Difference between revisions of "List of longest-living state leaders"

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|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following persons might be older than ''100-21'' on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
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|[[File:Sheikh Mukhtar.jpg|130px]]<br />{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2013||99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
|[[File:Sheikh Mukhtar.jpg|100px]]<br />{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||Interim president (1969)||1912||2013||99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
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|[[File:Dr HK Banda, first president of Malawi.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Hastings Banda}}||Malawi||Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)||1898|| 1997||98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
|[[File:Dr HK Banda, first president of Malawi.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Hastings Banda}}||Malawi||Prime Minister (1964–1966)<br>State President (1966–1994)<br>President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)||1898|| 1997||98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
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|[[File:Coat of arms of Greece.svg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1967)||1901||1998||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|[[File:Coat of arms of Greece.svg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1967)||1901||1998||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
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|[[File:Coat of arms of Syria.svg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Hassan al-Hakim}}||Syria||Prime Minister (1941&ndash;1942, 1951)||1986||1982||95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
|[[File:Coat of arms of Syria.svg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Hassan al-Hakim}}||Syria||Prime Minister (1941&ndash;1942, 1951)||1986||1982||95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
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|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following persons might be older than ''6-1'' on the List but his Date of Birth and Death is uncertain.
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following persons might be older than ''5-1'' on the List but his Date of Birth and Death is uncertain.
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|[[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|130px]]<br />{{Wp|Ek Yi Oun }}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1958)||1910||2013||102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days  
|[[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|100px]]<br />{{Wp|Ek Yi Oun }}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1958)||1910||2013||102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days  
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|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#90–1'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.{{efn-lg|They were either members of collective  presidencies without a clear leader, interim leaders, de facto leaders, widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited or leaders of political entities whose status as sovereign states was unclear or disputed.}}
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#90–1'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.{{efn-lg|They were either members of collective  presidencies without a clear leader, interim leaders, de facto leaders, widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited or leaders of political entities whose status as sovereign states was unclear or disputed.}}
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|[[File:César Yanes Urías.jpg|130px]]<br />'''{{wp|César Yanes Urias}}'''||'''El Salvador'''||Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961)||'''1920'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1920|4|24}}'''
|[[File:César Yanes Urías.jpg|100px]]<br />'''{{wp|César Yanes Urias}}'''||'''El Salvador'''||Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961)||'''1920'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1920|4|24}}'''
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|[[File:Dan OSRH Josip Manolic 28052011 2.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Josip Manolić}}||Croatia ||Prime Minister (1990–1991)||1920||2024 ||104 years, 24 days
|[[File:Dan OSRH Josip Manolic 28052011 2.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Josip Manolić}}||Croatia ||Prime Minister (1990–1991)||1920||2024 ||104 years, 24 days
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|- style="text-align:center" |
|[[File:El Mokri Le Petit Journal.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Muhammad al-Muqri}}
|[[File:El Mokri Le Petit Journal.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Muhammad al-Muqri}}
|Morocco
|Morocco
|Grand Vizier (1912-1956)
|Grand Vizier (1912-1956)
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|103 years, 219 days
|103 years, 219 days
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|[[File:Anton Vratuša (1).jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Anton Vratusa}}
|[[File:Anton Vratuša (1).jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Anton Vratusa}}
|Slobenia
|Slobenia
|President of Executive Council (1978&ndash;1980)
|President of Executive Council (1978&ndash;1980)
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|102 years, 159 days
|102 years, 159 days
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|[[File:Edward Bernard Raczyński.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Edward Bernard Raczyński}}
|[[File:Edward Bernard Raczyński.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Edward Bernard Raczyński}}
|Poland
|Poland
|President-in-Exile (1979&ndash;1986)
|President-in-Exile (1979&ndash;1986)
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|101 years, 223 days
|101 years, 223 days
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|[[File:Kazi Lhendup Dorjee .jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Kazi Lhendup Dorjee}}|||Sikkim||Chief Minister (1974 - 1975)|||1904|||2007||102 years, 290 days
|[[File:Kazi Lhendup Dorjee .jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Kazi Lhendup Dorjee}}|||Sikkim||Chief Minister (1974 - 1975)|||1904|||2007||102 years, 290 days
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|[[File:Ali Haroun (cropped).jpg|130px]]<br />'''{{wp|Ali Haroun}}'''||'''Algeria''' ||Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|2|8}}'''
|[[File:Ali Haroun (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />'''{{wp|Ali Haroun}}'''||'''Algeria''' ||Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|2|8}}'''
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|[[File:Gennaro Granito di Belmonte-1922.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||Acting Sovereign (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
|[[File:Gennaro Granito di Belmonte-1922.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||Acting Sovereign (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
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|[[File:Federico Páez.png|130px]]<br />{{wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||President (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974|| 96 years, 250 days
|[[File:Federico Páez.png|100px]]<br />{{wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador||President (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974|| 96 years, 250 days
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|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#100–84'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#100–84'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
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|[[File:Kim Yong-ju.jpg|130px]]<br />{{wp|Kim Yong-ju}}||North Korea||Vice President during vacancy (1994–1998)||1920||2021||100 years, 148 days&nbsp;to&nbsp;101 years, 347 days
|[[File:Kim Yong-ju.jpg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Kim Yong-ju}}||North Korea||Vice President during vacancy (1994–1998)||1920||2021||100 years, 148 days&nbsp;to&nbsp;101 years, 347 days
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|- style="text-align:center" |
|[[File:Silver - replace this image male cropped.png|130px]]<br />{{wp|Franjo Boras}}||Bosnia and Herzegovina||Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992&ndash;1993)||1927|| 2023||96 years, 101 days&nbsp;to&nbsp;97 years, 100 days
|[[File:Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg|100px]]<br />{{wp|Franjo Boras}}||Bosnia and Herzegovina||Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992&ndash;1993)||1927||2023||96 years, 101 days&nbsp;to&nbsp;97 years, 100 days
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Revision as of 10:57, 18 July 2024

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), 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.

List

No. Image
Name		 State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum		 Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png
Celâl Bayar		 Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg
Antoine Pinay		 France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 Coat of Arms of Andorra.svg
André Prunet-Foch		 Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko Army captain.jpg
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni		 Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla 1960s.jpg
Babiker Awadalla		 Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg
Willem Drees		 Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 Mr. Do Muoi.jpg
Đỗ Mười		 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.jpg
Zhang Qun		 Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg
Yasuhiro Nakasone		 Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong 1970.jpg
Piet de Jong		 Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyunsoongjongsk.png
Hyun Soong-jong		 South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
13 Coat of arms of Panama.svg
Bernardino González Ruiz		 Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Hornsrud.jpg
Christopher Hornsrud		 Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Mustafa Ben Halim.jpg
Mustafa Ben Halim		 Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
16 F. Morales Bermúdez.jpg
Francisco Morales-Bermúdez		 Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
17 Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg
Guillermo Rodriguez		 Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 46 days
18 郝柏村院長.jpg
Hau Pei-tsun		 Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
19 Luis Echeverría Álvarez official portrait.jpg
Luis Echeverría		 Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
20 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the President of Laos, Mr. Khamtay Siphandone at Vientiane in Laos on November 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg
Khamtai Siphandone		 Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 Alive 100 years, 316 days
21 Tomiichi Murayama cropped 1 Suharto and Tomiichi Murayama 199411.gif
Tomiichi Murayama		 Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 292 days
22 Xenophón Zolótas - 1989 (cropped).jpg
Xenophon Zolotas		 Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1982).jpg
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar		 Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
23 AbdulSalam Sabrah.jpg
Abdul Salam Sabrah		 Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
25 JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg
Jimmy Carter		 United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 80 days
26 Johan Ferrier 1975.jpg
Johan Ferrier		 Surimane President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
27 State seal of Myanmar (dubious).png
Tun Tin		 Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
28 Stamp of India - 1999 - Colnect 161703 - Gulzarilal Nanda - Birth Centenary.jpeg
Gulzarilal Nanda		 India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
29 محمد كريم العمراني Mohamed Karim Lamrani.jpg
Mohammed Karim Lamrani		 Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
30 Sir Anthony Mamo.jpg
|Sir Anthony Mamo		 Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
31 Stasinopoulos.jpg
Michail Stasinopoulos		 Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
32 Clifford Campbell.jpg
Clifford Campbell		 Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
33 Picture of Vo Chi Cong.jpg
Võ Chí Công		 Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
34 Morarji Desai 1978b.jpg
Morarji Desai		 India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
35 Mahathir Mohamad 13112018 (cropped).jpg
Mahathir Mohamad		 Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 163 days
36 Emblem of Afghanistan (1980-1987).svg
Mohammad Hasan Sharq		 Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 156 days
37 Dr. Censu Tabone.jpg
Ċensu Tabone		 Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
38 Ali Hassan Mwinyi.jpg
Ali Hassan Mwinyi		 Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
39 Prem Tinsulanonda 1984.jpg
Prem Tinsulanonda		 Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
40 Pierre Harmel 1965.jpg
Pierre Harmel		 Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
41 Howard-cooke.jpg
Howard Cooke		 Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
42 Joseph Paul-Boncour 1923.jpg
Joseph Paul-Boncour		 France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
43 Mitsotakis 1992.jpg
Konstantinos Mitsotakis		 Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
44 Isidro ayora cueva.png
Isidro Ayora		 Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
45 Luxemburger-Wort-1946.07.23-p1-Emile-Reuter-2.jpg
Émile Reuter		 Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
46 Mamadou Dia 1960.jpg
Mamadou Dia		 Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
47 Aden Abdulle Osman Daar.jpg
Aden Adde		 Somalia President (1960–1967) 18 2007 98 years, 181 days
48 Nouhak Phoumsavanh LARGE.jpg
Nouhak Phoumsavanh		 Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
49 Lê Đức Anh portrait.jpg
Lê Đức Anh		 Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
50 Emile Zinsou (cropped).jpg
Émile Derlin Zinsou		 Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
51 Martos Borys.jpg
