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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The longest-lived state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1900, 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. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.


== List ==
=='''Gallery'''==
    '''Living'''
<gallery widths="175" style="line-height:normal">
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}served 1962
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]Turkey<bgoatr in/>{{Wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France<br />served: 1962
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|15th-oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976
File:Raif Dizdarević (političar).jpg|Olde living leader of a now defunct state and 64th-oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Yugoslavia<br />{{Wp|Raif Dizdarevic}}<br />served: 1988&ndash;1989
</gallery>
 
=='''List'''==
UPDATED {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
|-
!Name
!style="text-align:center"|'''Color'''
!State
!style="text-align:center"|'''Note'''
!Position
|-
!Birth
| bgcolor=#9bddff | Columbia Blue || Living State Leaders and State Leaders
!Death
|}
!Age
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|1
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.'''
|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}
!style="text-align:center"|'''Name'''
|Cambodia
!style="text-align:center"|'''State'''
|Prime Minister (1962)
!style="text-align:center"|'''Position'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Birth'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Death'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age'''
|-  
| 1
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chau_Sen_Cocsal_Chhum Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]
| [[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1905
|1905
|2009
|2009
|103 years, 143 days
|103 years, 143 days
|-
|-
|2
| 2
|{{wp|Celâl Bayar}}
| data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" | [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Prunet-Foch André Prunet-Foch]
|Turkey
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Andorra
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
|1883
|1986
|103 years, 98 days
|-
|3
|{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|France
|Prime Minister (1952–1953)
|1891
|1994
|102 years, 348 days
|-
|4
|{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914
|1914
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|102 years, 211 days
|102 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|5
| 3
|{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babiker_Awadalla Babiker Awadalla]
|Japan
|[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Sudan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887
|1990
|102 years, 48 days
|-
|1-6
|{{wp|Ek Yi Oun}}
|Cambodia
|Prime Minister (1958)
|1910
|2013
|102 years, 1 day to
103 years, 364 days
|-
|7
|{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917
|1917
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|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|8
| 4
|{{wp|Willem Drees}}
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đỗ_Mười Đỗ Mười]
|Netherlands
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1886
|1988
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|9
|{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)
|1917
|1917
|2018
|2018
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 243 days  
|-
|-  
|10
| 5
|{{wp|Zhang Qun}}
| data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiro_Nakasone Yasuhiro Nakasone]
|China
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Japan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889
|1990
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|11
|{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918
|1918
|2019
|2019
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-  
|12
| 7
|{{wp|Piet de Jong}}
| data-sort-value="Jong, Piet de" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_de_Jong Piet de Jong]
|Netherlands
|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915
|1915
|2016
|2016
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|-
|-  
|13
| 8
|{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
| data-sort-value="Hyun Soong-jong" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyun_Soong-jong Hyun Soong-jong]
|South Korea
| [[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]]&nbsp;South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
| Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919
| 1919  
|2020
| 2020
|101 years, 89 days
| 101 years, 89 days
|-
|-  
|14
| 9
|{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
| data-sort-value="Gonzáles Ruiz, Bernardino" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino_González_Ruiz Bernardino González Ruiz]
|Panama
| [[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Panama
|President (1963)
| Acting President (1963)  
|1911
| 1911
|2012
| 2012
|101 years, 64 days
| 101 years, 64 days
|-
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|15
|'''10'''
|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Rodríguez_(politician) Guillermo Rodrígue]'''
|Norway
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Ecuador'''
|Prime Minister (1928)
| Acting President (1972–1976)
|1859
| '''1923'''
|1960
| '''Alive'''
|101 years, 27 days
| '''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|-
|-  
|16
| 11
|{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
| data-sort-value="Ben Halim, Mustafa" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Ben_Halim Mustafa Ben Halim]
|Libya
|[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921
|1921
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|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|17
| 12
|{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}
| data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Vargas Telmo Vargas]
|Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|Head of State (1966)
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912
|1912
|2013
|2013
|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|18
|'''13'''
|{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamtai_Suphandone Khamtai Siphandone]'''
|Peru
| [[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1975)
| Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
President (1975–1980)
| '''1924'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|-
| 14
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Morales_Bermúdez Francisco Morales Bermúdez]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|1921
|1921
|2022
|2022
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''15'''
| data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama Tomiichi Murayama]'''
| [[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Japan'''|| Prime Minister (1994–1996)
| '''1924'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
|19
| 16
|{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
| data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hau_Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun]
|Taiwan
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919
|1919
|2020
|2020
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|-
|-
|20
| 17
|{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}
| data-sort-value="Hussein, Mukhtar Mohamed" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mukhtar_Mohamed_Hussein Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein]
|Mexico
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Somalia
|President (1970–1976)
| Interim president (1969)
|1922
| 1912
|2022
| 2012
|100 years, 172 days
