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File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|2nd-oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}} (1883&ndash;1986, aged 103 years, 98 days)<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960;
File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|2nd-oldest:<br />Turkey<br />{{Wp|Celål Bayar}} (1883&ndash;1986, aged 103 years, 98 days)<br />served 1937–1939, 1950&ndash;1960;
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest living:<br />France<br />{{wp|Antoine Pinay}} (1891-1994, aged 102 years, 343 days)<br />served: 1962
File:Antoine Pinay 1952.jpg|3rd-Oldest living:<br />France<br />{{wp|Antoine Pinay}} (1891-1994, aged 102 years, 343 days)<br />served: 1962
File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the President of Laos, Mr. Khamtay Siphandone at Vientiane in Laos on November 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg|26th-oldest ever:<br />'''Laos'':<br/>'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}''' '''(born 1924, age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}})''': <br />served 1991–2006
File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the President of Laos, Mr. Khamtay Siphandone at Vientiane in Laos on November 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg|24th-oldest ever:<br />'''Laos'':<br/>'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}''' '''(born 1924, age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}})''': <br />served 1991–2006
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|23||{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname||{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)||1910||2010||99 years, 237 days
|23||{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname||{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)||1910||2010||99 years, 237 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''24'''||'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''||'''Laos'''|| {{wp|List of prime ministers of Laos|Prime Minister}} (1991–1998)<br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1992–2006)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006) ||'''1924'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
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|-
|24||{{wp|Tun Tin}}||Burma||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days
|25||{{wp|Tun Tin}}||Burma ||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 211 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''25'''||'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''||'''Laos'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Laos|Prime Minister}} (1991–1998)<br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party|Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party}} (1992–2006)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006)||'''1924'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
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|26||{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||1898||1998||99 years, 195 days
|26||{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||1898||1998||99 years, 195 days
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|51||{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||Dahomey||{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
|51||{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}||Dahomey||{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)||1918||2016||98 years, 127 days
|-
|52||{{wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
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|'''52'''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)|| '''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
|'''52'''||'''{{wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}'''||'''Tanzania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Tanzania|President}} (1985–1995)<br>{{wp|Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi}} (1990–1992)|| '''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|5|8}}'''
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|53||{{wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)||1879||1977||98 years, 122 days
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|54||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916||98 years, 112 days
|54||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{Wp|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916||98 years, 112 days
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|89||{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
|89||{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||1851||1948||96 years, 312 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''90'''||'''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)|| '''1926'''|| '''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
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|90||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940&ndash;1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
|91||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chairperson of the Presidium}} (1940&ndash;1944) || 1912|| 2008||96 years, 308 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''90'''||'''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
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|92||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
|92||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946&ndash;1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
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=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name  
!Name
 
!Country
!Country
! Sex
!Sex
!Birth
!Birth
!Became Oldest
!Became Oldest
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|22 March 1797
|22 March 1797
|
|
|9 March 1888
| 9 March 1888
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1797|9 March 1888}}
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1797|9 March 1888}}
|-
|-
|{{Wp|George Tupou I}}  
|{{Wp|George Tupou I}}
 
|Tonga
|Tonga
| M
|M
|4 December 1797
| 4 December 1797
| 9 March 1888
|9 March 1888
{{Age in years and days|4 December 1797|9 March 1888}}
{{Age in years and days|4 December 1797|9 March 1888}}
|18 February 1893
|18 February 1893
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
| Guatemala
|Guatemala
|M
|M
|
|
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
| Papal States
|Papal States
|M
|M
|2 March 1810
| 2 March 1810
|12 Apr 1900
|12 Apr 1900
{{Age in years and days|2 March 1810|12 April 1900}}
{{Age in years and days|2 March 1810|12 April 1900}}
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}
|Austria  
|Austria
 
|M
|M
|21 May 1810
|21 May 1810
|20 July 1903
|20 July 1903
{{Age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 July 1903}}
{{Age in years and days|21 May 1810|20 July 1903}}
| 17 February 1908 (4 years, 212 days)
|17 February 1908 (4 years, 212 days)
97 years, 272 days
97 years, 272 days
|-
|-
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94 tears, 181 days  
94 tears, 181 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}  
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
 
