List of longest-living state leaders from Asia

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, 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 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.

List

UPDATED 12/26/2025

Color	Note
	Living State Leaders

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	Türkiye	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
4	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
5	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 241 days
6	Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
7	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
8	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
9	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	Alive	101 years, 321 days
10	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	101 years, 298 days
11	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
12	Abdul Salam Sabrah	Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
13	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	100 years, 169 days
14	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	100 years, 162 days
15	Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
16	Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
17	Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
18	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
19	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 154 days
20	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 143 days
21	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
22	Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
23	R. Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
24	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	2025	97 years, 322 days
25	Abdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
26	Kenan Evren	Türkiye	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
27	Wellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
28	He Yingqin	Taiwan	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
29	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988 2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
30	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	97 years, 325 days
31	Yitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
32	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1998) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1926	2022	96 years, 224 days
33	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	97 years, 64 days
34	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002) President (1993–2003)	1926	2022	96 years, 105 days
35	Fumio Gotō	Japan	Acting Prime Minister (1936)	1884	1980	96 years, 67 days
36	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Prime Minister (1969–1975)	1925	2021	95 years, 191 days
37	Pote Sarasin	Thailand	Prime Minister (1957)	1905	2000	95 years, 187 days
38	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	96 years, 45 days
39	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	1929	Alive	96 years, 6 days
40	Pak Song-chol	North Korea	Premier (1976 - 1977)	1913	2008	95 years, 56 days
41	Nguyễn Vãn Tâm	South Vietnam	Prime Minister (1952–1954)	1895	1990	95 years, 48 days
42	Emilio Aguinaldo	Philippines	President (1899 – 1901)	1869	1964	94 years, 321 days
43	Maarouf al-Dawalibi	Syria	Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962)	1909	2004	94 years, 292 days
44	Kesang Choden	Bhutan	Regent (1972)	1930	Alive	95 years, 219 days
45	Sanya Dharmasakti	Thailand	Prime Minister (1973–1975)	1907	2002	94 years, 276 days
46	Naji Talib	Iraq	Prime Minister (1966-1967)	1917	2012	94 years, 266 days
47	Selim Hoss	Lebanon	Prime Minister (1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000) Acting President (1988-1989)	1929	2024	94 years, 264 days
48	Yitzhak Navon	Israel	President (1978–1983)	1921	2015	94 years, 211 days
49	Wijeyananda Dahayanake	Sri Lanka	Prime Minister (1959–1960)	1902	1997	94 years, 194 days
50	Fidel V. Ramos	Philippines	President (1992-1998)	1928	2022	94 years, 137 days
51	Ninian Stephen	Australia	Governor-General (1982–1989)	1923	2017	94 years, 136 days
52	Malietoa Tanumafili II	Samoa	O le Ao O le Malo (1989–1993)	1913	2007	94 years, 127 days
53	Balakh Sher Mazari	Pakistan	Acting Prime Minister (1993)	1928	2022	94 years, 119 days
54	North Korea	North Korea	Premier (2010-2013)	1930	Alive	95 years, 36 days
55	Cesar Virata	Philippines	Prime Minister (1981-1986)	1930	Alive	95 years, 14 days
56	Phạm Vãn Đồng	North Vietnam  State of Vietnam	Prime Minister (1955–1987)	1906	2000	94 years, 59 days
57	William Deane	Australia	Governor-General (1996-2001)	1931	Alive	94 years, 356 days
58	Charvakarti Rajogopalachari	India	Governor-General (1946–1950)	1878	1972	94 years, 15 days
59	Kang Young-hoon	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988–1990)	1922	2016	93 years, 346 days
60	Lee Huan	Taiwan	Premier (1989–1990)	1891	1985	93 years, 297 days
61	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	India	Prime Minister (1998-2004)	1924	2018	93 years, 234 days
62	Khieu Samphan	Kampuchea	Prime Minister (1988)	1931	Alive	94 years, 151 days
63	Zenko Zuzuki	Japan	Prime Minister (1980–1982)	1911	2004	93 years, 190 days
64	Bülend Ulusu	Turkey	Prime Minister (1980-1983)	1922	2015	93 years, 175 days
65	Arthur Porritt	New Zealand	Governor-General (1967–1972)	1900	1994	93 years, 144 days
66	William McKell	Australia	Governor-General (1947–1953)	1891	1985	93 years, 107 days
	Efraim Katzir	Israel	President (1973–1978)	1916	2010
68	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar	Bangladesh	Acting President (2002)	1931	Alive	94 years, 25 days
69	Lee Huan	Taiwan	Premier (1989–1990)	1917	2010	93 years, 69 days
70	Shimon Peres	Israel	Prime Minister (1977, 1984-1986, 1994-1996) President (2007-2014)	1923	2016	93 years, 57 days
71	Nuon Chea	Kampuchea	Prime Minister (1976)	1926	2019	93 years, 28 days
72	I.K. Gujral	India	Prime Minister (1997–1998)	1919	2012	92 years, 362 days
73	Yun Posun	South Korea	President (1960–1962)	1897	1990	92 years, 352 days
74	Tang Fei	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (2000)	1932	Alive	93 years, 286 days
75	Thanom Kittikachorn	Thailand	Prime Minister (1958, 1963-1973)	1911	2004	92 years, 310 days
76	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	Thailand	Prime Minister (1996-1997)	1932	Alive	93 years, 225 days
77	Mohammad Zahir Shah	Afghanistan	King (1933-1973)	1914	2006	92 years, 280 days
78	Kiyoura Keigo	Japan	Prime Minister (1922-1924)	1850	1942	92 years, 278 days
79	Anand Panyarachun	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992)	1932	Alive	93 years, 139 days
80	Frank Forde	Australia	Prime Minister (1945)	1890	1983	92 years, 194 days
81	Sirikit	Thailand	Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992)	1932	Alive	93 years, 136 days
82	Isaac Isaacs	Australia	Governor-General (1931–1936)	1855	1948	92 years, 189 days
83	Mohammad Sa'ed	Iran	Prime Minister (1944, 1948-1950)	1881	1973	92 years, 187 days
84	Kim Jong-pil	South Korea	Prime Minister (1971-1975; 1998-2000)	1926	2018	92 years, 170 days
85	Heo Jeong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1960)	1896	1988	92 years, 163 days
86	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	1926	2018	92 years, 137 days
87	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar	Pakistan	President (1998-2001)	1929	2021	92 years, 264 days
88	Sun Yun-suan	Taiwan	Premier (1978–1984)	1913	2006	92 years, 97 days
89	Kim Suk-soo	South Korea	Prime Minister (2000-2003)	1932	Alive	93 years, 36 days
90	Manmohan Singh	India	Governor-General (1996-2001)	1932	2024	92 years, 92 days
91	Michael Hardie Boys	New Zealand	Governor-General (1996-2001)	1931	2023	92 years, 84 days
92	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1960-1963, 1964-1965, 1975-1977)	1926	2018	92 years, 81 days
93	Seni Pramoj	Thailand	Prime Minister (1945–1946, 1975, 1976)	1905	1997	92 years, 68 days
94	Khaled Chehab	Lebanon	Prime Minister (1938, 1952-1953)	1886	1978	92 years, 62 days
	Zelman Cowen	Australia	Prime Minister (1977-1982)	1919	2011
96	S. R. Nathan	Singapore	President (1999-2011)	1924	2016	92 years, 50 days
97	Shahabuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh	President (1996-2001)	1930	2022	92 years, 46 days
98	Than Shwe	Myanmar	Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011)	1933	Alive	92 years, 327 days
99	Sisavath Keobounpanh	Laos	Prime Minister (1998-2001)	1928	2020	92 years, 11 days
100	Nazim al-Qudsi	Syria	Prime Minister (1949, 1950-1951) President (1961-1963)	1906	1998	91 years, 357 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–71 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm	Syria	Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992)	1932	Alive	92 years, 360 days to 93 years, 359 days

See Also

• List of longest-living state leaders