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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"
|-
!style="text-align:center"|'''Color'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Note'''
|-
| bgcolor=#9bddff | Columbia Blue || Living State Leaders and State Leaders
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
|-
!Name
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.'''
!State
!style="text-align:center"|'''Name'''
!Position
!style="text-align:center"|'''State'''
!Birth
!style="text-align:center"|'''Position'''
!Death
!style="text-align:center"|'''Birth'''
!Age
!style="text-align:center"|'''Death'''
|-
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age'''
|1
|-  
|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}
| 1
|Cambodia
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chau_Sen_Cocsal_Chhum Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]
|Prime Minister (1962)
| [[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
|{{wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012
|99 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|28
| 24
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
| data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed-Karim_Lamrani Mohammed Karim Lamrani]
|Morocco
| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]]&nbsp;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="Dia, Mamadou" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Dia Mamadou Dia]
|Ecuador
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Senegal  
|President (1926–1931)
| Prime Minister (1960–1962)
|1879
| 1910
|1978
| 2009
|98 years, 203 days
| 98 years, 191 days
|-
|-  
|43
| 37
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Adde Aden Adde]
|Luxembourg
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Somalia
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
| President (1960–1967)
|1874
| 1908
|1973
| 2007
|98 years, 196 days
| 98 years, 181 days
|-
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|44
| '''38'''  
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Wade Abdoulaye Wade]'''  
|Senegal
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Senegal'''  
|Prime Minister (1960–1962)
| President (2000–2012)  
|1910
| '''1926'''  
|2009
| '''Alive'''  
|98 years, 191 days
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|-
|-  
|45
| 39
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouhak_Phoumsavanh Nouhak Phoumsavanh]
|Somalia
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos
|President (1960–1967)
|1908
|2007
|98 years, 181 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''46'''
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
| '''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''47'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
| '''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|48
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|President (1992–1998)
|1910
|1910
|2008
|2008
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 154 days
|-
|-
|49
| 40
|{{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
| 41
|{{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
| 42
|{{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
| 43
|{{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
| 44
|{{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
| 45
|{{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
| 46
|{{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 |
| '''47'''
| 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}}'''
|-
| 48
| 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 |
| '''49'''
| 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}}'''
|-
| 50
| 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
|-
| 51
| 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
|-
| 52
| 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 |
|'''53'''
| 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
| 54
|{{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
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''63'''
|'''{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}'''
| '''Czechoslovakia'''
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
|-
|64
|{{wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888
|1985
|97 years, 289 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''65'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|-
|66
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener}}
|Cisleithania
( Austria-Hungary)
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810
|1908
|97 years, 272 days
|-
|67
|{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Irish Free State
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866
|1963
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|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
| 55
|{{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
|- 
| 56
| 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
| 57
|{{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
| 58
|{{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
|-
| 59
| data-sort-value="Aylwin, Patricio" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Aylwin Patricio Aylwin]
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Chile
|President (1990–1994)
| 1918
| 2016
| 97 years, 145 days
|-
| 60
| 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
|-
| 61
| 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
|-
| 62
| 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
|-
| 63
| data-sort-value="Kaunda, Kenneth" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda Kenneth Kaunda]
| [[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Zambia
| State President (1964–1991)
| 1924
| 2021
| 97 years, 50 days
|-
| 64
| 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
|-
| 65
| 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 |
|'''66'''
| 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}}'''
|-
| 67
| 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
|-
| 68
| 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
|-
| 69
| 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 |
|'''70'''
| 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 |
| '''71'''
| 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}}'''
|-
| 72
| data-sort-value="Richter Prada, Pedro" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Richter_Prada Pedro Richter Prada]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
| Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921
|2017
|96 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|74
| 73
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|data-sort-value="Elizabeth II" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II Elizabeth II]
|Peru
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]]&nbsp;United Kingdom
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1872
|1926
|1969
| 2022
|97 years, 152 days
|96 years, 140 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''74'''
| 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}}'''
|-
|-
|75
| 75
|{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
| data-sort-value="Jiang Zemin " |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin Jiang Zemin]
|Chile
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;China
|President (1990–1994)
|Chairman of the Communist Party (1989-2002)<br />President (1993-2003)
|1918
|1926
|2016
|2022
|97 years, 145 days
|96 years, 105 days
|-
|-
|76
| 76
|{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
| data-sort-value="Youssoufi, Abderrahmane" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abderrahmane_Youssoufi Abderrahmane Yousouffi]
|Peru
|[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Morocco
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|Prime Minister (1998-2002)
|1915
|1924
|2013
|2020
|97 years, 140 days
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|-
|77
|77
|{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
| data-sort-value="Echandi Jiménez, Mario" |{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Romania
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Costa Rica
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
|President (1958–1962)
Acting President of the State Council (1965)
|1915
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|2011
|1902
| 96 years, 43 days
|2000
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|78
|78
|{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
| data-sort-value="Michael I" |{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Haiti
|[[File:Flag of Romania (1866–1948).gif|25px]]&nbsp;Romania
|Prime Minister (1988)
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1913
|1921
|2011
|2017
|97 years, 123 days
|96 years, 41 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''79'''
| data-sort-value="Zhu Rongji" | {{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''China'''
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|-
| 80
| data-sort-value="Mintoff, Dom" |{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta
| Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
| 1916
| 2012
| 96 years, 14 days
|-
| 81
| data-sort-value="Schaffner, Hans" |{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Switzerland
|President (1966)
|1908
|2004
|95 years, 346 days
