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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), born no earlier than January 1st 1900, 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.


This article lists the 100 oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime m
=='''Gallery'''==
inister), 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 Former Prime Minister and President of Turkey Celâl Bayar, who died in 1986 at the age of 103 years, 98 days, but the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.
 
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File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|Oldest ever:<br />{Turkey<br>{{wp|Celâl Bayar}}<br />served 1937–1939 & {{nobr|1950–1960}}
File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest:<br />Cambodia<br />{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}<br />served 1962
File:Antoine Pinay 1969.jpg|2nd-oldest ever:<br />France<br>{{{wp|[Antoine Pinay}}<br />served 1952–1953
File:Coat of arms of Andorra.svg|2nd Oldest:<br />Andorra<br />{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}} <br />served 1977&ndash;1980
File:Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko Army captain.jpg|3rd-oldest ever:<br />Japan<br>{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuniy}}<br />served 1946
File:Babiker Awadalla 1960s.jpg|3rd-Oldest:<br />Sudan<br />{{Wp|Babiker Awadalia}}<br />served: 1969
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|23th--oldest ever:<br />Laos<br> {{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}<br />served: 1991–2006
File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg|13th-oldest ever:<br />Ecuador<br />{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''<br />served: 1972&ndash;1976
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== List ==
=='''List'''==
Ages are up to date {{CURRENTMONTH}}/{{CURRENTDAY}}/{{CURRENTYEAR}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%";
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
|-
!Name
!'''No.'''!!'''Name'''!!'''State'''!!'''Position'''!!'''Birth'''!!'''Death'''!!'''Age'''
!State
!Position
!Birth
!Death
!Age
|-
|-
|1
|1||{{Wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||Acting Prime Minister (1962)||1905.09.01||2009.01.22||103 years, 143 days
|{{wp|Celâl Bayar|Mahmud Celâleddin "Celâl" Bayar}}||Türkiye||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1937–1939)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President}} (1950–1960)||1883||1986||103 years, 98 days
|-
|-
|2
|2||{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1977–1980)||1914.07.03||2017.01.30||102 years, 211 days
|{{wp|Antoine Pinay}}|||France||{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1952–1953) ||1891||1994||102 years, 348 days
|-
|-
|3
|3
|{{wp|André Prunet-Foch}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1977–1980) ||1914|| 2017||102 years, 211 days  
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
| Sudan
|Prime Minister (1969)
|1917.03.02
|2019.01.17
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|-
|4
|4
|{{wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Japan
|Viet Nam
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1945)
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)<br />General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)
|1887
|1917.02.02
|1990
|2018.10.01
|102 years, 48 days
|101 years, 241 days
|-
|-
|5
|5
|{{wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Sudan
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Sudan|Prime Minister}} (1969)
|1917
|2019
|101 years, 321 days
|-
|6
|{{wp|Willem Drees}}
|Netherlands
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1948–1958)
|1886
|1988
|101 years, 314 days
|-
|7
|{{wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|Vietnam
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Vietnam|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988–1991) <br>{{wp|General Secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam|General Secretary of the Communist Party}} (1991–1997)
|1917
| 2018
|101 years, 241 days
|-
| 8
|{{wp|Zhang Qun}}
|Republic of China (Taiwan0
|{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1947–1948)
|1889
|1990
|101 years, 219 days
|-
|9
|{{wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|Japan
|Japan
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1982–1987)
|Prime Minister (1982–1987)
|1918  
|1918.05.18
|2019
|2019.11.29
|101 years, 186 days
|101 years, 186 days
|-
|-
|10
|6||{{Wp|Piet de Jong}}||The Netherlands||Prime Minister (1967–1971)
|{{wp|Piet de Jong}}
|1915.04.03||2016.07.27||101 years, 115 days
| Netherlands
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of the Netherlands|Prime Minister}} (1967–1971)
|1915  
|2016
|101 years, 115 days
|-
|-
|11
|7
|{{wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|South Korea
|South Korea
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of South Korea|Prime Minister}} (1992–1993)
|Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|1919
|1919.02.26
|2020
|2020.05.25
|101 years, 89 days  
|101 years, 88 days
|-
|-
|12
|8||{{Wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}||Panama||Acting President (1963)|| 1911.01.11||2012.03.15||101 years, 64 days
|{{wp|Christopher Hornsrud|Christopher Andersen Hornsrud}}
|Norway
|{{Wp|List of prime ministers of Norway|Prime Minister}} (1928)
|1859
|1960
|101 years, 27 days
|-
|-
|13
|9
|{{wp|Mustafa Ben Halim|name= Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim}}
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Libya
|Libya
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Libya|Prime Minister}} (1954–1957)
|Prime Minister (1954–1957)
|1921
|1921.01.29
|2021
|2021.12.07
|100 years, 312 days
|100 years, 312 days
|-
|-
|14
|10||{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||Acting Leader (1966)||1912.10.09||2013.08.09||100 years, 304 days
|{{wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Cerutti}}
|-
|11
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales-Bermúdez}}
|Peru
|Peru
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1975)<br> {{wp|List of presidents of Peru|President}} (1975–1980)
|Prime Minister (1975)<br />President (1975–1980)
| 1921
|1921.10.04
|2022
|2022.07.14
|100 years, 283 days
|100 years, 283 days
|-
|-
|15
|12
|{{wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|{{Wp|Hau Pei-tsun}}
|Republic of China (Taiwan)
|Taiwan
|{{Wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1990–1993)
|Premier (1990–1993)
|1919
|1919.08.08
|2020
|2020.03.30
|100 years, 235 days
|100 years, 235 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''13'''
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodríguez|dab=politician}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|President (1972–1976)
|'''1923.11.04'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|16
|14
|{{wp|Luis Echeverría|Luis Echeverría Álvarez}}
|{{Wp|Luis Echeverría}}
|Mexico
|Mexico  
|{{wp|List of heads of state of Mexico|President}} (1970–1976)
|President (1970–1976)
|1922
|1922.01.17
|2022
|2022.07.08
|100 years, 172 days
|100 years, 172 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''15'''
|'''{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|'''Laos'''
|Prime Minister (1991–1998)<br />Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)<br />President (1998–2006)
|'''1924.02.08'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''16'''
|'''{{Wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|Prime Minister (1994–1996)
|'''1924.03.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |17 / 18||{{wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1989–1990)||1904|| 2004|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
| rowspan="2" |17||{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1989–1990)||1904.04.26||2004.06.10|| rowspan="2" |100 years, 45 days
|-
|-
|{{wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar|Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra}}||Peru||{{wp|List of priem ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (2000–2001)||1920||2020
|{{Wp|Javier Pérez de Cuéllar}}
|Peru
|Prime Minister (2000–2001)
|1920.01.19
|2020.03.04
|-
|-
|19
|19||{{Wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||Yemen|| Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)||1912.01.01||2012.02.02||100 years, 32 days
|{{wp|Johan Ferrier}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|Suriname
|'''20'''
|{{Wp|List of presidents of Suriname|President}} (1975–1980)  
|'''{{Wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|1910
|'''United States'''
|2010
|President (1977&ndash;1981)
|99 years, 237 days
|'''1924.10.01'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|20||{{wp|Tun Tin}}||Burma||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Myanmar|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1920||2020||99 years, 212 days
|21||{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}||Suriname ||President (1975–1980)||1910.05.12||2010.01.04||99 years, 237 days
|-
|-
|21||{{wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}||Morocco||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Morocco|Prime Minister}} (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)||1919|| 2018||99 years, 142 days
|22
|{{Wp|Mohammed Karim Lamrani}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)
|1919.05.01
|2018.09.20
|99 years, 142 days
|-
|-
|22||{{wp|Anthony Mamo|Sir Anthony Jose[h Mamo}}||Malta||{{wp|Governor-General of Malta|Governor-General}} (1971–1974)<br> {{Wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1974–1976)||1909||2008||99 years, 113 days
|23
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|Sir {{Wp|Anthony Mamo}}
|'''24'''
| Malta
|'''{{wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}'''
|Prime Minister (1971&ndash;1974)<br />President (1974&ndash;1976)
|'''Laos'''
|1909.01.09
|{{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> {{List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1998–2006)
|2008.05.01
|1924
|99 years, 113 days
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}'''
|-
|-
|25||{{wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}||Greece
|24
|{{wp|List of presidents of Greece|Presiden}}t (1974–1975)
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|1903
|Greece  
|2002
|President (1974–1975)
|99 years, 96 days
|1903.07.27
|2002.10.31
| 99 years, 96 days
|-
|-
|25
|25||{{Wp|Võ Chí Công}}||Vietnam||Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)||1912.08.07||2011.09.08||99 years, 32 days
|{{wp|Clifford Campbell|name=Sir  Clifford Campbell}}
|Jamaica
|{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1962–1973)
|1892
| 1991
| 99 years, 92 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''26'''
|'''{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}'''
|'''Japan'''
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Prime Minister}} (1994–1996)
| 1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
|-
|-
|27||{{wp|Morarji Desai}}||India
|26
|{{wp|List of prime ministersPrime Minister}} (1977–1979)
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|1896
|Sudan
|1995
| Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)
|99 years, 41 days
|1910.04.10
|2009.04.16
|99 years, 6 days
|-
|-
|28
|27||{{Wp|Ċensu Tabone}}||Malta ||President (1989–1994)||1913.03.30||2012.03.13||98 years, 350 days
|{{wp|Võ Chí Công}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|Vietnam
|'''28'''
|{{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|Chairman of the Council of State}} (1987–1992)
|'''{{Wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''
|1912
|'''Malaysia'''
|2011
|Prime Minister (1981&ndash;2003; 2018&ndash;2020)
|99 years, 32 days
|'''1925.07.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|-
|-
|29
|29
|{{wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|{{Wp|Miloš Jakeš}}
|Sudan
|Czechoslovakia
|{{wp|List of presidents of Sudan|Committee of Sovereignty Member}} (1964–1965)
|General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)
|1910
|1922.08.12
|2009
|2020.07.10
|99 years, 6 days
|98 years, 322 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''30'''
|'''{{Wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''
|'''Afghanistan'''
|Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)
|'''1925.07.17'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|30
|31
|{{wp|Ċensu Tabone}}
|{{Wp|Ali Hassan Mwinyi}}
|Malta
|Tanzania
|{{wp|List of heads of state of Malta|President}} (1989–1994)
|President (1985–1995)
|1913
|1925.05.08
|2012
|2024.02.29
|98 years, 350 days
|98 years, 297 days
|-
|-
|31
|32
|{{wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|{{Wp|Prem Tinsulanonda}}
|Thailand
|Thailand
|{{wp|List of prime minister of Thailand|Prime Minister}} (1980–1988)<br> {{wp|Ewgent of Thailand|Regent}} (2016)
|Prime Minister (1980–1988)<br />Regent (2016)
|1920
|1920.08.26
|2019
|2019.05.26
|98 years, 273 days
|98 years, 273 days
|-
|-
|32
|33||{{Wp|Pierre Harmel}}||Belgium||Prime Minister (1965–1966)||1911.03.16||2009.11.15||98 years, 244 days
|{{wp|Pierre Harme|name=Pierre, Count Harme}}
|Belgium
|{{wp|list of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1965–1966)
|1911||2009
|98 years, 244 days
|-
|-
|33
|34||{{Wp|Howard Cooke}}||Jamaica||Governor-General (1991–2006)||1915.11.13||2014.07.11||98 years, 240 days
|{{wp|Howard Cooke}}
|Jamaica
|{{wp|Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General}} (1991–2006)
|1915
|2014
|98 years, 240 days
|-
|-
|34
|35
|{{wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|{{Wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}
|France
|Greece
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of France|Prime Minister}} (1932–1933)
|Prime Minister (1990–1993)
|1873
|1918.10.18
|1972
|2017.05.29
|98 years, 237 days
|98 years, 223 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''35'''
|'''{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}'''
|'''United States'''
| {{wp|List of presidents of the United States|President}} (1977–1981)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}'''
|-
|-
|36
|36
|{{wp|Konstantinos Mitsotakis}}||Greece||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1990–1993)||1918||2017||98 years, 223 days
|{{Wp|Tun Tin}}
|Myanmar
|Prime Minister (1988)
|1920.10.02
|2020.05.01
|99 years, 211 days
|-
|37||{{Wp|Mamadou Dia}}||Senegal||Prime Minister (1960–1962)||1910.07.18||2009.01.25||98 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|37||{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela|President}} (1993–1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days
