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991491904This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime m | |||
inister), born no earlier than 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. | |||
inister), born no earlier than 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 | |||
== List == | == List == | ||
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|–||style="background-color:gold;" | '''{{wp|Josip Manolić}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |Croatia|| style="background-color:gold;" |{{wp|List of prime ministers of Croatia|Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister}} (1990–1991)|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''22 March 1920'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1920|3|22}}'''||Longest-lived Croatian Prime Minister<br>Last state leader born in 1920 | |–||style="background-color:gold;" | '''{{wp|Josip Manolić}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |Croatia|| style="background-color:gold;" |{{wp|List of prime ministers of Croatia|Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister}} (1990–1991)|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''22 March 1920'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1920|3|22}}'''||Longest-lived Croatian Prime Minister<br>Last state leader born in 1920 | ||
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|3||'''{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}'''|||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1952–1953)||30 December 1891||13 December 1994||102 years, 34bdays||Longest-lived French Prime Minister<br> Last known state leader born in 1891 | |3||'''{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}'''|||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1952–1953)||30 December 1891||13 December 1994||102 years, 34bdays||Longest-lived French Prime Minister<br>Last known state leader born in 1891 | ||
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|–||'''{{wp|Edward Bernard Raczyński}}'''||Poland||{{wp|List of heads of state of Poland|President}} (''in-Exile'') (1975–1986)||19 December 1891||30 July 1993||102 years, 223 days||Longest-lived Polish President | |–||'''{{wp|Edward Bernard Raczyński}}'''||Poland||{{wp|List of heads of state of Poland|President}} (''in-Exile'') (1975–1986)||19 December 1891||30 July 1993||102 years, 223 days||Longest-lived Polish President | ||
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|4||'''{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1977–1980) ||3 July 1914|| 30 January 2017||102 years, 211 days||Longest-lived French Viguier | |4||'''{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1977–1980) ||3 July 1914|| 30 January 2017||102 years, 211 days||Longest-lived French Viguier | ||
Last state leader born in 1914 | |||
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|5||'''{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}'''||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1945)||30 December 1887||20 January 1990||102 years, 48 days||Longest-lived Japanese Prime Minister | |5||'''{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}'''||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1945)||30 December 1887||20 January 1990||102 years, 48 days||Longest-lived Japanese Prime Minister | ||
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|6||'''{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}'''||Sudan||{{wp|List of prime minis|ers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||2 March 1917||17 January 2019||101 years, 321 days||Longest-lived Sudanese Prime Minister | |6||'''{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}'''||Sudan||{{wp|List of prime minis|ers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)||2 March 1917||17 January 2019||101 years, 321 days||Longest-lived Sudanese Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1917 | |||
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|7||'''{{wp|Willem Drees}}'''||The Netherlands||{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1948–1958)|| | |7||'''{{wp|Willem Drees}}'''||The Netherlands||{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1948–1958)||3 July 1889||14 December 1990||101 years, 314 days | ||
|Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister | |Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister | ||
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|9||'''{{wp|Zhang Qun}}'''||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1947–1948)||9 May 1889||14 December 1990||101 years, 219 days||Longest-lived Taiwanese Premier<br>Last state leader to be born in 1880's decade<br>Last state leader born in 1889 | |9||'''{{wp|Zhang Qun}}'''||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1947–1948)||9 May 1889||14 December 1990||101 years, 219 days||Longest-lived Taiwanese Premier<br>Last state leader to be born in 1880's decade<br>Last state leader born in 1889 | ||
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|10||'''{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}'''||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1982–1987)||27 May 1918||29 November 2019||101 years, 186 days|| | |10||'''{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}'''||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1982–1987)||27 May 1918||29 November 2019||101 years, 186 days||Last state leader born in 1919 | ||
Last state leader born in the 1910's decade | |||
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|11||'''{{wp|Piet de Jong}}'''||Netherlands||{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1967–1971)||3 April 1915||27 July 2016||101 years, 115 days||Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister | |11||'''{{wp|Piet de Jong}}'''||Netherlands||{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1967–1971)||3 April 1915||27 July 2016||101 years, 115 days||Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1915 | |||
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|12||'''{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}'''||South Korea||{{wp|List of prime ministers of South Korea|Prime Minister}} (1992–1993)||26 January 1919||25 May 2020||101 years, 89 days||Longest-lived South Korean Prime Minister | |12||'''{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}'''||South Korea||{{wp|List of prime ministers of South Korea|Prime Minister}} (1992–1993)||26 January 1919||25 May 2020||101 years, 89 days||Longest-lived South Korean Prime Minister | ||
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|Longest-Lived North Korean communist leader | |Longest-Lived North Korean communist leader | ||
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|13||'''{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}'''||Panama||{{wp|List of presidents of Panama|Acting President}} (1963)||11 January 1911|| 15 March 2012||101 years, 64 days||Longest-lived Panamanian President | |13||'''{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}'''||Panama||{{wp|List of presidents of Panama|Acting President}} (1963)||11 January 1911|| 15 March 2012||101 years, 64 days||Longest-lived Panamanian President | ||
Last state leader born in 1911 | |||
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|14||{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}||Norway||{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Norway|Prime Minister}} (1928)||15 November 1859||12 December 1960||101 years, 27 days||Longest-lived Norwegian Prime Minister | |14||'''{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}'''||Norway||{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Norway|Prime Minister}} (1928)||15 November 1859||12 December 1960||101 years, 27 days||Longest-lived Norwegian Prime Minister | ||
