List of longest-living state leaders and cardinals

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This article lists all the Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), 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.

Gallery

  • Oldest ever:
    Cambodia
    Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009, 103 years, 143 days)
    served: 1962

  • 2nd-oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, aged 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960;

  • 3rd-Oldest living:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, aged 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 24th-oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 100 years, 363 days)
    served: 1972–1976

List

Key
Currently living

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Entry
Date Replacing
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days 1 January 2008 Original
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days[1] 1 January 2008 Original
3 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days 1 January 2008 Original
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days 21 April 2008 Alfredo Stroessner
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days 1 January 2008 Original
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days 30 August 2011 Charles de Freycinet
7 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days 1 January 2008 Original
8 Đỗ Mười Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)		 1917 2018 101 years, 241 days 30 July 2011 Allan Louisy
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days 1 January 2008 Original
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days 20 December 2012 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol
11 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days 11 March 2009 José Bordas Valdez
12 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days 16 December 2013 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days 1 January 2008 Original
14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days 1 January 2008 Original
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days 16 May 2016 Philippe Pétain
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President(1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days 1 January 2008 Original
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days 10 March 2017 Paal Berg
18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days 23 August 2014 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pullido
19 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days June 20, 2017 Cuthbert Sebastian
20 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days 1 January 2008 Original
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 23 January 2015 Saeb Salam
22 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days 1 January 2008 Original
23 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 363 days 15 October 2020 Hans Schaffner
24 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 Alive 100 years, 267 days 7 August 2019 Antonio Imbert Barrera
25 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days 1 January 2008 Original
26 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 243 days 19 September 2019 Juan José Estrada
27 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days 17 November 2015 Nguyễn Văn Tâm
28 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days 1 January 2008 Original
29 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 185 days 1 January 2008 Original
30 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days 18 March 2014 Emilio Aguinaldo
31 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days 1 January 2008 Original
32 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days 1 January 2008 Original
33 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days 1 January 2008 Original
34 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days 1 January 2008 Original
35 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days Original
36 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 31 days 8 August 2020 Tomás Romero Pereira
37 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days 1 January 2008 Original
38 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days 1 January 2008 Original
24–39 Hastings Banda Malawi 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 Original
40 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days 22 September 2015 Max Petitpierre
41 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days 1 January 2008 Original
42 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days 1 January 2008 Original
43 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days 1 January 2008 Original
44 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days 16 June 2013 Kiro Gligorov
45 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days 1 January 2008 Original
46 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days 1 January 2008 Original
47 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days 1 January 2008 Original
48 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days 1 January 2008 Original
49 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days 1 January 2008 Original
49 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)		 1925 Alive 99 years, 177 days 21 May 2021 Dom Mintoff
51 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days 26 January 2016 Pak Song-chol
52 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days 5 October 2012 Héctor Trujillo
53 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days 1 January 2008 Original
54 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days 1 January 2008 Original
55 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days 30 August 2020 Joaquín Balaguer
56 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days April 3, 2016 Hassan al-Hakim
57 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days 22 July 2010 Alfonso López Michelsen
58 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 114 days 20 August 2021 King Michael I
59 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 107 days 24 December 2021 Fumio Gotō
60 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days 5 August 2021 The Viscount of Sinimbu
61 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days 1 January 2008 Original
62 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days 17 April 2011 Sir Charles Tupper
63 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days 1 January 2008 Original
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days 1 January 2008 Original
65 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days 1 January 2008 Original
66 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days 28 February 2020 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
67 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days 3 May 2022 Pedro Lascuráin
68 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days 27 January 2012 Wijeyananda Dahayanake
69 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days 1 January 2008 Original
70 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days 1 January 2008 Original
71 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days 1 January 2008 Original
72 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days 13 August 2016 Ahmed Ben Bella
73 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days 13 February 2020 Fred Degazon
74 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days 14 February 2022 Federico Chaves
75 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days 8 March 2011 Mikhail Solometsev
76 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days 1 January 2008 Original
77 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)		 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days 24 June 2018 Roberto Marcelo Levington
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days 3 May 2015 Dušan Dragosavac
79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days 1 January 2008 Original
80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days 26 August 2013 Sanya Dharmasakti
81 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days 30 November 2009 Carlos Mancheno Cajas
82 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting} President (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902 2000 97 years, 138 days 1 January 2008 Original
83 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 156 days 22 September 2022 Alejandro Deustua
84 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days 1 January 2008 Original
85 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days 1 January 2008 Original
86 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)		 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days 28 February 2020 Belisario Betancur
87 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days 29 May 2014 Juliana
88 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 364 days 23 March 2023 Elizabeth II
89 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days 15 September 2013 Martti Miettunen
90 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days 1 January 2008 Original
91 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Vatican City Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days 1 January 2008 Original
92 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 328 days 6 June 2023 Ek Yi Oun
93 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days 1 January 2008 Original
94 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days 15 October 2009 Mackenzie Bowell
95 Federico Paéz Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days 1 January 2008 Original
96 Habib Bourguiba Lithuania Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days 1 January 2008 Original
97 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days 1 January 2008 Original
98 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days 13 November 2021 Mario Echandi Jiménez
78–99 Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1997 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 1 January 2008 Original
100 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days 16 March 2016 Léopold Sédar Senghor

Next to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Current Age Enters the List
Date After
1xx Thannin Kraivichien Thailand Primero Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 210 days 13 October 2023 Pedro Richter Prada
1xx Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1928 Alive 96 years, 271 days 16 August 2024 Constantine Kollias
1xx Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)		 1928 Alive 97 years, 175 days 20 December 2024 Yang Hyong-sop
1xx Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 174 days 10 January 2025 Vyacheslav Molotov
1xx Peter Borross Hungary Prime Minister (19993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 66 days 1 May 2025 Habib Bourgiba
1xx Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 9 days 30 June 2025 Federico Paéz
1xx Édouard Balladur Framce Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 183 days 9 January 2026 Yitzhak Shamir
1xx Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 173 days 11 February 2026 Camille Huysmans
1xx Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 95 years, 105 days 23 May 2026 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
1xx Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 95 years, 46 days 25 July 2026 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte

Time in the Main list as Longest living State leaders

Name Date Entered Replacing Until Timespan
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Celâl Bayar January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Antoine Pinay January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Willem Drees January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Zhang Qun January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Bernardino González Ruiz January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Christopher Hornsrud January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Telmo Vargas January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Xenophon Zolotas January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Abdul Salam Sabrah January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Johan Ferrier January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Gulzarilal Nanda January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Anthony Mamo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Michail Stasinopoulos January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Clifford Campbell January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Morarji Desai January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Võ Chí Công January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Ċensu Tabone January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Hastings Banda January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Pierre Harmel January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Howard Cooke January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Isidro Ayora January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Émile Reuter January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Mamadou Dia January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Aden Adde January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Nouhak Phoumsavanh January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Borys Martos January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Artúr Görgei January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Venceslau Brás January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Gabriel París Gordillo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Wellington Koo January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Domhnall Ua Buachalla January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
He Yingqin January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Martial Célestin January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Gheorghe Apostol January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Camille Huysmans January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Federico Paéz January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Habib Bourguiba January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Vyacheslav Molotov January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
Constantine Kollias January 1, 2008 Original present 16 years, 305 days
André Prunet-Foch April 21, 2008 Alfredo Stoessener present 16 years, 194 days
Piet de Jong March 11, 2009 José Bordas Valdez present 15 years, 235 days
Yitzhak Shamir October 15, 2009 Sir Mackenzie Bowell present 15 years, 17 days
Armando Villanueva November 30, 2009 Carlos Mancheno Cajas present 14 years, 337 days
Gough Whitlam July 22, 2010 Alfonso López Michelsen present 14 years, 102 days
Ramón José Velásquez March 8, 2011 Mikhail Solometsev present 13 years, 238 days
Claude Rostain April 17, 2011 Sir Charles Tupper present 13 years, 198 days
Đỗ Mười July 30, 2011 Sir Allan Louisy present 13 years, 94 days
Babiker Awadalla August 30, 2011 Charles de Freycinet present 13 years, 63 days
Kenan Evren January 27, 2012 Wijeyananda Dahayanake present 12 years, 279 days
Émile Derlin Zinsou October 5, 2012 Héctor Trujillo present 12 years, 27 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone December 20, 2012 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol present 11 years, 317 days
Konstantinos Mitsotakis June 18, 2013 Kiro Gligorov present 11 years, 136 days
Patricio Aylwin August 26, 2013 Sanya Dharmasakti present 11 years, 67 days
Helmut Schmidt September 15, 2013 Martti Miettunen present 11 years, 47 days
Hyun Soong-jong December 16, 2013 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas present 10 years, 321 days
Mohammed Karim Lamrani March 18, 2014 Emilio Aguinaldo present 10 years, 228 days
Walter Scheel May 29, 2014 Juliana present 10 years, 156 days
Hau Pei-tsun August 23, 2014 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pullido present 10 years, 70 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar January 23, 2015 Saeb Salam present 9 years, 283 days
Liam Cosgrave May 3, 2015 Dušan Dragosavac present 9 years, 182 days
Prem Tinsulanonda September 22, 2015 Max Pettitpierre present 9 years, 40 days
Tun Tin November 19, 2015 Nguyễn Văn Tâm present 8 years, 348 days
Lê Đức Anh January 26, 2016 Pak Song-Chol present 8 years, 280 days
Pedro Richter Prada March 16, 2016 Léopold Sédar Senghor present 8 years, 230 days
Jean April 3, 2016 Hassan al-Hakim present 8 years, 212 days
Mustafa Ben Halim May 16 2016 Philippe Pétain present 8 years, 169 days
Abdelmalek Benhabyles August 13, 2016 Ahmed Ben Bela present 8 years, 70 days
Francisco Morales-Bermúdez March 10, 2017 Paal Berg present 7 years, 236 days
Luis Echeverría June 20, 2017 Sir Cuthbert Sebastian present 7 years, 134 days
Lee Teng-hui June 24, 2018 Roberto M. Levingston present 6 years, 130 days
Khamtai Siphandone August 7, 2019 Antonio Imbert Barrera present 5 years, 86 days
Tomiichi Murayama September 19, 2019 Juan José Estrada present 5 years, 43 days
Francesc Badia Batalla February 13, 2020 Fred Degazon present 4 years, 262 days
Miloš Jakeš February 28, 2020 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi present 4 years, 218 days
Kenneth Kaunda Belisario Betancur present
Jimmy Carter August 8, 2020 Tomás Romero Pereira present 4 years, 85 days
Lubomír Štrougal August 30, 2020 Joaquin Balaguer present 4 years, 63 days
Guillermo Rodríguez October 15, 2020 Hans Schaffner present 4 years, 14 days
Ali Hassan Mwinyi May 21, 2021 Dom MIntoff present 3 years, 164 days
Giorgio Napolitano August 5, 2021 The Viscount of Sinimbu present 3 years, 88 days
Mahathir Mohamad August 20, 2021 Michael I of Romania present 3 years, 73 days
Yang Hyong-sop November 13, 2021 Mario Echandi Jiménez present 2 years, 354 days
Mohammad Hasan Sharq December 24, 2021 Fumio Gotō present 2 years, 313 days
Arnaldo Forlani February 14, 2022 Federico Chaves present 2 years, 261 days
Abdelsalam Majali May 3, 2022 Pedro Lascuráin present 2 years, 182 days
Abdoulaye Wade September 22, 2022 Alejandro Deustua present 2 years, 40 days
Valdas Adamkus March 23, 2023 Elizabeth II present 1 year, 162 days
Raif Dizdarević June 6, 2023 Ek Yi Oun present 1 year, 148 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Name Country Sex Lifespan Time as Eldest Ceased to be Oldest/Death (Time as Oldest)

