Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
This list contains the top 10 Longest-lived and oldest living State leaders and Cardinals
Top 10 General
Longest Lived
State Leaders
UPDATED 12/13/2025
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Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest lived state leader
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia
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Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Türkiye
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Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
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Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
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French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
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Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
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Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
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Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 9 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
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Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
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Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
Cardinals
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
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Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
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Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento OP |  Angola
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Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 5 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 81 days |
| 6 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
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Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 309 days |
| 7 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
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Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 8 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
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Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  Germany
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Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
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Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
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Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004) | 1905 | 2004 |
Oldest Living
Oldest-living
UPDATED 12/13/2025
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| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
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Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 102 years, 39 days |
| 2 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
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Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 101 years, 308 days |
| 3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
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Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 101 years, 285 days |
| 4 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
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Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 100 years, 156 days |
| 5 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 17 July 1925 | 100 years, 149 days |
| 7 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 198 days |
| 8 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
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President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 99 years, 40 days |
| 9 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 99 years, 4 days |
| 9 | Thanin Kraivichien |  Thailand
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Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 98 years, 252 days |
| 10 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 97 years, 312 days |
Cardinals
| Rank | Name | Country | Titular Church | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Cittá Giardino (2024-) | 23 September 1925 | 100 years, 81 days |
| 2 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina
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Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 7 February 1926 | 99 years, 309 days |
| 3 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 15 December 1926 | 98 years, 363 days |
| 4 | Luis Pascual Dri | Argentina
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Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Peacheria (2023-present) | 17 April 1927 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 5 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 18 October 1927 | 98 years, 47 days |
| 6 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 20 February 1928 | 97 years, 288 days |
| 7 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
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Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 18 October 1928 | 97 years, 56 days |
| 8 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 5 January 1929 | 96 years, 342 days |
| 9 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand
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Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
25 January 1929 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 10 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 18 March 1930 | 95 years, 270 days |
By Continent
Africa
Longest-Living
State Leaders
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan
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Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
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Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 3 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia
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Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days |
| 4 | Abdel Halim Muhammad |  Sudan
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Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
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President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 6 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 198 days |
| 7 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
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Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 8 | Aden Adde | Somalia
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President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 9 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
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President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 10 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
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Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
Cardinals
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre do Nascimento | Angola
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Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 2 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 12 days |
| 3 | Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. | Mozambique
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Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (1988–2021) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 195 days |
| 4 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 56 days |
| 5 | Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. |  Zambia
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Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1998–2008) | 1911 | 2007 | 96 years, 180 days |
| 6 | Léon-Étienne Duval | Algeria
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Priest of Santa Balbina (1965 – 1996) | 1903 | 1996 | 92 years, 203 days |
| 7 | Francis Arinze |  Nigeria
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Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 42 days |
| 8 | Sebastian Koto Khoarai |  Lesotho
Priest of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia (2016-2021) |
1929 | 2021 | 91 years, 212 days | |
| 9 | Christian Tumi |  Cameroon
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Priest of Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (1988-2021) | 1930 | 2021 | 90 years, 117 days |
| 10 | Peter Porekuu Dery |  Ghana
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Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Elena fuori Porta Prenestina | 1918 | 2008 | 89 years, 301 days |
Oldest Living
State Leaders
| Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 198 days |
| 2 | Ahmed Osman |  Morocco
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Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 3 January 1930 | 95 years, 344 days |
| 3 | Mabandla Dlamini |  Swaziland
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Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 11 November 1930 | 95 years, 32 days |
| 4 | Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania
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Prime Minister (1980–1983; 1994–1995) | 4 January 1931 | 94 years, 343 days |
| 5 | Pié Masumbuko | .svg){kind=small} Burundi
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Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 29 September 1931 | 94 years, 75 days |
| 6 | Paul Biya | Cameroon
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Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982–present) |
13 February 1933 | 92 years, 304 days |
| 7 | Fouad Mebazaa |  Tunisia
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Acting President (2011) | 15 June 1933 | 92 years, 181 days |
| 8 | Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia
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Acting President (2019) | 21 March 1934 | 91 years, 267 days |
| 9 | John Malecela | Tanzania
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Prime Minister (1990–1994) | 19 April 1934 | 91 years, 238 days |
| 10 | Pedro Pires |  Cape Verde
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Prime Minister (1975–1991) President (2001–2011) |
29 April 1934 | 91 years, 228 days |
Cardinals
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Titlular Church | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Wamala | Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 15 December 1926 | 98 years, 363 days |
| 5 | Júlio Duarte Langa | Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 18 October 1927 | 98 years, 47 days |
| 2 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1985–present) | 20 February 1928 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 3 | Francis Arinze | Nigeria
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Bishop of Velletri-Segni (2005-present) | 1 November 1932 | 93 years, 42 days |
| 4 | Anthony Olubunmi Okogie | Nigeria
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Priest of Beat Vergine Maria del Monte (2003-present) | 16 June 1936 | 89 years, 180 days |
| 5 | Théodore-Adrien Sarr | Senegal
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Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (2003-present) | 28 November 1936 | 89 years, 15 days |
| 6 | Gabriel Zubeir Wako | Sudan
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Priest of Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (20023-present) | 27 February 1941 | 84 years, 289 days |
| 7 | Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM |  South Africa
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Priest of San Francisco d'Asissi ad Acilla (2001-present) | 8 March 1941 | 84 years, 280 days |
| 8 | Jean Zerbo |  Mali
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"Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-present)' | 27 December 1943 | 81 years, 351 days |
| 9 | John Onaiyekan | Nigeria
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priest of San Saturnino (2012–present) | 29 January 1944 | 81 years, 318 days |
| 10 | Polycarp Pengo | Tanzania
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priest of Nostra Signora de la Salette (2001–present) | 5 August 22 1944 | 81 years, 130 days |