Lists of eldest living state leaders
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state of sovereign states (often a president or monarch or representatives) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. 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 President Celâl Bayar (1883-1986) of
Turkey, who lived to 103 years, 98 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 41 days.
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- Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.png
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1950–1960 2nd-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
List
UPDATED 12/15/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celâl Bayar | President (1950–1960) | 1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | |
| 2 | André Prunet-Foch | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | |
| 3 | Đỗ Mười | Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | |
| 4 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 41 days | |
| 5 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | |
| 6 | Khamtai Siphandone | PRP Chair (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | |
| 7 | Telmo Vargas | Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | |
| 8 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | President (1975–1980) | 1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | |
| 10 | Luis Echeverría | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | |
| 11 | Jimmy Carter | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | |
| 12 | Johan Ferrier | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | |
| 13 | Anthony Mamo | President (1974–1976) | 1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | |
| 14 | Michail Stasinopoulos | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | |
| 15 | Clifford Campbell | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | |
| 16 | Võ Chí Công | President (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | |
| 17 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Committee Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | |
| 18 | Abdoulaye Wade | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 200 days | |
| 19 | Ċensu Tabone | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | |
| 20 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | |
| 21 | Howard Cooke | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | |
| 22 | Isidro Ayora | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | |
| 23 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 42 days | |
| 24 | Aden Adde | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | |
| 25 | Raif Dizdarević | President (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 6 days | |
| 26 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | |
| 27 | Lê Đức Anh | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | |
| 28 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | |
| 29 | Artúr Görgei | Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | |
| 32 | Jean | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | |
| 33 | Giorgio Napolitano | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | |
| 34 | Venceslau Brás | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | |
| 35 | Claude Rostain | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | |
| 36 | R. Venkataraman | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | |
| 37 | Gabriel París Gordillo | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | |
| 38 | Miloš Jakeš | First Secretary (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | |
| 39 | Kenan Evren | President (1980–1989) | 1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | |
| 40 | Wellington Koo | Acting President (1926–1927) | 1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | |
| 41 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | |
| 42 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | |
| 43 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | |
| 44 | Ramón José Velásquez | President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | |
| 45 | He Yingqin | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | |
| 46 | Lee Teng-hui | President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | |
| 47 | Patricio Aylwin | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | |
| 48 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | President (1958–1961, 1965) | 1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | |
| 49 | Gheorghe Apostol | Communist Party Leader (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | |
| 50 | Kenneth Kaunda | State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | |
| 51 | Walter Scheel | President (1974–1979) | 1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | |
| 52 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 218 days | |
| 53 | Federico Páez | President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | |
| 54 | Habib Bourguiba | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | |
| 55 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | |
| 56 | Arnold Rüütel | Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991-1992) President (2001-2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days | |
| 57 | Elizabeth II | Queen (1952–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 140 days | |
| 58 | Jiang Zemin | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002) Template:President of China (1993–2003) |
1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days | |
| 59 | Pedro Lascuráin | Template:President of Mexico (1913) | 1856 | 1952 | 96 years, 74 days | |
| 60 | Federico Chaves | President (1949–1954) | 1882 | 1978 | 96 years, 68 days | |
| 61 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | President(1958–1962) | 1915 | 2011 | 96 years, 43 days | |
| 62 | Michael I | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 41 days | |
| 63 | Édouard Balladur | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 227 days | |
| 64 | Hans Schaffner | President (1966) | 1908 | 2004 | 95 years, 346 days | |
| 65 | Joaquin Balaguer | President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) | 1906 | 2002 | 95 years, 316 days | |
| 66 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Template:President of Paraguay (1954) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 312 days | |
| 67 | Orville Turnquest | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 149 days | |
| 68 | Belisario Betancur | President (1982–1986) | 1923 | 2018 | 95 years, 306 days | |
| 69 | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | President (1999–2006) | 1920 | 2016 | 95 years, 282 days | |
| 70 | Sam Nujoma | President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days | |
| 71 | Benedict XVI | (born in |
Pope and Sovereign (2005–2013) | 1927 | 2022 | 95 years, 259 days |
| 72 | Violeta Chamorro | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) Template:President of Nicaragua (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 58 days | |
| 73 | Juan José Estrada | President (1910–1911) | 1872 | 1967 | 95 years, 191 days | |
| 74 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 34 days |
Next to Join
| Rank | 'Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 2025.05.31 | 96 years, 29 days | 95 years, 316 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Violeta Chamorro | Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 96 years, 58 days | 95 years, 225 days | |||
| 4 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 34 days | 95 years, 197 days | |||
| 5 | Alfred Moisiu | President (2002–2007) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 14 days | 95 years, 181 days | |||
| 6 | Lee Hyun-jae | Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 360 days | 95 years, 162 days | |||
| Milan Panić | Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993) | ||||||||
| 8 | Efraín Goldenberg | Prime Minister (1994–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 352 days | 95 years, 154 days | |||
| 9 | Ahmed Osman | Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 346 days | 95 years, 148 days | |||
| 10 | Ion Iliescu | Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 229 days | 95 years, 89 days | |||
| 11 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | President (1980–1996) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 244 days | 95 years, 46 days | |||
| '12 | José Sarney | President (1985–1990) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 235 days | 95 years, 37 days | |||
| 13 | Kesang Choden | Regent (1972) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 208 days | 95 years, 10 days | |||
| 14 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 167 days | 94 years, 334 days | |||
| 15 | Ivy Dumont | Acting Governor-General (2001–2002) Governor-General (2002–2005) |
1930 | Alive | 95 years, 74 days | 94 years, 241 days | |||
| 16 | Mabandla Dlamini | Prime Minister (1979–1983) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 30 days | 94 years, 197 days | |||
| 17 | Choe Yong-rim | Premier(2010–2013) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 25 days | 94 years, 192 days | |||
| 18 | Cesar Virata | Prime Minister (1981–1986) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 3 days | 94 years, 170 days | |||
| 19 | William Deane | Governor-General (1996–2001) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 345 days | 94 years, 147 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | |
| Konstantinos Kollias | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Presidium Chairperson (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 95 years, 309 days to 96 years, 308 days |