Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (What If)
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 Guillermo Rodriguez, who would still be living to 103 years, 143 days.
This List contains a hypothetical listing of State Laeders if every state leader born after 1 January 1923 is Still alive today.
Gallery
oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
(born 1923, (age 104 years, 57 days)
served: 1972–19762nd-Oldest ever:
Laos
Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924, 103 years, 326 days)
served: 1991–20063rd-oldest ever:
Turkey
Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924, age 103 years, 303 days)
served 1994–1996;Oldest living leader of a-now defunct state and 23rd-Oldest ever:
Yugoslavia
Raif Dizdarević (born 1926, age 101 years, 20 days)
served: 1962
List
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Actual Death date and age |
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1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905.09.01 | 2009.01.22 | 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 | |
3 | Antoine Pinay | France | President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) | 1891.12.30 | 1994.12.13 | 102 years, 343 days | |
4 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914.07.03 | 2017.01.30 | 102 years, 211 days | |
5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887.12.03 | 1990.01.03 | 102 years, 48 days | |
6 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917.03.02 | 2019.01.17 | 101 years, 321 days | |
7 | Willem Drees | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889.07.05 | 1990.05.14 | 101 years, 314 days | |
8 | Đỗ Mười | Viet Nam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917.02.02 | 2018.10.01 | 101 years, 241 days | |
9 | Zhang Qun | Taiwan | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889.05.09 | 1990.12.14 | 101 years, 219 days | |
10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918.05.18 | 2019.11.29 | 101 years, 186 days | |
11 | Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi | Egypt | Prime Minister (1974-1975) | 1923.01.03 | Alive | 101 years, 179 days | 22 December 2014 (aged 91) |
12 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923.01.10 | Alive | 101 years, 172 days | 2020.08.14 97 y ears, 217 days |
13 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) | 1923.01.15 | Alive | 101 years, 167 days | 2020.07.30
97 years, 197 days |
14 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919.01.26 | 2020.05.25 | 101 years, 118 days | |
15 | Piet de Jong | The Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915.04.03 | 2016.07.27 | 101 years, 115 days | |
16 | Belisario Betancur | Colombia | President (1982–1986) | 1923.02.04 | Alive | 101 years, 87 days | 2018.12.07
95 years, 306 days |
17 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911.01.11 | 2012.03.15 | 101 years, 64 days | |
18 | Rafael Addiego Bruno | Uruguay | Interim President (1985) | 1923.02.23 | Alive | 101 years, 68 days | 2014.02.20
90 years, 362 days |
19 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859.11.15 | 1960.12.12 | 101 years, 27 days | |
20 | Ninian Stephen | Australia | Governor-General (1982-1989) | 1923.06.15 | Alive | 101 years, 15 days | 2017.10.29
94 years, 136 days |
21 | Jamshid Amouzegar | Iran | Prime Minister (1977-1978) | 1923.06.25 | Alive | 101 years, 5 days | 2016.09.27 93 years, 94 days |
22 | Wojciech Jaruzelski | Poland | First Secretary of the of the PUWP (1981-1989)Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)President (1989-1990) | 1923.07.06 | Alive | 100 years, 360 days | 2014.05.25
90 years |
23 | Shimon Peres | Israel | Prime Minister (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996)
President (2007-2014) |
1923.08.02 | Alive | 100 years, 333 days | 28 September 2016 (aged 93) |
24 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921.01.29 | 2021.12.07 | 100 years, 312 days | |
25 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting Leader (1966) | 1912.10.09 | 2013.08.09 | 100 years, 304 days | |
26 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) |
1921.10.04 | 2022.07.14 | 100 years, 283 days | |
26 | Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Prime Minister (1959-1990) | 1923.09.16 | Alive | 100 years, 288 days | 23 March 2015 (aged 91) |
27 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919.08.08 | 2020.03.30 | 100 years, 235 days | |
28 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1923.11.04
originally listed 1924.11.04 |
Alive | 100 years, 239 days | |
29 | Aristides Pereira | Cape Verde | President (1975-1991) | 1923.11.17 | Alive | 100 years, 226 days | 22 September 2011 (aged 87) |