Borys Martos		 Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
52 Görgei Artúr by Miklós Barabás.jpg
Artúr Görgei		 Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
53 Lubomír Štrougal (1970) (cropped).jpg
Lubomír Štrougal		 Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
54 GD Jean 1967.jpg
Jean		 Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
55 Gough Whitlam 1972 (cropped).jpg
Gough Whitlam		 Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
56 Presidente Napolitano.jpg
Giorgio Napolitano		 Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
57 Venceslau Brás Colorido (1918).png
Venceslau Brás		 Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
58 Coat of Arms of Andorra.svg
Claude Rostain		 Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
59 R Venkataraman.jpg
R. Venkataraman		 India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
60 Abdoulaye Wade (1).jpg
Abdoulaye Wade		 Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 205 days
61 P Abraham Dezso.jpg
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám		 Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
62 Gabriel París, 1957 (cropped).jpg
Gabriel París Gordillo		 Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
63 M Jakeš 2014 Praha.JPG
Miloš Jakeš		 Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
64 Abdelsalam Al-Majali portrait.jpg
Abdelsalam Majali		 Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
65 Kenan Evren (cropped).png
Kenan Evren		 Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
66 Wellington Koo 1945.jpg
Wellington Koo		 China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
67 Ignaz von Plener (-1908).jpg
Baron Ignaz von Plener		 Cisleithania
Austria-Hungary		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
68 Domhnaill Ua Buachalia circa 1932 (cropped).jpg
Domhnall Ua Buachalla		 Vietnam Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
69 Valdas Adamkus 1998.jpg
Valdas Adamkus		 Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 47 days
70 Abdelmalek Benhabylès.png
Abdelmalek Benhabyles		 Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
71 Raif Dizdarević (političar) (cropped).jpg
Raif Dizdarević		 Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 98 years, 11 days
72 COA of Andora (19th century).svg
Francesc Badia Batalla		 Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
73 Arnaldo Forlani 1972.jpg
Arnaldo Forlani		 Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
74 Ramón José Velásquez en 1993.jpg
Ramón José Velásquez		 Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
75 何應欽院長.jpg
He Yingqin		 Taiwan} Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
76 Lee Teng-hui official portrait.png
Lee Teng-hui		 Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
77 Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave-Patricks Day 1976.jpg
Liam Cosgrave		 Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
78 Alfredo Solf y Muro.JPG
Alfredo Solf y Muro		 Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
79 Aylwin Banda.jpg
Patricio Aylwin		 Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
80 Armando Villanueva del Campo.jpg
Armando Villanueva		 Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
81 Ion Gheorghe Maurer1.jpg
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 Coat of arms of Haiti.svg
Martial Célestin		 Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
83 Tanin2011.jpg
Thanin Kraivichien		 Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 259 days
84 Gheorghe Apostol.jpg
Gheorghe Apostol		 Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
85 Kenneth David Kaunda.jpg
Kenneth Kaunda		 Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
86 Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg
Walter Scheel		 Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
87 Bundesarchiv Bild Helmut Schmidt 1975 cropped.jpg
Helmut Schmidt		 Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
88 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka.jpg
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka		 Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
89 CamilleHuysmans1966cropped.jpg
Camille Huysmans		 Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
90 Yitzhak Shamir 1992 Dan Hadani Archive.jpg
Yitzhak Shamir		 Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
91 Portrait officiel de Habib Bourguiba.png
Habib Bourguiba		 Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
92 Vyacheslav Molotov Anefo2.jpg
Vyacheslav Molotov		 Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
93 Yang Hyong-sop.jpg
Yang Hyong-sop		 North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days
94 Pedro Richter Prada.jpg
Pedro Richter Prada		 Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
95 Kim Yong-nam in Moscow (cropped).jpg
Kim Yong-nam		 China Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 320 days
96 Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg
Elizabeth II		 United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
97 Alejandro Deustua.jpg
Alejandro Deustua		 Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
98 Jiang Zemin 2002.jpg
Jiang Zemin		 China General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989-2002)
President (1993-2003)		 1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
99 Abderrahmane Youssoufi.jpg
Abderrahmane Youssoufi		 Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
100 Pedro Lascurain.jpg
Pedro Lascuráin 		Mexico President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days

Next to Join

No. Image
Name		 State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2024.12.31
1 Vabariigi President Arnold Rüütel.jpg
Arnold Rüütel		 Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928 Alive 96 years, 224 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Foulkes (cropped).jpg
Arthur Foulkes 		Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 223 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross 2014.JPG
Péter Boross 		Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 115 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji in 2000.jpg
Zhu Rongji 		China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 58 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur-1-crop2.png
Édouard Balladur 		France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 232 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg
Sam Nujoma 		Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 222 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Orville Turnquest 1997 (cropped).jpg
Sir Orville Turnquest 		Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 154 days 95 years, 165 days
8 Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar.jpg
Jamshid bin Abdullah 		Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 95 years, 95 days 95 years, 106 days
9 Violeta Chamorro 1993.jpg
Violeta Chamorro 		Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929 Alive 95 years, 63 days 95 years, 74 days
10 State emblem of Mongolia.svg
Gombojavyn Ochirbat		 Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 95 years, 39 days 95 years, 50 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Image
Name		 State Position Birth Death Age
The following persons might be older than 100-21 on the List but their Date of Birth is uncertain.
Sheikh Mukhtar.jpg
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein		 Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2013 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Dr HK Banda, first president of Malawi.jpg
Hastings Banda		 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
Coat of arms of Greece.svg
Constantine Kollias		 Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Coat of arms of Syria (2024–present).svg
Hassan al-Hakim		 Syria Prime Minister (1941–1942, 1951) 1986 1982 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days

Uncertain Date of Birth and Death

Image
Name		 State Position Birth Death Age
The following persons might be older than 5-1 on the List but his Date of Birth and Death is uncertain.
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Ek Yi Oun 		Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1958) 1910 2013 102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days

Unclear Status as State Leaders

Image
Name 		State Position Birth Died Age
The following individuals are older than #90–1 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.Template:Efn-lg
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César Yanes Urias		 El Salvador Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) 1920 Alive 104 years, 240 days
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Josip Manolić		 Croatia Prime Minister (1990–1991) 1920 2024 104 years, 24 days
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Muhammad al-Muqri 		Morocco Grand Vizier (1912-1956) 1854 1957 103 years, 219 days
Anton Vratuša (1).jpg
Anton Vratusa 		Slobenia President of Executive Council (1978–1980) 1915 2017 102 years, 159 days
Edward Bernard Raczyński.jpg
Edward Bernard Raczyński 		Poland President-in-Exile (1979–1986) 1891 1993 101 years, 223 days
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee .jpg
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee		 Sikkim Chief Minister (1974 - 1975) 1904 2007 102 years, 290 days
Ali Haroun (cropped).jpg
Ali Haroun		 Algeria Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) 1927 Alive 97 years, 316 days
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Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte		 Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
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Federico Páez		 Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days

