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This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than | This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on 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'''== | =='''Gallery'''== | ||
<gallery widths=" | <gallery widths="175" style="line-height:normal"> | ||
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]] Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}served 1962 | File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]] 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, 1950–1960 | File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]Turkey<bgoatr in/>{{Wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950–1960 | ||
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France<br />served: 1962 | File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France<br />served: 1962 | ||
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|15th-oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />served: 1972–1976 | File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|15th-oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />served: 1972–1976 | ||
File:Raif Dizdarević (političar).jpg|Olde living leader of a now defunct state and 66th-oldest ever:<br />[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia.svg|25px]] Yugoslavia<br />{{Wp|Raif Dizdarevic}}<br />served: 1988–1989 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=='''List'''== | =='''List'''== | ||
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| bgcolor=#9bddff | Columbia Blue || Living | | bgcolor=#9bddff | Columbia Blue || Living State Leaders and State Leaders | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.''' | !style="text-align:center"|'''No.''' | ||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Name''' | !style="text-align:center"|'''Name''' | ||
!style="text-align:center"|'''State''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Position''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Birth''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Death''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|''' | |||
! | |||
!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]] Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962) | |||
|1905 | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |2009 | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |103 years, 143 days | ||
|Prime Minister ( | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2 | ||
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celâl_Bayar Celâl Bayar] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960) | ||
| | |1883 | ||
| | |1986 | ||
|103 years, 98 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 3 | ||
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Pinay Antoine Pinay] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1952–1953) | ||
| | |1891 | ||
| | |1994 | ||
|102 years, 343 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |4 | ||
| data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Prunet-Fich André Prunet-Foch] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |French Viguier (1977–1980) | ||
| | |1914 | ||
| | |2017 | ||
|102 years, 211 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 5 | ||
| data-sort-value="Higashikuni Naruhiko" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Naruhiko_Higashikuni Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svg|25px]] Japan | ||
|[[File: | | Prime Minister (1945) | ||
| | | 1887 | ||
| | | 1990 | ||
| 102 years, 48 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 6 | ||
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babiker_Awadalla Babiker Awadalla] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg|25px]] Sudan | ||
| [[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1969) | ||
| | |1917 | ||
| | |2019 | ||
|101 years, 321 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 7 | ||
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Drees Willem Drees] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands|| Prime Minister (1948–1958) | ||
|[[File:Flag of the | | 1889 | ||
| | | 1990 | ||
| | | 101 years, 314 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 8 | ||
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đỗ Mười Đỗ Mười] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] Vietnam | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) | ||
| | |1917 | ||
|2018 | |||
|101 years, 243 days | |||
|- | |||
| 9 | |||
| data-sort-value="Zhang Qun" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Qun Zhang Qun] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan | |||
| | | Premier (1947–1948) | ||
| | | 1889 | ||
|- | | 1990 | ||
| | | 101 years, 219 days | ||
|- | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | 10 | ||
|[[File:Flag of the | | data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiro_Nakasone Yasuhiro Nakasone] | ||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|10 | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |||
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan | |[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan | ||
| | |Prime Minister (1982–1987) | ||
| | |1918 | ||
|2019 | |||
|101 years, 186 days | |||
|- | |||
| 11 | |||
| data-sort-value="Jong, Piet de" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_de_Jong Piet de Jong] | |||
|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands | |||
|Prime Minister (1967–1971) | |||
|1915 | |||
|2016 | |||
|101 years, 115 days | |||
|- | |||
| 12 | |||
| data-sort-value="Hyun Soong-jong" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyun_Soong-jong Hyun Soong-jong] | |||
| [[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]] South Korea | |||
| Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||
| 1919 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 101 years, 89 days | |||
|- | |||
| 13 | |||
| data-sort-value="Gonzáles Ruiz, Bernardino" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino_González_Ruiz Bernardino González Ruiz] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama | |||
| Acting President (1963) | |||
| 1911 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 101 years, 64 days | |||
|- | |||
| 14 | |||
| data-sort-value="Hornsrud, Christopher" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hornsrud Christopher Hornsrud] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]] Norway | |||
|Prime Minister (1928) | |||
|1859 | |||
|1960 | |||
|101 years, 27 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''15''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Rodríguez_(politician) Guillermo Rodrígue]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] '''Ecuador''' | |||
| Acting President (1972–1976) | |||
| '''1923''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 16 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ben Halim, Mustafa" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Ben_Halim Mustafa Ben Halim] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|25px]] Libya | |||
|Prime Minister (1954–1957) | |||
|1921 | |||
|2021 | |||
