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! '''Note'''
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| Living State Leaders
| Living State Leaders
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|2016
|2016
|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |
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|'''12'''
|'''11'''
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" | '''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" | '''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] '''Ecuador'''
| [[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] '''Ecuador'''
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|1960
|1960
|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|'''16'''
|'''16'''
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" | '''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" | '''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
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| '''Alive'''  
| '''Alive'''  
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|'''17'''
|'''17'''
| data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" |'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
| data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" |'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
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| 2010  
| 2010  
| 99 years, 237 days  
| 99 years, 237 days  
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|'''28'''
|'''28'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" |'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" |'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
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|2019
|2019
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
|'''43'''
|'''43'''
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" |'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" |'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''  
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|1977
|1977
|98 years, 123 days
|98 years, 123 days
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |  
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |  
| '''57'''
| '''57'''
| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''  
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|2023
|2023
|98 years, 85 days
|98 years, 85 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |  
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |  
| '''63'''
| '''63'''
| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
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| 2016
| 2016
| 97 years, 47 days
| 97 years, 47 days
|- bgcolor=#ffd700 |
|- bgcolor=#9bddff |
| '''91'''
| '''91'''
| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" |'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" |'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''  
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| 2008  
| 2008  
| 96 years, 308 days
| 96 years, 308 days
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''95'''
| '''95'''
| data-sort-value="Foulkes, Arthur" | '''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
| data-sort-value="Foulkes, Arthur" | '''{{wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
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! style="background-color:#ffff00" | '''Age'''
! style="background-color:#ffff00" | '''Age'''
! style="background-color:#ffff00" | '''Age by 2025.02.28'''
! style="background-color:#ffff00" | '''Age by 2025.02.28'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''1'''
| '''1'''
|data-sort-value="Boross, Péter" |'''{{wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|data-sort-value="Boross, Péter" |'''{{wp|Péter Boross}}'''
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|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2025|2|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27|2025|2|28}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''2'''
| '''2'''
| data-sort-value="Zhu Rongji" | '''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
| data-sort-value="Zhu Rongji" | '''{{wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
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| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23|2024|2|28}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
| data-sort-value="Balladur, Édouard" | '''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
| data-sort-value="Balladur, Édouard" | '''{{wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|data-sort-value="Turnquest, Orville" |'''Sir {{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|data-sort-value="Turnquest, Orville" |'''Sir {{wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2025|2|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
| '''5'''
| '''5'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2025|2|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|'''6'''
|'''6'''
| data-sort-value="Gombojavyn Ochirbat" | '''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
| data-sort-value="Gombojavyn Ochirbat" | '''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|11}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|11}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|2|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|'''7'''
|'''7'''
|data-sort-value="Moisiu, Alfred" |'''{{Wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''
|data-sort-value="Moisiu, Alfred" |'''{{Wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''  
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2025|3|31}}'''  
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|rowspan="2" | '''8'''  
|rowspan="2" | '''8'''  
|data-sort-value="Lee Hyun-jae" |'''{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}'''  
|data-sort-value="Lee Hyun-jae" |'''{{Wp||Lee Hyun-jae}}'''  
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| rowspan="2" | '''Alive'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Alive'''
| rowspan="2" | '''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''
| rowspan="2" | '''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|2|28}}'''
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|data-sort-value="Panić, Milan" | '''{{Wp|Milan Panić}}'''
|data-sort-value="Panić, Milan" | '''{{Wp|Milan Panić}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|25px]] '''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|[[File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|25px]] '''Yugoslavia'''||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''10'''
| '''10'''
| data-sort-value="Goldenberg, Efrain" | '''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''
| data-sort-value="Goldenberg, Efrain" | '''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''
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|'''Alive'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2025|3|31}}'''
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| '''1xx'''
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700"
|- bgcolor="#9bddff"
| '''1xx'''
| '''1xx'''
| data-sort-value="Iliescu, Ion" | '''{{wp|Ion Iliescu}}'''  
| data-sort-value="Iliescu, Ion" | '''{{wp|Ion Iliescu}}'''  
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|'''1xx'''
|'''1xx'''
| data-sort-value="Finnbogadóttir, Vigdís" | '''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''
| data-sort-value="Finnbogadóttir, Vigdís" | '''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''
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| '''Alive'''
| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''1xx'''
| '''1xx'''
| data-sort-value="Sarney, José" | '''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''
| data-sort-value="Sarney, José" | '''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''
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| '''Alive'''  
| '''Alive'''  
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2025|2|28}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2025|3|31}}'''
|- bgcolor="#ffd700" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
| '''1xx'''
| '''1xx'''
| data-sort-value="Kesang Choden" |{{wp|Queen Kesang Choden|Kesang Choden}}
| data-sort-value="Kesang Choden" |{{wp|Queen Kesang Choden|Kesang Choden}}
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| '''Alive'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''
| '''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''
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Revision as of 16:58, 27 February 2025

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

Gallery of State Leaders

List

UPDATED 12/22/2025

Color Note
Living 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 Naval Ensign of Japan.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, 241 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
11 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 102 years, 48 days
13 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days
14 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
16 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, 317 days
17 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 101 years, 294 days
18 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
19 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
20 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
21 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
22 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
23 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 2024 100 years, 89 days
24 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
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 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 100 years, 165 days
29 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 100 years, 158 days
30 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
31 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
23–32 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
33 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
34 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909 2008 99 years, 113 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 Abdel Halim Muhammad Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
40 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
27–42 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) 		1898 1997 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
43 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
43 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 99 years, 207 days
45 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
46 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
47 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
48 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
49 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
50 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
51 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
52 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
53 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
54 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
55 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
56 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
57 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 99 years, 49 days
58 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg  Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
59 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
60 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
61 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
62 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
63 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 99 years, 13 days
64 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
65 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
66 R. Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
67 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
68 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
69 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
70 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 2025 97 years, 322 days
71 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
72 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
73 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
74 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
75 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
76 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
77 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
78 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
79 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
80 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
81 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988 2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
82 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
83 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
84 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
85 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
86 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) 		1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
87 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
88 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
89 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
90 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany Acting Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
91 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, 321 days
92 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
93 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
94 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
95 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 97 years, 225 days
96 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
97 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
98 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
99 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) 		1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
100 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days

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Rank 'Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2025.02.28
1 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 97 years, 117 days 96 years, 185 days
2 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 97 years, 60 days 95 years, 128 days
3 Édouard Balladur Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 96 years, 234 days 95 years, 333 days
4 Sir Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 96 years, 156 days 95 years, 255 days
5 Violeta Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929 Alive 96 years, 65 days 95 years, 164 days
6 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 96 years, 41 days 95 years, 136 days
7 Alfred Moisiu Flag of Albania.svg Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 96 years, 21 days 95 years, 120 days
8 Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 1929 Alive 96 years, 2 days 95 years, 101 days
Milan Panić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
10 Efraín Goldenberg Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 359 days 95 years, 93 days

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Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #100–82 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg–Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 195 days to 97 years, 194 days

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