1993-2003) 1918 2013 94 years, 205 days 9 George Vassiliou  Cyprus President (1988-1993) 1929 Alive 96 years, 211 days 10 Muhammad Fahdel al-Jamali  Iraq Prime Minister (1946-1948) 1903 1997 94 years, 65 days Oldest Living State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Age 1 Tomiichi Murayama  Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 3 Mar 1924 101 years, 289 days 2 Mahathir Mohamad  Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 10 July 1925 100 years, 160 days 3 Muhammad Hassan Sharq   Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 17 Jul 1925 100 years, 153 days 4 Kim Yong-nam  North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 4 Feb 1928 97 years, 316 days 5 Zhu Rongji  China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 4 Feb 1928 97 years, 55 days 6 Gombojavyn Ochirbat  Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 15 Nov 1929 96 years, 32 days 7 Lee Hyun-jae  South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 20 Dec 1929 95 years, 362 days 8 Kesang Choden  Bhutan Regent (1972) 21 May 1930 95 years, 210 days 9 Choe Yong-rim  North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 20 Nov 1930 95 years, 27 days 10 Cesar Virata  Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 12 Dec 1930 95 years, 5 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Rank Titulus Birth Age 1 Michael Michai Kitbunchu  Thailand Priest San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) 25 Jan 1929 96 years, 326 days 2 Joseph Zen S.D.B.  China ( Hong Kong) Priest Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present) 13 Jan 1932 93 years, 338 days 3 Gaudencio Rosales  Philippines Priest Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina (2006-Present) 10 Aug 1932 93 years, 129 days 4 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn  Vietnam Priest San Giustino (2003–present) 5 Mar 1934 91 years, 287 days 5 Julius Darmaatmadja SJ  Indonesia Priest Sacro Cuore di Maria (1994-present) 20 Dec 1934 90 years, 362 days 6 Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn  Vietnam Priest San Tommaso Apostolo (2015-present) 1 Apr 1938 87 years, 260 days 7 Orlando Quevedo O. M. I.  Philippines Priest Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (2015-present) 11 Mar 1939 86 years, 281 days 8 John Tong Hon  China ( Hong Kong) Priest Regina Apostolorum (2012-present) 31 Jul 1939 86 years, 139 days 9 Béchara Boutros al-Raï OMM  Lebanon Bishop Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (since 2011, cardinal from 2012) 25 Feb 1940 85 years, 295 days 10 Patrick D'Rozario CSC  Bangladesh Priest Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (2016–present) 1 Oct 1943 82 years, 77 days Europe Longest-Living State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Antoine Pinay  France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 348 days 2 André Prunet-Foch  Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days 3 Willem Drees  Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days 4 Piet de Jong  Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days 5 Christopher Hornsrud  Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days 6 Xenophon Zolotas  Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days 7 Anthony Mamo  Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days 8 Michail Stasinopoulos  Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days 9 Ċensu Tabone  Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days 10 Valdas Adamkus  Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 99 years, 44 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Rank Titulus Birth Death Age 1 Corrado Bafile  Italy Deacon (1976-1987) Priest (1987-2005) Santa Maria in Portico (1976–2005) 1903 2005 101 years, 214 days 2 Loris Francesco Capovilla  Italy Priest Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) 1915 2016 100 years, 224 days 3 Angelo Acerbi  Italy Deacom Sant Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) 1925 Alive 100 years, 85 days 4 Ersilio Tonini  Italy Priest Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) 1914 2013 99 years, 8 days 5 Paul Augustin Mayer  West Germany Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2010) Sant'Anselmo all’Aventino (1985–2010) 1911 2010 98 years, 342 days 6 Franz König  Austria Priest Sant'Eusebio (1958–2004) 1905 2004 98 years, 223 days 7 Jozef Tomko  Czechoslovakia Deacon (1985-1996) Priest (1996-2022) Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1985-1996) Santa Sabina (1996-2022) 1924 2022 98 years 151 days 8 Fiorenzo Angelini  Italy Deacon (1991-2002} Priest (2002-2014) Santo Spirito in Sassia (1991–2014) 1916 2014 98 years, 113 days 9 Albert Vanhoye, S.J.  