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| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days  
| colspan="2" |1897.05.14<br /><small>94 years, 207 days  
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|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
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|1897.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|17 Jul 1806|14 May 1897}}<small>
|1897.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|17 Jul 1806|14 May 1897}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
| colspan="2" |1899.02.26<br /><small>92 years 224 days  
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|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
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|1900.04.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|2 Mar 1810|12 Apr 1900}}<small>
|1900.04.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|2 Mar 1810|12 Apr 1900}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
| colspan="2" |1903.07.20<br /><small>93 years, 140 days
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|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
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|1903.07.20<br /><small>{{age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 Jul 1903}}<small>
|1903.07.20<br /><small>{{age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 Jul 1903}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" |1908.02.17<br /><small>97 years, 272 days  
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|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
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|1908.02.17<br /><small>{{age in years and days|30 Jan 1818|17 Feb 1908}}<small>
|1908.02.17<br /><small>{{age in years and days|30 Jan 1818|17 Feb 1908}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
| colspan="2" |1916.05.21<br /><small>98 years, 113 days
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|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
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|1916.05.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|27 Dec 1823|21 May 1916}}<small>
|1916.05.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|27 Dec 1823|21 May 1916}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
| colspan="2" |1917.12.10<br /><small>93 years, 348 days  
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|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
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|1917.12.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1828|10 Dec 1917}}<small>
|1917.12.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1828|10 Dec 1917}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days  
| colspan="2" |1923.05.14<br /><small>94 years, 181 days  
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|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
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|1923.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|25 Feb 1835|15 May 1923}}<small>
|1923.05.14<br /><small>{{age in years and days|25 Feb 1835|15 May 1923}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
| colspan="2" |1924.07.02<br /><small>89 years, 127 days  
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|{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
|{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
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|1924.07.02<br /><small>{{age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 Jul 1924}}
|1924.07.02<br /><small>{{age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 Jul 1924}}
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
| colspan="2" |1925.12.21 <br /><small>87 years, 216 days  
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|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
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|1925.12.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|6 Jun 1838|21 Dec 1925}}
|1925.12.21<br /><small>{{age in years and days|6 Jun 1838|21 Dec 1925}}
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days  
| colspan="2" |1932.03.10<br /><small>93 years, 272 days  
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|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
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|1932.03.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1841|10 Mar 1932}}
|1932.03.10<br /><small>{{age in years and days|14 Nov 1841|10 Mar 1932}}
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>  
| colspan="2" |1935.09.06<br /><small>93 years, 295 days<small>  
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|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
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|1935.09.06<br /><small>{{age in years and days|26 Apr 1844|6 Sep 1935}}
|1935.09.06<br /><small>{{age in years and days|26 Apr 1844|6 Sep 1935}}
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
| colspan="2" |1937.05.29<br /><small>93 years, 34 days  
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|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
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|1937.05.29<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Jan 1848|29 May 1937}}<small>
|1937.05.29<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Jan 1848|29 May 1937}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days  
| colspan="2" |1939.09.12<br /><small>91 years, 233 days  
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|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
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|1939.09.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Mar 1849|10 Mar 1932}}<small>
|1939.09.12<br /><small>{{age in years and days|22 Mar 1849|10 Mar 1932}}<small>
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>aged 96 years, 137 days
| colspan="2" |1945.08.06<br /><small>96 years, 137 days
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|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
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|1945.08.06<br /><small>{{age in years and days|24 Apr 1856|6 Aug 1945}}
Apr 1856|6 Aug 1945}}
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>95 years, 90 days
| colspan="2" |1951.07.23<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
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|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
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|1951.07.23<br /><small>{{age in years and days|8 May 1856|23 Jul 1951}}
|1951.07.23<br /><small>{{age in years and days|8 May 1856|23 Jul 1951}}
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
| colspan="2" |1952.07.21<br /><small>96 years, 74 days  
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|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}

Revision as of 12:11, 26 June 2024

This article lists the Longest-known living (ages at least 95 years, 0 days; born non-earlier than 1900) or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1 January 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.


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List

Ages are up to date 07/1/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days
2 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
3 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
4 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) 1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
6 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.01.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 118 days
7 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
8 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
9 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
10 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
11 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
12 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
13 Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04

originally listed 1924.11.04

Alive 100 years, 240 days
14 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
15 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)

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

1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 144 days
16 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 120 days
17 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
19 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
20 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 274 days
21 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
22 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
23 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
25 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
26 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
27 Võ Chí Công Vietnam President (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
28 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
28 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 357 days
29 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 350 days
30 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
31 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)

Regent (2016)

1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
32 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
33 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
34 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
35 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
36 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
37 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
38 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
39 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
40 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
41 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
42 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
43 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
44 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days
45 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
46 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 33 days
47 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
48 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
49 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days
50 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Acting President (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
51 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 241 days
52 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days
53 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
54 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 205 days
55 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
56 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
57 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
58 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
59 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days
60 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
61 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 87 days
62 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
63 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
64 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
65 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
66 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
67 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
68 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1925.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days
69 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
70 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 148 days
71 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
72 Jiang Zemin China President (1993-2003) 1926.08.17 2022.11.30 96 years, 105 days
73 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
74 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 52 days
75 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 51 days
76 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
77 Michael I Romania King (1927-1930, 1940-1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
78 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
79 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
80 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
81 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
82 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 309 days
83 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy013) Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006)
1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
84 Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City Pope (2005–2013)
Sovereign (2005–2013)
1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
85 Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days
86 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 252 days
87 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019)
1924.02.21 2019.09.04 95 years, 197 days
88 Trần Thiện Khiêm South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969–1975) 1925.15.15 2021.06.24 95 years, 191 days
89 Pote Sarasin Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905.03.25 2000.09.28 95 years, 187 days
90 Antonio Imbert Barrera Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920.12.03 2016.05.31 95 years, 180 days
91 Tahar Ben Ammar Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889.11.25 1985.05.10 95 years, 166 days
92 Cuthbert Sebastian Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (1996-2013) 1921.10.22 2017.03.25 95 years, 154 days
93 Roberto Marcelo Levingston Argentina President (1970–1971) 1920.01.19
later changed to 1920.01.10
2015.06.17 95 years, 151 days
94 Nelson Mandela South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918.07.18 2013.12.05 95 years, 140 days
95 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1970-2002) 1924.09.02 2020.02.04 95 years, 137 days
96 Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador President (1992–1996) 1921.07.14 2016.11.15 95 years, 124 days
97 Ahmed Ben Bella Algeria President (1963 - 1965) 1916.12.25 2012.04.11 95 years, 108 days
98 Dawda Jawara The Gambia Prime Minister (1964-1970)
President (1970-1994)
1924.05.16 2021.08.27 95 years, 103 days
99 Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906.10.09 2001.12.20 95 years, 72 days
100 Petar Stambolić Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982 - 1983)
1912.07.12 2007.09.21 95 years, 71 days
101 Anibal Portillo El Salvador Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962) 1914.12.20 2010.02.15 95 years, 57 days
102 Pak Song-chol North Korea Premier (1976 - 1977) 1913.09.02 2008.02.28 95 years, 56 days
103 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 60 days
104 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 50 days
105 Max Petitpierre Switzerland Federal Council Minister (1944-1961)
President (1950, 1955, 1960)
1899.02.26 1994.03.25 95 years, 27 days
106 Dušan Dragosavac Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1981–1982) 1919.12.01 2014.12.21 95 years, 20 days
107 Saeb Salam Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905.01.17 2000.01.21 95 years, 4 days
108 Hassan ibn Yahya North Yemen Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908.06.13 2003.06.13 95 years, 0 days

Next 10 to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age age by 12-31-24
1 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 348 days 95 years, 165 days
2 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 289 days 95 years, 106 days
3 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)
1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 257 days 95 years, 74 days
4 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 229 days 95 years, 46 days
5 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 213 days 95 years, 30 days
6 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 194 days 95 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
9 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 186 days 95 years, 3 days
10 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 180 days 94 years, 363 days
11 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)
1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 120 days 94 years, 303 days
12 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 77 days 94 years, 260 days
13 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 68 days 94 years, 251 days
14 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930.05.21 Alive 94 years, 41 days 94 years, 224 days
15 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997, 2002–2003) 1930.07.01 Alive 94 years, 0 days 94 years, 183 days
16 Ivy Dumont Bahamas Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002–2005)
1930.10.02 Alive 93 years, 273 days 94 years, 90 days
17 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 1930.10.11 Alive 93 years, 273 days 94 years, 81 days
18 Mabandla Dlamini Swaziland Prime Minister (1979–1983) 1930.11.11 Alive 93 years, 233 days 94 years, 50 days
19 Choe Yong-rim North Korea Premier (2010–2013) 1930.11.20 Alive 93 years, 224 days 94 years, 41 days
20 Cesar Virata Philippines Prime Minister (1981–1986) 1930.12.12 Alive 93 years, 202 days 94 years, 19 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following persons might be older than 138-21 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.12 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998.07.13 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country Sex Born Became eldest
age
Ceased
age
Death
age
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 1802.10.19 1897.05.14
94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 1806.07.17 1897.05.14
90 years, 301 days
1899.02.26
92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 1810.01.27 1899.02.26
89 years, 30 days
1900.04.12
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 1810.03.02 1900.04.12
90 years, 41 days
1903.07.20
93 years, 140 days
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria M 1810.05.21 1903.07.20
93 years, 60 days
1908.02.17
97 years, 272 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 1818.01.30 1908.02.17
90 years, 18 days
1916.05.21
98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 1823.12.27 1916.05.21
92 years, 146 days
1917.12.10
93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet France M 1828.11.14 1917.12.10
89 years, 26 days
1923.05.14
94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 1835.02.25 1923.05.14
88 years, 79 days
1924.07.02
89 years, 127 days
Jules Méline France M 1838.05.20 1924.07.02
86 years, 43 days
1925.12.21
87 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 1838.06.08 1925.12.21
87 years, 198 days
1932.03.10
93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 1841.11.15 1932.03.10
90 years, 117 days
1935.09.06
93 years, 295 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador M 1844.04.26 1935.09.06
91 years, 133 days
1937.05.29
93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 1848.01.22 1937.05.29
89 years, 127 days
1939.09.12
91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 1849.03.22 1939.09.12
82 years, 354 days
1945.08.06
96 years, 137 days
Philippe Petain France M 1856.04.24 1945.08.06
89 years, 104 days
1951.07.23
95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 1856.05.08 1951.07.23
95 years, 76 days
1952.07.21
96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 1859.11.15 1952.07.21
92 years, 249 days
1960.12.12
101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás Brazil M 1868.02.26 1960.12.12
92 years, 290 days
1966.05.15
98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 1871.05.26 1966.05.15
94 years, 354 days
1968.02.26
96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 1872.03.15 1968.02.26
95 years, 348 days
1969.08.14
97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 1873.08.04 1969.08.14
96 years, 10 days
1972.03.28
98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 1874.08.02 1972.03.28
97 years, 190 days
1973.02.14
98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 1875.07.10 1973.02.14
97 years, 219 days
1973.07.25
98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 1877.06.04 1973.07.25
96 years, 51 days
1974.02.09
96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 1879.05.20 1974.02.09
94 years, 265 days
1977.09.17
98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 1879.08.31 1977.09.17
98 years, 17 days
1978.03.22
98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 1882.02.15 1978.03.22
96 years, 35 days
1978.04.24
96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 1883.05.16 1978.04.24
94 years, 343 days
1986.08.22
103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 1886.07.05 1986.08.22
100 years, 48 days
1988.05.14
101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M 1887.12.03 1988.05.14
100 years, 163 days
1990.01.20
102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 1889.05.09 1990.01.20
100 years, 256 days
1990.12.14
101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay France M 1891.12.30 1990.12.14
98 years, 349 days
1994.12.13
102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai India M 1896.02.29 1994.12.13
98 years, 288 days
1995.04.10

99y, 41d

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 1898.07.04 1995.04.10
96 years, 280 days
1998.01.15
99 y, 195 d
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 1998.01.15
96 y, 15 d to
97 y, 14d
1998.07.13
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M 1902.09.23 1998.07.13
95 years, 293 days
2000.02.08
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 1903.07.27 2000.02.08
96 years, 196 days
2002.10.31
aged 99 y, 142 d
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 1904.04.26 2002.10.31
97 years, 188 days
2004.06.10
aged 100 y, 45 d
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1905.09.01 2004.06.10
98 years, 283 days
2009.01.22
aged 103 y, 143 d
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 1910.04.10 2009.01.22
98 years, 287 days
2009.04.16
aged 99 y, 6 d
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 1910.12.10 2009.04.16
98 years, 127 days
2010.01.04
aged 99 y, 237 d
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 1911.01.11 2010.01.04
98 y, 361 d
2012.03.15
aged 101 y, 64 d
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 1912.10.09 2012.03.15
99 years, 158 days
2013.08.09
aged 100 y, 304 d
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 1914.07.03 2013.08.09
99 years, 37 days
2017.01.30
aged 102 y, 211 d
Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 1917.02.02 2017.01.30
99 years, 353 days
2018.10.01
aged 101 y, 241 d
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 1917.03.02 2018.10.01
101 years, 213 days
2019.01.17
aged 101 y, 321 d
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 1918.05.27 2019.01.17
100 years, 235 days
2019.11.29
aged 101 y, 186 d
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M 1919.01.26 2019.11.29
100 years, 307 days
2020.05.20
aged 101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 1921.01.29 2020.05.20
99 y, 112 d
2021.12.07
aged 100 y, 312 d
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 1921.10.04 2021.12.07
100 y, 64 d
2022.07.14
aged 100 years, 283 days
Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 1924.02.08 2022.07.14
98 years, 156 days
2023.10.11
99 years, 245 days
Alive
age 100 years, 144 days
Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M 1923.11.04 2023.10.11
99 years, 341 days
Alive
age 100 years, 240 days

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