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

From Oldests and Lasts
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 487: Line 487:
|1854-07-28
|1854-07-28
|-
|-
|25 July 1949
|1949-07-25
|23 July 1951
|1951-07-23
| data-sort-value="Pétain, Philippe" |{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
| data-sort-value="Pétain, Philippe" |{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
| [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
| [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
|M
|M
|24 April 1856
|1856-04-24
|-
|-
|23 July 1951
|1951-07-23
|21 July 1952
|1952-07-21
| data-sort-value="Lascuráin, Pedro" |{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}
| data-sort-value="Lascuráin, Pedro" |{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}
|[[File:Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg|25px]] Mexico
|[[File:Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg|25px]] Mexico
|M
|M
|6 May 1856
|1856-05-06
|-
|-
|21 July 1952
|1952-07-21
|12 December 1960
|1960-12-12
| data-sort-value="Hornsrud, Christopher" |{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
| data-sort-value="Hornsrud, Christopher" |{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]] Norway
|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|25px]] Norway
|M
|M
|15 November 1859
|1859-11-15
|-
|-
|12 December 1960
|1960-12-12
|15 May 1966
|1966-05-15
| data-sort-value="Brás, Venceslau" |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg|25px]] Brazil
| data-sort-value="Brás, Venceslau" |{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg|25px]] Brazil
|M
|M
|26 February 1868
|1868-02-26
|-
|-
|15 May 1966
|1966-05-15
|25 February 1968
|1968-02-25
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" |{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" |{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Belgium
|M
|M
|28 May 1871
|1871-05-28
|-
|-
|25 February 1968
|1968-02-25
|14 August 1969
|1969-08-14
| data-sort-value="Solf y Muro, Alfredo" |{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
| data-sort-value="Solf y Muro, Alfredo" |{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
| [[File:Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg|25px]] Peru
| [[File:Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg|25px]] Peru
|M
|M
|15 March 1872
|1872-03-15
|-
|-
|14 August 1969
|1969-08-14
|28 March 1972
|1972-03-28
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
| data-sort-value="Paul-Boncour, Joseph" |{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
Line 535: Line 535:
|4 August 1873
|4 August 1873
|-
|-
|28 March 1972
| 1972-03-28
|14 February 1973
| 1973-02-14
| data-sort-value="Reuter, Émile" |{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
| data-sort-value="Reuter, Émile" |{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]] Luxembourg
| [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|25px]] Luxembourg
|M
|M
|2 August 1874
| 1874-08-02
|-
|-
|14 February 1973
| 1973-02-14
|25 July 1973
| 1973-07-25
| data-sort-value="Pattantyús-Ábraham, Deszö" |{{Wp|Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
| data-sort-value="Pattantyús-Ábraham, Deszö" |{{Wp|Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1919).svg|25px]] Hungary
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1919).svg|25px]] Hungary
|M
|M
|10 July 1875
| 1875-07-10
|-
|-
|25 July 1973
| 1973-07-25
|9 February 1974
| 1974-02-09
| data-sort-value="Páez, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador||M||4 June 1877
| data-sort-value="Páez, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador||M|| 1877-06-04
|-
|-
|9 February 1974
| 1974-02-09
|19 September 1977
| 1977-09-19
| data-sort-value="Martos, Borys" |{{Wp|Borys Martos}}|| [[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]] Ukraine||M||20 May 1879
| data-sort-value="Martos, Borys" |{{Wp|Borys Martos}}|| [[File:Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg|25px]] Ukraine||M||20 May 1879
|-
|-
|19 September 1977
| 1977-09-19
|22 March 1978
| 1978-03-22
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" |{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
| data-sort-value="Ayora, Isidro" |{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador
|M
|M
|31 August 1879
| 1879-08-31
|-
|-
|22 March 1978
|1978-03.22
|14 April 1978
| 1978-04-14
| data-sort-value="Chaves, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
| data-sort-value="Chaves, Federico" |{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
| [[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|25px]] Paraguay
| [[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|25px]] Paraguay
|M
|M
|15 February 1882
| 1882-02-15
|-
|-
|14 April 1978
| 1978-04-14
|22 August 1986
| 1986-08-22
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" |{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
| data-sort-value="Bayar, Celâl" |{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]] Türkiye
|M
|Mthe | 1883-05-16
|16 May 1883
|-
|-
|22 August 1986
| 1986-08-22
|14 May 1988
| 1988-05-14
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" |{{Wp|Willem Drees}}|| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] Natherlands||M||5 July 1886
| data-sort-value="Drees, Willem" |{{Wp|Willem Drees}}|| [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px]] Natherlands||M|| 1886-07-05
|-
|-
|14 May 1988
| 1988-05-14
|20 January 1990
| 1990-01-20
| data-sort-value="Higashikini Naruhiko" |{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
| data-sort-value="Higashikini Naruhiko" |{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan||M||3 December 1887
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan||M|| 1887-12-03
|-
|-
|20 January 1990
| 1990-01-20
|14 December 1990
| 1990-12-14
| data-sort-value="Qun Zhang" |{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
| data-sort-value="Qun Zhang" |{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]] Taiwan
|M
|M
|9 May 1889  
| 1889-05-09
|-
|-
|14 December 1990
| 1990-12-14
|13 December 1994
| 1994-12-13
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" |{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
| data-sort-value="Pinay, Antoine" |{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
|[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974).svg|25px]] France
|M
|M
|30 December 1891
| 1891-12-30
|-
|-
|13 December 1994
| 1994-12-13
|10 April 1995
| 1995-04-10
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India
|M
|M
|29 February 1896
| 1896-02-29
|-
|-
|10 April 1995
| 1995-04-10
|15 January 1998
| 1998-01-15
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}  