France Deacon (2006-2016) Priest (2016-2021) Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2021) 1923 2021 98 years, 5 days 10 Paolo Dezza, S.J.  Italy Deacon San Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (1991–1999) 1901 1999 98 years, 4 days Oldest Living State Leaders Rank Name State Position Birth Age 1 Valdas Adamkus  Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 3 Nov 1926 99 years, 44 days 2 Raif Dizdarević  Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 9 Dec 1926 99 years, 8 days 3 Péter Boross  Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 27 Aug 1928 97 years, 112 days 4 Édouard Balladur  France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 2 May 1929 96 years, 229 days 5 Alfred Moisiu  Albania President (2002–2007) 1 Dec 1929 96 years, 16 days 6 Milan Panić  Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) 20 Dec 1929 95 years, 362 days 7 Ion Iliescu  Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) 3 Mar 1930 95 years, 289 days 8 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir  Iceland President (1980–1996) 15 Apr 1930 95 years, 246 days 9 Lamberto Dini  Italy Prime Minister (1995–1996) 1 Mar 1931 94 years, 291 days 10 Gioegios Vassilliou  Cyprus President (1988–1993) 20 May 1931 94 years, 211 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Rank Titulus Birth Age 1 Angelo Acerbi  Italy Deacon Sant Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) 23 Sept 1925 100 years, 85 days 2 Friedrich Wetter  West Germany Priest Santo Stefano in Monte Celio (1985–present) 26 Feb 1928 97 years, 292 days 3 Ernest Simoni  Albania Deacon Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) 18 Oct 1928 97 years, 60 days 4 Walter Brandmüller  Germany Deacon (2010-2021) Priest (2021-present) San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi (2010-present) 1929 96 years, 346 days 5 Julian Herranz Casado  Spain Deacon (2002-2014) Priest (2014-present) Sant'Eugenio (2003–present) 31 Mar 1930 95 years, 261 days 6 Paul Poupard  France Priest Santa Prassede (1996–) 30 Aug 1930 95 years, 109 days 7 Salvatore De Giorgi  Italy Priest Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1998–present) 6 Sept 1930 95 years, 102 days 8 Janis Pujats  Latvia Priest Santa Silvia (2001–) 14 Nov 1930 95 years, 33 days 9 Camillo Ruini  Italy Priest Sant'Agnese fuori le mura (1991-present) 19 Feb 1931 94 years, 301 days 10 Lucian Mureșan  Romania Priest Sant'Atanasio (2012-present) 23 May 1931 94 years, 208 days Americas North America Longest-Living State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Bernardino González Ruiz  Panama Acting Leader (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days 2 Jimmy Carter  United States President (1977–1981) 1924 2024 100 years, 89 days 3 Clifford Campbell  Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days 4 Howard Cooke  Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days 5 Martial Célestin  Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days 6 Arthur Foulkes  Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 97 years, 220 days 7 Pedro Lascuráin  Mexico Preside (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days 8 Orville Turnquest  Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 96 years, 151 days 9 Fred Degazon  Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913 2008 95 years, 274 days 10 Violeta Chamorro  Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) 1929 2025 95 years, 202 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Post Birth Death Age 1 Adam Maida  United States Priest San Vitale (1994–present) 1930 Alive 95 years, 274 days 2 Louis-Albert Vachon  Canada Priest San Paolo della Croce a Corviale (1985–2006) 1912 2006 94 years, 237 days 3 Theodore McCarrick  United States Priest Santi Nereo ad Achilleo (2001–2018) 1930 2025 94 years, 270 days 4 James Stafford  United States Priest San Pietro in Montorio (1998-present) 1932 Alive 93 years, 144 days 5 John Carberry  United States Priest San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969–1998) 1904 1998 93 years, 321 days 6 Opilio Rossi  United States Priest San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004) 1910 2004 93 years, 271 days 7 James Francis McIntyre  United States Priest Sant'Anastasia (1953 – 1979) 1886 1979 93 years, 14 days 8 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez  Mexico Priest Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) 1933 Alive 92 years, 264 days 9 Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.  