List of longest-living state leaders

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) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. The longest-lived state leader is Acting Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of  Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. The oldest living state leader is currently Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of  Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 79 days.

Gallery

• Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg

  Oldest:
   Cambodia
  Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
  served: 1962

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  2nd Oldest:
   Turkey
  Celål Bayar
  served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

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  3rd-Oldest:
   France
  Antoine Pinay
  served: 1952 1953

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  8th-oldest ever:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

List

UPDATED 01/22/2026

Color	Note
	Living State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 348 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
7	Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
8	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 79 days
9	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917Gio	2018	101 years, 241 days
10	Zhang Qun	China	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
11	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
12	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	101 years, 325 days
13	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
14	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
15	Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
16	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	2025	101 years, 53 days
17	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
18	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
19	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
20	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
21	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
22	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
23	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1924	2024	100 years, 89 days
24	Xenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
26	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	100 years, 196 days
27	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	100 years, 189 days
28	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
29	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
30	Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
31	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
32	Anthony Mamo	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
33	Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
34	Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
35	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years, 238 days
36	Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
37	Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
38	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Sovereignty Council Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
39	Ċensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
40	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
41	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	99 years, 80 days
42	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
43	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	99 years, 44 days
44	Pierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
45	Howard Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
46	Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
47	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
48	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
49	Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
50	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
51	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
52	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 153 days
53	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
54	Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President of the Transitional Government (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
55	Borys Martos	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
56	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
57	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
58	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
59	Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
60	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
61	Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
62	Claude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
63	R. Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
64	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
65	Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
66	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
67	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	2025	97 years, 324 days
68	Abdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
69	Kenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
70	Wellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
71	Baron Ignaz von Plener	Austria	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
72	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	Ireland	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
73	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
74	Francesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
75	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
76	Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
77	He Yingqin	China	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
78	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988 2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
78	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	97 years, 352 days
80	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
81	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
82	Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
83	Armando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
84	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1902	2000	97 years, 138 days
85	Martial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
86	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years, 256 days
87	Gheorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
88	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
89	Walter Scheel	West Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
90	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	97 years, 148 days
91	Helmut Schmidt	West Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
92	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	97 years, 91 days
93	Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
94	Yitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
95	Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
96	Habib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
97	Vyacheslav Molotov	Soviet Union	Premier (1930–1941)	1890	1986	96 years, 244 days
98	Arnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1992) President (2001-2006)	1928	2024	96 years, 235 days
99	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998)	1925	2022	96 years, 224 days
100	Pedro Richter Prada	Peru	Prime Minister (1979-1980)	1921	2017	96 years, 191 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–24 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898	1997	98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	1998	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Uncertain Date of Birth and Death

The following people might be older than #1 on this list, but their date of birth and death are uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
Ek Yi Oun	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1958)	1910	2013	102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days

Unclear Status as State Leaders

The following individuals might be older than #92-1 on this list, but their exact status as a state leader is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
César Yanes Urias	El Salvador	Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961)	1920	2024	104 years, 224 days
Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	1920	2024	104 years, 24 days
Muhammad al-Muqri	Morocco	Grand Vizier (1912-1956)	1854	1957	103 years, 219 days
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	Sikkim	Chief Minister (1974-1975)	1904	2007	102 years, 290 days
Edward Bernard Raczyński	Poland	President-in-Exile (1979–1986)	1891	1993	101 years, 223 days
Kim Yong-ju	North Korea	Vice President during Vacancy (1994–1998)	1920	2021	101 years, 83 days
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	1927	Alive	98 years, 348 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during Vacancy (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka	Tannu Tuva	Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Little Khural of the Tuvan People's Republic (1940-1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days

See also

• List of longest-living cardinals
• List of oldest living state leaders
• Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
• Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
• Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
• Future longest-living state leaders
• Past longest-living state leaders