Age at death

Kaiser Wilhelm I Germany M 22 March 1797–14 May 1897
90 years, 353 days 		–9 March 1888 (90)
(??)
George Tupou I Tonga M 4 December 1797–18 February 1893
95 years, 76 days 		9 March 1888 (aged 91)–18 February 1893 (4 years, 343 days)
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 19 October 1802–14 May 1897 (7 years, 318 days)
94 years, 207 days 		18 February 1893 (aged 90)–14 May 1897 (aged 94)
(4 years 85 days)
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 17 July 1806–26 February 1899 (1 year, 289 days)
92 years 224 days 		14 May 1897 (aged 90)–26 February 1899 (aged 92) (1 year, 289 days)
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 27 January 1810–12 April 1900
90 years, 76 days 		26 February 1899 (aged 87)–12 April 1900 (aged 90) (2 years, 334 days)
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 2 March 1810&nadsh;20 July 1903
93 years, 140 days 		12 Apr 1900 (Aged 90)
20 July 1903 (3 years, 99 days) (aged 93 years)
Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria M 21 May 1810–17 February 1908 (4 years, 212 days)
97 years, 272 days 		20 July 1903 (aged 93)–17 February 1908 (aged 97)
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 30 January 1818–21 May 1916
98 years, 113 days 		17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98) (8 years, 95 days)
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 27 December 1823–10 December 1917
93 years, 348 days 		21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93) (1 year, 203 days)
Charles de Freycinet France M 14 November 1828–14 May 1923
94 years, 181 days 		10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94) (5 years, 352 days)
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 25 February 1835–2 July 1924
89 years, 127 days 		14 May 1923 (aged 87)–2 July 1924 (aged 89)<be />(350 days)
Jules Méline France M 20 May 1838 2 July 1924

86 years, 43 days

21 December 1925 (2 years, 158 days)

87 years, 216 days

Paolo Boselli Italy M 8 June 1838 2 July 1924

86 years, 24 days

10 March 1932 (7 years, 260 days)

93 years, 272 days

Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 15 November 1841 10 March 1932

87 years, 168 days

6 September 1935 (3 years, 174 days)

93 years 295 days

Lizardo Garcia M 26 April 1844 6 September 1935

91 years, 133 days

29 May 1937 (1 year, 263 days)

93 years, 34 days

Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 22 January 1848 29 May 1937

91 years, 233 days

12 September 1939 (2 years, 194 days)

91 years, 233 days

Alejandro Deustua Peru M 22 March 1849 12 September 1939

90 years, 174 days

6 August 1945 (8 years, 69 days)

96 years, 138 days

Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 10 April 1851 6 August 1945

94 years, 118 days

16 February 1948 (2 years, 194 days)

96 years, 312 days

Philippe Petain France M 24 Apr 1856 16 February 1948

91 years, 298 days

23 July 1951 (2 years, 194 days)

95 years, 90 days

Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 8 May 1856 16 February 1948

96 years, 74 days

21 July 1952 (364 days)

96 years, 74 days

Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 15 November 1859 9 September 1957

97 years, 308 days

12 December 1960 (3 years, 94 days)

101 years, 27 days

Venceslau Brás Brazil M 26 February 1868 12 December 1960

94 years, 290 days

15 May 1966 (5 years, 154 days)

98 years, 78 days

Juan José Estrada Nicaragua M 1 January 1872 15 May 1966

94 years, 134 days

11 July 1967 (1 year, 57 days)

95 years, 191 days

Camille Huysmans Belgium M 26 May 1871 11 July 1967
95 years, 341 days 		25 February 1968 (229 days)

96 years, 275 days

Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 15 March 1872 25 February 1968

95 years, 347 days

14 August 1969 (1 year, 170 days)

97 years, 152 days

Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 4 August 1873 14 August 1969

94 years, 10 days

28 March 1972 (2 years, 227 days)

98 years, 237 days

Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 2 August 1874 28 March 1972

97 years, 190 days

14 February 1973 (323 days)

98 years, 196 days

Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M

10 July 1875

14 February 1973

97 years, 219 days

25 July 1973 (161 days)

98 years, 15 days

Borys Martos Ukraine M 20 May 1879 25 July 1973

94 years, 66 days

19 September 1977 (199 days)

98 years, 122 days

Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 31 August 1879 9 February 1974

94 years, 162 days

22 March 1978 (184 days)

98 years, 203 days

Federico Chaves Paraguay M 15 February 1882 22 March 1978

96 years, 35 days

24 April 1978 (33 days)

96 years, 69 days

Celál Bayar

Türkiye M 16 May 1883 24 April 1978

91 years, 335 days

22 August 1986 (8 years, 121 days)

103 years, 99 days

Willem Drees

Netherlands

M 5 July 1886 22 August 1986

100 years, 48 days

14 May 1988 (1 year, 267 days)

101 years, 314 days

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M 3 December 1887 14 May 1988

100 years, 163 days

20 January 1990 (2 years, 252 days)

102 years, 48 days

Zhang Qun Taiwan M 9 May 1889 20 January 1990

100 years, 256 days

14 December 1990 (329 days)

101 years, 220 days

Antoine Pinay France M 30 December 1891 14 December 1990

99 years, 349 days

13 December 1994 (3 years, 364 days)

102 years, 348 days

Morarji Desai India M 29 February 1896 13 December 1994

98 years, 288 days

10 April 1995 (119 days)

99 years, 41 days

Hastings Banda Malawi M 1898 10 April 1995

95 years, 100 days to 96 years, 100 days

23 November 1997 (2 years, 227 days)

98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 4 July 1898 23 November 1997

99 years, 142 days

15 January 1998 (53 days)

99 years, 195 days

Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 15 January 1998

95 years, 327 days to 96 years, 327 days

13 July 1998 (179 days)

96 years, 194 days to 97 years 193 days

Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M 23 September 1902 13 July 1998

95 years, 303 days

8 February 2000 (1 year, 211 days)

97 years, 139 days

Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 27 July 1903 8 February 2000

96 years, 196 days

31 October 2002 (2 years, 267 days)

99 years, 143 days

Xenophon Zolotas M 26 Apr 1904 31 October 2002

98 years, 188 days

10 June 2004 (1 year, 224 days)

100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1 September 1905 10 June 2004

98 years, 285 days

23 January 2009 (4 years, 192 days)

103 years, 143 days

Ek Yi Oun

Cambodia M 1910 22 January 2009

99 years, 4 days to 99 years, 21 days

2013 (3 years, 345 days to 4 years, 343 days

102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days

André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 3 July 1914 2013

99 years, 181 days to 98 years, 182 days

30 January 2017 (3 years, 30 days) to 4 years, 29 days

102 years, 211 days

Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 2 February 1917 30 January 2017

99 years, 363 days

1 October 2018 (1 year, 63 days)

101 years, 241 days

Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 2 Mar 1917 1 October 2018

101 years, 213 days

17 January 2019 (108 days)

101 years, 321 days

Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 27 May 1918 17 January 2019

100 years, 235 days

29 November 2019 (314 days)

101 years, 186 days

Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M 26 February 1919 29 November 2019

100 years, 276 days

25 May 2021 (178 days)

101 years, 89 days

Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 29 January 1921 25 May 2021

100 years, 112 days

7 December 2021 (196 days)

100 years, 312 days

Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 4 October 1921 07 December 2021

100 years, 64 days

14 July 2022 (219 days)

100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 8 February 1924 14 July 2022–11 October 2023
−209 days 		Alive
(2 years, 110 days)

age 100 years, 267 days

Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador F 8 February 1924 14 July 2022
97 years, 106 days 		Alive
(2 years, 110 days)

age 100 years, 267 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ CELAL BAYAR DIES AT AGE 104; A FATHER OF TURKISH REPUBLIC
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