Nicaragua Priest San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (1985–2018) 1926 2018 92 years, 121 days 10 Gerald Emmett Carter  Canada Priest Santa Maria in Traspontina (1979–2003) 1912 2003 91 years, 28 days Oldest Living State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Age 1 Arthur Foulkes  Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 11 May 1928 97 years, 220 days 2 Orville Turnquest Governor-General (1995–2001) 19 Jul 1929 96 years, 151 days 3 Ivy Dumont Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) 2 Oct 1930 95 years, 76 days 4 Philip Greaves  Barbados Acting Governor-General (2017–2018) 19 Jan 1931 94 years, 332 days 5 Elliott Belgrave Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017) 16 March 1931 94 years, 276 days 6 Edmund Lawrence  Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (2013–2015) 14 Feb 1932 93 years, 306 days 7 Marguerite Pinding  Bahamas Governor-General (2014–2019) 26 Jun 1932 93 years, 174 days 8 Sir Colville Young  Belize Governor-General (1993–2021) 20 Nov 1932 93 years, 27 days 9 Rubén Darío Paredes  Panama Military Leader (1982–1983) 11 Aug 1933 92 years, 128 days 10 Abel Pacheco  Costa Rica President (2002–2006) 22 Dec 1933 91 years, 360 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Post Birth Age 1 Adam Maida  United States Priest San Vitale (1994–present) 18 Mar 1930 95 years, 274 days 2 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez  Mexico Priest Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire (1994-present) 28 Mar 1933 92 years, 264 days 3 Justin Rigali  United States Priest Santa Prisca (2003-present) 19 Apr 1935 90 years, 242 days 4 Roger Mahony  United States Priest Santi Quattro Coronati (1991-present) 27 Feb 1936 89 years, 293 days 5 Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez  Dominican Republic Priest San Lorenzo in Damaso (1998-present) 31 Oct 1936 89 years, 47 days 6 Alberto Suárez Inda  Mexico Priest San Policarpo (2015-present) 30 Jan 1939 86 years, 321 days 7 Edwin Frederick O'Brien  United States Priest San Sebastiano al Palatino (2012-present) 8 Apr 1939 86 years, 253 days 8 Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel  Mexico Priest San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (since 2020) 1 May 1940 85 years, 230 days 9 Donald William Wuerl  United States Priest San Pietro in Vincoli (2010-present) 12 Nov 1940 85 years, 35 days 10 Norberto Rivera Carrera  Mexico Priest San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande (1998-present) 6 Jun 1942 83 years, 194 days Oceania State Leaders Longest-Lived No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Gough Whitlam  Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days 2 William Deane  Australia Governor-General (1996–2001) 1931 Alive 94 years, 347 days 3 Ninian Stephen  Australia Prime Minister (1982-1989) 1923 2017 94 years, 136 days 4 Malietoa Tanumafili II  Samoa O le Ao O le Malo (1989–1993) 1913 2007 94 years, 127 days 5 Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt  New Zealand Governor-General (1967-1972) 1900 1994 93 years, 144 days 6 William McKell  Australia Governor-Genera (1947–1953) 1891 1985 93 years, 107 days 7 Frank Forde  Australia Prime Minister (1945) 1890 1983 92 years, 195 days 8 Isaac Isaacs  Australia Governor-General (1931–1936) 1855 1948 92 years,189 days 9 Michael Hardie Boys  New Zealand New Zealand (1996–2001) 1931 2023 92 years, 84 days 10 Robert Sidney Foster  Fiji Governor-General (1970–1973) 1913 2005 92 years, 63 days South America Longest-Lived State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Death Age 1 Guillermo Rodríguez  Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 