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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 1 January 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The  longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) 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.


=='''Gallery'''==
=='''Gallery'''==
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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:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />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:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]Turkey<br />{{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:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France<br />{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}<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:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|14th-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
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</gallery>


=='''List'''==
=='''List'''==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  
|-  
!style="text-align:center"|'''Color'''
! style="text-align:center"|'''Color'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age Range'''
! style="text-align:center"|'''Color Name'''
! style="text-align:center"|'''Hex Triplet'''
! style="text-align:center"|'''Note'''
|-
| bgcolor=#6495ED |
| Cornflower Blue
| #6495ED
| Living (cell color)
|-
! colspan=4 style="text-align:center" | '''Text Colors
|-
!
! '''Color Name'''
! '''Hex Triplet'''
! '''Age'''
|-
| bgcolor=#FFD700 |
| Gold
| #FFD700
| Centenarian
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#808080 |Gray
| bgcolor=#00A86B |
|Any Ages (including uncertain ages)
| Jade
|-
| #00A86B
| bgcolor=#9bddff | Columbia Blue || Living (any age)
| Nonagenarian
|}
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|-  
|-  
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.'''
!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"|'''Name'''
|- bgcolor=#808080 |
!style="text-align:center"|'''State'''
|1|| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}|| [[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905||2009 ||103 years, 143 days
!style="text-align:center"|'''Position'''
|- bgcolor
!style="text-align:center"|'''Birth'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Death'''
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age'''
|-
|1
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chau_Sen_Cocsal_Chhum Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]
|[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Cambodia
|Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1905
|2009
| <span style="color:#FFD700">103 years, 143 days</span>
|-
|2
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celâl_Bayar Celâl Bayar]
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Türkiye
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
|1883
|1986
| <span style="color:#FFD700">103 years, 98 days</span>
|-
|3
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Pinay Antoine Pinay]
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|Prime Minister (1952–1953)
|1891
|1994
|<span style="color:#FFD700">102 years, 343 days</span>
|-
|4
| data-sort-e="Prunet-Foch, André" | [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Prunet-Foch André Prunet-Foch]
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914
|2017
|<span style="color:#FFD700">102 years, 211 days</span>
|-
|5
| data-sort-value="Higashikuni Naruhiko" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Naruhiko_Higashikuni Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni]
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887
|1990
| <span style="color:#FFD700">102 years, 48 days</span>
|-
|6
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babiker_Awadalla Babiker Awadalla]
|[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917
|2019
| <span style="color:#FFD700">101 years, 321 days</span>
|-
|7
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" | [https://en.wikipedia.
|[[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''North Korea'''
|[[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|'''1928'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#808080 |
|-
|97||data-sort-value="Yang Hyong-sop" |{{wp|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)||1926||2022|| 96 years, 224 days  
| 92
|- bgcolor=#808080 |
| data-sort-value="Schmidt, Helmut" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Schmidt Helmut Schmidt]
|78&dash;98
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Germany
|data-sort-value="Kollias, Constantine" | {{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] Greece
|1918
|Prime Minister (1967)
|2015
|1901
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 322 days</span>
|1998
|-
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
| 93
|- bgcolor=#808080 |
| data-sort-value="Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, Gennaro" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennaro_Granito_Pignatelli_di_Belmonte Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte]
|[[File:Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;Vatican City
|''Acting'' Sovereign (1939)
|1851
|1948
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 312 days</span>
|-
| 94
| data-sort-value="Anchimaa-Toka, Khertek" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khertek_Anchimaa-Toka Khertek Anchomaa-Toka]
|[[File:Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912
|2008
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 308 days</span>
|-  
| 95
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Huysmans Camille Huysmans]
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
|Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)
|1871
|1968
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 275 days</span>
|-
| 96
| data-sort-value="Shamir, Yithak" | [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
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 252 days</span>
|-
| 97
| data-sort-value="Paéz, Federico" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Páez Federico Páez]
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|President (1935&ndash;1937)
|1877
| 1974
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 250 days</span>
|-
| 98
| 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
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 247 days</span>
|-
| 99
| 99
| data-sort-value="Richter Prada, Pedro" |{{Wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
| data-sort-value="Molotov, Vyacheslav" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Molotov Vyacheslav Molotov]
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|[[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Soviet Union
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|Premier (1930&ndash;1941)
|1921
|1890
|2017
|1986
|96 years, 191 days
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 244 days</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor=#6495ED |
|'''100'''||'''{{wp|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}}'''
|'''100'''
<!--|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|data-sort-value="Foulkes, Arthur" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Foulkes '''Sir Arthur Foulkes''']
|'''1xx'''
|[[File:Flag of Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Bahamas'''
|'''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]] '''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1928'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''-->
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''</span>
<!--|-
| 1xx
| data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" |  [https://en.wikipedia.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
| 2024
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 235 days</span>-->
|}
|}


==='''Next to Join'''===
==='''Next to Join'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="text-align:center"| '''Color'''
! style="text-align:center"| '''Color Name'''
! style="text-align:center"| '''Hex Triplet'''
! style="text-align:center"| '''Note'''
|-
| bgcolor=#6495ED |
| Cornflower Blue
| #6495ED
| Living (cell color)
|-
! colspan=4 style="text-align:center" | '''Text Colors
|-
!
! '''Color Name'''
! '''Hex Triplet'''
! '''Age'''
<!--|-
| bgcolor=#FFD700 |
| Gold
| #FFD700
| 100 years and above-->
|-
| bgcolor=#00A86B |
| Jade
| #00A86B
| Nonagenarian
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%; font-size:95%"
|-
|-
!style="text-align:center"|'''No.'''
! style="text-align:center" |'''No.'''
!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" |''''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"|'''Age by 2024.12.31'''
! style="text-align:center" |'''Age by 2025.01.31'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|'''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
| data-sort-value="Boross, Péter" | '''{{wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Bahamas'''
|[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Hungary'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928'''
|'''1928'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
|'''{{wp|Péter Boross}}'''
| data-sort-value="Zhu Rongji" | '''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Hungary'''
| [[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''China'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928'''
|'''1928'''  
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2025|1|31}}'''<span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
|'''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
| data-sort-value="Balladur, Édouard" | '''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''China'''
| [[File:Flag of France (1976–2020).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''France'''  
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)  
|'''1928'''
| '''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|'''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
| data-sort-value="Nujoma, Sam" |'''{{wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;'''France'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|'''5'''
|'''{{wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Namibia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Namibia'''
|[[File:Flag of Namibia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Namibia'''
|President (1990–2005)
|President (1990–2005)
|'''1929'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''6'''
|'''5'''
|'''Sir {{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
| data-sort-value="Turnquest, Orville" | '''Sir {{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Bahamas'''
|[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (1995–2001)
|Governor-General (1995–2001)
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''</span>
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''6'''
| data-sort-value="Chamorro, Violeta" |'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Nicaragua'''
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)<br />President (1990–1997)
|'''1929'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''7'''
| '''7'''
|'''{{wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
| data-sort-value="Gombojavyn Ochirbat" | '''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|[[File:Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;'''Zanzibar'''
|[[File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Mongolia'''
|Sultan (1963–1964)  
|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)
|'''1929'''
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''8'''
|'''8'''
|'''{{wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
| data-sort-value="Moisiu, Alfred" | '''{{Wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''  
|[[File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Nicaragua'''
| [[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)  
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)<br />President (1990–1997)  
|'''1929'''  
|'''1929'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''</span>
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|<span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|'''9'''
| rowspan="2" |'''9'''
|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''||[[File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg|25px]] '''Mongolia'''||General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|11|2024|12|31}}'''
| data-sort-value="Lee, Hyun-jae" | '''{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|[[File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''South Korea'''
|'''10'''||'''{{Wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''|||[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] '''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31||}}'''  
|Prime Minister (1988)
<!--|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|rowspan="2" |'''1929'''
| rowspan="2" |'''1xx''''''{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}'''|||[[File:Flag of Souj Korea (1984-1997).svg|25px]] '''South Korea'''||Prime Minister (1988)||rowspan="2" |'''1929'''|| rowspan=2 | '''Alive''' || rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''||rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|rowspan="2" |'''Alive'''  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|rowspan=2 | <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Milan Panić}}'''|||[[File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|25px]] '''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
| rowspan="2" | <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2025|1|31}}'''
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
|1xx||'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''|||[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] '''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)||'''1929'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''-->
| data-sort-value="Panić, Milan" | '''{{Wp|Milan Panić}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Yugoslavia'''
| Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
| '''11'''
| data-sort-value="Goldenberg, Efrain" | '''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Peru'''
| Prime Minister (1994–1995)
| '''1929'''
| '''Alive'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''</span>
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2025|1|31}}'''</span>
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
| '''12'''
| data-sort-value="Osman, Ahmed" | '''{{wp|Ahmed Osman}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Morocco'''
| Prime Minister (1972–1977)
| '''1930'''
| '''Alive'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''</span>
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2025|1|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
| '''13'''
| data-sort-value="Iliescu, Ion" | '''{{wp|Ion Iliescu}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Romania'''
| Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)<br />President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)<br />President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)
| '''1930'''
| '''Alive'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''</span>
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2025|1|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
| '''14'''
| data-sort-value="Finnbogadótir, Vigdis" | '''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadótir}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Iceland.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Iceland'''
| President (1980–1996)
| '''1930'''
| '''Alive'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''</span>
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2025|1|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#6495ED" |
| '''15'''
| data-sort-value="Sarney, José" | '''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Brazil'''
| President (1985–1990)
| '''1930'''
| '''Alive'''
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''</span>
| <span style="color:#00A86B">'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2025|1|31}}'''
|}
|}


=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1890'''==
=='''Addendum'''==
<small>State Leaders born after 1800</small>
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
; Key
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Current Longest-living'''
| bgcolor="#99ff99" |'''Former Longest-living'''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
!'''From'''
!Until
!State Leader
!'''State'''
!'''Sex'''
!'''Birth'''
|-
|-
|??
! style="text-align:center" |Name
|18 February 1893
! style="text-align:center" |State
| data-sort-value="George Tupou I" |{{Wp|George Tupou I}}
! style="text-align:center" |Position
|[[File:Flag of Tonga.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Tonga
! style="text-align:center" |Born
|M
! style="text-align:center" |Died
|4 Dec 1797
! style="text-align:center" |Age
|-
|-
|18 February 1893
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals might be older than ''#100–82'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
|20 March 1894
| data-sort-value="Kossuth, Lajos" |{{Wp|Lajos Kossuth}}
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Hungary
|M
|19 Sept 1802
|-
|-
|20 March 1894
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Kollias Konstabtinos Kollias]
|14 May 1897
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece
| data-sort-value="Aycinena y Piñol, Pefdro de" |{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
|Prime Minister (1967)
|[[File:Flag of Guatemala.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Guatemala
|M
|19 Oct 1802
|-
|14 May 1897
|26 February 1899
| data-sort-value="Rechberg und Rothenlöwen, Bernard Johann von" |{{Wp|Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|[[File:Flag of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918) 2.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Austria-Hungary
|M
|17 Jul 1806
|-
|26 February 1899
|12 April 1900
| data-sort-value="Gormensoro Albin, Tomás" |{{Wp|Tomás Gormensoro Albin}}
| [[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Uruguay
|M
|27 Jan 1810
|-
|12 April 1900
|20 July 1903
| data-sort-value="Gormensoro Albin, Tomás" |{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|[[File:Flag of the Holy See.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Holy See
|M
|2 Mar 1810
|-
|20 July 1903
|17 February 1908
| data-sort-value="Plener, Ignaz von" |{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
|[[File:Flag of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918) 2.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Austria-Hungary
|M
|21 May 1810
|-
|17 February 1908
|21 May 1918
| data-sort-value="Görgei, Artúr" |{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Hungary
|M
|30 Jan 1818
|-
|21 May 1918
|10 December 1917
| data-sort-value="Bowell, Mackenzie" |{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Canada
|M
|27 Dec 1823
|-
|10 December 1917
|14 May 1923
| data-sort-value="Freycinet, Charles de" |{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|M
|14 Nov 1828
|-
|14 May 1923
|2 July 1924
| data-sort-value="Matsukata Masayoshi" | {{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Japan
|M
|25 Feb 1835
|-
|2 July 1924
|10 March 1932
| data-sort-value="Boselli, Paolo" |{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Italy
|M
|8 Jun 1838
|-
|10 March 1932
|6 September 1935
| data-sort-value="Andrade Marin, Francisco" |{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|M
|15 Nov 1841
|-
|6 September 1935
|29 July 1935
| data-sort-value="Légitime, François Denys" |{{Wp|François Denys Légitime}}
|[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Haiti
|M
|20 Nov 1841
|-
|29 July 1935
|29 May 1937
| data-sort-value="Garcia Sorroza, Lizardo" |{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|M
|28 Apr 1844
|-
|29 May 1937
|12 September 1939
| data-sort-value="Villazón, Eliodoro" |{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Bolivia
|M
|22 January 1848
|-
|12 September 1939
|6 August 1945
| data-sort-value="Deustua, Alejandro" |{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg|25x25px]]Peru
|M
|22 March 1849
|-
|6 August 1945
|16 February 1948
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|[[File:Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;Vatican City
|M
|10 April 1851
|-
|16 February 1948
|25 July 1949
| data-sort-value="Villegas Pulido, Guillermo Tell" |{{Wp|Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido}}
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Venezuela
|M
|28 July 1854
|-
|25 July 1949
|23 July 1951
| data-sort-value="Pétain, Philippe" |{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
| [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|M
|24 April 1856
|-
|23 July 1951
|21 July 1952
| data-sort-value="Lascuráin, Pedro" |{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico
|M
|6 May 1856
|-
|21 July 1952
|12 December 1960
| data-sort-value="Hornsrud, Christopher" |{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Norway
|M
|15 November 1859
|-
|12 December 1960
|15 May 1966
| data-sort-value="Brás, Venceslau" |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Brazil
|M
|26 February 1868
|-
|15 May 1966
|25 February 1968
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" |{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium
|M
|28 May 1871
|-
|25 February 1968
|14 August 1969
| data-sort-value="Solf y Muro, Alfredo" |{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