Last State leader born during the 1850's decade | |||
Last state leader born in 1859 | |||
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|15||'''{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}'''||Libya||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Libya|Prime Minister}} (1954–1957)||29 January 1921||7 December 2021||100 years, 312 days||Longest-lived Libyan Prime Minister | |15||'''{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}'''||Libya||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Libya|Prime Minister}} (1954–1957)||29 January 1921||7 December 2021||100 years, 312 days||Longest-lived Libyan Prime Minister | ||
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|16||'''{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|Acting President}}(1966)||9 October 1912|| 9 August 2013|| 100 years, 304 days||Longest-lived Ecuadorian President | |16||'''{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|Acting President}}(1966)||9 October 1912|| 9 August 2013|| 100 years, 304 days||Longest-lived Ecuadorian President | ||
Last state leader born in 1912 | |||
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|17||'''{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1975)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Peru|President}} (1975–1980)||4 October 1921||14 July 2022||100 years, 283 days||Longest-lived Peruvian Prime Minister and President | |17||'''{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1975)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Peru|President}} (1975–1980)||4 October 1921||14 July 2022||100 years, 283 days||Longest-lived Peruvian Prime Minister and President | ||
Last state leader born in 1921 | |||
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|18||'''{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}'''||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1990–1993)||8 August 1919||20 March 2020||100 years, 235 days|| | |18||'''{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}'''||Taiwan||{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1990–1993)||8 August 1919||20 March 2020||100 years, 235 days|| | ||
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|19||'''{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}'''||Mexico||{{wp|List of heads of state of Mexico|President}} (1970–1976)||17 January 1922||8 July 2022||100 years, 172 days||Longest-lived Mexican President | |19||'''{{wp|Luis Echeverría}}'''||Mexico||{{wp|List of heads of state of Mexico|President}} (1970–1976)||17 January 1922||8 July 2022||100 years, 172 days||Longest-lived Mexican President | ||
Last state leader born in 1922 | |||
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| rowspan="2" |20 / 21||'''{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1989–1990)||26 April 1904|| 10 June 2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days||Longest-lived Greek Prime minister | | rowspan="2" |20 / 21||'''{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1989–1990)||26 April 1904|| 10 June 2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days||Longest-lived Greek Prime minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1904 | |||
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|'''{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of priem ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (2000–2001)||19 January 1920||30 March 2020|| | |'''{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of priem ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (2000–2001)||19 January 1920||30 March 2020|| | ||
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|23||'''{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}'''||Suriname||{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)||12 May 1910||4 January 2010||99 years, 237 days||Longest-lived Surinamese President | |23||'''{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}'''||Suriname||{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)||12 May 1910||4 January 2010||99 years, 237 days||Longest-lived Surinamese President | ||
Last state leader born in 2010 | |||
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|24||'''{{wp|Tun Tin}}'''||Burma||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||2 October 1920||1 May 2020||99 years, 212 days||Longest-lived Burmese Prime Minister | |24||'''{{wp|Tun Tin}}'''||Burma||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||2 October 1920||1 May 2020||99 years, 212 days||Longest-lived Burmese Prime Minister | ||
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|25||'''{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}'''||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||4 January 1898||15 January 1998||99 years, 195 days||Longest-lived Indian Prime MInister | |25||'''{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}'''||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||4 January 1898||15 January 1998||99 years, 195 days||Longest-lived Indian Prime MInister | ||
Last state leader born in 1898 | |||
Last state leader born in the 1890's decade | |||
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|26||'''{{wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}'''||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|Interim president}} (1969)||9 December 1912||12 June 2012||99 years, 186 days||Longest-lived Sudanese President | |26||'''{{wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}'''||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|Interim president}} (1969)||9 December 1912||12 June 2012||99 years, 186 days||Longest-lived Sudanese President | ||
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|28||'''Sir {{wp|Anthony Mamo}}'''||Malta||{{wp|Governor-General of Malta|Governor-General}} (1971–1974)<br>{{Wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1974–1976)||9 January 1909||1 May 2008||99 years, 113 days||Longest-lived Maltese Governor-General and President | |28||'''Sir {{wp|Anthony Mamo}}'''||Malta||{{wp|Governor-General of Malta|Governor-General}} (1971–1974)<br>{{Wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1974–1976)||9 January 1909||1 May 2008||99 years, 113 days||Longest-lived Maltese Governor-General and President | ||
Last state leader born in 1909 | |||
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|'''29'''||'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandome}}'''||'''Laos'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Laos|Prime Minister}} (1991–1998)<br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1992–2006)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006)||'''8 February 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''||Longest-lived Lao Prime Minister and President | |'''29'''||'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandome}}'''||'''Laos'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Laos|Prime Minister}} (1991–1998)<br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1992–2006)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006)||'''8 February 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''||Longest-lived Lao Prime Minister and President | ||
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|30||'''{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of presidents of Greece|Presiden}}t (1974–1975)||27 July 1903||31 October 2002 | |30||'''{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of presidents of Greece|Presiden}}t (1974–1975)||27 July 1903||31 October 2002 | ||
