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This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) 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.
 


=='''Gallery'''==
=='''Gallery'''==
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File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served 1962
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} (1905&ndash;2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)<br />served 1962
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}} (1883&ndash;1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}<br />served: 1962
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}} (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)<br />served: 1962
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|19th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />lserved: 1972&ndash;1976
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|19th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />'''(born 1923, (age {{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''')<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976
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</gallery>
=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{| 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
|2||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13|| 102 years, 343 days
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914.07.03
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1990.01.03
|102 years, 48 days
|-
|4
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|4
|5
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1990.05.14
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|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)
|1917.02.02
|1917.02.02
|2018.10.01
|2018.10.01  
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|-
|-
|5
|7
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1990.12.14
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|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
|-
|-
|6
|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
|-
|-
|7
|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  
|-
|-
|8
|11
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Panama
|Norway
|Acting President (1963)
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1911.01.11
|1859.11.15
|2012.03.15
|1960.12.12
|101 years, 64 days
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|9
|12
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
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|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|10
|13
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|Acting President (1966)
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|11
|14
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|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}}'''
|-
|-
|12
|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" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|-
|-
|14
|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" |
|'''15'''
|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" |
|'''16'''
|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" |17
| 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
|-
|19
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912.01.01
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|21
|23
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
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|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|22
|24
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Myanmar
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|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|23
|25
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Morocco
|Viet Nam
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|President (1992–1997)
|1919.05.01
|1920.12.01
|2018.09.20
|2019.04.22
|99 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|25
|26
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
| {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
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|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|26
|27
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|27||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||President  (1987–1992)||1912||2011 ||99 years, 32 days
|28
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|1892.06.28
| 1991.09.28
|99 years, 92 days
|-
|29
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896.02.29
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|-
|28
|30
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Malta
|Vietnam
|President (1989–1994)
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1913.03.30
|1912.08.07
|2012.03.13
| 2011.09.08
|98 years, 350 days
|99 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''28'''
|31
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|32
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|1913.03.30
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''29'''
|33
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
| '''{{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}}'''
|-
|-
|30
|34
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
| General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922.08.12
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|-
|35
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
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|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|31
|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
|-
|-
|32
|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
|-
|-
|33
|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
|-
|-
|34
|39||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
| 1873.08.04
|1972.03.28
|98 years, 237 days
|-
|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
|-
|-
|35
|41
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
| Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|1879.08.31
|1978.03.22
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|42
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874.08.02
|1973.02.14
| 98 years, 196 days
|-
|43
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
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|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|36
|44
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|37
|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
|-
|-
|38
| 46
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|1920.12.01
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|39
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
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|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|40
|47
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|1879.05.20
|1977.10.19
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|48
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|-
|41
|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
|-
|-
|42
|50
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|43
|51
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|-
|-
|44
|52
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Andorra
| Brazil
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|President (1914–1918)
|1916.12.16
|1868.02.26
|2015.02.10
|1966.05.15
|98 years, 56 days
|98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|45
|53
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. 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" |
|'''46'''
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|47
| 55
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungary
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875.07.10
|1973.07.25
| 98 years, 15 days
|-
|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  
|-
|-
|48
|57
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|49
|58
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
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|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|-
|50
|59
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866.02.03
|1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|60
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria  
|Acting President (1992)
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921.04.27
|1921.04.27
|2018.12.28
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''51'''
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|52
|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
|-
|-
|53
|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" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''54'''
|64
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|55
|65
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
| 1890.04.02
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|66
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|56
|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
|-
|-
|57
|68
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872.03.15
|1969.08.14
|97 years, 152 days
|-
|69
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|58
|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
|-
|-
|59
|71
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|60
| 72
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
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|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''61'''
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|62
|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
|-
|-
|63
|75
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
| West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|1919.07.18
|2016.08.24
| 2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|-
|64
|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
|-
|-
|65
|79
|{{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
|-
|-
|66
|80
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|67
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
|1903.03.03
| 1903.03.03
|2000.04.06
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|68
|81
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
| Soviet Union
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941
|1890.03.09
|1986.11.08
|96 years, 244 days
|-
| 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
|-
|-
|69
| 83
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|2017.07.14
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849.03.22
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 137 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''70'''
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|71
|86
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
|Queen (1952–2022)
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|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|72
|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
|-
|-
|73
|88
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
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|1924.03.08
|1924.03.08
|2020.05.29
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|President (1949–1954)
|1882.02.15
|1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''74'''||'''{{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}}'''
|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" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''75'''
|91
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|-
|-
|76
|92
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|Costa Rica
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|96 years, 43 days
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|-
|77
|93
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|Romania
|King (1927-1930, 1940-1947)
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1921.10.25
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|96 years, 41 days  
|-
|-
|78
|94
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|96 years, 14 days
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|-
|79
|95
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
| Switzerland
|Switzerland
|President (1966)
|President (1966)
|1908.12.16  
|1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|-
|80
|96
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|Dominican Republic
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|2002.07.14
|2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|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}}'''
|-
|-
|81
|98
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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| 2018.12.07
| 2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|95 years, 306 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''82'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|-
|83
|99
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy013)
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1920.12.09
|1920.12.09
|2016.09.16  
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|-
|84
|100
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|Vatican City
|Pope (2005–2013)<br />Sovereign (2005–2013)
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|-
|85
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|Dominica
|President (1979–1980)
|President (1979–1980)
|1913.01.04
|1913.01.04  
|2008.10.04  
| 2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
|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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|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''|| '''Death'''||'''Age'''
!
age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''86'''
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|'''China'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|87
|{{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}
|Zimbabwe
|Prime Minister (1980–1987)<br />President (1987–2019)
|1924.02.21
|2019.09.04
|95 years, 197 days
|-
|88
|{{wp|Trần Thiện Khiêm}}
|South Vietnam
|Prime Minister (1969–1975)
|1925.15.15
|2021.06.24
|95 years, 191 days
|-
|89
|{{Wp|Pote Sarasin}}
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1957)
|1905.03.25
|2000.09.28
|95 years, 187 days
|-
|90
|{{Wp|Antonio Imbert Barrera}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1965)
|1920.12.03
|2016.05.31
|95 years, 180 days
|-
|91
|{{Wp|Tahar Ben Ammar}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956)
|1889.11.25
|1985.05.10
|95 years, 166 days
|-
|92
|{{Wp|Cuthbert Sebastian}}
|Saint Kitts and Nevis
|Governor-General (1996-2013)
|1921.10.22
|2017.03.25
|95 years, 154 days
|-
|93
|{{Wp|Roberto Marcelo Levingston}}
| Argentina
|President (1970–1971)
|1920.01.19<br> <small>later changed to 1920.01.10<small>
|2015.06.17
|95 years, 151 days
|-
|94
|{{Wp|Nelson Mandela}}
|South Africa
|President (1994&ndash;1999)
|1918.07.18
|2013.12.05
|95 years, 140 days
|-
|95
|{{Wp|Daniel arap Moi}}
|Kenya
|President (1970-2002)
|1924.09.02
|2020.02.04
|95 years, 137 days
|-
|96
|{{Wp|Sixto Durán Ballén}}
|Ecuador
|President (1992–1996)
|1921.07.14
|2016.11.15
|95 years, 124 days
|-
|97
|{{Wp|Ahmed Ben Bella}}
|Algeria
|President (1963 - 1965)
|1916.12.25
|2012.04.11
|95 years, 108 days
|-
|98
|{{Wp|Dawda Jawara}}
|The Gambia
|Prime Minister (1964-1970)<br>President (1970-1994)
|1924.05.16
|2021.08.27
|95 years, 103 days
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Léopold Sédar Senghor}}
|Senegal
|President (1960 - 1980)
|1906.10.09
|2001.12.20
|95 years, 72 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Petar Stambolić}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)<br>President (1982 - 1983)
|1912.07.12
|2007.09.21
|95 years, 71 days
|-
|101
|{{Wp|Anibal Portillo}}
|El Salvador
|Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962)
|1914.12.20
|2010.02.15
|95 years, 57 days
|-
|102
|{{Wp|Pak Song-chol}}
|North Korea
|Premier (1976 - 1977)
|1913.09.02
|2008.02.28
|95 years, 56 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''103'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''France'''
|'''France'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''104'''
|'''4'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|'''Namibia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|105
|{{Wp|Max Petitpierre}}
|Switzerland
|Federal Council Minister (1944-1961) <br>President (1950, 1955, 1960)
|1899.02.26
| 1994.03.25
|95 years, 27 days
|-
|106
|{{Wp|Dušan Dragosavac}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1981–1982)
|1919.12.01
|2014.12.21
|95 years, 20 days
|-
|107
|{{Wp|Saeb Salam}}
|Lebanon
|Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973)
|1905.01.17
|2000.01.21
|95 years, 4 days
|-
|108
|{{Wp|Hassan ibn Yahya}}
|North Yemen
|Prime Minister (1948–1955)
|1908.06.13
|2003.06.13
|95 years, 0 days
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
! age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1'''
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''2'''
|'''6'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''3'''
|'''7'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''4'''
|'''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|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''5'''||'''{{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'''
|'''{{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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|rowspan=3 | '''6'''||'''{{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}}'''
| 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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Prime Minister (1988)
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''||Prime Minister (1988)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''9'''
|'''13'''
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''|||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''10'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)
|'''11'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''Alive'''
|'''12'''||'''{{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="#ffd700" |
|'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''13'''||'''{{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" |
|'''14'''||'''{{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" |
