List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
This Article Lists the 100 longest known living African State Leaders.
List
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
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Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 2 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia
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Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days |
| 3 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 4 | Abdel Halim Muhammad |  Sudan
|
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
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President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 5–6 | Hastings Banda |  Malawi
|
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days |
| 7 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 195 days |
| 8 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 9 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
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President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 10 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 11 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
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State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 12 | Sam Nujoma |  Namibia
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President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days |
| 13 | Robert Mugabe |  Zimbabwe
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Prime Minister (1980-1987) President (1987-2017) |
1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 197 days |
| 14 | Tahar Ben Ammar |  Tunisia
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Prime Minister (1956) | 1889 | 1985 | 95 years, 166 days |
| 15 | Daniel Arap Moi |  Kenya
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Prime Minister (1956) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 155 days |
| 16 | Nelson Mandela |  South Africa
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President (1994–1999) | 1918 | 2013 | 95 years, 140 days |
| 17 | Ahmed Ben Bella | 25px Algeria | President (1963 - 1965) | 1916 | 2012 | 95 years, 108 days< |
| 18 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | .svg){kind=small} Sultanate of Zanzibar
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Sultan (1963-1964) | 1929 | 2024 | 95 years, 105 days |
| 19 | Dawda Jawara |  Gambia
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President (1970-1994) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 103 days |
| 20 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegal
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President (1960–1980) | 1906 | 2001 | 98 years, 72 days |
| 21 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |  Ethiopia
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President (2001-2013) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 352 days |
| 22 | Pié Masumbuko | .svg){kind=small} Burundi
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Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 72 days |
| Shehu Shagari |  Nigeria
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President (1979-1983) | 1925 | 2018 | 93 years, 308 days | |
| Antoine Gizenga |  Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 1925 | 2020 | 93 years, 142 days | |
| Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia
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Prime Minister (2011) President (2014-2019) |
1926 | 2019 | 92 years, 238 days | |
| Hamed Karoui | Tunisia
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Prime Minister (1989-1999) | 1927 | 2020 | 92 years, 88 days | |
| Belaid Abdelsalam | Algeria
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Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 343 days | |
| Quett Masire |  Botwana
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President (1980-1998) | 1925 | 2017 | 91 years, 333 days | |
| Hosni Mubarak |  Egypt
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Prime Minister (1981-1982) President (1981-2011) |
1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 143 days | |
| Albert Zafy |  Madagascar
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President (1993-1996) | 1927 | 2017 | 90 years, 165 days |
