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|1||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
|1
|1883.05.16||1986.08.22 ||103 years, 98 days
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}
|Cambodia
|Acting Prime Minister (1962)
|1905
|2009
|103 years, 143 days
|2009.01.22<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2009/01/chau-sen-cocsal-obituary.html |title=KI Media: Chau Sen Cocsal obituary |last=Socheata |date=23 January 2009}}</ref>
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|2||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891.12.30||1994.12.13|| 102 years, 343 days
|2||{{Wp|Celâl Bayar}}||Türkiye||Prime Minister (1937–1939)<br />President (1950–1960)
|1883||1986 ||103 years, 98 days
|1986.08.22<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/23/obituaries/celal-bayar-dies-at-age-104-a-father-of-turkish-republic.html|title=Celal Bayar Dies at Age 104; a Father of Turkish Republic |website=The New York Times|date=23 August 1986 |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
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|3
|3||{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953)||1891||1994|| 102 years, 343 days
|1994.12.14<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Antoine Pinay |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-Pinay |website=britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |access-date=22 December 2021 |language= |date=}}</ref>
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|4
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| Japan
| Japan
|Prime Minister (1945)
|Prime Minister (1945)
|1887.12.03
|1887
|1990.01.03
|1990
|102 years, 48 days  
|102 years, 48 days  
|1990.01.20<ref>{{cite news |author1= |title=Naruhiko Higashikuni, 102, Dies; Led a Postwar Japanese Cabinet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/23/obituaries/naruhiko-higashikuni-102-dies-led-a-postwar-japanese-cabinet.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=23 January 1990 |page=D 22}}</ref>
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|4
|5
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917.03.02
|1917
|2019.01.17
|2019
|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|2019.01.17<ref>[https://www.alnilin.com/13013889.htm رئاسة الجمهورية تحتسب عند الله تعالى مولانا بابكر عوض الله] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
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|5
|6
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|Prime Minister (1948–1958)
|1889.07.05
|1886
|1990.05.14
|1988
|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|1988.05.14<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/19/obituaries/willem-drees-dies-at-101-postwar-dutch-leader.html|title=Willem Drees Dies at 101; Postwar Dutch Leader|date=19 May 1988|website=The New York Times}}</ref>
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|6
|7
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1917.02.02
|1917
|2018.10.01
|2018  
|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|2018.10.01<ref>[https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/466956/former-party-general-secretary-do-muoi-passes-away.html Former Party General Secretary Đỗ Mười passes away]</ref>
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|7
|8
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1947–1948)
|Premier (1947–1948)
|1889.05.09
|1889
|1990.12.14
|1990
|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|1990.12.14<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Zhang Qun - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6z64p8z |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=18 December 2022 |language= |date=}}</ref>
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|8
|9
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan  
|Japan  
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918.05.18
|1918
|2019.11.29
|2019
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|2019.11.29<ref>[https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/11/9aa816c91bed-breaking-news-ex-japanese-prime-minister-nakasone-dies-at-101.html Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at 101]</ref>
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|9
|10
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919.01.26
|1919
|2020.05.25
|2020
|101 years, 118 days
|101 years, 118 days
|2020.05.25<ref>[https://www.hankyung.com/politics/amp/202005253296Y '노태우정부 마지막 총리' 현승종 전 한림대 총장]</ref>
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|10
|11
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}
|The Netherlands
|The Netherlands
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|1915.04.03
|1915
|2016.07.27
|2016
|101 years, 115 days  
|101 years, 115 days  
|2016.07.27<ref>[http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/08/01/former-pm-piet-de-jong-dies-age-101/ Former PM Piet de Jong dies at age 101]</ref>
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|11
|12
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzales Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Acting President (1963)
|1911
|2012
|101 years, 64 days
|2012.03.15<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laestrella.com.pa/online/noticias/2012/03/15/fallece-bernardino-gonzalez-ruiz-a-los-101-anos.asp |title=Fallece Bernardino González Ruíz a los 101 años |newspaper=[[La Estrella de Panamá]] |access-date=12 August 2012 |language=ES |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626135215/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/online/noticias/2012/03/15/fallece-bernardino-gonzalez-ruiz-a-los-101-anos.asp |archive-date=June 26, 2012 }}</ref>
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|13
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
|Prime Minister (1928)
|Prime Minister (1928)
|1859.11.15
|1859
|1960.12.12
|1960
|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|1960.12.12<ref name="kjolas">[http://www.allkunne.no/default.aspx?menu=91&id=3714 Christopher Hornsrud]</ref>
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|12
|14
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921.01.29
|1921
|2021.12.07
|2021
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|2021.12.07<ref>[http://alwasat.ly/news/libya/341766 وفاة رئيس وزراء ليبيا الأسبق مصطفى بن حليم] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
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|13
|15
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Acting Leader (1966)
|1912.10.09
|2013.08.09
|100 years, 304 days
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|14
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
|1921.10.04
|1921
|2022.07.14
|2022
| 100 years, 283 days
| 100 years, 283 days
|2022.07.14<ref>[https://elcomercio.pe/politica/francisco-morales-bermudez-fallecio-a-los-100-anos-noticia Francisco Morales Bermúdez falleció a los 100 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
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|15
|'''16'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''1923'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''2023.11.04<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/expresidente-guillermo-rodriguez-lara-100-anos-AD6243020|title=El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre|work=Ecuavisa|date=4 November 2023|access-date=4 November 2023|language=es-EC}}</ref>'''
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|16
|17
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Premier (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919.08.08
|1919
|2020.03.30
|2020
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|2020.03.30<ref>[https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202003300013 Former Premier Hau Pei-tsun dies at 100]</ref>
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|17
|18
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico  
|Mexico  
|President (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
|1922.01.17
|1922
|2022.07.08
|2022
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|2022.07.08<ref>[https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2022/07/09/fallece-luis-echeverria-alvarez-presidente-de-mexico-de-1970-a-1976/ Fallece Luis Echeverría Álvarez, presidente de México de 1970 a 1976] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
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|18
|'''19'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''2024.02.08<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kpl.gov.la/En/detail.aspx?id=80340|title=Party, State leaders congratulate former Lao leader on 100th birthday|work=Lao News Agency|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|language=en}}</ref>'''
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|19
|'''20'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''2024.03.03<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/665750|title=村山富市元首相 きょう100歳の誕生日「日本がどこまでも平和な国であるように」|work=FNN|date=3 March 2024|access-date=3 March 2024|language=ja}}</ref>'''
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|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece  
|Greece  
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|Prime Minister (1989–1990)
|1904.04.26
|1904
|2004.06.10
|2004
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|2004.06.10<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Xenophon Zolotas |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12707683h |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=fr |date=}}</ref>
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|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|Peru
|Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920.01.19
|1920
|2020.03.04
|2020
|2020.03.04<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-51747713 Former UN chief Javier Pérez de Cuéllar dies aged 100]</ref>
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|22
|'''23'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''1924'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''2024.07.01<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettextra.com/news/nation_world/plans-underway-for-jimmy-carter-s-100th-birthday/article_9616498b-a5f5-51b9-96f8-d22c1afe0475.html|title=Plans underway for Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday|work=Gazette Xtra |date=1 July 2024|access-date=1 July 2024|language=en}}</ref>'''
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|23
|24
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
|President (1975–1980)
|President (1975–1980)
|1910.05.12
|1910
|2010.01.04
|2010
|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|2010.01.04<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/01/first_president_of_suriname_di.php |title=First president of Suriname dies aged 99 |work=DutchNews.nl |date=4 January 2010}}</ref>
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|24
|25
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Burma
|Prime Minister (1988)
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|1920
|2020.05.01
|2020
|99 years, 211 days
|99 years, 211 days
|2020.05.01<ref>[http://rulers.org/2020-05.html May 2020]</ref>
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|26
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)
|1898
|1998
|99 years, 195 days
|1998.01.15<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Gulzarilal Nanda |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12474826f |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=French |date=}}</ref>
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|25
|27
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Interim President (1969)
|1912
|2012
|99 years, 186 days
|2012.06.12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hayaanpress.net/2012/06/15/former-somalia-parliament-speaker-laid-to-rest/|title=Former Somalia parliament speaker laid to rest.|publisher=hayaanpress.net|access-date=2012-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621002745/http://www.hayaanpress.net/2012/06/15/former-somalia-parliament-speaker-laid-to-rest/|archive-date=2012-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|28
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Viet Nam
|Viet Nam
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|2019.04.22
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
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|29
| {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
| {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2008.05.01
|2008.05.01
|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|
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|27
|30
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2002.10.31
|2002.10.31
|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|
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|31
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Sir {{Wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
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| 1991.09.28  
| 1991.09.28  
|99 years, 92 days
|99 years, 92 days
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|32
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
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|1995.04.10
|1995.04.10
|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
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|33
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
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| 2011.09.08
| 2011.09.08
|99 years, 32 days
|99 years, 32 days
|
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|34
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