| 100 years, 186 days
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 21 / 22
| 18
|{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
| data-sort-value="Echeverría, Luis" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Echeverria Luis Echeverría]
|Greece
| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
| President (1970–1976)
| 1922
| 2022
| 100 years, 172 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''19'''
| data-sort-value="Carter, Jimmy" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter Jimmy Carter]'''
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''United States'''
| President (1977&ndash;1981)
| '''1924'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 20
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon_Zolotas Xenophon Zolotas]
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904
|1904
|2004
|2004
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
| data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pérez_de_Cuéllar Javier Pérez de Cuéllar]
|Peru
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
| Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920
| 1920
|2020
| 2020
|-
|-  
|23
| 22
|{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ferrier Johan Ferrier]
|North Yemen
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Suriname
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
| President (1975–1980)
|1912
| 1910
|2012
| 2010
|100 years, 32 days
| 99 years, 237 days  
|-
|-  
|24
| 23
|{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tin Tun Tin]
|Suriname
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Burma
|President (1975–1980)
| Prime Minister (1988)  
|1910
| 1920
|2010
| 2020
|99 years, 237 days
| 99 years, 211 days
|-
|25
|{{wp|Tun Tin}}
|Burma
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920
|2020
|99 years, 212 days
|-
|26
|{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898
|1998
|99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
|27
| 24
|{{wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
| data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed-Karim_Lamrani Mohammed Karim Lamrani]
|Somalia
| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Morocco
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012
|99 years, 186 days
|-
|28
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919
|1919
|2018
|2018
|99 years, 142 days
|99 years, 142 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''25'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad Mahathir Mohamad]'''
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Malaysia'''
| Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
| '''1925'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''26'''
| data-sort-value="Sharq, Muhammad Hassan" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Hassan_Sharq Mohammad Hasan Sharq]'''
| [[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Afghanistan'''
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)
| '''1925'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|29
| 27
|{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}
| data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Mamo  Anthony Mamo]
|Malta
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta
|Governor-General (1971–1974)
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
President (1974–1976)
|1909
|1909
|2008
|2008
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|-
|-  
|30
| 28
|{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, Michail" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Stasinopoulos Michail Stasinopoulos]
|Greece
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece  
|President (1974–1975)
|President (1974–1975)
|1903
|1903
|2002
|2002
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-  
|31
| 29
|{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}
| data-sort-value="Võ Chí Công" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vō_Chí_Công Võ Chí Công]
|Jamaica
| [[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
| Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1892
| 1912
|1991
| 2011
|99 years, 92 days
| 99 years, 32 days
|-
|-  
|32
| 30
|{{wp|Morarji Desai}}
| data-sort-value="Tabone, Ċensu" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ċensu_Tabone Ċensu Tabone]
|India
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896
|1995
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|33
|{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1912
|2011
|99 years, 32 days
|-
|34
|{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910
|2009
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|35
|{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|President (1989–1994)
|1913
|1913
|2012
|2012
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|-
|-  
|24-36
| 31
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
| data-sort-value="Mwinyi, Ali Hassan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Hassan_Mwinyi Ali Hassan Mwinyi]
|Malawi
|[[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tanzania
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)
|President (1985–1995)
State President (1966–1994)
|1925
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|2024
|1898
|98 years, 297 days
|1997
|-  
|98 years, 329 days to
| 32
99 years, 328 days
| data-sort-value="Tinsulanonda. Prem" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Tinsulanomda Prem Tinsulanonda]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Thailand
|37
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)  
|{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
|1920
|1920
|2019
|2019
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|38
| 33
|{{wp|Pierre Harmel}}
| data-sort-value="Harmel, Pierre" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Harmel Pierre Harmel]
|Belgium
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|1911
|1911
|2009
|2009
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-  
|39
| 34
|{{wp|Howard Cooke}}
| data-sort-value="Cooke, Howard" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Cooke Howard Cooke]
|Jamaica
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|1915
|1915
|2014
|2014
|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|-
|-  
|40
| 35
|{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
| data-sort-value="Mitsotakis, Konstabtinos" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstabtinos_Mitsotakis Konstantinos Mitsotakis]
|France
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|1873
|1972
|98 years, 237 days
|-
|41
|{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1918
|1918
|2017
|2017
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|-
|-  
|42
| 36
|{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro_Ayora Isidro Ayora]
|Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|President (1926–1931)
|1879
|1879
|1978
|1978
|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|-  
|43
| 37
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
| data-sort-value="Reuter" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Reuter Émile Reuter]
|Luxembourg
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874
|1874
|1973
|1973
|98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 196 days
|-
|-  
|44
| 38
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
| data-sort-value="Dia, Mamadou" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Dia Mamadou Dia]
|Senegal
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Senegal  
|Prime Minister (1960–1962)
| Prime Minister (1960–1962)
|1910
| 1910
|2009
| 2009
|98 years, 191 days
| 98 years, 191 days
|-
|-  
|45
| 39
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Adde Aden Adde]
|Somalia
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
| President (1960–1967)
|1908
| 1908
|2007
| 2007
|98 years, 181 days
| 98 years, 181 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|'''46'''
| '''40'''  
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Wade Abdoulaye Wade]'''  
| '''Laos'''
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Senegal'''  
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
| President (2000–2012)  
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
| '''1926'''
President (1998–2006)
| '''Alive'''  
|1924
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''Alive'''
|-  
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
| 41
|-
| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouhak_Phoumsavanh Nouhak Phoumsavanh]
|47
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|President (1992–1998)
|1910
|1910
|2008
|2008
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 154 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''48'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
| '''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
|49
| 42
|{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
| data-sort-value="Lê Đức Anh@" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lê_Đức_Anh Lê Đức Anh]
|Vietnam
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam
|President (1992–1997)
|President (1992–1997)
|1920
|1920
|2019
|2019
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 143 days  
|-
|-  
|50
| 43
|{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
| data-sort-value="Zinsou, Émile Derlin" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Derlin_Zinsou Émile Derlin Zinsou]
|Dahomey
|[[File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dahomey  
|President (1968–1969)
|President (1968–1969)
|1918
|1918
|2016
|2016
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-  
|51
| 44
|{{wp|Borys Martos}}
| data-sort-value="Štrougal, Lubomir" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubomir_Štrougal Lubomír Štrougal]
|Ukraine
| [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Czechoslovakia
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1879
| 1924
|1977
| 2022
|98 years, 122 days
| 98 years, 110 days
|-
|-  
|52
| 45
|{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}
| data-sort-value="Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grand_Duke_of_Jean Jean]
|Hungary
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818
|1916
|98 years, 112 days
|-
|53
|{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921
|1921
|2019
|2019
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-  
|54
| 46
|{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}
| data-sort-value="Whitlam, Gough" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_Whitlam Gough Whitlam]
|Australia
| [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
| Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1916
| 1916
|2014
| 2014
|98 years, 102 days
| 98 years, 102 days
|-
|-  
|55
| 47
|{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}
| data-sort-value="Napolitano, Giorgio" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano]
|Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|President (1914–1918)
|President (2006–2015)
|1868
| 1925
|1966
| 2023
|98 years, 78 days
| 98 years, 85 days
|-
|-  
|56
| 48
|{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}
| data-sort-value="Venkataraman, Ramaswamy" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataran Ramaswamy Venkataraman]
|Andorra
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]]&nbsp;India||President (1987–1992)
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|1916
|2015
|98 years, 56 days
|-
|57
|{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|1910
|1910
|2009
|2009
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''49'''
| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdas_Adamkus Valdas Adamkus]'''
| [[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Lithuania'''
| President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
| '''1926'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|-
| 50
| data-sort-value="París Gordillo, Gabriel" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Paris_Gordillo Gabriel París Gordillo]
| [[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Colombia
| President (1957–1958)
| 1910
| 2008
| 98 years, 13 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''51'''
| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raif_Dizdarević Raif Dizdarević]'''
| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Yugoslavia'''
| President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
| '''1926'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
| 52
| data-sort-value="Jakeš, Miloš" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miloš_Jakeš Miloš Jakeš]
| [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
| 1922
| 2020
| 97 years, 332 days
|-
| 53
| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelsalam_Majali Abdelsalam al-Majali]
| [[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jordan
| Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
| 1925
| 2023
| 97 years, 319 days
|-
| 54
| data-sort-value="Evren, Kenan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenan_Evren Kenan Evren]
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
| 1917
| 2015
| 97 years, 296 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''55'''
| data-sort-value="Kraivichien, Thanin" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanin_Kraivichien Thanin Kraivichien]'''
| [[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Thailand'''
| Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
| '''1927'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|-
|-
|58
| 56
|{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
| data-sort-value="Badia Batalla, Francesc" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_Badoa__Batalla Francesc Badia Batalla]
|Hungary
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Andorra
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875
|1973
|98 years, 15 days
|-
|59
|{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|President (1957–1958)
|1910
|2008
|98 years, 13 days
|-
|60
|{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1922
|2020
|97 years, 332 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''61'''
|'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
| '''United States'''
|President (1977–1981)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|62
|{{wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Turkey
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
|1917
|2015
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|63
|{{wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888
|1985
|97 years, 289 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''64'''
|'''{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}'''
| '''Czechoslovakia'''
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
|-
|65
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener}}
|Cisleithania
( Austria-Hungary)
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810
|1908
|97 years, 272 days
|-
|66
|{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Irish Free State
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866
|1963
|97 years, 267 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''67'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|-
|68
|{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1921
|2018
|97 years, 245 days
|-
|69
|{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|1923
|1923
|2020
|2020
|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 217 days
|-
|-  
|70
| 57
|{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
| data-sort-value="Forlani, Arnaldo" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Forlani Arnaldo Forlani]
|Venezuela
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|Interim president (1993–1994)
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925
|2023
|97 years, 210 days
|- 
| 58
| data-sort-value="Velásquez, Ramón José" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_José_Velasquez Ramón José Velásquez]
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Venezuela||President (1993-1994)
|1916
|1916
|2014
|2014
|97 years, 208 days
|97 years, 208 days
|-
|-  
|71
| 59
|{{wp|He Yingqin}}
| data-sort-value="Lee Teng-hui" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui]
|China
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Taiwan
|Premier (1949)
| President (1988-2000)
|1890
| 1923
|1987
| 2020
|97 years, 202 days
| 97 years, 197 days
|-
|-  
|72
| 60
|{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
| data-sort-value="Cosgrave, Liam" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Cosgrave Liam Cosgrave]
|Taiwan
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ireland
|President (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)
|1923
|2020
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|73
|{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920
|1920
|2017
|2017
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|-
|-  
|74
| 61
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
| data-sort-value="Aylwin, Patricio" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Aylwin Patricio Aylwin]
|Peru
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Chile
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872
|1969
|97 years, 152 days
|-
|75
|{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
|1918
| 1918
|2016
| 2016
|97 years, 145 days
| 97 years, 145 days
|-
| 62
| data-sort-value="Villanueva, Armando" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Villanueva Armando Villanueva]
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
| Prime Minister (1988–1989)
| 1915
| 2013
| 97 years, 140 days
|-
| 63
| data-sort-value="Maurer, Ion Gheorghe" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Gheorghe_Maurer Ion Gheorghe Maurer]
| [[File:Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Romania
| President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
| 1903
| 2000
| 97 years, 138 days
|-
| 64
| data-sort-value="Célestin, Martial" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Célestin Martial Célestin]
| [[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Haiti
| Prime Minister (1988)
| 1913
| 2011
| 97 years, 123 days
|-
|-
|76
| 65
|{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
| data-sort-value="Kaunda, Kenneth" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda Kenneth Kaunda]
|Peru
| [[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Zambia
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
| State President (1964–1991)
|1915
| 1924
|2013
| 2021
|97 years, 140 days
| 97 years, 50 days
|-
| 66
| data-sort-value="Scheel, Walter" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scheel Walter Scheel]
| [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Germany
| (Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
| 1919
| 2016
| 97 years, 47 days
|-
| 67
| data-sort-value="Schmidt, Helmut" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt Helmut Schmidt]
| [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Germany
| Chancellor (1974–1982)
| 1918
| 2015
| 96 years, 322 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''68'''
| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong-nam Kim Yong-nam]'''
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''North Korea'''
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
| '''1928'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|-
| 69
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Huysmans Camille Huysmans]
| [[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
| Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
| 1871
| 1968
| 96 years, 275 days
|-
| 70
| data-sort-value="Shamir, Yitzhak" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Shamir Yitzhak Shamir]
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Israel
|Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)
| 1915
| 2012
| 96 years, 252 days
|-
| 71
| data-sort-value="Bourguiba, Habib" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba]
|[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br>President (1957&ndash;1987)
| 1903
| 2000
| 96 years, 247 days
|-
| 72
| data-sort-value="Yang Hyong-sop" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Hyong-sop Yang Hyong-sop]
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
| 1925
| 2022
| 96 years, 224 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''73'''
| data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rüütel Arnold Rüütel]'''
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Estonia'''
| Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br/>President (2001–2006)
| '''1928'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''74'''
| data-sort-value="Foulkes, Arthur" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Arthur_Foulkes Arthur Foulkes]'''
| [[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''The Bahamas'''
| President (2010–2014)
| '''1928'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|-
|-
|77
| 75
|{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
| data-sort-value="Richter Prada, Pedro" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Richter_Prada Pedro Richter Prada]
|Romania
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
| Prime Minister (1979–1980)
Acting President of the State Council (1965)
|1921
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|2017
|1902
|96 years, 191 days
|2000
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|78
| 76
|{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
|data-sort-value="Elizabeth II" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II Elizabeth II]
|Haiti
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]]&nbsp;United Kingdom
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1913
|1926
|2011
| 2022
|97 years, 123 days
|96 years, 140 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''77'''
| data-sort-value="Boross, Péter" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Péter_Boross Péter Boross]'''
| [[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Hungary'''
| President (2010–2014)
| '''1928'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|-
|79
| 78
|{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
| data-sort-value="Jiang Zemin " |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin Jiang Zemin]
|Romania
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;China
|First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955)
|Chairman of the Communist Party (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
|1913
|1926
|2010
|2022
|97 years, 97 days
|96 years, 105 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''80'''
|'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
| '''Tanzania'''
|President (1985–1995)
National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(1990–1992)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|-
|-
|81
| 79
|{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
| data-sort-value="Youssoufi, Abderrahmane" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abderrahmane_Youssoufi Abderrahmane Yousouffi]
|Zambia
|[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Morocco
|State President (1964–1991)
|Prime Minister (1998-2002)
President of the United National Independence Party
(1973–1990)
|1924
|1924
|2021
|2020
|97 years, 50 days
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|}
|82
 
