List of longest-living state leaders and cardinals
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This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime m inister), 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 Former Prime Minister and President of Turkey Celâl Bayar, who died in 1986 at the age of 103 years, 98 days, but the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.
List
Living
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Celâl Bayar | Türkiye | Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
2 | Antoine Pinay | France | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
3 | André Prunet-Foch | Andorra | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
4 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan | Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
5 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan | Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
6 | Willem Drees | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1886 | 1988 | 101 years, 314 days |
7 | Đỗ Mười | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
8 | Zhang Qun | China | Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
9 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
10 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
11 | Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 89 days |
12 | Christopher Hornsrud | Norway | Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
13 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
14 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | Peru | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
15 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan | Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
16 | Luis Echeverría | Mexico | President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
17 / 18 | Xenophon Zolotas | Greece | Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
19 | Johan Ferrier | Suriname | President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
20 | Tun Tin | Burma | Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 212 days |
21 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
22 | Anthony Mamo | Malta | Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
23 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece | President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
24 | Khamtai Siphandone | Laos | Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 267 days |
25 | Clifford Campbell | Jamaica | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
26 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 243 days |
27 | Morarji Desai | India | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
28 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam | Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
29 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan | Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
30 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta | President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
31 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
32 | Pierre Harmel | Belgium | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
33 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
34 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
35 | Jimmy Carter | United States | President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 31 days |
36 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
37 | Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela | President (1993–1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
38 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador | President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
39 | Émile Reuter | Luxembourg | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
40 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal | Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
40 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador | President (1972–1976) | 1924 | Alive | 99 years, 363 days |
42 | Aden Adde | Somalia | President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
43 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos | President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
44 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam | President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
45 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey | President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
46 | Borys Martos | Ukraine | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days |
47 | Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 109 days |
48 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
49 | Gough Whitlam | Australia | List of prime ministers if Australia|Prime Minister}} (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
50 | Venceslau Brás | Brazil | President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
51 | Claude Rostain | Andorra | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
52 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India | President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
53 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary | Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
54 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia | President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
'55 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania | President (1985–1995) National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992) |
1925 | Alive | 99 years, 177 days |
56 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia | General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
57 | Giorgio Napolitano | Italy | President (2006–2015) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 125 days |
58 | Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 114 days |
59 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 107 days |
60 | Kenan Evren | Türkiye | President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
61 | Ignaz von Plener | Cisleithania (Austria-Hungary) |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
62 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Irish Free State | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
63 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria | Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
64 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra | Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
65 | He Yingqin | China | Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
66 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan | President (1988–2000) Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000) |
1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
67 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
68 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | Alive | 98 years, 329 days |
69 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
70 | Patricio Aylwin | Chile | President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
71 | Armando Villanueva | Peru | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
72 | 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 |
73 | Martial Célestin | Haiti | Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
74 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania | First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
75 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | State President (1964–1991) President of the United National Independence Party (1973–1990) |
1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
76 | Walter Scheel | West Germany | (Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
77 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 156 days |
78 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
79 | Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1926 | 2023 | 96 years, 319 days |
80 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Tuva | Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days |
81 | Nguyễn Văn Xuân | South Vietnam | Prime Minister (1948–1949) | 1892 | 1989 | 96 years, 286 days |
82 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
83 | Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
84 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
85 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Soviet Union | Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
86 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea | chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
87 | Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 364 days |
88 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 191 days |
89 | Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 97 years, 328 days |
90 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen (1952–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 140 days |
91 | Alejandro Deustua | Peru | Prime Minister (1902) | 1849 | 1945 | 96 years, 137 days- |
92 | Jiang Zemin | China | President(1993–2003) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days |
93 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco | (
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94 | Federico Chávez | Paraguay | President (1949–1954) | 1882 | 1978 | 96 years, 74 days |
95 | Pedro Lascuráin | Mexico | Template:List of presidents of Mexico (1913) | 1856 | 1952 | 96 years, 68 days |
96 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | Costa Rica | President (1958–1962) | 1915 | 2011 | 96 years, 43 days |
97 | Michael I of Romania | Romania | King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 41 days |
98 | Thanin Kraivichien | THailand | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 210 days |
99 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu | Brazil | Prime Minister (1878–1880) | 1810 | 1906 | 96 years, 37 days |
100 | Dom Mintoff | Malta | Governor-General (1955–1958; 1971–1984) | 1916 | 2012 | 96 years, 14 days |
Addendum
Uncertain date of birth
Rank | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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1–5 | Ek Yi Oun | Cambodia | Prime Minister (1958) | 1910 | 2013 | 102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days |
19–30 | Carlos Enrique Diaz De Leon | Guatemala | President (1994–1998) | 1915 | 2013 | 99 years, 0 day to 99 years, 364 days |
19–31 | Hastings Banda | Malawi | Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days |
67–86 | Constantine Kollias | Greece | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
91–100 | Hassan al-Hakim | Syria | Prime Minister (1941–1942; 1951) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days |
Unclear status as state leaders
Name | State | Position | Birth | Date | Age |
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Hajj Muhammad al-Muqri | Morocco | Grand Vizier (1912–1957) | 1854 | 1957 | 103 years, 219 days |
Edward Bernard Raczyński | Poland | President (in-Exile) (1975–1986) | 1891 | 1993 | 102 years, 223 days |
Josip Manolić | Croatia | Prime Minister of Croatia (1990–1991) | 1920 | Alive | Template:AgeYD |
Kim Yong-ju | North Korea | Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998) | 1920 | 2021 | Template:AgeYD |
Ali Haroun | Algeria | Mambrr of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 1927 | Alive | Template:AgeYD |
Acting State Leaders
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
2 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama | Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
3 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador | Acting President(1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
4 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | North Yemen | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
5 | Gulzarilal Nanda | India | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
6 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia | Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 186 days |
7 | Artúr Görgei | Hungary | Template:Ep (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
8 | Wellington Koo | China | Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
9 | Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Vatican City | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
10 | Federico Páez | Ecuador | Acting President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
11 | Fumio Gotō | Japan | Acting Prime Minister (1936) | 1884 | 1980 | 96 years, 67 days |
World's Longest lived state Leaders (born post-1800)
Living From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest | Lifespan | Country | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 Feb 1893 | 14 May 1897
(4 yrs, 85 days) |
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol | M | 90–94 | 19 October 1802 – 14 May 1897
94 years, 207 days |
Guatemala | |
14 May 1897 | 12 Apr 1900
(2 yrs, 334 days) |
Tomas Gormensoro y Alvin | M | 87–90 | 27 January 1810 – 12 April 1900
90 years, 76 days |
Uruguay | |
12 Apr 1900 | 20 July 1903
(3 yrs, 99 days) |
Pope Leo XIII | M | 90–93 | 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903
93 years, 140 days |
Vatican City | |
20 July 1903 | 17 February 1908
(4 yrs, 212 days) |
Ignaz von Plener | M | 93–97 | 21 May 1810 – 17 February 1908
97 years, 272 days |
Austria | World's longest lived state leader from 19 June 1907 to 30 October 1915 (Template:Ayd) |
17 February 1908 | 21 May 1916
(8 yrs, 95 days) |
Artúr Gorgei | M | 90–98 | 30 January 1818 – 21 May 1916
98 years, 113 days |
Hungary | World's longest lived state leader from 29 October 1915 to 8 March 1958 (Template:Ayd) |
21 May 1916 | 10 December 1917
(1 yr, 204 days) |
Mackenzie Bowell | M | 92–93 | 27 December 1823 – 10 December 1917
93 years, 348 days |
Canada | |
10 December 1917 | 27 January 1921
(3 yrs, 49 days) |
Justiniano Borgono | M | 81–84 | 5 September 1836 – 27 January 1921
84 years, 145 days |
Peru | |
27 January 1921 | 17 July 1923
(2 yrs, 172 days) |
Theodor Rosetti | M | 83–86 | 5 May 1837 – 17 July 1923 86 years, 74 days |
Romania | |
17 July 1923 | 21 December 1925
(2 yrs, 158 days) |
Jules Méline | M | 85–87 | 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925
87 years, 216 days |
France | |
21 December 1925 | 19 August 1928
(2 years, 243 days) |
Stefanos Skouloudis | M | 87–89 | 23 November 1838 – 19 August 1928
89 years, 271 days |
Greece | |
19 August 1928 | 20 December 1929
(1 year, 124 days) |
Emile Loubet | M | 89–90 | 30 December 1838 – 20 December 1929
90 years, 355 days |
France | |
20 December 1929 | 29 May 1937
(7 years, 161 days) |
Lizardo Garcia | M | 85–93 | 26 April 1844 – 29 May 1937
93 years, 34 days |
Ecuador | |
29 May 1937 | 6 August 1945
(8 years, 69 days) |
Alejandro Deustua | M | 88–96 | 22 March 1849 – 6 August 1945
96 years, 138 days |
Peru | |
6 August 1945 | 16 February 1948
(2 yrs, 194 days) |
Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | M | 94–96 | 10 April 1851 – 16 February 1948
96 years, 312 days |
Vatican City | |
16 February 1948 | 23 July 1951
(3 years, 157 days) |
Philippe Petain | M | 91–95 | 24 Apr 1856 – 23 July 1951
95 years, 90 days |
France | |
23 July 1951 | 21 July 1952
(364 days) |
Pedro Lascurain | M | 95–96 | 8 May 1856 – 21 July 1952
96 years, 74 days |
Mexico | |
21 July 1952 | 12 December 1960
(8 years, 144 days) |
Christopher Hornsrud | M | 92–101 | 15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960
101 years, 27 days |
Norway | World's longest lived state leader from 8 March 1958 to 12 June 1984 (Template:Ayd) |
12 December 1960 | 15 May 1966
(5 years, 154 days) |
Venceslau Brâs | M | 92–98 | 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966
98 years, 78 days |
Brazil | |
15 May 1966 | 25 February 1968
(1 year, 286 days) |
Camille Huysmans | M | 94–96 | 26 May 1871 – 25 February 1968
96 years, 275 days |
Belgium | |
25 February 1968 | 14 August 1969
(1 year, 170 days) |
Alfredo Solf y Muro | M | 96–97 | 15 March 1872 – 14 August 1969
97 years, 152 days |
Peru | |
14 August 1969 | 28 March 1972
(2 years, 227 days) |
Joseph Paul-Boncour | M | 96–98 | 4 August 1873 – 28 March 1972
98 years, 237 days |
France | |
28 March 1972 | 14 February 1973
(323 days) |
Émile Reuter | M | 97–98 | 2 August 1874 – 14 February 1973
98 years, 196 days |
Luxembourg | |
14 February 1973 | 25 July 1973
(161 days) |
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham | M | 97–98 | 10 July 1875 – 25 July 1973
98 years, 15 days |
Hungary | |
25 July 1973 | 9 February 1974
(199 days) |
Federico Páez | M | 96 | 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974
96 years, 250 days |
Ecuador | |
9 February 1974 | 19 September 1977
(3 years, 222 days) |
Borys Martos | M | 94–98 | 20 May 1879 – 19 September 1977
98 years, 122 days |
Ukraine | |
19 September 1977 | 22 March 1978
(184 days) |
Isidro Ayora | M | 98 | 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978
98 years, 203 days |
Ecuador | |
22 March 1978 | 24 April 1978
(33 days) |
Federico Chávez | M | 96 | 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978
96 years, 69 days |
Paraguay | |
24 April 1978 | 22 August 1986
(8 years, 121 days) |
Celál Bayar | M | 94–103 | 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986
103 years, 99 days |
Turkey | World's longest lived state leader from 12 June 1984 to 09 December 2008 (Template:Ayd) |
22 August 1986 | 14 May 1988
(1 year, 267 days) |
Willem Drees | M | 100–101 | 5 July 1886 – 14 May 1988
101 years, 314 days |
Netherlands | |
14 May 1988 | 14 December 1990
(2 ywars, 252 days) |
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | M | 100–102 | 3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990
102 years, 48 days |
Japan | |
20 January 1990 | 14 December 1990
(329 days) |
Zhang Qun | M | 100–101 | 9 May 1889 – 14 December 1990
101 years, 220 days |
Taiwan | |
14 December 1990 | 13 December 1994
(3 years, 364 days) |
Antoine Pinay | M | 98–102 | 30 December 1891 – 13 December 1994
102 years, 348 days |
France | |
13 December 1994 | 10 April 1995
(119 days) |
Morarji Desai | M | 98–99 | 29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995
99 years, 42 days |
India | |
10 April 1995 | 25 November 1997
(2 years, 231 days) |
Hastings Banda | M | 97–99 | 1898 – 25 November 1997
98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days |
Malawi | |
25 November 1997 | 15 January 1998
(52 days) |
Gulzarilal Nanda | M | 99 | 4 July 1898 – 15 Jan 1998
99 years, 196 days |
India | |
15 January 1998 | 13 July 1998
(180 days) |
Konstantinos Kollias | M | 96 or 97 | 1901 – 13 July 1998
96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Greece | |
13 July 1998 | 8 February 2000
(1 year, 211 days) |
Ion Gheorghe Maurer | M | 95–97 | 23 September 1902 – 8 February 2000
97 years, 139 days |
Romania | |
8 February 2000 | 31 October 2002
(2 years, 267 days) |
Michail Stasinopoulos | M | 96–99 | 27 July 1903 – 31 Oct 2002
99 years, 143 days |
Greece | |
31 October 2002 | 10 June 2004
(1 year, 224 days) |
Xenophon Zolotas | M | 98–100 | 26 Apr 1904 – 10 June 2004
100 years, 45 days |
Greece | |
10 June 2004 | 22 January 2009
(4 years, 228 days) |
Chau Sen Coscal Chhum | M | 98–103 | 1 September 1905 – 22 January 2009
103 years, 143 days |
Cambodia | World's longest lived state leader from 09 December 2008 (Template:Ayd) Acting Cambodian Prime Minister |
22 January 2009 | 16 April 2009
(85 days) |
Abdel Halim Muhammad | M | 98–99 | 10 Apr 1910 – 16 Apr 2009
99 years, 6 days |
Sudan | |
16 Apr 2009 | 4 Jan 2010
(264 days) |
Johan Ferrier | M | 98–99 | 12 May 1910 – 4 Jan 2010
99 years, 238 days |
Suriname | |
4 Jan 2010 | 15 Mar 2012
(2 yrs, 72 days) |
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz | M | 98–100 | 11 Jan 1911 – 15 Mar 2012
101 years, 65 days |
Panama | |
15 Mar 2012 | 9 Aug 2013
(1 yr, 144 days) |
Telmo Vargas | M | 99–100 | 9 Oct 1912 – 936 Aug 2013
100 years, 304 days |
[Ecuador]] | |
9 Aug 2013 | 27 July 2016
(2 yrs, 353 days) |
Piet de Jong | M | 98–101 | 3 Apr 1915 – 27 July 2016
101 years, 115 days |
Netherlands | |
27 July 2016 | 1 Oct 2018 (2 yrs, 66 days) |
Đỗ Mười | M | 99–101 | 2 Feb 1917 – 1 Oct 2018 101 years, 241 days |
Vietnam | |
1 Oct 2018 | 17 Jan 2019
(108 days) |
Babiker Awadalla | M | 101 | 2 Mar 1917 – 17 Jan 2019
101 years, 321 days |
Sudan | |
17 Jan 2019 | 29 Nov 2019
(314 days) |
Yasuhiro Nakasone | M | 100–101 | 27 May 1918 – 29 Nov 2019
101 years, 186 days |
Japan | |
29 Nov 2019 | 25 May 2020 | Hyun Soong-jong | M | 100-101 | 26 February 1919-25 May 2020
101 years, 89 days |
South Korea | |
25 May 2020 | 7 December 2021 | Mustafa Ben Halim | M | 99-100 | 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021 (aged 100 years, 312 days) | Libya | |
25 May 2020 | 14 July 2022 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | M | 100 | 4 October 1921 – 14 July 2022 (aged 100 years, 285 days) | Libya | |
14 July 2022 | Present | Khamtai Siphamdone | M | 98* | 8 February 1924 | Laos |