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| '''{{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}}'''
|
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|36
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2012.03.13
|2012.03.13
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
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| '''{{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}}'''
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|37
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|2020.07.10
|2020.07.10
|98 years, 322 days
|98 years, 322 days
|
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|38
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Tanzania
|Tanzania
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|2024.02.29
|2024.02.29
|98 years, 297 days
|98 years, 297 days
|
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|39
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
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|2019.05.26
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|
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|40
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|{{Wp|Pierre Harmel|Pierre Count Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|2009.11.15
|2009.11.15
|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|
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|41
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|{{Wp|Howard Cooke|Sir Howard Harlan Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
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|2014.07.11  
|2014.07.11  
| 98 years, 240 days
| 98 years, 240 days
|
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|39||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|42||{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|France
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1932–1933)
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|1972.03.28
|1972.03.28
|98 years, 237 days
|98 years, 237 days
|
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|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece  
|Greece  
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|2017.05.29
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|
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|44
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
| Ecuador
| Ecuador
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|1978.03.22
|1978.03.22
|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|
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|42
|45
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|1973.02.14
|1973.02.14
| 98 years, 196 days
| 98 years, 196 days
|
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|43
|46
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
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|2009.01.25
|2009.01.25
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|
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|44
|47
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|2007.06.08
|2007.06.08
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|
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|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
| Laos
| Laos
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|2008.09.09
|2008.09.09
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|
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| 46
| 49
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
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|2016.07.18
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|
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|50
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
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|1977.10.19  
|1977.10.19  
|98 years, 122 days
|98 years, 122 days
|
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|51
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|2023.02.06
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 110 days
|98 years, 110 days
|
|-
|-
|49
|52
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|2019.04.23
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|
|-
|-
|50
|53
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|2014.10.21
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|
|-
|-
|51
|54
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2023.09.22
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|
|-
|-
|52
|55
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}
| Brazil
| Brazil
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|1966.05.15
|1966.05.15
|98 years, 78 days
|98 years, 78 days
|
|-
|-
|53
|56
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman|R. Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
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|2009.01.27
|2009.01.27
|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|54
|57
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1=1926|2=5|3=29}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1=1926|2=5|3=29}}'''
|
|-
|-
| 55
| 58
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{Wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
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|1973.07.25
|1973.07.25
| 98 years, 15 days
| 98 years, 15 days
|
|-
|-
|56
|59
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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|2008.03.21
|2008.03.21
|98 years, 13 days  
|98 years, 13 days  
|
|-
|-
|57
|60
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|2023.01.03
|2023.01.03
|97 years, 319 days
|97 years, 319 days
|
|-
|-
|58
|61
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
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|2015.05.09
|2015.05.09
|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|
|-
|-
|59
|62
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|{{Wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
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|1963.10.30
|1963.10.30
|97 years, 267 days
|97 years, 267 days
|
|-
|-
|60
|63
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria  
|Algeria  
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|2018.12.28
|2018.12.28
|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|61
|64
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|'''Lithuania'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|
|-
|-
|62
|65
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|{{Wp|1=Arnaldo Forlani}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2023.07.06
|2023.07.06
|97 years, 210 days
|97 years, 210 days
|
|-
|-
|63
|66
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|Venezuela
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|2014.06.14
|2014.06.14
|97 years, 208 days
|97 years, 208 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|64