|-
| 82
| data-sort-value="Balaguer, Joaquin" | {{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|[[File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dominican Republic
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|1906
|2002
|95 years, 316 days
|-
| 83
| data-sort-value="Betancur, Belisario" |{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923
|2018
|95 years, 306 days
|-
| 84
| data-sort-value="Ciampi, Carlo Azeglio" |{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
| Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1920
|2016
|95 years, 282 days
|-
| 85
| data-sort-value="Benedict XVI" | {{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI}}
| [[File:Flag of Vatican City (2001–2023).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vatican City
| Pope (2005-2013)<br />Sovereign (2005–2013)
|1927
|2022
|95 years, 274 days
|-
|-
|79
| 86
|{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
| data-sort-value="Degazon, Fred" | {{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Romania
|[[File:Flag of Dominica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dominica
|First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955)
|President (1979–1980)
|1913
|1913
|2010
|2008
|97 years, 97 days
|95 years, 274 days  
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''80'''
|'''87'''
|'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
| data-sort-value="Balladur, Édouard" | {{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}
| '''Tanzania'''
|[[File:Flag of France (1974–2020).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''France'''
|President (1985–1995)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)
National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
|'''1929'''
(1990–1992)
|'''Alive'''  
|1925
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|-
|-
|81
| 88
|{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
| data-sort-value="Mugabe, Robert" | {{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}
|Zambia
|[[File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dominica
|State President (1964–1991)
|Prime Minister (1980-1987)<br />President (1987–2017)
President of the United National Independence Party
(1973–1990)
|1924
|1924
|2019
|95 years, 197 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''88'''
|data-sort-value="Nujoma, Sam" | '''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Namibia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Namibia'''
|President (1990–2005)
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|-
| 90
| data-sort-value="Trần Thiện Khiêm" |{{Wp|Trần Thiện Khiêm}}
|[[File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp; South Vietnam
|Prime Minister (1969-1975)
|1925
|2021
|2021
|97 years, 50 days
|95 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|82
| 91
|{{wp|Walter Scheel}}
| data-sort-value="Sarasin, Pote" |{{Wp|Pote Sarasin}}
|West Germany
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Thailand
|Acting Chancellor (1974)
|Prime Minister (1957)
President (1974–1979)
|1905
|1919
|2000
|2016
|95 years, 187 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|-bgcolor="gold"|
| 92
|'''83'''
| data-sort-value="Imbert Barrera, Antonio" | {{Wp|Antonio Imbert Barrera}}
|'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
| [[File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dominican Republic
|'''Italy'''
| President (1965)
|President (2006–2015)
| 1920
|1925
| 2016
|'''Alive'''
| 95 years, 180 days
|'''{{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
| 93
|{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
| data-sort-value="Arap Moi, Daniel" |{{Wp|Daniel Arap Moi}}
|West Germany
|[[File:Flag of Kenya.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Kenya
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|President (1978–2002)
|1918
|1924
|2015
|2020
|96 years, 322 days
|95 years, 155 days
|-
|-
|87
| 94
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
| data-sort-value="Sebastian, Cuthbert" | {{Wp|Cuthbert Sebastian}}
|Vatican City
|[[File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Saint Kitts and Nevis
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|Governor-General (1996-2013)
|1851
|1921
|1948
|2017
|96 years, 312 days
|95 years, 154 days
|-
|-
|88
| 95
|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
| data-sort-value="Mandela, Nelson" |{{Wp|Nelson Mandela}}
|Tuva
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|25px]]&nbsp;South Africa
|Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944)
|President (1994&ndash;1999)
|1912
|1918
|2008
|2013
|96 years, 308 days
|95 years, 140 days
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''96'''
| data-sort-value="Turnquest, Orville" | '''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
| [[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Bahamas'''
| Governor-General (1995–2001)
| '''1929'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|-
|-
|89
| 96
|{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}
| data-sort-value="Durán Ballén, Sixto" | {{wp|Sixto Durán Ballén}}
|Belgium
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|Prime Minister (1946–1947)
|President (1992-1996)
|1871
|1921
|1968
|2016
|96 years, 275 days
|95 years, 126 days
|-
|-
|90
| 97
|{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
| data-sort-value="Ben Bella, Ahmed" |{{Wp|Ahmed Ben Bella}}
|Israel
|[[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Algeria
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|President (1963 - 1965)
|1915
|1916
|2012
|2012
|96 years, 252 days
|95 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|91
| 98
|{{wp|Federico Páez}}
| data-sort-value="Ben Bella, Ahmed" |{{Wp|Ahmed Ben Bella}}
|Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Gambia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Gambia
|Acting President (1935–1937)
|Prime Minister (1962-1970)<br />President (1970-1994)
|1877
|1924
|1974
|2018
|96 years, 250 days
|95 years, 103 days
|-
|-
|92
| 99
|{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
| data-sort-value="Sédar Senghor, Léopold" |{{Wp|Léopold Sédar Senghor}}
|Tunisia
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Senegal
|Prime Minister (1956–1957)
| President (1960 - 1980)
President (1957–1987)
| 1906
|1903
| 2001
|2000
| 95 years, 72 days
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|93
| 100
|{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
| data-sort-value="Stambolić, Peter" |{{Wp|Petar Stambolić}}
|Soviet Union
|[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Yugoslavia
|Premier (1930–1941)
|Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)<br>President (1982-1983)
|1890
|1912
|1986
|2007
|96 years, 244 days
|95 years, 71 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
<!--|-bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''94'''
|'''1xx'''
|'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|data-sort-value="Jamshid bin Abdullah" | {{Wp||Jamshid bin Abdullah}}
|'''Italy'''
| [[File:Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Zanzibar
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
| Sultan (1963–1964)
|1925
| '''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''-->
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain DOB'''===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|95
! style="text-align:center" |Name
|{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
! style="text-align:center" |State
|North Korea
! style="text-align:center" |Position
|chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998)
! style="text-align:center" |Born
|1925
! style="text-align:center" |Died
|2022
! style="text-align:center" |Age
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|-
|73–96
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals might be older than ''#82–22'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|-
|Greece
| data-sort-value="Sabrah, Abdul Salam" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Salam_Sabrah Abdul Salam Sabrah]
|Prime Minister (1967)
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Yemen
|1901
| Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)  
|1998
| 1912
|96 years, 194 days to
| 2012
97 years, 193 days
| 99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days
|-
|-
|97
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
[[wikipedia:Constantine_Kollias|Constantine Kollias]]
|Peru
| [[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] Greece
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
| Prime Minister (1967)
|1921
| 1901
|2017
| 1998
|96 years, 191 days
| 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 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
| data-sort-value="Anchimaa-Toka" |   [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khertek_Anchimaa-Toka Khertek Anchimaa-Toka]
|{{wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
| [[File:Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tuvan People's Republic
|Peru
| Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)  
|Prime Minister (1902)
| 1912
|1849
| 2008
|1945
| 95 years, 309 days to 96 years, 308 days
|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 13:18, 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.

