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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 | 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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on lightgreen'''. 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 {{wp|Prime Minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister}} {{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} (1905-2009) of [[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|75px]] {{wp|Cambodia}}, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is {{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}} (born 1923) of [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|75px]] {{wp|Ecuador}}, whose current age is {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}. This list consists of 90 deceased and 10 living state leaders. | ||
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File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal | File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal, Souverains et notabilités d'Indochine (cropped).jpg|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]] {{wp|Cambodia}}<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served: 1962 | ||
File:Mahmut | File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|2nd Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] {{wp|Turkey}}<br>{{wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950–1960 | ||
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br | File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] {{wp|French Fourth Republic|France}}<br>{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}<br />served: 1952 1953 | ||
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg| | File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|6th-oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] {{wp|Ecuador}}<br />{{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />served: 1972–1976 | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable"; | == List == | ||
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!style="text-align:left" |No.!!style="width: 175px; text-align:left"|Name!!style="text-align:left" |State!!style="text-align:left" |Position!!style="text-align:left" |Birth!!style="text-align:left"|Death!!style="text-align:left"|Age | |||
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|1||data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" | {{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum|Chau Sen Cocsal}}||[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]] {{wp|Kingdom of Cambodia|Cambodia}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister}} (1962)||1905||2009||103 years, 143 days | |||
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|2||data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" | {{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] {{wp|Turkey}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister}} (1937–1939)<br />{{wp|President of France|President}} (1950–1960) ||1883||1986||103 years, 98 days | |||
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|3||data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" | {{wp|Antoine Pinay}}||[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] {{wp|French Fourth Republic|France}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister}} (1952–1953)||1891||1994||102 years, 348 days | |||
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|4||data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" | {{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] {{wp|Andorra}}||{{wp|List of representatives of the co-princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1977–1980)||1914||2017||102 years, 211 days | |||
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|'''5'''||data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" | '''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Ecuador}}'''||{{wp|President of Ecuador|Acting President}} (1972–1976)||1923||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''' | |||
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|6||data-sort-value="Higashikuni Naruhiko" | {{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] {{wp|Japan}} ||{{wp|Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1945)||1887 ||1990 ||102 years, 48 days | |||
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|7||data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" | {{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}||[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg|25px]] {{wp|Republic of Sudan|Sudan}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||1917||2019||101 years, 321 days | |||
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|8||data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" | {{wp|Willem Drees}}||[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] {{wp|Netherlands}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1948–1958)||1889||1990||101 years, 314 days | |||
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|9||data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" | {{wp|Đỗ Mười}}||[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] {{wp|Vietnam}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister}} (1988–1991)<br />{{wp|General Secretary of the Communist Party}} (1990–1997)||1917||2018||101 years, 241 days | |||
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|10||data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" | {{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] {{wp|Japan}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1994–1996)||1924||2025||101 years, 228 days | |||
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|11||data-sort-value="Zhang Qun" | {{wp|Zhang Qun}}||[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] {{wp|Republic of China|Taiwan}}||{{wp|Premier of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1947–1948)||1889||1990||101 years, 219 days | |||
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|1xx||{{ | |1xx||data-sort-value="Richter Prada, Pedro"|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}||[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] {{wp|Peru}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979-1980)||1921||2017||96 years, 191 days--> | ||
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|'''1'''||data-value="Turnquest, Orville" |'''Sir {{wp|Orville Turnquest}}<br /><small>{{wp|Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG}} {{wp|King's Counsel|KC}} {{wp|Justice of the Peace|JP}}'''||[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Bahamas}}'''||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (1995–2001)||1929||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|7|19|2025|11|30}}'''||'''1 Mar 2026''' | |||
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|'''{{ | |'''2'''||'''{{wp|Michael J. Williams (politician)|Michael J. Williams}}'''||[[File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Trinidad and Tobago}}'''||{{wp|President of Trinidad and Tobago|Acting President}} (1987)||1929||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|16}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|10|16|2025|11|30}}'''||'''8 Jun 2026''' | ||
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| | |'''3'''||data-value="Gombojavyn Ochirbat"|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''||[[File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Mongolian People's Republic|Mongolia}}'''||{{wp|Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1990)||1929||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15|2025|11|30}}'''||'''18 Jul 2026''' | ||
