List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
This article lists the 100 longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states from Africa (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800. Those currently living are in bold in light green. The longest-lived state leader is Prime Minister Babiker Awadalla of Sudan, who lived to be 101 years and 321 days old. The oldest living state leader is currently President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, who is currently 99 years, 195 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Sudan
Babiker Awadalla
served: 1969
2nd oldest:
Libya
Mustafa Ben Halim
served: 1954-1957
3rd oldest:
Morocco
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
served 1971-1972, 1983-1986, 1992-1994
Oldest living and 4th oldest
Senegal
Abdoulaye Wade
served: 2000-2012
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List
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 3 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 195 days |
| 5 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 6 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 7 | Aden Adde |  Somalia
|
President (1960-1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 8 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 9 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 10 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 11 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956-1957) President (1957-1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 12 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1998-2002) | 1924 | 2020 | 96 years, 82 days |
| 13 | Sam Nujoma |  Namibia
|
President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days |
| 14 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 341 days |
| 15 | Robert Mugabe |  Zimbabwe
|
Prime Minister (1980-1987) President (1987-2017) |
1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 197 days |
| 16 | Tahar Ben Ammar | Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956) | 1889 | 1985 | 95 years, 166 days |
| 17 | Daniel Arap Moi |  Kenya
|
President (1978-2002) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 155 days |
| 18 | Nelson Mandela |  South Africa
|
President (1994–1999) | 1918 | 2013 | 95 years, 140 days |
| 19 | Ahmed Ben Bella | Algeria
|
President (1963-1965) | 1916 | 2012 | 95 years, 108 days |
| 20 | Jamshid bin Abdullah | .svg){kind=small} Zanzibar
|
Sultan (1963-1964) | 1929 | 2024 | 95 years, 105 days |
| 21 | Dawda Jawara |  Gambia
|
President (1970-1994) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 103 days |
| 22 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegal
|
President (1960–1980) | 1906 | 2001 | 95 years, 72 days |
| 23 | Mabandla Dlamini |  Swaziland
|
Prime Minister (1979-1983) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 229 days |
| 24 | Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania
|
Prime Minister (1980-1983; 1994-1995) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 123 days |
| 25 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis | .svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
|
President (2001-2013) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 352 days |
| 26 | Pié Masumbuko | .svg){kind=small} Burundi
|
Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 72 days |
| 27 | Zakaria Mohieddin | ,_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg){kind=small} Egypt
|
Prime Minister (1965-1966) | 1918 | 2012 | 93 years, 315 days |
| 28 | Shehu Shagari |  Nigeria
|
President (1979-1983) | 1925 | 2018 | 93 years, 308 days |
| 29 | Antoine Gizenga |  Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 1925 | 2020 | 93 years, 142 days |
| 30 | Idris I | Libya
|
King (1951-1969) | 1890 | 1983 | 93 years, 73 days |
| Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (2011) President (2014-2019) |
1926 | 2019 | 92 years, 238 days | |
| Paul Biya |  Cameroon
|
Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982-present) |
1933 | Alive | 92 years, 300 days | |
| Hamed Karoui | Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1989-1999) | 1927 | 2020 | 92 years, 88 days | |
| Belaid Abdelsalam | Algeria
|
Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 343 days | |
| Quett Masire |  Botwana
|
President (1980-1998) | 1925 | 2017 | 91 years, 333 days | |
| Joseph Conombo |  Upper Volta
|
Prime Minister (1978-1980) | 1917 | 2008 | 91 years, 315 days | |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe | Nigeria
|
Governor-General (1960-1963) President (1963-1966) |
1904 | 1996 | 91 years, 177 days | |
| Mohamed Ennaceur | Tunisia
|
Acting President (2019) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 264 days | |
| Hosni Mubarak |  Egypt
|
Prime Minister (1981-1982) President (1981-2011) |
1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 143 days | |
| Désiré Rakotoarijaona |  Madagascar
|
Prime Minister (1977–1988) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years, 174 days | |
| Albert Zafy | Madagascar
|
President (1993-1996) | 1927 | 2017 | 90 years, 165 days |