Original listings of longest-living state leaders

Gallery

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  Oldest ever:
  Turkey
  Celål Bayar
  served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

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  2nd-Oldest ever:
   Cambodia
  Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 1962

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  3rd-Oldest ever:
   France
  served: 1962

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  4th-oldest ever:
   Japan
  Prince Naruhikko Higashikuni
  served: 1972–1976

List

as of 01-01-2000

Living State Leaders as of January 1, 2000

1. Ion Gheorghe Maurer b. 1902 age: 97 years, 100 days
2. Michail Stasinopoulos b. 1903 age: 96 years, 158 days
3. Habib Bourguiba b. 1903 age: 97 years, 151 days
4. Xenophon Zolotas b. 1904 age: 95 years, 250 days
5. Saeb Salam b. 1905 age: 94 years, 349 days
6. Pote Sarasin b. 1905 age: 94 years, 282 days
7. Chau Sen Cocasal Chhum b. 1905 age: 94 years, 122 days
8. Phạm Văn Đồng b. 1906 age: 93 years, 306 days
9. Joaquin Balaguer b. 1906 age: 93 years, 122 days
10. Léopold Sédar Senghor b. 1906 age: 93 years, 84 days
11. Pierre Pflimlin b. 1907 age: 92 years, 330 days
12. Sanya Dharmasakti b. 1907 age: 92 years, 271 days
13. Martii Miettunen b. 1907 age: 95 years, 259 days
14. Paul Magloire b. 1907 age: 92 years, 166 days
15. Víctor Paz Estenssoro b. 1907 age: 92 years, 122 days
16. Héctor Trujillo b. 1908 age: 91 years, 122 days
17. Hassan Ibn Yahya: b. 1908 age: 91 years, 202 days
18. Garfield Todd b. 1908 age: 91 years, 172 days
19. Herbert Duffus b. 1908 age: 91 years, 124 days
20. Giovanni Leone b. 1908 age: 91 years, 59 days
21. Aden Adde b. 1908 age: { b.{age in years and days|1908-12-09|2000-01-01}}
22. Hans Schaffner b. 1908 age: 91 years, 16 days
23. Anthony Mamo b. 1909 age: 90 years, 357 days
24. Maarouf al-Dawalibi b. 1909 age: 90 years, 278 days
25. Spyros Markizinis b. 1909 age: 90 years, 254 days
26. Juliana of the Netherlands b. 1909 age: 90 years, 246 days
27. Juan Bosch b. 1909 age: 90 years, 185 days