|{{wp|Walter Scheel}}
=='''Addendum'''==
|West Germany
==='''Uncertain DOB'''===
|Acting Chancellor (1974)
{| class="wikitable"
President (1974–1979)
|1919
|2016
|97 years, 47 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''83'''
|'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|President (2006–2015)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''84'''
|'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''85'''
|'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|86
! style="text-align:center" |Name
|{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
! style="text-align:center" |State
|West Germany
! style="text-align:center" |Position
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
! style="text-align:center" |Born
|1918
! style="text-align:center" |Died
|2015
! style="text-align:center" |Age
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|87
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals might be older than ''#100–27'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|-
|Vatican City
| data-sort-value="Sabrah, Abdul Salam" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Salam_Sabrah Abdul Salam Sabrah]
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Yemen
|1851
| Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)  
|1948
| 1912
|96 years, 312 days
| 2012
| 99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days
|-
|-
|88
| data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings Kamuzu" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Banda Hastings Banda]
|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
| [[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malawi
|Tuva
| Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944)
| 1898
|1912
| 1997
|2008
| 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
|96 years, 308 days
|-
|-
|89
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |
|{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}
[[wikipedia:Constantine_Kollias|Constantine Kollias]]
|Belgium
| [[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] Greece
|Prime Minister (1946–1947)
| Prime Minister (1967)
|1871
| 1901
|1968
| 1998
|96 years, 275 days
| 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|-
|-
|90
| data-sort-value="Anchimaa-Toka" |  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khertek_Anchimaa-Toka Khertek Anchimaa-Toka]
|{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
| [[File:Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tuvan People's Republic
|Israel
| Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)  
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
| 1912
|1915
| 2008
|2012
| 95 years, 309 days to 96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|-
|91
| data-sort-value="Hakim, Hassan al-" |{{Wp|Hassan al-Hakim}}
|{{wp|Federico Páez}}
|[[File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Syria
|Ecuador
| Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951)
|Acting President (1935–1937)
| 1886
|1877
| 1982
|1974
| 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
|96 years, 250 days
|-
|92
|{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
|1903
|2000
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|93
|{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Premier (1930–1941)
|1890
|1986
|96 years, 244 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''94'''
|'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
|-
|95
|{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998)
|1925
|2022
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|73–96
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1998
|96 years, 194 days to
97 years, 193 days
|-
|97
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921
|2017
|96 years, 191 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''98'''
|'''{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}'''
|'''Jordan'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1926
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|2|18}}'''
|-
|99
|{{wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1902)
|1849
|1945
|96 years, 137 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''100'''
|'''{{wp|Elizabeth II}}'''
|'''United Kingdom'''
|Queen (1952–Present)
|1926
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|4|21}}'''
|}
|}