|'''15'''||'''{{Wp|Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada}}'''||'''Bolivia'''||President (1993&ndash;1997, 2002&ndash;2003)||'''1930.07.01'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|7|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{Wp|Ivy Dumont}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||Acting Governor-General (2001&ndash;2002)<br />Governor-General (2002&ndash;2005)||'''1930.10.02'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''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}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''||'''{{Wp|A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury}}'''||'''Bangladesh'''||President (2001&ndash;2002)||'''1930.10.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''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" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''18'''||'''{{Wp|Mabandla Dlamini}}'''||'''Swaziland'''||Prime Minister  (1979&ndash;1983)||'''1930.11.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''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" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Choe Yong-rim}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Premier  (2010&ndash;2013)||'''1930.11.20'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|20}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''18'''|| || || || || || ||
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''||'''{{Wp|Cesar Virata}}'''||'''Philippines'''||Prime Minister  (1981&ndash;1986)||'''1930.12.12'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|12|12}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|12|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''19'''|| || || || || || ||
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal|The following persons might be older than ''138-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|-
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012.06.12
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1998.07.13
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|}
|}


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!Name
!Name
!Country
!Country
!Sex  
!
!Born
Sex  
!Lifespan
!Became eldest
!Became eldest
!Ceased
!Ceased
!Death
!Death
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
|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<br />{{age in years and days|17 Jul 1806|14 May 1897}}
|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<br />{{age in years and days|27 Jan 1810|26 Feb 1899}}
|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  
|-
|-
Line 1,009: Line 970:
|Papal States
|Papal States
|M
|M
|1810.03.02  
|1810.03.02
|1900.04.12<br />{{age in years and days|2 Mar 1810|12 Apr 1900}}
|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  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
|
{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria
|Austria
|M
|M
|1810.05.21  
|1810.02.21
|1903.07.20<br />{{age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 Jul 1903}}
|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 1,024: Line 986:
|M
|M
|1818.01.30
|1818.01.30
|1908.02.17<br />{{age in years and days|30 Jan 1818|17 Feb 1908}}
|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<br />{{age in years and days|27 Dec 1823|21 May 1916}}
|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 1,037: Line 999:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1828.11.14  
|1828.11.14
|1917.12.10<br />{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1828|10 Dec 1917}}
|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 1,044: Line 1,006:
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1835.02.25  
|1835.02.25
|1923.05.14<br />{{age in years and days|25 Feb 1835|15 May 1923}}
|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  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|
{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1838.05.20  
|1838.05.20
|1924.07.02<br />{{age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 Jul 1924}}
|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 1,058: Line 1,021:
|Italy
|Italy
|M
|M
|1838.06.08  
|1838.06.08
|1925.12.21<br />{{age in years and days|6 Jun 1838|21 Dec 1925}}
|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<br />{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1841|10 Mar 1932}}
|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>  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|M
|
|1844.04.26  
M
|1935.09.06<br />{{age in years and days|26 Apr 1844|6 Sep 1935}}
|1844.04.26
|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 1,079: Line 1,043:
|Bolivia
|Bolivia
|M
|M
|1848.01.22  
|1848.01.22
|1937.05.29<br />{{age in years and days|22 Jan 1848|29 May 1937}}
|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 1,086: Line 1,050:
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1849.03.22  
|1849.03.22
|1939.09.12<br />{{age in years and days|22 Mar 1849|10 Mar 1932}}
|1939.09.12
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 137 days
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
|-
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|M
|1851.04.10
|1945.08.06
| colspan="2" |1948.05.16<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
Line 1,094: Line 1,065:
|M
|M
|1856.04.24
|1856.04.24
|1945.08.06<br />{{age in years and days|24
|1948.02.16
Apr 1856|6 Aug 1945}}
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
|M
|M
|1856.05.08  
|1856.05.08
|1951.07.23<br />{{age in years and days|8 May 1856|23 Jul 1951}}
|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  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
|M
| M
|1859.11.15
|1859.11.15
|1952.07.21<br />{{age in years and days|15 Nov 1859|21 Jul 1952}}
|1952.07.21
| colspan="2" |1960.1<small />2.12<br />aged 101 years, 27 days
| colspan="2" |1960.1<small />2.12<br />aged 101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
Line 1,115: Line 1,086:
|M
|M
|1868.02.26
|1868.02.26
|1960.12.12<br />{{age in years and days|26 Feb 1868|12 Dec 1960}}
|1960.12.12
| colspan="2" |1966.05.15<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
| colspan="2" |1966.05.15<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
Line 1,121: Line 1,092:
|Belgium
|Belgium
|M
|M
|1871.05.26  
|1871.05.26
|1966.05.15<br />{{age in years and days|26 May 1871|15 May 1966}}
|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 1,128: Line 1,099:
|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|1872.03.15  
|1872..03.15
|1968.02.26<br />{{age in years and days|15 Feb 1872|26 Feb 1968}}
 
|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 1,135: Line 1,107:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1873.08.04  
|1873.08.04
|1969.08.14<br />{{age in years and days|4 Aug 1873|14 Aug 1969}}
