List of oldest living state leaders

This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leadersTemplate:Efn-lg of sovereign states with significant international recognition. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years.

Gallery

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  Oldest living:
  Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

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  2nd-oldest:
  Japan
  Tomiichi Murayama
  served 1994–1996

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  3rd-Oldest:
  Laos
  Mahathir Mohamad
  served: 1981–2003; 2018 2020

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  Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 9th-oldest living:
  Raif Dizdarević
  Yugoslavia
  1988–1989

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  Oldest living incumbent and 50th-oldest living:
  Paul Biya
  Cameroon
  1975–present

List

Key

Color	Note
	Incumbent

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	102 years, 34 days
2	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 280 days
3	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 July 1925	100 years, 151 days
4	Muhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	100 years, 144 days
5	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 193 days
6	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	99 years, 35 days
7	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 364 days
8	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 307 days
9	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General(2010–2014)	11 May 1928	97 years, 211 days
10	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	97 years, 103 days
11	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 46 days
12	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 220 days
13	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	96 years, 142 days
14	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	96 years, 23 days
15	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	96 years, 7 days
16	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 353 days
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
18	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 345 days
19	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 339 days
20	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 237 days
21	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 228 days
22	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	95 years, 201 days
23	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	95 years, 160 days
24	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005)	2 Oct 1930	95 years, 67 days
25	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	95 years, 18 days
26	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	94 years, 361 days
27	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 338 days
28	Philip Greaves	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2017–2018)	19 Jan 1931	94 years, 323 days
29	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 307 days
30	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 282 days
31	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 267 days
32	Gioegios Vassilliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	94 years, 202 days
33	Raúl Castro	Cuba	President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021)	3 Jun 1931	94 years, 188 days
34	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2002)	18 Jun 1931	94 years, 173 days
35	Khieu Samphan	Kampuchea	Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)	28 Jul 1931	94 years, 133 days
36	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sept 1931	94 years, 70 days
37	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1 Dec 1931	94 years, 7 days
38	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	15 Mar 1932	93 years, 268 days
39	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	15 May 1932	93 years, 207 days
40	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	93 years, 165 days
41	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992)	9 Aug 1932	93 years, 121 days
42	Sirikit		Regent (1956)	12 Aug 1932	93 years, 118 days
43	Gavril Dejeu	Romania	Acting Prime Minister (1998)	11 Sept 1932	93 years, 88 days
44	Vytautas Landsbergis	Lithuania	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)	18 Oct 1932	93 years, 51 days
45	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	Malta	President (1994–1999)	8 Nov 1932	93 years, 30 days
46	Sir Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)	20 Nov 1932	93 years, 18 days
	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2002–2003)
48	Than Shwe	Myanmar	Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011)	2 Feb 1933	92 years, 309 days
49	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 299 days
