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| data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" | '''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
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| [[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] '''Japan'''|| Prime Minister (1994–1996)  
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| data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" | {{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
| data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" | {{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)
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| data-sort-value="Hussein, Mukhtar Mohamed" | {{Wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
| [[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|25px]] Somalia
| Interim president (1969)
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| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" | {{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)
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| data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier" | {{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
| data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier" | {{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
| [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
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| data-sort-value="Sabrah, Abdul Salam" |{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
| data-sort-value="Sabrah, Abdul Salam" |{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]] Yemen
| [[File:Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg|25px]] Yemen
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| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | {{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| data-sort-value="Ferrier, Johan" | {{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname
| [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname
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| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | {{Wp|Tun Tin}}
| data-sort-value="Tun Tin" | {{Wp|Tun Tin}}
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]] Burma
| [[File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg|25px]] Burma
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| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
| [[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
| [[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
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| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" | '''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" | '''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] '''Malaysia'''  
| [[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]] '''Malaysia'''  
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| data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
| data-sort-value="Lamrani, Mohammed Karim" |{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]] Morocco
| [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|25px]] Morocco
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| data-sort-value="Sharq, Muhammad Hassan" | '''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Sharq, Muhammad Hassan" | '''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''  
| [[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg|25px]] '''Afghanistan'''
| [[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg|25px]] '''Afghanistan'''
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| data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
| data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |{{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta
|[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta
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| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India

Revision as of 22:08, 5 December 2024

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days.

Gallery

  • Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg

    Oldest:
    Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 1962

  • Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png

    2nd Oldest:
    Flag of Turkey.svgTurkey<bgoatr in/>Celål Bayar
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

  • 3rd-Oldest:
    Flag of France.svg France
    served: 1962

  • 14th-oldest ever:
    Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    served: 1972–1976

  • Oldest living leader of a now defunct state and 68th-oldest ever:
    Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
    Raif Dizdarevic
    served: 1988–1989

List

UPDATED 12/27/2025

Color Note
Columbia Blue Living State Leaders and State Leaders
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917 2018 101 years, 243 days
9 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Guillermo Rodriguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 102 years, 53 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
19 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924 Alive 101 years, 322 days
20 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
21 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 101 years, 299 days
22 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
23 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
24 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 101 years, 87 days
25 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 100 years, 45 days
26 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
27 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
28 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
30 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 100 years, 170 days
31 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
32 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 100 years, 163 days
33 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
34 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
35 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
36 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
37 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
38 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
39 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
40 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
41 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
42 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
43 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
44 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
45 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
46 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
47 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
48 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
49 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 99 years, 212 days
50 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
52 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
53 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
54 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
55 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2022 98 years, 110 days
56 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
57 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
58 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
59 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
60 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
61 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
62 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 99 years, 54 days
63 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg  Hungarian Soviet Republic
Flag of Hungary (1918–1919).svg  Hungary 		Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
64 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
65 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988-1989) 1926 Alive 99 years, 18 days
66 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
67 Abdelsalam al-Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
68 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
69 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
70 Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cislethania
(Civil ensign of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary) 		Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
71 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
72 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (Acting President) (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
73 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 98 years, 266 days
74 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
75 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
76 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
77 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
78 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988-2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
79 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
80 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
81 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
82 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
83 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		1903 2000 97 years, 138 days
84 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
85 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
86 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
87 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
88 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
89 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 97 years, 326 days
90 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
91 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
92 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
93 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930-1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
94 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
95 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (1990–1992)
President (2001-2006) 		1928 Alive 97 years, 231 days
96 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 'Alive 97 years, 230 days
97 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
98 Elizabeth II Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
99 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
100 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 97 years, 122 days

Addendum

Uncertain DOB

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #96–79 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Constantine Kollias Hellenic Kingdom Flag 1935.svg Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

See also

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