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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'''== | ||
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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| | 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''' | ||
|1 | !style="text-align:center"|'''Position''' | ||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Birth''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Death''' | |||
!style="text-align:center"|'''Age''' | |||
|- | |||
| 1 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|25px]] Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962) | |||
|1905 | |||
|2009 | |||
|103 years, 143 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 | |||
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" | {{Wp|Celâl Bayar}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye | |||
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960) | |||
|1883 | |||
|data-sort-value=" | |1986 | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |103 years, 98 days | ||
|Prime Minister ( | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 3 | ||
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}} | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg|25px]] Japan | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Prime Minister (1945) | ||
| | | 1887 | ||
| | | 1990 | ||
| 102 years, 48 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 6 | ||
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Willem Drees}} | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] Netherlands|| Prime Minister (1948–1958) | ||
| [[File:Flag of | | 1889 | ||
| | | 1990 | ||
| | | 101 years, 314 days | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 8 | ||
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Zhang Qun}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan | |||
| Premier (1947–1948) | |||
| 1889 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 101 years, 219 days | |||
|- | |||
| 10 | |||
| data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" | {{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}} | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| data-sort-value=" | |||
|[[File:Flag of the | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| 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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}''' | |||
| [[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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" |{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]] Yemen | |||
| Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | |||
| 1912 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 100 years, 32 days | |||
|- | |||
| 27 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | {{Wp|Johan Ferrier}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname | |||
| President (1975–1980) | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 99 years, 237 days | |||
|- | |||
| 28 | |||
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | {{Wp|Tun Tin}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]] Burma | |||
| Prime Minister (1988) | |||
| 1920 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 99 years, 211 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 29 | ||
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 23-30 | ||
| data-sort-value="Hussein, Mukhtar Mohamed" | {{Wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}} | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] Somalia | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Interim president (1969) | ||
| | | 1912 | ||
| | | 2012 | ||
| 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 31 | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |{{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece | |||
|President (1974–1975) | |||
|1903 | |||
|2002 | |||
|99 years, 96 days | |||
|- | |||
| 36 | |||
| data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}} | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Sudan.svg|25px]] Sudan | ||
| [[File:Flag of | | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | ||
| | | 1910 | ||
| | | 2009 | ||
| 99 years, 6 days | |||
|- | |||
| 40 | |||
| data-sort-value="Tabone, Ċensu" | {{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta | |||
|President (1989–1994) | |||
|1913 | |||
|2012 | |||
|98 years, 350 days | |||
|- | |||
| 41 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mwinyi, Ali Hassan" | {{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|25px]] Tanzania | |||
|President (1985–1995) | |||
|1925 | |||
|2024 | |||
|98 years, 297 days | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 27-42 | ||
| data-sort-value="Banda, Hastings Kamuzu" | {{Wp|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) | ||
| | |1898 | ||
| | |1997 | ||
| | |98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| | | 43 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="Tinsulanonda. Prem" |{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}} | ||
|[[File:Flag of | |[[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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Howard Cooke}} | ||
| | |[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]] Jamaica | ||
| | |Governor-General (1991–2006) | ||
| | |1915 | ||
| | |2014 | ||
| | |98 years, 240 days | ||
|- | |||
| 46 | |||
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}} | | data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{Wp|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- | |1873 | ||
|1972 | |||
|98 years, 237 days | |||
|- | |||
| 47 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mitsotakis, Konstabtinos" |{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Mamadou Dia}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]] Senegal | |||
| Prime Minister (1960–1962) | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 98 years, 191 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''51''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" | '''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]] '''Senegal''' | |||
| President (2000–2012) | |||
| '''1926''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 52 | |||
| data-sort-value="Adde, Aden" | {{Wp|Aden Adde}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] Somalia | |||
| President (1960–1967) | |||
| 1908 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 98 years, 181 days | |||
|- | |||
| 53 | |||
| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" | {{Wp|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@" | {{wp|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" | {{wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Artúr Görgei}} | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | [[File:Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg|25px]] Hungary | ||
|[[File:Flag of | | Acting Governor-President (1849) | ||
| | | 1818 | ||
| | | 1916 | ||
|- | | 98 years, 112 days | ||
| | |- | ||
| | | 58 | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="Štrougal, Lubomir" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|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" | {{Wp|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" |{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] Italy | |||
|President (2006–2015) | |||
| 1925 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 98 years, 85 days | |||
|- | |||
| 62 | |||
| data-sort-value="Brás, Vencelau" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | '''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|25px]] '''Thailand''' | |||
| Prime Minister (1976–1977) | |||
| '''1927''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 77 | ||
| 1988- | | data-sort-value="Badia Batalla, Francesc" | {{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}} | ||
| data-sort-value=" | |[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra | ||
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | |||
|1923 | |||
|2020 | |||
|97 years, 217 days | |||
|- | |||
| 78 | |||
| data-sort-value="Forlani, Arnaldo" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | |||
|President (1990–1994) | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 97 years, 145 days | |||
|- | |||
| 85 | |||
| data-sort-value="Villanueva, Armando" |{{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|Martial Célestin}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti | |||
| Prime Minister (1988) | |||
| 1913 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 97 years, 123 days | |||
|- | |||
| 88 | |||
| data-sort-value="Apostol, Gheorghe" |{{Wp|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" |{{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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 the | | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | ||
| | | 1912 | ||
| | | 2008 | ||
| 96 years, 308 days | |||
|- bgcolor=#9bddff | | |||
|'''94''' | |||
| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" | '''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}''' | |||
| [[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}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| 95 | |||
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" | {{Wp|Camille Huysmans}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium | |||
| Prime Minister (1946–1947) | |||
| 1871 | |||
| 1968 | |||
| 96 years, 275 days | |||
|- | |||
| 96 | |||
| data-sort-value="Shamir, Yitzhak" | {{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]] Israel | |||
|Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | |||
| 1915 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 96 years, 252 days | |||
|- | |||
| 97 | |||
| data-sort-value="Paéz, Federico" | {{Wp|Federico Páez}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador | |||
| President (1935-1937) | |||
| 1877 | |||
| 1974 | |||
| 96 years, 250 days | |||
|- | |||
| 98 | |||
| data-sort-value="Bourguiba, Habib" | {{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|25px]] Tunisia | |||
|Prime Minister (1956–1957)<br>President (1957–1987) | |||
| 1903 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 96 years, 247 days | |||
|- | |||
| 99 | |||
| data-sort-value="Molotov, Vyacheslav" | {{Wp|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" | {{Wp|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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| data-sort-value="Rüütel, Arnold" | '''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}''' | |||
| [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|25px]] '''Estonia''' | |||
|Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (1990–1992)<br />President (2001-2006) | |||
| '''1928''' | |||
| '''Alive''' | |||
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''--> | |||
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=='''Addendum'''== | |||
==='''Uncertain DOB'''=== | |||
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| | !style="text-align:center"|Name | ||
| | !style="text-align:center"|State | ||
!style="text-align:center"|Position | |||
!style="text-align:center"|Born | |||
| | !style="text-align:center"|Died | ||
| | !style="text-align:center"|Age | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Constantine" |{{wp|Constantine Kollias}} | |||
|[[File:Hellenic Kingdom Flag 1935.svg|25px]] Greece | |||
|Prime Minister (1967) | |||
| data-sort-value="Kollias, | |||
|[[File: | |||
|1901 | |1901 | ||
|1998 | |||
| 1998 | |96 years, 193 days to 97 years, 194 days | ||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=='''See also'''== | =='''See also'''== | ||
*[[ | *[[List of longest-living cardinals]] | ||
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | *[[List of oldest living state leaders]] | ||
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | *[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]] | ||
*[[Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living]] | *[[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)]] | |||
==''' | == '''Refrerences''' == | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] |
Latest revision as of 10:59, 27 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 11/27/2024
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 | 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 Rodriguez | Ecuador | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 101 years, 23 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, 293 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, 269 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, 57 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 |
27 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
28 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
29 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
23-30 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 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, 140 days |
33 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 133 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 |
40 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
41 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
27-42 | Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days |
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 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 182 days |
52 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 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, 24 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, 354 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, 236 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, 297 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 |
Addendum
Uncertain DOB
Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 193 days to 97 years, 194 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)