|67
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
|'''Yugoslavia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|
|-
|-
|65
|68
|{{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
|
|-
|-
|66
|69
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|2020.07.30
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|
|-
|-
|67
|70
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
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|2017.10.04  
|2017.10.04  
|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|
|-
|-
|68
|71
|{{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
|
|-
|-
|69
|72
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|2016.04.19
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|
|-
|-
|70
|73
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}
| Peru
| Peru
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|2013.04.14
|2013.04.14
|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|
|-
|-
|71
|74
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|2000.02.08
|2000.02.08
|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|
|-
|-
| 72
| 75
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
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|2011.02.04
|2011.02.04
|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|73
|76
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|'''Thailand'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|
|-
|-
|74
|77
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
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|2021.06.17
|2021.06.17
|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|
|-
|-
|75
|78
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
| West Germany
| West Germany
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| 2016.08.24
| 2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|
|-
|-
|76
|79
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|1968.02.25
|1968.02.25
|96 years, 275 days
|96 years, 275 days
|
|-
|-
|77
|80
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Israel
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|2012.06.30
|2012.06.30
|96 years, 252 days  
|96 years, 252 days  
|
|-
|-
|78
|81
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
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|2015.11.10
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|
|-
|-
|79
|82
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuvan People's Republic
|Tuvan People's Republic
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|2008.11.04
|2008.11.04
|96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 308 days
|
|-
|-
|80
|83
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
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|2000.04.06
|2000.04.06
|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|
|-
|-
|81
|84
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{Wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
| Soviet Union
| Soviet Union
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|1986.11.08  
|1986.11.08  
|96 years, 244 days
|96 years, 244 days
|
|-
|-
| 82
| 85
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
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|2022.05.13
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|96 years, 224 days
|
|-
|-
| 83
| 86
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|2017.07.14
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|
|-
|-
|84
|87
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|1945.08.06
|1945.08.06
|96 years, 137 days
|96 years, 137 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|85
|88
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''
|'''North Korea'''
|'''North Korea'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
|
|-
|-
|86
|89
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|1=Elizabeth II}}
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
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|2022.09.09
|2022.09.09
|96 years, 140 days
|96 years, 140 days
|
|-
|-
|87
|90
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|{{Wp|Jiang Zemin}}
|China
|China
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|20222.11.30
|20222.11.30
|96 years, 105 days
|96 years, 105 days
|
|-
|-
|88
|91
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
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|2020.05.29
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days  
|96 years, 82 days  
|
|-
|-
|89
|92
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|Paraguay
|Paraguay
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|1978.04.24
|1978.04.24
|96 years, 68 days
|96 years, 68 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|90
|93
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|'''Estonia'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|91
|94
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|'''Bahamas'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|
|-
|-
|92
|95
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}
|Costa Rica
|Costa Rica
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|2011.07.30
|2011.07.30
|96 years, 43 days
|96 years, 43 days
|
|-
|-
|93
|96
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|2017.12.05
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days  
|96 years, 41 days  
|
|-
|-
|94
|97
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|2012.08.20
|2012.08.20
|96 years, 14 days
|96 years, 14 days
|
|-
|-
|95
|98
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}
|Switzerland
|Switzerland
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|2004.11.26
|2004.11.26
|95 years, 346 days
|95 years, 346 days
|
|-
|-
|96
|99
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}
|Dominican Republic
|Dominican Republic
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|2002.07.14
|2002.07.14
|95 years, 316 days
|95 years, 316 days
|
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|'''97'''
|100
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|'''Hungary'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|
|-
|-
|98
|
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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| 2018.12.07
| 2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|95 years, 306 days
|
|-
|-
|99
|
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy
|Italy
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|2016.09.16
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|95 years, 282 days
|
|-
|-
|100
|
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}
|Dominica
|Dominica
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| 2008.10.04
| 2008.10.04
|95 years, 274 days
|95 years, 274 days
|
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Revision as of 01:29, 3 July 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.

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List

Ages are up to date 07/7/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Reference
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days 2009.01.22[1]
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
1883 1986 103 years, 98 days 1986.08.22[2]
3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days 1994.12.14[3]
4 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days 1990.01.20[4]
5 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days 2019.01.17[5]
6 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314 days 1988.05.14[6]
7 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
1917 2018 101 years, 241 days 2018.10.01[7]
8 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days 1990.12.14[8]
9 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days 2019.11.29[9]
10 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 118 days 2020.05.25[10]
11 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days 2016.07.27[11]
12 Bernardino Gonzales Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days 2012.03.15[12]
13 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days 1960.12.12[13]
14 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days 2021.12.07[14]
15 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days 2022.07.14[15]
16 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 246 days 2023.11.04[16]
17 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days 2020.03.30[17]
18 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days 2022.07.08[18]
19 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
1924 Alive 100 years, 150 days 2024.02.08[19]
20 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 126 days 2024.03.03[20]
21 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days 2004.06.10[21]
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 2020.03.04[22]
23 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 99 years, 280 days 2024.07.01[23]
24 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days 2010.01.04[24]
25 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days 2020.05.01[25]
26 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days 1998.01.15[26]
27 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim President (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 186 days 2012.06.12[27]
28 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
29 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
30 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
31 Sir Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days
32 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days
33 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days
34 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 363 days
35 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 356 days
36 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
37 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days
38 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
39 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
40 Pierre Count Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
41 Sir Howard Harlan Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
42 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days
43 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
44 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days
45 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days
46 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
47 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
48 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
49 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
50 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days
51 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
52 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
53 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
54 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
55 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days
56 R. Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
57 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 39 days
58 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days
59 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
60 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
61 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
62 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days
63 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
64 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 247 days
65 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days
66 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
67 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 211 days
68 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days
69 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
70 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
71 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days
72 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
73 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
74 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
75 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
76 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 93 days
77 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
78 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
79 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days
80 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
81 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
82 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
83 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
84 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days
85 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
86 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
87 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849.03.22 1945.08.06 96 years, 137 days
88 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 154 days
89 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
90 Jiang Zemin China Paramount Leader (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003)
1926.08.17 20222.11.30 96 years, 105 days
91 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
92 Federico Chaves Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882.02.15 1978.04.24 96 years, 68 days
93 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 58 days
94 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 57 days
95 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
96 Michael I Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
97 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
98 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
99 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
100 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 315 days
Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006)
1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days

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1 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 315 days 96 years, 126 days
2 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 258 days 96 years, 69 days
3 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 66 days 95 years, 243 days
4 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 56 days 95 years, 233 days
5 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 354 days 95 years, 165 days
6 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 295 days 95 years, 106 days
7 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)
1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 263 days 95 years, 74 days
8 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 235 days 95 years, 46 days
9 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 219 days 95 years, 30 days
10 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 200 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
13 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 192 days 95 years, 3 days
14 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 186 days 94 years, 363 days
15 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, 126 days 94 years, 303 days
16 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 83 days 94 years, 260 days
17 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 74 days 94 years, 251 days
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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, 150 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11 Alive

age 100 years, 246 days

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