|99 years, 96 days||Longest-lived Greek President | |99 years, 96 days||Longest-lived Greek President | ||
Last state leader born in 1903 | |||
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|31||'''Sir {{wp|Clifford Campbell}}'''||Jamaica | |31||'''Sir {{wp|Clifford Campbell}}'''||Jamaica | ||
|{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1962–1973)||28 June 1892||28 September 1991||99 years, 92 days||Longest-lived Jamaican Governor- | |{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1962–1973)||28 June 1892||28 September 1991||99 years, 92 days||Longest-lived Jamaican Governor-General | ||
Last state leader born in 1862 | |||
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|'''32'''||'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||'''Japan'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1994–1996)||'''3 March 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''|| | |'''32'''||'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''||'''Japan'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1994–1996)||'''3 March 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''|| | ||
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|36||'''{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}'''||Malta||{{wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1989–1994)||30 March 1913||14 March 2012 | |36||'''{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}'''||Malta||{{wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1989–1994)||30 March 1913||14 March 2012 | ||
|98 years, 350 days|| | |98 years, 350 days||Longest-lived Maltese President | ||
Last state leader born in 1913 | |||
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|23–37||'''{{wp|Hastings Banda}}'''||Malawi||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malawi|Prime Minister}} (1964–1966)<br>{{wp|List of Heads is State of Malawi|State President}} (1966–1994)<br>{{wp|President of the Congress Party|President of the Congress Party}} (1966–1993)||1898||29 November 1997||98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days||Longest-lived Malawian Prime Minister and President | |23–37||'''{{wp|Hastings Banda}}'''||Malawi||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malawi|Prime Minister}} (1964–1966)<br>{{wp|List of Heads is State of Malawi|State President}} (1966–1994)<br>{{wp|President of the Congress Party|President of the Congress Party}} (1966–1993)||1898||29 November 1997||98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days||Longest-lived Malawian Prime Minister and President | ||
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|41||'''{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}'''||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1932–1933)||4 August 1873||28 March 1972||98 years, 237 days | |41||'''{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}'''||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1932–1933)||4 August 1873||28 March 1972||98 years, 237 days | ||
|Longest-lived French Prime Minister | |Longest-lived French Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1873 | |||
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|'''42'''||'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||{{wp|List of presidents of the United States|President}} (1977–1981)||'''1 October 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}''' | |'''42'''||'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''||'''United States'''||{{wp|List of presidents of the United States|President}} (1977–1981)||'''1 October 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}''' | ||
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|44||'''{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}'''||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)|| | |44||'''{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}'''||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)||28 November 1916||24 June 2014||97 years, 208 days | ||
|Longest-lived Venezuelan President | |Longest-lived Venezuelan President | ||
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|45||'''{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)|| | |45||'''{{wp|Isidro Ayora}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)||31 August 1879||23 March 1978||98 years, 203 days | ||
|Longest-lived Ecuadorian Preident | |Longest-lived Ecuadorian Preident | ||
Last state leader born in 1879 | |||
Last state leader born in the 1870's decade | |||
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|'''46'''||'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''||'''Ecuador'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1972–1976)||'''4 November 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}''' | |'''46'''||'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''||'''Ecuador'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1972–1976)||'''4 November 1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}''' | ||
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|47||'''{{wp|Émile Reuter}}'''||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)||2 August 1874||14 February 1973||98 years, 196 days | |47||'''{{wp|Émile Reuter}}'''||Luxembourg||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)||2 August 1874||14 February 1973||98 years, 196 days | ||
|Longest-lived Luxembourgish Prime Minister | |Longest-lived Luxembourgish Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1874 | |||
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|48||'''{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}'''||Senegal||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)||18 July 1910||25 January 2009||98 years, 191 days | |48||'''{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}'''||Senegal||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)||18 July 1910||25 January 2009||98 years, 191 days | ||
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|49||'''{{wp|Aden Adde}}'''||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)||9 December 1908||8 June 2007||98 years, 181 days | |49||'''{{wp|Aden Adde}}'''||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)||9 December 1908||8 June 2007||98 years, 181 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1908 | ||
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|50||'''{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}'''||Laos | |50||'''{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}'''||Laos | ||
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|53||'''{{wp|Borys Martos}}'''||Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||20 May 1879||19 September 1977||98 years, 122 days | |53||'''{{wp|Borys Martos}}'''||Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||20 May 1879||19 September 1977||98 years, 122 days | ||
|Longest-lived Ukrainian Prime Minister | |Longest-lived Ukrainian Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1879 | |||
Last state leader born in the 1870's decade | |||
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|54||'''{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}'''||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Gocernor-President}} (1849)||30 January 1818||31 May 1916||98 years, 112 days | |54||'''{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}'''||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Gocernor-President}} (1849)||30 January 1818||31 May 1916||98 years, 112 days | ||