50	Mark Eyskens	Belgium	Prime Minister (1981)	29 Apr 1933	92 years, 223 days
51	H. D. Deve Gowda	India	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	18 May 1933	92 years, 204 days
52	Hüsamettin Cindoruk	Turkey	Acting President (1993)	8 Jun 1933	92 years, 183 days
53	Dumaagiin Sodnom	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990)	14 Jul 1933	92 years, 147 days
54	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Military Leader (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	92 years, 119 days
55	Arnold Koller	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997)	29 Aug 1933	92 years, 101 days
56	Mátyás Szűrös	Hungary	Provisional President (1989–1990)	11 Sept 1933	92 years, 119 days
57	Michel Aoun	Lebanon	President (2016–2022)	30 Sept 1933	92 years, 69 days
58	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 351 days
59	Akihito	Japan	Emperor (1989–2019)	23 Dec 1933	91 years, 350 days
60	Rudolf Schuster	Slovakia	President (1999–2004)	4 Jan 1934	91 years, 338 days
61	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 331 days
62	Édith Cresson	France	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	27 Jan 1934	91 years, 315 days
63	Eddie Fenech Adami	Malta	Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009)	7 Feb 1934	91 years, 304 days
64	Mohamed Ennaceur	Tunisia	Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 262 days
65	J. Y. Pillay	Singapore	Acting President (2017)	30 Mar 1934	91 years, 253 days
66	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 233 days
67	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 223 days
68	Lee Hong-koo	South Korea	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	9 May 1934	91 years, 213 days
69	Heng Samrin	Kampuchea	President of the Council of State (1979–1992) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991)	25 May 1934	91 years, 197 days
70	Monica Dacon	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Acting Governor-General (2002)	4 Jun 1934	91 years, 187 days
71	Albert II	Belgium	King (1993–2013)	6 Jun 1934	91 years, 185 days
72	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	91 years, 172 days
73	Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	President (1982–1984)	5 Sept 1934	91 years, 94 days
74	Apas Jumagulov	Kyrgyzstan	Prime Minister (1993–1998)	19 Sept 1934	91 years, 80 days
75	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	91 years, 50 days
76	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	9 Nov 1934	91 years, 29 days
	Ingvar Carlsson	Sweden	Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
78	Nicéphore Soglo	Benin	Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996)	29 Nov 1934	91 years, 9 days
79	Pratibha Patil	India	President (2007–2012)	19 Dec 1934	90 years, 364 days
80	Stjepan Mesić	Yugoslavia  Croatia	President of the Presidency (1991) President (2000–2010)	24 Dec 1934	90 years, 349 days
81	António Ramalho Eanes	Portugal	President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)}}	25 Jan 1935	90 years, 317 days
82	Artur Rasizade	Azerbaijan	Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018)	26 Feb 1935	90 years, 285 days
83	Mohammed Basindawa	Yemen	Prime Minister (2011–2014)	4 Apr 1935	90 years, 248 days
84	Peter Hollingworth	Australia	Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935}}	90 years, 242 days
	P. J. Patterson	Jamaica	Prime Minister (1992–2006)
86	Sharavyn Gungaadorj	Mongolia	Prime Minister (1990)	2 May 1935	90 years, 220 days
87	Nemesi Marqués Oste	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	17 May 1935	90 years, 205 days
88	Léon Kengo	Zaire	First State Commissioner (1982-1986; 1988-1990) Prime Minister (1994–1997)	22 May 1935	90 years, 200 days
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990)
90	Bolger	Australia	Prime Minister (1990–1997)	31 May 1935	90 years, 191 days
91	Lee Hoi-chang	South Korea	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	2 Jun 1935	90 years, 189 days
92	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 Jun 1935	90 years, 172 days
93	Leonel Marino d'Alva	São Tomé and Principé	Acting Prime Minister (1991)	22 Jul 1935	90 years, 139 days
94	Hifikepunye Pohamba	Namibia	President (2005–2015)	18 Aug 1935	90 years, 112 days
95	Abdou Diouf	Senegal	Prime Minister (1970–1980) President (1981–2000)	7 Sept 1935	90 years, 92 days
96	Henri de Coignac	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	3 Oct 1935	90 years, 66 days
97	Mahmoud Abbas	Palestine	Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003) President (2005 present) President(2005–present)	15 Nov 1935	90 years, 23 days
98	Adnan Badran	& Jordan	Prime Minister (2005)	15 Dec 1935	89 years, 358 days
99	Edward Schreyer	Canada	Governor General (1979–1984)	21 Dec 1935	89 years, 352 days
100	Salman	Saudi Arabia	King (2015–present) Prime Minister (2015–2022)	31 Dec 1935	89 years, 342 days

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–3,8 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm	Syria	Prime Minister (1980–1987)	1932	92 years, 342 days to 93 years, 341 days
Severino Tura	San Marino	Captain Regent (1985)	1934	90 years, 342 days to 91 years, 341 days
Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	Sudan	Prime Minister (1985–1986)	December 1935	89 years, 342 days to 90 years, 7 days

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than #98–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	8 Feb 1927	98 years, 303 days
Laurie Greig	Cook Islands	Acting Queen's Representative (2000-2001)	04 Feb 1929	96 years, 250 days
Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	President of Trinidad and Tobago •Acting President during absence (1987)	16 Oct 1929	96 years, 51 days
Biljana Plavšić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serb Member of the Presidency (1992)	7 Jul 1930	95 years, 154 days
Christian Schwarz-Schilling	Bosnia and Herzegovina	High Representative (2006-2007)	19 Nov 1930	95 years, 19 days
Karan Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Prince Regent (1952–1965)	9 Mar 1931	94 years, 274 days
Nicola Mancino	Italy	President of the Senate as Acting Head of State (1999)	19 Oct 1931	94 years, 50 days
George Ali Murad Khan	Khairpur	Mir during independence from the British Raj (1947-1948)	29 June 1933	92 years, 162 days
Giovanni Battista Re	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during papal vacancy (2025)	30 Jan 1934	91 years, 312 days
Félix Rouzabakani	Congo-Brazzaville	Member of the Provisional Government (1963)	11 Mar 1934	91 years, 272 days
Dimitru Mazilu	Romania	Member of the National Salvation Front (1989)	24 Jul 1934	91 years, 137 days
Waldo Bernal Pereira	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980) Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	5 Aug 1934	91 years, 125 days
Tarcisio Bertone	Vatican City	Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013)	2 Dec 1934	91 years, 6 days
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	14 December 1934	90 years, 359 days
Anis Hassan Yahya	South Yemen	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Vanguard Party (1974-1975)	20 Dec 1934	90 years, 353 days
Giovanni Lajolo	Vatican City	President of the Governorate (2006–2011)	3 January 1935	90 years, 339 days
Brian Mullooly	Ireland	Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997)	21 Feb 1935	90 years, 290 days
Tenzin Gyatso	Tibet	Ruler (1950–1959) Dalai Lama (1937–present)	6 Jul 1935	90 years, 155 days
Hakkı Atun	North Cyprus	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	7 Oct 1935	90 years, 62 days
Young Vivian	Niue	Premier (1992–1993; 2002–2008)	12 Nov 1935	90 years, 26 days

