List of longest-living state leaders
Revision as of 21:43, 25 August 2025 by CoolsonBOY (talk | contribs) (→List: This is honestly a bit debatable, but it should be worth noting that the Premier of the ROC was constrained by Chiang Kai-shek during the Chinese civil war, which means that the premier had not much control or power at all. And considering the fact Yingqin was serving during that time until the ROC retreated to Taiwan, I feel like it would be right if I moved him to unclear status. Again, this is very debatable, so if this gets reverted, that is completely fine.)
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 whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. The longest-lived state leader is Acting Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of .svg)
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. The oldest living state leader is currently Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 82 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 01/25/2026
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| Living |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 82 days |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Zhang Qun |  China
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 11 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 12 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 328 days |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama
|
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
| 20 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
| 21 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
| 22 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico
|
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
| 23 | Jimmy Carter |  United States
|
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days |
| 24 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 199 days |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece
|
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
| 27 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 192 days |
| 28 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname
|
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
| 29 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 30 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India
|
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
| 31 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 32 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta
|
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
| 33 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
| 34 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
| 35 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 241 days |
| 36 | Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 37 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
| 38 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
| 39 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 40 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 83 days |
| 41 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 42 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 47 days |
| 43 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
| 44 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 45 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 46 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 47 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1926–1929) President (1929–1931) |
1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
| 48 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 50 | Aden Adde |  Somalia
|
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 51 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 52 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 53 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President of the Transitional Government (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 54 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia
|
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
| 55 | Jean | Luxembourg
|
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
| 56 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 57 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy
|
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
| 58 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
| 59 | Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
| 60 | R. Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 61 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia
|
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
| 62 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 63 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days |
| 64 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 65 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 66 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 67 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Ireland
|
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
| 68 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
| 69 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
| 70 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela
|
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
| 71 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 355 days |
| 72 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
| 73 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 74 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | .svg){kind=small} Peru
|
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
| 75 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile
|
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
| 76 | Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
| 77 | 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 |
| 78 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
| 79 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
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Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 259 days |
| 80 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
| 81 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 82 | Walter Scheel |  West Germany
|
Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
| 83 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 151 days |
| 84 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany
|
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 85 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 94 days |
| 86 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
| 87 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
| 88 | Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
| 89 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 90 | Vyacheslav Molotov |  Soviet Union
|
Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
| 91 | Arnold Rüütel |  Estonia
|
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1992) President (2001-2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days |
| 92 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea
|
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
| 93 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1979-1980) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 191 days |
| 94 | Elizabeth II | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
Queen (1952–2022) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 140 days |
| 95 | Alejandro Deustua | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1902) | 1849 | 1945 | 96 years, 137 days |
| 96 | Édouard Balladur | .svg){kind=small} France
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 268 days |
| 97 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1998-2002) | 1924 | 2020 | 96 years, 82 days |
| 98 | Pedro Lascuráin | .svg){kind=small} Mexico
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President (1913) | 1856 | 1952 | 96 years, 74 days |
| 99 | Federico Chaves |  Paraguay
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President (1949–1954) | 1882 | 1978 | 96 years, 68 days |