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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and '''whose ages are documented in reliable sources'''. Those currently living are in '''bold on gold'''. The longest-lived state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.
This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) 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.


== List ==
 
    '''Living'''
=='''Gallery'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
<gallery widt"150" style="line-height:normal">
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served 1962
!Name
File:Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png|2nd Oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960
!State
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />France<br />{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}<br />served: 1962
!Position
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|19th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}<br />lserved: 1972&ndash;1976
!Birth
</gallery>
!Death
 
!Age
=='''List'''==
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
|-
|-
|1
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}
|1905.09.01||2009.01.22 ||103 years, 143 days
|Cambodia
|Prime Minister (1962)
|1905
|2009
|103 years, 143 days
|-
|-
|2
|2
|{{wp|Celâl Bayar}}
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Turkey
|Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
|1883
|1986
|103 years, 98 days
|-
|3
|{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|France
|Prime Minister (1952–1953)
|1891
|1994
|102 years, 348 days
|-
|4
|{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|French Viguier (1977–1980)
|1914
|1914.07.03
|2017
|2017.01.30
|102 years, 211 days
|102 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|5
|3
|{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887
|1990
|102 years, 48 days
|-
|1-6
|{{wp|Ek Yi Oun}}
|Cambodia
|Prime Minister (1958)
|1910
|2013
|102 years, 1 day to
103 years, 364 days
|-
|7
|{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917
|1917.03.02
|2019
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|8
|4
|{{wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Netherlands
|Viet Nam
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1886
|1988
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|9
|{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)
|1917.02.02
|1917
|2018.10.01
|2018
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|-
|-
|10
|5
|{{wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|China
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889
|1990
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|11
|{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918
|1918.05.18
|2019
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|12
|6
|{{wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|Netherlands
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 118 days
|-
|7
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915
|1915.04.03
|2016
|2016.07.27
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|-
|-
|13
|8
|{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919
|2020
|101 years, 89 days
|-
|14
|{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Panama
|President (1963)
|Acting President (1963)
|1911
|1911.01.11
|2012
|2012.03.15
|101 years, 64 days
|101 years, 64 days
|-
|-
|15
|9
|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859
|1960
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|16
|{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921
|1921.01.29
|2021
|2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|17
|10
|{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
|Head of State (1966)
|Acting President (1966)
|1912
|1912.10.09
|2013
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|18
|11
|{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|1921
|2022.07.14
|2022
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|-
|-
|19
|12
|{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919
|1919.08.08
|2020
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''12'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez () politician|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
<small>originally listed 1924.11.04</small>
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|20
|14
|{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
|1922
|1922.01.17
|2022
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''15'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 21 / 22
| rowspan="2" |17
|{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904
|1904.04.26
|2004
|2004.06.10
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920
|1920.01.19
|2020
|2020.03.04
|-
|-
|23
|19
|{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|North Yemen
|Yemen
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)
|1912
|1912.01.01
|2012
|2012.02.02
|100 years, 32 days
|100 years, 32 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|24
|21
|{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|President (1975–1980)
|1910
|1910.05.12
|2010
|2010.01.04
|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|25
|22
|{{wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Burma
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920
|1920.10.02
|2020
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 212 days
|99 years, 211 days
|-
|-
|26
|23
|{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898
|1998
|99 years, 195 days
|-
|27
|{{wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012
|99 years, 186 days
|-
|28
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919
|1919.05.01
|2018
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|99 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|29
|25
|{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
|Governor-General (1971–1974)
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
President (1974–1976)
|1909.01.09
|1909
|2008.05.01
|2008
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|30
|26
|{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
|President (1974–1975)
|President (1974–1975)
|1903
|1903.07.27
|2002
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|31
|27||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||President  (1987–1992)||1912||2011 ||99 years, 32 days
|{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|Jamaica
|'''28'''
|Governor-General (1962–1973)
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|1892
|'''Malaysia'''
|1991
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|99 years, 92 days
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|-
|32
|29
|{{wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|India
|Prime Minister (1977–1979)
|1896
|1995
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|33
|{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)
|1912
|2011
|99 years, 32 days
|-
|34
|{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|1910
|2009
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|35
|{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
|President (1989–1994)
|President (1989–1994)
|1913
|1913.03.30
|2012
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''30'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers  (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|24-36
|31
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Malawi
|Tanzania
|Prime Minister (1964–1966)
|President (1985–1995)
State President (1966–1994)
|1925.05.08
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
|2024.02.29
|1898
|98 years, 297 days
|1997
|98 years, 329 days to
99 years, 328 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''37'''
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
| '''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''38'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
| '''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
|39
|32
|{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
Regent (2016)
|1920
|1920.08.26
