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If every living state leader is still alive by '''31 December 2024'''.
If every living state leader is still alive by '''31 December 2024'''.
=='''Gallery'''==
<gallery widths="150" style="line-height:normal">
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served 1962
File:Coat of arms of Andorra.svg|2nd Oldest:<br />Andorra<br />{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}} <br />served 1977&ndash;1980
File:Babiker Awadalla 1960s.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />Sudan<br />{{Wp|Babiker Awadalia}}<br />served: 1969
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|9th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976
</gallery>
=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
[[File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|thumb|130px|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}, the longest-lived of all time whose age is fully verifiable.]]
[[File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|thumb|130px|2nd-oldest ever:<br />Turkey<br />{{wp|Celâl Bayar}}<br />served: 1937&ndash;1939; 1950&ndash;1960]]
[[File:Antoine Pinay 1969.jpg|thumb|195x195px|3rd-oldest ever:<br />France<br />{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}<br />served: 1952&ndash;1953]]
[[File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg|thumb|143x143px|eldest living State leader and 14th-oldest lived ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976]]
[[File:Lubomír Štrougal (1970).jpg|thumb|149x149px|Longest-lived leader of a now defunct state and 57th oldest ever:<br />Czechoslovakia<br />{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}<br />served: 1970&ndash;1988]]
[[File:GD Jean 1967.jpg|thumb|155x155px|Longest-lived Monarch with verifiable dates of birth and 59th oldest ever:<br />Turkey<br />{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}<br />served: 1962&ndash;2000]]
[[File:Raif Dizdarević (političar) (cropped).jpg|thumb|177x177px|Oldest leader of a now defunct Leader and 66th ever:<br />Yugoslavia<br />{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}<br />served: 1988&ndash;1989]]
[[File:Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|thumb|147x147px|Longest-lived female state leader and 94th oldest ever ever:<br />Tuvan People's Republic<br />{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}<br />served: 1940&ndash;1944]]
==='''Key'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Currently living'''
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Currently living'''
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
<!--|-
!<abbr>No.</abbr>||Name||{{wp|List of Sovereign States|State}}||Position||Birth||Death||Age
|1xx
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921.01.04
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|-->{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|1||{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||{{wp|Prime Minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister}} (1962)|| 1905 ||2009||103 years, 143 days
!'''No.'''!! '''Name'''!! '''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
! Date Entered
|-
|-
|2||{{wp|Celâl Bayar}} ||Türkiye||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1937–1939)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President}} (1950–1960)||1883||1986 ||103 years, 98 days
| 1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
| 1905.09.01 ||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|3||{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1952–1953)||1891||1994||102 years, 343 days
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22 ||103 years, 98 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|4||{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1977–1980)||1914||2017 || 102 years, 211 days
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30 ||1994.12.13||102 years, 343 days||2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|5||{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1945) ||1887||1990||102 years, 48 days
|4
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914.07.03
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|6||{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||Sudan||{{wp|List of prime minis|ers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days
|5
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}  
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|7||{{wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands
|6
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1948–1958) ||1889||1990||101 years, 314 days
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917.03.02
| 2019.01.17
| 101 years, 321 days
|2011.08.25
<small>Louisy</small>
|-
|-
|8||{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}||Vietnam||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Vietnam|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988–1991) <br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam|General Secretary of the Communist Party}} (1991–1997) ||1917||2018||101 years, 241 days
|7
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1990.05.14
| 101 years, 314 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|9||{{wp|Zhang Qun}}||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1947–1948)||1889||1990||101 years, 219 days
|8
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
| Viet Nam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|101 years, 241 days
|2011.06.09
<small>Malietoa Tanumafili II</small>
|-
|-
|10 || {{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} ||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1982–1987)||1918||2019||101 years, 186 days
|9
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|11||{{wp|Piet de Jong}}||Netherlands||{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1967–1971)||1915||2016||101 years, 115 days
|10
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
|2019.11.29
| 101 years, 186 days
|2012.12.11
<small>de Aycinena y Piñol</small>
|-
|-
|12|| {{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}||South Korea||{{wp|List of prime ministers of South Korea|Prime Minister}} (1992–1993)||1919||2020||101 years, 89 days
|11
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days
|2013.01.17
<small>al-Hakim</small>
|-
|-
|13||{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}|| Panama||{{wp|List of presidents of Panama|Acting President}} (1963)|| 1911 ||2012||101 years, 64 days
|12
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}  
|'''14'''|| '''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''||'''Ecuador'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1972–1976)||'''1923'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1923|11|4|2024|12|31}}'''
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915.04.03
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|2009.03.10
<small>Bordas Valdez</small>
|-
|-
|15||{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||Norway||{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Norway|Prime Minister}} (1928)||1859||1960||101 years, 27 days
|13
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|'''16'''||'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''||'''Laos'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Laos|Prime Minister}} (1991–1998)<br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1992–2006)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006)||'''1924'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8|2024|12|31}}'''
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911.01.11
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>  
|-
|-
|17||{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}||Libya||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Libya|Prime Minister}} (1954–1957) ||1921||2021||100 years, 312 days  
|14
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859.11.15
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 27 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|18||{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|Acting President}}(1966)||1912||2013||100 years, 304 days
|15
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|19||'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||'''Japan'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1994–1996)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921.01.29
|2021.12.07
| 100 years, 312 days
|2016.03.17
<small>Nguyễn</small>
|-
|-
|20||{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}} ||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1975)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Peru|President}} (1975–1980)||1921||2022 || 100 years, 283 days
| 16
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|21||{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1990–1993)|| 1919||2020||100 years, 235 days
|17
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}  
| Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|2016.12.04
<small>Pierrot</small>
|-
|-
|22||{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}||Mexico||{{wp|List of heads of state of Mexico|President}} (1970–1976)||1922||2022|| 100 years, 172 days
|18
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|'''23'''||'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||{{wp|List of presidents of the United States|President}} (1977–1981)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|Taiwan
|Premier (1990–1993)
| 1919.08.08
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|2014.05.09
<small>Dharmasakti</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
<small>originally listed 1924.11.04</small>
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''2020.05.10'''
<small>'''Sarasin'''</small>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |24||{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}||Greece
| 20
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1989–1990)  
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|1904||2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|1922.01.17
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|2017.04.03
<small>George Tupou I</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''2019.06.19'''<small>'''Short'''</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''22'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''2019.07.21'''<small>'''Mandela'''</small>
|-
|-
|{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}|| Peru||{{wp|List of priem ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (2000–2001)||1920||2020
| rowspan="2" |23
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
| 2004.06.10
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|26||{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||North Yemen || {{wp|List of heads of government of Yemen|Acting Prime Minister}} (1969; 1971)||1912||2012||100 years, 32 days
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|Peru
| Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|2014.11.06
<small>Chamorro Vargas</small>
|-
|-
|27||{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname||{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)||1910||2010||99 years, 237 days
|25
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912.01.01
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''26'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''2020.03.29'''
<small>'''Barrera'''</small>
|-
|-
|28||{{wp|Tun Tin}}||Burma|| {{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days
|27
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|2010.01.04
|99 years, 237 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|29||{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||1898||1998||99 years, 195 days
|28
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|2015.09.29
<small>Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustamante y Rivero</small>
|-
|-
|30||{{wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|Interim president}} (1969)||1912||2012||99 years, 185 days
|29
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|'''31'''||'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia''' ||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malaysia|Prime Minister}} (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|India
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|'''32'''||'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||'''Afghanistan'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Afghanistan|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988-1989)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''|| '''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17|2024|12|31}}'''
|1898.07.04
|1998.01.15
|99 years, 195 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|33
|30
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Morocco|Prime Minister}} (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919
|1919.05.01
|2018
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|99 years, 142 days
|2013.01.17
<small>Talib</small>
|-
|-
|34||{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}||Malta||{{wp|Governor-General of Malta|Governor-General}} (1971–1974)<br>{{Wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1974–1976)||1909||2008 || 99 years, 113 days
|31
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)
President (1974&ndash;1976)
|1909.01.09
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|2021.05.22
<small>Mugabe</small>
|-
|-
|35||{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||Greece||{{wp|List of presidents of Greece|Presiden}}t (1974–1975)||1903||2002||99 years, 96 days
|32
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|President (1974–1975)
|1903.07.27
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|2021.05.22
<small>Degazon</small>
|-
|-
|36||{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}||Jamaica||{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1962–1973)||1892||1991|| 99 years, 92 days
|33
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
|1991.09.28
|99 years, 92 days
|2021.05.22
<small>Ciampi</small>
|-
|-
| 37||{{wp|Morarji Desai}}||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Prime Minister}} (1977–1979)||1896||1995||99 years, 41 days
|34
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India  
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896.02.29
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days  
|2021.05.22
<small>Betancur</small>
|-
|-
|39||{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam|| {{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|Chairman of the Council of State}} (1987–1992)||1912||2011||99 years, 32 days
|35
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
| 1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days  
|2021.05.22
<small>Romero Pereira</small>
|-
|-
|39||{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}||Sudan||{{wp|List of presidents of Sudan|Committee of Sovereignty Member}} (1964–1965)||1910||2009 || 99 years, 6 days
|36
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|37
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|1913.03.30
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''38'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)  
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''2021.02.08'''
<small>'''Balaguer'''</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|2021.12.25
<small>Schaffner</small>
|-
|-
|40||{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}||Malta||{{wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1989–1994)||1913 || 2012|| 98 years, 350 days
|40
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|2017.04.17
<small>Pétain</small>
|-
|-
|24-41  
|41
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Malawi
|Tanzania
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|President (1985–1995)
|1898
|1925.05.08
|1997
|2024.02.29
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|98 years, 297 days
|-
| 2020.11.15
|42||{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}||Tanzania||{{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)||1925 ||2024||98 years, 297 days
<small>Esrtada</small>
|-
|-
|43 ||{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}} || Thailand||{{wp|List of prime minister of Thailand|Prime Minister}} (1980–1988)<br>{{wp|Ewgent of Thailand|Regent}} (2016)||1920||2019||98 years, 273 days
|42
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}  
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
|1920.08.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|2015.08.23
-
|-
|-
|44||{{wp|Pierre Harmel}} ||Belgium||{{wp|list of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1965–1966)|| 1911||2009||98 years, 244 days
|43
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|Belgium
| Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|1911.03.16
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|45||{{wp|Howard Cooke}}||Jamaica||{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1991–2006)||1915||2014||98 years, 240 days
|44
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|1915.11.13
|2014.07.11
|98 years, 240 days
|2009.11.15
<small>Mancheno Cajas</small>
|-
|-
|46||{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1932–1933)||1873||1972||98 years, 237 days
|45
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|1873.08.04
|1972.03.28
|98 years, 237 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
| 47|| {{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1990–1993)||1918||2017||98 years, 223 days
|46
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|'''48'''||'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Senegal|President}} (2000–2012) |||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29|2024|12|31}}'''
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1918.10.18
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|2013.01.17
<small>Hussein</small>
|-
|-
|49 ||{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)||1879||1978||98 years, 203 days
|47
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador  
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1978.03.22
|98 years, 203 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|50||{{wp|Émile Reuter}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)||1874||1973||98 years, 196 days
|48
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874.08.02
|1973.02.14
|98 years, 196 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|51||{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal ||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)|| 1910||2009||98 years, 191 days
|49
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|President (1960–1962)
|1910.07.18
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|52||{{wp|Aden Adde}}||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)||1908||2007||98 years, 181 days
|50
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
|1908.12.09
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|53 ||{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos||{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1992–1998)||1910||2008||98 years, 153 days
|51
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|1910.04.09
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|54 ||{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|52
|Vietnam
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|President}} (1992–1997)
|Viet Nam
|1920
|President (1992–1997)
|2019
|1920.12.01
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|2015.12.01
<small>Ibn Yahya</small>
|-
|-
|55 ||{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}} ||Dahomey||{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
|53
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|1918.03.23
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 127 days
|2012.10.05
<small>Trujillo</small>
|-
|-
|56||{{wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
|54
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1977.10.19
|98 years, 122 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|57||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916||98 years, 112 days
|55
| {{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818.01.30
|1916.05.21
|98 years, 112 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|58||{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister}} (1970–1988)||1924||2023||98 years, 110 days
|56
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924.10.19
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 110 days
| 2020.04.23
<small>Sarasin</small>
|-
|-
|59||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of monarchs of Luxembourg|Grand Duke}} (1964–2000)||1921|| 2019||98 years, 108 days
|57
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921.01.05
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|2016.02.01
<small>Petitpierre</small>
|-
|-
|60||{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}||Australia|| ((wp |{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Australia|Prime Minister}} (1972–1975)||1916||2014||98 years, 102 days
|58
|-
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|61||{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}} || Italy||{{wp|list of presidents of Italy|President}} (2006–2015)||1925||2023||98 years, 85 days
|Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1916.07.11
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|2010.09.05
<small>Duffus</small>
|-
|-
|62||{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil||{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)||1868||1966||98 years, 78 days
|59
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|'''63'''|| '''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''|| '''Lithuania''' || {{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3|2024|12|31}}'''
| Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|1925.06.29
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 85 days
|2021.01.12
<small>Mugabe</small>
|-
|-
|64||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)||1916||2015|| 98 years, 56 days
|60
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
|President (1914–1918)
|1868.02.26
|1966.05.15
|98 years, 78 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|65||{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)||1910||2009||98 years, 54 days
|61
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|'''66'''|| '''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||{{wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia |President of the Presidency}} (1988&ndash;1989)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|9|2024|12|31}}'''
|Andorra
| French Viguier (1972–1977)
|1916.12.16
|2015.02.10
|98 years, 56 days
|2011.04.15
<small>Tupper</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''62'''
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|1910.12.04
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''63'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''2022.05.28'''<small>'''Michael I of Romania'''</small>
|-
|-
|67||{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}} ||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days
|64
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungry
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
|1973.07.25
| 98 years, 15 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|68 ||{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||{{wp|List of presidents of Columbia|President}} (1957–1958) ||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days
| 65
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|President (1957–1958)
|1910.03.08
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|69||{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia ||{{wp|First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|Communist General Secretary}} (1987–1989) ||1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
|66
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1925.02.18
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 319 days
|2022.03.04
<small>Mintoff</small>
|-
|-
|70||{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}|| Jordan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister}} (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
|67
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|2011.11.16
<small>Athnasiaadis-Novas</small>
|-
|-
|71||{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President of the N.S.C.}} (1980–1982)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|State President}} (1982–1989)||1917 ||2015||97 years, 296 days
| 68
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888.01.29
|1985.11.14
|97 years, 289 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
| 72||{{wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Acting Premier}} (1924)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|Acting President}} (1926–1927)||1888||1985||97 years, 289 days
|69
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria-Hungary
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810.05.21
|1908.02.17
|97 years, 272 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
| 73|| {{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days
|70
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|'''74''' ||'''{{wp|Thannin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Thailand|Primero Minister}} (1976–1977)||'''1927''' ||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|4|5|2024|12|31}}'''
|Ireland
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866.02.03
| 1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|75||{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}} ||Irish Free State||{{wp|Governoor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General}} (1932–1936)||1866||1963||97 years, 267 days
|71
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921.04.27
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|2016.06.22
Pak
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''72'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
|'''1926.11.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''2023.01.09'''<small>'''Gotō'''</small>
|-
|-
|76||{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}|| Algeria||{{Wp|List of presidents of Algeria|Chair of the Constitutional Counci}}l (1992)||1921||2018||97 years, 245 days
|73
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
| Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|1923.01.10
|2020.08.14
|97 years, 217 days
|2018.04.28
<small>Ben Bella</small>
|-
|-
| 77||{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}} ||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||1923||2020||97 years, 217 days
|74
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
| Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days  
|2011.03.08
<small>Solometsev</small>
|-
|-
|78||{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}||Italy|| {{wp|List of prime ministers of Italy|Prime Minister}} (1980–1981)||1925||2023||97 years, 210 days  
|75
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
| Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
|1890.04.02
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|79||{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)||1916 ||2014||97 years, 208 days
|76
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
| President (1988–2000)
|1923.01.15
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|2018.05.19
<small>Durán Ballén</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''77'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''2023.02.15'''<small>'''Chaves'''</small>
|-
|-
|80|| {{wp|He Yingqin}}||Taiwan||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days
|78
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920.04.13
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|2015.03.04
<small>Juliana of the Netherlands</small>
|-
|-
|81||{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}|| Taiwan||{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|President}} (1988–2000)<br>{{wp|Kuomintang|Chairman of the Kuomintang}} (1988–2000)||1923||2020||97 years, 197 days
|79
|-
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|82||{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||{{wp|Taoiseach|Taoiseach}} (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days
|-
|83
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1939–1944)
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872
|1872.03.15
|1969
|1969.08.14
|97 years, 152 days
|97 years, 152 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|84||{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)|| 1918||2016||97 years, 145 days
|80
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.26
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|2013.01.17
<small>Banda</small>
|-
|-
|85||{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru
|81
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1988–1989) ||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
| Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915.11.25
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|2009.12.06
<small>Lopez Michelsen</small>
|-
|-
|86 ||{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania||{{Wp|List of presidents of Romania|President of the Presidium}} (1958–1961) <br>{{wp|List of presidents of Romania|(Acting} President}} (1965) <br>{{wp|List of prime ministers of Romania|Prime Minister}} (1961–1974) ||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
|82
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|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
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|87||{{wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Haiti|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1913||2011||
|83
97 years, 123 days
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1913.10.04
|2011.02.04
|97 years, 123 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''84'''
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Romania
|First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)
|1913.05.16
|2010.08.21
|97 years, 97 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|85
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|'''1927.04.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''2023.06.18'''<small>'''Lascuráin'''</small>
|-
|-
|88||{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}|||Romania||{{wp|Romanian Communist Party|First Secretary of the Workers' Party}} (1954–1955)||1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
|86
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|1924.04.28
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|2019.10.11
<small>Ben Ammar</small>
|-
|-
|89||{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}} ||Zambia||{{wp|Primme Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister}} (1964) <br>{{wp|Presidents of Zambia|State President}} (1964–1991)||1924||2021||97 years, 50 days
|87
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|2014.03.18
<small>Glogorov</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''88'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|02|04|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''2024.04.26'''<small>'''Youssoufi'''</small>
|-
|-
| 90||{{wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|(Acting) Chancellor}} (1974)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Germany|President}} (1974–1979)||1919||2016||97 years, 47 days
| 89
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|'''91'''
|West Germany
|'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|'''North Korea'''
|1918.12.23
|{{wp|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium}} (1998&ndash;2018)
|2015.11.10
|'''1928'''
|96 years, 322 days  
| '''Alive'''
|2013.01.17
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|2|4|2024|12|31}}'''
<small>Kollias</small>
|-
|-
|92|| {{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany ||{{wp|List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor}} (1974–1982)||1918||2015
|90
|96 years, 322 days  
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|1851.04.10
|1948.02.16
|96 years, 312 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|93||{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
| 91
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912.01.01
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|94||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940&ndash;1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
|92
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|95||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
|93
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|2009.10.15
<small>Magloire</small>
|-
|-
|96||{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Israel|Prime Minister}} (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)||1915|| 2012||96 years, 252 days
|94
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|Ecuador
|Jefe Supremo (1935&ndash;1937)
|1877.06.04
| 1974.02.09
|96 years, 250 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|97||{{wp|Federico Paéz}}|| Ecuador ||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1935&ndash;1937)
|95
| 1915||2012||96 years, 250 days
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)
President (1957&ndash;1987)
|1903.03.03
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|98|| {{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Lithuania||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Tunisia|Prime Minister}} (1956&ndash;1957)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Tunisia|President}} (1957&ndash;1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
|96
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
| 1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|-
|-
|99||{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||{{wp|List of premiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986 || 96 years, 244 days
|'''97'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''100'''
|'''{{wp|Arnold Rùütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|'''Estonia'''
|{{wp|List of chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Chaiman of the State Council}} (1991&ndash;1992)<br>{{Wp|List of presidents of Estimate|President}} (2001&ndash;2006)
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
|'''1928'''
 