Unclear Status with uncertain Date of Birth

Image
Name 		State Position Birth Death Age
The following individuals are older than #100–84 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.
Kim Yong-ju.jpg
Kim Yong-ju		 North Korea Vice President during vacancy (1994–1998) 1920 2021 100 years, 148 days to 101 years, 347 days
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg
Franjo Boras		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1993) 1927 2023 96 years, 101 days to 97 years, 100 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1890

State Leaders born after 1800

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Image
Name 		Co. Post Sex DOB B.E. CTOB DD
George Tupou I, c. 1880s.jpg
George Tupou I 		TGA King (1845–1893) M 1797 1890 1893
95 years, 76 days
Kossuth Lajos színezett litográfia 1848 Prinzhofer.jpg
Lajos Kossuth 		HUN Governor-President (1849) M 1802 1893 1894
91 years, 182 days
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Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol 		GUT President (1865) M 1802 1894 1897
94 years, 207 days
Johann Bernhard von Rechberg.jpg
Count Bernhard von Rechberg 		AUT Minister-President (1859-1861) M 1806 1897 1899
92 years 224 days
Tomas Gomensoro.jpg
Tomas Gormensoro Albin 		URU Interim President (1872-1873) M 1810 1899 1900
90 years, 76 days
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Pope Leo XIII 		VAT Pope (1878-1903) M 1810

1900

1903
93 years, 140 days
Ignaz von Plener (-1908).jpg
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener 		AUT Minister-President (1870) M 1810 1903 1908
97 years, 272 days
Fülöp László - Görgey Artúr arcképe - 2655 - Hungarian National Gallery.jpg
Artúr Gorgey 		Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) M 1818 1908 1916
98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell.jpg
Mackenzie Bowell 		Canada Prime Minister (1894 – 1896) M 1823 1916 1917
93 years, 348 days
Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg
Charles de Freycinet 		France Prime Minister (1879 – 1880, 1882, 1886, 1890 – 1892) M 1828 1917 1923
94 years, 181 days
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Matsukata Masayoshi 		Japan Prime Minister (1891-1892, 1896-1898) M 1835 1923 1924
89 years, 127 days
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Paolo Boselli 		Italy Prime Minister (1916-1917) M 1838 1924 1932
93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marin.jpg
Francisco Andrade Marín 		Ecuador Acting President (1912) M 1841 1932 1935
93 years, 295 days
François Denys Légitime.jpg
François Denys Légitime 		Haiti President (1888-1889) M 1841 1935 1935
93 years, 251 days
Lizardo Garcia Sorroza.jpg
Lizardo Garcia 		Ecuador President (1905-1906) M 1844 1935 1937
93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón.jpg
Eliodoro Villazón 		Bolivia President (1909–1913) M 1848 1937 1939
91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua.jpg
Alejandro Deustua 		Peru Prime Minister (1902) M 1849 1939 1945
96 years, 138 days
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido.jpg
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido 		Veneuela Interim President (1892) M 1854 1945 1949
94 years, 362 days
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Philippe Petain 		France Prime Minister (1940)
Chief of State (1940-1944) 		M 1856 1949 1951
95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascurain.jpg
Pedro Lascurain 		Mexico President (1913) M 1856 1949 1952
96 years, 74 days
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Christopher Hornsrud 		Norway Prime Minister (1928) M 1859 1952 1960
101 years, 27 days
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Venceslau Brás		 Brazil President (1914–1918) M 1868 1960 1966
98 years, 78 days
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas.jpg
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas 		Nicaragua President (1917-1921, 1926) M 1871 1966 1966
95 years, 191 days
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Camille Huysmans 		Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) M 1871 1966 1968
96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro.JPG
Alfredo Solf y Muro 		Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) M 1872 1968 1969
97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour 1923.jpg
Joseph Paul-Boncour 		France Prime Minister (1932–1933) M 1873 1969 1972
98 years, 237 days
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Émile Reuter 		Luxemboug Prime Minister (1918–1925) M 1874 1972 1973
98 years, 196 days
P Abraham Dezso.jpg
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham 		Hungary Prime Minister (1919) M 1875 1973 1973
98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez.png
Federico Páez		 Ecuador President (1935–1937) M 1877 1973 1974
96 years, 250 days
Martos Borys.jpg
Borys Martos		 Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) M 1879 1974 1977
98 years, 122 days
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Isidro Ayora 		Ecuador President (1926–1931) M 1879 1977 1978
98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves in 1954.jpg