30 | Octavio Lepage | Venezuela | Acting President (1993) | 1923.11.24 | Alive | 100 years, 219 days | 6 January 2017 (aged 93) |
31 | Mauno Koivisto | Finland | Prime Minister (1968-1970; 1979-1982)
President (1982-1994) |
1923.11.25 | Alive | 100 years, 218 days | 12 May 2017 (aged 93) |
32 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922.01.17 | 2022.07.08 | 100 years, 172 days | |
33 | Rauf Denktas | Northern Cyprus | President (1974-1975) | 1924.01.26 | Alive | 100 years, 156 days | |
34 | 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, 143 days | |
35 | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Prime Minister (1980–1987)
President (1987–2019) |
1924.02.21 | Alive | 100 years, 130 days | 2019.09.04 95 years, 197 days |
36 | Carlos Humberto Romero | El Salvador | President (1977-1979) | 1924.02.29 | Alive | 100 years, 122 days | 27 February 2017 (aged 92) |
37 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924.03.03 | Alive | 100 years, 119 days | |
38 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 1924.03.08 | Alive | 100 years, 114 days | 2020.05.29
96 years, 82 days |
39 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) | 1924.04.28 | Alive | 100 years, 63 days | 2021.06.17
97 years, 50 days |
40 | Dawda Jawara | The Gambia | President (1970-1994) | 1924.05.16 | Alive | 100 years, 75 days | 2019.08.27
95 years, 103 days |
41 | Jaime Lusinchi | Venezuela | President (1984-1989) | 1924.05.27 | Alive | 100 years, 64 days | |
42 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904.04.26 | 2004.06.10 | 100 years, 45 days | |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920.01.19 | 2020.03.04 | |||
44 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912.01.01 | 2012.02.02 | 100 years, 32 days | |
45 | George H. W. Bush | United States | President (1989-1993) | 1924.06.12 | Alive | 100 years, 18 days | 2019.11.30
94 years, 171 days |
46 | S.R. Nathan | Singapore | President (1999-2011) | 1924.07.03 | Alive | 99 years, 363 days | 22 August 2016 (aged 92 years, 50 days) |
47 | Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz | Saudi Arabia | King (2005-present) | 1924.08.01 | Alive | 99 years, 334 days | 2015.01.23 (aged 90) |
48 | Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | President (1978-2002) | 1924.09.02 | Alive | 99 years, 302 days | 4 February 2020 (aged 95) |
49 | Gyorgy Lazar | Hungary | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1975-1987) | 1924.09.15 | Alive | 99 years, 289 days | 2 October 2014 (aged 90) |
50 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924.10.01 | Alive | 99 years, 273 days | |
51 | Alphons Egli | Switzerland | Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986) | 1924.10.08 | Alive | 99 years, 266 days | 5 August 2016 (aged 91) |
52 | Nam Duck-woo | South Korea | Acting Prime Minister (1980)
Prime Minister (1980–1982) |
1924.10.10 | Alive | 99 years, 264 days | May 18, 2013 (aged 89) |
53 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924.10.19 | Alive | 99 years, 255 days | 2023.02.06
98 years, 110 days |
54 | Suleyman Demirel | Turkey | Prime Minister (1979-1980; 1991-1993)
President (1993-2000) |
1924.11.01 | Alive | 99 years, 242 days | 17 June 2015 (aged 90) |
55 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910.05.12 | 2010.01.04 | 99 years, 237 days | |
56 | Tun Tin | Myanmar | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920.10.02 | 2020.05.01 | 99 years, 211 days | |
57 | Eino Uusitalo | Finland | Acting Prime Minister (1981-1982) | 1924.12.01 | Alive | 99 years, 212 days | 19 March 2015 (+90) |
58 | Mário Soares | Portugal | President (1986-1996) | 1924.12.07 | Alive | 99 years, 206 days | 7 January 2017 (aged 92) |
59 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898.07.04 | 1998.01.15 | 99 years, 195 days | |
60 | Abdirizak Haji Hussein | Somalia | Prime Minister (1964–1967) | 1924.12.24 | Alive | 99 years, 189 days | 31 January 2014 (aged 89) |
61 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India | Prime Minister (1996; 1998–2004) | 1924.12.25 | Alive | 99 years, 188 days | 16 August 2018 (aged 93) |
62 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | Ethiopia | President (2001-2013) | 1924.12.28 | Alive | 99 years, 185 days | 15 December 2018 (aged 93) |
63 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919.05.01 | 2018.09.20 | 99 years, 142 days | |
64 | Leon Schlumpf | Switzerland | Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987) | 1925.02.03 | Alive | 99 years, 148 days | 7 July 2012 aged 87 |
65 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925.02.18 | Alive | 99 years, 133 days | 2023.01.03
97 years, 319 days |
66 | Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | President (1979-1983) | 1925.02.25 | Alive | 99 years, 126 days | 28 December 2018 (aged 93) |
