Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (What if)

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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 Croatian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905–2009), who is will lived to 103 years, 143 days.

If every living state leader is still alive by 31 December 2024.

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Currently living
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883.05.16 1986.08.22 103 years, 98 days 2008.11.28

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3 Antoine Pinay France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891.12.30 1994.12.13 102 years, 343 days 2008.11.28

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4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887.12.03 1990.01.03 102 years, 48 days 2008.11.28

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6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees The Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889.07.05 1990.05.14 101 years, 314 days 2008.11.28

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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
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889.05.09 1990.12.14 101 years, 219 days 2008.11.28

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10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 119 days
12 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days 2008.11.28

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13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days 2008.11.28

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14 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 101 years, 57 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1960.12.12 101 years, 27 days 2008.11.28

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16 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 327 days
17 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days 2016.02.02
Salam
18 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days 2018.11.05
Mugabe
19 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 303 days
20 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days 2016.11.21
Nguyen
21 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days 2014.03.04
de Aycinena y Piñol
22 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
23 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 91 days
24 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
26 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
27 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
28 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
30 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 99 years, 174 days
31 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925.07.017 Alive 99 years, 167 days
32 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
33 Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days 2008.11.28

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34 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days 2008.11.28

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35 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892.06.28 1991.09.28 99 years, 92 days 2008.11.28

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36 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896.02.29 1995.04.10 99 years, 41 days 2008.11.28

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37 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days 2008.11.28

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38 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days 2018.06.18
Alberto Rey
39 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days 2008.11.28

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40 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
41 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days 2017.11.10
Pétain
42 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days 2015.05.30
Miettunen
43 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

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44 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days 2009.05.22

Suzuki

45 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873.08.04 1972.03.28 98 years, 237 days 2023.08.03
46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days 2013.02.22
Malietoa Tanumafili II
47 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 216 days
48 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879.08.31 1978.03.22 98 years, 203 days 2008.11.28
49 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874.08.02 1973.02.14 98 years, 196 days 2008.11.28

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50 Mamadou Dia Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days 2008.11.28

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51 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days 2008.11.28

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52 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days 2008.11.28
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53 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days 2015.10.18
Aguinaldo
54 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days 2012.07.01
Solometsev
55 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879.05.20 1977.10.19 98 years, 122 days 2008.11.28
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56 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days 2008.11.28

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57 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days 2020.08.20
Romero Pereira
58 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days 2016.01.05
Ibn Yahiya
59 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days 2010.04.13

Boselli

60 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
61 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868.02.26 1966.05.15 98 years, 78 days 2008.11.28
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62 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 98 years, 58 days
63 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days 2010.11.22
Bordas Valdez
64 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days 2008.11.28

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65 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 98 years, 22 days
66 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungry Prime Minister (1919) 1875.07.10 1973.07.25 98 years, 15 days 2008.11.28
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67 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days 2008.11.28

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68 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days 2022.04.25
Chaves
69 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days 2011.08.15
Phạm
70 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888.01.29 1985.11.14 97 years, 289 days 2008.11.28

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71 Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days 2008.11.28

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72 Thannin Kraivichien Thailand Primero Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 270 days
73 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866.02.03 1963.10.30 97 years, 267 days 2008.11.28

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74 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days 2016.08.13

Ben Bella

75 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days 2018.04.28
Ben Bella
76 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980-1981) 1925.12.09 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days 2023.06.16
77 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days 2018.11.05
Degazon
78 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890.04.02 1987.10.21 97 years, 202 days 2008.11.28

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79 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days 2018.05.18
Durán Ballén
80 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days 2015.01.10
Dharmasakti
81 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872.03.15 1969.08.14 97 years, 152 days 2008.11.28

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82 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.23 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days 2013.05.21
Louisy
83 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days 2010.11.01
Bordas Valdez
84 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days 2008.11.28

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85 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days 2019.11.05
Ciampi
86 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
87 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)
1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
88 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
89 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1928 Alive 96 years, 331 days 2024.06.20
Deustua
90 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
91 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851.04.10 1948.02.16 96 years, 312 days 2008.11.28

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92 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Vatican City Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
93 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871.05.26 1968.02.25 96 years, 275 days 2008.11.28

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94 Yitzhak Shamir Israel 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
95 Federico Paéz Ecuador Jefe Supremo (1935–1937) 1877.06.04 1974.02.09 96 years, 250 days 2008.11.28

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96 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days 2008.11.28

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97 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890.03.09 1986.11.08 96 years, 244 days 2008.11.28

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98 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 235 days 2024.09.27
Elizabeth II
99 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 234 days 2024.11.18
Richter Prada
100 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926.10.01 2022.05.30 96 years, 224 days