List of longest-living state leaders

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 lightgreen. 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 Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of  Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of  Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 102 days.

Gallery

• Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg

  Oldest:
   Cambodia
  Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
  served: 1962

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  2nd Oldest:
   Turkey
  Celål Bayar
  served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

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  3rd-Oldest:
   France
  Antoine Pinay
  served: 1952 1953

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  8th-oldest ever:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

List

UPDATED 02/14/2026

Color	Note
	Living State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	H.E. Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	01 Sept 1905	22 Jan 2009	103 years, 143 days
2	H.E. Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days
3	H.E. Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	30 Dec 1891	13 Dec 1994	102 years, 348 days
4	H.E. André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	03 Jul 1914	30 Jan 2017	102 years, 211 days
5	H.I.H. Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	03 Dec 1887	20 Jan 1990	102 years, 48 days
6	H.E. Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	03 Mar 1917	17 Jan 2019	101 years, 321 days
7	H.E. Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	05 Jul 1886	14 May 1988	101 years, 314 days
8	H.E. Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	04 Nov 1923	Alive	102 years, 102 days
9	H.E. Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	02 Feb 1917	01 Oct 2018	101 years, 241 days
10	H.E. Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	09 May 1889	14 Dec 1990	101 years, 219 days
11	H.E. Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	29 Nov 2019	101 years, 186 days
12	H.E. Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	03 Mar 1924	Alive	101 years, 348 days
13	H.E. Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	03 Apr 1915	27 Jul 2016	101 years, 115 days
14	H.E. Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 Feb 1919	25 May 2020	101 years, 88 days
15	H.E. Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	11 Jan 1911	15 Mar 2012	101 years, 64 days
16	H.E. Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 Feb 1924	02 Apr 2025	101 years, 53 days
17	H.E. Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	12 Dec 1960	101 years, 27 days
18	H.E. Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 Jan 1921	7 Dec 2021	100 years, 312 days
19	H.E. Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	09 Oct 1912	09 Aug 2013	100 years, 304 days
20	H.E. Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham	Philippines	Governor-General (1862-1865)	13 Feb 1815	23 Nov 1915	100 years, 283 days
	H.E. Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	04 Oct 1921	14 July 2022
22	H.E. Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	08 Aug 1919	30 Mar 2020	100 years, 235 days
23	H.E. Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 Jan 1922	08 Jul 2022	100 years, 172 days
24	H.E. Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	01 Oct 1924	29 Dec 2024	100 years, 89 days
25	H.E. Xenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	26 Apr 1904	10 Jun 2004	100 years, 45 days
	H.E. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 Jan 1920	4 Mar 2020
27	H.E. Abdul Salam Sabrah	Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	01 Jan 1912	02 Feb 2012	100 years, 32 days
28	H.E. Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 Jul 1925	Alive	100 years, 219 days
29	H.E. Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	Alive	100 years, 212 days
30	H.E. Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	12 May 1910	04 Jan 2010	99 years, 237 days
31	H.E. Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	01 Oct 1920	01 May 2020	99 years, 211 days
32	H.E. Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	ca. 1898	25 Nov 1998	99 years, 195 days
24–33	H.E. Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	ca. 1912	12 Jun 2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
34	H.E. Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	20 Sept 2018	99 years, 142 days
35	H.E. Anthony Mamo	Malta	Acting Governor-General (1971) Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	09 Jan 1909	01 May 2008	99 years, 113 days
36	H.E. Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	27 Jul 1903	31 Oct 2002	99 years, 96 days
37	H.E. Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	28 Jun 1892	28 Sept 1991	99 years, 92 days
38	H.E. Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	Alive	99 years, 261 days
39	H.E. Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	29 Feb 1896	10 Apr 1995	99 years, 41 days
40	H.E. Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	06 Aug 1912	08 Sept 2011	99 years, 32 days
41	H.E. Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
42	H.E. Ċensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
30–43	H.E. 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
44	H.E. Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
45	H.E. Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	99 years, 103 days
46	H.E. Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
47	H.E. Pierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
48	H.E. Howard Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
49	H.E. Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	99 years, 67 days
50	H.E. Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
51	H.E. Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
52	H.E. Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
53	H.E. Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
54	H.E. Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
55	H.E. Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
56	H.E. Nouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 153 days
57	H.E. Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
58	H.E. Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President of the Provisional Government (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
59	H.E. Borys Martos	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
60	H.E. Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
61	H.E. Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
62	H.H. Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
63	H.E. Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
64	H.E. Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
65	H.E. Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
66	H.E. Claude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
67	H.E. R. Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
68	H.E. Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
69	H.E. Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
70	H.E. Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
71	H.E. Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	2025	97 years, 324 days
72	H.E. Abdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
73	H.E. Kenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
74	H.E. Wellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
75	H.E. Baron Ignaz von Plener	Austria	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
76	H.E. Domhnall Ua Buachalla	Ireland	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
77	H.E. Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
78	H.E. Francesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
79	H.E. Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
80	H.E. Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
81	H.E. He Yingqin	China	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
82	H.E. Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988 2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
83	Comrade Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	98 years, 10 days
84	H.E. Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
85	H.E. Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
86	H.E. Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
87	H.E. Armando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
88	H.E. 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
89	H.E. Martial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
90	H.E. Gheorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
91	H.E. Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years, 279 days
92	H.E. Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
93	H.E. Walter Scheel	Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
94	H.E. Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	97 years, 171 days
95	H.E. Helmut Schmidt	West Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
96	H.E. Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	97 years, 114 days
97	H.E. Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
98	H.E. Yitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
99	H.E. Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
100	H.E. Habib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–84 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
H.E. Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	17 Jul 1998	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

See also

• List of longest-living cardinals
• List of oldest living state leaders
• Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
• Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
• Future longest-living state leaders
• Past longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living state leaders from Africa, Asia and Oceania
• List of longest-living state leaders from the Americas
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe