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. This list consists of 89 deceased and 11 living state leaders.

List

UPDATED 08/16/2026

Living
No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Turkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 348 days
4 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 102 years, 285 days
5 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
6 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
7 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
8 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
9 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Prime Minister (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)		 1917 2018 101 years, 241 days
10 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 2025 101 years, 228 days
11 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
12 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
13 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
14 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days
15 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg Panama Acting Leader (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
16 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)		 1924 2025 101 years, 53 days
17 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 101 years, 37 days
18 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg Afghanistan Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1925 Alive 101 years, 30 days
19 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
20 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
21 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador Acting President (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
22 Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)		 1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
23 Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
24 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
25 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg United States President (1977–1981) 1924 2024 100 years, 89 days
26 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 100 years, 79 days
27 Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
29 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 99 years, 286 days
30 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 99 years, 250 days
31 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
32 Tun Tin Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
33 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
34 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
35 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)		 1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
36 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
37 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
38 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
39 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
40 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
41 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
42 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)		 1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
43 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
44 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
45 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
46 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
47 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
48 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
49 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
50 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
51 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
52 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
53 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
54 Borys Martos Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg Ukraine Prime Minister (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
55 Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
56 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
57 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
58 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia.svg Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
59 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 98 years, 97 days
60 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
61 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
62 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra (civil).svg Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
63 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1918–1919).svg Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
65 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
66 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 97 years, 354 days
67 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
68 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 2025 97 years, 324 days
69 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
70 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Turkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)		 1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
71 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 2026 97 years, 293 days
72 Wellington Koo Flag of China (1912–1928).svg China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)		 1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
73 Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea SPA Chairman (1998–2019) 1928 2025
75 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
76 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Acting President (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
77 Francesc Badia i Batalla Flag of Andorra (civil).svg Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
78 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
79 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
80 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
81 Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
82 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
83 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
84 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
85 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
86 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
Acting President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
87 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
88 Édouard Balladur Flag of France (1976–2020).svg France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 97 years, 106 days
89 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952–1965).svg Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
90 Kenneth Kaunda 25px Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
91 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Acting Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)		 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
92 Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 97 years, 28 days
93 Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
94 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte 25px Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
95 Michael J. Williams 25px Trinidad and Tobago Acting President (1987) 1929 Alive 96 years, 304 days
96 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
97 Gombojavyn Ochirbat 25px Mongolia General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929 Alive 96 years, 274 days
98 Alfred Moisiu 25px Albania President (2002–2007) 1929 Alive 96 years, 258 days
99 Yitzhak Shamir 25px Israel Prime Minister (1981–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
100 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days

Next to Enter

No. Name State Position Born Alive Current Age
1 Lee Hyun-jae Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea Prime Minister (1988) 1929 Alive 96 years, 239 days
Milan Panić 25px Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
3 Ahmed Osman Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930 Alive 96 years, 225 days
4 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 25px Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930 Alive 96 years, 123 days
5 José Sarney File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930 Alive 96 years, 114 days
6 Kesang Choden 25px Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930 Alive 96 years, 87 days
7 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada 25px Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1930 Alive 96 years, 46 days
8 Ivy Dumont Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2001–2005)		 1930 Alive 95 years, 318 days
9 Choe Yong-rim Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier (2010–2013)
Premier (2010–2013)		 1930 Alive 95 years, 269 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

Name State Position Born Died Age
The following individuals might be older than #25–95 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
Abdul Salam Sabrah 25px South Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971) 1912 2012 99 years, 33 days to 100 years, 32 days
Hastings Banda 25px 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
Konstantinos Kollias 25px Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka 25px Tannu Tuva Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 95 years, 308 days to 96 years, 308 days

Chronological list of longest-lived state leaders (from 1905)

Key
Longest-living
Name State Post Birth From Death Age Until Duration
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol 25px Guatemala Acting President (1865) 1802.10.19 ?? 1897.05.14 94 years, 207 days 1904.12.15 ??
Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Cislethania Minister-President (1870) 1810.05.21 1904.12.15 1908.02.17 97 years, 272 days 1915.10.30 10 years, 339 days
Artúr Görgei 25px Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818.01.30 1915.10.30 1916.05.21 98 years, 112 days 1958.03.09 42 years, 130 days
Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859.11.15 1958.03.09 1960.12.15 101 years, 27 days 1984.06.13 26 years, 97 days
Celál Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Turkiye Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)		 1883.05.16 1984.06.13 1986.08.24 103 years, 98 days 2008.04.09 23 years, 301 days
Chau Sen Cocsal Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2008.04.09 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days Present 18 years, 129 days

See also

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