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| | |'''4'''||data-value="Moisiu, Alfred"|'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Albania}}'''||{{wp|President of Albania|President}} (2002–2007)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1|2025|11|30}}'''||'''5 Aug 2026''' | ||
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|rowspan="2"|'''5'''||data-value="Lee Hyun-jae"|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||[[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]] '''{{wp|South Korea}}'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister}} (1988)||rowspan="2"|1929||rowspan="2"|'''Alive'''||rowspan="2"|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''||rowspan="2"|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20|2025|11|30}}'''||rowspan="2"|'''26 Aug 2026''' | |||
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|data-sort-value="Panić, Milan"|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||[[File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia}}'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Prime Minister}} (1992-1993) | |||
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|''' | |'''7'''||data-value="Osman, Ahmed"|'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman}}'''||[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Morocco}}'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Morocco|Prime Minister}} (1972–1970)||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3|2025|11|30}}'''||'''10 Nov 2026''' | ||
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|''' | |'''8'''||data-value="Finnbogadóttir, Vigdís" | '''{{wp|Vigdis Finnbogadóttir}}'''||[[File:Flag of Iceland.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Iceland}}'''||{{wp|President of Iceland|President}} (1980–1996)||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15|2025|11|30}}'''||'''3 Mar 2027''' | ||
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|'''{{ | |'''9'''||data-value="Sarney, José"|'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] '''{{wp|Brazil}}'''||{{wp|President of Brazil|President}} (1985–1990)||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24|2025|11|30}}'''||'''10 Jun 2027''' | ||
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| | |'''10'''||data-sort-value="Dumont, Ivy"|'''Dame {{wp|Ivy Dumont}} {{wp|Order of St Michael and St George|DCMG}}'''||[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]] {{wp|Bahamas}}||{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Acting Governor-General}} (2001-2002)<br />{{wp|Governor-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General}} (2001-2005)||1930||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2|2025|11|30}}'''||'''21 Nov 2027''' | ||
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== | == Addendum == | ||
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|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#23–100'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain. | |||
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|data-sort-value="Hussein, Mukhtar Mohamed"|{{wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||[[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] {{wp|Somalia}}||{{wp|President of Somalia|Interim president}} (1969)||1912||2012||99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | |||
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|data-sort-value="Salam Sabrah, Abdul"|{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||[[File:Flag of South Yemen.svg|25px]] {{wp|South Yemen}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Yemen|Acting Prime Minister}} (1969; 1971; 1971)||1912||2012||99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days | |||
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|data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings" |{{wp|Hastings Banda}}||[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] {{wp|Malawi}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Malawi|Prime Minister}} (1964–1966)<br>{{wp|President of Malawi|State President}} (1966–1994)<br>{{wp|President of the Congress Party}} (1966–1993)||1898||1997||98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | |||
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|data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos"|{{wp|Constantine Kollias|Konstantinos Kollias}}||[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] {{wp|Kingdom of Greece|Greece}}||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)||1901 ||1998 ||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | |||
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| | |data-sort-value="Anchimaa-Toka"|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||[[File:Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|25px]] {{wp|Tuvan People's Republic|Tannu Tuva}}||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940–1944)||1912||2008||95 years, 308 days to 96 years, 308 days | ||
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== | == Chronological list of longest-lived state leaders (from 1905) == | ||
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|data-sort-value="Aycinena y Piñol, Pedro de" | {{wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}||[[File:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]] {{wp|Guatemala}}||{{wp|President of Guatemala|Acting President}} (1865)||1802.10.19||??||1897.05.14||94 years, 207 days||1904.12.15||?? | |||
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|data-sort-value="Plener, Ignaz von"|{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||[[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|25px]] {{wp|Cislethania}}||{{wp|Minister-President of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||1810.05.21||1904.12.15||1908.02.17||97 years, 272 days||1915.10.30||10 years, 339 days | |||
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!Name | |data-sort-value="Görgei, Artúr"|{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||[[File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg|25px]] {{wp|Hungary}}||{{wp|Governor-president|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818.01.30||1915.10.30||1916.05.21||98 years, 112 days||1958.03.09||42 years, 130 days | ||
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! | |data-sort-value="Hornsrud, Christopher"|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]] {{wp|Norway}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Norway|Prime Minister}} (1928)||1859.11.15||1958.03.09||1960.12.15||101 years, 27 days||1984.06.13||26 years, 97 days | ||
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|data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl"|{{wp|Celál Bayar}}|||[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] {{wp|Turkey}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1937–1939)<br />{{wp|President of Turkey|President}} (1950–1960)||1883.05.16||1984.06.13||1986.08.24||103 years, 98 days||2008.04.09||23 years, 301 days | |||
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|{{ | |data-sort-value="Cocsal, Chau Sen"|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum|Chau Sen Cocsal}}||[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]] {{wp|Cambodia}}||{{wp|Prime Minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister}} (1962)||1905.09.01||'''2008.04.09'''||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days||'''''present'''''||'''''{{age in years and days|2008|4|9}}''''' | ||
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== | == See also == | ||
*[[List of longest- | * [[List of longest-living cardinals]] | ||
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | * [[List of oldest living state leaders]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region]] | ||
