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This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The  longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The  longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.
With Ages at least 95 years, days to meet the list.


=='''Gallery'''==
=='''Gallery'''==
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Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" ;
|-
|-
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''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)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13|| 102 years, 343 days
President (1950–1960)
|1883.05.16 ||1986.08.22||103 years, 98 days
|-
|-
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13 ||102 years, 343 days
|3
|-
|4
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914.07.03
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|-
|5
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|Japan
| Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1887.12.03
|1990.01.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
|6
|4
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|7
|5
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
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|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|8
|6
|{{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
|7
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|-
|10
|8
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan  
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
|1918.05.18
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|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|11
|9
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
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|101 years, 118 days
|101 years, 118 days
|-
|-
|12
|10
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
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|1915.04.03
|1915.04.03
|2016.07.27
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days  
|-
|-
|13
|11
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911.01.11
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|-
|14
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
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|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|15
|12
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
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|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|16
|13
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|17
|14
|{{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" |
|15
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|18
|16
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|2020.03.30
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|- 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}}'''
|-
|-
|20
|17
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico  
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
|1922.01.17
|1922.01.17
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|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''21'''
|18
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''22'''
|19
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|'''Japan'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |23
| rowspan="2" |20
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece  
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
|1904.04.26
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|1920.01.19
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|2020.03.04
|-
|25
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912.01.01
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''26'''
|22
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|27
|23
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
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|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|28
|24
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Myanmar
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|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|29
|25
|{{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
|-
|-
|30
|26
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
| {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919.05.01
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|-
|31
|{{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
|-
|-
|32
|27
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|33
|28
|{{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
|1892.06.28
|1991.09.28
| 1991.09.28  
|99 years, 92 days
|99 years, 92 days
|-
|-
|34
|29
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
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|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|-
|35
|30
|{{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
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|31
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|-
|36
|32
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|37
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''38'''
|33
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
| '''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''39'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|40
|34
|{{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
|-
|-
|41
|35
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
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|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|42
|36
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{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
|-
|-
|43
|37
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
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|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|44
|38
|{{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
|-
|-
|45
|39||{{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
|-
|-
|46
|40
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece  
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
| Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1918.10.18
|1918.10.18
|2017.05.29
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|-
|-
|47
|41
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
| Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1879.08.31
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|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|48
|42
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|1874.08.02
|1874.08.02
|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14
|98 years, 196 days
| 98 years, 196 days
|-
|-
|49
|43
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
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|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|50
|44
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|51
|45
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
| Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|President (1992–1998)
|1910.04.09
|1910.04.09
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|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|-
|-
|52
| 46
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|1920.12.01
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|53
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
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|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|54
|47
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1879.05.20
|1977.10.19
|1977.10.19  
|98 years, 122 days
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|-
|55
|48
|{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818.01.30
|1916.05.21
|98 years, 112 days
|-
|56
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|-
|57
|49
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
| Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921.01.05
|1921.01.05
|2019.04.23
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|58
|50
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|59
|51
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|-
|-
|60
|52
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
| Brazil
|President (1914–1918)
|President (1914–1918)
|1868.02.26
|1868.02.26
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|98 years, 78 days
|98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|61
|53
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|1916.12.16
|2015.02.10
|98 years, 56 days
|-
|62
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|President (1987–1992)
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|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''63'''
|54
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
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|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1=1926|2=5|3=29}}'''
|-
|-
|64
| 55
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungry
|Hungary
|Prime Minister (1919)
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
|1875.07.10
|1973.07.25
|1973.07.25
|98 years, 15 days
| 98 years, 15 days
|-
|-
|65
|56
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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|1910.03.08
|1910.03.08
|2008.03.21
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|98 years, 13 days  
|-
|-
|66
|57
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|67
|58
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|1917.06.17
|2015.05.09
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|-
|68
|59
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888.01.29
|1985.11.14
|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
|-
|70
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
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|97 years, 267 days
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|-
|71
|60
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria  
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921.04.27
|1921.04.27
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|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''72'''
|61
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|-
|-
|73
|62
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Andorra
|Italy
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1923.01.10
|1925.12.08
|2020.08.14
|2023.07.06
|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 210 days
|-
|-
|74
|63
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|Venezuela
|President (1993-1994)
|President (1993-1994)
|1916.11.28
| 1916.11.28
|2014.06.14
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|97 years, 208 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|64
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|75
|65
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
|Premier (1949)
|1890.04.02
| 1890.04.02
|1987.10.21
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|-
|76
|66
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|2020.07.30
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|- 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}}'''
|-
|-
|78
|67
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920.04.13
|1920.04.13
|2017.10.04
|2017.10.04  
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|-
|-
|79
|68
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|97 years, 152 days
|97 years, 152 days
|-
|-
|80
|69
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|81
|70
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
| Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915.11.25
|1915.11.25
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|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|82
|71
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|1902.09.23
|1902.09.23
|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|83
| 72
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
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|2011.02.04
|2011.02.04
|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Romania
|First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)
|1913.05.16
|2010.08.21
|97 years, 97 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''85'''
|73
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|-
|-
|86
|74
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|State President (1964–1991)  
|1924.04.28
|1924.04.28
|2021.06.17
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|-
|-
|87
|75
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
| West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|1919.07.18
|2016.08.24
| 2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|-
|88
|76
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|-
|77
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|78
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
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|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|89
|79
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|1851.04.10
|1948.02.16
|96 years, 312 days
|-
|90
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Tuvan People's Republic
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|96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 308 days
|-
|-
|91
|80
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871.05.26
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|Ecuador
|Jefe Supremo (1935&ndash;1937)
|1877.06.04
|1974.02.09
|96 years, 250 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
President (1957&ndash;1987)
| 1903.03.03
|1903.03.03
|2000.04.06
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|95
|81
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
| Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
|1890.03.09
|1986.11.08
|1986.11.08  
|96 years, 244 days
|96 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|96
| 82
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
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|96 years, 224 days
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|-
|97
| 83
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|98
|84
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|United Kingdom
|Peru
|Queen (1952–2022)
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1926.04.21
|1849.03.22
|2022.09.09
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 137 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''99'''
|85
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''North Korea'''
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|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|02|04}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|-
|-
|100
|86
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|Peru
|United Kingdom
|Prime Minister (1902)
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1849.03.22
|1926.04.21
|1945.08.06
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 137 days
|96 years, 140 days
<!--|-
|-
|1xx
|87
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|China
|China
|President (1993-2003)
|Paramount Leader (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
|1926.08.17
|1926.08.17
|2022.11.30
|20222.11.30
|96 years, 105 days
|96 years, 105 days
|2022.07.09<br /><small>Echandi Jiménez</small>-->
|}
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''||'''After'''
|88
|+The following persons might be older than ''95-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|1924.03.08
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|President (1949–1954)
|1882.02.15
|1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|90
|'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|91
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|President (1958–1962)
|1915.06.17
|2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
|1916.08.06
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|Switzerland
|President (1966)
|1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|96
|Somalia
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Interim president (1969)
|Dominican Republic
|1912
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|2012.06.12
|1906.09.01
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|2002.07.14
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|95 years, 316 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
| Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|-
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|98
|Malawi
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|Colombia
|1898
|President (1982–1986)
|1997.11.27
|1923.02.04
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
| 2018.12.07
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|95 years, 306 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|99
|Greece
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Prime Minister (1967)
|Italy
|1901
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1998.07.13
|1920.12.09
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|2016.09.16
|2008.11.28<br /><small>Original</small>
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|President (1979–1980)
|1913.01.04
| 2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
<!--|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1xx'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928.10.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''-->
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''|| '''Death'''||'''Age'''
! age by 12-31-24
!
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
age by 12-31-24
|'''1'''||'''{{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}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|'''Hungary'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''4'''
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|'''China'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''5'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''6'''
|'''4'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|'''Namibia'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''7'''
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''8'''
|'''6'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''9'''
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''10'''
|'''8'''
|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|'''Mongolian People's Republic'''
|'''Mongolian People's Republic'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||'''1929.12.01'''||'''alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''9'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''
|'''12'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''||Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |'''1929.12.20'''|| rowspan="3" |'''alive'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''Albania'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|President (2002–2007)
|'''13'''||'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Prime Minister (1988)
|'''1929.12.01'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''alive'''
|14
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|15
| rowspan="3" |'''10'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''||Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |'''1929.12.20'''|| rowspan="3" |'''alive'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''||Prime Minister (1988)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''|||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930.01.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''14'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)
|'''17'''||'''{{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)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''1930.01.03'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''Alive'''
|'''18'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''19'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''15'''||'''{{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)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''20'''||'''{{wp|Kesang Choden (Queen)|Kesang Choden}}'''||'''Bhutan'''||Regent (1972)||'''1930.05.21'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''18'''|| || || || || || ||
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''|| || || || || || ||
|}
|}


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|Guatemala
|Guatemala
|M
|M
|1802.10.19  
|1802.10.19
|
|
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days  
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|Austria
| Austria
|M
| M
|1806.07.17  
|1806.07.17
|1897.05.14
|1897.05.14
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
| colspan="2" | 1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|Uruguay
|Uruguay
|M
|M
|1810.01.27  
|1810.01.27
|1899.02.26
|1899.02.26
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
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|Papal States
|Papal States
|M
|M
|1810.03.02  
|1810.03.02
|1900.04.12
|1900.04.12
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
| colspan="2" | 1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
|-
|-
|
|
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|Austria
|Austria
|M
|M
|1810.02.21  
|1810.02.21
|1903.07.20
|1903.07.20
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
Line 1,028: Line 987:
|1818.01.30
|1818.01.30
|1908.02.17
|1908.02.17
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
| colspan="2" | 1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|Canada
|Canada
|M
|M
|1823.12.27  
|1823.12.27
|1916.05.21
|1916.05.21
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
Line 1,040: Line 999:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1828.11.14  
|1828.11.14
|1917.12.10
|1917.12.10
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
Line 1,047: Line 1,006:
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1835.02.25  
|1835.02.25
|1923.05.14
|1923.05.14
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
Line 1,055: Line 1,014:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1838.05.20  
|1838.05.20
|1924.07.02
|1924.07.02
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
Line 1,062: Line 1,021:
|Italy
|Italy
|M
|M
|1838.06.08  
|1838.06.08
|1925.12.21
|1925.12.21
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" | 1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|M
|1841.11.15  
|1841.11.15
|1932.03.10
|1932.03.10
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
Line 1,077: Line 1,036:
|
|
M
M
|1844.04.26  
|1844.04.26
|1935.09.06
|1935.09.06
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
Line 1,084: Line 1,043:
|Bolivia
|Bolivia
|M
|M
|1848.01.22  
|1848.01.22
|1937.05.29
|1937.05.29
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
Line 1,091: Line 1,050:
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1849.03.22  
|1849.03.22
|1939.09.12
|1939.09.12
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
Line 1,098: Line 1,057:
|Vatican City
|Vatican City
|M
|M
|1851.04.10
|1851.04.10  
|1945.08.06
|1945.08.06
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
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|M
|M
|1856.05.08  
|1856.05.08
|1951.07.23
|1951.07.23
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
Line 1,119: Line 1,078:
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
|M
| M
|1859.11.15
|1859.11.15
|1952.07.21
|1952.07.21
Line 1,133: Line 1,092:
|Belgium
|Belgium
|M
|M
|1871.05.26  
|1871.05.26
|1966.05.15
|1966.05.15
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
Line 1,140: Line 1,099:
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1872..03.15  
|1872..03.15
 
|1968.02.26
|1968.02.26
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
Line 1,147: Line 1,107:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1873.08.04  
|1873.08.04
|1969.08.14
|1969.08.14
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days  
Line 1,153: Line 1,113:
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|M
| M
|1874.08.02  
|1874.08.02
|1972.03.28
|1972.03.28
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
Line 1,161: Line 1,121:
|Hungary
|Hungary
|M
|M
|1875.07.10  
|1875.07.10
|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04  
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04
|1973.07.25
|1973.07.25
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days  
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}|| Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|1974.02.09
|1974.02.09
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days
Line 1,183: Line 1,143:
|Paraguay
|Paraguay
|M
|M
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                 |1882.02.15
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                   | 1882.02.15
|1978.03.22
|1978.03.22
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>aged 96 years, 68 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye  
|M
|M
|1883.05.16  
|1883.05.16
|1978.04.24
| 1978.04.24  
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05  
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05
|1986.08.22
|1986.08.22
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|Japan||M•
| Japan||M•
||1887.12.03  
||1887.12.03
|1988.05.14
|1988.05.14  
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>aged 102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan  
|M
|M
|1889.05.09  
|1889.05.09
|1990.01.20
|1990.01.20
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|1891.12.30
|1891.12.30  
|1990.12.14
|1990.12.14
| colspan="2" |1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
| colspan="2" | 1994.12.13<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
Line 1,229: Line 1,189:
|India
|India
|M
|M
|1898.07.04  
|1898.07.04
|1995.04.10
| 1995.04.10
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
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|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|1903.07.27  
|1903.07.27
|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days  
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days  
Line 1,257: Line 1,217:
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
|M
| M
|1904.04.26  
|1904.04.26
|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
Line 1,267: Line 1,227:
|Cambodia
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1905.09.01  
|1905.09.01
|2004.01.06.10
|2004.01.06.10
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
Line 1,274: Line 1,234:
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1910.04.10  
|1910.04.10
|2009.01.22
|2009.01.22
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
Line 1,281: Line 1,241:
|Suriname
|Suriname
|M
|M
|1910.12.10
| 1910.12.10
|2009.04.16
|2009.04.16
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 years, 237 days
Line 1,288: Line 1,248:
|Panama
|Panama
|M
|M
|1911.01.11  
|1911.01.11
|2010..01.04
|2010..01.04
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days  
Line 1,297: Line 1,257:
|1912.10.09
|1912.10.09
|2012.03.15
|2012.03.15
| colspan="2" |2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
| colspan="2" | 2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|M
|M
|1914.07.03  
|1914.07.03
 
