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, 92 days. This list consists of 11 living and 89 decreased state leaders.

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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  6th-oldest:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

List

UPDATED 02/4/2026

Living

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	22 Jan 2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	22 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	30 Dec 1891	13 Dec 1994	102 years, 348 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	3 Jul 1914	30 Jan 2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	3 Dec 1887	20 Jan 1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	Alive	102 years, 92 days
7	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	2 Mar 1917	17 Jan 2019	101 years, 321 days
8	Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	5 Jul 1886	14 May 1988	101 years, 314 days
9	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	2 Feb 1917	1 Oct 2018	101 years, 241 days
10	Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	4 May 1889	14 Dec 1990	101 years, 219 days
11	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	Alive	101 years, 338 days
12	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	29 Nov 2019	101 years, 186 days
13	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	3 Apr 1915	27 Jul 2016	101 years, 115 days
14	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 Feb 1919	25 May 2020	101 years, 88 days
15	Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	11 Jan 1911	15 Mar 2012	101 years, 64 days
16	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 Feb 1924	2 Apr 2025	101 years, 53 days
17	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	12 Dec 1960	101 years, 27 days
18	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 Jan 1921	7 Dec 2021	100 years, 312 days
19	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	9 Oct 1912	9 Aug 2013	100 years, 304 days
20	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 Oct 1921	14 Jul 2022	100 years, 283 days
21	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	8 Aug 1919	30 Mar 2020	100 years, 235 days
22	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 Jan 1922	8 Jul 2022	100 years, 172 days
23	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 Oct 1924	29 Dec 2024	100 years, 89 days
24	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 Jul 1925	Alive	100 years, 209 days
25	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	Alive	100 years, 202 days
26	Xenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	26 Apr 1904	10 Jun 2004	100 years, 45 days
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 Jan 1920	30 Mar 2020
28	Abdul Salam Sabrah	Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971)	1 Jan 1912	2 Feb 2012	100 years, 32 days
29	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	12 May 1910	4 Jan 2010	99 years, 237 days
30	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 Oct 1920	1 May 2020	99 years, 211 days
31	Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	4 Jul 1898	15 Jan 1998	99 years, 195 days
23–32	Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	12 Jun 2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
33	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1 May 1919	20 Sept 2018	99 years, 142 days
34	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	26 May 1926	Alive	99 years, 251 days
35	Anthony Mamo	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	9 Jan 1909	1 May 2008	99 years, 113 days
36	Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	27 Jul 1903	31 Oct 2002	99 years, 96 days
37	Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	28 Jun 1892	28 Sept 1991	99 years, 92 days
38	Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	29 Feb 1896	10 Apr 1919	99 years, 41 days
39	Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	7 Aug 1912	8 Sept 2011	99 years, 32 days
40	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	10 Apr 1910	16 Apr 2009	99 years, 6 days
41	Ċensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	30 Mar 1913	14 Mar 2012	98 years, 350 days
29–42	Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898	25 Nov 1997	98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
43	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov	Alive	99 years, 93 days
44	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May	29 Feb 2024	98 years, 297 days
45	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec	Alive	99 years, 57 days
46	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	26 Aug 1920	26 May 2019	98 years, 273 days
47	Pierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	16 Mar 1911	15 Nov 2009	98 years, 244 days
48	Howard Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	15 Nov 1915	11 Jul 2014	98 years, 240 days
49	Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	4 Aug 1873	26 Mar 1972	98 years, 237 days
50	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	18 Oct 1918	29 May 2017	98 years, 223 days
51	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	31 Aug 1879	22 Mar 1978	98 years, 203 days
52	Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	2 Aug 1874	14 Feb 1973	98 years, 196 days
53	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	18 Jul 1910	25 Jan 2009	98 years, 191 days
54	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	9 Dec 1908	8 Jun 2007	98 years, 181 days
55	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	9 Apr 1910	9 Sept 2008	98 years, 153 days
56	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 Dec 1920	22 Apr 2019	98 years, 142 days
57	Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	23 Mar 1918	28 Jul 2016	98 years, 127 days
58	Borys Martos	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1919)	20 May 1879	19 Oct 1977	98 years, 123 days
59	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	21 May 1916	98 years, 112 days
60	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 Oct 1924	6 Feb 2023	98 years, 110 days
61	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 Jan 1921	23 Apr 2019	98 years, 108 days
62	Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	11 Jul 1916	21 Oct 2014	98 years, 102 days
63	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 Jun 1925	22 Sept 2023	98 years, 85 days
64	Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	26 Feb 1868	15 May 1966	98 years, 78 days
65	Claude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	16 Dec 1916	10 Feb 2015	98 years, 56 days
66	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	4 Dec 1910	27 Jan 2009	98 years, 54 days
67	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	10 Jul 1875	25 Jul 1973	98 years, 15 days
68	Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	8 Mar 1910	21 Mar 2008	98 years, 13 days
69	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 Aug 1922	10 Jul 2020	97 years, 332 days
70	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 Apr 1927	23 Feb 2025	97 years, 324 days
71	Abdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	18 Feb 1925	3 Jan 2023	97 years, 319 days
72	Kenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	17 Jul 1917	9 May 2015	97 years, 296 days
73	Wellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	29 Jan 1888	14 Nov 1985	97 years, 289 days
74	Baron Ignaz von Plener	Austria	Minister-President (1870)	31 May 1810	17 Feb 1908	97 years, 272 days
75	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	Ireland	Governor-General (1932–1936)	3 Feb 1866	30 Oct 1963	97 years, 267 days
76	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	27 Apr 1921	28 Dec 2018	97 years, 245 days
77	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	Alive	98 years, 0 days
78	Francesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	10 Jan 1923	14 Aug 2020	97 years, 217 days
79	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 Dec 1925	6 Jul 2023	97 years, 210 days
80	Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	28 Nov 1916	24 Jun 2014	97 years, 208 days
81	He Yingqin	Taiwan	Premier (1949)	2 Aug 1890	21 Oct 1987	97 years, 202 days
82	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988 2000)	15 Jan 1923	30 Oct 2020	97 years, 197 days
83	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	13 Apr 1920	4 Oct 2017	97 years, 174 days
84	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	15 Mar 1872	15 Aug 1969	97 years, 152 days
85	Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	26 Nov 1918	19 Apr 2016	97 years, 145 days
86	Armando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	25 Nov 1915	14 Apr 2013	97 years, 140 days
87	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	23 Sept 1902	8 Feb 2000	97 years, 138 days
88	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	Alive	97 years, 269 days
89	Martial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	4 Oct 1913	4 Feb 2011	97 years, 123 days
90	Gheorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	16 May 1913	21 Aug 2010	97 years, 97 days
91	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	28 Apr 1924	27 Jun 2021	97 years, 50 days
92	Walter Scheel	Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	8 Jul 1919	24 Aug 2016	97 years, 47 days
93	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	Alive	97 years, 161 days
94	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	23 Oct 1928	Alive	97 years, 104 days
95	Helmut Schmidt	West Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	23 Dec 1918	10 Nov 2015	96 years, 322 days
96	Granito Pignatelli	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	10 Apr 1851	17 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days
97	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka	Tannu Tuva	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1 Jan 1912	8 Nov 2008	96 years, 308 days
98	Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	26 May 1871	25 Feb 1968	96 years, 275 days
99	Yitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	22 Oct 1915	30 Jun 2012	96 years, 252 days
100	Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	4 Jun 1877	9 Feb 1974	96 years, 250 days

Next to Enter

No.	Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Current Age	Age as of 30 Sept 2025	Entry Date After
1	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993-1995)	2 May 1929	alive	96 years, 278 days	96 years, 151 days	7 Jan 2026 Páez 96 years, 250 days 1877–1974
2	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	alive	96 years, 200 days	96 years, 73 days	28 Mar 2026 Shamir 96 years, 252 days 1915–2012
3	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	alive	96 years, 81 days	95 years, 319 days	17 Aug 2026 Huysmans 96 years, 275 days 1871–1968
4	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	alive	96 years, 65 days	95 years, 303 days	5 Oct 2026 Anchimaa-Toka 96 years, 308 days 1912–2008
5	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	alive	96 years, 46 days	95 years, 284 days	28 Oct 2026 Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte 96 years, 312 days 1851–1948
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992-1993)
7	Efrain Goldenberg	Peru	President (2002–2007)	28 Dec 1929	alive	96 years, 38 days	95 years, 276 days	13 Feb 2027 Scheel 97 years, 47 days 1919–2016
8	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1970)	03 Jan 1930	alive	96 years, 32 days	95 years, 270 days	22 Feb 2027 Kaunda 97 years, 50 days 1924–2021
9	Vigdis Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	alive	95 years, 295 days	95 years, 168 days	21 Jul l2027 Apostol 97 years, 97 days 1913–2010
10	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	alive	95 years, 286 days	95 years, 159 days	25 Aug 2027 Célestin 97 years, 123 days 1913–2011

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–83 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	13 Jul 1998	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological list of longest-lived state leaders (from 1905)

Key

Longest-living

From	Until	Name	State	Post	Birth	Death
21 May 1905	29 Oct 1915	Baron Ignaz von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	21 May 1810	17 Feb 1908
15 years, 301 days					97 years, 272 days
30 Oct 1915	8 Mar 1958	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	uActing Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	21 May 1916
42 years, 129 days					98 years, 112 days
9 Mar 1958	12 Jun 1984	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	12 Dec 1960
26 years, 95 days					101 years, 27 days
13 Jun 1984	8 Apr 2008	Celál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	22 Aug 1986
23 years, 300 days					103 years, 98 days
9 Apr 2008	present	Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	22 Jan 2009
17 years, 301 days					103 years, 143 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
• Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
• Future longest-living state leaders
• Past longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
• List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
• List of longest-living state leaders from the Americas
• List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania
• List of longest-living state leaders from South America
• List of longest-living heads of state
• List of longest-living heads of government