|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  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|M
| M
|1874.08.02  
|1874.08.02
|1972.03.28<br />{{age in years and days|2 Aug 1874|1972|2|8}}
|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 1,149: Line 1,121:
|Hungary
|Hungary
|M
|M
|1875.07.10  
|1875.07.10
|1973.02.14<br />{{age in years and days|1875|7|10|1973|2|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<br />{{age in years and days|1877|6|4|1973|7|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<br />{{age in years and days|1879|5|220|1974|2|9}}
|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 1,165: Line 1,137:
|M
|M
|1879.08.31
|1879.08.31
|1977.09.17<br />{{age in years and days|1879|8|31|1977|9|17}}
|1977.09.17
| colspan="2" |1978.03.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 203 days
| colspan="2" |1978.03.22<br /><small>aged 98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
Line 1,171: Line 1,143:
|Paraguay
|Paraguay
|M
|M
|1882.02.15
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                  | 1882.02.15
|1978.03.22<br />{{age in years and days|1882|2|15|1978|3|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<br />{{age in years and days|1883|5|16|1978|4|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<br />{{age in years and days|1886|7|5|1986|8|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||1887.12.03  
| Japan||M•
|1988.05.14<br />{{age in years and days|1887|12|3|1988|5|14}}
||1887.12.03
|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<br />{{age in years and days|1889|5|9|1990|1|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  
|-
|-
Line 1,201: Line 1,174:
|France
|France
|M
|M
|1891.12.30
|1891.12.30  
|1990.12.14<br />{{age in years and days|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 1,209: Line 1,182:
|M
|M
|1896.02.29  
|1896.02.29  
|1994.12.13<br />{{age in years and days|1896|2|29|1994|12|13}}
|1994.12.13
| colspan="2" |1995.04.10
| colspan="2" |1995.04.10
<small>aged 99 years, 41 days  
<small>aged 99 years, 41 days  
Line 1,216: Line 1,189:
|India
|India
|M
|M
|1898.07.04  
|1898.07.04
|1995.04.10<br />{{age in years and days|1898|7|4|1995|4|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
|-
|-
Line 1,224: Line 1,197:
|M
|M
|1901  
|1901  
|1998.01.15<br />{{age in years and days|1901|12|31|1998|1|15}} to <br />{{age in years and days|1901|1|1|1998|1|15}}
|1998.01.15
| colspan="2" |1998.07.13<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days  
| colspan="2" |1998.07.13<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days  
|-
|-
Line 1,230: Line 1,203:
|Romania
|Romania
|M
|M
|1902.09.23
|
|1998.07.13<br />{{age in years and days|1902|9|23|1998|7|13}}
1902.09.23
|1998.07.13
| colspan="2" |2000.02.08<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
| colspan="2" |2000.02.08<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
Line 1,237: Line 1,211:
|Greece
|Greece
|M
|M
|1903.07.27  
|1903.07.27
|2000.02.08<br />{{age in years and days|1903|7|27|2000|2|8}}
|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  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
|M
| M
|1904.04.26  
|1904.04.26
|2002.10.31<br />{{age in years and days|1904|4|26|2001|10|31}}
|2002.10.31
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10<br /><small>aged 100 years, 45 days  
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10
 
<small>aged 100 years, 45 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|Cambodia
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1905.09.01  
|1905.09.01
|2004.06.10<br />{{age in years and days|1905|9|1|2004|6|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 1,258: Line 1,234:
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1910.04.10  
|1910.04.10
|2009.01.22<br />{{age in years and days|1910|4|10|2009|1|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 1,265: Line 1,241:
|Suriname
|Suriname
|M
|M
|1910.12.10
| 1910.12.10
|2009.04.16<br />{{age in years and days|1910|12|10|2009|4|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 1,272: Line 1,248:
|Panama
|Panama
|M
|M
|1911.01.11  
|1911.01.11
|2010.01.04<br />{{age in years and days|1911|1|11|2010|1|4}}
|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 1,280: Line 1,256:
|M
|M
|1912.10.09
|1912.10.09
|2012.03.15<br />{{age in years and days|1912|10|09|2012|3|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<br />{{age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|8|9}}
 
|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 1,293: Line 1,270:
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|1917.02.02  
|1917.02.02
|2017.01.30<br />{{age in years and days|1917|2|2|2017|1|20}}
|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 1,300: Line 1,277:
|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|1917.03.02  
|1917.03.02
|2018.10.01<br />{{age in years and days|1917|3|2|2018|10|1}}
|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 1,307: Line 1,284:
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
|1918.05.27  
|1918.05.27
|2019.01.17<br />{{age in years and days|1918|5|27|2019|1|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 1,314: Line 1,291:
|South Korea
|South Korea
|M
|M
|1919.01.26
|
|2019.11.29<br />{{age in years and days|1919|01|26|2019|11|29}}
1919.02.26
|2019.11.29
| colspan="2" |2020.05.20<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days  
| colspan="2" |2020.05.20<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days  
|-
|-
Line 1,321: Line 1,299:
|Libya
|Libya
|M
|M
|1921.01.29  
|1921.01.29
|2020.05.20<br />{{age in years and days|1921|1|29|2020|5|20}}
|2020.05.20
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*[[Records of heads of state]]
*[[Records of heads of state]]
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
*[[List of Longest Living Cardinals]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
*[[Longest-lived state leaders by country]]
*[[Longest-lived state leaders by country]]

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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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age

age by 12-31-24

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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