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
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|14 May 1923
|14 May 1923
{{Age in years and days|25 February 1835|14 May 1923}}
{{Age in years and days|25 February 1835|14 May 1923}}
|2 July 1924 (350 days)
| 2 July 1924 (350 days)
89 years, 127 days
89 years, 127 days
|-
|-
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|M
|M
|20 May 1838
|20 May 1838
|2 July 1924
| 2 July 1924
{{Age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 July 1924}}
{{Age in years and days|20 May 1838|2 July 1924}}
|21 December 1925 (2 years, 158 days)
|21 December 1925 (2 years, 158 days)
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|Italy
|Italy
|M
|M
|8 June 1838
| 8 June 1838
|2 July 1924
|2 July 1924
{{Age in years and days|8 June 1838|2 July 1924}}  
{{Age in years and days|8 June 1838|2 July 1924}}
 
|10 March 1932 ({{age in years and days|1924|6|24|1932|3|10}})
|10 March 1932 ({{age in years and days|1924|6|24|1932|3|10}})
93 years, 272 days  
93 years, 272 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|rowspan="2" |Ecuador
| rowspan="2" |Ecuador
|M
|M
|15 November 1841
|15 November 1841
|10 March 1932
|10 March 1932
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1849|6 September 1936}}
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1849|6 September 1936}}
|6 September 1935 (3 years, 174 days)
| 6 September 1935 (3 years, 174 days)
93 years 295 days  
93 years 295 days  
|-
|-
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|M
|M
|26 April 1844
|26 April 1844
|6 September 1935
| 6 September 1935
{{Age in years and days|26 April 1844|6 September 1935}}
{{Age in years and days|26 April 1844|6 September 1935}}
|29 May 1937 (1 year, 263 days)
|29 May 1937 (1 year, 263 days)
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|22 January 1848
|22 January 1848
|29 May 1937
|29 May 1937
{{Age in years and days|22 January 1848|12 September 1939}}  
{{Age in years and days|22 January 1848|12 September 1939}}
 
|12 September 1939 (2 years, 194 days)
|12 September 1939 (2 years, 194 days)
91 years, 233 days  
91 years, 233 days  
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|12 September 1939
|12 September 1939
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1849|12 September 1939}}
{{Age in years and days|22 March 1849|12 September 1939}}
|6 August 1945 (8 years, 69 days)
| 6 August 1945 (8 years, 69 days)
96 years, 138 days  
96 years, 138 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}
|Vatican City  
|Vatican City
 
|M
|M
|10 April 1851
|10 April 1851
| 6 August 1945
|6 August 1945
{{Age in years and days|10 April 1851|6 August 1945}}
{{Age in years and days|10 April 1851|6 August 1945}}
|16 February 1948 (2 years, 194 days)
|16 February 1948 (2 years, 194 days)
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|Mexico
|Mexico
|M
|M
|8 May 1856
| 8 May 1856
|16 February 1948
|16 February 1948
96 years, 74 days
96 years, 74 days
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|M
|M
|15 November 1859
|15 November 1859
|9 September 1957
| 9 September 1957
{{Age in years and days|1859|11|5|1957|9|9}}
{{Age in years and days|1859|11|5|1957|9|9}}
|12 December 1960 ({{age in years and days|1957|9|9|1960|12|12}})
|12 December 1960 ({{age in years and days|1957|9|9|1960|12|12}})
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|Nicaragua
|Nicaragua
|M
|M
|1 January 1872  
|1 January 1872
 
|15 May 1966
|15 May 1966
{{Age in years and days|1 January 1872|15 May 1966}}
{{Age in years and days|1 January 1872|15 May 1966}}
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|France
|France
|M
|M
|4 August 1873
| 4 August 1873
|14 August 1969
|14 August 1969
{{Age in years and days|1875|8|4|1969|8|14}}
{{Age in years and days|1875|8|4|1969|8|14}}
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|Luxembourg
|Luxembourg
|M
|M
|2 August 1874
| 2 August 1874
|28 March 1972
|28 March 1972
{{Age in years and days|1874|8|2|1972|2|8}}
{{Age in years and days|1874|8|2|1972|2|8}}
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}
|Ukraine  
|Ukraine
|M  
 
