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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 Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.
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 Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.


This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Laeders if every state leader born after 1 January 1923 is Still alive today.
This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Leaders if every state leader Living today is Still alive by 32 December 2025.


=='''Gallery'''==
=='''Gallery'''==
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=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" ;
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!'''No.'''!! '''Name'''!! '''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
! Actual Death date and age
|-
|-
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
| 1905.09.01 ||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||-
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22||103 years, 98 days
|-
|-
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)
|2||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)
President (1950–1960)
|1891.12.30||1994.12.13 ||102 years, 343 days
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22 ||103 years, 98 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|
|'''3'''
|-
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
| 3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France|| President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13 ||102 years, 343 days||
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914.07.03
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|
|-
|5
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}  
|Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|Prime Minister (1945)
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|1990.01.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|102 years, 48 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
| Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
| 6
|6
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|2019.01.17
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|
|-
|-
|7
|7
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands  
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1889.07.05
|1990.05.14
|1990.05.14
|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|8
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|8
|9
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Viet Nam  
| Viet Nam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1917.02.02
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|
|-
|-
|9
|10
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|Premier (1947–1948)  
|1889.05.09  
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|
|-
|-
|10
|11
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
| 1918.05.18
|2019.11.29
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''
|'''{{Wp|Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi}}'''
|'''Egypt'''
|Prime Minister (1974-1975)
|'''1923.01.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|3}}'''
|22 December 2014 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''12'''
|'''{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}'''
|'''Andorra'''
|'''Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)'''
|'''1923.01.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|10}}'''
|2020.08.14<br />97 y ears, 217 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}'''
|'''Taiwan'''
|'''President (1988–2000)'''
|'''1923.01.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|1|15}}'''
|2020.07.30
97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|14
|12
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}  
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
| South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|1919.01.26
|2020.05.25
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days  
|101 years, 118 days
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|13
|'''15'''
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915.04.03
|1915.04.03
| 2016.07.27
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days  
|101 years, 115 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|16
|'''14'''
|'''{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''Colombia'''
|'''United States'''
|'''President (1982–1986)'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1923.02.04'''
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|4|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1|2025|12|31}}'''
|2018.12.07
|-
95 years, 306 days
|15
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911.01.11
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|18
|'''{{Wp|Rafael Addiego Bruno}}'''
|'''Uruguay'''
|'''Interim President (1985)'''
|'''1923.02.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|4|23}}'''
|2014.02.20
90 years, 362 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''
| {{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
| {{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
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|1960.12.12
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''
|'''{{Wp|Ninian Stephen}}'''
|'''Australia'''
|'''Governor-General (1982-1989)'''
|'''1923.06.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|6|15}}'''
|2017.10.29
{{Age in years and days|15 June 1923|29 October 2017}}
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''21'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid Amouzegar}}'''
|'''Iran'''
|'''Prime Minister (1977-1978)'''
|'''1923.06.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|6|25}}'''
|2016.09.27<br />93 years, 94 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''22'''
|'''{{Wp|Wojciech Jaruzelski}}'''
|'''Poland'''
|'''First Secretary of the of the PUWP (1981-1989)Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)President (1989-1990)'''
|'''1923.07.06'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|7|6}}'''
|2014.05.25
90 years
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''23'''
|'''{{Wp|Shimon Peres}}'''
|'''Israel'''
|Prime Minister (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996)
President (2007-2014)
|'''1923.08.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|8|2}}'''
|28 September 2016 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|24
| 16
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921.01.29
|1921.01.29
|2021.12.07
| 2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|
|-
|-
|25
|17
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|2013.08.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|
|-
|-
|26
|18
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)
| Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|1921.10.04
|2022.07.14
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''26'''
|'''19'''
|'''{{Wp|Lee Kuan Yew}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Singapore'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1959-1990)
| Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1923.09.16'''
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10|2025|12|31}}'''
|23 March 2015 (aged 91)
|-
|-
|27
|20
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan  
| Premier (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919.08.08
|1919.08.08
|2020.03.30
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''28'''