President (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|05|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''2024.09.24'''<small>'''Deustua'''</small>
|-
|'''98'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|Bahamas
|Governor-General (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|05|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''2024.09.28'''<small>'''Deustua'''</small>
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|1925.10.01
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|2021.08.24
<small>Donne</small>
|-
|100
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
| 1921.01.04
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|2016.01.29
<small>Peititpierre</small>
|-
|
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
| 1926.04.21
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|2022.05.28
<small>Cansanção</small>
|-
|
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849.03.22
|1945.08.06
| 96 years, 137 days
| 2008.11.28
<small>Original</small>
|}
|}
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|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''1''' || '''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (2010&ndash;2014)||'''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|5|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''1''' ||'''{{wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''|| '''Zanzibar'''||{{wp|Sultan of Zanzibar|Sultan}} (1963–1964)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|2025-01-10<br />Vyacheslav Molotov
|2025-02-17<br />Nelson Mandela
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
| '''2'''||'''{{wp|Péter Boross}}'''||'''Hungary'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungry|Prime Minister}} (19993&ndash;1994)||'''1928'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''  
|'''2'''||'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro}}''' || '''Nicaragua'''||{{Wp|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction}} (1979–1980)
|2025-05-01<br />Habib Bourguiba
{{Wp|List of presidents of Nicaragua|President}} (1990–1997)  
| '''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|2025-03-27<br />Roberto Marcelo Levingston
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
| '''3'''||'''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''||'''China'''||{{wp|Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier of the State Council}} (1998&ndash;2003)|| '''1928'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''3'''||'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''|| '''Mongolia'''||{{Wp|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1990)||'''1929''' ||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''||2025-05-14<br />Antonio Imbert Barrera
|2025-06-30<br />Federico Paéz
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''4'''||'''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''||'''Framce'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1993&ndash;1995)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''4''' ||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Albania|President}} (2002–2007)
|2026-01-09<br />Yitzhak Shamir
|'''1929'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''  
|2025-06-06<br />Kenneth Kaunda
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''5'''||'''{{wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''||'''Namibia'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Namibia|President}} (1990&ndash;2005)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|rowspan="3" |'''5''' || '''{{wp|Salim al-Huss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''||Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)<br />Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)||rowspan="3"|'''1929'''||rowspan="3"|'''Alive'''||rowspan="3"|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|2026-02-11<br />Camille Huysmans
|rowspan="3"|2025-06-29<br />Trần Thiện Khiêm
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''6'''||'''{{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (1995&ndash;2001)
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''||Prime Minister (19993–1994)
|'''1929'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
| 2026-05-23<br />Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''7'''
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|'''{{wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''|| '''Zanzibar'''||{{wp|Sultan of Zanzibar|Sultan}} (1963&ndash;1964)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|2026-07-25<br />Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''8'''||'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro}}''' || '''Nicaragua'''||{{Wp|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction}} (1979–1980)
|'''8'''||'''{{wp|Efrain Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
{{Wp|List of presidents of Nicaragua|President}} (1990–1997)
|2025-10-03<br />Benedict XVI
| '''1929'''||
'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|2026-09-25<br />Helmut Schmidt
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
| '''9'''||'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''|| '''Mongolia'''||{{Wp|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1990)||'''1929''' ||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''9'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''||2025-10-12<br />Carlo Agzelio Ciampi
|2027-01-01<br />Walter Scheel
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''10''' ||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Albania|President}} (2002&ndash;2007)
|'''10'''||'''{{wp|Ion Iliescu}}'''||'''Romania'''|| Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)<br />President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)<br/>President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)
|'''1929'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''  
|'''1930'''||'''Alive''' ||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|2027-01-20<br />Kenneth Kaunda
|2026-01-03<br />Belisario Betancur
|}
|}