|2013.08.09
|2013.08.09
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days  
Line 1,309: Line 1,270:
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|1917.02.02  
|1917.02.02
|2017.01.30
|2017.01.30
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days  
Line 1,316: Line 1,277:
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1917.03.02  
|1917.03.02
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
Line 1,323: Line 1,284:
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1918.05.27  
|1918.05.27
|2019.01.17
|2019.01.17
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days  
Line 1,338: Line 1,299:
|Libya
|Libya
|M
|M
|1921.01.29  
|1921.01.29
|2020.05.20
|2020.05.20
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days  
Line 1,345: Line 1,306:
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1921.10.14  
|1921.10.14
|2021.12.07
|2021.12.07
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14
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|2023.10.11
|2023.10.11
|Alive
|Alive
<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>  
<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''

Latest revision as of 09:00, 1 July 2024

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.

Gallery

  • Oldest:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)
    served 1962

  • 2nd Oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

  • 3rd-Oldest:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 19th-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 241 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Ages are up to date 07/2/2024

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 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days
4 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
5 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days
6 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
7 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days
8 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
9 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
10 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
11 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days
12 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
13 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
14 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
15 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 100 years, 241 days
16 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
17 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
18 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, 145 days
19 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 121 days
20 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
22 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 275 days
23 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
24 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
25 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
26 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
27 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
28 Sir Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days
29 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days
30 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days
31 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 358 days
32 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
33 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 351 days
34 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days
35 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
36 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
37 Pierre Count Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
38 Sir Howard Harlan Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
39 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days
40 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
41 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days
42 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days
43 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
44 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
45 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
46 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
47 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days
48 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
49 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
50 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
51 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
52 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days
53 R. Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
54 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 34 days
55 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days
56 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
57 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
58 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
59 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days
60 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
61 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 242 days
62 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days
63 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
64 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 206 days
65 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days
66 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
67 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
68 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days
69 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
70 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
71 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
72 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
73 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 88 days
74 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
75 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
76 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days
77 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
78 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
79 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
80 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
81 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days
82 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
83 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
84 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849.03.22 1945.08.06 96 years, 137 days
85 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 149 days
86 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
87 Jiang Zemin China Paramount Leader (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003) 		1926.08.17 20222.11.30 96 years, 105 days
88 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
89 Federico Chaves Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882.02.15 1978.04.24 96 years, 68 days
90 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 53 days
91 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 52 days
92 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
93 Michael I Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
94 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
95 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
96 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
97 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 310 days
98 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
99 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006) 		1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
100 Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days

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1 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 310 days 96 years, 126 days
2 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 253 days 96 years, 69 days
3 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 61 days 95 years, 243 days
4 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 51 days 95 years, 233 days
5 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 349 days 95 years, 165 days
6 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 290 days 95 years, 106 days
7 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 258 days 95 years, 74 days
8 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 230 days 95 years, 46 days
9 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 214 days 95 years, 30 days
10 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 195 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
13 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 187 days 95 years, 3 days
14 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 181 days 94 years, 363 days
15 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)		 1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 121 days 94 years, 303 days
16 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 78 days 94 years, 260 days
17 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 69 days 94 years, 251 days
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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 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, 145 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 241 days

See also

References


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