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|58||'''{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}'''||Brazil||{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)||26 February 1868||15 May 1966||98 years, 78 days | |58||'''{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}'''||Brazil||{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)||26 February 1868||15 May 1966||98 years, 78 days | ||
|Longest-lived Brazilian President | |Longest-lived Brazilian President | ||
Last state leader born in 1868 | |||
Last state leader born in the 1860's decade | |||
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|59||'''{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)||16 February 1916||10 February 2015||98 years, 56 days | |59||'''{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)||16 February 1916||10 February 2015||98 years, 56 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1916 | ||
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|60||'''{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}'''||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)||4 December 1910||27 January 2009||98 years, 54 days | |60||'''{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}'''||India||{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)||4 December 1910||27 January 2009||98 years, 54 days | ||
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|61||'''{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}'''||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||10 July 1875||25 July 1973||98 years, 15 days | |61||'''{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}'''||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||10 July 1875||25 July 1973||98 years, 15 days | ||
|Longest-lived Hungarian Prime Minister | |Longest-lived Hungarian Prime Minister | ||
Last state leader born in 1875 | |||
|- bgcolor="gold" | | |- bgcolor="gold" | | ||
|'''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''62'''''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''|| {{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)|| '''8 May 1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}''' | |'''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''62'''''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''|| {{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)|| '''8 May 1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}''' | ||
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|70||'''{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}'''||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||21 May 1810||17 February 1908||97 years, 272 days | |70||'''{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}'''||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||21 May 1810||17 February 1908||97 years, 272 days | ||
|Longest-lived Austrian Minister-President | |Longest-lived Austrian Minister-President | ||
Last State leader born in the 1810's decade | |||
Last state Leader born in 1810 | |||
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|71||'''{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}'''||Irish Free State||{{wp|Governoor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General}} (1932–1936)||3 February 1866||30 October 1963||97 years, 267 days | |71||'''{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}'''||Irish Free State||{{wp|Governoor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General}} (1932–1936)||3 February 1866||30 October 1963||97 years, 267 days | ||
|Longest-lived Irish Governor-General | |Longest-lived Irish Governor-General | ||
Last state leader born in 1866 | |||
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|72||'''{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}'''||Algeria||Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)||27 April 1921||28 December 2018||97 years, 245 days | |72||'''{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}'''||Algeria||Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)||27 April 1921||28 December 2018||97 years, 245 days | ||
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|73||'''{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||10 January 1923||14 August 2020 ||97 years, 217 days | |73||'''{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}'''||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||10 January 1923||14 August 2020 ||97 years, 217 days | ||
|Longest-lived Andorran Episcopal Viguier | |Longest-lived Andorran Episcopal Viguier | ||
Last state leader born in 1923 | |||
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|74||'''{{wp|He Yingqin}}'''||Taiwan||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||2 April 1890w||21 October 1987||97 years, 202 days | |74||'''{{wp|He Yingqin}}'''||Taiwan||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||2 April 1890w||21 October 1987||97 years, 202 days | ||
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|78||'''{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1939–1944)||15 March 1872||14 August 1969||97 years, 152 days | |78||'''{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}'''||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1939–1944)||15 March 1872||14 August 1969||97 years, 152 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1872 | ||
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|79||'''{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}'''||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)||26 November 1918||26 November 1918||97 years, 145 days | |79||'''{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}'''||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)||26 November 1918||26 November 1918||97 years, 145 days | ||
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|89||'''{{wp|Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal}} {{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}'''||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||10 April 1851|| 16 February 1948||96 years, 312 days | |89||'''{{wp|Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal}} {{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}'''||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||10 April 1851|| 16 February 1948||96 years, 312 days | ||
|Longest-lived Cardinal-dean | |Longest-lived Cardinal-dean | ||
Last state leader born in 1851 | |||
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|90||'''{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}'''||Tuva||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chair of the Presidium}} (1940–1944)||1 January 1912||4 November 2008||96 years, 308 days | |90||'''{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}'''||Tuva||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chair of the Presidium}} (1940–1944)||1 January 1912||4 November 2008||96 years, 308 days | ||
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|91||{{wp|'''Camille Huysmans}}'''||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946–1947)||26 May 1871||25 February 1968||96 years, 275 days | |91||{{wp|'''Camille Huysmans}}'''||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946–1947)||26 May 1871||25 February 1968||96 years, 275 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1971 | ||
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|92||'''{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}'''||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||22 October 1915||30 June 2012||96 years, 252 days | |92||'''{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}'''||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||22 October 1915||30 June 2012||96 years, 252 days | ||
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|93||'''{{wp|Federico Paéz}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ecuador|President}} (1935–1937)||4 June 1877||9 February 1974||96 years, 250 days | |93||'''{{wp|Federico Paéz}}'''||Ecuador||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ecuador|President}} (1935–1937)||4 June 1877||9 February 1974||96 years, 250 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1877 | ||
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|94||'''{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}'''||Tunisia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1956–1957)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President}} (1957–1987)||28 November 1916||24 June 2014||96 years, 247 days | |94||'''{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}'''||Tunisia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1956–1957)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President}} (1957–1987)||28 November 1916||24 June 2014||96 years, 247 days | ||
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|95||'''{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}'''||Soviet Union||{{wp|List of premiership of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930–1941)||9 March 1890||8 November 1986||96 years, 244 days | |95||'''{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}'''||Soviet Union||{{wp|List of premiership of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930–1941)||9 March 1890||8 November 1986||96 years, 244 days | ||
|Longest-lived Soviet Premier | |Longest-lived Soviet Premier | ||
Last state leader born in 1980 | |||
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|96||'''{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}'''||North Korea||{{wp|Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly}} (1994-1998)||1 October 1925||13 May 2022||96 years, 224 days | |96||'''{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}'''||North Korea||{{wp|Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly}} (1994-1998)||1 October 1925||13 May 2022||96 years, 224 days | ||
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|76–98||'''{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)||1901||13 July 1998||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | |76–98||'''{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}'''||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)||1901||13 July 1998||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | ||
| | |Last state leader born in 1901 | ||
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|99||'''{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}'''|||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979–1980)||4 January 1921||14 July 2017||96 years, 191 days | |99||'''{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}'''|||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979–1980)||4 January 1921||14 July 2017||96 years, 191 days | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 22 May 2023
991491904This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime m inister), born no earlier than 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. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 September 1905 | 22 January 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | Longest-lived Cambodian Prime Minister Last state leader born in 1905 Last State Leader born in the 1900's decade |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
16 May 1883 | 22 August 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | Longest-lived Turkish President and Prime Minister<Last state leader born in 1883> |
| – | Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister of Croatia (1990–1991) | 22 March 1920 | Alive | 105 years, 283 days | Longest-lived Croatian Prime Minister Last state leader born in 1920 |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 30 December 1891 | 13 December 1994 | 102 years, 34bdays | Longest-lived French Prime Minister Last known state leader born in 1891 |
| – | Edward Bernard Raczyński | Poland | President (in-Exile) (1975–1986) | 19 December 1891 | 30 July 1993 | 102 years, 223 days | Longest-lived Polish President |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 3 July 1914 | 30 January 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | Longest-lived French Viguier
Last state leader born in 1914 |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 30 December 1887 | 20 January 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | Longest-lived Japanese Prime Minister |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | ers of Sudan (1969) | 2 March 1917 | 17 January 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | Longest-lived Sudanese Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1917 |
| 7 | Willem Drees | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 3 July 1889 | 14 December 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister |
| 8 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997) |
2 February 1917 | 1 October 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | Longest-Lived Vietnamese Prime Minister |
| 9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 9 May 1889 | 14 December 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | Longest-lived Taiwanese Premier Last state leader to be born in 1880's decade Last state leader born in 1889 |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | 29 November 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | Last state leader born in 1919
Last state leader born in the 1910's decade |
| 11 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 3 April 1915 | 27 July 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | Longest-lived Dutch Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1915 |
| 12 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 26 January 1919 | 25 May 2020 | 101 years, 89 days | Longest-lived South Korean Prime Minister |
| – | Kim Yong-ju | North Korea | Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998) | 21 September 1920 | 14 December 2021 | 101 years, 84 days | Longest-Lived North Korean communist leader |
| 13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 11 January 1911 | 15 March 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | Longest-lived Panamanian President
Last state leader born in 1911 |
| 14 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 15 November 1859 | 12 December 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | Longest-lived Norwegian Prime Minister
Last State leader born during the 1850's decade Last state leader born in 1859 |
| 15 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 29 January 1921 | 7 December 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | Longest-lived Libyan Prime Minister |
| 16 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting President(1966) | 9 October 1912 | 9 August 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | Longest-lived Ecuadorian President
Last state leader born in 1912 |
| 17 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
4 October 1921 | 14 July 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | Longest-lived Peruvian Prime Minister and President
Last state leader born in 1921 |
| 18 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 8 August 1919 | 20 March 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | |
| 19 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 17 January 1922 | 8 July 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | Longest-lived Mexican President
Last state leader born in 1922 |
| 20 / 21 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 26 April 1904 | 10 June 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | Longest-lived Greek Prime minister
Last state leader born in 1904 |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 January 1920 | 30 March 2020 | |||
| 22 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | North Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1 January 1912 | 2 February 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | Longest-lived Yemen Prime Minister |
| 23 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 12 May 1910 | 4 January 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | Longest-lived Surinamese President
Last state leader born in 2010 |
| 24 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 2 October 1920 | 1 May 2020 | 99 years, 212 days | Longest-lived Burmese Prime Minister |
| 25 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 4 January 1898 | 15 January 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | Longest-lived Indian Prime MInister
Last state leader born in 1898 Last state leader born in the 1890's decade |
| 26 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 9 December 1912 | 12 June 2012 | 99 years, 186 days | Longest-lived Sudanese President |
| 27 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1 May 1919 | 20 September 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | Longest-lived Moroccan Prime mInister |
| 28 | Sir Anthony Mamo | Malta | Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
9 January 1909 | 1 May 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | Longest-lived Maltese Governor-General and President
Last state leader born in 1909 |
| 29 | Khamtai Siphandone|Khamtai Siphandome | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 325 days | Longest-lived Lao Prime Minister and President |
| 30 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 27 July 1903 | 31 October 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | Longest-lived Greek President
Last state leader born in 1903 |
| 31 | Sir Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 28 June 1892 | 28 September 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | Longest-lived Jamaican Governor-General
Last state leader born in 1862 |
| 32 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 302 days | |
| 33 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 29 February 1896 | 10 April 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | |
| 34 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 7 August 1912 | 7 September 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | |
| 35 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 10 April 1910 | 16 April 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | Longest-lived Sudanese President |
| 36 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 30 March 1913 | 14 March 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | Longest-lived Maltese President
Last state leader born in 1913 |
| 23–37 | Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 29 November 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | Longest-lived Malawian Prime Minister and President |
| 38 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
26 August 1920 | 26 May 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | Longest-lived Thai Prime Minister |
| 39 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 16 March 1911 | 15 November 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | Longest-lived Belgian Prime Minister |
| 40 | Sir Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 13 November 1915 | 11 July 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | |
| 41 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 4 August 1873 | 28 March 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | Longest-lived French Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1873 |
| 42 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1 October 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 90 days | Longest-lived U.S. President |
| 43 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 31 October 1918 | 29 May 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| 44 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993–1994) | 28 November 1916 | 24 June 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | Longest-lived Venezuelan President |
| 45 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 31 August 1879 | 23 March 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | Longest-lived Ecuadorian Preident
Last state leader born in 1879 Last state leader born in the 1870's decade |
| 46 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 56 days | |
| 47 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 2 August 1874 | 14 February 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | Longest-lived Luxembourgish Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1874 |
| 48 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 18 July 1910 | 25 January 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | Longest-lived Senegalese Prime Minister |
| 49 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 9 December 1908 | 8 June 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | Last state leader born in 1908 |
| 50 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 9 April 1910 | 9 September 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | |
| 51 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1 December 1920 | 22 April 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | Longest-lived Vietnamese President |
| 52 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 23 March 1918 | 28 July 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | Longest-lived Beninese President |
| 53 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 20 May 1879 | 19 September 1977 | 98 years, 122 days | Longest-lived Ukrainian Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1879 Last state leader born in the 1870's decade |
| 54 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Gocernor-President (1849) | 30 January 1818 | 31 May 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | Longest-lived Hungarian Head of state |
| 55 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 19 October 1924 | 6 February 2023 | 98 years, 109 days | Longest-lived Czechoslovak Prime Minister |
| 56 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 5 January 1921 | 23 April 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | Longest-lived Luxembourgish Monarch
Longest lived monarch with verifiable dates of birth and death |
| 57 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 11 July 1916 | 21 October 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | Longest-lived Australian Prime Minister |
| 58 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 26 February 1868 | 15 May 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | Longest-lived Brazilian President
Last state leader born in 1868 Last state leader born in the 1860's decade |
| 59 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 16 February 1916 | 10 February 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | Last state leader born in 1916 |
| 60 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 4 December 1910 | 27 January 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | Longest-lived Indian President |
| 61 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary | Prime Minister (1919) | 10 July 1875 | 25 July 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | Longest-lived Hungarian Prime Minister
Last state leader born in 1875 |
| '62 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
8 May 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 236 days | Longest-lived Tanzanian President |
| 63 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 8 March 1910 | 21 March 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | Longest-lived Colombian Prime Minister |
| 64 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 12 August 1922 | 10 July 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | Longest-lived Czechoslovak Communist Leader |
| 65 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 29 June 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 184 days | Longest-lived Italian President |
| 66 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 173 days | Longest-lived Malaysian Prime Minister |
| 67 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 17 July 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 166 days | Longest-lived AfghanPrime Minister |
| 68 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
17 July 1917 | 9 May 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | |
| 69 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
29 January 1888 | 14 November 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | |
| 70 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cisleithania (Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 21 May 1810 | 17 February 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | Longest-lived Austrian Minister-President
Last State leader born in the 1810's decade Last state Leader born in 1810 |
| 71 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Irish Free State | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 3 February 1866 | 30 October 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | Longest-lived Irish Governor-General
Last state leader born in 1866 |
| 72 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 27 April 1921 | 28 December 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | Longest-lived Algerian President |
| 73 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 10 January 1923 | 14 August 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | Longest-lived Andorran Episcopal Viguier
Last state leader born in 1923 |
| 74 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 2 April 1890w | 21 October 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | |
| 75 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000) |
15 January 1923 | 15 July 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | |
| 76 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 13 April 1920 | 4 October 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | Longest-lived Irish Taoiseach |
| 77 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 8 December 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 22 days | Longest-lived Italian Prime Minister |
| 78 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 15 March 1872 | 14 August 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | Last state leader born in 1872 |
| 79 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 26 November 1918 | 26 November 1918 | 97 years, 145 days | Longest-lived Chilean President |
| 80 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 25 November 1915 | 14 April 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | |
| 81 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting} President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
23 September 1902 | 8 February 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | Longest-lived Romanian Prime Minister and President
Last State leader born in 1902 |
| 82 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 4 October 1913 | 4 February 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | Longest-lived Haitian Prime Minister |
| 83 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) | 16 May 1913 | 21 August 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | Longest-lived Romanian Communist leader |
| 84 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | Prime Minister (1964) State President (1964–1991) |
28 April 1924 | 17 June 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | Longest-lived Zambian Prime Minister and President |
| 85 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
8 July 1919 | 24 August 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | Longest-lived German Chancellor and President |
| 86 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 215 days | Longest-lived Senegalse President |
| 87 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 23 December 1918 | 13 November 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | |
| 88 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 18 February 1926 | 3 January 2023 | 96 years, 319 days | Longest-lived Jordanian Prime Minister |
| 89 | Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 10 April 1851 | 16 February 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | Longest-lived Cardinal-dean
Last state leader born in 1851 |
| 90 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuva | Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1 January 1912 | 4 November 2008 | 96 years, 308 days | Longest-lived Tuvan Communist leader |
| 91 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 26 May 1871 | 25 February 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | Last state leader born in 1971 |
| 92 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 22 October 1915 | 30 June 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | Longest-lived Israeli Prime MInister |
| 93 | Federico Paéz | Ecuador | President (1935–1937) | 4 June 1877 | 9 February 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | Last state leader born in 1877 |
| 94 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
28 November 1916 | 24 June 2014 | 96 years, 247 days | Longest-lived Tunisian President and Prime Minister |
| 95 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941) | 9 March 1890 | 8 November 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | Longest-lived Soviet Premier
Last state leader born in 1980 |
| 96 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998) | 1 October 1925 | 13 May 2022 | 96 years, 224 days | Longest-lived Chinese Chair of the Supreme People's Assemble |
| 97 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 57 days | Longest-lived Lithuanian Lresident |
| 76–98 | Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 13 July 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | Last state leader born in 1901 |
| 99 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 January 1921 | 14 July 2017 | 96 years, 191 days | |
| 100 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 21 days | Longest-lived Yugoslav President |
World's Longest lived state Leaders (born post-1800)
| Living From | Age when oldest | To
Time |
Name | Sex | Lifespan | Country | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Death
Age | |||||||
| - | - | 14 May 1897 (94) | Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | M | 19 October 1802 | 14 May 1897
94 years, 207 days |
Guatemala | |
| 14 May 1897
87 |
87–90 | 12 Apr 1900 (90)
2 yrs, 334 days |
Tomas Gormensoro y Alvin | M | 27 January 1810 | 12 April 1900
90 years, 76 days |
Uruguay | |
| 12 Apr 1900
90 |
90–93 | 20 July 1903 (93)
(3 yrs, 99 days) |
Leo XIII | M | 2 March 1810 | 20 July 1903 | ||
