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|'''18'''|| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" |'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''|| [[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Laos'''||Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|'''18'''|| data-sort-value="Siphandone, Khamtai" |'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''|| [[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Laos'''||Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
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|'''19'''||data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" |'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Japan'''||Prime Minister (1994–1996)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
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|19|| data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" |{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)||1919||2020||100 years, 235 days
|20|| data-sort-value="Hau Pei-tsun" |{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}||[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Taiwan||Premier (1990–1993)||1919||2020||100 years, 235 days
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|'''20'''||data-sort-value="Murayama Tomiichi" |'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Japan'''||Prime Minister (1994–1996)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
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|21||data-sort-value="Echeverría, Luis" |{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}||[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico||President (1970–1976)||1922||2022||100 years, 172 days
|21||data-sort-value="Echeverría, Luis" |{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}||[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Mexico||President (1970–1976)||1922||2022||100 years, 172 days
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|30|| data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}||[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta||Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)||1909||2008||99 years, 113 days
|30|| data-sort-value="Mamo, Anthony" |{{wp|Anthony Mamo}}||[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Malta||Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)||1909||2008||99 years, 113 days
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|'''31'''|| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" |'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Malaysia'''||Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
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|'''32'''|| data-sort-value="Sharq, Muhammad Hassan" | '''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||[[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Afghanistan'''||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) ||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
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|31|| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, Michail" |{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece ||President (1974–1975)||1903||2002||99 years, 96 days
|33|| data-sort-value="Stasinopoulos, Michail" |{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Greece ||President (1974–1975)||1903||2002||99 years, 96 days
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|32|| data-sort-value="Mahathir bin Mohamad" |'''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Malaysia'''||Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
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|33||data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford" |{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}||[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica||Governor-General (1962–1973)||1892||1991||99 years, 92 days
|34||data-sort-value="Campbell, Clifford" |{{wp|Clifford Campbell}}||[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jamaica||Governor-General (1962–1973)||1892||1991||99 years, 92 days
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|34|| data-sort-value="Sharq, Muhammad Hassan" | '''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''||[[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Afghanistan'''||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) ||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
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|35|| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{wp|Morarji Desai}}||[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]]&nbsp;India||Prime Minister (1977–1979)||1896||1995||99 years, 41 days
|35|| data-sort-value="Desai, Morarji" |{{wp|Morarji Desai}}||[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]]&nbsp;India||Prime Minister (1977–1979)||1896||1995||99 years, 41 days
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|48|| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" |{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos||President (1992–1998)||1910||2008||98 years, 154 days  
|48|| data-sort-value="Phoumsavanh. Nouhak" |{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Laos||President (1992–1998)||1910||2008||98 years, 154 days  
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|'''49'''|| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" |'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||[[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Senegal'''||President (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
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|49|| data-sort-value="Lê Đức Anh" |{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam||President (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 143 days  
|50|| data-sort-value="Lê Đức Anh" |{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}||[[File:Flag of Vietnam.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Vietnam||President (1992–1997)||1920||2019||98 years, 143 days  
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|50|| data-sort-value="Wade, Abdoulaye" |'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||[[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Senegal'''||President (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
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|51|| data-sort-value="Zinsou, Émile Derlin" |{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||[[File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dahomey ||President (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
|51|| data-sort-value="Zinsou, Émile Derlin" |{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||[[File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Dahomey ||President (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
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|58|| data-sort-value="París Gordillo, Gabriel" |{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Colombia||President (1957–1958)||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days
|58|| data-sort-value="París Gordillo, Gabriel" |{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Colombia||President (1957–1958)||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days
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|59|| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||[[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Lithuania'''||President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|'''59'''|| data-sort-value="Adamkus, Valdas" | '''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||[[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Lithuania'''||President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
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|60|| data-sort-value="Jakeš, Miloš" |{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)|| 1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
|60|| data-sort-value="Jakeš, Miloš" |{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Czechoslovakia||General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)|| 1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
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|'''61'''|| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Yugoslavia'''||President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989) ||'''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
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|61|| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam al-" |{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||[[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jordan || Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
|62|| data-sort-value="Majali, Abdelsalam al-" |{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||[[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Jordan || Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1925||2023||97 years, 319 days
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|62|| data-sort-value="Dizdarević, Raif" | '''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''Yugoslavia'''||President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989) ||'''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
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|63|| data-sort-value="Evren, Kenan" |{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Türkiye||President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)||1917|| 2015||97 years, 296 days
|63|| data-sort-value="Evren, Kenan" |{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Türkiye||President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br />State President (1982–1989)||1917|| 2015||97 years, 296 days
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|80|| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" |{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium||Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)||1871 ||1968|| 96 years, 277 days
|80|| data-sort-value="Huysmans, Camille" |{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Belgium||Prime Minister (1946&ndash;1947)||1871 ||1968|| 96 years, 277 days
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|'''81'''|| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" |'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''|| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''North Korea'''|| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) || '''1928'''|| '''Alive'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
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|81|| data-sort-value="Shamir, Yithak" |{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Israel || Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
|82|| data-sort-value="Shamir, Yithak" |{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Israel || Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
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|'''82'''|| data-sort-value="Kim Yong-nam" |'''{{wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''|| [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;'''North Korea'''|| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) || '''1928'''|| '''Alive'''|| '''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|4}}'''
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|83||{{wp|Federico Páez}}||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador||President (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days
|83||{{wp|Federico Páez}}||[[File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg|25px]]&nbsp;Ecuador||President (1935&ndash;1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days
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|84|| data-sort-value="Bourguiba, Habib" |{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;Tunisia||Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br>President (1957&ndash;1987)||1903||2000|| 96 years, 247 days
|84|| data-sort-value="Bourguiba, Habib" |{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|25x25px]]&nbsp;Tunisia||Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br>President (1957&ndash;1987)||1903||2000|| 96 years, 247 days
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|'''85'''|| data-sort-value="Molotov, Vyacheslav" |{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||[[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Soviet Union||Premier (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
|85|| data-sort-value="Molotov, Vyacheslav" |{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||[[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|25px]]&nbsp;Soviet Union||Premier (1930&ndash;1941||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
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|86|| data-sort-value="Yang Hyong-sop" |{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||[[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;North Korea||Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)||1926||2022|| 96 years, 224 days  
|86|| data-sort-value="Yang Hyong-sop" |{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||[[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|25px]]&nbsp;North Korea||Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)||1926||2022|| 96 years, 224 days  

