List of longest-living state leaders from Asia

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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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UPDATED 12/8/2025

Color Note
Living State Leaders
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) 		1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
4 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Prime Minister (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917 2018 101 years, 241 days
5 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 2025 101 years, 228 days
6 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
7 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
8 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days
9 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924 2025 101 years, 53 days
10 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 100 years, 151 days
11 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Prime Minister (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 100 years, 144 days
12 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
13 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
14 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
15 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
16 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
17 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
18 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
19 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 2025 97 years, 324 days
20 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
21 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
22 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927) 		1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
23 Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 2025 97 years, 272 days
24 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
25 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 97 years, 46 days
26 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister(1981-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
27 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
28 Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002)
President (1993–2003) 		1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
2) Gombojavyn Ochirbat Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia [[wikipedia:Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party|]] (1990) 1929 Alive 96 years, 27 days
30 Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 1929 Alive 95 years, 353 days
31 Sam Nujoma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia President (1990-2005) 1929 2025 95 years, 272 days
32 Trần Thiện Khiêm Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969–1975) 1925 2021 95 years, 191 days
33 Pote Sarasin Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905 2000 95 years, 187 days
34 Kesang Choden Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930 Alive 95 years, 201 days
34 Pak Song-chol Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (1976-1977) 1913 2008 95 years, 56 days
35 Ali Bozer Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Acting Prime Minister (1989) 1925 2020 95 years, 57 days
36 Nguyễn Vãn Tâm Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Prime Minister (1952–1954) 1895 1990 95 years, 48 days
40 Saeb Salam Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905 2000 95 years, 4 days
41 Hassan ibn Yahya Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908 2003 95 years, 0 days
42 Choe Yong-rim Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (2010-2013) 1930 Alive 95 years, 18 days
43 Cesar Virata Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines Prime Minister (1981-1986) 1930 Alive 94 years, 361 days
44 Emilio Aguinaldo Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg Philippines President (1899–1901) 1869 1964 94 years, 321 days
45 Maarouf al-Dawalibi Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) 1909 2004 94 years, 292 days
46 Sanya Dharmasakti Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1973–1975) 1907 2002 94 years, 276 days
47 Selim Hoss Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000)
Acting President (1988-1989, 1989) 		1929 2024 94 years, 264 days
48 Yitzhak Navon Flag of Israel.svg Israel President (1978–1983) 1921 2015 94 years, 211 days
49 Glafcos Clerides Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Acting President (1974)
President (1993-2003) 		1919 2013 94 years, 205 days
50 Wijeyananda Dahanayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Prime Minister (1959–1960) 1902 1997 94 years, 194 days
51 Nikolai Ryzhkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1985–1991) 1930 2024 94 years, 153 days
52 Fidel V. Ramos Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines President(1992-1998) 1928 2022 94 years, 135 days
53 Balakh Sher Mazari Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Acting Prime Minister (1993) 1928 2022 94 years, 119 days
54 Khieu Samphan Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Democratic Kampuchea Prime Minister (1988) 1931 Alive 94 years, 133 days
55 Phạm Vãn Đồng Flag of North Vietnam (1955–1976).svg North Vietnam
Flag of Vietnam.svg State of Vietnam 		Prime Minister (1955–1987) 1906 2000 94 years, 59 days
56 Muhammad Fahdel al-Jamali Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1953–1954) 1903 1997 94 years, 34 days
57 C. Rajogopalachari British Raj Red Ensign.svg India Governor-General (1946–1950) 1878 1972 94 years, 15 days
58 Jalaluddin Tehrani Flag of Iran.svg Iran Chairman of the Regency Council (1978-1979) 1893 1987 93 years, 360 days
59 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh President (2001–2002) 1930 2024 93 years, 358 days
60 Kang Young-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988–1990) 1922 2016 93 years, 346 days
61 Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Acting President (2002) 1931 Alive 94 years, 7 days
62 Zakaria Mohieddin Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1918 2013 93 years, 315 days
63 Sibghatullah Mojaddedi Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Acting President (1992) 1925 2018 93 years, 296 days
64 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1998-2004) 1924 2018 93 years, 234 days
65 Zenko Zuzuki Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1980–1982) 1911 2004 93 years, 190 days
66 Bülend Ulusu Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1980-1983) 1922 2015 93 years, 175 days
67 Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1996-1997) 1932 Alive 93 years, 207 days
68 Jamshid Amouzegar Flag of Iran.svg Iran Prime Minister (1977-1978) 1923 2016 93 years, 119 days
69 Efraim Katzir Flag of Israel.svg Israel President (1973–1978) 1916 2010 93 years, 107 days
70 Anand Panrayachun Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1932 Alive 93 years, 121 days
71 Sirikit Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Regent (1956) 1932 2025 93 years, 73 days
72 Nuon Chea Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Kampuchea Prime Minister (1976) 1926 2019 93 years, 28 days
73 Sa Zhenbing Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Premier (1920) 1859 1952 93 years, 11 days
74 I.K. Gujral Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1997–1998) 1919 2012 92 years, 362 days
75 Yun Posun Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea President (1960–1962) 1897 1990 92 years, 352 days
76 Kim Suk-soo Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Prime Minister of South Korea (2002-2003) 1932 Alive 93 years, 18 days
77 Thanom Kittikachorn Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1958, 1963-1973) 1911 2004 92 years, 310 days
78 Mohammad Zahir Shah Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg Afghanistan King (1933-1973) 1914 2006 92 years, 280 days
79 Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan President (1998-2001) 1929 2021 92 years, 264 days
80 Ivan Silayev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1991) 1930 2023 94 years, 194 days
81 Mohammad Sa'ed State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran Template:Prime Minister of Iran (1944, 1948-1950) 1881 1973 92 years, 187 days
82 H. D. Deve Godwa Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1996-1997) 1933 Alive 92 years, 204 days
83 Mehdi Qoli Heydayat State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran 1863 1955 92 years, 173 days
84 Kim Jong-pil Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Prime Minister (1971-1975; 1998-2000) 1926 2018 92 years, 170 days
85 Heo Jeong Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1960) 1896 1988 92 years, 163 days
86 Hüsamettin Cindoruk Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Acting President (1993) 1933 Alive 92 years, 183 days
87 Dumaagiin Sodnom Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984-1990) 1933 Alive 92 years, 147 days
88 Manmohan Singh Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (2004-2014) 1932 2024 92 years, 92 days
89 Tulsi Giri Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Prime Minister (1960-1963, 1964-1965, 1975-1977) 1926 2018 92 years, 81 days
90 Khaled Chehab Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1938, 1952-1953) 1886 1978 92 years, 62 days
91 S. R. Nathan Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore President (1999-2011) 1924 2016 92 years, 50 days
92 Shahabuddin Ahmed Flag of Bangladesh.svg Acting President (1990-1991)
President (1996-2001)		 1930 2022 92 years, 48 days
93 Michel Aoun Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon President (2016-2022) 1933 Alive 92 years, 69 days
94 Sisavath Keobounpanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1998-2001) 1928 2020 92 years, 11 days
95 Nazim al-Qudsi Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Prime Minister (1949, 1950-1951)
President (1961-1963)		 1906 1998 91 years, 357 days
96 Akihito Flag of Japan.svg Japan Emperor (1989-2019) 1933 Alive 91 years, 350 days
97 Suchinda Kraprayoon Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister 1933 2025 91 years, 309 days
98 Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Caretaker Prime Minister (2013) 1929 2021 91 years, 265 days
99 Chung Won-shik Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Prime Minister (1991-1992) 1928 2020 91 years, 251 days
100 J. Y. Pillay Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Acting President (2013) 1934 Alive 91 years, 253 days

