List of Past longest-living state leaders

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Name State Position Born Died Age After
Fumio Gotō Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1884 1980 96 years, 67 days Arthur Foulkes
Mario Echandi Jiménez Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days Arnold Rüütel
Michael I Flag of Romania (1866–1948).gif Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days Kim Yong-nam
João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu Flag of The Empire of Brazil 1822-1889.png Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days Thanin Kraivichien
Dom Mintoff Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days Raif Dizdarević
23 Dec 2022
Hans Schaffner Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland President (1966) 1908 2004 95 years, 346 days Valdas Adamkus
15 Oct 2022
Joaquín Balaguer Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906 2002 95 years, 316 days Jiang Zemin
29 June 2022

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Tomás Romero Pereira Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Provisional President (1954) 1886 1982 95 years, 312 days Jiang Zemin
29 Jun 2022
Belisario Betancur Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923 2018 95 years, 306 days Abdoulaye Wade
31 Mar 2022
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006)
1920 2016 95 years, 282 days Elizabeth II
28 January 2022

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Fred Degazon Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913 2008 95 years, 274 days Mohammad Hassan Sharq
25 Dec 2021
Juan José Estrada Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President (1910–1911) 1872 1967 95 years, 198 days Abdelsalam Majali
4 Sept 2021
Juan José Estrada Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President (1910–1911) 1872 1967 95 years, 191 days Arnaldo Forlani
18 Jun 2021
Pote Sarasin Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905 2000 95 years, 187 days Mahathir Mohamad
24 Jan 2021
Antonio Imbert Barrera Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920 2016 95 years, 180 days Giorgio Napolitano
26 Dec 2020
Tahar Ben Ammar Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Prime Minister (1956) 1889 1985 95 years, 166 days Ali Hassan Mwinyi
21 October 2020
data-sort-value="Moi, Daniel Arap" Daniel Arap Moi Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya President (1978-2002) 1924 2019 95 years, 155 days Guillermo Rodríguez
7 Apr 2020
Sir Cuthbert Sebastian Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General (1996-2013) 1921 2017 95 years, 154 days Lubomír Štrougal
21 March 2020
Roberto Marcelo Levingston Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Acting President (1970–1971) 1920 2015 95 years, 151 days Jimmy Carter
21 February 2020
Nelson Mandela Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918 2013 95 years, 140 days Francesc Badia Batalla
13 Feb 2020
Paal Berg Flag of Norway.svg Norway Acting Head of State (1945) 1873 1968 95 years, 126 days Daniel Arap Moi
6 Jan 2020
Sixto Dúran Ballén Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg  Ecuador President (1992–1986) 1921 2016 95 years, 124 days Kenneth Kaunda
Ahmed Ben Bella Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria President (1963 - 1965) 1916 2012 95 years, 108 days Abderrahmane Youssoufi
24 June 2019
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 Tomiichi Murayama
1 Jun 2019
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 Robert Mugabe
21 May 2019
Léopold Sédar Senghor Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (1960 - 1980) 1906 2001 95 years, 72 days Khamtai Siphandone
21 Apr 2019
Petar Stambolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1963 - 1967)
President (1982-1983)
1912 2007 95 years, 71 days Belisario Betancur
16 Apr 2018
Anibal Portillo Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Member of the Civic Military Directory (1961-1962) 1914 2010 95 years, 57 days Lee Teng-hui
13 Mar 2018
Pak Song-chol Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (1976 - 1977) 1913 2008 95 years, 56 days Miloš Jakeš
7 Oct 2017
Nguyễn Văn Tâm Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Prime Minister (1952–1954) 1895 1990 95 years, 48 days Luis Echeverría
9 Mar 2017
Max Petitpierre Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Federal Council Minister (1944-1961)
President (1950, 1955, 1960)
1899 1994 95 years, 27 days Michael I of Romania
21 Nov 2016
Dušan Dragosavac Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1981–1982) 1919 2014 95 years, 20 days Cuthbert Sebastian
11 Nov 2014
Saeb Salam Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) 1905 2000 95 years, 4 days Francisco Morales Bermúdez
8 Oct 2014
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 Sixto Dúran Ballén
14 Jul 2014

See Also

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