List of longest-living state leaders

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. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days

Gallery

Gallery of State Leaders

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Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhumserved 1962
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2nd Oldest:
Turkey<bgoatr in/>Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
served: 1962
11th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976

List

UPDATED 12/13/2025

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	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 343 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
7	Willem Drees	The Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
8	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 241 days
9	Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
10	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
11	Guillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years, 39 days
12	Piet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
13	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
14	Bernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting Leader (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
15	Khamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	Alive	101 years, 308 days
16	Christopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
17	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	101 years, 285 days
18	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
19	Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
20	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
21	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
22	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
23	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1924	2024	100 years, 89 days
24	Xenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
24	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020	100 years, 45 days
26	Abdul Salam Sabrah	Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
27	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	100 years, 156 days
28	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	100 years, 149 days
29	Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
30	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
31	Gulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
23-32	Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
33	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
34	Anthony Mamo	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
35	Michail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
36	Clifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
37	Morarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
38	Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
39	Abdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
40	Ċensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
27-41	Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994)	1898	1997	98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
42	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years, 198 days
43	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
44	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
45	Pierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
46	Howard Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
47	Joseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
48	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
49	Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
50	Émile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
51	Mamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
52	Aden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
53	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 153 days
54	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
54	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	99 years, 40 days
56	Émile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
57	Borys Martos	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
58	Artúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
59	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
60	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
61	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	99 years, 4 days
62	Gough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
63	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
64	Venceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
65	Claude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
66	R. Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
67	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	=Hungary Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
68	Gabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
69	Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
70	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	2025	97 years, 324 days
71	Abdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
72	Kenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
73	Wellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
74	Baron Ignaz von Plener	Cisleithania	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
75	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	Ireland	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
76	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
77	Francesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
78	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
79	Ramón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
80	He Yingqin	Taiwan	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
81	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988 2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
82	Liam Cosgrave	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
83	Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
84	Patricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
85	Armando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
86	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1902	2000	97 years, 138 days
87	Martial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
88	Gheorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
89	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
90	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	97 years, 312 days
91	Walter Scheel	Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
92	Helmut Schmidt	Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
93	Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years, 216 days
94	Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
95	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka	Tuva	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
96	Camille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
97	Yitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
98	Federico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
99	Habib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
100	Vyacheslav Molotov	Soviet Union	Premier (1930–1941	1890	1986	96 years, 244 days

Next to Join

Rank	'Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 2025.03.31
1	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	97 years, 108 days	96 years, 216 days
2	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	97 years, 51 days	96 years, 159 days
3	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	1929	Alive	96 years, 225 days	95 years, 333 days
4	Sir Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	96 years, 147 days	95 years, 255 days
5	Violeta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	1929	Alive	96 years, 56 days	95 years, 164 days
6	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	96 years, 32 days	95 years, 136 days
7	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1929	Alive	96 years, 12 days	95 years, 120 days
8	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	1929	Alive	95 years, 358 days	95 years, 101 days
8	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1929	Alive	95 years, 358 days	95 years, 101 days
10	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years, 350 days	95 years, 93 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than *#100–82* on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
Konstantinos Kollias	Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	1998	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Next to Tie

Name	Date to Tie Time Span	Next State Leader to Tie	Note
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	26 March 2025 1 day	Kenneth Kaunda 28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021 97 years, 50 days
Raif Dizdarević 9 December 1926 99 years, 4 days	27 March 2025 2 days	Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 5 January 1921 – 23 April 2019 98 years, 108 days
Arhur Foulkes 11 May 1928 97 years, 216 days	29 March 2025 4 days	Helmut Schmidt 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015 96 years, 322 days
Tomiichi Murayama 3 March 1924 101 years, 285 days	30 March 2025 5 days	Christopher Hornsrud 15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960 101 years, 22 days
Valdas Adamkus 3 November 1926 99 years, 40 days	6 April 2025 11 days	Nouhak Phoumsavanh 9 April 1910 – 9 September 2008 98 years, 153 days
Khamtai Siphandone 8 February 1924 101 years, 308 days	13 April 2025 19 days	Bernardino González Ruiz 11 January 1911 – 15 March 2012 101 years, 64 days
Abdoulaye Wade 29 May 1926 99 years, 198 days	23 April 2025 29 days	Hastings Banda 1898 – 25 November 1997 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Péter Boross 27 Auugust 1928 97 years, 108 days	28 April 2025 34 days	Vyacheslav Molotov 9 March 1890 – 8 November 1986 96 years, 244 days	Before Entry
	1 May 2025 37 days	Habib Bourguiba 3 August 1903 – 6 April 2000 96 years, 247 days
	4 May 2025 40 days	Federico Páez 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974 96 years, 250 days
	6 May 2025 42 days	Yitzhak Shamir October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012 96 years, 252 days
Guillermo Rodriguez 4 November 1923 102 years, 39 days	9 May 2025 45 days	Yasuhiro Nakasone 27 May 1918 – 29 November 2019 101 years, 186 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	12 May 2025 48 days	Gheorghe Apostol 16 May 1913 – 21 August 2010 97 years, 97 days
Péter Boross 27 Auugust 1928 97 years, 108 days	29 May 2025 34 days	Camille Huysmans 26 May 1871 – 25 February 1968 96 years, 275 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	7 June 2025 74 days	Martial Célestin October 4, 1913 – February 4, 2011 97 years, 123 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	22 June 2025 89 days	Ion Gheorghe Maurer 23 September 1902 – 8 February 2000 97 years, 138 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	24 June 2025 91 days	Armando Villanueva 25 November 1915 – 14 April 2013 97 years, 140 days
Arhur Foulkes 11 May 1928 97 years, 216 days	27 June 2025 94 days	Walter Scheel 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016 97 years, 47 days
Zhu Rongji 23 October 1928 97 years, 51 days	27 June 2025 94 days	Habib Bourguiba 3 August 1903 – 6 April 2000 96 years, 247 days	Before Entry
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	29 June 2025 96 days	Patricio Aylwin 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016 97 years, 145 days
Arhur Foulkes 11 May 1928 97 years, 216 days	30 June 2025 97 days	Walter Scheel 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016 97 years, 47 days
Zhu Rongji 23 October 1928 97 years, 51 days	30 June 2025 97 days	Federico Páez 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974 96 years, 250 days
Péter Boross 27 Auugust 1928 97 years, 108 days	1 July 2025 98 days	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka 1 January 1912 – 4 November 2008 96 years, 308 days
Arhur Foulkes 11 May 1928 97 years, 216 days	3 July 2025 100 days	Kenneth Kaunda 28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021 97 years, 50 days
Zhu Rongji 23 October 1928 97 years, 51 days	3 July 2025 100 days	Yitzhak Shamir October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012 96 years, 252 days
Péter Boross 27 Auugust 1928 97 years, 108 days	5 July 2025 98 days	Genarro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte 10 April 1851 – 16 February 1948 96 years, 312 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	6 July 2025 103 days	Alfredo Solf y Muro 14 March 1872 – 14 August 1969 97 years, 152 days
Péter Boross 27 Auugust 1928 97 years, 108 days	15 July 2025 108 days	Helmut Schmidt 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015 96 years, 322 days
Zhu Rongji 23 October 1928 97 years, 51 days	25 July 2025 122 days	Camille Huysmans 26 May 1871 – 25 February 1968 96 years, 275 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	28 July 2025 125 days	Liam Cosgrave 13 April 1920 – 4 October 2017 97 years, 174 days
Mahathir Mohamad 10 July 1925 100 years, 156 days	11 August 2025 139 days	Abdul Salam Sabrah 1 January 1912 – 2 February 2012 100 years, 32 days
Arhur Foulkes 11 May 1928 97 years, 216 days	16 August 2025 144 days	Gheorghe Apostol 16 May 1913 – 21 August 2010 97 years, 97 days
Mohammad Hassan Sharq 17 July 1925 100 years, 149 days	18 August 2025 146 days	Abdul Salam Sabrah 1 January 1912 – 2 February 2012 100 years, 32 days
KIm Yong-nam 4 February 1928 97 years, 312 days	20 August 148 days	Lee Teng-hui 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020 97 years, 197 days

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