List of longest-living state leaders
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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 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 Acting Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of 
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 45 days.
Gallery
- Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962 
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 1953
8th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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List
UPDATED 12/19/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Entry date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | 2008.06.15 Bowell |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | 2011.09.12 Dahayanake |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 45 days | 2020.10.15 Schaffner |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917Gio | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | 2011.08.03 Athanasiadis-Novas |
| 10 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 11 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | 2013.01.25 Gligorov |
| 12 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 291 days | 2019.09.10 Estrada |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | 2011.04.05 Mancheno Cajas |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | 2013.12.21 Parhon |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama
|
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | 2019.08.27 Barrera |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | 2018.04.28 Pétain |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 20 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
Governor-General (1862-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | 2025.08.10 Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 2017.02.27 Berg | ||
| 22 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | 2014.08.05 |
| 23 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico
|
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | 2017.06.25 Sebastian |
| 24 | Jimmy Carter |  United States
|
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | 2020.08.20 Romero Pereira |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece
|
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 2015.01.20 Ibn Yahya | ||
| 27 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | .svg){kind=small} Yemen
|
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 28 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 162 days | 2021.08.20 Michael I |
| 29 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 155 days | 2021.12.25 Gotō |
| 30 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname
|
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 31 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | 2015.11.19 Nguyễn |
| 32 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India
|
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 24–33 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia
|
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 34 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | 2014.03.18 Aguinaldo |
| 35 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta
|
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 36 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 37 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 38 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 204 days | 2022.10.13 Deustua |
| 39 | Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 40 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 41 | Abdel Halim Muhammad |  Sudan
|
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 42 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 30–43 | 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 | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 44 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | 2021.05.22 Mintoff |
| 46 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | 2015.09.22 Petitpierre |
| 45 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 46 days | 2023.03.23 Elizabeth II |
| 47 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 48 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | 2010.01.08 Duffus |
| 49 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 50 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | 2013.08.03 Dharmasakti |
| 51 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 10 days | 2023.06.16 Ek |
| 52 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 53 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 54 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 55 | Aden Adde | Somalia
|
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 56 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 57 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | 2016.01.18 Pak |
| 58 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | 2012.11.11 Bello Codesido |
| 59 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 60 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 61 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia
|
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | 2020.08.30 Balaguer |
| 62 | Jean | Luxembourg
|
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | 2016.04.03 al-Hakim |
| 63 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | 2010.10.11 Todd |
| 64 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy
|
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | 2021.08.04 Cansanção de Sinimbu |
| 65 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 66 | Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | 2011.06.15 de Freycinet |
| 67 | R. Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 68 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 69 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia
|
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 70 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | 2020.02.29 Betancur |
| 71 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | 2023.10.13 Richter Prada |
| 72 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | 2022.03.22 Lascuráin |
| 73 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | 2012.02.27 Graber |
| 74 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 75 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Austria
|
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 76 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Ireland
|
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 77 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | 2016.08.23 Ben Bella |
| 78 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | 2020.02.13 Ciampi |
| 79 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | 2022.02.24 Chaves |
| 80 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela
|
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | 2011.05.23 Louisy |
| 81 | He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 82 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | 2018.06.15 Levingston |
| 83 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | 2015.05.03 Dragosavac |
| 84 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 318 days | 2024.08.16 Kollias |
| 85 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | .svg){kind=small} Peru
|
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 86 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile
|
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | 2013.08.30 Miettunen |
| 87 | Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | 2010.01.23 Phạm |