| [[File:Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|M
|15 March 1872
|-
|14 August 1969
|28 March 1972
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|M
|4 August 1873
|-
|28 March 1972
|14 February 1973
| data-sort-value="Reuter, Émile" |{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Luxembourg
|M
|2 August 1874
|-
|14 February 1973
|25 July 1973
| data-sort-value="Pattantyús-Ábraham, Deszö" |{{Wp|Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1919).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Hungary
|M
|10 July 1875
|-
|25 July 1973
|9 February 1974
| data-sort-value="Páez, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador||M||4 June 1877
|-
|9 February 1974
|19 September 1977
| data-sort-value="Martos, Borys" |{{Wp|Borys Martos}}|| [[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ukraine||M||20 May 1879
|-
|19 September 1977
|22 March 1978
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" |{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|M
|31 August 1879
|-
|22 March 1978
|14 April 1978
| data-sort-value="Chaves, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
| [[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Paraguay
|M
|15 February 1882
|-
|14 April 1978
|22 August 1986
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" |{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Türkiye
|M
|16 May 1883
|-
|22 August 1986
|14 May 1988
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" |{{Wp|Willem Drees}}|| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Natherlands||M||5 July 1886
|-
|14 May 1988
|20 January 1990
| data-sort-value="Higashikini Naruhiko" |{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Japan||M||3 December 1887
|-
|20 January 1990
|14 December 1990
| data-sort-value="Qun Zhang" |{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Taiwan
|M
|9 May 1889
|-
|14 December 1990
|13 December 1994
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" |{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]]&nbsp;France
|M
|30 December 1891
|-
|13 December 1994
|10 April 1995
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]]&nbsp;India
|M
|29 February 1896
|-
|10 April 1995
|15 January 1998
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|M
|4 July 1898
|-
|15 January 1998
|13 July 1998
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |{{wp|Constantine Kollias|Konstantinos Kollias}}
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece (Kingdom)
|M
|1901
|1901
|-
|1998  
|13 July 1998
| <span style="color:#00A86B">96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days</span>
|8 February 2000
| data-sort-value="Maurer, IOn Gheogrhe" |{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|[[File:Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Romania
|M
|23 September 1902
|-
|8 February 2000
|31 October 2002
| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, MIchail" |{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece
|M
|27 July 1903
|-
|31 October 2002
|10 July 2004
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" |{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|M
|26 April 1904
|-
|10 July 2004
|22 January 2009
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}
|[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]&nbsp; Democratic Kampuchea
|M
|1 September 1905
|-
|22 January 2009
|4 January 2010
| data-sort-value="Ferrir, Johan" |{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|[[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Suriname
|M
|12 May 1910
|-
|4 January 2010
|15 March 2012
| data-sort-value="González Ruiz, Bernardino" |{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Panama
|M
|11 January 1911
|-
|15 March 2012
|9 August 2013
| data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador
|M
|9 October 1912
|-
|9 August 2013
|30 January 2017
| data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" |{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Andorra
|M
|3 July 1914
|-
|30 January 2017
|1 October 2018
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" |{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam
|M
|2 March 1917
|-
|1 October 2018
|17 January 2019
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" |{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Sudan
|M
|2 March 1917
|-
|17 January 2019
|29 November 2019
| data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" |{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Japan
|M
|27 May 1918
|-
|29 November 2019
|25 May 2020
| data-sort-value="Hyun Soong-jong" |{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]]&nbsp;South Korea
|M
|26 February 1919
|-
|25 May 2020
|7 December 2021
| data-sort-value="Ben Halim, Mustafa" |{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Libya
|M
|29 January 1921
|-
|7 December 2021
|8 July 2022
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" |{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Peru
|M
|4 October 1921
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" |
|8 Jul 2022
|11 Oct 2023
<small>'''Alive'''</small>
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" |{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos
|M
|9 February1924
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11 Oct 2023'''
|
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" |'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''4 November 1923'''
|}
|}