|38||{{Wp|Aden Adde}}||Somalia
|President (1960–1967)||1908.12.09||2007.06.08||98 years, 181 days
|-
|-
|38
|39||{{Wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}||Laos ||President (1992–1998)||1910.04.09||2008.09.09||98 years, 153 days
|{{wp|Isidro Ayora|name=Isidro Ayora Cueva}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1926–1931)||1879||1978||98 years, 203 days
|-
|-
|39
|40
|{{wp|Émile Reuter}}
|{{Wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|Luxembourg
|Viet Nam
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister}} (1918–1925)
|President (1992–1997)
|1874
|1920.12.01
|1973
|2019.04.22
|98 years, 196 days
|98 years, 142 days
|-bgcolor="gold"|
|'''40'''
|'''{{wp|Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez}}'''
| '''Ecuador'''
|{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|President}} (1972–1976)
|1924
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
|-
|-
|41
|41
|{{wp|Mamadou Dia}}
|{{Wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|Senegal
|Dahomey
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Senegal|Prime Minister}} (1960–1962)
|President (1968–1969)
|1910
|1918.03.23
|2009
|2016.07.18
|98 years, 191 days
|98 years, 127 days
|-
|-
|42
|42
|{{wp|Aden Adde}}
|{{Wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Somalia
|Czechoslovakia
|{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|President}} (1960–1967)
|Prime Minister (1970–1988)
|1908
|1924.10.19
|2007
|2023.02.06
|98 years, 181 days
|98 years, 110 days
|-
|-
|43
|43
|{{wp|Nouhak Phoumsavanh}}
|{{Wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean}}
|Laos
|Luxembourg
|{{wp|List of presidents of Laos|President}} (1992–1998)
|Grand Duke (1964–2000)
|1910
|1921.01.05
|2008
|2019.04.23
|98 years, 153 days
|98 years, 108 days
|-
|-
|44
|44
|{{wp|Lê Đức Anh}}
|{{Wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|Vietnam
|Australia
|{{wp|List of presidents of Vietnam|President}} (1992–1997)
|Prime Minister (1972–1975)
|1920
|1916.07.11
|2019
|2014.10.21
|98 years, 142 days
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|45
|45
|{{wp|Émile Derlin Zinsou}}
|{{Wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|Dahomey
|Italy
|{{wp|List of presidents of Benin|President}} (1968–1969)
|President (2006–2015)
|1918
|1925.06.29
|2016
|2023.09.22
|98 years, 127 days
| 98 years, 85 days
|-
|-
|46
|46
|{{wp|Borys Martos}}
|{{Wp|Claude Rostain}}||Andorra||French Viguier (1972–1977)||1916.12.16||2015.02.10|| 98 years, 56 days
|Ukraine
|{{List of prime ministers of Ukraine|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1919)
|1879
|1977
|98 years, 122 days
|-
|-
|47
|47||{{Wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}||India ||President (1987–1992)||1910.12.04||2009.01.27|| 98 years, 54 days
|{{wp|Lubomír Štrougal}}
|Czechoslovakia
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister}} (1970–1988)
|1924
|2023
|98 years, 109 days
|-
|-
|48
|48
|{{wp|Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|name=Jean}}
|{{Wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||President (1957–1958)||1910.03.08||2008.03.21|| 98 years, 13 days
|Luxembourg
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{wp|List of monarchs of Luxembourg|Grand Duke}} (1964–2000)
|'''49'''
|1921
|'''{{Wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''
|2019
|'''Senegal'''
|98 years, 108 days
|President (2000&ndash;2012)
|-
|'''1926.05.29'''
|49
|'''Alive'''
|{{wp|Gough Whitlam}}
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|Australia
|((wp|List of prime ministers if Australia|Prime Minister}} (1972–1975)
|1916
|2014
|98 years, 102 days
|-
|-
|50
|50
|{{wp|Venceslau Brás}}
|{{Wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}
|Brazil
|Jordan
|{{wp|List of heads of state of Brazil|President}} (1914–1918)
|Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)
|1868
|1925.02.18
|1966
|2023.01.03
|98 years, 78 days
|97 years, 319 days
|-
|-
|51
|51
|{{wp|List_of_representatives_of_the_Co-Princes_of_Andorra|Claude Rostain}}
|{{Wp|Kenan Evren}}
|Andorra
|Türkiye
|{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|French Viguier}} (1972–1977)
|President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)<br/>State President (1982–1989)
|1916
|1917.06.17
|2015
|2015.05.09
|98 years, 56 days
|97 years, 296 days
|-
|-
|52
|52
|{{wp|Ramaswamy Venkataraman}}
|{{Wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}
|India
|Algeria
|{{wp|List of presidents of India|President}} (1987–1992)
|Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)
|1910
|1921.04.27
|2009
|2018.12.28
|98 years, 54 days
|97 years, 245 days
|-
|-
|53||{{wp|Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám}}||Hungary||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister}} (1919)||1875||1973||98 years, 15 days
|53
|{{Wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}
|Andorra
|Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)
|1923.01.10
|2020.08.14
|97 years, 217 days
|-
|-
|54||{{wp|Gabriel París Gordillo}}||Colombia||{{wp|List of presidents of Columbia|President}} (1957–1958)||1910||2008||98 years, 13 days
|54
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|{{Wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}
|'''55''||'''{{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}}'''
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1980–1981)
|1925.12.08
|2023.07.06
|97 years, 210 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''55'''
|'''{{Wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''
|'''Lithuania'''
|President (1998&ndash;2003; 2004&ndash;2009)
|'''1926.11.03'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|-
|-
|56||{{wp|Miloš Jakeš}}||Czechoslovakia||{{wp|First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia|General Secretary of the Communist Party}} (1987–1989)||1922||2020||97 years, 332 days
|56||{{Wp|Ramón José Velásquez}}||Venezuela ||President (1993-1994)||1916.11.28||2014.06.14||97 years, 208 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''57'''||'''{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}'''||'''Italy'''||{{wp|list of presidents of Italy|President}} (2006–2015)||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|6|29}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''58'''|| '''{{wp|Mahathir Mohamad}}'''||'''Malaysia'''|| {{wp|List of prime ministers of Malaysia|Prime Minister}} (1981–2003; 2018–2020)||'''1925'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|10}}'''
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|'''59'''||'''{{wp|Mohammad Hasan Sharq}}'''|| '''Afghanistan'''||{{wp|Prime Minister of Afghanistan|Chairman of the Council of Ministers}} (1988-1989)||'''1925''''||'''Alive'''
|'''{{age in years and days|1925|7|17}}'''
|-
|-
|60||{{wp|Kenan Evren}}||Türkiye||{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President of the National Security Council}} (1980–1982)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|State President}} (1982–1989) ||1917||2015||97 years, 296 days
|57
|{{Wp|Lee Teng-hui}}
|Taiwan
|President (1988–2000)
|1923.01.15
|2020.07.30
|97 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|61||{{wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener}}||Cisleithania<br>(Austria-Hungary)||{{wp|List of ministers-president of Austria|Minister-President}} (1870)||1810||1908||97 years, 272 days
|58
|{{Wp|Liam Cosgrave}}
|Ireland
|Taoiseach (1973–1977)
|1920.04.13
|2017.10.04
|97 years, 174 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''59'''
|'''{{Wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''
|'''SFR Yugoslavia'''
| President of the Presidency (1988&ndash;1989)
|'''1926.12.09'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|-
|-
|62||{{wp|Domhnall Ua Buachalla}}||Irish Free State||{GWp|Governoor-General of the Irish Free State|Governor-General}} (1932–1936)||1866||1963||97 years, 267 days
|60
|{{Wp|Patricio Aylwin}}
|Chile
|President (1990–1994)
|1918.11.26
|2016.04.19
|97 years, 145 days
|-
|-
|63||{{wp|Francesc Badia Batalla}}||Andorra||{{wp|List of representatives of the Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Veguer}} (1972–1993)||1923||2020 ||97 years, 217 days
|61||{{Wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru||Prime Minister (1988–1989)||1915.11.25||2013.04.14||97 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|64||{{wp|He Yingqin}}||Republics of China China||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier}} (1949)||1890||1987||97 years, 202 days
|62||{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania || President of the Presidium (1958–1961)<br />(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)<br />Prime Minister (1961–1974)||1902.09.23||2000.02.08||97 years, 138 days
|-
|-
|65||{{wp|Lee Teng-hui}}||Taiwan||{{list of presidents of the Republic of China|President}} (1988–2000)<br>{{wp|Kuomintang|Chairman of the Kuomintang}} (1988–2000)||1923||2020||97 years, 197 days
|63||{{Wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||Prime Minister (1988)||1913.10.04||2011.02.04||97 years, 123 days
|-
|-
|66||{{wp|Liam Cosgrave}}||Ireland||{{wp|Taoiseach|Taoiseach}} (1973–1977)||1920||2017||97 years, 174 days
|64||{{Wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}||Romania||First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)||1913.05.16||2010.08.21|| 97 years, 97 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''67'''||'''{{wp|Arnaldo Forlani}}'''|| '''Italy'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Italy|Prime Minister}} (1980–1981)|| 1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1925|12|8}}'''
|'''65'''
|'''{{Wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''
|'''Thailand'''
|Prime Minister (1976&ndash;1977)
|'''1927.04.05'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|-
|-
|68||{{wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1939–1944)||1872||1969||97 years, 152 days
|66
|{{Wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}
|Zambia
|State President (1964–1991)
|1924.04.28
|2021.06.17
| 97 years, 50 days
|-
|-
|69||{{wp|Patricio Aylwin}}||Chile||{{wp|List of presidents of Chile|President}} (1990–1994)||1918||2016||97 years, 145 days
|67
|{{Wp|Walter Scheel}}
|West Germany
|(Acting) Chancellor (1974)<br />President (1974–1979)
|1919.07.18
|2016.08.24
|97 years, 47 days
|-
|-
|70||{{wp|Armando Villanueva}}||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1988–1989)||1915||2013||97 years, 140 days
|68
|{{Wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
|West Germany
|Chancellor (1974–1982)
|1918.12.23
|2015.11.10
|96 years, 322 days
|-
|-
|71||{{wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}||Romania||{{wp|List of presidents of Romania|President of the Presidium (1958–1961) <br> {{wp|List of presidents of Romania|(Acting} President of the State Council}} (1965) <br> {{wp|List of prime ministers of Romania|Prime Minister}} (1961–1974)||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
|69||{{Wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuvan People's Republic||Chairperson of the Presidium (1940&ndash;1944)||1912.01.01||2008.11.04||96 years, 308 days
|-
|-
|72||{{wp|Martial Célestin}}||Haiti||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Haiti|Prime Minister}} (1988)||1913||2011||97 years, 123 days
|70||{{Wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel||Prime Minister (1983&ndash;1984; 1986&ndash;1992)|| 1915.10.22||2012.06.30||96 years, 252 days
|-
|-
|73||{{wp|Gheorghe Apostol}}||Romania||{{wp|Romanian Communist Party|First Secretary of the Workers' Party}} (1954–1955)||1913||2010||97 years, 97 days  
|71||{{Wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Tunisia||Prime Minister (1956&ndash;1957)<br />President (1957&ndash;1987)||1903.03.03||2000.04.06||96 years, 247 days
|-
|-
|74||{{wp|Kenneth Kaunda}}||Zambia||{{wp|Primme Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister}} (1964) <br> {{wp|Presidents of Zambia|State President}} (1964–1991)||1924||2021||97 years, 50 days
|72
|{{Wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}
|North Korea
|Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983&ndash;1984; 1998&ndash;2019)
|1926.10.01
|2022.05.13
|96 years, 224 days
|-
|-
|75||{{wp|Walter Scheel}}||West Germany||{{Lwp|List of Chancellors of Germany|(Acting) Chancellor}} (1974)<br> {{wp|List of presidents of Germany|President}} (1974–1979)|||1919||2016||97 years, 47 days
|73
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}
|'''76'''||'''{{wp|Abdoulaye Wade}}'''||'''Senegal'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Senegal|President}} (2000–2012)|||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|5|29}}'''
|Peru
|Prime Minister (1979–1980)
|1921.01.04
|2017.07.14
|96 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|77||{{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}||West Germany||{{Lwp|List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor}} (1974–1982)||1918||2015||96 years, 322 days
|74||{{wp|Elizabeth II}}||United Kingdom||Queen (1952–2022)||1926.04.21||2022.09.09||96 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|78||{{wp|Abdelsalam Majali}}||Jordan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister}} (1993–1995; 1997–1998)||1926||2023||96 years, 319 days
|75||{{wp|Jiang Zemin}}||China||Chairman of the Communist Party (1989–2022); President (1993-2003)||1926.08.17||2022.11.30||96 years, 105 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''76'''||'''{{Wp|Kim Yong-nam}}'''||'''North Korea'''||Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)||'''1928.02.04'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1928|2|28}}'''
|-
|-
|79||{{wp|Khertek Anchimaa-Toka}}||Tuva||{{wp|List of leaders of Communist Tuva|Chair of the Presidium}} (1940–1944)||1912||2008||96 years, 308 days
|77||{{Wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}
|Morocco
|Prime Minister (1998–2002)
|1924.03.08
|2020.05.29
|96 years, 82 days
|-
|-
|80||{{wp|Nguyễn Văn Xuân}}||South Vietnam||{{wp|List of Leaders of South Vietnam|Prime Minister}} (1948–1949)||1892||1989||96 years, 286 days
|78||{{Wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}|| Costa Rica||President (1958–1962)||1915.06.17||2011.07.30|| 96 years, 43 days
|-
|-
|81||{{wp|Camille Huysmans}}||Belgium||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister}} (1946–1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
|79||{{Wp|Michael I of Romania|Michael I}}
|Romania
|King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)
|1921.10.25
|2017.12.05
|96 years, 41 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''80'''
|'''{{Wp|Arnold Rüütel}}'''
|'''Estonia'''
|Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)<br />President (2001–2006)
|'''1928.05.10'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|10}}'''
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''81'''
|'''{{Wp|Arthur Foulkes}}'''
|'''Bahamas'''
|Governor-General (2010–2014)
|'''1928.05.11'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|5|11}}'''
|-
|-
|82||{{wp|Yitzhak Shamir}}||Israel||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
|82||{{Wp|Dom Mintoff}}||Malta||Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984)||1916.08.06||2012.08.20||96 years, 14 days
|-
|-
|83||{{wp|Ramón José Velásquez|Ramón José Velásquez Mujica}}||Venezuela||{{wp|List of presidents of Venezuela||President}} (1993–1994)||1916||2014||97 years, 208 days
|83||{{Wp|Hans Schaffner}}||Switzerland||President (1966)||1908.12.16||2004.11.26||95 years, 346 days
|-
|-
|84||{{wp|Habib Bourguiba}}||Tunisia||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister}} (1956–1957)<br> {{wp|List of presidents of Turkey|President}} (1957–1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
|84||{{Wp|Joaquín Balaguer}}||Dominican Republic||President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996)||1906.09.01||2002.07.14||95 years, 316 days
|-
|-
|85||{{Wp|Pedro Lascuráin|Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes}}||Mecico||{{Wp|List of presidents of Mexico|President}} (1913)||1856||1952||96 years, 68 days
|85||{{Wp|Belisario Betancur}}
|Colombia
|President (1982–1986)
|1923.02.04
|2018.12.07
|95 years, 306 days
|-
|-
|86||{{wp|Vyacheslav Molotov}}||Soviet Union||{{list of premiers of the Soviet Union|Premier}} (1930–1941)||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
|86||{{Wp|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi}}
|Italy
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)<br/>President (1999–2006)
|1920.12.09
|2016.09.16
|95 years, 282 days
|-
|-
|87||{{wp|Yang Hyong-sop}}||North Korea||{{wp|Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly|Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly}} (1994-1998)||1925||2022||96 years, 224 days
|87||{{Wp|Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI}}
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|Vatican City
|'''88'''||'''{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}'''||'''Lithuania'''||{{wp|List of presidents of Lithuania|President}} (1998–2003; 2004–2009)||1926||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}'''
|Pope (2005–2013)<br/>Sovereign (2005–2013)
|1927.04.16
|2022.12.31
|95 years, 279 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''88'''
|'''{{Wp|Péter Boross}}'''
|'''Hungary'''
|Prime Minister (1993–1994)
|'''1928.08.27'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|8|27}}'''
|-
|-
|89||{{wp|Pedro Richter Prada}}|||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1979–1980)||1921||2017||96 years, 191 days
|89||{{Wp|Fred Degazon}}||Dominica||President (1979–1980)||1913.01.04||2008.10.04||95 years, 274 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''90'''||'''{{wp|Raif Dizdarević}}'''||'''Yugoslavia'''|| {{ |<nowiki>wp|President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia|President of the Presidency}} (1988–1989)</nowiki>||'''1926'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1926|12|9}}'''
|'''90'''
|'''{{Wp|Zhu Rongji}}'''
|'''China'''
|Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)
|'''1928.10.23'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1928|10|23}}'''
|-
|91||{{wp|Robert Mugabe}}||Zimbabwe||Prime Minister (1980&endash;1987)<br>President (1987–2019)||1924.02.21||2019.09.06||95 years, 197 days
|-
|-
|91||{{wp|Elizabeth II}}||United Kingdom||{{wp|List of British monarchs|Queen}} (1952–2022)||1926||2022||96 years, 140 days
|92||{{wp|Trần Thiện Khiêm}}||South Vietnam||Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee (1964)<br>Prime Minister]] (1969–1975||1925.12.15||2021.06.24||95 years, 191 days
|-
|-
|92||{{wp|Alejandro Deustua}}||Peru||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Peru|Prime Minister}} (1902)||1849||1945||96 years, 137 days-
|93||{{Wp|Pote Sarasin}}||Thailand||Prime Minister (1957)||1905.03.25||2000.09.28||95 years, 187 days
|-
|-
|93||{{wp|Jiang Zemin}}||China||{{wp|Liat of presidents of the Peoples Republic of China|President}}(1993&ndash;2003) ||1926||2022|| 96 years, 105 days
|94||{{Wp|Antonio Imbert Barrera}}
|Dominican Republic
|President (1965)
|1920.12.03
|2016.05.31
|95 years, 180 days
|-
|-
|94||{{wp|Abderrahmane Youssoufi}}||Morocco||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Morocco|Prime Minister}} (1998–2002)||1924|| 2020||96 years, 82 days
|95||{{Wp|Roberto Marcelo Levingston}}
|Argentina
|President (1970–1971)
|1920.01.10
|2015.06.17
|95 years, 160 days
|-
|-
|95||{{wp|Federico Chávez}}||Paraguay|| {{wp |List of presidents of Paraguay|President (1949&ndash;1954)||1882||1978|| 96 years, 74 days  
|96||{{Wp|Cuthbert Sebastian}}
|Saint Kitts and Nevis
|Governor General (1996–2013)
|1921.10.22
|2017.03.25
|95 years, 154 days
|-
|-
|96||{{wp|Pedro Lascuráin}}||Mexico||{{wp|List of presidents of Mexico|President}} (1913)||1856|||1952||96 years, 68 days  
|97||{{Wp|Nelson Mandela}}
|South Africa
|President (1994&ndash;1999)
|1918.07.18
|2013.12.05
|95 years, 140 days
|-
|-
|97||{{wp|Mario Echandi Jiménez}}|| Costa Rica||{{wp|List of presidents of Costarica|President}} (1958–1962)||1915||2011|| 96 years, 43 days
|98||{{Wp|Maarouf al-Dawalibi}}||Syria||Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962)||1909.03.24||2004.01.15||95 years, 139 days
|- bgcolor="gold" |
|-  
|'''98'''||'''{{wp|Thanin Kraivichien}}'''||'''Thailand'''||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister}} (1976–1977)||'''1927'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1927|4|5}}'''
|99||{{wp|Daniel arap Moi}}|| Kenya||President (1978–2002)||1925.09.02||2020.02.04||95 years, 137 days
|-
|-
|99||{{wp|Michael I of Romania}}||Romania||King (1927–1930; 1940–1947)||1921||2017||96 years, 41 days
|100||{{Wp|Sixto Durán Ballén}}||Ecuador||President (1992&ndash;1996)||1921.07.15||2016.11.15||95 years, 124 days
|-
|100||{{wp|João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu}}|| Brazil||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Brazil|Prime Minister}} (1878–1880)||1810||1906||96 years, 37 days
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|100||{{wp|Dom Mintoff}}||Malta||<nowiki>{{Governor-General (1955–1958; 1971</nowiki>–1984)||1916||2012||96 years, 14 days-->
|1xx||{{wp|Dawda Jawara|Sir Dawda Jawara}}||The Gambia||Prime Minister (1962&ndash;1970)<br>President (1970&ndash;1994)||1924.05.16||2019.08.27||95 years, 97 days-->
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==Addendum==
===Next 10 to Join===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Name
!State
!Position
!Birth
!Death
! Age
|-
|-
|1–5
!<abbr>'''No.'''</abbr>||'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
| {{wp|Ek Yi Oun}}
! Age by 31 December||Date of entry to the Main list
|Cambodia
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{wp|List of Prime ministers of Cambodia|Prime Minister}} (1958)
|'''1'''
|1910
|'''{{Wp|Édouard Balladur}}'''
|2013
|'''France'''
|102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days  
|Prime Minister (1993–1995)
|-
|'''1929.05.02'''
|19–30
|'''Alive'''
|{{wp|Carlos Enrique Diaz De Leon}}
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2}}'''
|Guatemala
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|2|2024|12|31}}'''
|{{wp|List of presidents of Guatemala|President}} (1994–1998)
|'''2024-09-03'''<br/>Durán Ballén
|1915||2013||99 years, 0 day to 99 years, 364 days
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|-
|'''2'''
|19–31
|'''{{Wp|Sam Nujoma}}'''
|{{wp|Hastings Banda}}
|'''Namibia'''
|Malawi
|President (1990–2005)
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Malawi|Prime Minister}} (1964–1966)<br>{{wp|List of Heads is State of Malawi|State President}} (1966–1994)<br>{{wp|President of the Congress Party|President of the Congress Party}} (1966–1993)
|'''1929.05.12'''
|1898
|'''Alive'''
|1997
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12}}'''
|98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|5|12|2024|12|31}}'''
|-
|'''2024-09-26'''<br />arap Moi
|67–86
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|'''3'''
|Greece
|'''{{Wp|Orville Turnquest}}'''
|{{wp|List of prime ministers of Greece|Prime Minister}} (1967)
|'''Bahamas'''
|1901
|Governor-General (1995–2001)
|1998
|'''1929.07.19'''
|96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|'''Alive'''
|-
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19}}'''
|93–100
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|7|19|2024|12|31}}'''
|{{wp|Hassan al-Hakim}}||Syria||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Syria|Prime Minister}} (1941–1942; 1951)||1886||1982||95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days
|'''2024.12.05'''<br />al-Dawalibi
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''4'''
|'''{{Wp|Jamshid bin Abdullah}}'''
|'''Zanzibar'''
|Sultan (1963–1964)
|'''1929.09.16'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|9|16|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''2025.02.03'''<br />Mandela
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''5'''
|'''{{Wp|Violeta Chamorro}}'''
|'''Nicaragua'''
|Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)<br />President (1990–1997)
|'''1929.10.18'''
|'''Alive'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18}}'''
|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|10|18|2024|12|31}}'''
|'''2025.03.21'''<br />Sebastian
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''6'''||'''{{wp|Gombojavyn Ochirbat}}'''||Mongolian People's Republic||General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)||1929.11.15||'''Alive'''||{{age in years and days|1929|11|15}}||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|11|15|2024|12|31}}'''
||'''2024-04-25'''<br />Levingston
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''7'''||'''{{wp|Alfred Moisiu}}'''||'''Albania'''||President (2002–2007)||1929.12.01||'''alive'''||{{age in years and days|1929|12|1}}||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|1|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2025.05.30'''<br />Barrera
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|rowspan=3|'''8'''||'''{{wp|Salim Al-Huss|Selim Hoss}}'''||Lebanon||Prime Minister (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000)|Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)||rowspan=3|'''1929.12.20'''||rowspan=3|'''alive'''||rowspan=3|'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|20}}'''||rowspan="3"|'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|20|2024|12|31}}'''||rowspan=3|'''2025-06-25'''<br />Sarasin
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Lee Hyun-jae}}'''||South Korea|||Prime Minister (1988)
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{wp|Milan Panić}}'''||Yugoslavia||Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''11'''||'''{{wp|Efraín Goldenberg}}'''||'''Peru'''||Prime Minister (1994–1995)||'''1929.12.28'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1929|12|28}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1929|12|28|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2025.09.28'''<br />Degazon
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''12'''||'''{{wp|Ahmed Osman (politician)|Ahmed Osman}}'''||Morocco||Prime Minister (1972–1979)||'''1930.01.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|1|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|1|3|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2025.10.17'''<br />Benedict XVI
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''13'''||'''{{wp|Ion Iliescu }}'''||'''Romania'''||Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990)<br />President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990)<br />President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)||'''1930.03.03'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|3|3}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|3|3|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2025.12.10'''<br />Ciampi
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''14'''||'''{{wp|Vigdís Finnbogadóttir}}'''||'''Iceland'''||President (1980–1996)||'''1930.04.15'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|15}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|15|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.02.15'''<br />Betancur
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''15'''||'''{{wp|José Sarney}}'''||'''Brazil'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.04.24'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|4|24}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|4|24|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.03.06'''<br />Balaguer
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''16'''||'''{{wp|Kesang Choden (queen)|Kesang Choden}}'''||'''Bhutan'''||Regent (1972)||'''1930.05.21'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|5|21}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|5|21|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.05.02'''<br />Schaffner
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''17'''||'''{{wp|Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada}}'''||'''Bolivia'''||President (1993–1997; 2002&ndash;2003)||'''1930.07.01'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|7|01}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|07|01|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.07.15'''<br />Mintoff
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''18'''||'''Dame&nbsp;{{Wp|Ivy Dumont}}'''||'''Bahamas'''||Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)<br />Governor-General (2002-2005)||'''1930.10.02'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|2}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|2|2024|12|31}}'''||
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''19'''||'''{{wp|A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury}}'''||'''Bangladesh'''||President (1985–1990)||'''1930.10.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|10|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|10|11|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.11.21'''<br />Michael I
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''20'''||'''{{wp|Mabandla Dlamini}}'''||'''Eswatini'''||Prime Minister (1979–1983)||'''1930.11.11'''||'''Alive'''||'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|11}}'''||'''{{Age in years and days|1930|11|11|2024|12|31}}'''||'''2026.12.24'''<br />Echandi Jiménez
|}
|}


'''Unclear status as state leaders'''
=='''Addendum'''==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"


===Uncertain DOB===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
|-
|-
 
!'''Name'''||'''State'''||'''Position'''||'''Birth'''||'''Death'''||'''Age'''
! class="unsortable" style="text-align:left" |Name
 
! style="text-align:left" |State
 
! style="text-align:left" |Position
 
! style="text-align:left" |Birth
 
! style="text-align:left" |Date
 
! style="text-align:left" |Age
 
|-
|-
 
|+ colspan="9" |The following State leaders might be older than ''#100-23'' on the list but their birthdate is uncertain
|+ style="line-height:normal" |The following individuals are older than ''#96–1'' on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.{{efn-lg|They were either members of collective presidencies without a clear leader, interim leaders, de facto leaders, widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited or leaders of political entities whose status as sovereign states was unclear or disputed.}}
 
|-
|-
 
|{{Wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}
|{{wp|Hajj}} {{wp|Muhammad al-Muqri}}||Morocco||{{wp|Grand Vizier}} (1912–1957)||1854||1957||103 years, 219 days
|Somalia
 
|Interim president (1969)
|-
|1912
 
|2012.06.12
| style="background-color:gold;" | '''{{wp|Josip Manolić}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |Croatia|| style="background-color:gold;" |{{wp|List of prime ministers of Croatia|Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister}} (1990–1991)|| style="background-color:gold;" |1920|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1920|3|22}}'''
|98 years, 164 days to 99 years, 163 days
 
|-
 
|{{wp|Edward Bernard Raczyński}}||Poland||{{wp|List of heads of state of Poland|President}} (''in-Exile'') (1975–1986)||1891|| 1993||102 years, 223 days
 
|-
 
|{{wp|Kim Yong-ju}}||North Korea ||{{wp|Eternal leaders of North Korea|Vice president during vacancy}} (1994–1998) ||1920||2021||{{age in years and days|1920|9|21|2021|12|14}}
 
|-
 
| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{wp|Ali Haroun}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |Algeria|| style="background-color:gold;" |{{wp|High Council of State (Algeria)|Mambrr of the High Council of State}} (1992–1994)|| style="background-color:gold;" |1927|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1927|2|8}}'''
 
|-
|-
|{{wp|Constantine Kollias}}||Greece||Prime Minister (1967)||1901||1998.07.13||96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
|}


=='''Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885'''==
[[File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|thumb|130px|{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}, the longest-lived of all time whose age is fully verifiable.]]
[[File:Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador) (headshot).jpg|thumb|130px|{{wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}, the current eldest state leader.]] 
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#fcc" |'''Current Longest-living'''
| bgcolor="#99ff99" |'''Former Longest-living'''
|}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%"
===Acting State Leaders===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<abbr>No.</abbr>
!Name
!Name
!State
!Country
!Position
!
!Birth
Sex
!Death
!Lifespan
!Age
!Time as Eldest
|-
|1||{{wp|Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum}}||Cambodia||{{wp|Prime Minister of Cambodia|Acting Prime Minister}} (1962)||1905||2009||103 years, 143 days
|-
|2||{{wp|Bernardino González Ruiz}}||Panama ||{{wp|List of presidents of Panama|Acting President}} (1963)||1911|| 2012||101 years, 64 days
|-
|3||{{wp|Telmo Vargas}}||Ecuador||{{wp|List of presidents of Ecuador|Acting President}}(1966)||1912|| 2013|| 100 years, 304 days
|-
|4||{{wp|Abdul Salam Sabrah}}||North Yemen||{{wp|List of heads of government of Yemen|Acting Prime Minister}} (1969; 1971)||1912||2012 ||100 years, 32 days
|-
| 5||{{wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}||India||{{wp|List of prime ministers of India|Acting Prime Minister}} (1964; 1966)||1898||1998||99 years, 195 days
|-
|6||{{wp|Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein}}||Somalia||{{wp|List of presidents of Somalia|Interim president}} (1969)||1912||2012||99 years, 186 days
|-
|7||{{wp|Artúr Görgei}}||Hungary||{{ep|List of heads of state of Hungary|Acting Governor-President}} (1849)||1818||1916||98 years, 112 days
|-
| 8||{{wp|Wellington Koo}}||China||{{wp|List of premiers of the Republic of China|Acting Premier}} (1924)<br>{{wp|List of presidents of the Republic of China|Acting President}} (1926–1927)||1888
|1985||97 years, 289 days
|-
|9||{{wp|Abdelmalek Benhabyles}}||Algeria||Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)||1921||2018||97 years, 245 days
|-
|10||{{wp|Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal}} {{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}}||Vatican City||{{wp|List of popes|Acting Sovereign}} (1939)||1851|| 1948||96 years, 312 days
|-
| 11||{{wp|Fumio Gotō}}||Japan||{{wp|List of prime ministers of Japan|Acting Prime Minister}} (1936)||1884|||1980||96 years, 67 days


|}
==World's Longest lived state Leaders (born post-1800)==
{| class="wikitable uNsortable"
|-
|-
!Living From||To||Name||Sex||Age when oldest||Lifespan ||Country|| Note
|{{Wp|William I, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm  I}}
|Germany
|M
|22 March 1797&ndash;14 May 1888<br /><small>aged 90 years, 353 days
|&ndash; 9 March 1888<br /><small>??
|-
|-
|18 Feb 1893||14 May 1897 <b>r (4 yrs, 85 days) ||{{wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}||M||90–94|| 19 October 1802 – 14 May 1897 <br> (aged 94 years, 207 days)||{{Wp|Guatemala}}
|{{Wp|George Tupou I}}
|Tonga
|M
|4 December 1797&ndash;18 February 1893<br /><small>aged 95 years, 76 days
| 9 March 1888 <small>(aged 91)</small> &ndash;18 February 1893 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>4 years, 343 days  
|-
|-
|14 May 1897||12 Apr 1900
|{{Wp|Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol}}
(2 yrs, 334 days)
|Guatemala
|{{wp|Tomas Gormensoro y Alvin}}
|M
|M
|
|
87–90
19 October 1802&ndash;14 May 1897<br /><small>aged 94 years, 207 days
| 27 January 1810 – 12 April 1900
|18 February 1893 <small>(aged 90)</small> &ndash; 14 May 1897 <small>(aged 94)</small><small /><br />4 years 85 days
90 years, 76 days  
|Uruguay
|-
|-
|12 Apr 1900
|{{Wp|Count Bernhard von Rechberg}}
|20 July 1903
|Austria
(3 yrs, 99 days)
|{{wp|Pope Leo XIII|Leo XIII}}
|M
|M
|90–93
|17 July 1806&ndash;26 February 1899<br /><small>aged 92 years 224 days  
|2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903
|14 May 1897 <small>(aged 90)</small> &ndash; 26 February 1899 <small>(aged 92)</small><br /><small>1 year, 289 days
93 years, 140 days
|
[[Vatican City]]
|-
|-
| 20 July 1903
|{{Wp|Tomas Gormensoro Albin}}
|17 February 1908
|Uruguay
(4 yrs, 212 days)
|{{wp|Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}]]
|M
|M
|93–97
|27 January 1810&ndash;12 April 1900<br /><small>90 years, 76 days  
| 21 May 1810 – 17 February 1908
|26 February 1899 <small>(aged 87)</small> &ndash;12 April 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small><br /><small>2 years, 334 days)
97 years, 272 days
|{{wp|Austria}}
|World's longest lived state leader from<br>19 June 1907 to 30 October 1915 ({{ayd|1907|6|19|1915|10|29}})<br />
|-
|-
|17 February 1908
|{{Wp|Pope Leo XIII}}
|21 May 1916
 