| 20 May 1879
|M
| 25 July 1973
 
|20 May 1879
|25 July 1973
{{Age in years and days|1879|5|20|1973|7|25}}
{{Age in years and days|1879|5|20|1973|7|25}}
|19 September 1977 (199 days)
|19 September 1977 (199 days)
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|M
|M
|31 August 1879
|31 August 1879
|9 February 1974
| 9 February 1974
{{Age in years and days|1879|8|31|1974|2|9}}
{{Age in years and days|1879|8|31|1974|2|9}}
|22 March 1978 (184 days)
|22 March 1978 (184 days)
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|-
|-
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
| Paraguay
|Paraguay
|M
|M
|15 February 1882
|15 February 1882
|22 March 1978
|22 March 1978
{{Age in years and days|1882|2|15|1978|3|22}}
{{Age in years and days|1882|2|15|1978|3|22}}
| 24 April 1978 (33 days)
|24 April 1978 (33 days)
96 years, 69 days  
96 years, 69 days  
|-
|-
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|16 May 1883
|16 May 1883
|24 April 1978
|24 April 1978
{{Age in years and days|1886|5|14|1978|4|14}}  
{{Age in years and days|1886|5|14|1978|4|14}}
 
|22 August 1986 (8 years, 121 days)
|22 August 1986 (8 years, 121 days)
103 years, 99 days  
103 years, 99 days  
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Netherlands
Netherlands
|M
|M
|5 July 1886  
|5 July 1886
| 22 August 1986
 
{{Age in years and days|1886|7|5|1986|8|22}}  
|22 August 1986
{{Age in years and days|1886|7|5|1986|8|22}}
 
|14 May 1988 (1 year, 267 days)
|14 May 1988 (1 year, 267 days)
101 years, 314 days  
101 years, 314 days  
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}  
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
 
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
| 3 December 1887
|3 December 1887
|14 May 1988
|14 May 1988
{{Age in years and days|1887|12|3|1988|5|14}}
{{Age in years and days|1887|12|3|1988|5|14}}
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102 years, 48 days  
102 years, 48 days  
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|M
|M
| 9 May 1889
|9 May 1889
|20 January 1990
|20 January 1990
{{Age in years and days|1889|5|9|1990|1|20}}
{{Age in years and days|1889|5|9|1990|1|20}}
| 14 December 1990 (329 days)
|14 December 1990 (329 days)
101 years, 220 days  
101 years, 220 days  
|-
|-
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|India
|India
|M
|M
|29 February 1896  
|29 February 1896
 
|13 December 1994
|13 December 1994
{{Age in years and days|1896|2|29|1994|12|13}}
{{Age in years and days|1896|2|29|1994|12|13}}
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99 years, 41 days  
99 years, 41 days  
|-
|-
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}  
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
| Malawi
 
|Malawi
|M
|M
|1898
|1898
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98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days  
98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days  
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|India
|India
| M
|M
| 4 July 1898
|4 July 1898
| 23 November 1997
|23 November 1997
{{Age in years and days|1898|7|4|1997|11|23}}  
{{Age in years and days|1898|7|4|1997|11|23}}
 
|15 January 1998 (53 days)
|15 January 1998 (53 days)
99 years, 195 days
99 years, 195 days
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|13 July 1998
|13 July 1998
{{Age in years and days|1902|9|13|1998|7|13}}
{{Age in years and days|1902|9|13|1998|7|13}}
|8 February 2000 (1 year, 211 days)
| 8 February 2000 (1 year, 211 days)
97 years, 139 days  
97 years, 139 days  
|-
|-
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|27 July 1903
|27 July 1903
|8 February 2000
|8 February 2000
{{Age in years and days|1903|7|27|2000|2|8}}  
{{Age in years and days|1903|7|27|2000|2|8}}
 
|31 October 2002 (2 years, 267 days)
|31 October 2002 (2 years, 267 days)
99 years, 143 days  
99 years, 143 days  
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|Cambodia
|Cambodia
|M
|M
|1 September 1905
| 1 September 1905
|10 June 2004
|10 June 2004
{{Age in years and days|1905|9|1|2004|6|12}}
{{Age in years and days|1905|9|1|2004|6|12}}
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|1910
|1910
|22 January 2009
|22 January 2009
{{Age in years and days|1910|12|31|2010|1|4}} to {{Age in years and days|1910|1|1|2009|1|22}}  
{{Age in years and days|1910|12|31|2010|1|4}} to {{Age in years and days|1910|1|1|2009|1|22}}
 