| '''{{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}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''29'''
|{{Wp|Aristides Pereira}}
|Cape Verde
|President (1975-1991)
|'''1923.11.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|17}}'''
|22 September 2011 (aged 87)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''30'''
|{{Wp|Octavio Lepage}}
|'''Venezuela'''
|Acting President (1993)
|'''1923.11.24'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|24}}'''
|6 January 2017 (aged 93)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''31'''
|{{Wp|Mauno Koivisto}}
|Finland
|Prime Minister (1968-1970; 1979-1982)
President (1982-1994)
|'''1923.11.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|25}}'''
|12 May 2017 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|32
|21
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
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|2022.07.08
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''33'''
|'''22'''
|{{Wp|Rauf Denktas}}
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|Northern Cyprus
|'''Afghanistan'''
|President (1974-1975)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1924.01.26'''
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|1|26}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17|2025|12|31}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''34'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''35'''
|'''{{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}'''
|'''Zimbabwe'''
|Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019)
|'''1924.02.21'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|21}}'''
|2019.09.04<br />95 years, 197 days
|-!bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''36'''
|{{Wp|Carlos Humberto Romero}}
|El Salvador
|President (1977-1979)
|'''1924.02.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|29}}'''
|27 February 2017 (aged 92)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| '''37'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
| '''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''38'''
|'''{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}'''
|'''Morocco'''
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|'''1924.03.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|8}}'''
|2020.05.29
96 years, 82 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}'''
|'''Zambia'''
|State President (1964–1991)
|'''1924.04.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|28}}'''
|2021.06.17
<small>97 years, 50 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''40'''
|'''{{Wp|Dawda Jawara}}'''
|'''The Gambia'''
|President (1970-1994)
|'''1924.05.16'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|16}}'''
|2019.08.27
<small>{{age in years and days|1924|5|16|2019|8|27}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''41'''
|{{Wp|Jaime Lusinchi}}
|Venezuela
|President (1984-1989)
|'''1924.05.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|4|27}}'''
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |42
| rowspan="2" |23
| {{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
| Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26  
|1904.04.26
|2004.06.10
|2004.06.10
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
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|1920.01.19
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|2020.03.04
|
|-
|-
|44
|25
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912.01.01
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''45'''
|{{Wp|George H. W. Bush}}
|United States
|President (1989-1993)
|'''1924.06.12'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|6|12}}'''
|2019.11.30
<small>94 years, 171 days</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''46'''
|{{Wp|S.R. Nathan}}
|Singapore
|President (1999-2011)
|'''1924.07.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|7|3}}'''
|22 August 2016 (aged {{age in years and days|1924|07|03|2016|8|22}})
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''47'''
|{{Wp|Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz}}
|'''''Saudi Arabia'''''
|'''''King (2005-present)'''''
|'''1924.08.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|8|1}}'''
|2015.01.23 (aged 90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''48'''
|'''{{Wp|Daniel arap Moi}}'''
|'''Kenya'''
|President (1978-2002)
|'''1924.09.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|9|2}}'''
|4 February 2020 (aged 95)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''49'''
|{{Wp|Gyorgy Lazar}}
|Hungary
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1975-1987)
|'''1924.09.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|9|15}}'''
|2 October 2014 (aged 90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''50'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''51'''
|{{Wp|Alphons Egli}}
|Switzerland
|Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986)
|'''1924.10.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|8}}'''
|5 August 2016 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''52'''
|{{Wp|Nam Duck-woo}}
|South Korea
|Acting Prime Minister (1980)
Prime Minister (1980–1982)
|'''1924.10.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|10}}'''
|May 18, 2013 (aged 89)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''53'''
|'''{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}'''
|'''Czechoslovakia'''
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|'''1924.10.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
|2023.02.06
98 years, 110 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''54'''
|'''{{Wp|Suleyman Demirel}}'''
|'''Turkey'''
|Prime Minister (1979-1980; 1991-1993)
President (1993-2000)
|'''1924.11.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|11|01}}'''
|17 June 2015 (aged 90)
|-
|55
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|1910.05.12
|2010.01.04
|2010.01.04
| 99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''26'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|-
|56
|27
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Myanmar  
|Prime Minister (1988)  
|Prime Minister (1988)  
|1920.10.02
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''57'''
|'''{{Wp|Eino Uusitalo}}'''
|'''Finland'''
|'''Acting Prime Minister (1981-1982)'''
|'''1924.12.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|01}}'''
|19 March 2015 (+90)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|58
|'''{{Wp|Mário Soares}}'''
|'''Portugal'''
|President (1986-1996)
|'''1924.12.07'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|7}}'''
|7 January 2017 (aged 92)
|-
|-
| 59
|28
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|India
|Viet Nam
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|President (1992–1997)
|1898.07.04
|1920.12.01
|1998.01.15
|2019.04.22
|99 years, 195 days
|98 years, 142 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''60'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdirizak Haji Hussein}}'''
|'''Somalia'''
|Prime Minister (1964–1967)
|'''1924.12.24'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|24}}'''
|31 January 2014 (aged 89)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''61'''
|'''{{Wp|Atal Bihari Vajpayee}}'''
|'''India'''
|Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004)
|'''1924.12.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|25}}'''