|100 years, 312 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 17 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Vargas Telmo Vargas] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Acting Leader (1966) | ||
| | |1912 | ||
| | |2013 | ||
|100 years, 304 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''19''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamtai_Suphandone Khamtai Siphandone]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]] '''Laos''' | |||
| Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006) | |||
| '''1924''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 19 | |||
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Morales_Bermúdez Francisco Morales Bermúdez] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru | |||
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980) | |||
|1921 | |||
|2022 | |||
|100 years, 283 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''20''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama Tomiichi Murayama]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] '''Japan'''|| Prime Minister (1994–1996) | |||
| '''1924''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 21 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hau_Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993) | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |1919 | ||
| | |2020 | ||
| | |100 years, 235 days | ||
|- | |||
| 22 | |||
| data-sort-value="Echeverría, Luis" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Echeverria Luis Echeverría] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico | |||
| President (1970–1976) | |||
| 1922 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 100 years, 172 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''23''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Carter, Jimmy" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter Jimmy Carter]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] '''United States''' | |||
| President (1977–1981) | |||
| '''1924''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 24 | |||
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon_Zolotas Xenophon Zolotas] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990) | |||
|1904 | |||
|2004 | |||
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pérez_de_Cuéllar Javier Pérez de Cuéllar] | ||
| | | [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | 1920 | ||
| | | 2020 | ||
| | |- | ||
| 26 | |||
| data-sort-value="Sabrah, Abdul Salam" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Salam_Sabrah Abdul Salam Sabrah] | |||
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]] Yemen | |||
| Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | |||
| 1912 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 100 years, 32 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 23-27 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Hussein, Mukhtar Mohamed" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mukhtar_Mohamed_Hussein Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] Somalia | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Interim president (1969) | ||
| | | 1912 | ||
| | | 2012 | ||
| 100 years, 0 days to 100 years, 163 days | |||
|- | |||
| 28 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ferrier Johan Ferrier] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname | |||
| President (1975–1980) | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 99 years, 237 days | |||
|- | |||
| 29 | |||
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tin Tun Tin] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]] Burma | |||
| Prime Minister (1988) | |||
| 1920 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 99 years, 211 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 30 | ||
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda Gulzarilal Nanda] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | ||
| | | 1898 | ||
| | | 1998 | ||
| 99 years, 195 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 31 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed-Karim_Lamrani Mohammed Karim Lamrani] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]] Morocco | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | ||
| | |1919 | ||
| | |2018 | ||
|99 years, 142 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''32''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad Mahathir Mohamad]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] '''Malaysia''' | |||
| Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | |||
| '''1925''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}''' | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''33''' | |||
| 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]] '''Afghanistan''' | |||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | |||
| '''1925''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 34 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Mamo Anthony Mamo] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1971–1974)<br />President (1974–1976) | ||
| | |1909 | ||
| | |2008 | ||
|99 years, 113 days | |||
|- | |||
| 29 | |||
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morarji_Desai Morarji Desai] | |||
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India | |||
|Prime Minister (1977–1979) | |||
|1896 | |||
|1995 | |||
|99 years, 41 days | |||
|- | |||
|35 | |||
| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, Michail" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Stasinopoulos Michail Stasinopoulos] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece | |||
|President (1974–1975) | |||
|1903 | |||
|2002 | |||
|99 years, 96 days | |||
|- | |||
| 36 | |||
| data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Campbell Clifford Campbell] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]] Jamaica | |||
|Governor-General (1962–1973) | |||
|1892 | |||
|1991 | |||
|99 years, 92 days | |||
|- | |||
| 37 | |||
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morarji_Desai Morarji Desai] | |||
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India | |||
|Prime Minister (1977–1979) | |||
|1896 | |||
|1995 | |||
|99 years, 41 days | |||
|- | |||
| 38 | |||
| data-sort-value="Võ Chí Công" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vō_Chí_Công Võ Chí Công] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] Vietnam | |||
| Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | |||
| 1912 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 99 years, 32 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 39 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Muhammad, Abdel Halim" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Halim_Muhammad Abdel Halim Muhammad] | ||
| | | [[File:Flag of Sudan.svg|25px]] Sudan | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | ||
| | | 1910 | ||
| | | 2009 | ||
| 99 years, 6 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 27-40 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings Kamuzu" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings Banda Hastings Banda] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|25px]] Malawi | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) | ||