== Addendum ==
=='''See also'''==
The following individual may have been older than ''#100'', but his exact lifespan is unknown.
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]]
!Name
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
!State
*[[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]]
!Position
*[[List of current cardinals]]
!Birth
*[[Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region]]
!Death
*[[List of Cardinals by Age (current)]]
!Age
*[[Cardinals by Death Date (who died at least 85 years old)]]
|}
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (What If)]]
*[[List of Incumbent Members of the Philippine Judiciary]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 25 November 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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1900, 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. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

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List

UPDATED 11/25/2024

Color Note
Columbia Blue Living State Leaders and State Leaders
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
3 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
4 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917 2018 101 years, 243 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
7 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
8 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
9 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
10 Guillermo Rodrígue Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 21 days
11 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
12 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
13 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924 Alive 100 years, 291 days
14 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
15 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 267 days
16 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
17 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 100 years, 186 days
18 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
19 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 55 days
20 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
22 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
23 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
24 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
25 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 138 days
26 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 131 days
27 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
28 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
29 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
30 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
31 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
32 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
33 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
34 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
35 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
36 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
37 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
38 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
39 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
40 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 180 days
41 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
42 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
43 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
44 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2022 98 years, 110 days
45 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
46 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
47 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
48 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
49 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 22 days
50 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
51 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 352 days
52 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
53 Abdelsalam al-Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
54 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
55 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 234 days
56 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
57 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
58 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
59 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988-2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
60 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
61 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
62 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
63 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1903 2000 97 years, 138 days
64 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
65 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
66 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
67 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
68 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 295 days
69 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
70 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
71 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
72 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
73 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928 Alive 96 years, 199 days
74 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas President (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 198 days
75 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
76 Elizabeth II Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
77 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary President (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 90 days
78 Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chairman of the Communist Party (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003) 		1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
79 Abderrahmane Yousouffi Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1998-2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days

Addendum

Uncertain DOB

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–27 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days
Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) 		1898 1997 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days

Constantine Kollias

State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 95 years, 309 days to 96 years, 308 days
Hassan al-Hakim Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) 1886 1982 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days

See also

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