67 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) |
1909.01.09 | 2008.05.01 | 99 years, 113 days | |
68 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903.07.27 | 2002.10.31 | 99 years, 96 days | |
69 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892.06.28 | 1991.09.28 | 99 years, 92 days | |
70 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) | 1925.05.08 | Alive | 99 years, 53 days | 2024.02.29
98 years, 297 days |
71 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896.02.29 | 1995.04.10 | 99 years, 41 days | |
72 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910.04.10 | 2009.04.16 | 99 years, 6 days | |
73 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910.04.10 | 2009.04.16 | 99 years, 6 days | |
74 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925.06.29 | Alive | 99 years, 1 day | 2023.09.22
98 years, 85 days |
75 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913.03.30 | 2012.03.13 | 98 years, 350 days | |
76 | Nicholas Brathwaite | Grenada | Prime Minister (1983-1984; 1990-1995) | 1925.07.10 | Alive | 98 years, 358 days | 28 October 2016 (aged 91) |
77 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925.07.10 | Alive | 98 years, 356 days | |
78 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 1925.07.17 | Alive | 98 years, 349 days | |
79 | Quett Masire | Botswana | President (1980–1998) | 1925.07.25 | Alive | 98 years, 341 days | June 22, 2017 (aged 91) |
80 | Ali Bozer | Turkey | Acting Prime Minister (1989) | 1925.07.28 | Alive | 98 years, 338 days | 30 September 2020 (95 years, 64 days) |
81 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922.08.12 | 2020.07.10 | 98 years, 322 days | |
82 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo | Upper Volta | Prime Minister (1971–1974) | 1925.09.19 | Alive | 98 years, 285 days | |
83 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) |
1920.08.26 | 2019.05.26 | 98 years, 273 days | |
84 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) | 1925.10.01 | Alive | 98 years, 273 days | 2022.05.13
96 years, 224 days |
85 | Antoine Gizenga | DR Congo | Prime Minister (2006–2008) | 1925.10.05 | Alive | 98 years, 269 days | 24 February 2019 (aged 93) |
86 | Czesław Kiszczak | Poland | Prime Minister (1989) | 1925.10.19 | Alive | 98 years, 255 days | 5 November 2015 (aged 90) |
87 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911.03.16 | 2009.11.15 | 98 years, 244 days | |
88 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915.11.13 | 2014.07.11 | 98 years, 240 days | |
89 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873.08.04 | 1972.03.28 | 98 years, 237 days | |
90 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918.10.18 | 2017.05.29 | 98 years, 223 days | |
91 | Gregorio Conrado Álvarez | Uruguay | President (1981–1985) | 1925.11.26 | Alive | 98 years, 217 days | |
92 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879.08.31 | 1978.03.22 | 98 years, 203 days | |
93 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925.12.08 | Alive | 98 years, 204 days | 2023.07.06
97 years, 210 days |
94 | Tran Thien Khiem | South Vietnam | Member of Provisional Leadership (1964)
Prime Minister (1969–1975) |
1925.12.15 | Alive | 98 years, 198 days | 2021.06.14
95 years, 191 days |
95 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874.08.02 | 1973.02.14 | 98 years, 196 days | |
96 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | President (1960–1962) | 1910.07.18 | 2009.01.25 | 98 years, 191 days | |
97 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908.12.09 | 2007.06.08 | 98 years, 181 days | |
98 | Luis Alberto Monge | Costa Rica | President (1982–1986) | 1925.12.29 | Alive | 98 years, 184 days | |
99 | Kim Jong-pil | South Korea | Prime minister (1971-1975) | 1926.01.07 | Alive | 98 years, 175 days | |
100 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | Iran | Acting President (1981) | 1926.01.26 | Alive | 98 years, 175 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | After |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012.06.12 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 2008.11.28
Original |
Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997.11.27 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | 2008.11.28
Original |
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Lists of state leaders by age
- List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
- Records of heads of state
- List of Longest Living Cardinals
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Longest-lived state leaders by country
- List of Former longest living state leaders
- Comparison of Monarchs (list)
- Kage (Naruto)
- Lists of Philippine Officials by age
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)
References