Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)

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This article lists all the Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), 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 Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Guillermo del Rodriguez, who would still be living atlive to llived to 103 years, 143 days. If every state leader is still alive by 31 December 2027.

Gallery

  • oldest ever:
    Ecuador
    Guillermo Rodriguez
    (born 1923, (age 104 years, 57 days)
    served: 1972–1976

  • 2nd-Oldest ever:
    Laos
    Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924, 103 years, 326 days)
    served: 1991–2006

  • 3rd-oldest ever:
    Turkey
    Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924, age 103 years, 303 days)
    served 1994–1996;

  • Oldest living leader of a-now defunct state and 23rd-Oldest ever:
    Yugoslavia
    Raif Dizdarević (born 1926, age 101 years, 20 days)
    served: 1962

List

Key
Currently living
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1919 Alive 104 years, 176 days
2 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1920 Alive 104 years, 80 days
3 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1920 Alive 104 years, 56 days
4 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1920 Alive 103 years, 210 days
5 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
6 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
7 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
8 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)		 1921 Alive 102 years, 356 days
9 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1921 Alive 102 years, 293 days
10 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1921 Alive 102 years, 286 days
11 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
12 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
13 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
14 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
15 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1922 Alive 101 years, 335 days
16 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
17 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
18 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
19 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
20 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1922 Alive 101 years, 177 days
21 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
22 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1922 Alive 101 years, 141 days
23 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
24 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
25 Thannin Kraivichien Thailand Primero Minister (1976–1977) 1923 Alive 101 years, 23 days
26 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
27 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President(1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
28 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
29 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
30 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
31 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
33 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
34 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1924 Alive 100 years, 84 days
35 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1924 Alive 99 years, 354 days
36 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1924 Alive 99 years, 354 days
36 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1924 Alive 99 years, 353 days
37 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
38 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
39 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
40 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 185 days
41 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
42 Peter Borross Hungary Prime Minister (19993–1994) 1928 Alive 99 years, 245 days
43 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 99 years, 188 days
44 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
45 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
46 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
47 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
48 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
49 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
50 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
51 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
52 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
53 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 98 years, 243 days
54 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
53 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 98 years, 233 days
54 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 98 years, 165 days
58 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
59 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
60 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
61 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
62 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
63 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
64 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
65 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
66 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
67 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
68 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
69 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
70 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 98 years, 106 days
71 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
72 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
73 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
74 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)		 1929 Alive 98 years, 74 days
75 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
76 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
77 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 98 years, 46 days
78 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1925 Alive 98 years, 30 days
79 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
80 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
81 Selim Hoss Lebanon Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)

Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)

1929 Alive 98 years, 11 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1992–1993)
84 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929 Alive 98 years, 3 days
85 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1926 Alive 97 years, 362 days
86 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
87 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
88 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 1930 Alive 97 years, 303 days
89 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
90 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
91 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
92 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
93 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1926 Alive 97 years, 260 days
94 José Sarney Brazil President (1986–1990) 1926 Alive 97 years, 251 days
95 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
96 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930 Alive 97 years, 224 days
97 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
98 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
99 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
100 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1930 Alive 97 years, 183 days

if Living by December 31, 2028

List

Key
Currently living
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1924 Alive 104 years, 176 days
2 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 Alive 104 years, 80 days
3 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 104 years, 56 days
4 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 103 years, 210 days
5 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
6 Celâl Bayar Türkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
7 Antoine Pinay France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
8 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)		 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
9 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 102 years, 293 days
10 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan

Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)||1921||Alive||102 years, 286 days

11 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
12 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
13 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
14 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
15 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1922 Alive 101 years, 335 days
16 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
17 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
18 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
19 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
20 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1922 Alive 101 years, 177 days
21 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
22 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1922 Alive 101 years, 141 days
23 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
24 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
25 Thannin Kraivichien Thailand Primero Minister (1976–1977) 1923 Alive 101 years, 23 days
26 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
27 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President(1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
28 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
29 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
30 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
31 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
33 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
34 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1924 Alive 100 years, 84 days
35 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1924 Alive 99 years, 354 days
36 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1924 Alive 99 years, 354 days
36 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1924 Alive 99 years, 353 days
37 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
38 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
39 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
40 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 185 days
41 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
42 Peter Borross Hungary Prime Minister (19993–1994) 1928 Alive 99 years, 245 days
43 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 99 years, 188 days
44 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
45 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
46 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
47 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
48 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
49 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
50 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
35–51 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
52 Édouard Balladur France

Prime Minister (1993–1995)|| 1925 ||Alive||98 years, 362 days

53 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1925 Alive 98 years, 284 days
54 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
55 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
55 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1925 Alive 98 years, 225 days
57 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
58 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
59 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
60 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
61 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
62 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
63 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
64 Nikolai Ryzhkov Soviet Unuion Premier (1985–1991) 1925 Alive 98 years, 213 days
65 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
66 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
67 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997)		 1925 Alive 98 years, 193 days
68 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
69 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
70 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
71 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
72 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
73 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
74 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 98 years, 165 days
75 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1925 Alive 98 years, 149 days
76 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
77 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
78 Selim Hoss Lebanon Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)

Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)

1925 Alive 98 years, 130 days
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Prime Minister (1992–1993)
81 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
82 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1925 Alive 98 years, 122 days
83 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
84 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
85 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
85 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1926 Alive 98 years, 116 days
86 Ion Iliescu Romania Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)
President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)
President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)		 1926 Alive 98 years, 56 days
87 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
88 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
89 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1926 Alive 98 years, 13 days
90 José Sarney Brazil President (1986–1990) 1926 Alive 98 years, 4 days
91 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
92 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
93 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1926 Alive 97 years, 343 days
94 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)		 Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
95 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
96 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
97 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1926 Alive 97 years, 302 days
98 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
99 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
100 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days


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