*[[List of longest-living | * [[List of longest-living state leaders from Africa]] | ||
*[[ | * [[List of longest-living state leaders from Asia]] | ||
*[[ | * [[List of longest-living state leaders from Europe]] | ||
*[[List of | * [[List of longest-living state leaders from North America]] | ||
* [[List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania]] | |||
* [[List of longest-living state leaders from South America]] | |||
*[[List of | * [[Lists of eldest living state leaders]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Lists of longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 17 January 2026
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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. 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 Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of 
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 77 days. This list consists of 90 deceased and 10 living state leaders.
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 1953
6th-oldest:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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List
UPDATED 01/20/2026
| Living |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal | Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey |
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France |
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra |
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador |
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 77 days |
| 6 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan |
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 7 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan |
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 8 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands |
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam |
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan |
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 228 days |
| 11 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan |
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 12 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan |
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands |
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea |
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama |
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos |
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway |
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya |
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador |
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
| 20 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru |
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
| 21 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan |
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
| 22 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia |
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 194 days |
| 23 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan |
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 187 days |
| 24 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico |
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
| 25 | Jimmy Carter |  United States |
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days |
| 26 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece |
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru |
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
| 28 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname |
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
| 29 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal |
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 236 days |
| 30 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 31 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India |
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
| 32 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco |
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 33 | Sir Anthony Mamo KUOM OBE QC |
 Malta |
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
| 34 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece |
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
| 35 | Sir Clifford Campbell ON GCMG GCVD KStJ |
 Jamaica |
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
| 36 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania |
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 78 days |
| 37 | Morarji Desai | India |
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 38 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 42 days |
| 39 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam |
President (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
| 40 | Ċensu Tabone KUOM |
Malta |
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
| 41 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania |
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 42 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand |
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 43 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium |
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
| 44 | Sir Howard Cooke ON CO GCMG GCVD KStJ |
Jamaica |
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 45 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France |
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 46 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece |
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 47 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador |
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
| 48 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg |
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal |
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 50 | Aden Adde |  Somalia |
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 51 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos |
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 52 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam |
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 53 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey |
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 54 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days |
| 55 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
| 56 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia |
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
| 57 | Jean | Luxembourg |
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
| 58 | Gough Whitlam AC QC |
 Australia |
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 59 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy |
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
| 60 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil |
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
| 61 | Claude Rostain | .svg){kind=small} Andorra |
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
| 62 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India |
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 63 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
| 64 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia |
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
| 65 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia |
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 66 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand |
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days |
| 67 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan |
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 68 | Kenan Evren | Turkey |
