Lists of eldest living state leaders
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state of sovereign states (often a president or monarch or representatives) 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 non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former President Celâl Bayar (1883-1986) of
Turkey, who lived to 103 years, 98 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 38 days.
Gallery
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1950–19602nd-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
List
UPDATED 12/12/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celâl Bayar | President (1950–1960) | 1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | |
| 2 | André Prunet-Foch | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | |
| 3 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 38 days | |
| 4 | Đỗ Mười | Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | |
| 5 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | |
| 6 | Khamtai Siphandone | PRP Chair (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | |
| 7 | Telmo Vargas | Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | |
| 8 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | President (1975–1980) | 1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | |
| 10 | Luis Echeverría | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | |
| 11 | Jimmy Carter | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | |
| 12 | Johan Ferrier | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | |
| 13 | Anthony Mamo | President (1974–1976) | 1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | |
| 14 | Abdoulaye Wade | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 197 days | |
| 15 | Michail Stasinopoulos | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | |
| 16 | Clifford Campbell | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | |
| 17 | Võ Chí Công | President (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | |
| 18 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Committee Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | |
| 19 | Ċensu Tabone | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | |
| 20 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 39 days | |
| 21 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | |
| 22 | Raif Dizdarević | President (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 3 days | |
| 23 | Howard Cooke | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | |
| 24 | Isidro Ayora | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | |
| 25 | Aden Adde | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | |
| 26 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | |
| 27 | Lê Đức Anh | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | |
| 28 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | |
| 29 | Artúr Görgei | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | |
| 32 | Jean | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | |
| 33 | Giorgio Napolitano | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | |
| 34 | Venceslau Brás | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | |
| 35 | Claude Rostain | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | |
| 36 | R. Venkataraman | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | |
| 37 | Gabriel París Gordillo | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | |
| 38 | Miloš Jakeš | First Secretary (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | |
| 39 | Kenan Evren | President (1980–1989) | 1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | |
| 40 | Wellington Koo | Acting President (1926–1927) | 1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | |
| 41 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | |
| 42 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | |
| 43 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | |
| 44 | Ramón José Velásquez | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | |
| 45 | He Yingqin | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | |
| 46 | Lee Teng-hui | President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | |
| 47 | Patricio Aylwin | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | |
| 48 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | President (1958–1961, 1965) | 1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | |
| 49 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 215 days | |
| 50 | Gheorghe Apostol | Communist Party Leader (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | |
| 51 | Kenneth Kaunda | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | |
| 52 | Walter Scheel | President (1974–1979) | 1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | |
| 53 | Federico Páez | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | |
| 54 | Habib Bourguiba | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | |
| 55 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | |
| 56 | Arnold Rüütel | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991-1992) President (2001-2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days | |
| 57 | Elizabeth II | Queen (1952–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 140 days | |
| 58 | Jiang Zemin | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002) President (1993–2003) |
1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days | |
| 59 | Pedro Lascuráin | President (1913) | 1856 | 1952 | 96 years, 74 days | |
| 60 | Federico Chaves | President (1949–1954) | 1882 | 1978 | 96 years, 68 days | |
| 61 | Orville Turnquest | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 146 days | |
| 62 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | President(1958–1962) | 1915 | 2011 | 96 years, 43 days | |
| 63 | Michael I | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 41 days | |
| 64 | Hans Schaffner | President (1966) | 1908 | 2004 | 95 years, 346 days | |
| 65 | Joaquin Balaguer | President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) | 1906 | 2002 | 95 years, 316 days | |
| 66 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Provisional President (1954) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 312 days | |
| 67 | Belisario Betancur | President (1982–1986) | 1923 | 2018 | 95 years, 306 days | |
| 68 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 31 days | |
| 69 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | President (1999–2006) | 1920 | 2016 | 95 years, 282 days | |
| 70 | Fred Degazon | President (1979–1980) | 1913 | 2008 | 95 years, 274 days | |
| 71 | Sam Nujoma | President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days | |
| 72 | Benedict XVI | (born in |
Pope and Sovereign (2005–2013) | 1927 | 2022 | 95 years, 259 days |
| 73 | Violeta Chamorro | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 202 days | |
| 74 | Robert Mugabe | President (1987-2017) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 197 days | |
| 75 | Juan José Estrada | President (1910–1911) | 1872 | 1967 | 95 years, 191 days | |
| 76 | Antonio Imbert Barrera | President (1965) | 1920 | 2016 | 95 years, 180 days | |
| 77 | Ion Iliescu | Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) |
1930 | 2025 | 95 years, 156 days | |
| 78 | Daniel Arap Moi | President (1978-2002) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 155 days | |
| 79 | Cuthbert Sebastian | Governor-General (1996-2013) | 1921 | 2017 | 95 years, 154 days | |
| 80 | Roberto Marcelo Levingston | Acting President (1970–1971) | 1920 | 2015 | 95 years, 151 days | |
| 81 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | President (1980–1996) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 241 days | |
| 82 | Nelson Mandela | President (1994–1999) | 1918 | 2013 | 95 years, 140 days | |
| 83 | José Sarney | President (1985–1990) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 232 days | |
| 84 | Paal Berg | Acting Head of State (1945) | 1873 | 1966 | 95 years, 126 days | |
| 85 | Sixto Durán Ballén | President (1992–1996) | 1921 | 2016 | 95 years, 124 days | |
| 86 | Kesang Choden | Regent (1972) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 205 days | |
| 87 | Ahmed Ben Bella | President (1963-1965) | 1916 | 2012 | 95 years, 108 days | |
| 88 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Sultan (1963-1964) | 1929 | 2024 | 95 years, 105 days | |
| 89 | Dawda Jawara | President (1970-1994) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 103 days | |
| 90 | Philippe Pétain | Chief of State (1940-1944) | 1856 | 1951 | 95 years, 90 days | |
| 91 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | President (1960–1980) | 1906 | 2001 | 95 years, 72 days | |
| 92 | Petar Stambolić | Prime Minister (1963-1967) President (1982-1983) |
1912 | 2007 | 95 years, 71 days | |
| 93 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 164 days | |
| 94 | Anibal Portillo | Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961-1962) | 1914 | 2010 | 95 years, 57 days | |
| 95 | Max Petitpierre | President (1950, 1955, 1960) | 1899 | 1994 | 95 years, 27 days | |
| 96 | Dušan Dragosavac | President of the Presidency (1981–1982) | 1919 | 2014 | 95 years, 20 days | |
| 97 | Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido | Interim President (1892) | 1854 | 1949 | 94 years, 362 days | |
| José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | President (1945–1948) | 1894 | 1989 | |||
| 99 | Chiu Chuang-huan | Premier (1984) | 1925 | 2020 | 94 years, 342 days | |
| 100 | Ivy Dumont | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 71 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Presidium Chairperson (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 95 years, 309 days to 96 years, 308 days |