| | |ca. 1898 | ||
| | |1997 | ||
|99 years, 0 days to 99 years, 324 days | |||
|- | |||
| 41 | |||
| data-sort-value="Tabone, Ċensu" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ċensu_Tabone Ċensu Tabone] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta | |||
|President (1989–1994) | |||
|1913 | |||
|2012 | |||
|98 years, 350 days | |||
|- | |||
| 42 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mwinyi, Ali Hassan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Hassan_Mwinyi Ali Hassan Mwinyi] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|25px]] Tanzania | |||
|President (1985–1995) | |||
|1925 | |||
|2024 | |||
|98 years, 297 days | |||
|- | |||
| 43 | |||
| data-sort-value="Tinsulanonda. Prem" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Tinsulanomda Prem Tinsulanonda] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] Thailand | |||
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016) | |||
|1920 | |||
|2019 | |||
|98 years, 273 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 44 | ||
| data-sort-value="Harmel, Pierre" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Harmel Pierre Harmel] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |||
| [ | |||
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium | |[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium | ||
| | |Prime Minister (1965–1966) | ||
| | |1911 | ||
| | |2009 | ||
| | |98 years, 244 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | 45 | ||
| [[File:Flag of | | data-sort-value="Cooke, Howard" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Cooke Howard Cooke] | ||
| | |[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]] Jamaica | ||
| | |Governor-General (1991–2006) | ||
| | |1915 | ||
| | |2014 | ||
| | |98 years, 240 days | ||
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" | | |- | ||
| 46 | |||
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paul-Boncour Joseph Paul-Boncour] | |||
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France | |[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France | ||
| | |Prime Minister (1932–1933) | ||
| | |1873 | ||
|1972 | |||
|98 years, 237 days | |||
|- | |||
| 47 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mitsotakis, Konstabtinos" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstabtinos_Mitsotakis Konstantinos Mitsotakis] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece | |||
|Prime Minister (1990–1993) | |||
|1918 | |||
|2017 | |||
|98 years, 223 days | |||
|- | |||
| 48 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro_Ayora Isidro Ayora] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador | |||
|President (1926–1931) | |||
|1879 | |||
|1978 | |||
|98 years, 203 days | |||
|- | |||
| 49 | |||
| data-sort-value="Reuter" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Reuter Émile Reuter] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]] Luxembourg | |||
|Prime Minister (1918–1925) | |||
|1874 | |||
|1973 | |||
|98 years, 196 days | |||
|- | |||
| 50 | |||
| data-sort-value="Dia, Mamadou" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Dia Mamadou Dia] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]] Senegal | |||
| Prime Minister (1960–1962) | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 98 years, 191 days | |||
|- | |||
| 51 | |||
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Adde Aden Adde] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] Somalia | |||
| President (1960–1967) | |||
| 1908 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 98 years, 181 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''52''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Wade Abdoulaye Wade]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]] '''Senegal''' | |||
| President (2000–2012) | |||
| '''1926''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 53 | |||
| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouhak_Phoumsavanh Nouhak Phoumsavanh] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]] Laos | |||
|President (1992–1998) | |||
|1910 | |||
|2008 | |||
|98 years, 154 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 54 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Lê Đức Anh@" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lê_Đức_Anh Lê Đức Anh] | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] Vietnam | ||
| [[File:Flag of | |President (1992–1997) | ||
| | |1920 | ||
| | |2019 | ||
|98 years, 143 days | |||
|- | |||
| 55 | |||
| data-sort-value="Zinsou, Émile Derlin" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Derlin_Zinsou Émile Derlin Zinsou] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px]] Dahomey | |||
|President (1968–1969) | |||
|1918 | |||
|2016 | |||
|98 years, 127 days | |||
|- | |||
| 56 | |||
| data-sort-value="Martos, Borys" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borys_Martos Borys Martos] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]] Ukraine | |||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | |||
| 1879 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 98 years, 123 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 57 | ||
| data-sort-value="Görgei, Artúr" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artúr_Görgei Artúr Görgei] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg|25px]] Hungary | ||
|[[File:Flag of Hungary ( | | Acting Governor-President (1849) | ||
| | | 1818 | ||
| | | 1916 | ||
| | | 98 years, 112 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| | | 58 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="Štrougal, Lubomir" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubomir_Štrougal Lubomír Štrougal] | ||
|- | | [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]] Czechoslovakia | ||
| | |Prime Minister (1970–1988) | ||
| | | 1924 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | 2022 | ||
|- | | 98 years, 110 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| | | 59 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grand_Duke_of_Jean Jean] | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]] Luxembourg | ||
| | |Grand Duke (1964–2000) | ||
| | |1921 | ||
|- | |2019 | ||
| | |98 years, 108 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | 60 | ||
| [[File:Flag of | | data-sort-value="Whitlam, Gough" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_Whitlam Gough Whitlam] | ||
| | | [[File:Flag of Australia.svg|25px]] Australia | ||
| | | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | ||
|- | | 1916 | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| | | 98 years, 102 days | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |- | ||
| 61 | |||
| data-sort-value="Napolitano, Giorgio" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy | |||
|President (2006–2015) | |||
| 1925 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 98 years, 85 days | |||
|- | |||
| 62 | |||
| data-sort-value="Brás, Vencelau" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venceslau_Brás Venceslau Brás] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg|25px]] Brazil | |||