|16 August 2018 (aged 93)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''62'''
|'''{{Wp|Girma Wolde-Giorgis}}'''
|'''Ethiopia'''
|President (2001-2013)
|'''1924.12.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|12|28}}'''
|15 December 2018 (aged 93)
|-
|-
|63
|29
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919.05.01
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''64'''
|'''{{Wp|Leon Schlumpf}}'''
|'''Switzerland'''
|Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987)
|'''1925.02.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|3}}'''
|7 July 2012<br />aged 87
|-
|65
|'''{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}'''
|'''Jordan'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1925.02.18
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|18}}'''
|2023.01.03
97 years, 319 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|66
|'''{{Wp|Shehu Shagari}}'''
|'''Nigeria'''
|President (1979-1983)
|1925.02.25
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|02|25}}'''
|28 December 2018 (aged 93)
|-
|67
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
President (1974&ndash;1976)
|1909.01.09
| 1909.01.09
|2008.05.01
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|
|-
|-
|68
|30
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|
|-
|-
|69
|31
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
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|1991.09.28
|1991.09.28
|99 years, 92 days
|99 years, 92 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|-
|'''32'''
|70
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|'''Lithuania'''
|Tanzania
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
|President (1985–1995)
|'''1926.11.03'''
|1925.05.08
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3|2025|12|31}}'''
|2024.02.29
98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|71
|33
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
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|1995.04.10
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
|
|-
|-
|72
|34
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Sudan
| Vietnam
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1910.04.10
|1912.08.07
| 2009.04.16
|2011.09.08
|99 years, 6 days
|99 years, 32 days
|
|-
|73
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days  
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''74'''
|'''35'''
|'''{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President (2006–2015)
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)  
|1925.06.29
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9|2025|12|31}}'''
|2023.09.22
98 years, 85 days
|-
|-
|75
|36
| {{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|President (1989–1994)
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|2012.03.13
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|37
|'''76'''
|'''{{Wp|Nicholas Brathwaite}}'''
|'''Grenada'''
|Prime Minister (1983-1984; 1990-1995)
|1925.07.10
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|8}}'''
|28 October 2016 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''77'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''78'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''79'''
|'''{{Wp|Quett Masire}}'''
|'''Botswana'''
|President (1980–1998)
|'''1925.07.25'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|25}}'''
|June 22, 2017 (aged 91)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''80'''
|'''{{Wp|Ali Bozer}}'''
|'''Turkey'''
|'''Acting Prime Minister (1989)'''
|'''1925.07.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|28}}'''
|30 September 2020 (95 years, 64 days)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|81
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
| General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|98 years, 322 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''82'''
|{{Wp|Gérard Kango Ouédraogo}}
|Upper Volta
|Prime Minister (1971–1974)
|'''1925.09.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|9|19}}'''
|
|-
|-
|83
|38
| {{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|President (1985–1995)
|1925.05.08
|2024.02.29
| 98 years, 297 days
|-
|39
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
Regent (2016)
|1920.08.26
|1920.08.26
|2019.05.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
| 98 years, 273 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''84'''
|'''40'''
|'''{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''Thailand'''
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|'''1925.10.01'''
|'''1927.04.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|01}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5|2025|12|31}}'''
|2022.05.13
96 years, 224 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''85'''
|'''{{Wp|Antoine Gizenga}}'''
|'''DR Congo'''
|Prime Minister (2006–2008)
|'''1925.10.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|05}}'''
|24 February 2019 (aged 93)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''86'''
|'''{{Wp|Czesław Kiszczak}}'''
|'''Poland'''
|'''Prime Minister (1989)'''
|'''1925.10.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|10|19}}'''
|5 November 2015 (aged 90)
|-
|-
|87
| 41
| {{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
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|2009.11.15
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|
|-
|-
|88
|42
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|1915.11.13
|1915.11.13
|2014.07.11
| 2014.07.11  
|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|
|-
|-
|89
|43||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}  
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|1873.08.04  
|1873.08.04
| 1972.03.28
|1972.03.28
|98 years, 237 days
|98 years, 237 days
|
|-
|-
|90
|44
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2017.05.29
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''91'''
|{{Wp|Gregorio Conrado Álvarez}}
|Uruguay
|President (1981–1985)
|'''1925.11.26'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|11|26}}'''
|
|-
|-
|92
|45
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|1879.08.31
|1879.08.31
|1978.03.22
|1978.03.22
| 98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''93'''
|{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|'''1925.12.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|12|9}}'''
|2023.07.06
97 years, 210 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''94'''
|'''{{Wp|Tran Thien Khiem}}'''
|'''South Vietnam'''
|Member of Provisional Leadership (1964)
Prime Minister (1969–1975)
|'''1925.12.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|12|15}}'''
|2021.06.14
95 years, 191 days
|-
|-
| 95
|46
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}  
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874.08.02
|1874.08.02
|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14  
|98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 196 days
|
|-
|-
|96
|47
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
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|2009.01.25
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|
|-
|-
|97
|48
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
|President (1960–1967)  
|1908.12.09  
|1908.12.09
|2007.06.08
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|
|-
|49
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|1910.04.09
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|-
|50
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|1918.03.23
|2016.07.18
| 98 years, 127 days
|-
|51
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1977.10.19
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|52
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924.10.19
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|53
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921.01.05
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|-
| 54
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1916.07.11
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|55
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|1925.06.29
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 85 days
|-
|56
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
| President (1914–1918)
|1868.02.26
|1966.05.15
|98 years, 78 days
|-
|57
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|1910.12.04
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|-
|58
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungary
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
| 1973.07.25
|98 years, 15 days
|-
|59
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|President (1957–1958)
|1910.03.08
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''60'''
|'''{{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|2|4|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|61
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1925.02.18
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 319 days
|-
| 62
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|63
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
| Ireland
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866.02.03
|1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''64'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10|2025|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''98'''
|'''65'''
|'''{{Wp|Luis Alberto Monge}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Costa Rica'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|President (1982–1986)
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1925.12.29'''
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|12|29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11|2025|12|31}}'''
|
|-
|66
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921.04.27
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|-
|67
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925.12.08
|2023.07.06
|97 years, 210 days
|-
|68
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|-
|69
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|Taiwan
| Premier (1949)
|1890.04.02
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|70
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|1923.01.15
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|71
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920.04.13
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|-
|72
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872.03.15
|1969.08.14
|97 years, 152 days
|-
|73
| {{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.26
| 2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|74
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915.11.25
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|-
|75
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
| 1902.09.23
|2000.02.08
|97 years, 138 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''99'''
|76
|'''{{Wp|Kim Jong-pil}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''South Korea'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Prime minister (1971-1975)
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1926.01.07'''
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|1|7}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2025|12|31}}'''
|
|-
|77
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1913.10.04
|2011.02.04
|97 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''100'''
|'''78'''
|{{Wp|Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili}}
| '''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|Iran
|'''China'''
|Acting President (1981)
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)  
|'''1926.01.26'''
| '''1928.10.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|1|7}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2025|12|31}}'''
|
|-
|79
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|1924.04.28
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|-
|80
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|81
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
| Chancellor (1974–1982)
|1918.12.23
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|82
|{{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
|-
|83
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|85
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
|1903.03.03
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|86
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
|1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|-
|'''87'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''France'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)
|'''1929.05.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|'''88'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|President (1990–2005)
|'''1929.05.12'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2025|12|31}}'''
|-
|89
|{{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
|-
|90
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921.01.04
|2017.07.14
| 96 years, 191 days
|-
|91
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
| Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849.03.22
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 137 days
|-
|92
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1926.04.21
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|China
|Paramount Leader (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
| 1926.08.17
|20222.11.30
|96 years, 105 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
| Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|1924.03.08
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|President (1949–1954)
|1882.02.15
| 1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|-
|96
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|President (1958–1962)
|1915.06.17
| 2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|97
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|-
|98
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
|1916.08.06
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|Switzerland
|President (1966)
| 1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|1906.09.01
| 2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|-
|1xx
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923.02.04
|2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|}
|}
=='''Addendum'''==
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
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|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
| Interim president (1969)
|1912
|1912
|2012.06.12
|2012.06.12
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|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|Malawi
|Malawi
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)
| Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|1898
|1898
|1997.11.27
| 1997.11.27  
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|2008.11.28
|2008.11.28

Latest revision as of 09:56, 1 July 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 Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.

This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Leaders if every state leader Living today is Still alive by 32 December 2025.

Gallery

  • oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 104 years, 57 days)
    served: 1972–1976

  • 2nd-Oldest ever:
    Laos
    Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924, 103 years, 326 days)
    served: 1991–2006

  • 3rd-oldest ever:
    Turkey
    Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924, age 103 years, 303 days)
    served 1994–1996;

  • Oldest living leader of a-now defunct state and 23rd-Oldest ever:
    Yugoslavia
    Raif Dizdarević (born 1926, age 101 years, 20 days)
    served: 1962

List

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days
2 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days
3 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 102 years, 57 days
4 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days
5 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924.02.08 Alive 101 years, 326 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days
8 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 101 years, 303 days
9 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
10 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days
11 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
13 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
14 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 101 years, 91 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
18 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
19 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 100 years, 174 days
20 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
21 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
22 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 100 years, 167 days
23 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
25 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
26 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 99 years, 216 days
27 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
28 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
29 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
30 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
31 Sir Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days
32 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 99 years, 58 days
33 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days
34 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days
35 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 99 years, 22 days
36 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
37 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days
38 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
39 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
40 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 98 years, 270 days
41 Pierre Count Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
42 Sir Howard Harlan Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
43 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days
44 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
45 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days
46 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days
47 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
48 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
49 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
50 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
51 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days
52 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
53 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
54 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
55 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
56 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days
57 R. Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
58 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days
59 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
60 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 97 years, 330 days
61 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
62 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
63 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days
64 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 97 years, 235 days
65 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 97 years, 234 days
66 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
67 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days
68 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
69 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days
70 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
71 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
72 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days
73 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
74 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
75 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
76 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 97 years, 126 days
77 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
78 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 97 years, 69 days
79 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
80 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
81 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
82 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
83 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days
84 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
85 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
86 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days
87 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 96 years, 243 days
88 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 96 years, 233 days
89 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
90 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
91 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849.03.22 1945.08.06 96 years, 137 days
92 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
93 Jiang Zemin China Paramount Leader (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003) 		1926.08.17 20222.11.30 96 years, 105 days
94 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
95 Federico Chaves Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882.02.15 1978.04.24 96 years, 68 days
96 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
97 Michael I Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
98 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
99 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
100 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
1xx Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age After
The following persons might be older than 81-33 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.12 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days 2008.11.28

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Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)

State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)

1898 1997.11.27 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days 2008.11.28

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See also

References


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