|2013 ({{Age in years and days|2009|1|22|2013|1|1}} to {{Age in years and days|2009|1|22|2013|12|31}}  
|2013 ({{Age in years and days|2009|1|22|2013|1|1}} to {{Age in years and days|2009|1|22|2013|12|31}}  
102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days
102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days
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|Andorra
|Andorra
|M
|M
|3 July 1914
| 3 July 1914
|2013
|2013
{{Age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|12|31}} to {{Age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|1|1}}  
{{Age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|12|31}} to {{Age in years and days|1914|7|3|2013|1|1}}
| 30 January 2017 ({{Age in years and days|2013|12|31|2017|1|30}}) to {{Age in years and days|2013|1|1|2017|1|30}}  
 
|30 January 2017 ({{Age in years and days|2013|12|31|2017|1|30}}) to {{Age in years and days|2013|1|1|2017|1|30}}  
102 years, 211 days  
102 years, 211 days  
|-
|-
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|Vietnam
|Vietnam
|M
|M
|2 February 1917
| 2 February 1917
|30 January 2017
|30 January 2017
{{Age in years and days|1917|2|2|2017|1|30}}
{{Age in years and days|1917|2|2|2017|1|30}}
|1 October 2018 ({{age in years and days|2017|7|30|2018|10|1}})
| 1 October 2018 ({{age in years and days|2017|7|30|2018|10|1}})
101 years, 241 days  
101 years, 241 days  
|-
|-
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|Sudan
|Sudan
|M
|M
|2 Mar 1917
| 2 Mar 1917
|1 October 2018
| 1 October 2018
{{Age in years and days|1917|3|2|2018|10|1}}
{{Age in years and days|1917|3|2|2018|10|1}}
|17 January 2019 (108 days)
|17 January 2019 (108 days)
101 years, 321 days  
101 years, 321 days  
|-
|-
| {{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|M
|M
| 27 May 1918
|27 May 1918
|17 January 2019
|17 January 2019
{{Age in years and days|1918|5|27|2019|1|17}}
{{Age in years and days|1918|5|27|2019|1|17}}
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101 years, 186 days
101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}  
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
| South Korea
 
|South Korea
|M
|M
|26 February 1919
|26 February 1919
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|25 May 2021
|25 May 2021
100 years, 112 days
100 years, 112 days
|7 December 2021 (196 days)
| 7 December 2021 (196 days)
100 years, 312 days
100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
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|Peru
|Peru
|M
|M
|4 October 1921
| 4 October 1921
|07 December 2021
|07 December 2021
100 years, 64 days
100 years, 64 days
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Revision as of 03:17, 8 September 2023

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 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days.

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Key
Currently 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 Türkiye 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, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla Sudan ers of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 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
9 Zhang Qun Taiwan Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
16 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting President(1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
17 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
18 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
19 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
20 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
21 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020 100 years, 44 days
22 Abdul Salam Sabrah North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
23 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
24 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006)
1924 Alive 100 years, 92 days
25 Tun Tin Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 211 days
26 Gulzarilal Nanda India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
27 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 68 days
28 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 185 days
29 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
30 Anthony Mamo Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
31 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
32 Clifford Campbell Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
33 Morarji Desai India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
34 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
35 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
36 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
37 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 99 years, 222 days
23–38 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
39 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1924 Alive 99 years, 188 days
40 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
41 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
42 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
43 Joseph Paul-Boncour France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
44 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
45 Isidro Ayora Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
46 Émile Reuter Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
47 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
48 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
49 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
50 Lê Đức Anh Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
51 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
52 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995)
Charma Cha MapinduziNational Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (1990–1992)
1925 Alive 99 years, 2 days
53 Borys Martos Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
54 Artúr Görgei Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
55 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
56 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
57 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
58 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 Alive 98 years, 316 days
59 Venceslau Brás Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
60 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 98 years, 305 days
61 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
62 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
63 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 98 years, 298 days
64 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
65 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
66 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia Communist General Secretary (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
67 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
68 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the N.S.C. (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
69 Wellington Koo China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
70 Baron Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(Austria-Hungary)
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
71 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
72 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
73 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
74 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
75 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
76 He Yingqin Taiwan Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
77 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000)
Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000)
1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
78 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
79 Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
80 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
81 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
82 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting} President (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
83 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
84 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 97 years, 347 days
85 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
86 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia Prime Minister (1964)
State President (1964–1991)
1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
87 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
88 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
89 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
90 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 189 days
91 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Vatican City Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
92 Camille Huysmans Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
93 Raif Dizdarević Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 153 days
94 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
94 Federico Paéz Ecuador President (1935–1937) 1915 2012 96 years, 250 days
96 Habib Bourguiba Lithuania Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
97 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
98 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926 2022 96 years, 224 days
78–99 Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1997 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
100 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days