=='''See also'''==
=='''See also'''==  
*[[Current Lists of longest-living cardinals and state leaders]]
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]]
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]]
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
*[[List of Former longest living state leaders]]
* [[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]]
*[[Comparison of Monarchs (list)]]
*[[Kage (Naruto)]]
*[[List of Philippine Officials by Age|Lists of Philippine Officials by age]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]]
*[[Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders]]
*[[Philippine Congress Membership if the Philippines followed The US Congress allocations]]
*[[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]]


=='''References'''== 
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Latest revision as of 00:17, 7 January 2025

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.

Gallery

List

UPDATED 01/7/2025

Color Color Name Hex Triplet Note
Cornflower Blue #6495ED Living (cell color)
Text Colors
Color Name Hex Triplet Age
Gold #FFD700 Centenarian
Jade #00A86B Nonagenarian
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 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 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
9 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 64 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
16 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, 334 days
17 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
18 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 310 days
19 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
20 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
21 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
22 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
23 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 2024 100 years, 89 days
24

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
26 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
27 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
28 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
30 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 186 days
31 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 181 days
32 Muhammad Hassan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 174 days
33 Mohamed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
34 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
35 Mikhail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
36 Sir Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
37 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
38 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
39 Abdel Halim Muhammad Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
40 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
27-41 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) 		1898 1997 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
42 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
43 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
44 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
45 Sir Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
46 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
47 Konstabtinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
47 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 223 days
49 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
50 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
51 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
52 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
53 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
54 Lê Đức Ahn Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
55 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
56 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
57 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
58 Lubomir Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
59 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
60 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
61 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
62 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
63 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 65 days
64 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
65 R. Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
66 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 98 years, 29 days
67 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg Hungarian Soviet Republic
Flag of Hungary (1918–1919).svg Hungary 		Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
68 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
69 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
70 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
71 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
72 V.K. Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
73 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 277 days
74 Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cislethania
(Civil ensign of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary) 		Minister-Prevondent (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
75 Domhnall Ua Buachallia Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
76 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
77 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
78 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
79 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
80 He Yingpin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
81 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988 2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
82 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
83 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
84 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
85 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
86 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) 		1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
87 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
88 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
89 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
90 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
91 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, 338 days
92 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
93 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
94 Khertek Anchomaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
95 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
96 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
97 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
98 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
99 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
100 Sir Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 241 days

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Color Color Name Hex Triplet Note
Cornflower Blue #6495ED Living (cell color)
Text Colors
Color Name Hex Triplet Age
Jade #00A86B Nonagenarian
No. 'Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2025.01.31
1 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 133 days 96 years, 157 days
2 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 76 days 96 years, 100 days
3 Édouard Balladur Flag of France (1976–2020).svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 250 days 95 years, 274 days
4 Sam Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 240 days 95 years, 264 days
5 Sir Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 172 days 95 years, 196 days
6 Violeta Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929 Alive 95 years, 81 days 95 years, 105 days
7 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 95 years, 53 days 95 years, 77 days
8 Alfred Moisiu Flag of Albania.svg Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 95 years, 37 days 95 years, 61 days
9 Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 1929 Alive 95 years, 18 days 95 years, 42 days
Milan Panić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
11 Efraín Goldenberg Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 10 days 95 years, 34 days
12 Ahmed Osman Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1977) 1930 Alive 95 years, 4 days 95 years, 28 days
13 Ion Iliescu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) 		1930 Alive 94 years, 310 days 94 years, 334 days
14 Vigdís Finnbogadótir Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930 Alive 94 years, 267 days 94 years, 291 days
15 José Sarney Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930 Alive 94 years, 258 days 94 years, 282 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–82 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Konstabtinos 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

See also

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