=='''Addendum''' ==
=='''Addendum''' ==
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=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Dates as eldestTime as oldest living
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Current Longest-living'''
 
| bgcolor="#99ff99" |'''Former Longest-living'''
! Name
|}
! Sex
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
!Life datesAge
!Name
!Country
!Country
!Sex
!Lifespan
!Became eldest
!Ceased
!Death
|-
|-
| - 25 August 1886
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
??
|Guatemala
|
{{Wp|Zinovios Valvis}}
|M
|1800 - 25 August 1886
85 years 237 days to 86 years 236 days
|Greece
|-
| 25 August 1886 - 1 July 1889
2 years 310 days
|{{Wp|José Joaquín Pérez}}
|M
|M
|1802.10.19
|
|
6 May 1801 - 1 July 1889
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days  
88 years 25 days  
|Chile
|-
|-
|1 July 1889 - 14 May 1897
7 years 318 days
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
| M
|19 October 1802 - 14 May 1897
94 years, 207 days
|Guatemala
|-
|14 May 1897 - 29 February 1899
1 year, 289 days
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|Austria
|M
|M
| 17 July 1806 - 29 February 1899
|1806.07.17  
92 years 224 days  
|1897.05.14
|Austria
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
|-
|-
|14 May 1897 - 12 Apr 1900
2 years, 334 days
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|Uruguay
|M
|M
|27 January 1810 - 12 April 1900
|1810.01.27  
90 years, 76 days
|1899.02.26
|Uruguay
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
|-
|-
|12 Apr 1900 - 20 July 1903
3 years, 99 days
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|Papal States
|M
|M
|1810.03.02
|1900.04.12
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days
|-
|
|
2 March 1810 - 20 July 1903
{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
93 years, 140 days
|
Papal States
|-
|20 July 1903 - 17 February 1908
4 years, 212 days
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|M
| 21 May 1810 - 17 February 1908
97 years, 272 days
|Austria
|Austria
|-
|17 February 1908 - 21 May 1916
8 years, 95 days
| {{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|M
|M
| 30 January 1818 - 21 May 1916
|1810.02.21  
98 years, 113 days  
|1903.07.20
|
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
Hungary
|-
|-
|21 May 1916 - 10 December 1917
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
1 year, 203 days
|Hungary
| {{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|M
|M
|27 December 1823 - 10 December 1917
|1818.01.30
93 years, 348 days  
|1908.02.17
| Canada
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|10 December 1917 - 14 May 1923
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
5 years, 352 days
|Canada
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}  
|M
|M
|14 November 1828 - 14 May 1923
|1823.12.27
94 tears, 181 days
|1916.05.21
|France
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
|-
|-
|14 May - 10 October 1923
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
271 days
|France
|{{Wp|Andrés Avelino Cáceres}}
|M
|M
|10 November 1836 - 10 October 1923
|1828.11.14
86 years, 335 days
|1917.12.10
| Peru
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
|-
|-
|17 July 1923 - 2 July 1924
350 days
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
| M
|Japan
|25 February 1835 - 2 July 1924
89 years, 127 days
| Japan
|-
|2 July 1924 - 21 December 1925
2 years, 158 days
|{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|M
|M
| 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925
|1835.02.25
87 years, 216 days
|1923.05.14
|France
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
|-
|-
|21 December 1925 - 19 August 1928
2 years, 243 days
|
|
{{Wp|Stefanos Skouloudis}}  
{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|France
|M
|M
|23 November 1838 – 19 August 1928
|1838.05.20
89 years, 271 days  
|1924.07.02
|Greece
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
|-
|-
|19 August 1928 - 10 March 1932
3 years 204 days
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
 
