List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
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 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. Among the living the oldest is Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama who is currently 101 years, 280 days.
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- Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Oldest:
Ecuador
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962 2nd-Oldest:
Turkey
Celâl Bayar
served: 1937–1939; 1950–19603rd-Oldest:
Japan
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
served: 19458th-Oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served: 1994-1996
List
UPDATED 12/8/2025
| 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 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | |
| 4 | Đỗ Mười | Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | |
| 5 | Zhang Qun | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | |
| 6 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | |
| 7 | Tomiichi Murayama | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 280 days | |
| 8 | Hyun Soong-jong | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | |
| 9 | Khamtai Siphandone | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | |
| 11 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Governor-General (1862-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | |
| 12 | Hau Pei-tsun | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | |
| 13 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 151 days | |
| 14 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 144 days | |
| 15 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | |
| 16 | Tun Tin | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | |
| 17 | Morarji Desai | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | |
| 18 | Võ Chí Công | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | |
| 19 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | |
| 20 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | |
| 21 | Lê Đức Anh | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | |
| 22 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | |
| 23 | Thanin Kraivichien | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | |
| 24 | Abdelsalam Majali | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | |
| 25 | Kenan Evren | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | |
| 26 | Wellington Koo | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | |
| 27 | Kim Yong-nam | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 307 days | |
| 28 | He Yingqin | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | |
| 29 | Lee Teng-hui | President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | |
| 30 | Zhu Rongji | Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 46 days | |
| 31 | Yitzhak Shamir | Prime Minister(1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | |
| 32 | Yang Hyong-sop | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days | |
| 33 | Jiang Zemin | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002) President (1993–2003) |
1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days | |
| 34 | Sam Nujoma | President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days | |
| 35 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | [[wikipedia:Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party|]] (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 27 days | |
| 36 | Lee Hyun-jae | Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 353 days | |
| 37 | Trần Thiện Khiêm | Prime Minister (1969–1975) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 191 days | |
| 38 | Pote Sarasin | Prime Minister (1957) | 1905 | 2000 | 95 years, 187 days | |
| 48-39 | Hassan al-Hakim | Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days | |
| 64 | Kesang Choden | Regent (1972) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 201 days | |
| 65 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | President (1960-1980) | 1906 | 2001 | 95 years, 72 days | |
| 66 | Pak Song-chol | Premier (1976-1977) | 1913 | 2008 | 95 years, 56 days | |
| 67 | Nguyễn Vãn Tâm | Prime Minister (1952–1954) | 1895 | 1990 | 95 years, 48 days | |
| 68 | Saeb Salam | Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) | 1905 | 2000 | 95 years, 4 days | |
| 69 | Hassan ibn Yahya | Prime Minister (1948–1955) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 0 days | |
| 70 | Emilio Aguinaldo | President (1899–1901) | 1869 | 1964 | 94 years, 321 days | |
| 71 | Maarouf al-Dawalibi | Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) | 1909 | 2004 | 94 years, 292 days | |
| 72 | Sanya Dharmasakti | Prime Minister (1973–1975) | 1907 | 2002 | 94 years, 276 days | |
| 73 | Naji Talib | Prime Minister (1966-1967) | 1917 | 2012 | 94 years, 266 days | |
| 74 | Selim Hoss | Prime Minister (1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000) Acting President (1988-1989, 1989) |
1929 | 2024 | 94 years, 264 days | |
| 75 | Choe Yong-rim | Premier (2010-2013) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 18 days | |
| 76 | Cesar Virata | Prime Minister (1981-1986) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 361 days | |
| 77 | Mabandla Dlamini | Prime Minister (1979-1983) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 228 days | |
| 78 | William Deane | Governor-General (1996-2001) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 338 days | |
| 79 | Yitzhak Navon | President (1978–1983) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 211 days | |
| 80 | Wijeyananda Dahanayake | Prime Minister (1959–1960) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 194 days | |
| 81 | Ninian Stephen | Governor-General (1982–1989) | 1923 | 2017 | 94 years, 136 days | |
| 82 | Fidel V. Ramos | President(1992-1998) | 1928 | 2022 | 94 years, 135 days | |
| 83 | Malietoa Tanumafili II | O le Ao O le Malo (1989–1993) | 1913 | 2007 | 94 years, 127 days | |
| 84 | Cleopa Msuya | Prime Minister (1980-1983; 1994-1995) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 123 days | |
| 85 | Balakh Sher Mazari | Acting Prime Minister (1993) | 1928 | 2022 | 94 years, 119 days | |
| 86 | Phạm Vãn Đồng | Prime Minister (1955–1987) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 59 days | |
| 87 | Muhammad Fahdel al-Jamali | Prime Minister (1953–1954) | 1903 | 1997 | 94 years, 34 days | |
| 88 | C. Rajogopalachari | Governor-General (1946–1950) | 1878 | 1972 | 94 years, 15 days | |
| 89 | Khieu Samphan | Prime Minister (1988) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 133 days | |
| 90 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | President (2001-2013) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 352 days | |
| 91 | Kang Young-hoon | Prime Minister (1988–1990) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 346 days | |
| 92 | Pié Masumbuko | Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 70 days | |
| 93 | Shehu Shagari | President (1979-1983) | 1925 | 2018 | 93 years, 308 days | |
| 94 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Acting President (2002) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 7 days | |
| 95 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Prime Minister (1998-2004) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 234 days | |
| 96 | Zenko Zuzuki | Prime Minister (1980–1982) | 1911 | 2004 | 93 years, 190 days | |
| 97 | Bülend Ulusu | Prime Minister (1980-1983) | 1922 | 2015 | 93 years, 175 days | |
| 98 | Arthur Porritt | Governor-General (1967–1972) | 1900 | 1994 | 93 years, 144 days | |
| 98 | Tang Fei | President of the Executive Yuan (2000) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 268 days | |
| 100 | Antoine Gizenga | Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 1925 | 2020 | 93 years, 142 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48-39 | Hassan al-Hakim | Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days | |
| Naji Talib | Prime Minister (1966-1967) | 1917 | 2012 | 94 years, 236 days to 94 years, 266 days | ||
| Abdul Rauf al-Kasm | Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992) | 1932 | 2025 | 92 years, 292 days to 93 years, 291 days |