(8 yrs, 95 days)
|Papal States
|{{wp|Artúr Gorge}}
|M
|M
| 90–98
|2 March 1810&ndash;20 July 1903<br /><small>aged 93 years, 140 days  
|30 January 1818 – 21 May 1916
|12 Apr 1900 <small>(aged 90)</small> &ndash; 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 99 days
98 years, 113 days
| {{wp|Hungary}}
|World's longest lived state leader from<br>29 October 1915 to 8 March 1958 ({{ayd|1915|10|29|1957|3|8}})<br />
|-
|-
|21 May 1916
|
|10 December 1917
{{Wp|Baron Ignaz von Plener|Freihrr Ignaz von Plener}}
(1 yr, 204 days)
|Austria
|{{wp|Mackenzie Bowel}}
|M
|M
|92–93
|21 May 1810&ndash;17 February 1908<br /><small>aged 97 years, 272 days
|27 December 1823 – 10 December 1917
| 20 July 1903 <small>(aged 93)</small> &ndash; 17 February 1908 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>4 years, 212 days  
93 years, 348 days
|{{wp|Canada}}
|-
|-
|10 December 1917
|{{Wp|Artúr Gorgey}}
|27 January 1921
|Hungary
(3 yrs, 49 days)
| {{wp |Justiniano Borgono}
|M
|M
|81–84
|30 January 1818&ndash;21 May 1916<br /><small>aged 98 years, 113 days
|5 September 1836 – 27 January 1921
|17 February 1908 <small>(aged 90)</small>&ndash;21 May 1916 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>8 years, 95 days
84 years, 145 days  
|{{wp|[Peru}}
|-
|-
|27 January 1921
|{{Wp|Mackenzie Bowell}}
|17 July 1923
|Canada
(2 yrs, 172 days)
|{{wp|Theodor Rosett}}
|M
|M
|83–86
|27 December 1823&ndash;10 December 1917<br /><small>aged 93 years, 348 days  
|5 May 1837 – 17 July 1923<br><small>86 years, 74 days<br /><small />  
|21 May 1916 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;10 December 1917 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 203 days)
|{{wp|Romania}}
|-
|-
| 17 July 1923
|{{Wp|Charles de Freycinet}}
|21 December 1925
|France
(2 yrs, 158 days)
|{{wp|Jules Méline}}
|M
|M
|
|14 November 1828&ndash;14 May 1923<br /><small>aged 94 years, 181 days
85–87
|10 December 1917 <small>(aged 89)</small>&ndash;14 May 1923 <small>(aged 94)</small><br /><small>5 years, 352 days  
| 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925
87 years, 216 days
|{{wp|France}}
|-
|-
|21 December 1925
|{{Wp|Matsukata Masayoshi}}
|19 August 1928
| Japan
(2 years, 243 days)
|[[Stefanos Skouloudis]]
|M
|M
|87–89
|25 February 1835&ndash;2 July 1924<br /><small>aged 89 years, 127 days  
|23 November 1838 – 19 August 1928
|14 May 1923 <small>(aged 87)</small> &ndash; 2 July 1924 <small>(aged 89)</small><br /><small>350 days
89 years, 271 days
| [[Greece]]
|-
|-
|19 August 1928
|
|
20 December 1929
{{Wp|Jules Méline}}
(1 year, 124 days)
|France
|[[Emile Loubet]]
|M
|M
|89–90
|20 May 1838&ndash;21 December 1925 <br /><small>aged 87 years, 216 days  
|30 December 1838 – 20 December 1929
|2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>&ndash;21 December 1925 <small>(aged 87)</small><br /><small>2 years 158 days<small>
90 years, 355 days
|[[France]]
|-
|-
| 20 December 1929
|{{Wp|Paolo Boselli}}
|29 May 1937
|Italy
(7 years, 161 days)
|[[Lizardo Garcia]]
|M
|M
|85–93
|8 June 1838&ndash;10 Match 1932<br /><small>aged 93 years, 272 days
|26 April 1844 – 29 May 1937
|2 July 1924 <small>(aged 86)</small>&ndash;10 March 1932 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>7 years, 260 days  
93 years, 34 days  
| [[Ecuador]]
|-
|-
|29 May 1937
|{{Wp|Francisco Andrade Marín}}
|6 August 1945
|Ecuador
(8 years, 69 days)
|[[Alejandro Deustua]]
|M
|M
|88–96
|15 November 1841&ndash;6 September 1935<br /><small>aged 93 years, 295 days<small>
|22 March 1849 – 6 August 1945
|10 March 1932 <small>(aged 88)</small>&ndash;6 September 1935 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>3 years, 175 days  
96 years, 138 days
|[[Peru]]
|-
|-
|6 August 1945
|{{Wp|Lizardo Garcia}}
|16 February 1948
|Ecuador
(2 yrs, 194 days)
|
|[[Cardinal]] [[Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte]]
M
|M
|26 April 1844&ndash;29 May 1937<br /><small>aged 93 years, 34 days  
|94–96
|6 September 1935 <small>(aged 91)</small>&ndash;29 May 1937 <small>(aged 93)</small><br /><small>1 year, 263 days
|10 April 1851 – 16 February 1948
96 years, 312 days  
|[[Vatican City]]
|-
|-
|16 February 1948
|{{Wp|Eliodoro Villazón}}
|23 July 1951
|Bolivia
(3 years, 157 days)
|[[Philippe Petain]]
|M
|M
|91–95
|22 January 1848&ndash;12 September 1939<br /><small>aged 91 years, 233 days
| 24 Apr 1856 – 23 July 1951
|
95 years, 90 days  
29 May 1937 <small>(aged 89)</small>&ndash;12 September 1939 <small>(aged 91)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days  
|[[France]]
|-
|-
|23 July 1951
|{{Wp|Alejandro Deustua}}
|21 July 1952
|Peru
(364 days)
|[[Pedro Lascurain]]
|M
|M
| 95–96
|22 March 1849&ndash;6 August 1945<br /><small>aged 96 years, 138 days
|8 May 1856 – 21 July 1952
| 12 September 1939 <small>(aged 90)</small>&ndash;6 August 1945 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>8 years, 69 days
96 years, 74 days  
|[[Mexico]]
|-
|-
|21 July 1952
|{{Wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte|Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte}}
|12 December 1960
|Vatican City
(8 years, 144 days)
|[[Christopher Hornsrud]]
| M
|92–101
|15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960
101 years, 27 days
|[[Norway]]
| World's longest lived state leader from<br>8 March 1958 to 12 June 1984 ({{ayd|1958|3|8|1984|6|12}})<br />
|-
| 12 December 1960
|15 May 1966
(5 years, 154 days)
| [[Venceslau Brâs]]
|M
|M
| 92–98
|10 April 1851&ndash;16  February 1948<br /><small>aged 96 years, 312 days
|26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966
|6 August 1945 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;16 February 1948 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>2 years, 194 days)
98 years, 78 days  
|[[Brazil]]
|-
|-
|15 May 1966
|{{Wp|Philippe Petain}}
|25 February 1968
|France
(1 year, 286 days)
|[[Camille Huysmans]]
|M
|M
|94–96
|24 Apr 1856&ndash;23 July 1951<br /><small>aged 95 years, 90 days
| 26 May 1871 – 25 February 1968
|16 February 1948 <small>(aged 91)</small>&ndash;23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small><br /><small>3 years, 157 days  
96 years, 275 days
|[[Belgium]]
|-
|-
| 25 February 1968
|{{Wp|Pedro Lascurain}}
|14 August 1969
|Mexico
(1 year, 170 days)
 
|[[Alfredo Solf y Muro]]
|M
|M
|96–97
|8 May 1856&ndash;21 July 1952<br /><small>aged 96 years, 74 days  
|15 March 1872 – 14 August 1969
| 23 July 1951 <small>(aged 95)</small> &ndash; 21 July 1952 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>364 days
97 years, 152 days
|[[Peru]]
|-
|-
|14 August 1969
|{{Wp|Christopher Hornsrud}}
|28 March 1972
|Norway
(2 years, 227 days)
|[[Joseph Paul-Boncour]]
|M
|M
|96–98
|15 November 1859&ndash;12 December 1960<br /><small />aged 101 years, 27 days
|4 August 1873 – 28 March 1972
|9 September 1957 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;12 December 1960 <small>(aged 101)</small>
98 years, 237 days
<small>3 years, 93 days</small>
| [[France]]
|-
|-
|28 March 1972
|{{Wp|Venceslau Brás}}||Brazil
|14 February 1973
(323 days)
|[[Émile Reuter]]
|M
|M
|97–98
|26 February 1868&ndash;15 May 1966<br /><small>aged 98 years, 78 days
|2 August 1874 – 14 February 1973
|12 December 1960 <small>(aged 92)</small>&ndash;15 May 1966 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>5 years, 154 days
98 years, 196 days
|[[Luxembourg]]
|-
|-
|14 February 1973
|{{Wp|Camille Huysmans}}
|25 July 1973
|Belgium
(161 days)
|[[Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham]]
|M
|M
| 97–98
|26 May 1871&ndash;25 February 1968<br /><small>aged 96 years, 275 days  
| 10 July 1875 – 25 July 1973
|15 May 1966 <small>(aged 94)</small> &ndash; 25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>1 year, 286 days
98 years, 15 days  
|[[Hungary]]
|-
|-
|25 July 1973
|{{Wp|Alfredo Solf y Muro}}
|9 February 1974
|Peru
(199 days)
|[[Federico Páez]]
|M
|M
|96
|15 March 1872&ndash;14 August 1969<br /><small>aged 97 years, 152 days
|4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974
|25 February 1968 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;14 August 1969 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 170 days  
96 years, 250 days
|[[Ecuador]]
|-
|-
|9 February 1974
|{{Wp|Joseph Paul-Boncour}}
|19 September 1977
| France
(3 years, 222 days)
|[[Borys Martos]]
|M
|M
|94–98
|4 August 1873&ndash;28 March 1972<br /><small>aged 98 years, 237 days
|20 May 1879 – 19 September 1977
|14 August 1969 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;28 March 1972 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>2 years, 227 days  
98 years, 122 days
|[[Ukraine]]
|-
|-
|19 September 1977
|{{Wp|Émile Reuter}}
|22 March 1978
|Luxembourg
(184 days)
|[[Isidro Ayora]]
|M
|M
|98
|2 August 1874&ndash;14 February 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 196 days  
|31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978
|28 March 1972 <small>(aged 97)</small>&ndash;14 February 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>323 days
98 years, 203 days  
|[[Ecuador]]
|-
|-
|22 March 1978
|{{Wp|Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham}}
 
|Hungary
|24 April 1978
(33 days)
| [[Federico Chávez]]
|M
|M
|96
|10 July 1875&ndash;25 July 1973<br /><small>aged 98 years, 15 days  
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978
|14 February 1973 <small>(aged 97)</small> &ndash; 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>161 days
96 years, 69 days  
|[[Paraguay]]
|-
|-
|24 April 1978
|{{Wp|Federico Páez}}||Ecuador ||M||4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974<br /><small>aged 96 years, 250 days || 25 July 1973 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;9 February 1974 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>199 days
|22 August 1986
(8 years, 121 days)
| [[Celál Bayar]]
|M
|94–103
|16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986
103 years, 99 days  
|[[Turkey]]
| World's longest lived state leader from<br>12 June 1984 to 09 December 2008 ({{ayd|1984|6|12|2008|12|9}})<br />
|-
|-
|22 August 1986
|{{Wp|Borys Martos}}||Ukraine ||M||20 May 1879&ndash;19 September 1977<br /><small>aged 98 years, 122 days||9 February 1974 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>3 years, 222 days
|14 May 1988
(1 year, 267 days)
| [[Willem Drees]]
|M
|100–101
|5 July 1886 – 14 May 1988
101 years, 314 days
|[[Netherlands]]
|-
|-
|14 May 1988
|{{Wp|Isidro Ayora}}
|14 December 1990
|Ecuador
(2 ywars, 252 days)
| M
|Prince [[Naruhiko Higashikuni]]
|31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978<br /><small>98 years, 203 days
|M
| 19 September 1977 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;22 March 1978 <small>(aged 98)</small><br /><small>184 days
|100–102
|3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990
102 years, 48 days  
|[[Japan]]
|-
|-
|20 January 1990
|{{Wp|Federico Chaves}}
|14 December 1990
|Paraguay
(329 days)
|[[Zhang Qun]]
|M
|M
| 100–101
| 15 February 1882 – 24 April 1978<br /><small>aged 96 years, 69 days•                  |22 March 1978&ndash;24 April 1978<br /><small>96 years, 68 days
|9 May 1889 – 14 December 1990
|22 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;24 March 1978 <small>(aged 96)</small><br /><small>33 days
101 years, 220 days
|[[Taiwan]]
|-
|-
|14 December 1990
|{{Wp|Celál Bayar}}
|13 December 1994
|Türkiye
(3 years, 364 days)
|[[Antoine Pinay]]
|M
|M
|98–102
|16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986<br /><small>aged 103 years, 99 days  
|30 December 1891 – 13 December 1994
|24 April 1978 <small>(aged 94)</small>&ndash;22 August 1986 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>8 years, 121 days
102 years, 348 days
|[[France]]
|-
|-
|13 December 1994
|{{Wp|Willem Drees}}||Netherlands ||M||5 July 1886&ndash;14 May 1988<br /><small>aged 101 years, 314 days ||22 August 1986 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small>
|10 April 1995
<small>1 year, 267 days
(119 days)
|[[Morarji Desai]]
|M
|98–99
|29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995
99 years, 42 days  
|[[India]]
|-
|-
|10 April 1995
|{{Wp|Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni}}
|25 November 1997
|Japan||M•
(2 years, 231 days)
||3 December 1887&ndash;20 January 1990<br /><small>aged aged 102 years, 48 days ||14 May 1988 <small>(aged 101)</small>&ndash;20 January 1990 <small>(aged 102)</small><br /><small>2 years, 252 days  
|[[Hastings Banda]]
| M
| 97–99
|1898 – 25 November 1997
98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
| [[Malawi]]
|-
|-
| 25 November 1997
|{{Wp|Zhang Qun}}
|15 January 1998
| Taiwan
(52 days)
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|M
|M
|99
|9 May 1889&ndash;14 December 1990<br /><small>aged 101 years, 220 days  
|4 July 1898 – 15 Jan 1998
|20 January 1990 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;14 December 1990 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>329 days
99 years, 196 days  
|[[India]]
|-
|-
| 15 January 1998
|{{Wp|Antoine Pinay}}
| 13 July 1998
|France
(180 days)
|M
|[[Konstantinos Kollias]]
|30 December 1891&ndash;13 December 1994<br /><small>aged 102 years, 348 days
| M
|14 December 1990 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;13 December 1994 <small>(aged 102)</small>
| 96 or 97
<small>3 years, 364 days</small>
|1901 – 13 July 1998
96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
| [[Greece]]
|-
|-
|13 July 1998
|{{Wp|Morarji Desai}}
|8 February 2000
| India
(1 year, 211 days)
|[[Ion Gheorghe Maurer]]
 
|M
|M
|95–97
|29 February 1896&ndash;10 April 1995<br /><small>aged 99 years, 41 days  
|23 September 1902 – 8 February 2000
|13 December 1994 <small>(aged 98)</small> &ndash;10 April 1995 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>119 days
97 years, 139 days
|[[Romania]]
|-
|-
|8 February 2000
|{{Wp|Gulzarilal Nanda}}
|31 October 2002
|India
(2 years, 267 days)
|[[Michail Stasinopoulos]]
|M
|M
|96–99
|4 July 1898&ndash;15 January 1998 <br /><small>aged 99 years, 195 days  
|27 July 1903 – 31 Oct 2002
|10 April 1995 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;15 January 1998 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>2 years, 275 days
99 years, 143 days
|[[Greece]]
|-
|-
|31 October 2002
|{{Wp|Constantine Kollias}}
|10 June 2004
|Greece
(1 year, 224 days)
| [[Xenophon Zolotas]]
|M
|M
|98–100
|1901&ndash;13 July 1998<br /><small>aged 96 years 194 days to <small>97 years, 193 days  
|26 Apr 1904 – 10 June 2004
|15 January 1998 <small>(aged 96&ndash;97)</small>&ndash;13 July 1998 <small>(aged 96&ndash;97)</small><br /><small>179 days
100 years, 45 days  
|[[Greece]]
|-
|-
|10 June 2004
|{{Wp|Ion Gheorghe Maurer}}
|22 January 2009
|Romania
(4 years, 228 days)
|[[Chau Sen Coscal Chhum]]
|M
|M
|98–103
|
|1 September 1905 – 22 January 2009
23 September 1902&ndash;8 February 2000<br /><small>aged 97 years, 138 days
103 years, 143 days
| 13 July 1998 <small>(aged 95)</small>&ndash;8 February 2000 <small>(aged 97)</small><br /><small>1 year, 211 days
| [[Cambodia]]
| World's longest lived state leader from<br>09 December 2008 ({{ayd|2008|12|9}})<br />Acting Cambodian Prime Minister
|-
|-
|22 January 2009
|{{Wp|Michail Stasinopoulos}}
|16 April 2009
|Greece
(85 days)
|[[Abdel Halim Muhammad]]
|M
|M
|98–99
|27 July 1903&ndash;31 October 2002<br /><small>aged 99 years, 142 days
|10 Apr 1910 – 16 Apr 2009
|8 February 2000 <small>(aged 96)</small>&ndash;31 October 3002 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>3 years, 267 days  
99 years, 6 days  
|[[Sudan]]
|-
|-
|16 Apr 2009
|{{Wp|Xenophon Zolotas}}
| 4 Jan 2010
|Greece
(264 days)
| [[Johan Ferrier]]
|M
|M
|98–99
|26 April 1904&ndash;10 Jube 2004<br /><small> aged 100 years, 45 days  
|12 May 1910 – 4 Jan 2010
|31 October 2002 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;10 June 2004 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 224 days
99 years, 238 days
|[[Suriname]]
|-
|-
|4 Jan 2010
|{{Wp|Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum}}
|15 Mar 2012
|Cambodia
(2 yrs, 72 days)
|[[Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz]]
|M
|M
|98–100||11 Jan 1911 – 15 Mar 2012
|1 September 1905&ndash;23 January 2009<br /><small>aged 103 years, 143 days  
101 years, 65 days  
| 10 June 2004 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;23 January 2009 <small>(aged 103)</small><br /><small>4 years, 192 days
|[[Panama]]
|-
|-
|15 Mar 2012
|{{Wp|Abdel Halim Muhammad}}
|9 Aug 2013
| Sudan
(1 yr, 144 days)
|[[Telmo Vargas]]
|M
|M
|99–100
|10 April 1910&ndash;16 April 2009<br /><small>aged 99 years, 6 days  
| 9 Oct 1912 – 936 Aug 2013
|22 January 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;16 April 2009 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>85 days
100 years, 304 days
|[Ecuador]]
|-
|-
|9 Aug 2013
|{{Wp|Johan Ferrier}}
| 27 July 2016
|Suriname
(2 yrs, 353 days)
|[[Piet de Jong]]
|M
|M
|98–101
|12 May 1910&ndash;4 January 2010<br /><small>agrd 99 years, 237 days
|3 Apr 1915 – 27 July 2016
|16 April 2009 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;4 January 2010 <small>(aged 99)</small><br /><small>264 days
101 years, 115 days
|[[Netherlands]]
|-
|-
|27 July 2016
|{{Wp|Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz}}
| 1 Oct 2018<br>
|Panama
(2 yrs, 66 days)
|[[Đỗ Mười]]
|M
|M
|99–101
|11 January 1911&ndash;15 March 2012<br /><small>aged 101 years, 64 days
|2 Feb 1917 – 1 Oct 2018<br>
|4 January 2010 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;15 March 2012 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>2 years, 72 days
101 years, 241 days
|-
|[[Vietnam]]
|{{Wp|Telmo Vargas}}
|Ecuador
| M
|9 October 1912&ndash;9 August 2013<br /><small>aged 100 years, 304 days
|15 March 2012 <small>(aged 99)</small>&ndash;9 August 2013 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>1 year, 144 days
|-
|-
| 1 Oct 2018
|{{Wp|André Prunet-Foch}}
|17 Jan 2019
|Andorra
(108 days)
|[[Babiker Awadalla]]
 
|M
|M
|101
|3 July 1914&ndash;30 January 2017<br /><small>aged 102 years, 211 days
| 2 Mar 1917 – 17 Jan 2019
|9 August 2013 <small>(aged 99)</small>&ndash;30 January 2017 <small>(aged 102)</small>
101 years, 321 days
<small>3 years, 174 days</small>
|[[Sudan]]
|-
|-
|17 Jan 2019
|{{Wp|Đỗ Mười}}
|29 Nov 2019
|Vietnam
(314 days)
| [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]
|M
|M
|100–101
|2 February 1917&ndash;1 October 2018<br /><small>aged 101 years, 241 days
|27 May 1918 – 29 Nov 2019
|30 January 2017 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>{{age in years and days|2017|1|30|2018|10|1}}</small>
101 years, 186 days
|[[Japan]]
|-
|-
|29 Nov 2019
|{{Wp|Babiker Awadalla}}
|25 May 2020
|Sudan
{{ayd|2019|11|29|2020|5|25}}
|[[Hyun Soong-jong]]
|M
|M
|100-101
|2 March 1917&ndash;17 January 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 321 days  
|26 February 1919-25 May 2020
|1 October 2018 <small>(aged 101)</small>&ndash;17 January 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>108 days
101 years, 89 days  
|[[South Korea]]
|-
|-
| 25 May 2020
|{{Wp|Yasuhiro Nakasone}}
|7 December 2021
| Japan
{{ayd|2020|5|25|2020|12|7}}
|[[Mustafa Ben Halim]]
|M
|M
|99-100
|27 May 1918&ndash;29 November 2019<br /><small>aged 101 years, 186 days
|29 January 1921 &ndash; 7 December 2021 (aged 100 years, 312 days)
|17 January 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;29 November 2019 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>314 days
|[[Libya]]
|-
|-
|25 May 2020
|{{Wp|Hyun Soong-jong}}
|14 July 2022
|South Korea
{{ayd|2020|5|25|2022|07|14}}
|[[Francisco Morales-Bermúdez]]
|M
|M
|100
|
|4 October 1921 &ndash; 14 July 2022 (aged 100 years, 285 days)
26 February 1919&ndash;25 May 2021<br /><small>aged 101 years, 89 days  
|[[Libya]]
|29 November 2019 <small>(aged 100)</small>&ndash;25 May 2021 <small>(aged 101)</small><br /><small>178 days
|- bgcolor="gold"
|-
|14 July 2022
|{{Wp|Mustafa Ben Halim}}
|Present
| Libya
{{ayd|2022|7|14}}
|[[Khamtai Siphamdone]]
|M
|M
|98*
|29 January 1921&ndash;7 December 2021<br /><small>aged 100 years, 312 days
|8 February 1924
|25 May 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> &ndash; 7 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small><br /><small>196 days
|[[Laos]]
|-
|-
|{{Wp|Francisco Morales Bermúdez}}
|Peru
| M
|4 October 1921&ndash;14 July 2022<br><small> aged 100 years, 283 days
|07 December 2021 <small>(aged 100)</small> &ndash; 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 100)</small>
<small>219 days
|- bgcolor="#99FF99" |
|{{Wp|Khamtai Siphandone}}
|Laos
|M
|born 8 February 1924'''<br />'''<small>age {{age in years and days|1924|2|8}}</small>
| 14 July 2022 <small>(aged 98)</small>&ndash;11 October 2023 <small>(aged 99)</small><br><small>{{Age in years and days|2022|7|14|2023|10|11}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc" |
|'''{{Wp|Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodriguez}}'''
|'''Ecuador'''
|'''M'''
|'''born 4 November 1923<br /><small>age {{age in years and days|1923|11|4}}'''
|'''11 October 2023''' <small>'''(aged 99)'''&ndash;'''''present'''''<br /><small>'''{{age in years and days|2023|10|11}}'''
|}
|}


=='''See also'''== 
*[[List of longest-reigning monarchs]]
*[[List of oldest living state leaders]]
*[[Lists of state leaders by age]]
*[[List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)]]
*[[Records of heads of state]]
*[[List of Longest Living Cardinals]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders]]
*[[Longest-lived state leaders by country]]
*[[List of Former longest living state leaders]]
*[[Comparison of Monarchs (list)]]
*[[Kage (Naruto)]]
*[[List of Philippine Officials by Age|Lists of Philippine Officials by age]]
*[[Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders (31 December 2027)]]
*[[Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders]]
=='''References'''== 
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 2 June 2024

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), born no earlier than January 1st 1900, 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.

Gallery

List

Ages are up to date 06/2/2024

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905.09.01 2009.01.22 103 years, 143 days
2 André Prunet-Foch Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914.07.03 2017.01.30 102 years, 211 days
3 Babiker Awadalla Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917.03.02 2019.01.17 101 years, 321 days
4 Đỗ Mười Viet Nam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) 		1917.02.02 2018.10.01 101 years, 241 days
5 Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918.05.18 2019.11.29 101 years, 186 days
6 Piet de Jong The Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915.04.03 2016.07.27 101 years, 115 days
7 Hyun Soong-jong South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919.02.26 2020.05.25 101 years, 88 days
8 Bernardino González Ruiz Panama Acting President (1963) 1911.01.11 2012.03.15 101 years, 64 days
9 Mustafa Ben Halim Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921.01.29 2021.12.07 100 years, 312 days
10 Telmo Vargas Ecuador Acting Leader (1966) 1912.10.09 2013.08.09 100 years, 304 days
11 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980) 		1921.10.04 2022.07.14 100 years, 283 days
12 Hau Pei-tsun Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919.08.08 2020.03.30 100 years, 235 days
13 Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923.11.04 Alive 100 years, 211 days
14 Luis Echeverría Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922.01.17 2022.07.08 100 years, 172 days
15 Khamtai Siphandone Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
President (1998–2006) 		1924.02.08 Alive 100 years, 115 days
16 Tomiichi Murayama Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924.03.03 Alive 100 years, 91 days
17 Xenophon Zolotas Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904.04.26 2004.06.10 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920.01.19 2020.03.04
19 Abdul Salam Sabrah Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912.01.01 2012.02.02 100 years, 32 days
20 Jimmy Carter United States President (1977–1981) 1924.10.01 Alive 99 years, 245 days
21 Johan Ferrier Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910.05.12 2010.01.04 99 years, 237 days
22 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919.05.01 2018.09.20 99 years, 142 days
23 Sir Anthony Mamo Malta Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976) 		1909.01.09 2008.05.01 99 years, 113 days
24 Michail Stasinopoulos Greece President (1974–1975) 1903.07.27 2002.10.31 99 years, 96 days
25 Võ Chí Công Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912.08.07 2011.09.08 99 years, 32 days
26 Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910.04.10 2009.04.16 99 years, 6 days
27 Ċensu Tabone Malta President (1989–1994) 1913.03.30 2012.03.13 98 years, 350 days
28 Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925.07.10 Alive 98 years, 328 days
29 Miloš Jakeš Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922.08.12 2020.07.10 98 years, 322 days
30 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925.07.17 Alive 98 years, 321 days
31 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925.05.08 2024.02.29 98 years, 297 days
32 Prem Tinsulanonda Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016) 		1920.08.26 2019.05.26 98 years, 273 days
33 Pierre Harmel Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911.03.16 2009.11.15 98 years, 244 days
34 Howard Cooke Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915.11.13 2014.07.11 98 years, 240 days
35 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918.10.18 2017.05.29 98 years, 223 days
36 Tun Tin Myanmar Prime Minister (1988) 1920.10.02 2020.05.01 99 years, 211 days
37 Mamadou Dia Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910.07.18 2009.01.25 98 years, 191 days
38 Aden Adde Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908.12.09 2007.06.08 98 years, 181 days
39 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Laos President (1992–1998) 1910.04.09 2008.09.09 98 years, 153 days
40 Lê Đức Anh Viet Nam President (1992–1997) 1920.12.01 2019.04.22 98 years, 142 days
41 Émile Derlin Zinsou Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918.03.23 2016.07.18 98 years, 127 days
42 Lubomír Štrougal Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924.10.19 2023.02.06 98 years, 110 days
43 Jean Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921.01.05 2019.04.23 98 years, 108 days
44 Gough Whitlam Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916.07.11 2014.10.21 98 years, 102 days
45 Giorgio Napolitano Italy President (2006–2015) 1925.06.29 2023.09.22 98 years, 85 days
46 Claude Rostain Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916.12.16 2015.02.10 98 years, 56 days
47 Ramaswamy Venkataraman India President (1987–1992) 1910.12.04 2009.01.27 98 years, 54 days
48 Gabriel París Gordillo Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910.03.08 2008.03.21 98 years, 13 days
49 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926.05.29 Alive 98 years, 4 days
50 Abdelsalam Majali Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925.02.18 2023.01.03 97 years, 319 days
51 Kenan Evren Türkiye President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989) 		1917.06.17 2015.05.09 97 years, 296 days
52 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921.04.27 2018.12.28 97 years, 245 days
53 Francesc Badia Batalla Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923.01.10 2020.08.14 97 years, 217 days
54 Arnaldo Forlani Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925.12.08 2023.07.06 97 years, 210 days
55 Valdas Adamkus Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926.11.03 Alive 97 years, 212 days
56 Ramón José Velásquez Venezuela President (1993-1994) 1916.11.28 2014.06.14 97 years, 208 days
57 Lee Teng-hui Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923.01.15 2020.07.30 97 years, 197 days
58 Liam Cosgrave Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920.04.13 2017.10.04 97 years, 174 days
59 Raif Dizdarević SFR Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926.12.09 Alive 97 years, 176 days
60 Patricio Aylwin Chile President (1990–1994) 1918.11.26 2016.04.19 97 years, 145 days
61 Armando Villanueva Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915.11.25 2013.04.14 97 years, 140 days
62 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
(Acting) President of the State Council (1965)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)		 1902.09.23 2000.02.08 97 years, 138 days
63 Martial Célestin Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913.10.04 2011.02.04 97 years, 123 days
64 Gheorghe Apostol Romania First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913.05.16 2010.08.21 97 years, 97 days
65 Thanin Kraivichien Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927.04.05 Alive 97 years, 58 days
66 Kenneth Kaunda Zambia State President (1964–1991) 1924.04.28 2021.06.17 97 years, 50 days
67 Walter Scheel West Germany (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979) 		1919.07.18 2016.08.24 97 years, 47 days
68 Helmut Schmidt West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918.12.23 2015.11.10 96 years, 322 days
69 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuvan People's Republic Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912.01.01 2008.11.04 96 years, 308 days
70 Yitzhak Shamir Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915.10.22 2012.06.30 96 years, 252 days
71 Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)		 1903.03.03 2000.04.06 96 years, 247 days
72 Yang Hyong-sop North Korea Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019) 1926.10.01 2022.05.13 96 years, 224 days
73 Pedro Richter Prada Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921.01.04 2017.07.14 96 years, 191 days
74 Elizabeth II United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926.04.21 2022.09.09 96 years, 140 days
75 Jiang Zemin China Chairman of the Communist Party (1989–2022); President (1993-2003) 1926.08.17 2022.11.30 96 years, 105 days
76 Kim Yong-nam North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928.02.04 Alive 96 years, 95 days
77 Abderrahmane Youssoufi Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924.03.08 2020.05.29 96 years, 82 days
78 Mario Echandi Jiménez Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915.06.17 2011.07.30 96 years, 43 days
79 Michael I Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921.10.25 2017.12.05 96 years, 41 days
80 Arnold Rüütel Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) 		1928.05.10 Alive 96 years, 23 days
81 Arthur Foulkes Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928.05.11 Alive 96 years, 22 days
82 Dom Mintoff Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) 1916.08.06 2012.08.20 96 years, 14 days
83 Hans Schaffner Switzerland President (1966) 1908.12.16 2004.11.26 95 years, 346 days
84 Joaquín Balaguer Dominican Republic President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) 1906.09.01 2002.07.14 95 years, 316 days
85 Belisario Betancur Colombia President (1982–1986) 1923.02.04 2018.12.07 95 years, 306 days
86 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy Prime Minister (1993–1994)
President (1999–2006) 		1920.12.09 2016.09.16 95 years, 282 days
87 Benedict XVI Vatican City Pope (2005–2013)
Sovereign (2005–2013) 		1927.04.16 2022.12.31 95 years, 279 days
88 Péter Boross Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928.08.27 Alive 95 years, 280 days
89 Fred Degazon Dominica President (1979–1980) 1913.01.04 2008.10.04 95 years, 274 days
90 Zhu Rongji China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928.10.23 Alive 95 years, 223 days
91 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Prime Minister (1980&endash;1987)
President (1987–2019)		 1924.02.21 2019.09.06 95 years, 197 days
92 Trần Thiện Khiêm South Vietnam Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee (1964)
Prime Minister]] (1969–1975		 1925.12.15 2021.06.24 95 years, 191 days
93 Pote Sarasin Thailand Prime Minister (1957) 1905.03.25 2000.09.28 95 years, 187 days
94 Antonio Imbert Barrera Dominican Republic President (1965) 1920.12.03 2016.05.31 95 years, 180 days
95 Roberto Marcelo Levingston Argentina President (1970–1971) 1920.01.10 2015.06.17 95 years, 160 days
96 Cuthbert Sebastian Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor General (1996–2013) 1921.10.22 2017.03.25 95 years, 154 days
97 Nelson Mandela South Africa President (1994–1999) 1918.07.18 2013.12.05 95 years, 140 days
98 Maarouf al-Dawalibi Syria Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) 1909.03.24 2004.01.15 95 years, 139 days
99 Daniel arap Moi Kenya President (1978–2002) 1925.09.02 2020.02.04 95 years, 137 days
100 Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador President (1992–1996) 1921.07.15 2016.11.15 95 years, 124 days

Next 10 to Join

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age Age by 31 December Date of entry to the Main list
1 Édouard Balladur France Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929.05.02 Alive 95 years, 31 days 95 years, 243 days 2024-09-03
Durán Ballén
2 Sam Nujoma Namibia President (1990–2005) 1929.05.12 Alive 95 years, 21 days 95 years, 233 days 2024-09-26
arap Moi
3 Orville Turnquest Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001) 1929.07.19 Alive 94 years, 319 days 95 years, 165 days 2024.12.05
al-Dawalibi
4 Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar Sultan (1963–1964) 1929.09.16 Alive 94 years, 260 days 95 years, 106 days 2025.02.03
Mandela
5 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) 		1929.10.18 Alive 94 years, 228 days 95 years, 74 days 2025.03.21
Sebastian
6 Gombojavyn Ochirbat Mongolian People's Republic General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) 1929.11.15 Alive 94 years, 200 days 95 years, 46 days 2024-04-25
Levingston
7 Alfred Moisiu Albania President (2002–2007) 1929.12.01 alive 94 years, 184 days 95 years, 30 days 2025.05.30
Barrera
8 Selim Hoss Lebanon Acting President (1988–1989; 1989) 1929.12.20 alive 94 years, 165 days 95 years, 11 days 2025-06-25
Sarasin
Lee Hyun-jae South Korea Prime Minister (1988)
Milan Panić Yugoslavia Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
11 Efraín Goldenberg Peru Prime Minister (1994–1995) 1929.12.28 Alive 94 years, 157 days 95 years, 3 days 2025.09.28
Degazon
12 Ahmed Osman Morocco Prime Minister (1972–1979) 1930.01.03 Alive 94 years, 151 days 94 years, 363 days 2025.10.17
Benedict XVI
13 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)		 1930.03.03 Alive 94 years, 91 days 94 years, 303 days 2025.12.10
Ciampi
14 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President (1980–1996) 1930.04.15 Alive 94 years, 48 days 94 years, 260 days 2026.02.15
Betancur
15 José Sarney Brazil President (1985–1990) 1930.04.24 Alive 94 years, 39 days 94 years, 251 days 2026.03.06
Balaguer
16 Kesang Choden Bhutan Regent (1972) 1930.05.21 Alive 94 years, 12 days 94 years, 224 days 2026.05.02
Schaffner
17 Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia President (1993–1997; 2002–2003) 1930.07.01 Alive 93 years, 337 days 94 years, 183 days 2026.07.15
Mintoff
18 Dame Ivy Dumont Bahamas Acting Governor-General (2001–2002)
Governor-General (2002-2005)		 1930.10.02 Alive 93 years, 244 days 94 years, 90 days
19 A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury Bangladesh President (1985–1990) 1930.10.11 Alive 93 years, 235 days 94 years, 81 days 2026.11.21
Michael I
20 Mabandla Dlamini Eswatini Prime Minister (1979–1983) 1930.11.11 Alive 93 years, 204 days 94 years, 50 days 2026.12.24
Echandi Jiménez

Addendum

Uncertain DOB

Name State Position Birth Death Age
The following State leaders might be older than #100-23 on the list but their birthdate is uncertain
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012.06.12 98 years, 164 days to 99 years, 163 days
Constantine Kollias Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998.07.13 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, the longest-lived of all time whose age is fully verifiable.
Guillermo Rodriguez, the current eldest state leader.
Key
Current Longest-living Former Longest-living
Name Country

Sex

Lifespan Time as Eldest
Kaiser Wilhelm I Germany M 22 March 1797–14 May 1888
aged 90 years, 353 days 		– 9 March 1888
??
George Tupou I Tonga M 4 December 1797–18 February 1893
aged 95 years, 76 days 		9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95)
4 years, 343 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol Guatemala M

19 October 1802–14 May 1897
aged 94 years, 207 days

18 February 1893 (aged 90) – 14 May 1897 (aged 94)
4 years 85 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg Austria M 17 July 1806–26 February 1899
aged 92 years 224 days 		14 May 1897 (aged 90) – 26 February 1899 (aged 92)
1 year, 289 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin Uruguay M 27 January 1810–12 April 1900
90 years, 76 days 		26 February 1899 (aged 87) –12 April 1900 (aged 90)
2 years, 334 days)
Pope Leo XIII Papal States M 2 March 1810–20 July 1903
aged 93 years, 140 days 		12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93)
3 years, 99 days

Freihrr Ignaz von Plener

Austria M 21 May 1810–17 February 1908
aged 97 years, 272 days 		20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97)
4 years, 212 days
Artúr Gorgey Hungary M 30 January 1818–21 May 1916
aged 98 years, 113 days 		17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98)
8 years, 95 days
Mackenzie Bowell Canada M 27 December 1823–10 December 1917
aged 93 years, 348 days 		21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93)
1 year, 203 days)
Charles de Freycinet France M 14 November 1828–14 May 1923
aged 94 years, 181 days 		10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94)
5 years, 352 days
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan M 25 February 1835–2 July 1924
aged 89 years, 127 days 		14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89)
350 days

Jules Méline

France M 20 May 1838–21 December 1925
aged 87 years, 216 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87)
2 years 158 days
Paolo Boselli Italy M 8 June 1838–10 Match 1932
aged 93 years, 272 days 		2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93)
7 years, 260 days
Francisco Andrade Marín Ecuador M 15 November 1841–6 September 1935
aged 93 years, 295 days 		10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93)
3 years, 175 days
Lizardo Garcia Ecuador

M

26 April 1844–29 May 1937
aged 93 years, 34 days 		6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93)
1 year, 263 days
Eliodoro Villazón Bolivia M 22 January 1848–12 September 1939
aged 91 years, 233 days

29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91)
2 years, 194 days

Alejandro Deustua Peru M 22 March 1849–6 August 1945
aged 96 years, 138 days 		12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96)
8 years, 69 days
Gennaro Pignatello di Belmonte Vatican City M 10 April 1851–16 February 1948
aged 96 years, 312 days 		6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96)
2 years, 194 days)
Philippe Petain France M 24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951
aged 95 years, 90 days 		16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95)
3 years, 157 days
Pedro Lascurain Mexico M 8 May 1856–21 July 1952
aged 96 years, 74 days 		23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96)
364 days
Christopher Hornsrud Norway M 15 November 1859–12 December 1960
aged 101 years, 27 days 		9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101)

3 years, 93 days

Venceslau Brás Brazil M 26 February 1868–15 May 1966
aged 98 years, 78 days 		12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98)
5 years, 154 days
Camille Huysmans Belgium M 26 May 1871–25 February 1968
aged 96 years, 275 days 		15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96)
1 year, 286 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro Peru M 15 March 1872–14 August 1969
aged 97 years, 152 days 		25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97)
1 year, 170 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour France M 4 August 1873–28 March 1972
aged 98 years, 237 days 		14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98)
2 years, 227 days
Émile Reuter Luxembourg M 2 August 1874–14 February 1973
aged 98 years, 196 days 		28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98)
323 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham Hungary M 10 July 1875–25 July 1973
aged 98 years, 15 days 		14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98)
161 days
Federico Páez Ecuador M 4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974
aged 96 years, 250 days		 25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96)
199 days
Borys Martos Ukraine M 20 May 1879–19 September 1977
aged 98 years, 122 days		 9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98)
3 years, 222 days
Isidro Ayora Ecuador M 31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978
98 years, 203 days 		19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98)
184 days
Federico Chaves Paraguay M 22 March 1978–24 April 1978
96 years, 68 days 		22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96)
33 days
Celál Bayar Türkiye M 16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986
aged 103 years, 99 days 		24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103)
8 years, 121 days
Willem Drees Netherlands M 5 July 1886–14 May 1988
aged 101 years, 314 days		 22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101)

1 year, 267 days

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japan M• 3 December 1887–20 January 1990
aged aged 102 years, 48 days		 14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102)
2 years, 252 days
Zhang Qun Taiwan M 9 May 1889–14 December 1990
aged 101 years, 220 days 		20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101)
329 days
Antoine Pinay France M 30 December 1891–13 December 1994
aged 102 years, 348 days 		14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102)

3 years, 364 days

Morarji Desai India M 29 February 1896–10 April 1995
aged 99 years, 41 days 		13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99)
119 days
Gulzarilal Nanda India M 4 July 1898–15 January 1998
aged 99 years, 195 days 		10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99)
2 years, 275 days
Constantine Kollias Greece M 1901–13 July 1998
aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days 		15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97)
179 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romania M

23 September 1902–8 February 2000
aged 97 years, 138 days

13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97)
1 year, 211 days
Michail Stasinopoulos Greece M 27 July 1903–31 October 2002
aged 99 years, 142 days 		8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99)
3 years, 267 days
Xenophon Zolotas Greece M 26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004
aged 100 years, 45 days 		31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100)
1 year, 224 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum Cambodia M 1 September 1905–23 January 2009
aged 103 years, 143 days 		10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103)
4 years, 192 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad Sudan M 10 April 1910–16 April 2009
aged 99 years, 6 days 		22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99)
85 days
Johan Ferrier Suriname M 12 May 1910–4 January 2010
agrd 99 years, 237 days 		16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99)
264 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz Panama M 11 January 1911–15 March 2012
aged 101 years, 64 days 		4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100)
2 years, 72 days
Telmo Vargas Ecuador M 9 October 1912–9 August 2013
aged 100 years, 304 days 		15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100)
1 year, 144 days
André Prunet-Foch Andorra M 3 July 1914–30 January 2017
aged 102 years, 211 days 		9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102)

3 years, 174 days

Đỗ Mười Vietnam M 2 February 1917–1 October 2018
aged 101 years, 241 days 		30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101)
1 year, 244 days
Babiker Awadalla Sudan M 2 March 1917–17 January 2019
aged 101 years, 321 days 		1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101)
108 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japan M 27 May 1918–29 November 2019
aged 101 years, 186 days 		17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101)
314 days
Hyun Soong-jong South Korea M

26 February 1919–25 May 2021
aged 101 years, 89 days

29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101)
178 days
Mustafa Ben Halim Libya M 29 January 1921–7 December 2021
aged 100 years, 312 days 		25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100)
196 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Peru M 4 October 1921–14 July 2022
aged 100 years, 283 days 		07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100)

219 days

Khamtai Siphandone Laos M born 8 February 1924
age 100 years, 115 days 		14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99)
1 year, 89 days
Guillermo Rodriguez Ecuador M born 4 November 1923
age 100 years, 211 days 		11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present
235 days


See also

References


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