| President (1914–1918) | |||
| 1868 | |||
| 1966 | |||
| 98 years, 78 days | |||
|- | |||
| 63 | |||
| data-sort-value="Rostain, Claude" | [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Rostain Claude Rostain] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra | |||
| French Viguier (1972–1977) | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 98 years, 56 days | |||
|- | |||
| 64 | |||
| data-sort-value="Venkataraman, Ramaswamy" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataran Ramaswamy Venkataraman] | |||
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India||President (1987–1992) | |||
|1910 | |||
|2009 | |||
|98 years, 54 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
| '''65''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdas_Adamkus Valdas Adamkus]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|25px]] '''Lithuania''' | |||
| President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | |||
| '''1926''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 66 | |||
| data-sort-value="Pattantyús-Ábrahám, Dezső" | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dezső_Pattantyús-Ábrahám Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1919).svg|25px]] Hungarian Soviet Republic<br />[[File:Flag of Hungary (1918–1919).svg|25px]] Hungary|||Prime Minister (1919) | |||
|1875 | |||
|1973 | |||
|98 years, 15 days | |||
|- | |||
| 67 | |||
| data-sort-value="París Gordillo, Gabriel" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Paris_Gordillo Gabriel París Gordillo] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia | |||
| President (1957–1958) | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 98 years, 13 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
| '''68''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raif_Dizdarević Raif Dizdarević]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|25px]] '''Yugoslavia''' | |||
| President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | |||
| '''1926''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 69 | |||
| data-sort-value="Jakeš, Miloš" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miloš_Jakeš Miloš Jakeš] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]] Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | |||
| 1922 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 97 years, 332 days | |||
|- | |||
| 70 | |||
| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelsalam_Majali Abdelsalam al-Majali] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]] Jordan | |||
| Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | |||
| 1925 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 97 years, 319 days | |||
|- | |||
| 71 | |||
| data-sort-value="Evren, Kenan" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenan_Evren Kenan Evren] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye | |[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye | ||
| | |President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989) | ||
| | | 1917 | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 97 years, 296 days | |||
|- | |||
| 72 | |||
| data-sort-value="Koo, Wellington" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Koo Wellington Koo] | |||
| [[File:Flag of China (1912–1928).svg|25px]] China | |||
| Acting Premier (1924)<br />Acting President (1926–1927) | |||
| 1888 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 97 years, 289 days | |||
|- | |||
| 73 | |||
| data-sort-value="Plener, Ignaz von" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Ignaz_von_Plener Baron Ignaz von Plener] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|25px]] Cislethania<br /><small/>([[File:Flag of Austria-Hungary.svg|25px]] Austria-Hungary)</small> | |||
| Minister-President (1870) | |||
| 1810 | |||
| 1908 | |||
| 97 years, 272 days | |||
|- | |||
| 74 | |||
| data-sort-value="Buachalla, Domhnall Ua" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dohmnall_Ua_Buachalla Domhnall Ua Buachalla] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25px]] Irish Free State | |||
| Governor-General (1932–1936) | |||
| 1866 | |||
| 1963 | |||
| 97 years, 267 days | |||
|- | |||
| 75 | |||
| data-sort-value="Benhabyles, Abdelmalek" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelmalek_Benhabyles Abdelmalek Benhabyles] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|25px]] Algeria | |||
| Chair of the Constitutional Council (Acting President) (1992) | |||
| 1921 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 97 years, 245 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''76''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Kraivichien, Thanin" | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanin_Kraivichien Thanin Kraivichien]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] '''Thailand''' | |||
| Prime Minister (1976–1977) | |||
| '''1927''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 77 | ||
| data-sort-value="Badia Batalla, Francesc" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_Badoa__Batalla Francesc Badia Batalla] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |||
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra | |[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra | ||
| | |Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | ||
| | |1923 | ||
|2020 | |||
|97 years, 217 days | |||
|- | |||
| 78 | |||
| data-sort-value="Forlani, Arnaldo" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Forlani Arnaldo Forlani] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy | |||
|Prime Minister (1980–1981) | |||
|1925 | |||
|2023 | |||
|97 years, 210 days | |||
|- | |||
| 79 | |||
| data-sort-value="Velásquez, Ramón José" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramón_José_Velasquez Ramón José Velásquez] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]] Venezuela||President (1993-1994) | |||
|1916 | |||
|2014 | |||
|97 years, 208 days | |||
|- | |||
| 80 | |||
| data-sort-value="He Yingpin" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Yingpin He Yingqin] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan | |||
| Premier (1949) | |||
| 1890 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 97 years, 202 days | |||
|- | |||
| 81 | |||
| data-sort-value="Lee Teng-hui" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan | |||
| President (1988-2000) | |||
| 1923 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 97 years, 197 days | |||
|- | |||
| 82 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cosgrave, Liam" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Cosgrave Liam Cosgrave] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25px]] Ireland | |||
|Taoiseach (1973–1977) | |||
|1920 | |||
|2017 | |||
|97 years, 174 days | |||
|- | |||
| 83 | |||
| data-sort-value="Solf y Muro, Alfredo" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Solf_y_Muro Alfredo Solf y Muro] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg|25px]] Peru | |||
| Prime Minister (1939–1944) | |||