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 69 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China |
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 70 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Austria |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
| Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea |
SPA Chairman (1998–2019) | 1928 | 2025 | ||
| 72 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Irish Free State |
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
| 73 | Arthur Foulkes ON GCMG |
 Bahamas |
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 254 days |
| 74 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria |
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 75 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra |
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
| 76 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy |
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
| 77 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela |
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
| 78 | He Yingqin | China |
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
| 79 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan |
President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
| 80 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland |
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 81 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru |
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
| 82 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile |
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
| 83 | Péter Boross |  Hungary |
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 146 days |
| 84 | Armando Villanueva | Peru |
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
| 85 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania |
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
| 86 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
| 87 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania |
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
| 88 | Zhu Rongji |  China |
Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 89 days |
| 89 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia |
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 90 | Walter Scheel |  West Germany |
Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
| 91 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany |
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 92 | Granito Pignatelli | .svg){kind=small} Vatican City |
Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 93 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium |
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
| 94 | Édouard Balladur | .svg){kind=small} France |
Prime Minister (1993-1995) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 263 days |
| 95 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel |
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
| 96 | Federico Páez | Ecuador |
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
| 97 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1956–1957) Interim President (1957–1959) President (1959–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 98 | Vyacheslav Molotov |  Soviet Union |
Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
| 99 | Arnold Rüütel |  Estonia |
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1992) President (2001-2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days |
| 100 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea |
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
Next to Enter
| No. | Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Current Age | Age as of 30 Nov 2025 |
Entry Date After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Orville Turnquest GCMG KC JP |
Bahamas |
Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 185 days | 96 years, 134 days | 1 Mar 2026 |
| 2 | Michael J. Williams |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Acting President (1987) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 96 days | 96 years, 45 days | 8 Jun 2026 |
| 3 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | .svg){kind=small} Mongolia |
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 66 days | 96 years, 15 days | 18 Jul 2026 |
| 4 | Alfred Moisiu |  Albania |
President (2002–2007) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 50 days | 95 years, 364 days | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 5 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 31 days | 95 years, 345 days | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Milan Panić | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
Federal Prime Minister (1992-1993) | ||||||
| 7 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco |
Prime Minister (1972–1970) | 1930 | Alive | 96 years, 17 days | 95 years, 331 days | 10 Nov 2026 |
| 8 | Vigdis Finnbogadóttir |  Iceland |
President (1980–1996) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 280 days | 95 years, 229 days | 3 Mar 2027 |
| 9 | José Sarney |  Brazil |
President (1985–1990) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 271 days | 95 years, 220 days | 10 Jun 2027 |
| 10 | Dame Ivy Dumont DCMG | Bahamas |
Acting Governor-General (2001-2002) Governor-General (2001-2005) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 110 days | 95 years, 59 days | 21 Nov 2027 |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia |
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah |  South Yemen |
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days |
| Hastings Banda |  Malawi |
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days |
| Konstantinos Kollias | .svg){kind=small} Greece |
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | .svg){kind=small} Tannu Tuva |
Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 95 years, 308 days to 96 years, 308 days |
Chronological list of longest-lived state leaders (from 1905)
- Key
| Longest-living |
| Name | State | Post | Birth | From | Death | Age | Until | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol |  Guatemala |
Acting President (1865) | 1802.10.19 | ?? | 1897.05.14 | 94 years, 207 days | 1904.12.15 | ?? |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cislethania |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810.05.21 | 1904.12.15 | 1908.02.17 | 97 years, 272 days | 1915.10.30 | 10 years, 339 days |
| Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818.01.30 | 1915.10.30 | 1916.05.21 | 98 years, 112 days | 1958.03.09 | 42 years, 130 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway |
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859.11.15 | 1958.03.09 | 1960.12.15 | 101 years, 27 days | 1984.06.13 | 26 years, 97 days |
| Celál Bayar | Turkey |
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883.05.16 | 1984.06.13 | 1986.08.24 | 103 years, 98 days | 2008.04.09 | 23 years, 301 days |
| Chau Sen Cocsal | Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905.09.01 | 2008.04.09 | 2009.01.22 | 103 years, 143 days | present | 17 years, 286 days |
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
- List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
- List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
- List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
- List of longest-living state leaders from North America
- List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania
- List of longest-living state leaders from South America
- Lists of eldest living state leaders
- Lists of longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals