Original listings of longest-living state leaders

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List as of 2008-01-01

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)

President (1950–1960)

1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
2 Antoine Pinay Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France President of the Council of Ministers (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
3 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
4 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314 days
5 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
6 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
7 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
8 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
9 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 alive 99 years, 122 days
10 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
11 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
12 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
8–13 Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
State President (1966–1994)
President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)
1898 1997 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
14 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
15 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
16 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
17 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
18 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
19 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
20 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám 25px Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
21 Wellington Koo 25px China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
22 Baron Ignaz von Plener Civil ensign of Austria-Hungary (1869-1918).svg Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
23 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
24 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
25 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
26 Ion Gheorghe Maurer 25px/Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
27 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
28 Camillr Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
29 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
30 Habib Bourguiba 25px Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
31 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
25–32 Konstantinos Kollias State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
33 Alejandro Deustua Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister the (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
34 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days
35 Federico Chaves Bandera de Paraguay (1954-1988).png Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
36 Fumio Gotō Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1883 1980 96 years, 67 days
37 Pedro Lascuráin Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days
38 The Viscount of Sinimbu Flag of The Empire of Brazil 1822-1889.png Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
39 Aden Adde 25px Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 alive 96 years, 23 days
40 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909 alive 95 years, 358 days
41 Hans Schaffner Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland President (1966) 1908 2004 95 years, 346 days
42 Joaquín Balaguer Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906 2002 95 years, 316 days
43 Tomás Romero Pereira Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Provisional President (1954) 1886 1982 95 years, 312 days
44 Juan José Estrada Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President (1910–1911) 1872 1967 95 years, 191 days
45 Pote Sarasin Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905 2000 95 years, 187 days
46 Tahar Ben Ammar Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889 1985 95 years, 166 days
47 Philippe Pétain Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Prime Minister (1940)
Chief of State (1940-1944)
1856 1951 95 years, 90 days
48 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
49 Léopold Sédar Senghor Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906 2001 95 years, 72 days
50 Nguyễn Văn Tâm Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Prime Minister (1952–1954) 1895 1990 95 years, 48 days
51 Max Petitpierre Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Federal Council Minister (1944-1961)

President (1950, 1955, 1960)

1899 1994 95 years, 27 days
52 Saeb Salam Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905 2000 95 years, 4 days
53 Hassan ibn Yahya Yemen Kingdom flag.png Kingdom of Yemen

Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen

Prime Minister (1948–1955) 1908 2003 95 years, 0 days
54 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido Venezuela Interim President (1892) 1854 1949 94 years, 362 days
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero Peru President (1945–1948) 1894 1989
56 Juliana Netherlands Queen (1948–1980) 1909 2004 94 years, 325 days
57 Emilio Aguinaldo Philippines President (1899–1901) 1869 1964 94 years, 321 days
58 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Belgium.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 Alive 94 years, 299 days
59 Constantin Ion Parhon Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg Romania President (1948-1952) 1874 1969 94 years, 298 days
60 Maaraouf al-Dawalibi Flag of Syria.svg Syria Prime Minister (1941, 195–1960) 1909 2004 94 years, 292 days
61 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President (1917-1921) 1871 1966 94 years, 291 days
62 Martti Miettunen Flag of Finland.svg Finland Prime Minister (1961–1962, 1975–1977) 1907 2002 94 years, 277 days
63 Sanya Dharmasakti Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1973–1975) 1907 2002 94 years, 276 days
64 Abdel Halim Muhamad Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan President (1975–1980) 1910 alive 94 years, 267 days
65 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 alive 95 years, 266 days
66 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 alive 94 years, 234 days
67 Emilio Bello Codesido Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1925) 1868 1863 94 years, 233 days
68 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol 25px Guatemala President (1865) 1802 1897 94 years, 207 days
69 Héctor Trujillo Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador President (1952–1960) 1908 2002 94 years, 196 days
70 Wijeyananda Dahayanake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Prime Minister (1959–1960) 1902 1997 94 years, 194 days
71 Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Hellenic Kingdom Flag 1935.svg Greece Prime Minister (1965) 1893 1987 94 years, 182 days
72 Charles de Freycinet 25px France Prime Minister (1879–1880, 1882, 1886, 1890–1892) 1828 1923 94 years, 181 days
73 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (1960–1962) 1910 alive 94 years, 167 days
74 Charles Tupper Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada Prime Minister (1896) 1821 1915 94 years, 120 days
75 Garfield Todd Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg South Rhodesia Prime Minister (1953 – 1958) 1908 2002 94 years, 92 days
76 Phạm Văn Đồng Flag of Vietnam.svg North Vietnam
State of Vietnam
Prime Minister (1955–1987) 1906 2000 94 years, 59 days
77 Herbert Duffus Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Acting Governor-General (1973) 1908 2002 94 years, 56 days
78 R. Venkararaman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 Alive 94 years, 28 days
79 C. Rajagopalachari Flag of India.svg India Governor-General (1946–1950) 1878 1972 94 years, 15 days
80 Carlos Mancheno Cajas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1947) 1902 1996 94 years, 2 days
53–81 Ek Yi Oun Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Prime Minister (1958) 1910 Alive 94 years, 1 day to 95 years, 0 days
82 Paul Magloire Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti President (1950–1956) 1907 2001 93 years, 358 days
83 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 Alive 93 years, 356 days
84 Mackenzie Bowell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Canada Prime Minister (1894–1896) 1823 1917 93 years, 348 days
85 José Bordas Valdez Dominican Republic President (1913-1914) 1874 1968 93 years, 341 days
86 Tiburcio Carías Andino Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras President (1932–1949) 1876 1969 93 years, 293 days
87 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 Alive 16 Mar 1911|1 Jan 2005}|- style="text-align:center" | 88 Paolo Boselli Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy Prime Minister (1916-1917, 1925-1926) 1838 1932 93 years, 276 days
89 François Denys Légitime Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti President (1888-1889) 1841 1935 93 years, 251 days
90 Victor Paz Estensorro Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia President (1952-1956, 1962-1964, 1985-1989) 1907 2001 93 years, 248 days
91 Zenko Suzuki Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1980–1982) 1911 2004 93 years, 190 days
92 Sir Alexander Bustamante Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Prime Minister (1962-1967) 1884 1977 93 years, 163 days
93 Sandro Pertini Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (1978-1985) 1896 1990 93 years, 152 days
94 Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Governor-General (1967-1972) 1900 1994 93 years, 144 days
95 Pierre Pflimlin Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1958) 1907 2000 93 years, 143 days
96 Pope Leo XIII Flag of the Holy See.svg Papal States Pope (1878-1903) 1810 1903 93 years, 140 days
97 Ronald Reagan Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1981-1989) 1911 2004 93 years, 120 days
98 Luis Alberto Sánchez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1989) 1900 1994 93 years, 117 days
99 Nikola Hristić Flag of Serbia (1882–1918).svg Serbia Prime Minister (1867–1868, 1883–1884, 1888–1889, 1894–1895) 1818 1911 93 years, 108 days
100 William McKell Flag of Australia.svg Australia Governor-General (1947–1953) 1891 1985 93 years, 107 days
Idris I Flag of Libya.svg Libya King (1951–1969) 1890 1983 93 years, 78 days
Hugo Ballivián Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia President (1951–1952) 1901 1993 93 years, 38 days
Lizardo Garcia Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1905-1906) 1844 1937 93 years, 33 days
Bernardino Machado Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Prime Minister (1914, 1921)
President (1915-1917, 1925-1926)
1851 1944 93 years, 32 days
Félix Gouin Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France Prime Minister (1946)
President (1946)
1884 1977 93 years, 21 days
Giovanni Leone Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1963, 1968, 1971–1978) 1908 2001 93 years, 6 days
Maurice Couve de Murville France Prime Minister (1968-1969) 1907 1999 92 years, 334 days
Yun Posun South Korea President (1960–1962) 1897 1990 92 years, 326 days
Harold Macmillan
later Earl of Stockton
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Prime Minister (1957–1963) 1894 1986 92 years, 322 days
Éamon de Valera Ireland Taoiseach (1937–1948, 1951–1954, 1957–1959)
President (1959–1973)
1883 1974 92 years, 319 days
Georges Theunis Belgium Prime Minister (1921-1925, 1934-1935) 1873 1966 92 years. 310 days
Américo Tomás Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal President (1958–1974) 1894 1897 92 years, 303 days
Kiyoura Keigo Japan Prime Minister (1922-1924) 1850 1942 92 years, 223 days or 92 years, 264 days
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Italy Prime Minister (1917-1919) 1860 1952 92 years, 196 days
Frank Forde Australia Prime Minister (1945) 1890 1983 92 years, 194 days
Isaac Isaacs Australia Governor-General (1931–1936) 1855 1948 92 years, 189 days
Mohammad Sa'ed Iran Prime Minister (1944, 1948-1950) 1881 1973 92 years, 187 days
Cesare Merzagora Italy Acting President (1964) 1898 1991 92 years, 173 days
Heo Jeong South Korea Prime Minister (1960) 1896 1988 92 years, 163 days
Gustaf V Sweden King (1907-1950) 1858 1950 92 years, 135 days
Alec Douglas-Home
formely The Earl of Home later Baron Home of the Hirsel
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg United Kingdom Prime Minister (1963–1964) 1903 1995 92 years, 98 days
Khaled Chehab Lebanon Prime Minister (1938, 1952-1953) 1886 1978 92 years, 62 days

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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of North Yemen (1962).svg Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 Alive 93 years, 0 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)
Petar Stambolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982-1983)
1912 alive 92 years, 173 days
Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 Alive 92 years, 147 days
Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg France Acting Leader (1966) 1912 alive 92 years, 84 days
Alfredo Stroessner Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Dictator and President (1954-1989) 1912 alive 92 years, 59 days
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 Alive 92 years, 1 day to 93 years, 0 days
Fred Degazon Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913 alive 91 years, 363 days
Malietoa Tanumafili II Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa O le Ao O le Malo (1989–1993)
Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 Alive 91 years, 277 days
Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 alive 91 years, 230 days
Alfonso López Michelsen Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1972–1976) 1913 Alive 91 years, 185 days
Pak Song-chol Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (1976–1977) 1913 alive 91 years, 121 days
Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 Alive 91 years, 89 days
Mikhail Solometsev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1983–1988) 1913 alive 91 years, 55 days
André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 Alive 90 years, 182 days
Anibal Portillo Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961-1962) 1914 Alive 90 years, 12 days