List of longest-living state leaders from Asia
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 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. Among the living the oldest is Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama who is currently 101 years, 257 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Ecuador
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962
2nd-Oldest:
Turkey
Celâl Bayar
served: 1937–1939; 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
Japan
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
served: 1945
6th-Oldest:
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
served: 1994-1996
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List
UPDATED 11/15/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 4 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 5 | Zhang Qun |  China
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 6 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 257 days |
| 7 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| 8 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 128 days |
| 11 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 121 days |
| 12 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
| 13 | Morarji Desai |  India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| 14 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
| 15 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
| 16 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
| 17 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
| 18 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 19 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days |
| 20 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
| 21 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
| 22 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
| 23 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 284 days |
| 24 | He Yingqin | China
|
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
| 25 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 23 days |
| 26 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister(1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
| 27 | Vyacheslav Molotov |  Soviet Union
|
Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
| 28 | Yang Hyong-sop | North Korea
|
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983-1998) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 224 days |
| 29 | Sanguan Yudatemi | Thailand
|
Regent (1946) | 1884 | 1980 | 96 years, 188 days |
| 30 | Jiang Zemin | China
|
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Paramount Leader (1988–2002) President (1993–2003) |
1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 105 days |
| 31 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | .svg){kind=small} Mongolia
|
[[wikipedia:Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party|]] (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 4 days |
| 32 | Lee Hyun-jae | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 330 days |
| 33 | Trần Thiện Khiêm |  South Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1969–1975) | 1925 | 2021 | 95 years, 191 days |
| 34 | Pote Sarasin | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1957) | 1905 | 2000 | 95 years, 187 days |
| 35 | Kesang Choden |  Bhutan
|
Regent (1972) | 1930 | Alive | 95 years, 178 days |
| 36 | Pak Song-chol | North Korea
|
Premier (1976-1977) | 1913 | 2008 | 95 years, 56 days |
| 37 | Ali Bozer | Turkey
|
Acting Prime Minister (1989) | 1925 | 2020 | 95 years, 57 days |
| 38 | Nguyễn Vãn Tâm | South Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1952–1954) | 1895 | 1990 | 95 years, 48 days |
| 39 | Saeb Salam |  Lebanon
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) | 1905 | 2000 | 95 years, 4 days |
| 40 | Hassan ibn Yahya |  Yemen
|
Prime Minister (1948–1955) | 1908 | 2003 | 95 years, 0 days |
| 41 | Emilio Aguinaldo | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
President (1899–1901) | 1869 | 1964 | 94 years, 321 days |
| 42 | Choe Yong-rim | North Korea
|
Premier (2010-2013) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 360 days |
| 43 | Cesar Virata | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
Prime Minister (1981-1986) | 1930 | Alive | 94 years, 338 days |
| 44 | Maarouf al-Dawalibi | .svg){kind=small} Syria
|
Prime Minister (1951, 1961-1962) | 1909 | 2004 | 94 years, 292 days |
| 45 | Sanya Dharmasakti | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1973–1975) | 1907 | 2002 | 94 years, 276 days |
| 46 | Srinagarinda | Thailand
|
Regent (1959; 1960 (3x); 1962 (3x)) | 1900 | 1995 | 94 years, 270 days |
