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 1 January 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. With Ages at least 95 years, days to meet the list.
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, 12 days)
served: 1972–1976
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List
Ages are up to date 11/16/2024
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905.09.01 | 2009.01.22 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) |
1883.05.16 | 1986.08.22 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | France | President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) | 1891.12.30 | 1994.12.13 | 102 years, 343 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914.07.03 | 2017.01.30 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887.12.03 | 1990.01.03 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917.03.02 | 2019.01.17 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889.07.05 | 1990.05.14 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Đỗ Mười | Viet Nam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917.02.02 | 2018.10.01 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889.05.09 | 1990.12.14 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918.05.18 | 2019.11.29 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 11 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919.01.26 | 2020.05.25 | 101 years, 118 days |
| 12 | Piet de Jong | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915.04.03 | 2016.07.27 | 101 years, 115 days |
| 13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911.01.11 | 2012.03.15 | 101 years, 64 days |
| 14 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859.11.15 | 1960.12.12 | 101 years, 27 days |
| 15 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921.01.29 | 2021.12.07 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 16 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting Leader (1966) | 1912.10.09 | 2013.08.09 | 100 years, 304 days |
| 17 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) |
1921.10.04 | 2022.07.14 | 100 years, 283 days |
| 18 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919.08.08 | 2020.03.30 | 100 years, 235 days |
| 19 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1923.11.04
originally listed 1924.11.04 |
Alive | 101 years, 12 days |
| 20 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922.01.17 | 2022.07.08 | 100 years, 172 days |
| 21 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924.02.08 | Alive | 100 years, 282 days |
| 22 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924.03.03 | Alive | 100 years, 258 days |
| 23 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904.04.26 | 2004.06.10 | 100 years, 45 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920.01.19 | 2020.03.04 | ||
| 25 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912.01.01 | 2012.02.02 | 100 years, 32 days |
| 26 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924.10.01 | Alive | 100 years, 46 days |
| 27 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910.05.12 | 2010.01.04 | 99 years, 237 days |
| 28 | Tun Tin | Myanmar | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920.10.02 | 2020.05.01 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 29 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898.07.04 | 1998.01.15 | 99 years, 195 days |
| 30 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919.05.01 | 2018.09.20 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 31 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) |
1909.01.09 | 2008.05.01 | 99 years, 113 days |
| 32 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903.07.27 | 2002.10.31 | 99 years, 96 days |
| 33 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892.06.28 | 1991.09.28 | 99 years, 92 days |
| 34 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896.02.29 | 1995.04.10 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 35 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910.04.10 | 2009.04.16 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 36 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910.04.10 | 2009.04.16 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 37 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913.03.30 | 2012.03.13 | 98 years, 350 days |
| 38 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925.07.10 | Alive | 99 years, 129 days |
| 39 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 1925.07.17 | Alive | 99 years, 122 days |
| 40 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922.08.12 | 2020.07.10 | 98 years, 322 days |
| 41 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925.05.08 | 2024.02.29 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 42 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) |
1920.08.26 | 2019.05.26 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 43 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911.03.16 | 2009.11.15 | 98 years, 244 days |
| 44 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915.11.13 | 2014.07.11 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 45 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873.08.04 | 1972.03.28 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 46 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918.10.18 | 2017.05.29 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 47 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879.08.31 | 1978.03.22 | 98 years, 203 days |
