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), 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.
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, lived: 103 years, 143 days)
served 1962
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
served: 1962
19th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
(born 1923, (age 101 years, 11 days)
served: 1972–1976
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List
Ages are up to date 11/15/2024
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Date entered after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 7 | Willem Drees | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 8 | Đỗ Mười | Viet Nam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | 2013.11.15 Bello Codesido |
| 11 | Piet de Jong | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 12 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | 2013.12.13 Aguinaldo |
| 13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 14 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 15 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya (Kingdom of) | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | 2016.04.28 al-Hakim |
| 16 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting Leader (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 17 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | 2017.02.05 Durán Ballén |
| 18 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | 2014.07.10 Villegas Pullido/Bustamante y Rivero |
| 19 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 101 years, 11 days | 2020.10.15 Schaffner |
| 20 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | 2017.06.25 Sebastian |
| 21 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 281 days | 2019.08.18 Estrada |
| 22 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 257 days | 2019.12.07 Degazon |
| 23 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | 2011.09.15 |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 2015.01.23 Salam | ||
| 25 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 26 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 27 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 45 days | 2020.08.08 Romero Pereira |
| 28 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 29 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 186 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 30 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | 2013.03.26 Juliana |
| 31 | Sir Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 32 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | 2020.08.30 Balaguer |
| 33 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 34 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 35 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 36 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 37 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 38 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 26–39 | 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 | 2011.09.15 |
| 40 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 98 years, 322 days | 2018.01.19 Levingston |
| 41 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 128 days | 2021.08.22 Echandi JIménez |
| 42 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 121 days | 2021.12.24 Chaves |
| 43 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | 2021.06.14 de Sinimbu |
| 44 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | 2015.10.13 Nguyễn |
| 45 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 46 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 47 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 48 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | 2013.07.11 Talib |
| 49 | Tun Tin | Myanmar | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | 2020.10.15 Mintoff |
| 50 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 51 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 52 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 53 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 54 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 55 | Lê Đức Anh | Viet Nam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | 2016.01.26 Pak |
| 56 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | 2012.10.26 de Aycinena y Piñol |
| 57 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 58 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 59 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | 2016.03.17 Sédar Senghor |
| 60 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 61 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | 2021.08.09 Michael I |
| 62 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 63 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 64 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 65 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungry | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 66 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 67 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | 2022.05.11 Youssufi |
| 68 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 170 days | 2022.10.16 Elizabeth II |
| 69 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | 2012.01.29 Trujillo |
| 70 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 71 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria-Hungary | Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 72 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 73 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | 2016.07.26 Pétain |
| 74 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | 2018.06.25
Ben Ammar |
| 75 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | 2022.02.21
Lascurain |
| 76 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 77 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 12 days | 2023.05.13 Richter Prada |
| 78 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 79 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | 2018.07.14 Barrera |
| 80 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | 2015.15.10 Pettitpierre |
| 81 | Raif Dizdarević | SFR Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 342 days | 2023.06.06 Ek |
| 82 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 83 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | 2013.08.29 Dharmasakti |
| 84 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 85 | 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 | 2011.09.15 |
| 86 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 87 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 88 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | 2020.02.20 Betancur |
| 88 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 224 days | 2023.06.18 Richter Prada |
| 90 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | 2014.07.05 - |
| 91 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | 2013.09.26 Miettunen |
| 92 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 93 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuvan People's Republic | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 94 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 95 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 96 | Federico Paéz | Ecuador | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 97 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 98 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | 2011.09.15 |
| 99 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days | 2021.12.07 Gotō |
| 100 | Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1997 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | 2011.09.15 |
Next 10 to Join
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Date of entry to the Main list | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 261 days | 2024-08-16 Kollias |
91 days |
| 2 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 96 years, 189 days | 2024-12.20 Yang |
−35 days |
| 3 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 188 days | 2025.01-10 Molotov |
−56 days |
| 4 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 |
Alive |
96 years, 80 days | 2025-05-01 Bourguiba |
−167 days |
| 5 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 23 days | 2025-06-30 Paéz |
−227 days |
| 6 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 197 days | 2026-01-09 Shamir |
−1 year, 55 days |
| 7 | Sam Nujoma |
Namibia |
President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 187 days | 2026-02-11 Huysmans |
−1 year, 88 days |
| 8 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 119 days | 2026-05-23 Anchimaa-Toka |
−1 year, 189 days |
| 9 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 60 days | 2026-07-25
Pignatelli di Belmonte |
−1 year, 252 days |
| 10 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 28 days | 2026-09-25 Schmidt |
−1 year, 314 days |
Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest-lived of all time whose age is fully verifiable.
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Guillermo Rodriguez, the current eldest state leader.
- Key
| Current Longest-living | Former Longest-living |
| Name | Country |
Sex |
Lifespan | Time as Eldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Wilhelm I | Germany | M | 22 March 1797–14 May 1888 aged 90 years, 353 days |
– 9 March 1888 ?? |
| George Tupou I | Tonga | M | 4 December 1797–18 February 1893 aged 95 years, 76 days |
9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95) 4 years, 343 days |
| Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | Guatemala | M |
19 October 1802–14 May 1897 |
18 February 1893 (aged 90) – 14 May 1897 (aged 94) 4 years 85 days |
| Count Bernhard von Rechberg | Austria | M | 17 July 1806–26 February 1899 aged 92 years 224 days |
14 May 1897 (aged 90) – 26 February 1899 (aged 92) 1 year, 289 days |
| Tomas Gormensoro Albin | Uruguay | M | 27 January 1810–12 April 1900 90 years, 76 days |
26 February 1899 (aged 87) –12 April 1900 (aged 90) 2 years, 334 days) |
| Pope Leo XIII | Papal States | M | 2 March 1810–20 July 1903 aged 93 years, 140 days |
12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93) 3 years, 99 days |
| Austria | M | 21 May 1810–17 February 1908 aged 97 years, 272 days |
20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97) 4 years, 212 days | |
| Artúr Gorgey | Hungary | M | 30 January 1818–21 May 1916 aged 98 years, 113 days |
17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98) 8 years, 95 days |
| Mackenzie Bowell | Canada | M | 27 December 1823–10 December 1917 aged 93 years, 348 days |
21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93) 1 year, 203 days) |
| Charles de Freycinet | France | M | 14 November 1828–14 May 1923 aged 94 years, 181 days |
10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94) 5 years, 352 days |
| Matsukata Masayoshi | Japan | M | 25 February 1835–2 July 1924 aged 89 years, 127 days |
14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89) 350 days |
| France | M | 20 May 1838–21 December 1925 aged 87 years, 216 days |
2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87) 2 years 158 days | |
| Paolo Boselli | Italy | M | 8 June 1838–10 Match 1932 aged 93 years, 272 days |
2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93) 7 years, 260 days |
| Francisco Andrade Marín | Ecuador | M | 15 November 1841–6 September 1935 aged 93 years, 295 days |
10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93) 3 years, 175 days |
| Lizardo Garcia | Ecuador |
M |
26 April 1844–29 May 1937 aged 93 years, 34 days |
6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93) 1 year, 263 days |
| Eliodoro Villazón | Bolivia | M | 22 January 1848–12 September 1939 aged 91 years, 233 days |
29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91) |
| Alejandro Deustua | Peru | M | 22 March 1849–6 August 1945 aged 96 years, 138 days |
12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96) 8 years, 69 days |
| Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte | Vatican City | M | 10 April 1851–16 February 1948 aged 96 years, 312 days |
6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96) 2 years, 194 days) |
| Philippe Petain | France | M | 24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951 aged 95 years, 90 days |
16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95) 3 years, 157 days |
| Pedro Lascurain | Mexico | M | 8 May 1856–21 July 1952 aged 96 years, 74 days |
23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96) 364 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | M | 15 November 1859–12 December 1960 aged 101 years, 27 days |
9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101)
3 years, 93 days |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil | M | 26 February 1868–15 May 1966 aged 98 years, 78 days |
12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98) 5 years, 154 days |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium | M | 26 May 1871–25 February 1968 aged 96 years, 275 days |
15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96) 1 year, 286 days |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | M | 15 March 1872–14 August 1969 aged 97 years, 152 days |
25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97) 1 year, 170 days |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | M | 4 August 1873–28 March 1972 aged 98 years, 237 days |
14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98) 2 years, 227 days |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | M | 2 August 1874–14 February 1973 aged 98 years, 196 days |
28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98) 323 days |
| Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | Hungary | M | 10 July 1875–25 July 1973 aged 98 years, 15 days |
14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98) 161 days |
| Federico Páez | Ecuador | M | 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974 aged 96 years, 250 days |
25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96) 199 days |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine | M | 20 May 1879–19 September 1977 aged 98 years, 122 days |
9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98) 3 years, 222 days |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | M | 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978 98 years, 203 days |