|Italy
|M
|M
|8 June 1838 - 10 March 1932
|1838.06.08
93 years, 272 days
|1925.12.21
| Italy
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
| 10 March 1932 - 6 September 1935
3 year, 174 days
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
 
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|15 November 1841 - 6 September 1935
|1841.11.15  
93 years 295 days
|1932.03.10
| rowspan="2" |Ecuador
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>
|-
|-
|6 September 1935 - 29 May 1937
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
1 year, 263 days
|Ecuador
| {{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|
|M
M
|26 April 1844 - 29 May 1937
|1844.04.26  
93 years, 34 days
|1935.09.06
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
|-
|-
|29 May 1937 - 12 September 1939
2 years, 194 days
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|Bolivia
|M
|M
| 22 January 1848 - 12 September 1939
|1848.01.22  
91 years, 233 days  
|1937.05.29
|Bolivia
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
|-
|-
|29 May 1937 - 6 August 1945
8 years, 69 days
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|M
|M
|22 March 1849 - 6 August 1945
|1849.03.22  
96 years, 138 days  
|1939.09.12
|Peru
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
6 August 1945 - 16 February 1948
2 years, 194 days
| {{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
| M
| 10 April 1851 - 16 February 1948
96 years, 312 days
|Vatican City
|Vatican City
|M
|1851.04.10
|1945.08.06
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|16 February 1948 - 23 July 1951
2 years, 194 days
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|France
|M
|M
|24 Apr 1856 - 23 July 1951
|1856.04.24
95 years, 90 days  
|1948.02.16
|France
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
|-
|-
| 16 February 1948 - 21 July 1952
364 days
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|Mexico
|M
|M
|
|1856.05.08
8 May 1856 - 21 July 1952
|1951.07.23
96 years, 74 days  
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
| Mexico
 