| 48 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874.08.02 | 1973.02.14 | 98 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | President (1960–1962) | 1910.07.18 | 2009.01.25 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 50 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908.12.09 | 2007.06.08 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 51 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910.04.09 | 2008.09.09 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 52 | Lê Đức Anh | Viet Nam | President (1992–1997) | 1920.12.01 | 2019.04.22 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 53 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918.03.23 | 2016.07.18 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 54 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879.05.20 | 1977.10.19 | 98 years, 122 days |
| 55 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818.01.30 | 1916.05.21 | 98 years, 112 days |
| 56 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924.10.19 | 2023.02.06 | 98 years, 110 days |
| 57 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921.01.05 | 2019.04.23 | 98 years, 108 days |
| 58 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916.07.11 | 2014.10.21 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 59 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925.06.29 | 2023.09.22 | 98 years, 85 days |
| 60 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868.02.26 | 1966.05.15 | 98 years, 78 days |
| 61 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916.12.16 | 2015.02.10 | 98 years, 56 days |
| 62 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910.12.04 | 2009.01.27 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 63 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926.05.29 | Alive | 98 years, 171 days |
| 64 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungry | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875.07.10 | 1973.07.25 | 98 years, 15 days |
| 65 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910.03.08 | 2008.03.21 | 98 years, 13 days |
| 66 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925.02.18 | 2023.01.03 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 67 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) |
1917.06.17 | 2015.05.09 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 68 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888.01.29 | 1985.11.14 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 69 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria-Hungary | Minister-President (1870) | 1810.05.21 | 1908.02.17 | 97 years, 272 days |
| 70 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866.02.03 | 1963.10.30 | 97 years, 267 days |
| 71 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921.04.27 | 2018.12.28 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 72 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926.11.03 | Alive | 98 years, 13 days |
| 73 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923.01.10 | 2020.08.14 | 97 years, 217 days |
| 74 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993-1994) | 1916.11.28 | 2014.06.14 | 97 years, 208 days |
| 75 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890.04.02 | 1987.10.21 | 97 years, 202 days |
| 76 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 1923.01.15 | 2020.07.30 | 97 years, 197 days |
| 77 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926.12.09 | Alive | 97 years, 343 days |
| 78 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920.04.13 | 2017.10.04 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 79 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872.03.15 | 1969.08.14 | 97 years, 152 days |
| 80 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918.11.26 | 2016.04.19 | 97 years, 145 days |
| 81 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915.11.25 | 2013.04.14 | 97 years, 140 days |
| 82 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902.09.23 | 2000.02.08 | 97 years, 138 days |
| 83 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913.10.04 | 2011.02.04 | 97 years, 123 days |
| 84 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913.05.16 | 2010.08.21 | 97 years, 97 days |
| 85 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927.04.05 | Alive | 97 years, 225 days |
| 86 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924.04.28 | 2021.06.17 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 87 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) |
1919.07.18 | 2016.08.24 | 97 years, 47 days |
| 88 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918.12.23 | 2015.11.10 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 89 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851.04.10 | 1948.02.16 | 96 years, 312 days |
| 90 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuvan People's Republic | Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912.01.01 | 2008.11.04 | 96 years, 308 days |
| 91 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871.05.26 | 1968.02.25 | 96 years, 275 days |