Chronological List of eldest living

Key

Longest-living

From	Until	Name	State	Post	Birth	Death
??	14 May 1897 (aged 94)	Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	President (1865)	19 Oct 1802	14 May 1897 (aged 94 years, 207 days)
14 May 1897 (age 90)	26 Feb 1899 (aged 92)	Count Bernhard von Rechberg	Austria	Minister-president (1859-1861)	17 Jul 1806	16 Feb 1899 (aged 92 years, 214 days)
26 Feb 1899 (age 89)	12 Apr 1900 (aged 90)	Tomás Gormensoro Albin	Uruguay	Interim President (1872-1873)	27 Jan 1810	12 Apr 1900 (aged 90 years, 75 days)
12 Apr 1900 (aged 90)	20 Jul 1903 (aged 94)	Pope Leo XIII	Holy See	Pope (1878-1903)	2 Mar 1810	20 Jul 1903 (aged 93 years, 140 days)
20 Jul 1903 (aged 93)	17 Feb 1908 (aged 97)	Freihrr Ignaz von Plener	Austria-Hungary	Minister-president (1870)	21 May 1810	17 Feb 1908 (aged 97 years, 272 days)
17 Jul 1908 (aged 90)	21 May 1916 (aged 98)	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	uActing Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	21 May 1916 (aged 98 years, 112 days)
21 May 1916 (age 92)	10 Dec 1917 (aged 94)	Mackenzie Bowell	Canada	Prime Minister(1894–1896)	27 Nov 1823	10 Dec 1917 (aged 93 years, 348 days)
10 Dec 1917 (age 89)	14 May 1923 (aged 94)	Charles de Freycinet	France	Prime Minister(1879–1880, 1882, 1886, 1890–1892)	14 Nov 1828	14 May 1923 (aged 94 years, 181 days)
14 May 1923 (age 88)	2 Jul 1924 (aged 89)	Masayoshi Matsukata	Japan	Prime Minister(1891-1892; 1896-1898)	25 Feb 1835	02 Jul 1924 (aged 89 years, 127 days)
02 Jul 1924 (age 86)	10 Mar 1932 (aged 93)	Paolo Boselli	Italy	Prime Minister (1916-1917)	8 Jun 1838	10 Mar 1932 (aged 93 years, 276 days)
10 Mar 1932 (age 90)	6 Sept 1935 (aged 93)	Francisco Andrade Marín	Ecuador	Acting President (1912)	15 Nov 1841	6 Sept 1935 (aged 93 years, 296 days)
6 Sept 1935 (age 91)	29 May 1937 (aged 93)	Lizardo Garcia	Ecuador	President (1905-1908)	26 Apr 1844	29 May 1937 (aged 93 years, 33 days)
29 May 1937 (age 89)	12 Sept 1939 (aged 91)	Eliodoro Villazón	Bolivia	President (1909-1913)	22 Jan 1848	12 Sept 1939 (aged 91 years, 233 days)
12 Sept 1939 (age 90)	6 Aug 1945 (aged 96)	Alejandro Deustua	Peru	Prime Minister (1902)	22 Mar 1849	6 Aug 1945 (aged 96 years, 137 days)
6 Aug 1945 (age 93)	16 Feb 1948 (aged 96)	Granito Pignatelli	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	10 Apr 1851	16 Feb 1948 (aged 96 years, 312 days)
16 Feb 1948 (age 92)	25 Jul 1949 (aged 94)	Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido	Venezuela	Interim President (1892)	28 Jul 1854	25 Jul 1949 (aged 94 years, 362 days)
25 Jul 1949 (aged 93)	23 Jul 1951 (aged 95)	Philippe Petain	France / French State	Prime Minister (1940) Chief of State (1940-1944)	24 Apr 1856	1951.07.23 (aged 95 years, 90 days)
23 Jul 1951 (age 95)	21 Jul 1952 (aged 96)	Pedro Lascuráin	Mexico	President (1913)	8 May 1856	21 Jul 1952 (aged 96 years, 74 days)
21 Jul 1952 (age 93)	12 Dec 1960 (aged 101)	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	12 Dec 1960 (aged 101 years, 27 days)
12 Dec 1960 (age 92)	15 May 1966 (aged 98)	Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	26 Feb 1868	15 May 1966 (aged 98 years, 78 days)
15 May 1966 (age 93)	25 Feb 1968 (aged 96)	Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946-1947)	28 May 1871	25 Feb 1968 (aged 96 years, 275 days)
25 Feb 1968 (age 95)	14 Aug 1969 (aged 97)	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	15 Mar 1872	14 Aug 1969 (aged 97 years, 152 days)
14 Aug 1969 (age 95)	28 Mar 1972 (aged 98)	Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	4 Aug 1873	28 Mar 1972 (aged 98 years, 237 days)
28 Mar 1972 (age 97)	14 Feb 1973 (aged 98)	Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	2 Aug 1874	14 Feb 1973 (aged 98 years, 196 days)
14 Feb 1973 (age 97)	25 Jul 1973 (aged 98)	Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	10 Jul 1875	25 Jul 1973 (aged 98 years, 15 days)
25 Jul 1973 (age 96)	9 Feb 1974 (aged 96)	Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	4 Jun 1877	9 Feb 1974 (aged 96 years, 250 days)
9 Feb 1974 (age 95)	19 Sept 1977 (aged 98)	Borys Martos	Ukraine	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	20 May 1879	19 Sept 1977 (aged 98 years, 112 days)
19 Sept 1977 (age 97)	22 Mar 1978 (aged 98)	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879.08.31	1978.03.22 (aged 98 years, 203 days)
22 Mar 1978 (age 96)	14 Apr 1978 (aged 96)	Federico Chaves	Paraguay	President (1949–1954)	15 Feb 1882	14 Apr 1978 (aged 96 years, 68 days)
14 Apr 1978 (age 94)	22 Aug 1986 (aged 103)	Celál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	22 Aug 1986 (aged 103 years, 98 days)
22 Aug 1986 (age 99)	14 May 1988 (aged 101)	Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	5 Jul 1886	14 May 1988 (aged 101 years, 314 days)
14 May 1988 (age 99)	20 Jan 1990 (aged 102)	Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	3 Dec 1887	20 Jan 1990 (aged 102 years, 48 days)
20 Jan 1990 (age 101)	14 Dec 1990 (aged 102)	Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	9 May 1889	14 Dec 1990 (aged 101 years, 219 days)
14 Dec 1990 (age 99)	13 Dec 1994 (aged 102)	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	30 Dec 1891	13 Dec 1994 (aged 102)
13 Dec 1994 (age 98)	10 Apr 1995 (aged 99)	Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896.02.29	10 Apr 1995 (aged 99 years, 41 days)
10 Apr 1995 (age 98)	15 Jan 1998 (aged 99)	Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	4 Jul 1898	15 Jan 1998 (aged 99 years, 195 days)
15 Jan 1998 (aged 96-97)	13 Jul 1998 (aged 96-97)	Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	13 Jul 1998 (aged 96 years, 194 days–97 years, 193 days)
13 Jul 1998 (age 95)	8 Feb 2000 (aged 97)	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	3 Sept 1902	8 Feb 2000 (aged 97 years, 138 days)
8 Feb 2000 (age 96)	31 Oct 2002 (aged 99)	Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President(1974–1975)	27 Jul 1903	31 Oct 2002 (aged 99 years, 92 days)
31 Oct 2002 (aged 98)	10 Jun 2004 (aged 100)	Xenophon Zolotas		Prime Minister (1989–1990)	26 Apr 1904	10 Jun 2004 (aged 100 years, 45 days)
10 Jun 2004 (age 99)	22 Jan 2009 (aged 103)	Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	22 Jan 2009 (aged 103 years, 143 days)
22 Jan 2009 (age 99)	16 Apr 2009 (aged 99)	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	10 Apr 1910	16 Apr 2009 (aged 99 years, 6 days)
16 Apr 2009 (aged 98)	4 Jan 2010 (aged 99)	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President(1975–1980)	12 May 1910	4 Jan 2010 (aged 99 years, 237 days)
4 Jan 2010 (age 99)	15 Mar 2012 (aged 101)	Bernardino Gonzáles Ruiz	Panama	Acting President (1963)	11 Jan 1911	15 Mar 2012 (aged 101 years, 64 days)
15 Mar 2012 (age 99-100)	12 Jun 2012 (aged 99-100)	Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	12 Jun 2012 (aged 99 years, 164 days–100 years, 163 days)
12 Jun 2012 (aged 99)	9 Aug 2013 (aged 100)	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting Leader (1966)	9 Oct 1912.10.09	9 Aug 2013 (aged 100 years, 304 days)
9 Aug 2013 (aged 98)	27 Jul 2016 (aged 101)	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	13 Apr 1915	27 Jul 2016 (aged 101 years, 115 days)
27 Jul 2016 (age 99)	01 Oct 2018 (aged 101)	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	02 Feb 1917	01 Oct 2018 (aged 101 years, 241 days)
01 Oct 2018 (age 100)	17 Jan 2019 (aged 101)	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	02 Mar 1917	17 Jan 2019 (aged 101 years, 321 days)
17 Jan 2019 (age 100)	29 Nov 2019 (aged 101)	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	29 Nov 2019 (aged 101 years, 186 days)
29 Nov 2019 (aged 100)	25 May 2020 (aged 101)	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 Feb 1919	25 May 2020 (aged 101 years, 89 days)
25 May 2020 (age 99)	7 Dec 2021 (aged 100)	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 Jan 1921	7 Dec 2021 (aged 100 years, 312 days)
7 Dec 2021 (age 100)	8 Jul 2022 (aged 100)	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 Oct 1921	8 Jul 2022 (aged 100 years, 283 days)
8 Jul 2022 (age 98)	11 Oct 2023 (aged 99) (ceased)	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 Feb 1924	2 Apr 2025 (aged 101 years, 53 days)
11 Oct 2023 (age 99)	current (age: 102)	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	Alive (age 102 years, 34 days)

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• Hypothetical list of oldest living state leaders
• Future oldest living state leaders

Other websites

• United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
• WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories