List of longest-living state leaders and cardinals

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This article lists the 130 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 Turkish President and Prime Minister Celâl Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days.

Gallery

  • Oldest:
    Turkey
    Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
    served 1937–1939, 1950–1960;

  • 2nd-Oldest:
    France
    Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
    served: 1962

  • 3rd-oldest:
    André Prunet-Foch (1914–2017, lived: 102 years. 211 days)
    served: 1975–1980

  • 17th-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
1 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
2 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
3 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
4 Đỗ Mười Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) 1917 2018 101 years, 241 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
6 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
7 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
8 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
9 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
10 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
11 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 363 days
12 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
14 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
15 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 243 days
16 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
17 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 31 days
18 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
19 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
20 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
21 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
22 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
23 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
24 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
25 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
26 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
27 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
28 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
29 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
30 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018-2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 114 days
31 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 107 days
32 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
33 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
34 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
35 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
36 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
37 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
38 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
39 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
40 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
41 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
42 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
43 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
44 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
45 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
46 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
47 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
48 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 156 days
49 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
50 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
51 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
52 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
53 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
54 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
55 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
Acting President (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
56 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
57 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 364 days
58 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 328 days
59 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)		 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
60 Walter Scheel West Germany Acting Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
61 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 210 days
62 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
63 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
64 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
65 Habib Bourguiba Lithuania Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
66 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
67 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days
68 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
69 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
70 Jiang Zemin China President (1993–2003) 1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
71 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
72 Federico Chaves Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
73 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
74 Michael I Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
75 João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
76 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the State Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 271 days
77 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days
78 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908 2004 95 years, 346 days
79 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906 2002 95 years, 316 days
80 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923 2018 95 years, 306 days
81 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928 Alive 96 years, 175 days
82 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 174 days
83 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006) 		1920 2016 95 years, 282 days
85 Benedict XVI Vatican City Pope and Sovereign (2005-2013) 1927 2022 95 years, 255 days
86 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980-1987)
President (1987-2017) 		1924 2019 95 years, 197 days
87 Trần Thiện Khiêm South Vietnam Prime Minister (1969-1975) 1925 2019 95 years. 191 days
88 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993-1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 66 days
90 Tahar Ben Ammar Tunisia Prime Minister (1954–1956) 1889 1985 95 years, 166 days
91 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1978–2000) 1924 2020 95 years, 155 days
92 Cuthbert Sebastian Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor General (1996–2013) 1921 2017 95 years, 154 days
93 Nelson Mandela South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918 2013 95 years, 140 days
94 Maarouf al-Dawalibi Syria Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) 1909 2004 95 years, 139 days
95 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998-2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 9 days
96 Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador President (1992–1996) 1921 2016 95 years, 127 days
97 Ahmed Ben Bella Algeria President (1963–1965) 1916 2012 95 years, 108 days
98 Sir Dawda Jawara The Gambia Prime Minister (1962–1970)
President (1970&ndssh;1994) 		1924 2019 95 years, 103 days
99 Philippe Pétain France Prime Minister (1940)
Chief of State (1940–1944) 		1856 1951 95 years, 90 days
100 Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal President (1960–1980) 1906 2001 95 years, 72 days

Addendum

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following people might be older than #100-55 on the list but his date of birth is uncertain.
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1997 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Hassan al-Hakim Syria Prime Minister (1941-1942, 1951) 1886 1982 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country Sex Lifespan Time as Eldest
Kaiser Wilhelm I Germany M 22 March 1797–14 May 1888
aged 90 years, 353 days 		– 9 March 1888 (aged 90)
??
George Tupou I Tonga M 4 December 1797–18 February 1893
aged 95 years, 76 days 		9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95)
4 years, 343 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M 19 October 1802–14 May 1897
aged 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
aged 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 1810–20 July 1903
aged 93 years, 140 days 		12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93)
3 years, 99 days
Freihrr Ignaz von Plener Austria M 21 May 1810–17 February 1908
aged 97 years, 272 days 		20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97)
4 years, 212 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 30 January 1818–21 May 1916
aged 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
aged 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
aged 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
aged 89 years, 127 days 		14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89)
350 days

Jules Méline

France M 20 May 1838–21 December 1925
aged 87 years, 216 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87)
2 years 158 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 8 June 1838–10 Match 1932
aged 93 years, 272 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93)
7 years, 260 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 15 November 1841–6 September 1935
aged 93 years, 295 days 		10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93)
3 years, 175 days
Lizardo Garcia M 26 April 1844–29 May 1937
aged 93 years, 34 days 		6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93)
1 year, 263 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 22 January 1848–12 September 1939
aged 91 years, 233 days 		29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91)
2 years, 194 days
Alejandro Deustua Peru M 22 March 1849–6 August 1945
aged 96 years, 138 days 		12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96)
8 years, 69 days
Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte Vatican City M 10 April 1851–16 February 1948
aged 96 years, 312 days 		6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96)
2 years, 194 days)
Philippe Petain France M 24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951
aged 95 years, 90 days 		16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95)
3 years, 157 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 8 May 1856–21 July 1952
aged 96 years, 74 days 		23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96)
364 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 15 November 1859–12 December 1960
aged 101 years, 27 days 		9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101)

3 years, 93 days

Venceslau Brás Brazil M 26 February 1868–15 May 1966
aged 98 years, 78 days 		12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98)
5 years, 154 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 26 May 1871–25 February 1968
aged 96 years, 275 days 		15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96)
1 year, 286 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 15 March 1872–14 August 1969
aged 97 years, 152 days 		25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97)
1 year, 170 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 4 August 1873–28 March 1972
aged 98 years, 237 days 		14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98)
2 years, 227 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 2 August 1874–14 February 1973
aged 98 years, 196 days 		28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98)
323 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 10 July 1875–25 July 1973
aged 98 years, 15 days 		14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98)
161 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974
aged 96 years, 250 days		 25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96)
199 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 20 May 1879–19 September 1977
aged 98 years, 122 days		 9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98)
3 years, 222 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978
98 years, 203 days 		19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98)
184 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 22 March 1978–24 April 1978
96 years, 68 days 		22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96)
33 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986
aged 103 years, 99 days 		24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103)
8 years, 121 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 5 July 1886–14 May 1988
aged 101 years, 314 days		 22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101)

1 year, 267 days

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 3 December 1887–20 January 1990
aged aged 102 years, 48 days		 14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102)
2 years, 252 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 9 May 1889–14 December 1990
aged 101 years, 220 days 		20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101)
329 days
Antoine Pinay France M 30 December 1891–13 December 1994
aged 102 years, 348 days 		14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102)

3 years, 364 days

Morarji Desai India M 29 February 1896–10 April 1995
aged 99 years, 41 days 		13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99)
119 days
Gulzarilal Nanda India M 4 July 1898–15 January 1998
aged 99 years, 195 days 		10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99)
2 years, 275 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901–13 July 1998
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 		15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97)
179 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

23 September 1902–8 February 2000
aged 97 years, 138 days

13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97)
1 year, 211 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 27 July 1903–31 October 2002
aged 99 years, 142 days 		8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99)
3 years, 267 days
Xenophon Zolotas M 26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004
aged 100 years, 45 days 		31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100)
1 year, 224 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1 September 1905–23 January 2009
aged 103 years, 143 days 		10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103)
4 years, 192 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 10 April 1910–16 April 2009
aged 99 years, 6 days 		22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99)
85 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 12 May 1910–4 January 2010
agrd 99 years, 237 days 		16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99)
264 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 11 January 1911–15 March 2012
aged 101 years, 64 days 		4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100)
2 years, 72 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 9 October 1912–9 August 2013
aged 100 years, 304 days 		15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100)
1 year, 144 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 3 July 1914–30 January 2017
aged 102 years, 211 days 		9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102)

3 years, 174 days

Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 2 February 1917–1 October 2018
aged 101 years, 241 days 		30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101)
1 year, 244 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 2 March 1917–17 January 2019
aged 101 years, 321 days 		1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101)
108 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 27 May 1918–29 November 2019
aged 101 years, 186 days 		17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101)
314 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

26 February 1919–25 May 2021
aged 101 years, 89 days

29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101)
178 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 29 January 1921–7 December 2021
aged 100 years, 312 days 		25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100)
196 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 4 October 1921–14 July 2022
aged 100 years, 283 days 		07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100)

219 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M born 8 February 1924
age 100 years, 267 days 		14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99)
1 year, 89 days
Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M born 4 November 1923
age 100 years, 363 days 		11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present
1 year, 21 days

See also

References


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