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|54||{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||Prime Minister (1960–1962)||1910.07.18||2009.01.25||98 years, 191 days
|54
|2018.06.18<br /><small>Sebastian</small>
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|55
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
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|56
|55
|{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|{{Wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
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|57||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|56||{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
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|2020.08.20<br /><small>Romero Pereira<small>
|2020.08.20<br /><small>Romero Pereira<small>
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|58||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|57||{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
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|2016.01.05<br /><small>Ibn Yahiya</small>
|2016.01.05<br /><small>Ibn Yahiya</small>
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|59
|58
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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<small>Boselli</small>
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|60||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|59||{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
|President (2006–2015)
|President (2006–2015)
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|2021.07.13<br /><small>Mintoff<small>
|2021.07.13<br /><small>Mintoff<small>
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|61
|60
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|62
|61
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
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|2010.11.22<br /><small>Bordas Valdez
|2010.11.22<br /><small>Bordas Valdez
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|63
|62
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
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|'''64'''
|'''63'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
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|'''2022.08.17<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
|'''2022.08.17<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
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|65
|64
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungry
|Hungry
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|66
|65
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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|67
|66
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|2022.04.25<br /><small>Chaves<small>
|2022.04.25<br /><small>Chaves<small>
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|68||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|67||{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br/>State President (1982–1989)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br/>State President (1982–1989)
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|2011.08.15<br/>Phạm
|2011.08.15<br/>Phạm
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|69
|68
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|{{Wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|China
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|70
|69
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria-Hungary
|Austria-Hungary
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|71
|70
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
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|72
|71
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria
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<small>Ben Bella</small>
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|'''73'''
|'''72'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
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|'''2023.01.24<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
|'''2023.01.24<br /><small>Youssoufi'''<small><small>
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|74||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|73||{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
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|2018.04.28<br />Ben Bella
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|75||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela ||President (1993-1994)||1916.11.28||2014.06.14||97 years, 208 days||2018.11.05<br />Degazon
|74||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela ||President (1993-1994)||1916.11.28||2014.06.14||97 years, 208 days||2018.11.05<br />Degazon
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|76
|75
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{Wp|He Yingqin}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|1987.10.21
|1987.10.21
|97 years, 202 days
|97 years, 202 days
|2008.11.28
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|'''76'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''2023.06.06<br /><small>Ek'''
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|77||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|77||{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
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|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|2018.05.18<br />Durán Ballén
|2018.05.18<br />Durán Ballén
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''78'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''2023.06.06<br /><small>Ek'''
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|79||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|78||{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
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|2015.01.10<br /><small>Dharmasakti</small>
|2015.01.10<br /><small>Dharmasakti</small>
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|80
|79
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|1969.08.14
|1969.08.14
|97 years, 152 days
|97 years, 152 days
|2008.11.28
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|81||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|80||{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|President (1990–1994)
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|2013.05.21<br /><small>Louisy</small>
|2013.05.21<br /><small>Louisy</small>
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|82
|81
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|2010.11.01<br /><small>Bordas Valdez</small>
|2010.11.01<br /><small>Bordas Valdez</small>
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|83
|82
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|84||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913.10.04||2011.02.04||97 years, 123 days||2019.11.05<br /><small>Ciampi</small>
|83||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913.10.04||2011.02.04||97 years, 123 days||2019.11.05<br /><small>Ciampi</small>
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|85
|84
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|'''86'''
|'''85'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|2023.08.20<br /><small>Deustua<small>
|2023.08.20<br /><small>Deustua<small>
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|87||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|86||{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|State President (1964–1991)
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|2019.11.05<br /><small>Estrada</small>
|2019.11.05<br /><small>Estrada</small>
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|88||{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|87||{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
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|2014.01.30<br /><small>Trujillo</small>
|2014.01.30<br /><small>Trujillo</small>
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|89||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|88||{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
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|2013.06.22<br /><small>de Freycinet</small>
|2013.06.22<br /><small>de Freycinet</small>
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|90
|89
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Vatican City
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|91
|90
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Tuvan People's Republic
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|92
|91
|{{Wp|Nguyễn Văn Xuân}}
|{{Wp|Nguyễn Văn Xuân}}
|South Vietnam
|South Vietnam
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|93
|92
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|94
|93
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Israel
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|95
|94
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|{{Wp|Federico Paéz}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|96
|95
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
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|97
|96
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Soviet Union
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|98||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|97||{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
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|2021.11.11<br /><small>Michato el I<small>
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|99||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|98||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
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|2016.01.01<br /><small>Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustanante y Rivero</small>
|2016.01.01<br /><small>Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustanante y Rivero</small>
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|'''100'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''99'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''North Korea'''
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|2024.06.23<br /><small/>Elizabeth II</small>
|2024.06.23<br /><small/>Elizabeth II</small>
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|100
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
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|2022.09.09
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 140 days
|2022.07.04<br /><small>Lascuráin<small>-->
|2022.07.04<br /><small>Lascuráin<small>
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Revision as of 00:07, 27 June 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), 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.

Gallery

  • Oldest:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)
    served 1962

  • 2nd Oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

  • 3rd-Oldest:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 19th-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 244 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Ages are up to date 07/5/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Date Entered
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days 2008.11.28

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2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days 2008.11.28

Original

3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days 2008.11.28

Original

4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days 2008.11.28

Original

5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days 2008.11.28

Original

6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days 2011.03.13
López Michelsen
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days 2008.11.28

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8 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days 2011.02.04
Mancheno Cajas
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days 2008.11.28

Original

10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days 2012.09.14
Tupper
11 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days 2013.07.27
Athansiadis-Novas
12 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days 2008.11.28

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13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days 2008.11.28

Original

14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days 2008.11.28

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15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days 2016.02.02
Salam
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days 2018.11.05
Mugabe
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days 2016.11.21
Nguyen
18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days 2014.03.04
de Aycinena y Piñol
19 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 100 years, 244 days 2020.09.15
Balaguer
20 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days 2017.04.16
al-Hakim
21 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, 148 days 2019.07.18
Levingston
22 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 124 days 2019.08.30
Imbert Barrera
23 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days 2008.11.28

Original

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04 2014.09.12
Talib
25 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days 2008.11.28

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26 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 278 days 2020.08.02
Betancur
27 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days 2018.06.18
Mandela
28 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days 2015.07.26
Chamorro Vargas
29 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898.07.04 1998.01.15 99 years, 195 days 2008.11.28

Original

30 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days 2013.11.11
Dahayanake
31 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days 2008.11.28

Original

32 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days 2008.11.28

Original

33 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days 2008.11.28

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34 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days 2008.11.28

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35 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days 2008.11.28

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36 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days 2018.06.18
Alberto Rey
37 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 361 days 2021.08.16
de Sinimbu
38 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days 2008.11.28

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39 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 354 days 2021.11.11
Echandi Jiménez
40 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days 2021.04.19
Schaffner
41 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days 2017.11.10
Pétain
42 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days 2015.05.30
Miettunen
43 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

Original

44 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days 2009.05.22

Suzuki

45 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days 2023.08.03
46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days 2013.02.22
Malietoa Tanumafili II
47 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days 2008.11.28
48 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days 2008.11.28

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49 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days 2008.11.28

Original

50 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days 2008.11.28

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51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days 2008.11.28

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52 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days 2015.10.18
Aguinaldo
53 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days 2012.07.01
Solometsev
54 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days 2008.11.28
Original
55 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days 2008.11.28

Original

56 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days 2020.08.20
Romero Pereira
57 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days 2016.01.05
Ibn Yahiya
58 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days 2010.04.13

Boselli

59 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days 2021.07.13
Mintoff
60 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days 2008.11.28
Original
61 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days 2010.11.22
Bordas Valdez
62 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days 2008.11.28

Original

63 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 37 days 2022.08.17
Youssoufi
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungry Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days 2008.11.28
Original
65 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days 2008.11.28

Original

66 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days 2022.04.25
Chaves
67 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 2011.08.15
Phạm
68 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888.01.29 1985.11.14 97 years, 289 days 2008.11.28

Original

69 Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days 2008.11.28

Original

70 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days 2008.11.28

Original

71 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days 2016.08.13

Ben Bella

72 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 245 days 2023.01.24
Youssoufi
73 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days 2018.04.28
Ben Bella
74 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days 2018.11.05
Degazon
75 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days 2008.11.28
Original
76 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 209 days 2023.06.06
Ek
77 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days 2018.05.18
Durán Ballén
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days 2015.01.10
Dharmasakti
79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days 2008.11.28
Original
80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.23 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days 2013.05.21
Louisy
81 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days 2010.11.01
Bordas Valdez
82 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 2008.11.28