Next to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Current Age Joins the List

(If He/she Lives to)

1 Thannin Kraivichien Thailand Primero Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 35 days 13 October 2023

Pedro Richter Prada

2 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2018) 1928 Alive 96 years, 96 days 16 August 2024

Constantine Kollias

3 Arnold Rùütel Estonia Chaiman of the State Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928 Alive 97 years, 0 days 20 December 2024

Yang Hyong-sop

4 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 95 years, 365 days 10 January 2025

Vyacheslav Molotov

5 Peter Borross Hungary Prime Minister (19993–1994) 1928 Alive 95 years, 257 days 1 May 2025

Habib Bourgiba

6 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 95 years, 200 days 30 June 2025

Federico Paéz

7 Édouard Balladur Framce Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 8 days 9 January 2026

Yitzhak Shamir

8 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 94 years, 364 days 11 February 2026

Camille Huysmans

9 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929 Alive 94 years, 296 days 23 May 2026

Khertek Anchimaa-Toka

10 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929 Alive 94 years, 237 days 25 July 2026

Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte


Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Name Country Sex Birth Became Oldest Ceased to be Oldest/Death (Time as Oldest)

Age at death

William I Germany M 22 March 1797 9 March 1888

90 years, 353 days

George Tupou I Tonga M 4 December 1797 9 March 1888

90 years, 96 days

18 February 1893

95 years, 76 days

Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M

19 October 1802

18 February 1893

90 years, 122 days

14 May 1897 (7 years, 318 days)

94 years, 207 days

Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 17 July 1806 14 May 1897

90 years, 301 days

26 February 1899 (1 year, 289 days)

92 years 224 days

Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 27 January 1810 26 February 1899

89 years, 30 days

12 April 1900 (2 years, 334 days)

90 years, 76 days

Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 2 March 1810 12 Apr 1900

90 years, 41 days

20 July 1903 (3 years, 99 days)

93 years, 140 days

Baron Ignaz von Plener Austria M 21 May 1810 20 July 1903

93 years, 60 days

17 February 1908 (4 years, 212 days)

97 years, 272 days

Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 30 January 1818 17 February 1908

90 years, 18 days

21 May 1916 (180 days)

98 years, 113 days

Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 27 December 1823 21 May 1916

92 years, 146 days

10 December 1917 (1 year, 203 days)

93 years, 348 days

Charles de Freycinet France M 14 November 1828 10 December 1917

89 years, 26 days

14 May 1923 (5 years, 352 days)

94 tears, 181 days

Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 25 February 1835 14 May 1923

88 years, 78 days

2 July 1924 (350 days)

89 years, 127 days

Jules Méline France M 20 May 1838 2 July 1924

86 years, 43 days

21 December 1925 (2 years, 158 days)

87 years, 216 days

Paolo Boselli Italy M 8 June 1838 2 July 1924

86 years, 24 days

10 March 1932 (7 years, 260 days)

93 years, 272 days

Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 15 November 1841 10 March 1932

87 years, 168 days

6 September 1935 (3 years, 174 days)

93 years 295 days

Lizardo Garcia M 26 April 1844 6 September 1935

91 years, 133 days

29 May 1937 (1 year, 263 days)

93 years, 34 days

Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 22 January 1848 29 May 1937

91 years, 233 days

12 September 1939 (2 years, 194 days)

91 years, 233 days

Alejandro Deustua Peru M 22 March 1849 12 September 1939

90 years, 174 days

6 August 1945 (8 years, 69 days)

96 years, 138 days

Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City M 10 April 1851 6 August 1945

94 years, 118 days

16 February 1948 (2 years, 194 days)

96 years, 312 days

Philippe Petain France M 24 Apr 1856 16 February 1948

91 years, 298 days

23 July 1951 (2 years, 194 days)

95 years, 90 days

Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 8 May 1856 16 February 1948

96 years, 74 days

21 July 1952 (364 days)

96 years, 74 days

Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 15 November 1859 9 September 1957

97 years, 308 days

12 December 1960 (3 years, 94 days)

101 years, 27 days

Venceslau Brás Brazil M 26 February 1868 12 December 1960

94 years, 290 days

15 May 1966 (5 years, 154 days)

98 years, 78 days

Juan José Estrada Nicaragua M 1 January 1872 15 May 1966

94 years, 134 days

11 July 1967 (1 year, 57 days)

95 years, 191 days

Camille Huysmans Belgium M 26 May 1871 11 July 1967
95 years, 341 days
25 February 1968 (229 days)

96 years, 275 days

Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 15 March 1872 25 February 1968

95 years, 347 days

14 August 1969 (1 year, 170 days)

97 years, 152 days

Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 4 August 1873 14 August 1969

94 years, 10 days

28 March 1972 (2 years, 227 days)

98 years, 237 days

Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 2 August 1874 28 March 1972

97 years, 190 days

14 February 1973 (323 days)

98 years, 196 days

Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M

10 July 1875

14 February 1973

97 years, 219 days

25 July 1973 (161 days)

98 years, 15 days

Borys Martos Ukraine M 20 May 1879 25 July 1973

94 years, 66 days

19 September 1977 (199 days)

98 years, 122 days

Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 31 August 1879 9 February 1974

94 years, 162 days

22 March 1978 (184 days)

98 years, 203 days

Federico Chaves Paraguay M 15 February 1882 22 March 1978

96 years, 35 days

24 April 1978 (33 days)

96 years, 69 days

Celál Bayar

Türkiye M 16 May 1883 24 April 1978

91 years, 335 days

22 August 1986 (8 years, 121 days)

103 years, 99 days

Willem Drees

Netherlands

M 5 July 1886 22 August 1986

100 years, 48 days

14 May 1988 (1 year, 267 days)

101 years, 314 days

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M 3 December 1887 14 May 1988

100 years, 163 days

20 January 1990 (2 years, 252 days)

102 years, 48 days

Zhang Qun Taiwan M 9 May 1889 20 January 1990

100 years, 256 days

14 December 1990 (329 days)

101 years, 220 days

Antoine Pinay France M 30 December 1891 14 December 1990

99 years, 349 days

13 December 1994 (3 years, 364 days)

102 years, 348 days

Morarji Desai India M 29 February 1896 13 December 1994

98 years, 288 days

10 April 1995 (119 days)

99 years, 41 days

Hastings Banda Malawi M 1898 10 April 1995

95 years, 100 days to 96 years, 100 days

23 November 1997 (2 years, 227 days)

98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days

Gulzarilal Nanda India M 4 July 1898 23 November 1997

99 years, 142 days

15 January 1998 (53 days)

99 years, 195 days

Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901 15 January 1998

95 years, 327 days to 96 years, 327 days

13 July 1998 (179 days)

96 years, 194 days to 97 years 193 days

Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M 23 September 1902 13 July 1998

95 years, 303 days

8 February 2000 (1 year, 211 days)

97 years, 139 days

Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 27 July 1903 8 February 2000

96 years, 196 days

31 October 2002 (2 years, 267 days)

99 years, 143 days

Xenophon Zolotas M 26 Apr 1904 31 October 2002

98 years, 188 days

10 June 2004 (1 year, 224 days)

100 years, 45 days

Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1 September 1905 10 June 2004

98 years, 285 days

23 January 2009 (4 years, 192 days)

103 years, 143 days

Ek Yi Oun

Cambodia M 1910 22 January 2009

99 years, 4 days to 99 years, 21 days

2013 (3 years, 345 days to 4 years, 343 days

102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days

André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 3 July 1914 2013

99 years, 181 days to 98 years, 182 days

30 January 2017 (3 years, 30 days) to 4 years, 29 days

102 years, 211 days

Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 2 February 1917 30 January 2017

99 years, 363 days

1 October 2018 (1 year, 63 days)

101 years, 241 days

Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 2 Mar 1917 1 October 2018

101 years, 213 days

17 January 2019 (108 days)

101 years, 321 days

Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 27 May 1918 17 January 2019

100 years, 235 days

29 November 2019 (314 days)

101 years, 186 days

Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M 26 February 1919 29 November 2019

100 years, 276 days

25 May 2021 (178 days)

101 years, 89 days

Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 29 January 1921 25 May 2021

100 years, 112 days

7 December 2021 (196 days)

100 years, 312 days

Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 4 October 1921 07 December 2021

100 years, 64 days

14 July 2022 (219 days)

100 years, 283 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M 8 February 1924 14 July 2022
97 years, 106 days
Alive
(1 year, 301 days)

age 100 years, 92 days

See also