|2019
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|40
|33
|{{wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|Prime Minister (1965–1966)
|1911
|1911.03.16
|2009
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|41
|34
|{{wp|Howard Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|Governor-General (1991–2006)
|1915
|1915.11.13
|2014
|2014.07.11
|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|-
|-
|42
|35
|{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|1873
|1972
|98 years, 237 days
|-
|43
|{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1918
|1918.10.18
|2017
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|-
|-
|44
|36
|{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Ecuador
|President (1926–1931)
|1879
|1978
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|45
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Prime Minister (1918–1925)
|1874
|1973
|98 years, 196 days
|-
|46
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
|Prime Minister (1960–1962)
|President (1960–1962)
|1910
|1910.07.18
|2009
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|47
|37
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
|President (1960–1967)
|President (1960–1967)
|1908
|1908.12.09
|2007
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|48
|38
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|Laos
|President (1992–1998)
|President (1992–1998)
|1910
|1910.04.09
|2008
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|-
|-
|49
|39
|{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Vietnam
|Viet Nam
|President (1992–1997)
|President (1992–1997)
|1920
|1920.12.01
|2019
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|50
|40
|{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
|President (1968–1969)
|President (1968–1969)
|1918
|1918.03.23
|2016
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|51
|41
|{{wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Ukraine
|Czechoslovakia
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1879
|1924.10.19
|1977
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 122 days
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|-
|52
|42
|{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Hungary
|Acting Governor-President (1849)
|1818
|1916
|98 years, 112 days
|-
|53
|{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1921
|1921.01.05
|2019
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|54
|43
|{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1916
|1916.07.11
|2014
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|55
|44
|{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Brazil
|Italy
|President (1914–1918)
|President (2006–2015)
|1868
|1925.06.29
|1966
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 78 days
|98 years, 85 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''56'''
|'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
| '''United States'''
|President (1977–1981)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''57'''
|'''{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}'''
| '''Czechoslovakia'''
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
|-
|-
|58
|45
|{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|French Viguier (1972–1977)
|1916
|1916.12.16
|2015
|2015.02.10
|98 years, 56 days
|98 years, 56 days
|-
|-
|59
|47
|{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
|President (1987–1992)
|President (1987–1992)
|1910
|1910.12.04
|2009
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''60'''
|'''48'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
|'''Senegal'''
|President (1972–1976)
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|1924
|'''1926.05.29'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|-
|-
|61
|48
|{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Hungary
|Prime Minister (1919)
|1875
|1973
|98 years, 15 days
|-
|62
|{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
|President (1957–1958)
|President (1957–1958)
|1910
|1910.03.08
|2008
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days
|98 years, 13 days
|-
|-
|63
|49
|{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Jordan
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1922
|1925.02.18
|2020
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 332 days
|97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|64
|50
|{{wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Turkey
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)
State President (1982–1989)
|1917.06.17
|1917
|2015.05.09
|2015
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|-
|65
|51
|{{wp|Wellington Koo}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|China
|Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
|1888
|1985
|97 years, 289 days
|-
|66
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener}}
|Cisleithania
( Austria-Hungary)
|Minister-President (1870)
|1810
|1908
|97 years, 272 days
|-
|67
|{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Irish Free State
|Governor-General (1932–1936)
|1866
|1963
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|68
|{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|Acting President (1992)
|1921
|1921.04.27
|2018
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''69'''
|'''52'''
|'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
| '''Tanzania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|President (1985–1995)
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
|'''1926.11.03'''
(1990–1992)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|-
|-
|70
|53
|{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|1923
|1923.01.10
|2020
|2020.08.14
|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 217 days
|-
|-
|71
|54
|{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|Venezuela
|Interim president (1993–1994)
|President (1993-1994)
|1916
|1916.11.28
|2014
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|97 years, 208 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''55'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|72
|56
|{{wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|China
|Premier (1949)
|1890
|1987
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|73
|{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|President (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)
|1923.01.15
|1923
|2020.07.30
|2020
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|74
|57
|{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920
|1920.04.13
|2017
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''75'''
|'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|President (2006–2015)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''76'''
|'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|-
|77
|58
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1939–1944)
|1872
|1969
|97 years, 152 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''78'''
|'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|79
|{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
|1918
|1918.11.26
|2016
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|80
|59
|{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|Prime Minister (1988–1989)
|1915
|1915.11.25
|2013
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|81
|60
|{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)
Acting President of the State Council (1965)
|1902.09.23
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
|2000.02.08
|1902
|2000
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|82
|61
|{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1913
|1913.10.04
|2011
|2011.02.04
|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''62'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|'''1927.04.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|-
|-
|83
|63
|{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Romania
|First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955)
|1913
|2010
|97 years, 97 days
|-
|84
|{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|State President (1964–1991)
President of the United National Independence Party
|1924.04.28
(1973–1990)
|2021.06.17
|1924
|2021
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|-
|-
|85
|64
|{{wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|Acting Chancellor (1974)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|1919
|2016.08.24
|2016
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''86'''
|'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
|-
|-
|87
|65
|{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|1918
|1918.12.23
|2015
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|66
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)
|1912.01.01
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|-
|67
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)
|1915.10.22
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|68
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)
|1903.03.03
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|69
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|1925.10.01
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|70
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921.01.04
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''71'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|'''1928.02.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|02|04}}'''
|-
|72
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1926.04.21
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|-
|73
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|China
|President (1993-2003)
|1926.08.17
|2022.11.30
|96 years, 105 days
|-
|74
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|1924.03.08
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''75'''||'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''||'''Estonia'''||Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)||'''1928.05.10'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''76'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|-
|77
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|President (1958–1962)
|1915.06.17
|2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|-
|78
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927-1930, 1940-1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|-
|79
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)
|1916.08.06
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|-
|80
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
| Switzerland
|President (1966)
|1908.12.16
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|-
|81
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)
|1906.09.01
|2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|-
|82
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923.02.04
| 2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''83'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|84
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy013)
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br />President (1999–2006)
|1920.12.09
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|85
|{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI}}
|Vatican City
|Pope (2005–2013)<br />Sovereign (2005–2013)
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|-
|86
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|President (1979–1980)
|1913.01.04
|2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''87'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928.10.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|-
|-
|88
|88
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Robert Mugabe}}
|Vatican City
|Zimbabwe
|Acting Sovereign (1939)
|Prime Minister (1980–1987)<br />President (1987–2019)
|1851
|1924.02.21
|1948
|2019.09.04
|96 years, 312 days
|95 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|89
|89
|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{wp|Trần Thiện Khiêm}}
|Tuva
|South Vietnam
|Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944)
|Prime Minister (1969–1975)
|1912
|1925.15.15
|2008
|2021.06.24
|96 years, 308 days
|95 years, 191 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-
|'''90'''
|90
|'''{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}'''
|{{Wp|Pote Sarasin}}
|'''Jordan'''
|Thailand
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|Prime Minister (1957)
|1926
|1905.03.25
|'''Alive'''
|2000.09.28
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|2|18}}'''
|95 years, 187 days
|-
|-
|91
|91
|{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Antonio Imbert Barrera}}
|Belgium
|Dominican Republic
|Prime Minister (1946–1947)
|President (1965)
|1871
|1920.12.03
|1968
|2016.05.31
|96 years, 275 days
|95 years, 180 days
|-
|-
|92
|92
|{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Tahar Ben Ammar}}
|Israel
|Tunisia
|Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
|Prime Minister (1956)
|1915
|1889.11.25
|2012
|1985.05.10
|96 years, 252 days
|95 years, 166 days
|-
|-
|93
|93
|{{wp|Federico Páez}}
|{{Wp|Cuthbert Sebastian}}
|Ecuador
|Saint Kitts and Nevis
|Acting President (1935–1937)
|Governor-General (1996-2013)
|1877
|1921.10.22
|1974
|2017.03.25
|96 years, 250 days
|95 years, 154 days
|-
|-
|94
|94
|{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Roberto Marcelo Levingston}}
|Tunisia
| Argentina
|Prime Minister (1956–1957)
|President (1970–1971)
President (1957–1987)
|1920.01.19<br> <small>later changed to 1920.01.10<small>
|1903
|2015.06.17
|2000
|95 years, 151 days
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|95
|95
|{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Nelson Mandela}}
|Soviet Union
|South Africa
|Premier (1930–1941)
|President (1994&ndash;1999)
|1890
|1918.07.18
|1986
|2013.12.05
|96 years, 244 days
|95 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|96
|96
|{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|{{Wp|Daniel arap Moi}}
|Kenya
|President (1970-2002)
|1924.09.02
|2020.02.04
|95 years, 137 days
|-
|97
|{{Wp|Sixto Durán Ballén}}
|Ecuador
|President (1992–1996)
|1921.07.14
|2016.11.15
|95 years, 124 days
|-
|98
|{{Wp|Ahmed Ben Bella}}
|Algeria
|President (1963 - 1965)
|1916.12.25
|2012.04.11
|95 years, 108 days
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Dawda Jawara}}
|The Gambia
|Prime Minister (1964-1970)<br>President (1970-1994)
|1924.05.16
|2021.08.27
|95 years, 103 days
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Léopold Sédar Senghor}}
|Senegal
|President (1960 - 1980)
|1906.10.09
|2001.12.20
|95 years, 72 days
|-
|101
|{{Wp|Petar Stambolić}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)<br>President (1982 - 1983)
|1912.07.12
|2007.09.21
|95 years, 71 days
|-
|102
|{{Wp|Anibal Portillo}}
|El Salvador
|Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962)
|1914.12.20
|2010.02.15
|95 years, 57 days
|-
|103
|{{Wp|Pak Song-chol}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
|chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998)
|Premier (1976 - 1977)
|1925
|1913.09.02
|2022
|2008.02.28
|96 years, 224 days
|95 years, 56 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''
|'''104'''
|'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''France'''
|President (2000–2012)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)
|1926
|'''1929.05.02'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''105'''
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|'''Namibia'''
|President (1990–2005)
|'''1929.05.12'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|-
|106
|{{Wp|Max Petitpierre}}
|Switzerland
|Federal Council Minister (1944-1961) <br>President (1950, 1955, 1960)
|1899.02.26
| 1994.03.25
|95 years, 27 days
|-
|107
|{{Wp|Dušan Dragosavac}}
|Yugoslavia
|Prime Minister (1981–1982)
|1919.12.01
|2014.12.21
|95 years, 20 days
|-
|108
|{{Wp|Saeb Salam}}
|Lebanon
|Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973)
|1905.01.17
|2000.01.21
|95 years, 4 days
|-
|109
|{{Wp|Hassan ibn Yahya}}
|North Yemen
|Prime Minister (1948–1955)
|1908.06.13
|2003.06.13
|95 years, 0 days
|}
 
===Next 10 to Join===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
! age by 12-31-24
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''1'''
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (1995–2001)
|'''1929.07.19'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''2'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|Sultan (1963–1964)
|'''1929.09.16'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''3'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)<br />President (1990–1997)
|'''1929.10.18'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''4'''
|'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
|'''Mongolian People's Republic'''
|General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)
|'''1929.11.15'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''5'''||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||'''1929.12.01'''||'''alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|rowspan=3 | '''6'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||'''Lebanon'''||Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)|| rowspan="3" |'''1929.12.20'''|| rowspan="3" |'''alive'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''|| rowspan="3" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||'''South Korea'''|| Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) |Prime Minister (1988)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''9'''
|'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)
|'''1929.12.28'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''10'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||'''Morocco'''||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930.01.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''11'''||'''{{wp|Ion Iliescu }}'''||'''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)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''12'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''13'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''14'''||'''{{wp|Kesang Choden (Queen)|Kesang Choden}}'''||'''Bhutan'''||Regent (1972)||'''1930.05.21'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''15'''||'''{{Wp|Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada}}'''||'''Bolivia'''||President (1993&ndash;1997, 2002&ndash;2003)||'''1930.07.01'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|1}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|7|1|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''16'''||'''{{Wp|Ivy Dumont}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||Acting Governor-General (2001&ndash;2002)<br />Governor-General (2002&ndash;2005)||'''1930.10.02'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''17'''||'''{{Wp|A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury}}'''||'''Bangladesh'''||President (2001&ndash;2002)||'''1930.10.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''18'''||'''{{Wp|Mabandla Dlamini}}'''||'''Swaziland'''||Prime Minister  (1979&ndash;1983)||'''1930.11.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|11|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''19'''||'''{{Wp|Choe Yong-rim}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Premier  (2010&ndash;2013)||'''1930.11.20'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|20}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|20|2024|12|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''20'''||'''{{Wp|Cesar Virata}}'''||'''Philippines'''||Prime Minister  (1981&ndash;1986)||'''1930.12.12'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|12|12}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|12|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|}
 