19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98) 184 days |
| Federico Chaves | Paraguay | M | 22 March 1978–24 April 1978 96 years, 68 days |
22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96) 33 days |
| Celál Bayar | Türkiye | M | 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986 aged 103 years, 99 days |
24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103) 8 years, 121 days |
| Willem Drees | Netherlands | M | 5 July 1886–14 May 1988 aged 101 years, 314 days |
22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101)
1 year, 267 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | M• | 3 December 1887–20 January 1990 aged aged 102 years, 48 days |
14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102) 2 years, 252 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan | M | 9 May 1889–14 December 1990 aged 101 years, 220 days |
20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101) 329 days |
| Antoine Pinay | France | M | 30 December 1891–13 December 1994 aged 102 years, 348 days |
14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102)
3 years, 364 days |
| Morarji Desai | India | M | 29 February 1896–10 April 1995 aged 99 years, 41 days |
13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99) 119 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India | M | 4 July 1898–15 January 1998 aged 99 years, 195 days |
10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99) 2 years, 275 days |
| Constantine Kollias | Greece | M | 1901–13 July 1998 aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97) 179 days |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | M |
23 September 1902–8 February 2000 |
13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97) 1 year, 211 days |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | M | 27 July 1903–31 October 2002 aged 99 years, 142 days |
8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99) 3 years, 267 days |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | M | 26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004 aged 100 years, 45 days |
31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100) 1 year, 224 days |
| Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum | Cambodia | M | 1 September 1905–23 January 2009 aged 103 years, 143 days |
10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103) 4 years, 192 days |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | M | 10 April 1910–16 April 2009 aged 99 years, 6 days |
22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99) 85 days |
| Johan Ferrier | Suriname | M | 12 May 1910–4 January 2010 agrd 99 years, 237 days |
16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99) 264 days |
| Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz | Panama | M | 11 January 1911–15 March 2012 aged 101 years, 64 days |
4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100) 2 years, 72 days |
| Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | M | 9 October 1912–9 August 2013 aged 100 years, 304 days |
15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100) 1 year, 144 days |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | M | 3 July 1914–30 January 2017 aged 102 years, 211 days |
9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102)
3 years, 174 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | M | 2 February 1917–1 October 2018 aged 101 years, 241 days |
30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101) 1 year, 244 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | M | 2 March 1917–17 January 2019 aged 101 years, 321 days |
1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101) 108 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | M | 27 May 1918–29 November 2019 aged 101 years, 186 days |
17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101) 314 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | M |
26 February 1919–25 May 2021 |
29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101) 178 days |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | M | 29 January 1921–7 December 2021 aged 100 years, 312 days |
25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100) 196 days |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | M | 4 October 1921–14 July 2022 aged 100 years, 283 days |
07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100)
219 days |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | M | born 8 February 1924 age 100 years, 281 days |
14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99) 1 year, 89 days |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | M | born 4 November 1923 age 101 years, 11 days |
11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present 1 year, 35 days |
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
- Records of heads of state
- List of Longest Living Cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Longest-lived state leaders by country
- List of Former longest living state leaders
- Comparison of Monarchs (list)
- Kage (Naruto)
- Lists of Philippine Officials by age
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)
- Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders
References