List of oldest living state leaders

This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leadersTemplate:Efn-lg of sovereign states with significant international recognition. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years.

Gallery

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  Oldest living:
  Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

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  2nd-oldest:
  Japan
  Tomiichi Murayama
  served 1994–1996

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  3rd-Oldest:
  Laos
  Mahathir Mohamad
  served: 1981–2003; 2018 2020

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  Oldest living of a now-defunct state and 9th-oldest living:
  Raif Dizdarević
  Yugoslavia
  1988–1989

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  Oldest living incumbent and 50th-oldest living:
  Paul Biya
  Cameroon
  1975–present

List

Key

Color	Note
	Incumbent

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
1	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	102 years, 33 days
2	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 Mar 1924	101 years, 279 days
3	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	10 July 1925	100 years, 150 days
4	Muhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	17 Jul 1925	100 years, 143 days
5	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	99 years, 192 days
6	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 Nov 1926	99 years, 34 days
7	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 Dec 1926	98 years, 363 days
8	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 306 days
9	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General(2010–2014)	11 May 1928	97 years, 210 days
10	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 Aug 1928	97 years, 102 days
11	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	4 Feb 1928	97 years, 45 days
12	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	96 years, 219 days
13	Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 Jul 1929	96 years, 141 days
14	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	15 Nov 1929	96 years, 22 days
15	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 Dec 1929	96 years, 6 days
16	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	20 Dec 1929	95 years, 352 days
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
18	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 Dec 1929	95 years, 344 days
19	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 Jan 1930	95 years, 338 days
20	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	15 Apr 1930	95 years, 236 days
21	José Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	24 Apr 1930	95 years, 227 days
22	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	21 May 1930	95 years, 200 days
23	Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada	Bolivia	President (1993–1997; 2002–2003)	1 Jul 1930	95 years, 159 days
24	Ivy Dumont	Bahamas	Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005)	2 Oct 1930	95 years, 66 days
25	Choe Yong-rim	North Korea	Premier (2010–2013)	20 Nov 1930	95 years, 17 days
26	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	12 Dec 1930	94 years, 360 days
27	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996–2001)	4 Jan 1931	94 years, 337 days
28	Philip Greaves	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2017–2018)	19 Jan 1931	94 years, 322 days
29	Isabel Perón	Argentina	President (1974–1976)	4 Feb 1931	94 years, 306 days
30	Lamberto Dini	Italy	Prime Minister (1995–1996)	1 Mar 1931	94 years, 281 days
31	Elliott Belgrave	Barbados	Acting Governor-General (2011–2012) Governor-General (2012–2017)	16 Mar 1931	94 years, 266 days
32	Gioegios Vassilliou	Cyprus	President (1988–1993)	20 May 1931	94 years, 201 days
33	Raúl Castro	Cuba	President of the Council of State (2006–2018) President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party (2011–2021)	3 Jun 1931	94 years, 187 days
34	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	Brazil	President (1995–2002)	18 Jun 1931	94 years, 172 days
35	Khieu Samphan	Kampuchea	Acting Prime Minister (1976) Chairman of the State Presidium (1976–1979)	28 Jul 1931	94 years, 132 days
36	Pié Masumbuko	Burundi	Acting Prime Minister (1965)	29 Sept 1931	94 years, 69 days
37	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1 Dec 1931	94 years, 6 days
38	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	15 Mar 1932	93 years, 267 days
39	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	15 May 1932	93 years, 206 days
40	Marguerite Pindling	Bahamas	Governor-General (2014–2019)	26 Jun 1932	93 years, 164 days
41	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991–1992; 1992)	9 Aug 1932	93 years, 120 days
42	Sirikit		Regent (1956)	12 Aug 1932	93 years, 117 days
43	Gavril Dejeu	Romania	Acting Prime Minister (1998)	11 Sept 1932	93 years, 87 days
44	Vytautas Landsbergis	Lithuania	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)	18 Oct 1932	93 years, 50 days
45	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	Malta	President (1994–1999)	8 Nov 1932	93 years, 29 days
46	Sir Colville Young	Belize	Governor-General (1993–2021)	20 Nov 1932	93 years, 17 days
	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2002–2003)
48	Than Shwe	Myanmar	Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011)	2 Feb 1933	92 years, 308 days
49	Paul Biya	Cameroon	Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present)	13 Feb 1933	92 years, 298 days
50	Mark Eyskens	Belgium	Prime Minister (1981)	29 Apr 1933	92 years, 222 days
51	H. D. Deve Gowda	India	Prime Minister (1996–1997)	18 May 1933	92 years, 203 days
52	Hüsamettin Cindoruk	Turkey	Acting President (1993)	8 Jun 1933	92 years, 182 days
53	Dumaagiin Sodnom	Mongolia	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984–1990)	14 Jul 1933	92 years, 146 days
54	Rubén Darío Paredes	Panama	Military Leader (1982–1983)	11 Aug 1933	92 years, 118 days
55	Arnold Koller	Switzerland	Federal Council Member (1986–1999) President (1990; 1997)	29 Aug 1933	92 years, 100 days
56	Mátyás Szűrös	Hungary	Provisional President (1989–1990)	11 Sept 1933	92 years, 118 days
57	Michel Aoun	Lebanon	President (2016–2022)	30 Sept 1933	92 years, 68 days
58	Abel Pacheco	Costa Rica	President (2002–2006)	22 Dec 1933	91 years, 350 days
59	Akihito	Japan	Emperor (1989–2019)	23 Dec 1933	91 years, 349 days
60	Rudolf Schuster	Slovakia	President (1999–2004)	4 Jan 1934	91 years, 337 days
61	Jean Chrétien	Canada	Prime Minister (1993–2003)	11 Jan 1934	91 years, 330 days
62	Édith Cresson	France	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	27 Jan 1934	91 years, 314 days
63	Eddie Fenech Adami	Malta	Prime Minister (1987–1996; 1998–2004) President (2004–2009)	7 Feb 1934	91 years, 303 days
64	Mohamed Ennaceur	Tunisia	Acting President (2019)	21 Mar 1934	91 years, 261 days
65	J. Y. Pillay	Singapore	Acting President (2017)	30 Mar 1934	91 years, 252 days
66	John Malecela	Tanzania	Prime Minister (1990–1994)	19 Apr 1934	91 years, 232 days
67	Pedro Pires	Cape Verde	Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011)	29 Apr 1934	91 years, 222 days
68	Lee Hong-koo	South Korea	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	9 May 1934	91 years, 212 days
69	Heng Samrin	Kampuchea	President of the Council of State (1979–1992) General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991)	25 May 1934	91 years, 196 days
70	Monica Dacon	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Acting Governor-General (2002)	4 Jun 1934	91 years, 186 days
71	Albert II	Belgium	King (1993–2013)	6 Jun 1934	91 years, 184 days
72	Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Madagascar	Prime Minister (1977–1988)	19 Jun 1934	91 years, 171 days
73	Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	President (1982–1984)	5 Sept 1934	91 years, 93 days
74	Apas Jumagulov	Kyrgyzstan	Prime Minister (1993–1998)	19 Sept 1934	91 years, 79 days
75	Yakubu Gowon	Nigeria	Head of the Federal Military Government (1966–1975)	19 Oct 1934	91 years, 49 days
76	Hamilton Green	Guyana	Prime Minister (1985–1992)	9 Nov 1934	91 years, 28 days
	Ingvar Carlsson	Sweden	Prime Minister (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
78	Nicéphore Soglo	Benin	Acting Prime Minister (1990–1991) President (1991–1996)	29 Nov 1934	91 years, 8 days
79	Pratibha Patil	India	President (2007–2012)	19 Dec 1934	90 years, 363 days
80	Stjepan Mesić	Yugoslavia  Croatia	President of the Presidency (1991) President (2000–2010)	24 Dec 1934	90 years, 348 days
81	António Ramalho Eanes	Portugal	President of the Revolutionary Council (1976–1982) President (1976–1986)}}	25 Jan 1935	90 years, 316 days
82	Artur Rasizade	Azerbaijan	Prime Minister (1996–2003; 2003–2018)	26 Feb 1935	90 years, 284 days
83	Mohammed Basindawa	Yemen	Prime Minister (2011–2014)	4 Apr 1935	90 years, 247 days
84	Peter Hollingworth	Australia	Governor-General (2001–2003)	10 Apr 1935}}	90 years, 241 days
	P. J. Patterson	Jamaica	Prime Minister (1992–2006)
86	Sharavyn Gungaadorj	Mongolia	Prime Minister (1990)	2 May 1935	90 years, 219 days
87	Nemesi Marqués Oste	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	17 May 1935	90 years, 204 days
88	Léon Kengo	Zaire	First State Commissioner (1982-1986; 1988-1990) Prime Minister (1994–1997)	22 May 1935	90 years, 199 days
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990)
90	Bolger	Australia	Prime Minister (1990–1997)	31 May 1935	90 years, 190 days
91	Lee Hoi-chang	South Korea	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	2 Jun 1935	90 years, 188 days
92	Rodrigo Borja Cevallos	Ecuador	President (1988–1992)	19 Jun 1935	90 years, 171 days
93	Leonel Marino d'Alva	São Tomé and Principé	Acting Prime Minister (1991)	22 Jul 1935	90 years, 138 days
94	Hifikepunye Pohamba	Namibia	President (2005–2015)	18 Aug 1935	90 years, 111 days
95	Abdou Diouf	Senegal	Prime Minister (1970–1980) President (1981–2000)	7 Sept 1935	90 years, 91 days
96	Henri de Coignac	Andorra	Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince (1993–2012)	3 Oct 1935	90 years, 65 days
97	Mahmoud Abbas	Palestine	Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003) President (2005 present) President(2005–present)	15 Nov 1935	90 years, 22 days
98	Adnan Badran	& Jordan	Prime Minister (2005)	15 Dec 1935	89 years, 357 days
99	Edward Schreyer	Canada	Governor General (1979–1984)	21 Dec 1935	89 years, 351 days
100	Salman	Saudi Arabia	King (2015–present) Prime Minister (2015–2022)	31 Dec 1935	89 years, 341 days

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–3,8 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm	Syria	Prime Minister (1980–1987)	1932	92 years, 341 days to 93 years, 340 days
Severino Tura	San Marino	Captain Regent (1985)	1934	90 years, 341 days to 91 years, 340 days
Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	Sudan	Prime Minister (1985–1986)	December 1935	89 years, 341 days to 90 years, 6 days

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than #98–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.

Name	State	Position	Birth	Age
Ali Haroun	Algeria	Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)	8 Feb 1927	98 years, 302 days
Laurie Greig	Cook Islands	Acting Queen's Representative (2000-2001)	04 Feb 1929	96 years, 249 days
Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	President of Trinidad and Tobago •Acting President during absence (1987)	16 Oct 1929	96 years, 50 days
Biljana Plavšić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serb Member of the Presidency (1992)	7 Jul 1930	95 years, 153 days
Christian Schwarz-Schilling	Bosnia and Herzegovina	High Representative (2006-2007)	19 Nov 1930	95 years, 18 days
Karan Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Prince Regent (1952–1965)	9 Mar 1931	94 years, 273 days
Nicola Mancino	Italy	President of the Senate as Acting Head of State (1999)	19 Oct 1931	94 years, 49 days
George Ali Murad Khan	Khairpur	Mir during independence from the British Raj (1947-1948)	29 Jun 1933	92 years, 161 days
Giovanni Battista Re	Vatican City	Dean of the College of Cardinals during papal vacancy (2025)	30 Jan 1934	91 years, 311 days
Félix Rouzabakani	Congo-Brazzaville	Member of the Provisional Government (1963)	11 Mar 1934	91 years, 271 days
Dimitru Mazilu	Romania	Member of the National Salvation Front (1989)	24 Jul 1934	91 years, 136 days
Waldo Bernal Pereira	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1980) Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	5 Aug 1934	91 years, 124 days
Tarcisio Bertone	Vatican City	Camerlengo during papal vacancy (2013)	2 Dec 1934	91 years, 5 days
Óscar Pammo Rodríguez	Bolivia	Member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981)	14 Dec 1934	90 years, 358 days
Anis Hassan Yahya	South Yemen	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Vanguard Party (1974-1975)	20 Dec 1934	90 years, 352 days
Giovanni Lajolo	Vatican City	President of the Governorate (2006–2011)	3 Jan 1935	90 years, 338 days
Brian Mullooly	Ireland	Member of the Presidential Commission during vacancy (1997)	21 Feb 1935	90 years, 289 days
Tenzin Gyatso	Tibet	Ruler (1950–1959) Dalai Lama (1937–present)	6 Jul 1935	90 years, 154 days
Hakkı Atun	North Cyprus	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	7 Oct 1935	90 years, 61 days
Young Vivian	Niue	Premier (1992–1993; 2002–2008)	12 Nov 1935	90 years, 25 days

Chronological List of eldest living

Key

Longest-living

Name	State	Post	Birth	From	Until	Death	Age
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	President (1865)	19 Oct 1802	??	14 May 1897		94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg	Austria	Minister-president (1859-1861)	17 Jul 1806	14 May 1897 90 years, 301 days	16 Feb 1899		92 years, 214 days
Tomás Gormensoro Albin	Uruguay	Interim President (1872-1873)	27 Jan 1810	26 Feb 1899 89 years, 30 days	12 Apr 1900		90 years, 75 days
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener	Austria-Hungary	Minister-president (1870)	21 May 1810	12 Apr 1900 89 years, 326 days	17 Feb 1908		97 years, 272 days
Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	17 Jul 1908 90 years, 168 days	21 May 1916		98 years, 112 days
Mackenzie Bowell	Canada	Prime Minister (1894–1896)	27 Nov 1823	21 May 1916 92 years, 176 days	10 Dec 1917		93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet	France	Prime Minister (1879–1880, 1882, 1886, 1890–1892)	14 Nov 1828	10 Dec 1917 89 years, 26 days	14 May 1923		94 years, 181 days
Masayoshi Matsukata	Japan	Prime Minister (1891-1892; 1896-1898)	25 Feb 1835	14 May 1923 88 years, 78 days	2 Jul 1924		89 years, 127 days
Paolo Boselli	Italy	Prime Minister (1916-1917)	8 Jun 1838	2 Jul 1924 86 years, 24 days	10 Mar 1932		93 years, 276 days
Francisco Andrade Marín	Ecuador	Acting President (1912)	15 Nov 1841	10 Mar 1932 90 years, 116 days	6 Sept 1935		93 years, 296 days
Lizardo Garcia	Ecuador	President (1905-1908)	26 Apr 1844	6 Sept 1935 91 years, 133 days	29 May 1937		93 years, 33 days
Eliodoro Villazón	Bolivia	President (1909-1913)	22 Jan 1848	29 May 1937 89 years, 127 days	12 Sept 1939		91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua	Peru	Prime Minister (1902)	22 Mar 1849	12 Sept 1939 90 years, 174 days	6 Aug 1945		96 years, 137 days
Granito Pignatelli	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	10 Apr 1851	6 Aug 1945 93 years, 122 days	16 Feb 1948		96 years, 312 days
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido	Venezuela	Interim President (1892)	28 Jul 1854	16 Feb 1948 92 years, 203 days	25 Jul 1949		94 years, 362 days
Philippe Petain	France / French State	Prime Minister (1940) Chief of State (1940-1944)	24 Apr 1856	25 Jul 1949 93 years, 92 days	23 Jul 1951		95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascuráin	Mexico	President (1913)	8 May 1856	23 Jul 1951 95 years, 76 days	21 Jul 1952		96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	15 Nov 1859	21 Jul 1952 93 years, 249 days	12 Dec 1960		101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	26 Feb 1868	12 Dec 1960 92 years, 290 days	15 May 1966		98 years, 78 days
Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946-1947)	28 May 1871	15 May 1966 93 years, 351 days	25 Feb 1968		96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	15 Mar 1872	25 Feb 1968 95 years, 346 days	14 Aug 1969		97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	4 Aug 1873	14 Aug 1969 95 years, 10 days	28 Mar 1972		98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	2 Aug 1874	28 Mar 1972 97 years, 237 days	14 Feb 1973		98 years, 196 days
Dezsö Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	10 Jul 1875	14 Feb 1973 97 years, 219 days	25 Jul 1973		98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	4 Jun 1877	25 Jul 1973 96 years, 51 days	9 Feb 1974		96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos	Ukraine	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	20 May 1879	9 Feb 1974 95 years, 265 days	19 Sept 1977		98 years, 112 days
Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	31 Aug 1879	19 Sept 1977 97 years, 19 days	22 Mar 1978		98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves	Paraguay	President (1949–1954)	15 Feb 1882	22 Mar 1978 96 years, 35 days	14 Apr 1978		96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	14 Apr 1978 94 years, 318 days	22 Aug 1986		103 years, 98 days
Willem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	5 Jul 1886	22 Aug 1986 99 years, 53 days	14 May 1988		101 years, 314 days
Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	3 Dec 1887	14 May 1988 99 years, 162 days	20 Jan 1990		102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	9 May 1889	20 Jan 1990 100 years, 256 days	14 Dec 1990		101 years, 219 days
Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	30 Dec 1891	14 Dec 1990 99 years, 349 days	13 Dec 1994		102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	29 Feb 1896	13 Dec 1994 98 years, 288 days	10 Apr 1995		99 years, 41 days
Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	4 Jul 1898	10 Apr 1995 98 years, 280 days	15 Jan 1998		99 years, 195 days
Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	15 Jan 1998 96 years, 15 days to 97 years, 14 days	13 Jul 1998		96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	3 Sept 1902	13 Jul 1998 95 years, 313 days	18 Feb 2000		97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President(1974–1975)	27 Jul 1903	8 Feb 2000 96 years, 196 days	31 Oct 2002		99 years, 92 days
Xenophon Zolotas		Prime Minister (1989–1990)	26 Apr 1904	31 Oct 2002 98 years, 188 days	10 Jun 2004		100 years, 45 days
Chau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sept 1905	10 Jun 2004 99 years, 283 days	22 Jan 2009		103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	10 Apr 1910	22 Jan 2009 98 years, 287 days	16 Apr 2009		99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President(1975–1980)	12 May 1910	16 Apr 2009 98 years, 338 days	4 Jan 2010		99 years, 237 days)
Bernardino Gonzáles Ruiz	Panama	Acting President (1963)	11 Jan 1911	4 Jan 2010 98 years, 353 days	15 Mar 2012		101 years, 64 days
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	15 Mar 2012 99 years, 75 days to 100 years, 74 days	12 Jun 2012		99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting Leader (1966)	9 Oct 1912	12 Jun 2012 99 years, 247 days	9 Aug 2013		100 years, 304 days)l
Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	13 Apr 1915	9 Aug 2013 98 years, 118 days	27 Jul 2016		101 years, 115 days
Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	2 Feb 1917	27 Jul 2016 99 years, 176 days	1 Oct 2018		101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	02 Mar 1917	1 Oct 2018 101 years, 213 days	17 Jan 2019		101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	17 Jan 2019 100 years, 235 days	29 Nov 2019		101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 Feb 1919	29 Nov 2019 100 years, 276 days	25 May 2020		101 years, 89 days
Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 Jan 1921	25 May 2020 99 years, 116 days	7 Dec 2021		100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 Oct 1921	7 Dec 2021 100 years, 64 days	8 Jul 2022		aged 100 years, 283 days
Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 Feb 1924	8 Jul 2022 98 years, 150 days	11 Oct 2023 99 years, 245 days (ceased)	2 Apr 2025	101 years, 53 days
Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	11 Oct 2023 99 years, 240 days	current		102 years, 33 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• Hypothetical list of oldest living state leaders
• Future oldest living state leaders

Other websites

• United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
• WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories