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

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
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 Republic of China (Taiwan0 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 nameFrancisco Morales-Bermúdez Cerutti Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
15 Hau Pei-tsun Republic of China (Taiwan) Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
16 Luis Echeverría Álvarez 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 name 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)
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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 List of prime ministersPrime 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 Harme 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 Template:List of prime ministers of Ukraine (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)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational 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 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
62 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governoor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General}} (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
63 Francesc Badia Batalla Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
64 He Yingqin Republics of China China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
65 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan Template:List of presidents of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)
1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
66 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
67 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 Alive 98 years, 329 days
68 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
69 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
70 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
71 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania List of presidents of Romania|President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting} President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
72 Martial Célestin Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
73 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
74 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)
1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
75 Walter Scheel West Germany Template:Lwp (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
76 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 156 days
77 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Template:Lwp (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
78 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1926 2023 96 years, 319 days
79 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuva Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
80 Nguyễn Văn Xuân South Vietnam Prime Minister (1948–1949) 1892 1989 96 years, 286 days
81 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
82 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
83 Habib Bourguiba Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
84 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Template:List of premiers of the Soviet Union (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
85 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994-1998) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
86 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 364 days
87 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
88 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia|President of the Presidency}} (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 328 days
89 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
90 Alejandro Deustua Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1945 96 years, 137 days-
91 Jiang Zemin China President(1993–2003) 1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
92 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
93 Federico Chávez Paraguay List of presidents of Paraguay|President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 74 days
94 Pedro Lascuráin Mexico President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 68 days
95 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
96 Michael I of Romania Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
97 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) Alive 97 years, 210 days
98 João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
99 Dom Mintoff Malta {{Governor-General (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days
100 Hans Schaffner Switzerland 'Federal Council President (1961–1969)
President (1966)
1908 2004 95 years, 346 days

Addendum

Uncertain date of birth

Rank Name State Position Birth Death Age
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
93–100 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
The following individuals are older than #96–1 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.Template:Efn-lg
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
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 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 97 years, 245 days
10 Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
11 Federico Páez Ecuador Acting President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
12 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

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Hyun Soong-jong M 100-101 26 February 1919-25 May 2020

101 years, 89 days

South Korea
25 May 2020 7 December 2021

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Mustafa Ben Halim M 99-100 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021 (aged 100 years, 312 days) Libya
25 May 2020 14 July 2022

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Francisco Morales-Bermúdez M 100 4 October 1921 – 14 July 2022 (aged 100 years, 285 days) Libya
14 July 2022 Present

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Khamtai Siphamdone M 98* 8 February 1924 Laos