| 92 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915.10.22 | 2012.06.30 | 96 years, 252 days |
| 93 | Federico Paéz | Ecuador | Jefe Supremo (1935–1937) | 1877.06.04 | 1974.02.09 | 96 years, 250 days |
| 94 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987) |
1903.03.03 | 2000.04.06 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 95 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941 | 1890.03.09 | 1986.11.08 | 96 years, 244 days |
| 96 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1925.10.01 | 2022.05.13 | 96 years, 224 days |
| 97 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 1921.01.04 | 2017.07.14 | 96 years, 191 days |
| 98 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen (1952–2022) | 1926.04.21 | 2022.09.09 | 96 years, 140 days |
| 98 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928.02.04 | Alive | 96 years, 286 days |
| 100 | Alejandro Deustua | Peru | Prime Minister (1902) | 1849.03.22 | 1945.08.06 | 96 years, 137 days |
| 101 | Jiang Zemin | China | President (1993-2003) | 1926.08.17 | 2022.11.30 | 96 years, 105 days |
| 102 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 1924.03.08 | 2020.05.29 | 96 years, 82 days |
| 103 | Pedro Lascuráin | Mexico | Acting President (1913) | 1856.05.08 | 1952.07.21 | 96 years, 74 days |
| 104 | Federico Chaves | Paraguay | President (1949–1954) | 1882.02.15 | 1978.04.24 | 96 years, 68 days |
| 105 | Fumio Gotō | Japan | Acting Prime Minister (1936) | 1884.03.07 | 1980.05.13 | 96 years, 67 days |
| 106 | Arnold Rüütel | Estonia | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928.05.10 | Alive | 96 years, 190 days |
| 107 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | Costa Rica | President (1958–1962) | 1915.06.17 | 2011.07.30 | 96 years, 43 days |
| 107 | Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928.05.11 | Alive | 96 years, 189 days |
| 109 | Michael I | Romania | King (1927-1930, 1940-1947) | 1921.10.25 | 2017.12.05 | 96 years, 41 days |
| 110 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu | Brazil | Prime Minister (1878–1880) | 1810.11.20 | 1906.12.27 | 96 years, 37 days |
| 111 | Dom Mintoff | Malta | Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) | 1916.08.06 | 2012.08.20 | 96 years, 14 days |
| 112 | Hans Schaffner | Switzerland | President (1966) | 1908.12.16 | 2004.11.26 | 95 years, 346 days |
| 113 | Gavin Donne | Cook Islands | Queen's Representative (1982–1984) | 1914.05.08 | 2010.03.28 | 95 years, 327 days |
| 114 | Joaquín Balaguer | Dominican Republic | President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) | 1906.09.01 | 2002.07.14 | 95 years, 316 days |
| 115 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Paraguay | Provisional President (1954) | 1886.10.04 | 1982.08.12 | 95 years, 312 days |
| 116 | Belisario Betancur | Colombia | President (1982–1986) | 1923.02.04 | 2018.12.07 | 95 years, 306 days |
| 117 | Péter Boross | Hungary | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928.08.27 | Alive | 96 years, 81 days |
| 118 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | Italy013) | Prime Minister (1993–1994) President (1999–2006) |
1920.12.09 | 2016.09.16 | 95 years, 282 days |
| 119 | Pope Benedict XVI | Vatican City | Pope (2005–2013) Sovereign (2005–2013) |
1927.04.16 | 2022.12.31 | 95 years, 279 days |
| 120 | Fred Degazon | Dominica | President (1979–1980) | 1913.01.04 | 2008.10.04 | 95 years, 274 days |
| 121 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928.10.23 | Alive | 96 years, 24 days |
| 122 | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–2019) |
1924.02.21 | 2019.09.04 | 95 years, 197 days |
| 123 | Juan José Estrada | Nicaragua | President (1910–1911) | 1872.01.01 | 1967.07.11 | 95 years, 191 days |
| Trần Thiện Khiêm | South Vietnam | Prime Minister (1969–1975) | 2021.06.24 | 2021.07.11 | ||
| 125 | Pote Sarasin | Thailand | Prime Minister (1957) | 1905.03.25 | 2000.09.28 | 95 years, 187 days |
| 126 | Antonio Imbert Barrera | Dominican Republic | President (1965) | 1920.12.03 | 2016.05.31 | 95 years, 180 days |
| 127 | Tahar Ben Ammar | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956) | 1889.11.25 | 1985.05.10 | 95 years, 166 days |
| 128 | Cuthbert Sebastian | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Governor-General (1996-2013) | 1921.10.22 | 2017.03.25 | 95 years, 154 days |
| 129 | Roberto Marcelo Levingston | Argentina | President (1970–1971) | 1920.01.19 later changed to 1920.01.10 |
2015.06.17 | 95 years, 151 days |
| 130 | Carlos Alberto Rey | Argentina | de facto President (1970) | 1922.01.04 | 2017.05.29 | 95 years, 145 days |
| 131 | Nelson Mandela | South Africa | President (1994–1999) | 1918.07.18 | 2013.12.05 | 95 years, 140 days |
| 132 | Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | President (1970-2002) | 1924.09.02 | 2020.02.04 | 95 years, 137 days |
| 133 | Apenera Pera Short | Cook Islands | Queen's Representative (1990–2000) | 1916.02.04 | 2011.06.15 | 95 years, 131 days |
| 134 | Paal Berg | Norway | Acting Head of State ()1945 | 1873.01.18 | 1968.05.24 | 95 years, 126 days |
| 135 | Sixto Durán Ballén | Ecuador | President (1992–1996) | 1921.07.14 | 2016.11.15 | 95 years, 124 days |