=='''Addendum'''==
==='''Uncertain Date of Birth'''===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!! '''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
|-
|+ style=line-height:normal|The following persons might be older than ''138-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
|-
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim president (1969)
|1912
|2012.06.12
|99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|-
|-
|74–98
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Greece
|Prime Minister (1967)
|Prime Minister (1967)
|1901
|1901
|1998
|1998.07.13
|96 years, 194 days to
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
97 years, 193 days
|}
 
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#ffd700" |'''Current Longest-living'''
| bgcolor="#99ff99" |'''Former Longest-living'''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
!Name
!Country
!Sex
!Born
!Became eldest<br /><small>age
!Ceased<br /><small>age
!Death<br /><small>age
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
|Guatemala
|M
|1802.10.19
|
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>94 years, 207 days
|-
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|Austria
|M
|1806.07.17
|1897.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|17 Jul 1806|14 May 1897}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>92 years 224 days
|-
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|Uruguay
|M
|1810.01.27
|1899.02.26<br /><small>{{age in years and days|27 Jan 1810|26 Feb 1899}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1900.04.12<br /><small>90 years, 76 days
|-
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|Papal States
|M
|1810.03.02
|1900.04.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|2 Mar 1810|12 Apr 1900}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>93 years, 140 days
|-
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria
|M
|1810.05.21
|1903.07.20<br /><small>{{age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 Jul 1903}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>97 years, 272 days
|-
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|Hungary
|M
|1818.01.30
|1908.02.17<br /><small>{{age in years and days|30 Jan 1818|17 Feb 1908}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>98 years, 113 days
|-
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|Canada
|M
|1823.12.27
|1916.05.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|27 Dec 1823|21 May 1916}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>93 years, 348 days
|-
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|France
|M
|1828.11.14
|1917.12.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1828|10 Dec 1917}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>94 years, 181 days
|-
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|Japan
|M
|1835.02.25
|1923.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|25 Feb 1835|15 May 1923}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>89 years, 127 days
|-
|{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|France
|M
|1838.05.20
|1924.07.02<br /><small>{{age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 Jul 1924}}
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>87 years, 216 days  
|-
|-
|99
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Italy
|M
|1838.06.08
|1925.12.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|6 Jun 1838|21 Dec 1925}}
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>93 years, 272 days
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|Ecuador
|M
|1841.11.15
|1932.03.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1841|10 Mar 1932}}
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>93 years, 295 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|Ecuador
|M
|1844.04.26
|1935.09.06<br /><small>{{age in years and days|26 Apr 1844|6 Sep 1935}}
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>93 years, 34 days
|-
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|Bolivia
|M
|1848.01.22
|1937.05.29<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Jan 1848|29 May 1937}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>91 years, 233 days
|-
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|M
|1849.03.22
|1939.09.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Mar 1849|10 Mar 1932}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>96 years, 137 days
|-
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|France
|M
|1856.04.24
|1945.08.06<br /><small>{{age in years and days|24 Apr 1856|6 Aug 1945}}
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>95 years, 90 days
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|Mexico
|M
|1856.05.08
|1951.07.23<br /><small>{{age in years and days|8 May 1856|23 Jul 1951}}
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>96 years, 74 days
|-
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|M
|1859.11.15
|1952.07.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|15 Nov 1859|21 Jul 1952}}
| colspan="2" |1960.12.12<br /><small />101 years, 27 days
|-
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil
|M
|1868.02.26
|1960.12.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|26 Feb 1868|12 Dec 1960}}
| colspan="2" |1966.05.15<br /><small>98 years, 78 days
|-
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|M
|1871.05.26
|1966.05.15<br /><small>{{age in years and days|26 May 1871|15 May 1966}}
| colspan="2" |1968.02.26<br /><small>96 years, 275 days
|-
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|M
|1921
|1872.03.15
|2017
|1968.02.26<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1872|3|15|1968|2|26}}<small>
|96 years, 191 days
| colspan="2" |1969.08.14<br /><small>97 years, 152 days
|-
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|M
|1873.08.04
|1969.08.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|4 Aug 1873|14 Aug 1969}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1972.03.28<br /><small>98 years, 237 days
|-
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|M
|1874.08.02
|1972.03.28<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1874|8|2|1972|2|8}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1973.02.14<br /><small>98 years, 196 days
|-
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
|Hungary
|M
|1875.07.10
|1973.02.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1875|7|10|1973|2|14}}
| colspan="2" |1973.07.25<br /><small>98 years, 15 days
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||M||1877.06.04
|1973.07.25<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1877|6|4|1973|7|25}}
| colspan="2" |1974.02.09<br /><small>96 years, 250 days
|-
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||M||1879.05.20
|1974.02.09<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1879|5|20|1974|2|9}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1977.09.17<br /><small>98 years, 122 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|M
|1879.08.31
|1977.09.17<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1879|8|31|1977|9|17}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1978.03.22<br /><small>98 years, 203 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|M
|1882.02.15
|1978.03.22<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1882|2|15|1978|3|22}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1978.04.24<br /><small>96 years, 68 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|Türkiye
|M
|1883.05.16
|1978.04.24<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1883|5|16|1978|4|24}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1986.08.22<br /><small>103 years, 99 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands||M||1886.07.05
|1986.08.22<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1886|7|5|1986|8|22}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1988.05.14<br /><small>101 years, 314 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|Japan||M||1887.12.03
|1988.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1887|12|3|1988|5|14}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1990.01.20<br /><small>102 years, 48 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|M
|1889.05.09
|1990.01.20<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1889|5|9|1990|1|20}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1990.12.14<br /><small>101 years, 220 days
|-
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|France
|M
|1891.12.30
|1990.12.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1891|12|30|1990|12|14}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1994.12.13<br /><small>102 years, 348 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|M
|1896.02.29
|1994.12.13<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1896|2|29|1994|12|13}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1995.04.10
<small>99y, 41d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|M
|1898.07.04
|1995.04.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1898|7|4|1995|4|10}}
| colspan="2" |1998.01.15<br /><small>99 y, 195 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|M
|1901
|1998.01.15<br /><small>96 y, 15 d to <br />97 y, 14d
| colspan="2" |1998.07.13<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|-
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|M
|1902.09.23
|1998.07.13<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1902|9|23|1998|7|13}}
| colspan="2" |2000.02.08<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
|-
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|M
|1903.07.27
|2000.02.08<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1903|7|27|2000|2|8}}
| colspan="2" |2002.10.31<br /><small>aged 99 y, 142 d
|-
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|M
|1904.04.26
|2002.10.31<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1904|4|26|2001|10|31}}
| colspan="2" |2004.06.10<br /><small>aged 100 y, 45 d
|-
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|Cambodia
|M
|1905.09.01
|2004.06.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1905|9|1|2004|6|10}}
| colspan="2" |2009.01.22<br /><small>aged 103 y, 143 d
|-
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|M
|1910.04.10
|2009.01.22<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1910|4|10|2009|1|22}}
| colspan="2" |2009.04.16<br /><small>aged 99 y, 6 d
|-
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|M
|1910.12.10
|2009.04.16<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1910|12|10|2009|4|16}}
| colspan="2" |2010.01.04<br /><small>aged 99 y, 237 d
|-
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}}
|Panama
|M
|1911.01.11
|2010.01.04<br /><small>98 y, 361 d
| colspan="2" |2012.03.15<br /><small>aged 101 y, 64 d
|-
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|M
|1912.10.09
|2012.03.15<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1912|10|09|2012|3|15}}
| colspan="2" |2013.08.09<br /><small>aged 100 y, 304 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|Andorra
|M
|1914.07.03
|2013.08.09<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|8|9}}<small>
| colspan="2" |2017.01.30<br /><small>aged 102 y, 211 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|M
|1917.02.02
|2017.01.30<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1917|2|2|2017|1|20}}<small>
| colspan="2" |2018.10.01<br /><small>aged 101 y, 241 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|M
|1917.03.02
|2018.10.01<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1917|3|2|2018|10|1}}<small>
| colspan="2" |2019.01.17<br /><small>aged 101 y, 321 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|M
|1918.05.27
|2019.01.17<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1918|5|27|2019|1|17}}<small>
| colspan="2" |2019.11.29<br /><small>aged 101 y, 186 d<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|M
|1919.01.26
|2019.11.29<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1919|01|26|2019|11|29}}<small>
| colspan="2" |2020.05.20<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days<small>
|-
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|M
|1921.01.29
|2020.05.20<br /><small>99 y, 112 d<small>
| colspan="2" |2021.12.07<br /><small>aged 100 y, 312 d<small>
|-
|-
|100
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|Peru
|United Kingdom
|M
|Queen (1952–2022)
|1921.10.04
|1926
|2021.12.07<br /><small>100 y, 64 d<small>
|2022
| colspan="2" |2022.07.14<br /><small>aged 100 years, 283 days<small>
|96 years, 140 days
|- bgcolor="#99FF99"
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|Laos
|M
|1924.02.08
|2022.07.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1924|2|8|2022|7|14}}<small>
|2023.10.11<br /><small>{{age in years and days|1924|2|8|2023|10|11}}<small>
|Alive<br /><small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''2023.10.11'''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|1923|11|04|2023|10|11}}'''<small>
| colspan="2" |'''Alive'''<br />'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|}
|}


== Addendum ==
=='''See also'''== 
The following individual may have been older than ''#100'', but his exact lifespan is unknown.
*[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]]
!Name
*[[Lists of state leaders by age]]
!State
*[[List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)]]
!Position
*[[Records of heads of state]]
!Birth
*[[List of longest-living cardinals]]
!Death
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
!Age
*[[Longest-lived state leaders by country]]
|}
*[[List of Former longest living state leaders]]
*[[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]]
* [[Timeline of longest-living state leaders and cardinals]] (from 1899)
 
=='''References'''== 
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]
<references />

Latest revision as of 12:24, 26 June 2024

This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) 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.


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List

Ages are up to date 06/26/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days
2 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
3 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
4 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) 1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
6 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
7 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
8 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
9 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
10 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
11 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
12 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
12 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04

originally listed 1924.11.04

Alive 100 years, 235 days
14 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
15 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)

Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)

1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 139 days
16 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 115 days
17 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
19 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
20 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 269 days
21 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
22 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
23 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
25 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
26 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
27 Võ Chí Công Vietnam President (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
28 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 352 days
29 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
30 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 345 days
31 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
32 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
33 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
34 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
35 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
36 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
37 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
38 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
39 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
40 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
41 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
42 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
43 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
44 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
45 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days
47 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
48 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 28 days
48 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
49 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
50 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days
51 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Acting President (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
52 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 236 days
53 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days
54 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
55 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 200 days
56 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
57 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
58 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
59 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
60 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days
61 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
62 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 82 days
63 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
64 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
65 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
66 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
67 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
68 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
69 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days
70 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
71 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 143 days
72 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
73 Jiang Zemin China President (1993-2003) 1926.08.17 2022.11.30 96 years, 105 days
74 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
75 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 47 days
76 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 46 days
77 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
78 Michael I Romania King (1927-1930, 1940-1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
79 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
80 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
81 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
82 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
83 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 304 days
84 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy013) Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006) 		1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
85 Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City Pope (2005–2013)
Sovereign (2005–2013) 		1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
86 Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days
87 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 247 days
88 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019) 		1924.02.21 2019.09.04 95 years, 197 days
89 Trần Thiện Khiêm South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969–1975) 1925.15.15 2021.06.24 95 years, 191 days
90 Pote Sarasin Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905.03.25 2000.09.28 95 years, 187 days
91 Antonio Imbert Barrera Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920.12.03 2016.05.31 95 years, 180 days
92 Tahar Ben Ammar Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889.11.25 1985.05.10 95 years, 166 days
93 Cuthbert Sebastian Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (1996-2013) 1921.10.22 2017.03.25 95 years, 154 days
94 Roberto Marcelo Levingston Argentina President (1970–1971) 1920.01.19
later changed to 1920.01.10 		2015.06.17 95 years, 151 days
95 Nelson Mandela South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918.07.18 2013.12.05 95 years, 140 days
96 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1970-2002) 1924.09.02 2020.02.04 95 years, 137 days
97 Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador President (1992–1996) 1921.07.14 2016.11.15 95 years, 124 days
98 Ahmed Ben Bella Algeria President (1963 - 1965) 1916.12.25 2012.04.11 95 years, 108 days
99 Dawda Jawara The Gambia Prime Minister (1964-1970)
President (1970-1994) 		1924.05.16 2021.08.27 95 years, 103 days
100 Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906.10.09 2001.12.20 95 years, 72 days
101 Petar Stambolić Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982 - 1983) 		1912.07.12 2007.09.21 95 years, 71 days
102 Anibal Portillo El Salvador Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962) 1914.12.20 2010.02.15 95 years, 57 days
103 Pak Song-chol North Korea Premier (1976 - 1977) 1913.09.02 2008.02.28 95 years, 56 days
104 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 55 days
105 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 45 days
106 Max Petitpierre Switzerland Federal Council Minister (1944-1961)
President (1950, 1955, 1960) 		1899.02.26 1994.03.25 95 years, 27 days
107 Dušan Dragosavac Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1981–1982) 1919.12.01 2014.12.21 95 years, 20 days
108 Saeb Salam Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905.01.17 2000.01.21 95 years, 4 days
109 Hassan ibn Yahya North Yemen Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908.06.13 2003.06.13 95 years, 0 days

Next 10 to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 343 days 95 years, 165 days
2 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 284 days 95 years, 106 days
3 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 252 days 95 years, 74 days
4 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 224 days 95 years, 46 days
5 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 208 days 95 years, 30 days
6 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 189 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
9 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 181 days 95 years, 3 days
10 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 175 days 94 years, 363 days
11 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 115 days 94 years, 303 days
12 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 72 days 94 years, 260 days
13 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 63 days 94 years, 251 days
14 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930.05.21 Alive 94 years, 36 days 94 years, 224 days
15 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997, 2002–2003) 1930.07.01 Alive 93 years, 361 days 94 years, 183 days
16 Ivy Dumont Bahamas Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002–2005)		 1930.10.02 Alive 93 years, 268 days 94 years, 90 days
17 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 1930.10.11 Alive 93 years, 268 days 94 years, 81 days
18 Mabandla Dlamini Swaziland Prime Minister (1979–1983) 1930.11.11 Alive 93 years, 228 days 94 years, 50 days
19 Choe Yong-rim North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 1930.11.20 Alive 93 years, 219 days 94 years, 41 days
20 Cesar Virata Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 1930.12.12 Alive 93 years, 197 days 94 years, 19 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following persons might be older than 138-21 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.12 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998.07.13 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country Sex Born Became eldest
age 		Ceased
age 		Death
age
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14
90 years, 301 days 		1899.02.26
92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26
89 years, 30 days 		1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12
90 years, 41 days 		1903.07.20
93 years, 140 days
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria M 1810.05.21 1903.07.20
93 years, 60 days 		1908.02.17
97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17
90 years, 18 days 		1916.05.21
98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21
92 years, 146 days 		1917.12.10
93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10
89 years, 26 days 		1923.05.14
94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14
88 years, 79 days 		1924.07.02
89 years, 127 days
Jules Méline France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02
86 years, 43 days 		1925.12.21
87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21
87 years, 198 days 		1932.03.10
93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10
90 years, 117 days 		1935.09.06
93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador M 1844.04.26 1935.09.06
91 years, 133 days 		1937.05.29
93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29
89 years, 127 days 		1939.09.12
91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12
82 years, 354 days 		1945.08.06
96 years, 137 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1945.08.06
89 years, 104 days 		1951.07.23
95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23
95 years, 76 days 		1952.07.21
96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21
92 years, 249 days 		1960.12.12
101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12
92 years, 290 days 		1966.05.15
98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15
94 years, 354 days 		1968.02.26
96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872.03.15 1968.02.26
95 years, 348 days 		1969.08.14
97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14
96 years, 10 days 		1972.03.28
98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28
97 years, 190 days 		1973.02.14
98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14
97 years, 219 days 		1973.07.25
98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25
96 years, 51 days 		1974.02.09
96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09
94 years, 265 days 		1977.09.17
98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17
98 years, 17 days 		1978.03.22
98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 1882.02.15 1978.03.22
96 years, 35 days 		1978.04.24
96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24
94 years, 343 days 		1986.08.22
103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22
100 years, 48 days 		1988.05.14
101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M 1887.12.03 1988.05.14
100 years, 163 days 		1990.01.20
102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20
100 years, 256 days 		1990.12.14
101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14
98 years, 349 days 		1994.12.13
102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13
98 years, 288 days 		1995.04.10

99y, 41d

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10
96 years, 280 days 		1998.01.15
99 y, 195 d
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15
96 y, 15 d to
97 y, 14d 		1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M 1902.09.23 1998.07.13
95 years, 293 days 		2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08
96 years, 196 days 		2002.10.31
aged 99 y, 142 d
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31
97 years, 188 days 		2004.06.10
aged 100 y, 45 d
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.06.10
98 years, 283 days 		2009.01.22
aged 103 y, 143 d
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22
98 years, 287 days 		2009.04.16
aged 99 y, 6 d
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16
98 years, 127 days 		2010.01.04
aged 99 y, 237 d
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010.01.04
98 y, 361 d 		2012.03.15
aged 101 y, 64 d
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15
99 years, 158 days 		2013.08.09
aged 100 y, 304 d
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09
99 years, 37 days 		2017.01.30
aged 102 y, 211 d
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30
99 years, 353 days 		2018.10.01
aged 101 y, 241 d
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01
101 years, 213 days 		2019.01.17
aged 101 y, 321 d
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17
100 years, 235 days 		2019.11.29
aged 101 y, 186 d
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M 1919.01.26 2019.11.29
100 years, 307 days 		2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20
99 y, 112 d 		2021.12.07
aged 100 y, 312 d
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.04 2021.12.07
100 y, 64 d 		2022.07.14
aged 100 years, 283 days
Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14
98 years, 156 days 		2023.10.11
99 years, 245 days 		Alive
age 100 years, 139 days
Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11
99 years, 341 days 		Alive
age 100 years, 235 days

See also

References


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