List of longest-living state leaders
This article lists all the 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 ever:
Morocco
Muhammad al-Muqri
served: 1912–1957
2nd-oldest:
Croatia
Josip Manolić
served 1990–1991;
3rd-Oldest living:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962
34th-oldest ever:
Laos
Antoine Pinay
served 1991–2006
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List
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad al-Muqri | Cambodia | Grand Vizier (1912–1957) | 1854 | 1957 | 103 years, 219 days |
| 2 | Josip Manolić | 'Croatia | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 1920 | Alive | 104 years, 237 days |
| 3 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 4 | Cesar Yanes Urias | El Salvador | Member of the Government Junta (1960–1961) | 1920 | Alive | 104 years, 204 days |
| 5 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 6 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
| 7 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 8 | Anton Vratuša | Slovenia | Prime Minister (1978–1980) | 1915 | 2017 | 102 years, 159 days |
| 9 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 2–10 | Ek Yi Oun | Cambodia | List of prime miisters of Cambodia|Prime Minister]] (1958) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 261 days to 99 years, 260 days |
| 11 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | ers of Sudan (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 12 | Willem Drees | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 13 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 14 | Edward Bernard Raczyński | Poland | President (in-exile)) (1979–1986) | 1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 223 days |
| 15 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 16 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 17 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
| 18 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 89 days |
| 19 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
| 20 | Kim Yong-ju | Template:PRK | Acting President (1994–1997) | 1920 | 2021 | 101 years, 60 days |
| 21 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
| 22 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 23 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting President(1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
| 24 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
| 25 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Philippines | Governor-General (1852-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 281 days |
| 26 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
| 27 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
| 28 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
| 29 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 100 years, 44 days |
| 30 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | North Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
| 31 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
| 32 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 33 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
| 34 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 280 days |
| 35 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 185 days |
| 36 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 256 days |
| 37 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 38 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
| 39 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
| 40 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
| 41 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 42 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
| 43 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 44 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
| 31–45 | 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 |
| 46 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 44 days |
| 47 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 10 days |
| 48 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 41-49 | Carlos Enrique Díaz de León | Guatemala | Provisional President (1954) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 261 days to 99 years, 260 days |
| 50 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
| 51 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 52 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 53 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 54 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
| 55 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
| 56 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 57 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 58 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 59 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 60 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 61 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days |
| 62 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
| 63 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
| 64 | Jean | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
| 65 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 66 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
1925 | Alive | 99 years, 190 days |
| 67 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
| 68 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
| 69 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 70 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 138 days |
| 71 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 127 days |
| 72 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 120 days |
| 73 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
| 74 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
| 75 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 76 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 77 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 78 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 79 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cisleithania (Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
| 80 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Irish Free State | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
| 81 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 82 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
| 83 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
| 84 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993–1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
| 85 | He Yingqin | Taiwan | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
| 86 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000) |
1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
| 87 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 88 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
| 58-89 | Enrico Dandolo | Republic of Venice | Doge (1192–1205) | 1107 | 1205 | 97 years, 151 days to 98 years, 150 days or 97 years, 181 days to 98 years, 180 days |
| 90 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
| 91 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
| 92 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting} President (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
| 93 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
| 94 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
| 95 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 169 days |
| 96 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | Prime Minister (1964) State President (1964–1991) |
1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 97 | Enrico Dandolo | Papal States Spain |
Grand Master of the Knights of Hospitaller (1636-1657) | 1560 | 1657 | 97 years, 47 days |
| Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | ||
| 99 | Abdul Momin | Brunei | Sultan (1852–1885) | 1787 | 1885 | 97 years, 8 days |
| 100 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
Next to Join
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Current Age | Joins the List (If He/she Lives to) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003, 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 11 days | 11 September 2023 (hidden (Pignatelli di Belmonte)) | 21 September 2023 (main (Schmidt)) |
| 2 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 341 days | 27 October 2023 (hidden (Schmidt)) | 17 December 2023 (main (#100#–Monin)) |
| 3 | Ali Haroun | Algeria | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 280 days | 16 February 2024 (hidden (1xx–Momin) | 26 March 2024 (age tied) (main, Lascaris and Scheel) |
| 4 | Thannin Kraivichien | Thailand | Primero Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 223 days | 26 March 2024 (hidden, (#100– Lascaris and Scheel) | 25 May 2024 (main; #100–Kaunda) |
| 5 | Kim Yong-nam | North Korea | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2018) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 284 days | 26 March 2025 (hidden; #100–Kaunda) | 12 May 2025 (main; #100–Apostol) |
| 6 | Arnold Rùütel | Estonia | Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006) |
1928 | Alive | 97 years, 188 days | 15 August 2025 (main; #1xx–Apostol) | 10 September 2025 (main list, Célestin) |
| 7 | Arthur Foulkes | The Bahamas | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 187 days | 11 September 2025 (hidden (#1xx–Célestin) | 26 September 2025 (main; #100–Maurer) |
| 8 | {Peter Borross | Hungary | Prime Minister (19993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 79 days | 2 January 2026 (hidden (#1xx–(main; # Maurer)} | 4 January 2026 (main; #100–Villanueva) |
| 9 | Zhu Rongji | China | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 22 days | 12 March 2026 (hidden (#1xx–Villanueva | 31 March 2026 (main; #100–Aylwin |
| 10 | Édouard Balladur | Framce | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 196 days | 24 September 2026 (hidden (#1xx–Aylwin) | 30 September 2027 (main; #100–Dandolo) |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| The Following state leaders might be older than 100-87 but their birth and death is un certain | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Replacing |
| Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years 193 days | |
Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885
| Name | Country | Sex | Birth | Became Oldest | Ceased to be Oldest/Death (Time as Oldest)
Age at death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I | Germany | M | 22 March 1797 | 9 March 1888
90 years, 353 days | |
| George Tupou I | Tonga | M | 4 December 1797 | 9 March 1888
90 years, 96 days |
18 February 1893
95 years, 76 days |
| Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | Guatemala | M |
19 October 1802 |
18 February 1893
90 years, 122 days |
14 May 1897 (7 years, 318 days)
94 years, 207 days |
| Count Bernhard von Rechberg | Austria | M | 17 July 1806 | 14 May 1897
90 years, 301 days |
26 February 1899 (1 year, 289 days)
92 years 224 days |
| Tomas Gormensoro Albin | Uruguay | M | 27 January 1810 | 26 February 1899
89 years, 30 days |
12 April 1900 (2 years, 334 days)
90 years, 76 days |
| Pope Leo XIII | Papal States | M | 2 March 1810 | 12 Apr 1900
90 years, 41 days |
20 July 1903 (3 years, 99 days)
93 years, 140 days |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria | M | 21 May 1810 | 20 July 1903
93 years, 60 days |
17 February 1908 (4 years, 212 days)
97 years, 272 days |
| Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Philippines Spain |
M | 13 February 1815 | 17 February 1908
93 years, 4 days |
23 November 1915 (7 years, 279 days)
100 years, 281 days |
| Artúr Gorgey | Hungary | M | 30 January 1818 | 23 November 1915
97 years, 297 days |
21 May 1916 (180 days)
98 years, 113 days |
| Mackenzie Bowell | Canada | M | 27 December 1823 | 21 May 1916
92 years, 146 days |
10 December 1917 (1 year, 203 days)
93 years, 348 days |
| Charles de Freycinet | France | M | 14 November 1828 | 10 December 1917
89 years, 26 days |
14 May 1923 (5 years, 352 days)
94 tears, 181 days |
| Matsukata Masayoshi | Japan | M | 25 February 1835 | 14 May 1923
88 years, 78 days |
2 July 1924 (350 days)
89 years, 127 days |
| Jules Méline | France | M | 20 May 1838 | 2 July 1924
86 years, 43 days |
21 December 1925 (2 years, 158 days)
87 years, 216 days |
| Paolo Boselli | Italy | M | 8 June 1838 | 2 July 1924
86 years, 24 days |
10 March 1932 (7 years, 260 days)
93 years, 272 days |
| Francisco Andrade Marín | Ecuador | M | 15 November 1841 | 10 March 1932
87 years, 168 days |
6 September 1935 (3 years, 174 days)
93 years 295 days |
| Lizardo Garcia | M | 26 April 1844 | 6 September 1935
91 years, 133 days |
29 May 1937 (1 year, 263 days)
93 years, 34 days | |
| Eliodoro Villazón | Bolivia | M | 22 January 1848 | 29 May 1937
91 years, 233 days |
12 September 1939 (2 years, 194 days)
91 years, 233 days |
| Alejandro Deustua | Peru | M | 22 March 1849 | 12 September 1939
90 years, 174 days |
6 August 1945 (8 years, 69 days)
96 years, 138 days |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | M | 10 April 1851 | 6 August 1945
94 years, 118 days |
16 February 1948 (2 years, 194 days)
96 years, 312 days |
| Muhammad al-Muqri | Morocco | M | 2 February 1854 | 16 February 1948
94 years, 14 days |
9 September 1957 (9 years, 205 days)
103 years, 219 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | M | 15 November 1859 | 9 September 1957
97 years, 308 days |
12 December 1960 (3 years, 94 days)
101 years, 27 days |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil | M | 26 February 1868 | 12 December 1960
94 years, 290 days |
15 May 1966 (5 years, 154 days)
98 years, 78 days |
| Juan José Estrada | Nicaragua | M | 1 January 1872 | 15 May 1966
94 years, 134 days |
11 July 1967 (1 year, 57 days)
95 years, 191 days |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium | M | 26 May 1871 | 11 July 1967 95 years, 341 days |
25 February 1968 (229 days)
96 years, 275 days |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | M | 15 March 1872 | 25 February 1968
95 years, 347 days |
14 August 1969 (1 year, 170 days)
97 years, 152 days |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | M | 4 August 1873 | 14 August 1969
94 years, 10 days |
28 March 1972 (2 years, 227 days)
98 years, 237 days |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | M | 2 August 1874 | 28 March 1972
97 years, 190 days |
14 February 1973 (323 days)
98 years, 196 days |
| Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | Hungary | M |
10 July 1875 |
14 February 1973
97 years, 219 days |
25 July 1973 (161 days)
98 years, 15 days |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine | M | 20 May 1879 | 25 July 1973
94 years, 66 days |
19 September 1977 (199 days)
98 years, 122 days |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | M | 31 August 1879 | 9 February 1974
94 years, 162 days |
22 March 1978 (184 days)
98 years, 203 days |
| Federico Chaves | Paraguay | M | 15 February 1882 | 22 March 1978
96 years, 35 days |
24 April 1978 (33 days)
96 years, 69 days |
| Türkiye | M | 16 May 1883 | 24 April 1978
91 years, 335 days |
22 August 1986 (8 years, 121 days)
103 years, 99 days | |
| Willem Drees |
Netherlands |
M | 5 July 1886 | 22 August 1986
100 years, 48 days |
14 May 1988 (1 year, 267 days)
101 years, 314 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | M | 3 December 1887 | 14 May 1988
100 years, 163 days |
20 January 1990 (2 years, 252 days)
102 years, 48 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan | M | 9 May 1889 | 20 January 1990
100 years, 256 days |
14 December 1990 (329 days)
101 years, 220 days |
| Antoine Pinay | France | M | 30 December 1891 | 14 December 1990
99 years, 349 days |
13 December 1994 (3 years, 364 days)
102 years, 348 days |
| Morarji Desai | India | M | 29 February 1896 | 13 December 1994
98 years, 288 days |
10 April 1995 (119 days)
99 years, 41 days |
| Hastings Banda | Malawi | M | 1898 | 10 April 1995
95 years, 100 days to 96 years, 100 days |
23 November 1997 (2 years, 227 days)
98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India | M | 4 July 1898 | 23 November 1997
99 years, 142 days |
15 January 1998 (53 days)
99 years, 195 days |
| Constantine Kollias | Greece | M | 1901 | 15 January 1998
95 years, 327 days to 96 years, 327 days |
13 July 1998 (179 days)
96 years, 194 days to 97 years 193 days |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania | M | 23 September 1902 | 13 July 1998
95 years, 303 days |
8 February 2000 (1 year, 211 days)
97 years, 139 days |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | M | 27 July 1903 | 8 February 2000
96 years, 196 days |
31 October 2002 (2 years, 267 days)
99 years, 143 days |
| Xenophon Zolotas | M | 26 Apr 1904 | 31 October 2002
98 years, 188 days |
10 June 2004 (1 year, 224 days)
100 years, 45 days | |
| Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum | Cambodia | M | 1 September 1905 | 10 June 2004
98 years, 285 days |
23 January 2009 (4 years, 192 days)
103 years, 143 days |
| Cambodia | M | 1910 | 22 January 2009
99 years, 4 days to 99 years, 21 days |
2013 (3 years, 345 days to 4 years, 343 days
102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days | |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | M | 3 July 1914 | 2013
99 years, 181 days to 98 years, 182 days |
30 January 2017 (3 years, 30 days) to 4 years, 29 days
102 years, 211 days |
| Anton Vratuša | Slovenia | M | 21 February 1915 | 30 January 2017
101 years, 344 days |
30 July 2017 (180 days)
102 years, 115 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | M | 2 February 1917 | 30 January 2017
100 years, 178 days |
1 October 2018 (1 year, 63 days)
101 years, 241 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | M | 2 Mar 1917 | 1 October 2018
101 years, 213 days |
17 January 2019 (108 days)
101 years, 321 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | M | 27 May 1918 | 17 January 2019
100 years, 235 days |
29 November 2019 (314 days)
101 years, 186 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | M | 26 February 1919 | 29 November 2019
100 years, 276 days |
25 May 2021 (178 days)
101 years, 89 days |
| Josip Manolić | Croatia | M | 22 March 1920 | 25 May 2021 101 years, 64 days |
Alive (3 years, 173 days) age 104 years, 237 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
- Supreme Court of the Philippines