List of longest-living state leaders
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. 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 Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of 
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 11 days. This list consists of 11 living and 89 decreased state leaders.
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 1953
7th-oldest:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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List
UPDATED 11/15/2025
| Living |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
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, 348 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | .svg){kind=small} Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 11 days |
| 7 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 8 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 10 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 257 days |
| 11 | Zhang Qun |  China
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 12 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama
|
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
| 20 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
| 21 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico
|
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
| 22 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 128 days |
| 23 | Jimmy Carter |  United States
|
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days |
| 24 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 121 days |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece
|
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 77 days |
| 26 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 100 years, 45 days |
| 27 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname
|
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
| 28 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 29 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India
|
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
| 30 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 31 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 170 days |
| 32 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta
|
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
| 33 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
| 34 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
| 35 | Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 36 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
| 37 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan
|
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 38 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
| 39 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 12 days |
| 40 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 341 days |
| 41 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 42 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 43 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
| 44 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
| 45 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
| 46 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
| 47 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
| 48 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
| 49 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 50 | Aden Adde |  Somalia
|
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 51 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 52 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 53 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 54 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days |
| 55 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
| 56 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia
|
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
| 57 | Jean | Luxembourg
|
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
| 58 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 59 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy
|
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
| 60 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 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 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
| 64 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia
|
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
| 65 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
| 66 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days |
| 67 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 68 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 69 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 70 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Austria
|
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
| 71 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Ireland
|
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
| 72 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 284 days |
| 73 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 74 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
| 75 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
| 76 | Ramón J. Velásquez |  Venezuela
|
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
| 77 | He Yingqin | China
|
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
| 78 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
| 79 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 188 days |
| 80 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | .svg){kind=small} Peru
|
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
| 81 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile
|
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
| 82 | Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
| 83 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania
|
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
| 84 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
| 85 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
| 86 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
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 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 80 days |
| 89 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 23 days |
| 90 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany
|
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 91 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | .svg){kind=small} Tannu Tuva
|
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 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
| 94 | Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
| 95 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) Interim President (1957–1959) President (1959–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 96 | Vyacheslav Molotov |  Soviet Union
|
Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
| 97 | Arnold Rüütel |  Estonia
|
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1992) President (2001-2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days |
| 98 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea
|
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
| 99 | Pedro Richter Prada | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1979-1980) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 191 days |
| 100 | Édouard Balladur | .svg){kind=small} France
|
Prime Minister (1993-1995) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 197 days |
Next to Enter
| No. | Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Current Age | Age as of 30 Sept 2025 | Entry Date After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orville Turnquest | Bahamas
|
Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 119 days | 96 years, 104 days | 26 Jan 2026 Richter Prada 96 years, 191 days 1921–2017 |
| 2 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | .svg){kind=small} Mongolia
|
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 0 days | 95 years, 350 days | 27 Jun 2026 Yang Hyong-sop 96 years, 224 days 1925–2021 |
| 3 | Alfred Moisiu |  Albania
|
President (2002–2007) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 349 days | 95 years, 303 days | 2 Aug 2026 Molotov 96 years, 244 days 1890–1986 |
| 4 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 330 days | 95 years, 315 days | 24 Aug 2026 Bourguiba 96 years, 247 days 1871–1968 |
| Milan Panić | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
Federal Prime Minister (1992-1993) | ||||||
| 6 | Efrain Goldenberg | Peru
|
President (2002–2007) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 322 days | 95 years, 307 days | 15 Nov 2026 Shamir 96 years, 252 days 1915–2012 |
| 7 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1972–1970) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 316 days | 95 years, 301 days | 7 Sept 2026 Huysmans 96 years, 275 days 1871&ndash1968 |
| 8 | Vigdis Finnbogadóttir |  Iceland
|
President (1980–1996) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 214 days | 95 years, 199 days | 17 Feb 2027 Anchimaa-Toka 96 years, 308 days 1912–2008 |
| 9 | José Sarney |  Brazil
|
President (1985–1990) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 205 days | 95 years, 190 days | 12 Mar 2027 Schmidt 96 years, 322 days 1918–2015 |
| 10 | Kesang Choden |  Bhutan
|
Regent (1972) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 179 days | 95 years, 164 days | 6 Jul 2027 Scheel 97 years, 47 days 1919–2016 |
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Lists of longest-livied state leaders and cardinals
- Future longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living state leaders
- Lists of eldest living state leaders
- List of longest-living heads of government
- List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
- List of longest-living state leaders from the Americas
- List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
- List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
- List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania
- List of longest-living state leaders from South America