Original

83 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days 2019.11.05
Ciampi
84 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913.05.16 2010.08.21 97 years, 97 days 2008.11.28

Original

85 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 91 days 2023.08.20
Deustua
86 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days 2019.11.05
Estrada
87 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days 2014.01.30
Trujillo
88 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days 2013.06.22
de Freycinet
89 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days 2008.11.28

Original

90 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days 2008.11.28

Original

91 Nguyễn Văn Xuân South Vietnam Prime Minister (1948–1949) 1892.04.03 1988.01.14 96 years, 276 days 2008.11.28<br /Original
92 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days 2008.11.28<br /Original
93 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days 2009.03.29

Bustamante

94 Federico Paéz Ecuador Jefe Supremo (1935–1937) 1877.06.04 1974.02.09 96 years, 250 days 2008.11.28

Original

95 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days 2008.11.28

Original

96 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

Original

97 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 2021.11.11
Michato el I
98 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days 2016.01.01
Tell Villegas Pulido/Bustanante y Rivero
99 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 152 days 2024.06.23
Elizabeth II
100 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days 2022.07.04
Lascuráin

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age After
The following persons might be older than 98-21 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 2008.11.28
Original
Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) 		1898 1997.11.27 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days 2008.11.28
Original
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998.07.13 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 2008.11.28
Original

Next 10 to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 56 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 55 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 313 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 256 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 64 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 54 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 352 days 95 years, 165 days
8 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 293 days 95 years, 106 days
9 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 261 days 95 years, 74 days
10 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 233 days 95 years, 46 days
11 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 217 days 95 years, 30 days
12 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 198 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
15 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 190 days 95 years, 3 days
16 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 184 days 94 years, 363 days
17 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, 124 days 94 years, 303 days
18 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 81 days 94 years, 260 days
19 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 72 days 94 years, 251 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country

Sex

Lifespan Became eldest Ceased Death
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
aged 94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14 1899.02.26
aged 92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26 1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12 1903.07.20
aged 93 years, 140 days

Freihrr Ignaz von Plener

Austria M 1810.02.21 1903.07.20 1908.02.17
aged 97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17 1916.05.21
aged 98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21 1917.12.10
aged 93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10 1923.05.14
aged 94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14 1924.07.02
aged 89 years, 127 days

Jules Méline

France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02 1925.12.21
aged 87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21 1932.03.10
aged 93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10 1935.09.06
aged 93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador

M

1844.04.26 1935.09.06 1937.05.29
aged 93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29 1939.09.12
aged 91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12 1945.08.06
aged 96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 1851.04.10 1945.08.06 1948.05.16
aged 96 years, 312 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1948.02.16 1951.07.23
aged 95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23 1952.07.21
aged 96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21 1960.12.12
aged 101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12 1966.05.15
aged 98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15 1968.02.26
aged 96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872..03.15 1968.02.26 1969.08.14
aged 97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14 1972.03.28
aged 98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28 1973.02.14
aged 98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14 1973.07.25
aged 98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25 1974.02.09
aged 96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09 1977.09.17
aged 98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17 1978.03.22
aged 98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 1882.02.15 1978.03.22 1978.04.24
aged 96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24 1986.08.22
aged 103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22 1988.05.14
aged 101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 1887.12.03 1988.05.14 1990.01.20
aged 102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20 1990.12.14
aged 101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14 1994.12.13
aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13 1995.04.10

aged 99 years, 41 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10 1998.01.15
aged 99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15 1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

1902.09.23

1998.07.13 2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08 2002.10.31
aged 99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31 2004.06.10

aged 100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.01.06.10 2009.01.22
aged 103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22 2009.04.16
aged 99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16 2010.01.04
aged 99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010..01.04 2012.03.15
aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15 2013.08.09
aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09 2017.01.30
aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30 2018.10.01
aged 101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01 2019.01.17
aged 101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17 2019.11.29
aged 101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

1919.02.26

2019.11.29 2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20 2021.12.07
aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.14 2021.12.07 2022.07.14

aged 100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 148 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 244 days

See also

References


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