Federico Chaves 		Paraguay President (1949-1954) M 1882 1978 1978
96 years, 68 days
Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png
Celál Bayar 		Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		M 1883 1978 1986
103 years, 99 days
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Willem Drees		 Natherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) M 1886 1986 1988
101 years, 314 days
Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko Army captain.jpg
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 		Japan Prime Minister (1945) M 1887 1988 1990
102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun.jpg
Zhang Qun 		Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) M 1889 1990 1990
101 years, 220 days
Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg
Antoine Pinay 		France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) M 1891 1990 1994
102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai 1978b.jpg
Morarji Desai 		India Prime Minister (1977–1979) M 1896 1994 1995
99 years, 41 days
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Gulzarilal Nanda 		Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) M 1898 1995 1998
99 years, 195 days
Royal Coat of Arms of Greece.svg
Constantine Kollias 		Greece Prime Minister (1967) M 1901 1998 1998
96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer.jpg
Ion Gheorghe Maurer 		Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974) 		M 1902 1998 2000
97 years, 138 days
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Michail Stasinopoulos 		Greece President (1974–1975) M 1903 2000 2002
99 years, 142 days
Xenophón Zolótas - 1989 (cropped).jpg
Xenophon Zolotas 		Prime Minister (1989–1990) M 1904 2002 2004
100 years, 45 days
Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum 		Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) M 1905 2004 2009
103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad.jpg
Abdel Halim Muhammad 		Sudan Member of the Sovereignty Council (1964–1965) M 1910 2009 2009
99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier 1975.jpg
Johan Ferrier 		Surimane President (1975–1980) M 1910 2009 2010
99 years, 237 days
Coat of arms of Panama.svg
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz 		Panama Acting President (1963) M 1911 2010 2012
101 years, 64 days
Coat of arms of Ecuador.svg
Telmo Vargas 		Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) M 1912 2012 2013
100 years, 304 days
Coat of Arms of Andorra.svg
André Prunet-Foch 		Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) M 1914 2013 2017
102 years, 211 days
Mr. Do Muoi.jpg
Đỗ Mười 		Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		M 1917 2017 2018
101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla 1960s.jpg
Babiker Awadalla 		Sudan Prime Minister (1969) M 1917 2018 2019
101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg
Yasuhiro Nakasone 		Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) M 1918 2019 2019
101 years, 186 days
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Hyun Soong-jong 		South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) M 1919 2019 2020
101 years, 119 days
Mustafa Ben Halim.jpg
Mustafa Ben Halim 		Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) M 1921 2020 2021
100 years, 312 days
F. Morales Bermúdez.jpg
Francisco Morales Bermúdez 		Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		M 1921 2021 2022
100 years, 283 days
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the President of Laos, Mr. Khamtay Siphandone at Vientiane in Laos on November 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg
Khamtai Siphandone 		Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		M 1924 2022 2023 Alive
100 years, 316 days
Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg
Guillermo Rodriguez 		Ecuador Acting President (1972-1976) M 1923 2023 Alive
101 years, 46 days

Chronological List of longest-lived state leaders since 1890

State Leaders born after 1800

Key
Current Longest-lived
Image
Name 		Co. Post Sex DOB Time as longest-lived state leader
George Tupou I, c. 1880s.jpg
George Tupou I 		Tonga King (1845–1893) M 1797.12.04 1 Jan 1890–5 Aug 1905
15 years, 216 days
Ignaz von Plener (-1908).jpg
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener 		Cisleithania
Austria-Hunngary 		Minister-President (1870) M 1810.05.21 6 Aug 1905–17 Oct 1915
10 years, 73 days
Fülöp László - Görgey Artúr arcképe - 2655 - Hungarian National Gallery.jpg
Artúr Gorgey 		Nungary Acting Governor-President (1849) M 1818.01.30 18 Oct 1915–8 Mar 1958
42 years, 141 days
Hornsrud.jpg
Christopher Hornsrud 		Norway Prime Minister (1928) M 1859.11.15 9 Mar 1958–12 Jun 1984
42 years, 141 days
Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png
Celál Bayar 		Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		M 1883.05.16 13 June 1984–9 Dec 2008
24 years, 179 days
Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum 		Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) M 1905.09.01 10 Dec 2008–
16 years, 10 days

See also

References

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