|-
|-
| 21 July 1952 - 12 December 1960
8 years, 144 days
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|M
|M
|15 November 1859 - 12 December 1960
|1859.11.15
101 years, 27 days
|1952.07.21
|Norway
| colspan="2" |1960.1<small />2.12<br />aged 101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|12 December 1960 - 15 May 1966
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil
5 years, 154 days
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|M
|M
|26 February 1868 - 15 May 1966
|1868.02.26
98 years, 78 days
|1960.12.12
|Brazil
| colspan="2" |1966.05.15<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|15 May 1966 - 25 February 1968
1 year, 286 days
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
| M
|26 May 1871 - 25 February 1968
96 years, 275 days
|Belgium
|Belgium
|M
|1871.05.26
|1966.05.15
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days
|-
|-
|25 February 1968 - 14 August 1969
1 year, 170 days
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|M
|M
|15 March 1872 - 14 August 1969
|1872..03.15  
97 years, 152 days
|1968.02.26
|Peru
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|14 August 1969 - 28 March 1972
2 years, 227 days
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|M
|M
|4 August 1873 - 28 March 1972
|1873.08.04
98 years, 237 days
|1969.08.14
|France
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
|-
|-
|28 March 1972 - 14 February 1973
323 days
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|M
|M
|
|1874.08.02
2 August 1874 - 14 February 1973
|1972.03.28
98 years, 196 days
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
|Luxembourg
|-
|-
|14 February - 25 July 1973
161 days
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
|Hungary
|M
|M
|10 July 1875 - 25 July 1973
|1875.07.10  
98 years, 15 days
|1973.02.14
|Hungary
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04
|1973.07.25
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days
|-
|-
|25 July 1973 - 9 February 1974
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
199 days
|1974.02.09
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
| M
|20 May 1879 - 19 September 1977
98 years, 122 days
|Ukraine
|-
|-
| 9 February 1974 - 22 March 1978
184 days
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
 
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|31 August 1879 - 22 March 1978
|1879.08.31
98 years, 203 days
|1977.09.17
|Ecuador
| colspan="2" |1978.03.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|22 March - 24 April 1978
33 days
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|M
|M
|15 February 1882 - 24 April 1978
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days                
96 years, 69 days
|1882.02.15
| Paraguay
|1978.03.22
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
|-
|-
| 24 April 1978 - 22 August 1986
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
8 years, 121 days
| {{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|
M
|16 May 1883 - 22 August 1986
103 years, 99 days
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|M
|1883.05.16
|1978.04.24
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
|-
|-
|22 August 1986 - 14 May 1988
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05
1 year, 267 days
|1986.08.22
| {{Wp|Willem Drees}}  
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
|M
|5 July 1886 - 14 May 1988
101 years, 314 days  
|Netherlands
|-
|-
| 14 May 1988 - 14 December 1990
2 ywars, 252 days
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|M
|Japan||M•
|3 December 1887 - 20 January 1990
||1887.12.03
102 years, 48 days
|1988.05.14
|Japan
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
|20 January 1990 - 14 December 1990
329 days
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|M
|M
|9 May 1889 - 14 December 1990
|1889.05.09
101 years, 220 days
|1990.01.20
|Taiwan
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
|-
|-
|14 December 1990 - 13 December 1994
3 years, 364 days
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|France
|M
|M
|30 December 1891 - 13 December 1994
|1891.12.30
102 years, 348 days
|1990.12.14
|France
| colspan="2" |1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
|-
|-
|13 December 1994 - 10 April 1995
119 days
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
 
|India
|M
|M
|29 February 1896 - 10 April 1995
|1896.02.29  
99 years, 41 days
|1994.12.13
| rowspan="2" |India
| colspan="2" |1995.04.10
<small>aged 99 years, 41 days
|-
|-
|10 April 1995 - 15 January 1998
2 years, 285 days
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|M
|M
|4 July 1898 - 15 January 1998
|1898.07.04
99 years, 195 days  
|1995.04.10
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
|15 January - 13 July 1998
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
179 days
| {{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
| M
|1901 - 13 July 1998
96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|Greece
|Greece
|M
|1901
|1998.01.15
| colspan="2" |1998.07.13<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|-
|-
|13 July 1998 - 8 February 2000
1 year, 211 days
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|M
|M
|23 September 1902 - 8 February 2000
|
97 years, 139 days
1902.09.23
|Romania
|1998.07.13
| colspan="2" |2000.02.08<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|8 February 2000 - 31 October 2002
2 years, 267 days
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|M
|M
|27 July 1903 - 31 October 2002
|1903.07.27  
99 years, 143 days
|2000.02.08
| rowspan="2" |Greece
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|31 October 2002 - 10 June 2004
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
1 year, 224 days
|Greece
| {{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|M
| M
|1904.04.26  
|26 Apr 1904 - 10 June 2004
|2002.10.31
100 years, 45 days
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
 