| 47 | Srinagarinda | Thailand
|
Regent (1959; 1960 (3x); 1962 (3x)) | 1900 | 1995 | 94 years, 270 days |
| 48 | Naji Talib | .svg){kind=small} Iraq
|
Prime Minister (1966-1967) | 1917 | 2012 | 94 years, 266 days |
| 49 | Selim Hoss | Lebanon
|
Prime Minister (1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000) Acting President (1988-1989, 1989) |
1929 | 2024 | 94 years, 264 days |
| 50 | Yitzhak Navon | Israel
|
President (1978–1983) | 1921 | 2015 | 94 years, 211 days |
| 50 | Glafcos Clerides |  Cyprus
|
Acting President (1974) President (1993-2003) |
1919 | 2013 | 94 years, 205 days |
| 51 | Wijeyananda Dahanayake |  Sri Lanka
|
Prime Minister (1959–1960) | 1902 | 1997 | 94 years, 194 days |
| 52 | Nikolai Ryzhkov | Soviet Union
|
Premier (1985–1991) | 1930 | 2024 | 94 years, 153 days |
| 53 | Plod Vichear | Thailand
|
Regent (1946) | 1890 | 1984 | 93 years, 152 days |
| 54 | Giorgios Vassiliou | Cyprus
|
President (1988-1993) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 179 days |
| 55 | Fidel V. Ramos |  Philippines
|
President(1992-1998) | 1928 | 2022 | 94 years, 135 days |
| 56 | Balakh Sher Mazari |  Pakistan
|
Acting Prime Minister (1993) | 1928 | 2022 | 94 years, 119 days |
| 57 | Khieu Samphan |  Democratic Kampuchea
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 110 days |
| 58 | Phạm Vãn Đồng | .svg){kind=small} North Vietnam State of Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1955–1987) | 1906 | 2000 | 94 years, 59 days |
| 59 | Muhammad Fahdel al-Jamali | .svg){kind=small} Iraq
|
Prime Minister (1953–1954) | 1903 | 1997 | 94 years, 34 days |
| 60 | Chakvararti Rajogopalachari |  India
|
Governor-General (1946–1950) | 1878 | 1972 | 94 years, 15 days |
| 61 | A. Q. M. Badrudozza Chowdhury |  Bangladesh
|
President (2001–2002) | 1930 | 2024 | 93 years, 358 days |
| 62 | Kang Young-hoon | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1988–1990) | 1922 | 2016 | 93 years, 346 days |
| 63 | Zakaria Mohieddin |  Egypt
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1918 | 2013 | 93 years, 315 days |
| 64 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | Bangladesh
|
Acting President (2002) | 1931 | Alive | 93 years, 349 days |
| 65 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India
|
Prime Minister (1998-2004) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 234 days |
| 66 | Peter Khoy Saukam |  Khamer Republic
|
Acting President (1975) | 1923 | 2008 | 93 years, 286 days |
| 67 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India
|
Prime Minister (1998-2004) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 234 days |
| 68 | Otar Patsatsia |  Georgia
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | 2021 | 93 years, 208 days |
| 69 | Zenko Zuzuki | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1980–1982) | 1911 | 2004 | 93 years, 190 days |
| 70 | Bülend Ulusu | Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1980-1983) | 1922 | 2015 | 93 years, 175 days |
| 71 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1996-1997) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 184 days |
| 72 | Jamshid Amouzegar |  Iran
|
Prime Minister (1977-1978) | 1923 | 2016 | 93 years, 119 days |
| 73 | Efraim Katzir | Israel
|
President (1973–1978) | 1916 | 2010 | 93 years, 107 days |
| 74 | Shimon Peres | Israel
|
Prime Minister (1977, 1984-1986, 1994-1996) President (2007-2014) |
1923 | 2016 | 93 years, 57 days |
| 75 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1991-1992, 1992) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 98 days |
| 76 | Sirikit | Thailand
|
Regent (1956) | 1932 | Alive | 93 years, 95 days |
| 77 | Nuon Chea | Democratic Kampuchea
|
Prime Minister (1976) | 1926 | 2019 | 93 years, 28 days |
| 78 | Sa Zhenbing | .svg){kind=small} Qing Empire
|
Acting Premier (1920) | 1859 | 1952 | 93 years, 11 days |
| 79 | I.K. Gujral | India
|
Prime Minister (1997–1998) | 1919 | 2012 | 92 years, 362 days |
| 80 | Yun Posun | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
President (1960–1962) | 1897 | 1990 | 92 years, 352 days |
| 81 | Kim Suk-soo |  South Korea
|
Prime Minister (2000-2003) | 1932 | Alive | 92 years, 360 days |
| 82 | Thanom Kittikachorn | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1958, 1963-1973) | 1911 | 2004 | 92 years, 310 days |
| 83 | Mohammad Zahir Shah | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
King (1933-1973) | 1914 | 2006 | 92 years, 280 days |
| 84 | Kiyoura Keigo | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1922-1924) | 1850 | 1942 | 92 years, 278 days |