| data-sort-value="Nanda, Gulzarilal" |{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}  
|M
|M
|4 July 1898
|1898-07-04
|-
|-
|15 January 1998
| 1998-91-15
|13 July 1998
| 1998-07-13
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |{{wp|Constantine Kollias|Konstantinos Kollias}}
| data-sort-value="Kollias, Konstantinos" |{{wp|Constantine Kollias|Konstantinos Kollias}}
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] Greece (Kingdom)
|[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|25px]] Greece (Kingdom)
Line 621: Line 620:
|1901
|1901
|-
|-
|13 July 1998
| 1998-07-13
|8 February 2000
| 2000-02-08
| data-sort-value="Maurer, IOn Gheogrhe" |{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
| data-sort-value="Maurer, IOn Gheogrhe" |{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|[[File:Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg|25px]] Romania
|[[File:Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg|25px]] Romania
|M
|M
|23 September 1902
| 1902-09-23
|-
|-
|8 February 2000
| 2000-02-08
|31 October 2002
| 2002-10-31
| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, MIchail" |{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, MIchail" |{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]] Greece
|M
|M
|27 July 1903
| 1903-07-27
|-
|-
|31 October 2002
| 2002-10-31
|10 July 2004
| 2004-06-10
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" |{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
| data-sort-value="Zolotas, Xenophon" |{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
|M
|M
|26 April 1904
| 1904-04-26
|-
|-
|10 July 2004
| 2004-06-10
|22 January 2009
| 2009-01-22
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}  
| data-sort-value="Cocsal Chhum, Chau Sen" |{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}  
|[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]  Democratic Kampuchea  
|[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|25px]]  Democratic Kampuchea  
|M
|M
|1 September 1905
| 1905-09-01
|-
|-
|22 January 2009
| 2009-01-22
|4 January 2010
| 2010-01-04
| data-sort-value="Ferrir, Johan" |{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| data-sort-value="Ferrir, Johan" |{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|[[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname
|[[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|25px]] Suriname
|M
|M
|12 May 1910
| 1910-05-12
|-
|-
|4 January 2010
| 2010-01-04
|15 March 2012
| 2012-03-15
| data-sort-value="González Ruiz, Bernardino" |{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
| data-sort-value="González Ruiz, Bernardino" |{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama
|M
|M
|11 January 1911
| 1911-01-11
|-
|-
|15 March 2012
| 2012-01-20
|9 August 2013
| 2013-08-09
| data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}  
| data-sort-value="Vargas, Telmo" |{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}  
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]] Ecuador
|M
|M
|9 October 1912
| 1912-10-09
|-
|-
|9 August 2013
| 2013-08-09
|30 January 2017
| 2017-01-30
| data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" |{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
| data-sort-value="Prunet-Foch, André" |{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra
|[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|25px]] Andorra
|M
|M
|3 July 1914  
| 1914-07-03
|-
|-
|30 January 2017
| 2017-01-30
|1 October 2018
| 2018-10-01
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" |{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}  
| data-sort-value="Đỗ Mười" |{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}  
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] Vietnam
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]] Vietnam
|M
|M
|2 March 1917
| 1917-03-02
|-
|-
|1 October 2018
| 2018-10-01
|17 January 2019
| 2019-01-17
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" |{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}  
| data-sort-value="Awadalla, Babiker" |{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}  
|[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg|25px]] Sudan
|[[File:Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg|25px]] Sudan
|M
|M
|2 March 1917
| 1917-03-02
|-
|-
|17 January 2019
| 2019-01-17
|29 November 2019
| 2019-11-29
| data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" |{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
| data-sort-value="Nakasone Yasuhiro" |{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan
|[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]] Japan
|M
|M
|27 May 1918
| 1918-05-27
|-
|-
|29 November 2019
| 2019-11-29
|25 May 2020
| 2020-05-25
| data-sort-value="Hyun Soong-jong" |{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
| data-sort-value="Hyun Soong-jong" |{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|[[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]] South Korea
|[[File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg|25px]] South Korea
|M
|M
|26 February 1919
| 1919-02-26
|-
|-
|25 May 2020
| 2020-05-25
|7 December 2021
| 2021-12-07
| data-sort-value="Ben Halim, Mustafa" |{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
| data-sort-value="Ben Halim, Mustafa" |{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|25px]] Libya
|[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|25px]] Libya
|M
|M
|29 January 1921
| 1921-01-29
|-
|-
|7 December 2021
| 2021-12-07
|8 July 2022
| 2022-07-08
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" |{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
| data-sort-value="Morales Bermúdez, Francisco" |{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|25px]] Peru
|M
|M
|4 October 1921
| 1921-10-04
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|8 Jul 2022
| 2022-07-08
|11 Oct 2023<br /><small>('''Alive''')</small>
| 2023-10-11<br /><small>('''ceased to be oldest''')</small>
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" |{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" |{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos
|[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos
|M
|M
|9 February1924
| 1924-02-08
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|- bgcolor="#9bddff" |
|'''11 Oct 2023'''
|'''2023-10-11'''
|
|'''current'''
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" |'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, Guillermo" |'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Ecuador'''
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''M'''
|'''4 November 1923'''
|'''1923-11-04'''
|}
|}


Revision as of 05:01, 5 October 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.

Gallery

List

UPDATED 12/3/2024
Cell colors

Color Age Range
Gray Deceased State Leaders (including uncertain ages)
Columbia Blue Living (any age)
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)		 1917 2018 101 years, 243 days
9 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 117 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 29 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
18 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
19 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 Alive 100 years, 299 days
20 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
21 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 275 days
22 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
23 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
25 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
26 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 63 days
27 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Surimane President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
28 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
23–30 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
31 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
32 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
33 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
34 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
35 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 146 days
36 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 139 days
37 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
38 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
39 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
27–40 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg 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
41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
42 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
43 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
44 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
45 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
47 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
48 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 199 days
49 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 192 days
50 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 182 days
51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
52 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
53 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 188 days
54 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
55 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
56 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
57 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
58 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
59 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
60 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
61 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
62 R. Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
63 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
64 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
65 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 30 days
66 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
67 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
68 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 360 days
69 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
70 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
71 Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cisleithania
(Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary)		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
72 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 266 days
73 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
74 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
75 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
76 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
77 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
78 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
79 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 242 days
80 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
81 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
82 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
83 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
84 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
85 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
86 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
87 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
88 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
89 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
90 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
91 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 277 days
92 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
93 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
94 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
95 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
95 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 303 days
97 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days
78‐98 Constantine Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
99 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
100 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928 Alive 96 years, 207 days

Next to Join

No. 'Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2024.12.31
1 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 206 days 96 years, 234 days
2 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 98 days 96 years, 126 days
3 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 41 days 96 years, 69 days
4 Édouard Balladur Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 215 days 95 years, 243 days
5 Sam Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 205 days 95 years, 233 days
6 Sir Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 137 days 95 years, 165 days
7 Jamshid bin Abdullah Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 95 years, 78 days 95 years, 106 days
8 Violeta Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929 Alive 95 years, 46 days 95 years, 74 days
9 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 95 years, 22 days 95 years, 50 days
10 Alfred Moisiu Flag of Albania.svg Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 95 years, 2 days 95 years, 30 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1890