| 1872 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 97 years, 152 days | |||
|- | |||
| 84 | |||
| data-sort-value="Aylwin, Patricio" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Aylwin Patricio Aylwin] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | |||
|President (1990–1994) | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 97 years, 145 days | |||
|- | |||
| 85 | |||
| data-sort-value="Villanueva, Armando" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Villanueva Armando Villanueva] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru | |||
| Prime Minister (1988–1989) | |||
| 1915 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 97 years, 140 days | |||
|- | |||
| 86 | |||
| 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]] 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 | |||
|- | |||
| 87 | |||
| data-sort-value="Célestin, Martial" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Célestin Martial Célestin] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti | |||
| Prime Minister (1988) | |||
| 1913 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 97 years, 123 days | |||
|- | |||
| 88 | |||
| data-sort-value="Apostol, Gheorghe" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Apostol Gheorghe Apostol] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg|25px]] Romania||First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | |||
| 1913 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 97 years, 97 days | |||
|- | |||
| 89 | |||
| data-sort-value="Kaunda, Kenneth" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda Kenneth Kaunda] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] Zambia | |||
| State President (1964–1991) | |||
| 1924 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 97 years, 50 days | |||
|- | |||
| 90 | |||
| data-sort-value="Scheel, Walter" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scheel Walter Scheel] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany | |||
| (Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979) | |||
| 1919 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 97 years, 47 days | |||
|- | |||
| 91 | |||
| data-sort-value="Schmidt, Helmut" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt Helmut Schmidt] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany | |||
| Chancellor (1974–1982) | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 96 years, 322 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 92 | ||
| data-sort-value="Pignatelli di Belmonte" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennaro_Granito_Pignatelli_di_Belmonte Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg|25px]] Vatican City | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | ''Acting'' Sovereign (1939) | ||
| | | 1851 | ||
| | | 1948 | ||
| 96 years, 312 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 93 | ||
| data-sort-value="Anchimaa-Toka" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khertek_Anchimaa-Toka Khertek Anchimaa-Toka] | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|25px]] Tuvan People's Republic | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | ||
| | | 1912 | ||
| | | 2008 | ||
|- | | 96 years, 308 days | ||
| | |- bgcolor=#9bddff | | ||
| | |'''94''' | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong-nam Kim Yong-nam]''' | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]] '''North Korea''' | ||
| | | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | ||
| | | '''1928''' | ||
| | | '''Alive''' | ||
| | | '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}''' | ||
| | |- | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | 95 | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Huysmans Camille Huysmans] | ||
| | | [[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium | ||
| | | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | ||
| | | 1871 | ||
| | | 1968 | ||
| | | 96 years, 275 days | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |- | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | 96 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Shamir, Yitzhak" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Shamir Yitzhak Shamir] | ||
| | |[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel | ||
| | |Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | ||
| | | 1915 | ||
| | | 2012 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | 96 years, 252 days | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |- | ||
| | | 97 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Paéz, Federico" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Páez Federico Páez] | ||
|- | | [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador | ||
| | | President (1935-1937) | ||
| | | 1877 | ||
| 1974 | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | 96 years, 250 days | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |- | ||
| | | 98 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Bourguiba, Habib" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba] | ||
|- bgcolor= | |[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|25px]] Tunisia | ||
|''' | |Prime Minister (1956–1957)<br>President (1957–1987) | ||
| 1903 | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | 2000 | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | 96 years, 247 days | ||
|''' | |- | ||
|''' | | 99 | ||
| data-sort-value="Molotov, Vyacheslav" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Molotov Vyacheslav Molotov] | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|25px]] Soviet Union | |||
| Premier (1930–1941 | |||
| 1890 | |||
| 1986 | |||
| 96 years, 244 days | |||
|- | |||
| 100 | |||
| data-sort-value="Yang Hyong-sop" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Hyong-sop Yang Hyong-sop] | |||
| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]] North Korea | |||
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | |||
| 1925 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 96 years, 224 days | |||
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|'''1xx''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" | '''[https://en.wikipiledia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rüütel Arnold Rüütel]''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]] '''Estonia''' | |||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br/>President (2001–2006) | |||
| '''1928''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''--> | |||
|} | |} | ||
=='''See also'''== | =='''See also'''== | ||
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]] | *[[List of longest-living cardinals]] | ||
*[[ | *[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | ||
*[[List of | *[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]] | ||
*[[ | *[[List of current cardinals]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region]] | ||
*[[ | *[[List of Cardinals by Age (current)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Cardinals by Death Date (who died at least 85 years old)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (What If)]] | ||
==''' | =='''Refrerences'''== | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] |
