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|102 years, 48 days
|102 years, 48 days
|-
|-
|1-6
|6
|{{wp|Ek Yi Oun}}
|Cambodia
|Prime Minister (1958)
|1910
|2013
|102 years, 1 day to
103 years, 364 days
|-
|7
|{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|101 years, 321 days
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|8
|7
|{{wp|Willem Drees}}
|{{wp|Willem Drees}}
|Netherlands
|Netherlands
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|101 years, 314 days
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|-
|9
|8
|{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
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|101 years, 241 days
|101 years, 241 days
|-
|-
|10
|9
|{{wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{wp|Zhang Qun}}
|China
|China
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|101 years, 219 days
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|-
|11
|10
|{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
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|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|12
|11
|{{wp|Piet de Jong}}
|{{wp|Piet de Jong}}
|Netherlands
|Netherlands
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|101 years, 115 days
|101 years, 115 days
|-
|-
|13
|12
|{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
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|101 years, 89 days
|101 years, 89 days
|-
|-
|14
|13
|{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|Panama
|Panama
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|101 years, 64 days
|101 years, 64 days
|-
|-
|15
|14
|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|Norway
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|101 years, 27 days
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|16
|15
|{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
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|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|17
|16
|{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|100 years, 304 days
|100 years, 304 days
|-
|-
|18
|17
|{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|-
|-
|19
|18
|{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|-
|-
|20
|19
|{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico
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|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 21 / 22
| rowspan="2" | 20
|{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|2020
|2020
|-
|-
|23
|22
|{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}
|North Yemen
|North Yemen
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|100 years, 32 days
|100 years, 32 days
|-
|-
|24
|23
|{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|Suriname
|Suriname
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|99 years, 237 days
|99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|25
|24
|{{wp|Tun Tin}}
|{{wp|Tun Tin}}
|Burma
|Burma
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|99 years, 212 days
|99 years, 212 days
|-
|-
|26
|25
|{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|India
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|99 years, 195 days
|99 years, 195 days
|-
|-
|27
|26
|{{wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|{{wp|Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|99 years, 186 days
|99 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|28
|27
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
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|99 years, 142 days
|99 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|29
|28
|{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|99 years, 113 days
|99 years, 113 days
|-
|-
|30
|29
|{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|99 years, 96 days
|99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|31
|30
|{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
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|99 years, 92 days
|99 years, 92 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''32'''
|'''31'''
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
| '''Laos'''
| '''Laos'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''33'''
|'''32'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
| '''Japan'''
| '''Japan'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
|34
|33
|{{wp|Morarji Desai}}
|{{wp|Morarji Desai}}
|India
|India
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|99 years, 41 days
|99 years, 41 days
|-
|-
|35
|34
|{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
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|99 years, 32 days
|99 years, 32 days
|-
|-
|36
|35
|{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|Sudan
|Sudan
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|99 years, 6 days
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|-
|37
|36
|{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|Malta
|Malta
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|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 350 days
|-
|-
|24-38
|23-37
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|Malawi
|Malawi
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99 years, 328 days
99 years, 328 days
|-
|-
|39
|38
|{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
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|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|40
|39
|{{wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|{{wp|Pierre Harmel}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|98 years, 244 days
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|41
|40
|{{wp|Howard Cooke}}
|{{wp|Howard Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|Jamaica
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|98 years, 240 days
|98 years, 240 days
|-
|-
|42
|41
|{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|France
|France
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|98 years, 237 days
|98 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|43
|42
|{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|Greece
|Greece
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|98 years, 223 days
|98 years, 223 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''44'''
|'''43'''
|'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
|'''United States'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|45
|44
|{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|98 years, 203 days
|98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|46
|45
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 196 days
|-
|-
|47
|46
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|Senegal
|Senegal
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|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 191 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''48'''
|'''47'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
| '''Ecuador'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|49
|48
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
|Somalia
|Somalia
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|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|50
|49
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|Laos
|Laos
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|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 153 days
|-
|-
|51
|50
|{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Vietnam
|Vietnam
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|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|52
|51
|{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Dahomey
|Dahomey
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|98 years, 127 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|53
|52
|{{wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine
|Ukraine
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|98 years, 122 days
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|-
|54
|53
|{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
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|98 years, 112 days
|98 years, 112 days
|-
|-
|55
|54
|{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|98 years, 109 days
|98 years, 109 days
|-
|-
|56
|55
|{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}
|{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg}}
|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
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|98 years, 108 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|57
|56
|{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Australia
|Australia
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|98 years, 102 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|58
|57
|{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|Brazil
|Brazil
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|98 years, 78 days
|98 years, 78 days
|-
|-
|59
|58
|{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}
|{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
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|98 years, 56 days
|98 years, 56 days
|-
|-
|60
|59
|{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|India
|India
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|98 years, 54 days
|98 years, 54 days
|-
|-
|61
|60
|{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|Hungary
|Hungary
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|98 years, 15 days
|98 years, 15 days
|-
|-
|62
|61
|{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}
|Colombia
|Colombia
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|98 years, 13 days
|98 years, 13 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''63'''
|'''62'''
|'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
|'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''
| '''Tanzania'''
| '''Tanzania'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|-
|-
|64
|63
|{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Czechoslovakia
|Czechoslovakia
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|97 years, 332 days
|97 years, 332 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''65'''
|'''64'''
|'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''66'''
|'''65'''
|'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|'''Malaysia'''
|'''Malaysia'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|-
|67
|66
|{{wp|Kenan Evren}}
|{{wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Türkiye
|Türkiye
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|97 years, 296 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''68'''
|'''67'''
|'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|69
|68
|{{wp|Wellington Koo}}
|{{wp|Wellington Koo}}
|China
|China
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|97 years, 289 days
|97 years, 289 days
|-
|-
|70
|69
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener}}
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener}}
|Cisleithania
|Cisleithania
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|97 years, 272 days
|97 years, 272 days
|-
|-
|71
|70
|{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}
|Irish Free State
|Irish Free State
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|97 years, 267 days
|97 years, 267 days
|-
|-
|72
|71
|{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|Algeria
|Algeria
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|97 years, 245 days
|97 years, 245 days
|-
|-
|73
|72
|{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Andorra
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|97 years, 217 days
|97 years, 217 days
|-
|-
|74
|73
|{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}
|Venezuela
|Venezuela
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|97 years, 208 days
|97 years, 208 days
|-
|-
|75
|74
|{{wp|He Yingqin}}
|{{wp|He Yingqin}}
|China
|China
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|97 years, 202 days
|97 years, 202 days
|-
|-
|76
|75
|{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
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|97 years, 197 days
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|77
|76
|{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Ireland
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|97 years, 174 days
|97 years, 174 days
|-
|-
|78
|77
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|97 years, 152 days
|97 years, 152 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''79'''
|'''78'''
|'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''
|'''Italy'''
|'''Italy'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
|-
|-
|80
|79
|{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|Chile
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|97 years, 145 days
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|81
|80
|{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|97 years, 140 days
|97 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|82
|81
|{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|97 years, 138 days
|97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|83
|82
|{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
|{{wp|Martial Célestin}}
|Haiti
|Haiti
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|97 years, 123 days
|97 years, 123 days
|-
|-
|84
|83
|{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}
|Romania
|Romania
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|97 years, 97 days
|97 years, 97 days
|-
|-
|85
|84
|{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|Zambia
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|97 years, 50 days
|97 years, 50 days
|-
|-
|86
|85
|{{wp|Walter Scheel}}
|{{wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
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|97 years, 47 days
|97 years, 47 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''87'''
|'''86'''
|'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|'''Senegal'''
|'''Senegal'''
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|'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|-
|-
|88
|87
|{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|West Germany
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|96 years, 322 days
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|89
|88
|{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Jordan
|Jordan
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|96 years, 319 days
|96 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|90
|89
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City
|Vatican City
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|96 years, 312 days
|96 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|91
|90
|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}
|Tuva
|Tuva
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|96 years, 308 days
|96 years, 308 days
|-
|-
|92
|91
|{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|Belgium
|Belgium
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|96 years, 275 days
|96 years, 275 days
|-
|-
|93
|92
|{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}
|Israel
|Israel
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|96 years, 252 days
|96 years, 252 days
|-
|-
|94
|93
|{{wp|Federico Páez}}
|{{wp|Federico Páez}}
|Ecuador
|Ecuador
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|96 years, 250 days
|96 years, 250 days
|-
|-
|95
|94
|{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}
|Tunisia
|Tunisia
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|96 years, 247 days
|96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|96
|99
|{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}
|Soviet Union
|Soviet Union
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|96 years, 244 days
|96 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|97
|96
|{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|North Korea
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|96 years, 224 days
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|-
|77–98
|76–97
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|Greece
|Greece
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97 years, 193 days
97 years, 193 days
|-
|-
|99
|98
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|Peru
|Peru
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|96 years, 191 days
|96 years, 191 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''100'''
|99
|'''{{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}}'''
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|99
|'''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}'''
|[[wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavbia|President of the Presidency]] (1988–1989)
|1926
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|}
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Revision as of 02:08, 8 May 2023

This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.

List

    Living

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 348 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)

General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)

1917 2018 101 years, 241 days
9 Zhang Qun China Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Head of State (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)

President (1975–1980)

1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
19 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
20 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
22 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
23 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
24 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 212 days
25 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
26 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 186 days
27 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
28 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)

President (1974–1976)

1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
29 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
30 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
31 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)

Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)

1924 Alive 100 years, 294 days
32 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 270 days
33 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
34 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
35 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
36 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
23-37 Hastings Banda Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)

State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)

1898 1997 98 years, 329 days to

99 years, 328 days

38 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
39 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
40 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
41 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
42 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
43 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 58 days
44 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
45 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
46 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
47 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1924 Alive 100 years, 24 days
48 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
49 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
50 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
51 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
52 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
53 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
54 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 109 days
55 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
56 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
57 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
58 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
59 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
60 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
61 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
62 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)

National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)

1925 Alive 99 years, 204 days
63 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
64 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 Alive 99 years, 152 days
65 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 141 days
66 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)

State President (1982–1989)

1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
67 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 134 days
68 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)

Acting President (1926–1927)

1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
69 Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania

( Austria-Hungary)

Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
70 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
71 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
72 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
73 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela Interim president (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
74 He Yingqin China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
75 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000)

Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)

1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
76 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
77 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
78 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 Alive 98 years, 356 days
79 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
80 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
81 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)

Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)

1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
82 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
83 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
84 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991)

President of the United National Independence Party (1973–1990)

1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
85 Walter Scheel West Germany Acting Chancellor (1974)

President (1974–1979)

1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
86 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 183 days
87 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
88 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1926 2023 96 years, 319 days
89 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
90 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuva Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
91 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
92 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
93 Federico Páez Ecuador Acting President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
94 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)

President (1957–1987)

1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
99 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
96 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
76–97 Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to

97 years, 193 days

98 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
99 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 25 days
99 Raif Dizdarević Template:Flag President of the Presidency of Yugoslavbia|President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 355 days

Addendum

The following individual may have been older than #100, but his exact lifespan is unknown.

Name State Position Birth Death Age
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