Next to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Lee Hong-koo Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Prime Minister (1994-1995) 1934 Alive 91 years, 213 days
2 Pratibha Patil Flag of India.svg India President (2007-2012) 1934 Alive 90 years, 354 days
3 Artur Rasizade Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Prime Minister (1996-2003; 2003-2018) 1935 Alive 90 years, 285 days
4 Mohammed Basindawa Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister (2011-2014) 1935 Alive 90 years, 248 days
5 Sharavyn Gungaadorj Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia Prime Minister (1990) 1935 Alive 90 years, 220 days
6 Sultan Ali Keshtmand Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1988; 1989–1990) 1935 Alive 90 years, 200 days
7 Lee Hoi-chang Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1935 Alive 90 years, 189 days
8 Tenzin Gyatso Flag of Tibet (1916-1951).svg Tibet Ruler (1950–1959)
Dalai Lama (1937–present)		 1935 Alive 90 years, 155 days
9 Mahmoud Abbas Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003)
President (2005 present)
President(2005–present)		 1935 Alive 90 years, 23 days
10 Salman Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia King (2015–present)
Prime Minister (2015–2022)		 1935 Alive 89 years, 342 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #30–78 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Hassan al-Hakim Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) 1886 1982 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
Naji Talib Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1966-1967) 1917 2012 94 years, 236 days to 94 years, 266 days
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992) 1932 2025 92 years, 292 days to 93 years, 291 days

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