State Leaders born after 1800

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
From Until State Leader State Sex Birth
?? 1893-02-18 George Tupou I Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga M 1797-12-04
1893-02-18 1894-03-20 Lajos Kossuth Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg Hungary M 1802-09-19
1894-03-20 1897-05-14 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala M 1802-10-19
1897-05-14 1899-02-26 Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen Austria-Hungary Civil Ensign (1869-1918) 2.svg Austria-Hungary M 1806-07-17
1899-02-26 1900-04-12 Tomás Gormensoro Albin Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay M 1810-01-27
1900-04-12 1903-07-20 Pope Leo XIII Flag of the Holy See.svg Holy See M 1810-03-02
1903-07-20 1908-07-17 Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Civil Ensign (1869-1918) 2.svg Austria-Hungary M 1810-05-21
1908-02-17 1916-09-21 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary M 1818-01-30
1916-05-21 1917-12-10 Mackenzie Bowell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada M 1823-11-27
1917-12-10 1923-05-14 Charles de Freycinet Flag of France.svg France M 1828-11-14
1923-05-14 1924-07-02 Matsukata Masayoshi Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1835-02-25
1924-07-02 1932-03-10 Paolo Boselli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy M 1838-08-08
1932-03-10 1935-09-06 Francisco Andrade Marín Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador M 1841-11-15
1935-09-06 1935-07-29 François Denys Légitime Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti M 1841-11-20
1935-07-29 1937-05-29 Lizardo Garcia Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1844-04-28
1937-05-29 11939-09-12 Eliodoro Villazón Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia M 1848-01-22
1939-09-12 1945-08-06 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svgPeru M 1849-03-22
1945-08-06 1949-07-25 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela M 1854-07-28
1949-07-25 1951-07-23 Philippe Petain Flag of France.svg France M 1856-04-24
1951-07-23 1952-07-21 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg Mexico M 1856-05-06
1952-07-21 1960-12-12 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway M 1859-11-15
1960-12-12 1966-05-15 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil M 1868-02-26
1966-05-15 1968-02-25 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium M 1871-05-28
1968-02-25 1969-08-14 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru M 1872-03-15
1969-08-14 1972-03-28 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France M 4 August 1873
1972-03-28 1973-02-14 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg M 1874-08-02
1973-02-14 1973-07-25 Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg Hungary M 1875-07-10
1973-07-25 1974-02-09 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1877-06-04
1974-02-09 1977-09-19 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine M 20 May 1879
1977-09-19 1978-03-22 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1879-08-31
1978-03.22 1978-04-14 Federico Chaves Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay M 1882-02-15
1978-04-14 1986-08-22 Celál Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye 1883-05-16
1986-08-22 1988-05-14 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natherlands M 1886-07-05
1988-05-14 1990-01-20 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1887-12-03
1990-01-20 1990-12-14 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan M 1889-05-09
1990-12-14 1994-12-13 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France M 1891-12-30
1994-12-13 1995-04-10 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India M 1896-02-29
1995-04-10 1998-01-15 Gulzarilal Nanda M 1898-07-04
1998-91-15 1998-07-13 Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece (Kingdom) M 1901
1998-07-13 2000-02-08 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania M 1902-09-23
2000-02-08 2002-10-31 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece M 1903-07-27
2002-10-31 2004-06-10 Xenophon Zolotas M 1904-04-26
2004-06-10 2009-01-22 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg  Democratic Kampuchea M 1905-09-01
2009-01-22 2010-01-04 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname M 1910-05-12
2010-01-04 2012-03-15 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama M 1911-01-11
2012-01-20 2013-08-09 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1912-10-09
2013-08-09 2017-01-30 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra M 1914-07-03
2017-01-30 2018-10-01 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam M 1917-03-02
2018-10-01 2019-01-17 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan M 1917-03-02
2019-01-17 2019-11-29 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan M 1918-05-27
2019-11-29 2020-05-25 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea M 1919-02-26
2020-05-25 2021-12-07 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya M 1921-01-29
2021-12-07 2022-07-08 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru M 1921-10-04
2022-07-08 2023-10-11
(ceased to be oldest) 		Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos M 1924-02-08
2023-10-11 current Guillermo Rodriguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador M 1923-11-04

See also

References

Retrieved from "https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=List_of_longest-living_state_leaders&oldid=4225"