Revision as of 16:07, 28 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. This list will only be limited to leaders of states post- establishment of the League of nations (including those who were leaders during it's formation)

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List

UPDATED 11/25/2024
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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 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
10 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 117 days
11 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
12 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
13 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
14 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 21 days
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
16 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
17 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
18 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, 291 days
19 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 267 days
20 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
21 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
22 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
24 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
25 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 55 days
26 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Surimane President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
27 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
28 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
29 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
30 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
31 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 138 days
32 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 131 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 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
36 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
37 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
38 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
39 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
40 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
41 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
42 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
43 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
44 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
45 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 199 days
46 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 192 days
47 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 182 days
48 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
49 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 180 days
50 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 143 days
51 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
52 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
53 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
54 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
55 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
56 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
57 R. Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
58 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
59 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 22 days
60 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
61 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 352 days
62 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
63 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
64 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 266 days
65 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
66 Francesc Badia Batalla Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
67 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
68 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
69 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 234 days
70 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
71 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
72 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
73 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
74 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
75 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
76 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
77 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
78 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
79 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
80 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 277 days
81 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, 295 days
82 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
83 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
84 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
85 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
86 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
87 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
88 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928 Alive 96 years, 199 days
89 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 198 days
90 Elizabeth II Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
91 Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chairman of the Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1989–2002)
President (1993–2003)		 1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
92 Abderrahmane Yousouddi Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1998-2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
93 Federico Chaves Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
94 Fumio Gotō Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1884 1980 96 years, 67 days
95 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 90 days
96 Mario Echandi Jiménez Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
97 Michael I Flag of Romania (1866–1948).gif Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
98 Dom Mintoff Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days
99 Hans Schaffner Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland President (1966) 1908 2004 95 years, 346 days
99 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 33 days

Next to Join

No. 'Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 2024.12.31
1 Édouard Balladur Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 207 days 95 years, 243 days
2 Sam Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 197 days 95 years, 233 days
3 Sir Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 129 days 95 years, 165 days
4 Jamshid bin Abdullah Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963).svg Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 95 years, 70 days 95 years, 106 days
5 Violeta Chamorro Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929 Alive 95 years, 38 days 95 years, 74 days
6 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, 14 days 95 years, 50 days
7 Alfred Moisiu Flag of Albania.svg Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 94 years, 360 days 95 years, 30 days
8 data-sort-value="Lee Hyun-jae" Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 1929 Alive 94 years, 341 days 95 years, 11 days
Milan Panić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
10 Efraín Goldenberg Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929 Alive 94 years, 333 days 95 years, 3 days

Addendum

Name State Position Birth Death Age
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
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
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

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 Bernhard von Rechberg 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 1873-08-04
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 1879-95-20
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 M 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  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 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

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