102 years, 43 days 2 Telmo Vargas  Ecuador Acting President (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days 3 Francisco Morales Bermúdez  Peru Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days 4 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar  Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 100 years, 45 days 5 Johan Ferrier  Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days 6 Isidro Ayora  Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days 7 Venceslau Brás  Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days 8 Gabriel París Gordillo  Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days 9 Ramón José Velásquez  Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days 10 Alfredo Solf y Muro  Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days Cardinals = No. Cardinal Country Rank Titulus Birth Death Age 1 José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez  Colombia Priest San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) 1919 2019 100 years, 197 days 2 Estanislao Esteban Karlic  Argentina Priest Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) 1926 Alive 99 years, 313 days 3 Luis Pascual Dri O. F. M. Cap.  Argentina Deacon Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (2023-2025) 1927 2025 98 years, 74 days 4 José Freire Falcão  Brazil Priest San Luca a Via Prenestina (1988–2021) 1925 2021 95 years, 338 days 5 Serafim Fernandes de Araújo  Brazil Priest San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1998–2019) 1924 2019 95 years, 56 days 6 Jorge Medina  Chile Deacon (1998-2008) Priest (pro hac vice 2008-2021) San Saba (1998–2021) 1926 2021 94 years, 284 days 7 Carlos María de la Torre  Ecuador Priest (Title pro hac vice) Santa Maria in Aquiro (1953–1968) 1873 1968 94 years, 261 days 8 Alfredo Scherer  Brazil Priest Nostra Signora de La Salette (1969–1996) 1903 1996 93 years, 33 days 9 Juan Carlos Aramburu  Argentina Priest San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976–2004) 1912 2004 92 years, 281 days 10 Augusto da Silva  Brazil Priest pro hac vice Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1953–1968) 1876 1968 92 years, 128 days Oldest Living State Leaders No. Name State Position Birth Age 1 Guillermo Rodríguez  Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 4 Nov 1923 102 years, 43 days 2 Efraín Goldenberg  Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 28 Dec 1929 95 years, 354 days 3 José Sarney  Brazil President (1985–1990) 24 Apr 1930 95 years, 237 days 4 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada  Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1 Jul 1930 95 years, 169 days 5 Isabel Perón  Argentina President (1974–1976) 4 Feb 1931 94 years, 316 days 6 Raúl Castro  Cuba President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021) 3 Jun 1931 94 years, 197 days 7 Fernando Henrique Cardoso  Brazil President (1995–2002) 18 Jun 1931 94 years, 182 days 8 Hamilton Green  Guyana Prime Minister (1985–1992) 9 Nov 1934 91 years, 38 days 9 José Mujica  Uruguay President (2010–2015) 20 May 1935 90 years, 211 days 10 Rodrigo Borja Cevallos  Ecuador President (1988–1992) 19 Jun 1935 91 years, 181 days Cardinals No. Cardinal Country Post Birth Age 1 Estanislao Esteban Karlic  Argentina Priest Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) 7 Feb 1926 99 years, 313 days 2 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Isch  Chile Priest Santa Maria della Pace (2001–present) 5 Sept 1933 92 years, 102 days 3 Raymundo Damasceno Assis  Brazil Pries Immacolata al Tiburtino (2010present) 15 Feb 1937 88 years, 305 days 4 Toribio Ticona Porco  Bolivia Priest Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano (2018–presrnt) 25 Apr 1937 88 years, 236 days 5 Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez  Venezuela Priest San Gaetano (2023-present) 17 May 1939 86 years, 214 days 6 Ricardo Ezzati S.D.B.  Chile Priest Santissimo Redentore a Valmelaina (2014–present) 7 Jan 1942 83 years, 344 days 7 Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal CJM  Colombia 'Priest Santa Dorotea (2022–) 29 Mar 1942 83 years, 263 days 8 Rubén Salazar Gómez  Colombia Priest San Gerardo Maiella (2012-present) 22 Sept 1942 83 years, 86 days See Also Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living