<small>aged 100 years, 45 days  
|-
|-
|10 June 2004 - 22 January 2009
4 years, 192 days
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1 September 1905 - 23 January 2009
|1905.09.01
103 years, 143 days
|2004.01.06.10
|Cambodia
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
|-
|-
| 22 January - 16 April 2009
86 days
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|M
|M
| 10 April 1910 - 16 April 2009
|1910.04.10  
99 years, 6 days  
|2009.01.22
|Sudan
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
|-
|-
|16 April 2009 - 4 January 2010
264 days
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|M
|M
|12 May 1910 - 4 January 2010
|1910.12.10
99 years, 238 days
|2009.04.16
|Suriname
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|4 January 2010 - 15 March 2012
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}}
2 years, 71 days
|Panama
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzales Ruiz}}
|M
|M
|11 January 1911 - 15 March 2012
|1911.01.11  
101 years, 64 days
|2010..01.04
|Panama
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
|-
|-
|15 March 2012 - 9 August 2013
1 year, 147 days
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|9 October 1912 - 9 August 2013
|1912.10.09
101 years, 264 days
|2012.03.15
| Ecuador
| colspan="2" |2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|9 August 2013 - 30 January 2017
3 years, 174 days
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|M
|M
|3 July 1914 - 30 January 2017
|1914.07.03
102 years, 211 days
|2013.08.09
|Andorra
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
|-
|-
|30 January 2017 - 1 October 2018
2 years, 66 days
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|2 February 1917 - 1 October 2018
|1917.02.02
101 years, 241 days
|2017.01.30
|Vietnam
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
 
|-
|-
|1 October 2018 - 17 January 2019
108 days
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|M
|M
|2 Mar 1917 - 17 January 2019
|1917.03.02
101 years, 321 days
|2018.10.01
|Sudan
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
|-
|-
|17 January - 25 November 2019
314 days
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|M
|M
|27 May 1918 - 29 November 2019
|1918.05.27  
101 years, 186 days  
|2019.01.17
|Japan
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
|-
|-
|29 November 2019 - 25 May 2020
178 days
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|M
|M
|26 February 1919 - 25 May 2021
|
101 years, 89 days
1919.02.26
|South Korea
|2019.11.29
| colspan="2" |2020.05.20<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days  
|-
|-
|25 May 2020 - 07 December 2021
1 year, 196 days
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
 
|Libya
|M
|M
|29 January 1921 - 7 December 2021
|1921.01.29  
100 years, 312 days
|2020.05.20
|Libya
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
|-
|-
|07 December 2021 - 14 July 2022
219 days
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|M
|1921.10.14
|2021.12.07
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
<small>aged 100 years, 283 days
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" |
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|Laos
|M
|M
|4 October 1921 - 14 July 2022
|1924.02.08
100 years, 283 days
|2022.07.14
|Peru
|2023.10.11
|- bgcolor="Cyan" |
|Alive
|'''14 July 2022&ndash;10 October 2023'''<br />'''{{Age in years and days|2022|7|14|2023|10|10}}'''
<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
|'''{{Wp|Kahmtai Siphandone}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''M'''
|'''born 8 February 1924'''
'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''10 October 2023&ndash;present'''
'''{{Age in years and days|2023|10|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''M'''
|'''born 4 November 1923'''<br />'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''Laos'''
|'''2023.10.11'''
| colspan="2" |'''Alive'''
'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''  
|}
|}
==See also==
*[[List of longest-living state leaders]]


[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Latest revision as of 09:15, 22 June 2024

This article lists all the 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 Croatian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009), who is will lived to 103 years, 143 days.

If every living state leader is still alive by 31 December 2024.

Gallery

List

Currently living
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Date Entered
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days 2008.11.28

Original

2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days 2008.11.28

Original

3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days 2008.11.28

Original

4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days 2008.11.28

Original

5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days 2008.11.28

Original

6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days 2011.08.25

Louisy

7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days 2008.11.28

Original

8 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)

General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)

1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days 2011.06.09

Malietoa Tanumafili II

9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days 2008.11.28

Original

10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days 2012.12.11

de Aycinena y Piñol

11 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days 2013.01.17

al-Hakim

12 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days 2009.03.10

Bordas Valdez

13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days 2008.11.28

Original

14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days 2008.11.28

Original

15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days 2016.03.17

Nguyễn

16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days 2008.11.28

Original

17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)

President (1975–1980)

1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days 2016.12.04

Pierrot

18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days 2014.05.09

Dharmasakti

19 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04

originally listed 1924.11.04

Alive 100 years, 234 days 2020.05.10

Sarasin

20 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days 2017.04.03

George Tupou I

21 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)

Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)

1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 138 days 2019.06.19Short
22 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 114 days 2019.07.21Mandela
23 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days 2008.11.28

Original

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04 2014.11.06

Chamorro Vargas

25 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days 2008.11.28

Original

26 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 268 days 2020.03.29

Barrera

27 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days 2008.11.28

Original

28 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days 2015.09.29

Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustamante y Rivero

29 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898.07.04 1998.01.15 99 years, 195 days 2008.11.28

Original

30 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days 2013.01.17

Talib

31 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)

President (1974–1976)

1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days 2021.05.22

Mugabe

32 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days 2021.05.22

Degazon

33 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days 2021.05.22

Ciampi

34 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days 2021.05.22

Betancur

35 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days 2021.05.22

Romero Pereira

36 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days 2008.11.28

Original

37 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days 2008.11.28

Original

38 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 351 days 2021.02.08

Balaguer

39 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 344 days 2021.12.25

Schaffner

40 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days 2017.04.17

Pétain

41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days 2020.11.15

Esrtada

42 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days 2015.08.23

-

43 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

Original

44 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days 2009.11.15

Mancheno Cajas

45 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days 2008.11.28

Original

46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days 2013.01.17

Hussein

47 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days 2008.11.28

Original

48 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days 2008.11.28

Original

49 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days 2008.11.28

Original

50 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days 2008.11.28

Original

51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days 2008.11.28

Original

52 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days 2015.12.01

Ibn Yahya

53 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days 2012.10.05

Trujillo

54 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days 2008.11.28

Original

55 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days 2008.11.28

Original

56 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days 2020.04.23

Sarasin

57 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days 2016.02.01

Petitpierre

58 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days 2010.09.05

Duffus

59 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days 2021.01.12

Mugabe

60 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days 2008.11.28

Original

61 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days 2011.04.15

Tupper

62 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days 2008.11.28

Original

63 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 27 days 2022.05.28Michael I of Romania
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungry Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days 2008.11.28

Original

65 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days 2008.11.28

Original

66 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days 2022.03.04

Mintoff

67 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)

State President (1982–1989)

1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days 2011.11.16

Athnasiaadis-Novas

68 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)

Acting President (1926–1927)

1888.01.29 1985.11.14 97 years, 289 days 2008.11.28

Original

69 Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days 2008.11.28

Original

70 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days 2008.11.28

Original

71 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days 2016.06.22

Pak

72 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 235 days 2023.01.09Gotō
73 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days 2018.04.28

Ben Bella

74 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days 2011.03.08

Solometsev

75 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days 2008.11.28

Original

76 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days 2018.05.19

Durán Ballén

77 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 199 days 2023.02.15Chaves
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days 2015.03.04

Juliana of the Netherlands

79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days 2008.11.28

Original

80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days 2013.01.17

Banda

81 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days 2009.12.06

Lopez Michelsen

82 Ion Gheorghe Maurer 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 2008.11.28

Original

83 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days 2008.11.28

Original

84 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913.05.16 2010.08.21 97 years, 97 days 2008.11.28

Original

85 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 81 days 2023.06.18Lascuráin
86 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days 2019.10.11

Ben Ammar

87 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)

President (1974–1979)

1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days 2014.03.18

Glogorov

88 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 331 days 2024.04.26Youssoufi
89 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days 2013.01.17

Kollias

90 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days 2008.11.28

Original

91 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days 2008.11.28

Original

92 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days 2008.11.28

Original

93 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days 2009.10.15

Magloire

94 Federico Paéz Ecuador Jefe Supremo (1935–1937) 1877.06.04 1974.02.09 96 years, 250 days 2008.11.28

Original

95 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)

President (1957–1987)

1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days 2008.11.28

Original

96 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

Original

97 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)

President (2001–2006)

1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 235 days 2024.09.24Deustua
98 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2001–2006) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 234 days 2024.09.28Deustua
99 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days 2021.08.24

Donne

100 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days 2016.01.29

Peititpierre

Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days 2022.05.28

Cansanção

Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849.03.22 1945.08.06 96 years, 137 days 2008.11.28

Original

Next to Join (age by 31-12-24)

No. Name State Position Birth Death Current Age
1 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 95 years, 106 days 2025-02-17
Nelson Mandela
2 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)

President (1990–1997)

1929 Alive 95 years, 74 days 2025-03-27
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
3 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 95 years, 46 days 2025-05-14
Antonio Imbert Barrera
4 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 95 years, 30 days 2025-06-06
Kenneth Kaunda
5 Salim al-Huss Lebanon Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)
Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)		 1929 Alive 95 years, 11 days 2025-06-29
Trần Thiện Khiêm
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (19993–1994)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1988–1989)
8 Efrain Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 3 days 2025-10-03
Benedict XVI
9 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930 Alive 94 years, 363 days 2025-10-12
Carlo Agzelio Ciampi
10 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) 		1930 Alive 94 years, 303 days 2026-01-03
Belisario Betancur

Addendum

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following people might be older than #100-82 on the list but his date of birth is uncertain.
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1997 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country Sex Lifespan Became eldest Ceased Death
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
aged 94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14 1899.02.26
aged 92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26 1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12 1903.07.20
aged 93 years, 140 days

Freihrr Ignaz von Plener

Austria M 1810.02.21 1903.07.20 1908.02.17
aged 97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17 1916.05.21
aged 98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21 1917.12.10
aged 93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10 1923.05.14
aged 94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14 1924.07.02
aged 89 years, 127 days

Jules Méline

France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02 1925.12.21
aged 87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21 1932.03.10
aged 93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10 1935.09.06
aged 93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador

M

1844.04.26 1935.09.06 1937.05.29
aged 93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29 1939.09.12
aged 91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12 1945.08.06
aged 96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 1851.04.10 1945.08.06 1948.05.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1948.02.16 1951.07.23
aged 95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23 1952.07.21
aged 96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21 1960.12.12
aged 101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12 1966.05.15
aged 98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15 1968.02.26
aged 96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872..03.15 1968.02.26 1969.08.14
aged 97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14 1972.03.28
aged 98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28 1973.02.14
aged 98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14 1973.07.25
aged 98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25 1974.02.09
aged 96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09 1977.09.17
aged 98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17 1978.03.22
aged 98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978
aged 96 years, 69 days 		1882.02.15 1978.03.22 1978.04.24
aged 96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24 1986.08.22
aged 103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22 1988.05.14
aged 101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 1887.12.03 1988.05.14 1990.01.20
aged 102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20 1990.12.14
aged 101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14 1994.12.13
aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13 1995.04.10

aged 99 years, 41 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10 1998.01.15
aged 99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15 1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

1902.09.23

1998.07.13 2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08 2002.10.31
aged 99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31 2004.06.10

aged 100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.01.06.10 2009.01.22
aged 103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22 2009.04.16
aged 99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16 2010.01.04
aged 99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010..01.04 2012.03.15
aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15 2013.08.09
aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09 2017.01.30
aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30 2018.10.01
aged 101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01 2019.01.17
aged 101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17 2019.11.29
aged 101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

1919.02.26

2019.11.29 2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20 2021.12.07
aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.14 2021.12.07 2022.07.14

aged 100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 138 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 234 days

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