| 88 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania
|
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 89 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 90 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 91 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 222 days | 2025.01.01 Rüütel |
| 92 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | 2020.01.27 Degazon |
| 93 | Walter Scheel |  West Germany
|
Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | 2013.05.29 Juliana |
| 94 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 114 days | 2025.04.28 Molotov |
| 95 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany
|
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | 2013.10.13 Chamorro Vargas |
| 96 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 57 days | 2025.06.27 Bourguiba |
| 97 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 98 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | 2009.11.06 C. Rajogopalachari |
| 99 | Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 100 | H.E. Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2007.08.03 Original reinstated: 2025.08.10 Anchimaa-Toka |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age | Date eliminated from the main list | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Kollias | .svg){kind=small} Greece
|
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | 2024.08.17 | |
| 100 | Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
Time in the Main List
UPDATED 12/19/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| Name | State | Since | Time in the Main List |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Celâl Bayar | Turkey
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Antoine Pinay | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra
|
15 June 2008 | 17 years, 187 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan
|
12 September 2011 | 14 years, 98 days |
| Willem Drees | Netherlands
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
15 October 2020 | 5 years, 65 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam
|
03 August 2011 | 14 years, 138 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
25 January 2013 | 12 years, 326 days |
| Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
10 September 2019 | 6 years, 100 days |
| Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
05 April 2011 | 14 years, 258 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea
|
21 December 2013 | 11 years, 363 days |
| Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos
|
27 August 2019 | 6 years, 114 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya
|
28 April 2018 | 7 years, 235 days |
| Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru
|
27 February 2017 | 8 years, 295 days |
| Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
05 August 2014 | 11 years, 136 days |
| Luis Echeverría | Mexico
|
25 June 2017 | 8 years, 177 days |
| Jimmy Carter | United States
|
20 August 2020 | 5 years, 121 days |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
20 January 2015 | 10 years, 333 days |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia
|
20 August 2021 | 4 years, 121 days |
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan
|
25 December 2021 | 3 years, 359 days |
| Johan Ferrier | Suriname
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Tun Tin | Burma
|
19 November 2015 | 10 years, 34 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco
|
18 March 2014 | 11 years, 276 days |
| Anthony Mamo | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Clifford Campbell | Jamaica
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal
|
13 October 2022 | 3 years, 67 days |
| Morarji Desai | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Hastings Banda | Malawi
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania
|
22 May 2021 | 4 years, 211 days |
| Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand
|
22 September 2015 | 10 years, 88 days |
| Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania
|
23 March 2023 | 2 years, 271 days |
| Pierre Harmel | Belgium
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
08 January 2010 | 15 years, 345 days |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
03 August 2013 | 12 years, 138 days |
| Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia
|
16 June 2023 | 2 years, 186 days |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Aden Adde | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
18 January 2016 | 9 years, 335 days |
| Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey
|
11 November 2012 | 13 years, 38 days |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Artúr Görgei | Hungary
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia
|
30 August 2020 | 5 years, 111 days |
| Jean | Luxembourg
|
03 April 2016 | 9 years, 260 days |
| Gough Whitlam | Australia
|
11 October 2010 | 15 years, 69 days |
| Giorgio Napolitano | Italy
|
04 August 2021 | 4 years, 137 days |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
15 June 2011 | 14 years, 187 days |
| R. Venkataraman | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
29 February 2020 | 5 years, 294 days |
| Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
13 October 2023 | 2 years, 67 days |
| Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan
|
22 March 2022 | 3 years, 272 days |
| Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
27 February 2012 | 13 years, 295 days |
| Wellington Koo | China
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria
|
23 August 2016 | 9 years, 118 days |
| Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
13 February 2020 | 5 years, 309 days |
| Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
24 February 2022 | 3 years, 298 days |
| Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela
|
23 May 2011 | 14 years, 210 days |
| He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
15 June 2018 | 7 years, 184 days |
| Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
03 May 2015 | 10 years, 230 days |
| Kim Yong-nam | North Korea
|
16 August 2024 | 1 year, 125 days |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Martial Célestin | Haiti
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | .svg){kind=small} Vatican City
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | .svg){kind=small} Tuva
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 352 days |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Israel
|
06 November 2009 | 16 years, 43 days |
| Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
23 January 2010 | 15 years, 330 days |
| Walter Scheel | West Germany
|
29 May 2013 | 12 years, 204 days |
| Patricio Aylwin | Chile
|
30 August 2013 | 12 years, 111 days |
| Helmet Schmidt | West Germany
|
13 October 2013 | 12 years, 67 days |
| Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia
|
27 January 2020 | 5 years, 326 days |
| Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas
|
01 January 2025 | 352 days |
| Péter Boross | Hungary
|
28 April 2025 | 235 days |
| Zhu Rongji | China'
|
27 June 2025 | 175 days |
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
- Future longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living state leaders
Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein: 99 years, 164 days to
100 years, 163 days
Hastings Banda: 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Konstantinos Kollias: 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Hassan al-Hakim: 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days