List of longest-living state leaders from the Middle East

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This article lists the 100 longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states from the Middle East (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800. Those currently living are in bold in light green. The longest-lived state leader is President Celâl Bayar of Turkey, who lived to be 103 years and 98 days old. The oldest living state leader is currently President George Vassiliou of Cyprus, who is currently 94 years, 201 days.

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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1937-1939)
President (1950-1960) 		1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
2 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1993-1995; 1997-1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
3 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey President of the National Security Council (1980-1982)
President (1982-1989) 		1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
4 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1983-1984; 1986-1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
5 Ali Bozer Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Acting Prime Minister (1989) 1925 2020 95 years, 65 days
6 Saeb Salam Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1952; 1953; 1960-1961; 1970-1973) 1905 2000 95 years, 4 days
7 Hassan ibn Yahya Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister (1948-1955) 1908 2003 95 years, 0 days
8 Maarouf al-Dawalibi Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1951; 1961-1962) 1909 2004 94 years, 292 days
9 Salim Al-Huss Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1976-1980; 1987-1990; 1998-2000)
Acting President (1988-1989; 1989)
(Disputed with Michel Aoun from 1988 to 1990) 		1929 2024 94 years, 249 days
10 Yitzhak Navon Flag of Israel.svg Israel President (1978-1983) 1921 2015 94 years, 211 days
11 Glafcos Clerides Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg Cyprus President (1974; 1993-2003) 1919 2013 94 years, 205 days
12 George Vassiliou Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg Cyprus President (1988-1993) 1931 Alive 94 years, 201 days
13 Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1953-1954) 1903 1997 94 years, 34 days
14 Zakaria Mohieddin Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Egypt Prime Minister (1965-1966) 1918 2012 93 years, 315 days
15 Bülend Ulusu Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1980-1983) 1922 2015 93 years, 175 days
16 Jamshid Amouzegar State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran Prime Minister (1977-1978) 1923 2016 93 years, 94 days
17 Shimon Peres Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996)
President (2007-2014) 		1923 2016 93 years, 57 days
18 Ephraim Katzir Flag of Israel.svg Israel President (1973-1978) 1916 2009 93 years, 14 days
19 Mohammad Sa'ed State flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg Iran Prime Minister (1944; 1948-1950) 1881 1973 92 years, 187 days
20 Khaled Chehab Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon Prime Minister (1938; 1952-1953) 1886 1978 92 years, 62 days
21 Michel Aoun Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon President (2016-2022) 1933 Alive 92 years, 68 days
22 Nazim al-Qudsi Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg Syria Prime Minister (1949; 1950-1951)
President (1961-1963) 		1906 1998 91 years, 357 days
23 Abdel Aziz Mohamed Hegazy Flag of Egypt (1972–1984).svg Egypt Prime Minister (1974-1975) 1923 2014 91 years, 353 days
24 Hosni Mubarak Flag of Egypt (1972–1984).svg Egypt Prime Minister (1981-1982)
President (1981-2011) 		1928 2020 91 years, 297 days
25 Abdul Rahman Arif Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1967)
President (1966-1968) 		1916 2007 91 years, 132 days
26 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Prime Minister (2003-2006)
Emir (2006-2020) 		1929 2020 91 years, 105 days
27 Muzahim al-Pachachi Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1948-1949) 1891 1982 91 years, 1 day
28 Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili Flag of Iran.svg Iran Member of the Presidential Council (1981) 1926 2016 90 years, 300 days
29 Süleyman Demirel Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1965-1971; 1975-1977; 1977-1978; 1979-1980; 1991-1993)
President (1993-2000) 		1924 2015 90 years, 228 days
30 Mohammed Basindawa Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister (2011-2014) 1935 Alive 90 years, 247 days
31 Abdullah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia King (2005-2015) 1924 2015 90 years, 175 days
32 Alfred Naqqache Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon President (1941-1943)
Prime Minister (1941) 		1888 1978 90 years, 146 days
33 Arshad al-Umari Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1946; 1954) 1888 1978 90 years, 119 days
34 Mahmoud Abbas Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003)
President of the Palestinian National Authority (2005–present)
President of Palestine (2005–present) 		1935 Alive 90 years, 22 days
35 Adnan Badran Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (2005) 1935 Alive 89 years, 357 days
36 Salman Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia King (2015-present)
Prime Minister (2015-2022) 		1935 Alive 89 years, 341 days
37 Émile Lahoud Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon President (1998-2007) 1936 Alive 89 years, 329 days
38 Gholam Reza Azhari State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran Prime Minister (1978) 1912 2001 89 years, 260 days
39 Mudar Badran Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1976-1979; 1980-1984; 1989-1991) 1934 2023 89 years, 94 days
40 İsmet İnönü Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Prime Minister (1923-1924; 1925-1937; 1961-1965)
President (1938-1950) 		1884 1973 89 years, 92 days
41 Ruhollah Khomeini First Flag of I.R.Iran.svg Iran Supreme Leader (1979-1989)
Head of State (1979) 		1900 1989 89 years, 17 days
42 Hazem El Beblawi Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Acting Prime Minister (2013-2014) 1936 Alive 89 years, 51 days
43 Naji Shawkat Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Iraq Prime Minister (1932-1933) 1891 1980 88 years, 350 days
44 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg Yemen Prime Minister (1967; 1969; 1970-1971; 1971-1972; 1974-1975) 1932 2021 88 years, 310 days
45 Abolhassan Banisadr Flag of Iran.svg Iran President (1980-1981) 1933 2021 88 years, 201 days
46 Kamal Ganzouri Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Prime Minister (1996-1999; 2011-2012) 1933 2021 88 years, 79 days
47 Abdul Rahman al-Eryani Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg Yemen President (1967-1974)
Prime Minister (1963-1964) 		1910 1998 87 years, 277 days
48 Fuad Masum Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq President (2014-2018) 1938 Alive 87 years, 340 days
49 Zaid Rifai Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister (1973-1976; 1984-1989) 1936 2024 87 years, 259 days
50 Abdul Halim Khaddam Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria Acting President (2000) 1932 2020 87 years, 198 days
51 Mehdi Bazargan Civil flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran Prime Minister (1979) 1907 1995 87 years, 141 days
52 Camille Chamoun Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon President (1952-1958) 1900 1987 87 years, 126 days
53 Charles Helou Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon President (1964-1970) 1913 2001 87 years, 104 days
54 Nabil Shaath Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2005) 1938 Alive 87 years, 120 days
55 David Ben-Gurion Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister (1948-1953; 1955-1963)
Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948) 		1886 1973 87 years, 46 days
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