| 85 | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar | Pakistan
|
President (1998-2001) | 1929 | 2021 | 92 years, 264 days |
| 86 | Than Shwe | .svg){kind=small} Myanmar
|
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–2011) Prime Minister (1992–2003) Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (1993–2011) |
1933 | Alive | 92 years, 286 days |
| 87 | Mohammad Sa'ed | .svg){kind=small} Iran
|
Prime Minister (1944, 1948-1950) | 1881 | 1973 | 92 years, 187 days |
| 88 | Mehdi Qoli Hedayat | .svg){kind=small} Persia
|
Prime Minister (1927-1933) | 1863 | 1955 | 92 years, 173 days |
| 89 | Kim Jong-pil | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1971-1975; 1998-2000) | 1926 | 2018 | 92 years, 170 days |
| 90 | Heo Jeong | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1960) | 1896 | 1988 | 92 years, 163 days |
| 91 | H. D. Deve Godwa | India
|
Prime Minister (1996–1997) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 181 days |
| 92 | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | Afghanistan
|
Acting President (1992) | 1926 | 2018 | 92 years, 137 days |
| 90 | Ivan Silayev | Soviet Union
|
Premier (1991) | 1930 | 2023 | 94 years, 194 days |
| 93 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Turkey
|
Acting President (1993) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 160 days |
| 94 | Manmohan Singh | India
|
Prime Minister (2004-2014) | 1932 | 2024 | 92 years, 92 days |
| 95 | Dumaagiin Sodmom | Mongolia
|
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984-1990) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 124 days |
| 96 | Tulsi Giri |  Nepal
|
Prime Minister (1960-1963, 1964-1965, 1975-1977) | 1926 | 2018 | 92 years, 81 days |
| 97 | Seni Pramoj | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1945–1946, 1975, 1976) | 1905 | 1997 | 92 years, 68 days |
| 98 | Khaled Chehab | Lebanon
|
Prime Minister (1938, 1952-1953) | 1886 | 1978 | 92 years, 62 days |
| 99 | S. R. Nathan |  Singapore
|
President (1999-2011) | 1924 | 2016 | 92 years, 50 days |
| 100 | Shahabuddin Ahmed | Bangladesh
|
President (1996-2001) | 1930 | 2022 | 92 years, 46 days |
Oldest living Asian State Leaders
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charvakarti Rajogopalachari | India
|
Governor-General (1946–1950) | 10 Dec 1878 | 25 Dec 1972 | 94 years, 15 days |
| Mohammad Sa'ed | Iran
|
Prime Minister (1944, 1948-1950) | 28 Apr 1881 | 1 Nov 1973 | 92 years, 187 days |
| Celâl Bayar | Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
16 May 1883 | 22 Aug 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 3 Dec 1887 | 20 Jan 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 9 May 1889 | 14 Dec 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 29 Feb 1896 | 29 May 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
| Wijeyananda Dahanayake | Sri Lanka
|
Prime Minister (1959–1960) | 22 Oct 1902 | 4 May 1997 | 94 years, 194 days |
| Muhammad Fahdel al-Jamali | Iraq
|
Prime Minister (1953–1954) | 20 Apr 1903 | 24 May 1997 | 94 years, 34 days |
| Saeb Salam | Lebanon
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953, 1960-1961, 1970-1973) | 17 Jan 1905 | 21 Jan 2000 | 95 years, 4 days |
| Pote Sarasin | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1957) | 29 Mar 1905 | 28 Sept 2000 | 95 years, 187 days |
| Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 Sept 1905 | 22 Jan 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 4 Dec 1910 | 27 Jan 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah | .svg){kind=small} Yemen
|
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1 Jan 1912 | 2 Feb 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Israel
|
Prime Minister(1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 22 Oct 1915 | 30 Jun 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
2 Feb 1917 | 1 Oct 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | 29 Nov 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 26 Feb 1919 | 25 May 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
| Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
President (1988 2000) | 15 Jan 1923 | 30 Jul 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 Feb 1924 | 2 Apr 2025 | 101 years, 53 days |
| Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 257 days |
Eldest Asian leaders =
- Saonji Kinnoch Japan Prime Minister (1906-1908, 1911-1912) 1849-1940 90 years, 352 days
- Vladimir Kokovtsov Russia Prime Minister (1911-1914) 1853-1953 89 years, 286 days
- Emilio Aguinaldo Philippines President (189-1901) 1869-1964 94 years, 321 days
- Xu Shiying Taiwan (ROC) Premier (1925-1926) 1873-1964 91 years, 33 days