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 non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 45 days.
Gallery
- Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962 2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–19603rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 19538th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
List
UPDATED 12/19/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar | Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days | |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | |
| 7 | Willem Drees | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 45 days | |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười | Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917Gio | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | |
| 10 | Zhang Qun | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | |
| 11 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | |
| 12 | Tomiichi Murayama | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 291 days | |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | |
| 20 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Governor-General (1862-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | |||
| 22 | Hau Pei-tsun | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | |
| 23 | Luis Echeverría | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | |
| 24 | Jimmy Carter | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | |||
| 27 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | |
| 27 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 162 days | |
| 29 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 155 days | |
| 30 | Johan Ferrier | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | |
| 31 | Tun Tin | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | |
| 32 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | |
| 33 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | |
| 34 | Anthony Mamo | Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | |
| 35 | Michail Stasinopoulos | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | |
| 36 | Clifford Campbell | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | |
| 37 | Abdoulaye Wade | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 204 days | |
| 38 | Morarji Desai | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | |
| 39 | Võ Chí Công | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | |
| 40 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | |
| 41 | Ċensu Tabone | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | |
| 42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | |
| 43 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 46 days | |
| 44 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | |
| 45 | Raif Dizdarević | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 10 days | |
| 46 | Pierre Harmel | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | |
| 47 | Howard Cooke | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | |
| 48 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | |
| 49 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | |
| 50 | Isidro Ayora | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | |
| 51 | Émile Reuter | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | |
| 52 | Mamadou Dia | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | |
| 53 | Aden Adde | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | |
| 54 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | |
| 55 | Lê Đức Anh | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | |
| 56 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | |
| 57 | Borys Martos | Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days | |
| 58 | Artúr Görgei | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | |
| 59 | Lubomír Štrougal | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | |
| 60 | Jean | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | |
| 61 | Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | |
| 62 | Giorgio Napolitano | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | |
| 63 | Venceslau Brás | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | |
| 64 | Claude Rostain | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | |
| 65 | R. Venkataraman | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | |
| 66 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | |
| 67 | Gabriel París Gordillo | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | |
| 68 | Miloš Jakeš | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | |
| 69 | Thanin Kraivichien | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | |
| 70 | Abdelsalam Majali | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | |
| 71 | Kenan Evren | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | |
| 72 | Wellington Koo | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | |
| 73 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | |
| 74 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | |
| 75 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | |
| 76 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | |
| 77 | Arnaldo Forlani | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | |
| 78 | Ramón José Velásquez | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | |
| 79 | He Yingqin | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | |
| 80 | Lee Teng-hui | President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | |
| 81 | Kim Yong-nam | Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 318 days | |
| 82 | Liam Cosgrave | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | |
| 83 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | |
| 84 | Patricio Aylwin | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | |
| 85 | Armando Villanueva | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | |
| 86 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | |
| 87 | Martial Célestin | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | |
| 88 | Gheorghe Apostol | First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | |
| 89 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 222 days | |
| 90 | Kenneth Kaunda | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | |
| 91 | Walter Scheel | Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | |
| 92 | Péter Boross | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 114 days | |
| 93 | Helmut Schmidt | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | |
| 94 | Zhu Rongji | Premier (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 57 days | |
| 95 | Camille Huysmans | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | |
| 96 | Yitzhak Shamir | Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | |
| 97 | Federico Páez | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | |
| 98 | H.E. Habib Bourguiba | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | |
| 99 | H.E. Vyacheslav Molotov | Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | |
| 100 | H.E. Arnold Rüütel | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1990-1992) President (2001&ndash:2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age | Date eliminated from the main list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | ||
| Hastings Banda | 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 | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Time in the Main List
UPDATED 12/19/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| Name | State | Since | Time in the Main List |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Celâl Bayar | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Antoine Pinay | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| André Prunet-Foch | 15 June 2008 | 17 years, 187 days | |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Babiker Awadalla | 12 September 2011 | 14 years, 98 days | |
| Willem Drees | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Đỗ Mười | 03 August 2011 | 14 years, 138 days | |
| Zhang Qun | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | 25 January 2013 | 12 years, 326 days | |
| Piet de Jong | 05 April 2011 | 14 years, 258 days | |
| Hyun Soong-jong | 21 December 2013 | 11 years, 363 days | |
| Bernardino González Ruiz | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Christopher Hornsrud | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | 28 April 2016 | 9 years, 235 days | |
| Telmo Vargas | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | 27 February 2017 | 8 years, 295 days | |
| Hau Pei-tsun | 05 August 2014 | 11 years, 136 days | |
| Xenophon Zolotas | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 20 January 2015 | 10 years, 333 days | |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Johan Ferrier | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Tun Tin | 19 November 2015 | 10 years, 34 days | |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Mohammed Karim Lamrani | 18 March 2014 | 11 years, 276 days | |
| Anthony Mamo | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Clifford Campbell | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Morarji Desai | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Võ Chí Công | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Ċensu Tabone | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Hastings Banda | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Prem Tinsulanonda | 22 September 2015 | 10 years, 88 days | |
| Pierre Harmel | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Howard Cooke | 08 January 2010 | 15 years, 345 days | |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | 03 August 2013 | 12 years, 138 days | |
| Isidro Ayora | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Émile Reuter | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Mamadou Dia | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Aden Adde | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Lê Đức Anh | 18 Jan 2016 | 9 years, 335 days | |
| Émile Derlin Zinsou | 11 Nov 2012 | 13 years, 38 days | |
| Borys Martos | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Artúr Görgei | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Jean | 03 April 2016 | 9 years, 260 days | |
| Gough Whitlam | 11 October 2010 | 15 years, 69 days | |
| Venceslau Brás | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Claude Rostain | 15 June 2011 | 14 years, 187 days | |
| R. Venkataraman | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Gabriel París Gordillo | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Kenan Evren | 27 Feb 2012 | 13 years, 295 days | |
| Wellington Koo | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 169 days | |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | 01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Domhnall Ua Buachalla | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Abdelmalek Benhabyles | 23 Aug 2016 | 9 years, 118 days | |
| Ramón José Velásquez | 23 May 2011 | 14 years, 210 days | |
| He Yingqin | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Liam Cosgrave | 03 May 2015 | 10 years, 230 days | |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Martial Célestin | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Gheorghe Apostol | 03 Aug 2007 | 17 years, 352 days | |
| Camille Huysmans | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Federico Páez | 03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 138 days | |
| Yitzhak Shamir | 06 Nov 2009 | 16 years, 43 days | |
| Armando Villanueva | 23 Jan 2010 | 15 years, 330 days | |
| Walter Scheel | 29 May 2013 | 12 years, 204 days | |
| Patricio Aylwin | 30 Aug 2013 | 12 years, 111 days | |
| Helmet Schmidt | 13 Oct 2013 | 12 years, 67 days | |
| Luis Echeverría | 25 Jun 2017 | 8 years, 177 days | |
| Lee Teng-hui | 15 Jun 2018 | 7 years, 184 days | |
| Khamtai Siphandone | 27 Aug 2019 | 6 years, 114 days | |
| Tomiichi Murayama | 10 Sept 2019 | 6 years, 100 days | |
| Kenneth Kaunda | 27 Jan 2020 | 5 years, 334 days | |
| Francesc Badia Batalla | 13 Feb 2020 | 5 years, 309 days | |
| Miloš Jakeš | 29 Feb 2020 | 5 years, 294 days | |
| Jimmy Carter | 20 Aug 2020 | 5 years, 121 days | |
| Lubomír Štrougal | 30 Aug 2020 | 5 years, 111 days | |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | 15 October 2020 | 5 years, 65 days | |
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | 22 May 2021 | 4 years, 211 days | |
| Giorgio Napolitano | 04 Aug 2021 | 4 years, 137 days | |
| Mahathir Mohamad | 20 Aug 2021 | 4 years, 121 days | |
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | 25 Dec 2021 | 3 years, 359 days | |
| Arnaldo Forlani | 24 Feb 2022 | 3 years, 298 days | |
| Abdelsalam Majali | 22 Mar 2022 | 3 years, 272 days | |
| Abdoulaye Wade | 13 October 2022 | 3 years, 67 days | |
| Valdas Adamkus | 23 Mar 2023 | 2 years, 271 days | |
| Raif Dizdarević | 16 Jun 2023 | 2 years, 186 days | |
| Thanin Kraivichien | 13 Oct 2023 | 2 years, 67 days | |
| Kim Yong-nam | 16 Aug 2024 | 1 year, 125 days | |
| Arthur Foulkes | 01 Jan 2025 | 352 days | |
| Péter Boross | 28 Apr 2025 | 235 days | |
| Zhu Rongji | 27 Jun 2025 | 175 days | |
| Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | 10 Aug 2025 | 131 days | |
| Habib Bourguiba |