Latest revision as of 14:27, 22 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 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 19622nd Oldest:
Turkey<bgoatr in/>Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–196015th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976Olde living leader of a now defunct state and 66th-oldest ever:
Yugoslavia
Raif Dizdarevic
served: 1988–1989
List
UPDATED 11/23/2024
Color | Note |
---|---|
Columbia Blue | Living State Leaders and State Leaders |
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
2 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
3 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
7 | Willem Drees | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
8 | Mười Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 243 days |
9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
11 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
12 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 89 days |
13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
14 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
15 | Guillermo Rodrígue | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 101 years, 19 days |
16 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
17 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting Leader (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
19 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 289 days |
19 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
20 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 265 days |
21 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
22 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
23 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 53 days |
24 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
26 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
23-27 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 0 days to 100 years, 163 days |
28 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
29 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
30 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
31 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
32 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 136 days |
33 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 129 days |
34 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
29 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
35 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
36 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
37 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
38 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
39 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
27-40 | Banda Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
ca. 1898 | 1997 | 99 years, 0 days to 99 years, 324 days |
41 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
43 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
44 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
45 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
46 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
47 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
48 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
49 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
50 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
51 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
52 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 178 days |
53 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 154 days |
54 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 143 days |
55 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
56 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days |
57 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
58 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2022 | 98 years, 110 days |
59 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
60 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
61 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
62 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
63 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
64 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
65 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 20 days |
66 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungarian Soviet Republic Hungary |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
67 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
68 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 350 days |
69 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
70 | Abdelsalam al-Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
71 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
72 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
73 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cislethania ( Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
74 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Irish Free State | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
75 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (Acting President) (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
76 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 232 days |
77 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
78 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
79 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
80 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
81 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988-2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
82 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
83 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
84 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
85 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
86 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1903 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
87 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
88 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
89 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
90 | Walter Scheel | Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
91 | Helmut Schmidt | Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
92 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
93 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuvan People's Republic | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days |
94 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 293 days |
95 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
96 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
97 | Federico Páez | Ecuador | President (1935-1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
98 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
99 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
100 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- List of current cardinals
- Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
- List of Cardinals by Age (current)
- Cardinals by Death Date (who died at least 85 years old)
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (What If)