| 136 | Ahmed Ben Bella | Algeria | President (1963 - 1965) | 1916.12.25 | 2012.04.11 | 95 years, 108 days |
| 137 | Dawda Jawara | The Gambia | Prime Minister (1964-1970) President (1970-1994) |
1924.05.16 | 2021.08.27 | 95 years, 103 days |
| 138 | Philippe Pétain | France | Prime Prime Minister (1940) Chief of State (1940 - 1944) |
1856.04.24 | 1951.07.23 | 95 years, 90 days |
| 139 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegal | President (1960 - 1980) | 1906.10.09 | 2001.12.20 | 95 years, 72 days |
| 140 | Petar Stambolić | Yugoslavia | Prime Minister (1963 - 1967) President (1982 - 1983) |
1912.07.12 | 2007.09.21 | 95 years, 71 days |
| 141 | Anibal Portillo | El Salvador | Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961 - 1962) | 1914.12.20 | 2010.02.15 | 95 years, 57 days |
| 142 | Pak Song-chol | North Korea | Premier (1976 - 1977) | 1913.09.02 | 2008.02.28 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 143 | Nguyễn Văn Tâm | South Vietnam | Prime Minister (1952–1954) | 1895.10.16 | 1990.11.23 | 95 years, 48 days |
| 144 | Édouard Balladur | France | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929.05.02 | Alive | 95 years, 198 days |
| 145 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia | President (1990–2005) | 1929.05.12 | Alive | 95 years, 188 days |
| 146 | Max Petitpierre | Switzerland | Federal Council Minister (1944-1961) President (1950, 1955, 1960) |
1899.02.26 | 1994.03.25 | 95 years, 27 days |
| 147 | Dušan Dragosavac | Yugoslavia | Prime Minister (1981–1982) | 1919.12.01 | 2014.12.21 | 95 years, 20 days |
| 148 | Saeb Salam | Lebanon | Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) | 1905.01.17 | 2000.01.21 | 95 years, 4 days |
| 149 | Hassan ibn Yahya | North Yemen | Prime Minister (1948–1955) | 1908.06.13 | 2003.06.13 | 95 years, 0 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012.06.12 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 2008.11.28 Original |
| Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997.11.27 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | 2008.11.28 Original |
| Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998.07.13 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | 2008.11.28 Original |
Next 10 to Join
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | age by 12-31-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929.07.19 | Alive | 95 years, 120 days | 95 years, 165 days |
| 2 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Zanzibar | Sultan (1963–1964) | 1929.09.16 | Alive | 95 years, 61 days | 95 years, 106 days |
| 3 | Violeta Chamorro | Nicaragua | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929.10.18 | Alive | 95 years, 29 days | 95 years, 74 days |
| 4 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | Mongolian People's Republic | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929.11.15 | Alive | 95 years, 1 day | 95 years, 46 days |
| 5 | Alfred Moisiu | Albania | President (2002–2007) | 1929.12.01 | alive | 94 years, 351 days | 95 years, 30 days |
| 6 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon | Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) | 1929.12.20 | alive | 94 years, 332 days | 95 years, 11 days |
| Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea | Prime Minister (1988) | |||||
| Milan Panić | Yugoslavia | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | |||||
| 9 | Efraín Goldenberg | Peru | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 1929.12.28 | Alive | 94 years, 324 days | 95 years, 3 days |
| 10 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco | Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 1930.01.03 | Alive | 94 years, 318 days | 94 years, 363 days |
| 11 | Ion Iliescu | Romania | Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) |
1930.03.03 | Alive | 94 years, 258 days | 94 years, 303 days |
| 12 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland | President (1980–1996) | 1930.04.15 | Alive | 94 years, 215 days | 94 years, 260 days |
| 13 | José Sarney | Brazil | President (1985–1990) | 1930.04.24 | Alive | 94 years, 206 days | 94 years, 251 days |
| 14 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Regent (1972) | 1930.05.21 | Alive | 94 years, 179 days | 94 years, 224 days |
Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885
- Key
| Current Longest-living | Former Longest-living |
| Name | Country |
Sex |
Lifespan | Became eldest | Ceased | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | Guatemala | M | 1802.10.19 | 1897.05.14 aged 94 years, 207 days | ||
| Count Bernhard von Rechberg | Austria | M | 1806.07.17 | 1897.05.14 | 1899.02.26 aged 92 years 224 days | |
| Tomas Gormensoro Albin | Uruguay | M | 1810.01.27 | 1899.02.26 | 1900.04.12 90 years, 76 days | |
| Pope Leo XIII | Papal States | M | 1810.03.02 | 1900.04.12 | 1903.07.20 aged 93 years, 140 days | |
| Austria | M | 1810.02.21 | 1903.07.20 | 1908.02.17 aged 97 years, 272 days | ||
| Artúr Gorgey | Hungary | M | 1818.01.30 | 1908.02.17 | 1916.05.21 aged 98 years, 113 days | |
| Mackenzie Bowell | Canada | M | 1823.12.27 | 1916.05.21 | 1917.12.10 aged 93 years, 348 days | |
| Charles de Freycinet | France | M | 1828.11.14 | 1917.12.10 | 1923.05.14 aged 94 years, 181 days | |
| Matsukata Masayoshi | Japan | M | 1835.02.25 | 1923.05.14 | 1924.07.02 aged 89 years, 127 days | |
| France | M | 1838.05.20 | 1924.07.02 | 1925.12.21 aged 87 years, 216 days | ||
| Paolo Boselli | Italy | M | 1838.06.08 | 1925.12.21 | 1932.03.10 aged 93 years, 272 days | |
| Francisco Andrade Marín | Ecuador | M | 1841.11.15 | 1932.03.10 | 1935.09.06 aged 93 years, 295 days | |
| Lizardo Garcia | Ecuador |
M |
1844.04.26 | 1935.09.06 | 1937.05.29 aged 93 years, 34 days | |
| Eliodoro Villazón | Bolivia | M | 1848.01.22 | 1937.05.29 | 1939.09.12 aged 91 years, 233 days | |
| Alejandro Deustua | Peru | M | 1849.03.22 | 1939.09.12 | 1945.08.06 aged 96 years, 138 days | |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | M | 1851.04.10 | 1945.08.06 | 1948.05.16 aged 96 years, 312 days | |
| Philippe Petain | France | M | 1856.04.24 | 1948.02.16 | 1951.07.23 aged 95 years, 90 days | |
| Pedro Lascurain | Mexico | M | 1856.05.08 | 1951.07.23 | 1952.07.21 aged 96 years, 74 days | |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | M | 1859.11.15 | 1952.07.21 | 1960.12.12 aged 101 years, 27 days | |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil | M | 1868.02.26 | 1960.12.12 | 1966.05.15 aged 98 years, 78 days | |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium | M | 1871.05.26 | 1966.05.15 | 1968.02.26 aged 96 years, 275 days | |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | M | 1872..03.15 | 1968.02.26 | 1969.08.14 aged 97 years, 152 days | |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | M | 1873.08.04 | 1969.08.14 | 1972.03.28 aged 98 years, 237 days | |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | M | 1874.08.02 | 1972.03.28 | 1973.02.14 aged 98 years, 196 days | |
| Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | Hungary | M | 1875.07.10 | 1973.02.14 | 1973.07.25 aged 98 years, 15 days | |
| Federico Páez | Ecuador | M | 1877.06.04 | 1973.07.25 | 1974.02.09 aged 96 years, 250 days | |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine | M | 1879.05.20 | 1974.02.09 | 1977.09.17 aged 98 years, 122 days | |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | M | 1879.08.31 | 1977.09.17 | 1978.03.22 aged 98 years, 203 days | |
| Federico Chaves | Paraguay | M | 1882.02.15 | 1978.03.22 | 1978.04.24 aged 96 years, 68 days | |
| Celál Bayar | Türkiye | M | 1883.05.16 | 1978.04.24 | 1986.08.22 aged 103 years, 99 days | |
| Willem Drees | Netherlands | M | 1886.07.05 | 1986.08.22 | 1988.05.14 aged 101 years, 314 days | |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | M• | 1887.12.03 | 1988.05.14 | 1990.01.20 aged 102 years, 48 days | |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan | M | 1889.05.09 | 1990.01.20 | 1990.12.14 aged 101 years, 220 days | |
| Antoine Pinay | France | M | 1891.12.30 | 1990.12.14 | 1994.12.13 aged 102 years, 348 days | |
| Morarji Desai | India | M | 1896.02.29 | 1994.12.13 | 1995.04.10
aged 99 years, 41 days | |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India | M | 1898.07.04 | 1995.04.10 | 1998.01.15 aged 99 years, 195 days | |
| Constantine Kollias | Greece | M | 1901 | 1998.01.15 | 1998.07.13 aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | M |
1902.09.23 |
1998.07.13 | 2000.02.08 aged 97 years, 138 days | |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | M | 1903.07.27 | 2000.02.08 | 2002.10.31 aged 99 years, 142 days | |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | M | 1904.04.26 | 2002.10.31 | 2004.06.10
aged 100 years, 45 days | |
| Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum | Cambodia | M | 1905.09.01 | 2004.01.06.10 | 2009.01.22 aged 103 years, 143 days | |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | M | 1910.04.10 | 2009.01.22 | 2009.04.16 aged 99 years, 6 days | |
| Johan Ferrier | Suriname | M | 1910.12.10 | 2009.04.16 | 2010.01.04 aged 99 years, 237 days | |
| Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz | Panama | M | 1911.01.11 | 2010..01.04 | 2012.03.15 aged 101 years, 64 days | |
| Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | M | 1912.10.09 | 2012.03.15 | 2013.08.09 aged 100 years, 304 days | |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | M | 1914.07.03 | 2013.08.09 | 2017.01.30 aged 102 years, 211 days | |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | M | 1917.02.02 | 2017.01.30 | 2018.10.01 aged 101 years, 241 days | |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | M | 1917.03.02 | 2018.10.01 | 2019.01.17 aged 101 years, 321 days | |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | M | 1918.05.27 | 2019.01.17 | 2019.11.29 aged 101 years, 186 days | |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | M |
1919.02.26 |
2019.11.29 | 2020.05.20 aged 101 years, 89 days | |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | M | 1921.01.29 | 2020.05.20 | 2021.12.07 aged 100 years, 312 days | |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru | M | 1921.10.14 | 2021.12.07 | 2022.07.14
aged 100 years, 283 days | |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | M | 1924.02.08 | 2022.07.14 | 2023.10.11 | Alive
age 100 years, 282 days |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | M | 1923.11.04 | 2023.10.11 | Alive
age 101 years, 12 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
- Philippine Congress Membership if the Philippines followed The US Congress allocations
References