Gallery

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 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
37 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
38 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 180 days
39 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
40 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
41 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
42 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2022 98 years, 110 days
43 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
44 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
45 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
46 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
47 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 22 days
48 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
49 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 352 days
50 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
51 Abdelsalam al-Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
52 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
53 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 234 days
54 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
55 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
56 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
57 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988-2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
58 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
59 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
60 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
61 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
62 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
63 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
64 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
65 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
66 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
67 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
68 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
69 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
70 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928 Alive 96 years, 199 days
71 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas President (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 198 days
72 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
73 Elizabeth II Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
74 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary President (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 90 days
75 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
76 Abderrahmane Yousouffi Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1998-2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
77 Mario Echandi Jiménez Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
78 Michael I Flag of Romania (1866–1948).gif Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
79 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 33 days
80 Dom Mintoff Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days
81 Hans Schaffner Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland President (1966) 1908 2004 95 years, 346 days
82 Joaquín Balaguer Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906 2002 95 years, 316 days
83 Belisario Betancur Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923 2018 95 years, 306 days
84 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006) 		1920 2016 95 years, 282 days
85 Benedict XVI Flag of Vatican City (2001–2023).svg Vatican City Pope (2005-2013)
Sovereign (2005–2013) 		1927 2022 95 years, 274 days
86 Fred Degazon Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913 2008 95 years, 274 days
87 Édouard Balladur Flag of France (1976–2020).svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 207 days
88 Robert Mugabe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dominica Prime Minister (1980-1987)
President (1987–2017) 		1924 2019 95 years, 197 days
88 Sam Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 197 days
90 Trần Thiện Khiêm Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969-1975) 1925 2021 95 years, 191 days
91 Pote Sarasin Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905 2000 95 years, 187 days
92 Antonio Imbert Barrera Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920 2016 95 years, 180 days
93 Daniel Arap Moi Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya President (1978–2002) 1924 2020 95 years, 155 days
94 Cuthbert Sebastian Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (1996-2013) 1921 2017 95 years, 154 days
95 Nelson Mandela Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918 2013 95 years, 140 days
96 Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 129 days
96 Sixto Durán Ballén Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1992-1996) 1921 2016 95 years, 126 days
97 Ahmed Ben Bella Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria President (1963 - 1965) 1916 2012 95 years, 108 days
98 Ahmed Ben Bella Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Prime Minister (1962-1970)
President (1970-1994) 		1924 2018 95 years, 103 days
99 Léopold Sédar Senghor Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906 2001 95 years, 72 days
100 Petar Stambolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982-1983) 		1912 2007 95 years, 71 days

Addendum

Uncertain DOB

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #82–22 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

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

See also

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