| 20 July 1903
93 |
93–97 | 17 February 1908 (97)
(4 yrs, 212 days) |
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener | M | 21 May 1810 | 17 February 1908
97 years, 272 days |
Austria | World's longest lived state leader from 19 June 1907 to 30 October 1915 (Template:Ayd) |
| 17 February 1908 | 90–98 | 21 May 1916 (98)
(8 yrs, 95 days) |
Artúr Gorge | M | 30 January 1818 | 21 May 1916
98 years, 113 days |
Hungary | World's longest lived state leader from 29 October 1915 to 8 March 1958 (Template:Ayd) |
| 21 May 1916 | 92–93 | 10 December 1917
(1 yr, 204 days) |
Mackenzie Bowel | M | 27 December 1823 | 10 December 1917
93 years, 348 days |
Canada | |
| 10 December 1917 | 81–84 | 27 January 1921
(3 yrs, 49 days) |
Justiniano Borgono} | M | 5 September 1836 | 27 January 1921
84 years, 145 days |
[[wikipedia:[Peru|[Peru]] | |
| 27 January 1921 | 83–86 | 17 July 1923
(2 yrs, 172 days) |
Theodor Rosett | M | 5 May 1837 | 17 July 1923
86 years, 74 days |
Romania | |
| 17 July 1923 |
85–87 |
21 December 1925
(2 yrs, 158 days) |
Jules Méline | M | 20 May 1838 | 21 December 1925
87 years, 216 days |
France | |
| 21 December 1925 | 87–89 | 19 August 1928
(2 years, 243 days) |
Stefanos Skouloudis | M | 23 November 1838 | 19 August 1928
89 years, 271 days |
Greece | |
| 19 August 1928 | 89–90 |
20 December 1929 (1 year, 124 days) |
Emile Loubet | M | 30 December 1838 | 20 December 1929
90 years, 355 days |
France | |
| 20 December 1929 | 85–93 | 29 May 1937
(7 years, 161 days) |
Lizardo Garcia | M | 26 April 1844 | 29 May 1937
93 years, 34 days |
Ecuador | |
| 29 May 1937 | 88–96 | 6 August 1945
(8 years, 69 days) |
Alejandro Deustua | M | 22 March 1849 | 6 August 1945
96 years, 138 days |
Peru | |
| 6 August 1945 | 94–96 | 16 February 1948
(2 yrs, 194 days) |
Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | M | 10 April 1851 | 16 February 1948
96 years, 312 days |
Vatican City | |
| 16 February 1948 | 91–95 | 23 July 1951
(3 years, 157 days) |
Philippe Petain | M | 24 Apr 1856 | 23 July 1951
95 years, 90 days |
France | |
| 23 July 1951 | 95–96 | 21 July 1952
(364 days) |
Pedro Lascurain | M | 8 May 1856 | 21 July 1952
96 years, 74 days |
Mexico | |
| 21 July 1952 | 92–101 | 12 December 1960
(8 years, 144 days) |
Christopher Hornsrud | M | 15 November 1859 | 12 December 1960
101 years, 27 days |
Norway | World's longest lived state leader from 8 March 1958 to 12 June 1984 (Template:Ayd) |
| 12 December 1960 | 92–98 | 15 May 1966
(5 years, 154 days) |
Venceslau Brâs | M | 26 February 1868 | 15 May 1966
98 years, 78 days |
Brazil | |
| 15 May 1966 | 94–96 | 25 February 1968
(1 year, 286 days) |
Camille Huysmans | M | 26 May 1871 | 25 February 1968
96 years, 275 days |
Belgium | |
| 25 February 1968 | 96–97 | 14 August 1969
(1 year, 170 days) |
Alfredo Solf y Muro | M | 15 March 1872 | 14 August 1969
97 years, 152 days |
Peru | |
| 14 August 1969 | 96–98 | 28 March 1972
(2 years, 227 days) |
Joseph Paul-Boncour | M | 4 August 1873 | 28 March 1972
98 years, 237 days |
France | |
| 28 March 1972 | 97–98 | 14 February 1973
(323 days) |
Émile Reuter | M | 2 August 1874 | 14 February 1973
98 years, 196 days |
Luxembourg | |
| 14 February 1973 | 97–98 | 25 July 1973
(161 days) |
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | M | 10 July 1875 | 25 July 1973
98 years, 15 days |
Hungary | |
| 25 July 1973 | 96 | 9 February 1974
(199 days) |
Federico Páez | M | 4 June 1877 | 9 February 1974
96 years, 250 days |
Ecuador | |
| 9 February 1974 | 94–98 | 19 September 1977
(3 years, 222 days) |
Borys Martos | M | 20 May 1879 | 19 September 1977
98 years, 122 days |
Ukraine | |
| 19 September 1977 | 98 | 22 March 1978
(184 days) |
Isidro Ayora | M | 31 August 1879 | 22 March 1978
98 years, 203 days |
Ecuador | |
| 22 March 1978 | 96 | 24 April 1978
(33 days) |
Federico Chávez | M | 15 February 1882 | 24 April 1978
96 years, 69 days |
Paraguay | |
| 24 April 1978 | 94–103 | 22 August 1986
(8 years, 121 days) |
Celál Bayar | M | 16 May 1883 | 22 August 1986
103 years, 99 days |
Turkey | World's longest lived state leader from 12 June 1984 to 09 December 2008 (Template:Ayd) |
| 22 August 1986 | 100–101 | 14 May 1988
(1 year, 267 days) |
Willem Drees | M | 5 July 1886 | 14 May 1988
101 years, 314 days |
Netherlands | |
| 14 May 1988 | 100–102 | 14 December 1990
(2 ywars, 252 days) |
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | M | 3 December 1887 | 20 January 1990
102 years, 48 days |
Japan | |
| 20 January 1990 | 100–101 | 14 December 1990
(329 days) |
Zhang Qun | M | 9 May 1889 | 14 December 1990
101 years, 220 days |
Taiwan | |
| 14 December 1990 | 98–102 | 13 December 1994
(3 years, 364 days) |
Antoine Pinay | M | 30 December 1891 | 13 December 1994
102 years, 348 days |
France | |
| 13 December 1994 | 98–99 | 10 April 1995
(119 days) |
Morarji Desai | M | 29 February 1896 | 10 April 1995
99 years, 42 days |
India | |
| 10 April 1995 | 97–99 | 15 January 1998
(52 days) |
Gulzarilal Nanda | M | 4 July 1898 | 15 Jan 1998
99 years, 195 days |
India | |
| 15 January 1998 | 96 or 97 | 13 July 1998
(180 days) |
Konstantinos Kollias | M | 1901 | 13 July 1998
96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Greece | |
| 13 July 1998 | 95–97 | 8 February 2000
(1 year, 211 days) |
Ion Gheorghe Maurer | M | 23 September 1902 | 8 February 2000
97 years, 139 days |
Romania | |
| 8 February 2000 | 96–99 | 31 October 2002
(2 years, 267 days) |
Michail Stasinopoulos | M | 27 July 1903 | 31 Oct 2002
99 years, 143 days |
Greece | |
| 31 October 2002 | 98–100 | 10 June 2004
(1 year, 224 days) |
Xenophon Zolotas | M | 26 Apr 1904 | 10 June 2004
100 years, 45 days |
Greece | |
| 10 June 2004 | 98–103 | 22 January 2009
(4 years, 228 days) |
Chau Sen Coscal Chhum | M | 1 September 1905 | 22 January 2009
103 years, 143 days |
Cambodia | World's longest lived state leader from 09 December 2008 (16 years, 21 days) Acting Cambodian Prime Minister |
| 22 January 2009 | 98–99 | 16 April 2009
(85 days) |
Abdel Halim Muhammad | M | 10 Apr 1910 | 16 Apr 2009
99 years, 6 days |
Sudan | |
| 16 Apr 2009 | 98–99 | 4 Jan 2010
(264 days) |
Johan Ferrier | M | 12 May 1910 | 4 January 2010
99 years, 238 days |
Suriname | |
| 4 Jan 2010 | 98–100 | 15 Mar 2012
(2 yrs, 72 days) |
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz | M | 11 Jan 1911 | 15 Mar 2012
101 years, 65 days |
Panama | |
| 15 Mar 2012 | 99–100 | 9 Aug 2013
(1 yr, 144 days) |
Telmo Vargas | M | 9 October 1912 | 9 August 2013
100 years, 304 days |
[Ecuador]] | |
| 9 Aug 2013 | 98–101 | 27 July 2016
(2 yrs, 353 days) |
Piet de Jong | M | 3 April 1915 | 27 July 2016
101 years, 115 days |
Netherlands | |
| 27 July 2016 | 99–101 | 1 Oct 2018
(2 yrs, 66 days) |
Đỗ Mười | M | 2 February 1917 | 1 Oct 2018 101 years, 241 days |
Vietnam | |
| 1 Oct 2018 | 101 | 17 Jan 2019
(108 days) |
Babiker Awadalla | M | 2 March 1917 | 17 January 2019
101 years, 321 days |
Sudan | |
| 17 Jan 2019 | 100–101 | 29 Nov 2019
(314 days) |
Yasuhiro Nakasone | M | 27 May 1918 | 29 Novenber 2019
101 years, 186 days |
Japan | |
| 29 Nov 2019 | 100-101 | 25 May 2020 | Hyun Soong-jong | M | 26 February 1919 | 25 May 2020
101 years, 89 days |
South Korea | |
| 25 May 2020 | 99-100 | 7 December 2021 | Mustafa Ben Halim | M | 29 January 1921 | 7 December 2021
100 years, 312 days |
Libya | |
| 25 May 2020 | 100 | 14 July 2022 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | M | 4 October 1921 | 14 July 2022
100 years, 285 days |
Libya | |
| 14 July 2022 | 98* | Present
(3 years, 169 days) |
Khamtai Siphamdone | M | 8 February 1924 | Living
101 years, 325 days |
Laos | |