This article lists the longest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on rose. The longest-lived state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was Celål Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days. 0 years, 154 days Note: Ages as of 01/17/2025
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Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)
(born 1923, (age 101 years, 74 days)
served: 1972–1976
List[]
State leaders currently living
No. | Name | Country | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | ![]() |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
2 | Celâl Bayar | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
3 | Antoine Pinay | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
4 | André Prunet-Foch | ![]() |
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
6 | Babiker Awadalla | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
7 | Willem Drees | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
8 | Đỗ Mười | ![]() |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
9 | Zhang Qun | ![]() |
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
11 | Piet de Jong | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
12 | Hyun Soong-jong | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days |
13 | Bernardino González Ruiz | ![]() |
Acting President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
14 | Guillermo Rodríguez | ![]() |
President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 101 years, 74 days |
15 | Christopher Hornsrud | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
16 | Khamtai Siphandone | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 100 years, 343 days |
17 | Mustafa Ben Halim | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
18 | Telmo Vargas | ![]() |
Acting Leader (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
19 | Tomiichi Murayama | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 100 years, 320 days |
20 | Francisco Morales-Bermúdez | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 100 years, 283 days |
21 | Hau Pei-tsun | ![]() |
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
22 | Luis Echeverría | ![]() |
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days |
23 | Jimmy Carter | ![]() |
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days |
24 | Xenophon Zolotas | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | ![]() |
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | ||
26 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | ![]() |
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
27 | Johan Ferrier | ![]() |
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
28 | Tun Tin | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days |
29 | Gulzarilal Nanda | ![]() |
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
30 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | ![]() |
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 186 days |
31 | Mahathir Mohamad | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 191 days |
32 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | ![]() |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 99 years, 184 days |
33 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
34 | Sir Anthony Mamo | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
35 | Michail Stasinopoulos | ![]() |
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
36 | Clifford Campbell | ![]() |
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
37 | Võ Chí Công | ![]() |
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
38 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | ![]() |
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
39 | Morarji Desai | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
40 | Ċensu Tabone | ![]() |
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
27-41 | Hastings Banda | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days |
42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | ![]() |
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
43 | Prem Tinsulanonda | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
44 | Pierre Harmel | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
45 | Howard Cooke | ![]() |
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
46 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
47 | Abdoulaye Wade | ![]() |
President (2000&nash;2012) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 233 days |
48 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
49 | Isidro Ayora | ![]() |
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
50 | Émile Reuter | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
51 | Mamadou Dia | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
52 | Aden Adde | ![]() |
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
53 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ![]() |
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
54 | Lê Đức Anh | ![]() |
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
55 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | ![]() |
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
56 | Borys Martos | ![]() |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days |
57 | Artúr Görgei | ![]() |
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
58 | Lubomír Štrougal | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days |
59 | Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | ![]() |
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
60 | Gough Whitlam | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
61 | Giorgio Napolitano | ![]() |
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days |
62 | Venceslau Brás | ![]() |
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
63 | Valdas Adamkus | ![]() |
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 75 days |
64 | Claude Rostain | ![]() |
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
65 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | ![]() |
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
66 | Raif Dizdarević | ![]() |
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 98 years, 39 days |
67 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
68 | Gabriel París Gordillo | ![]() |
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
69 | Miloš Jakeš | ![]() |
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days |
70 | Abdelsalam Majali | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days |
71 | Kenan Evren | ![]() |
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
72 | Wellington Koo | ![]() |
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
73 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | ![]() ![]() |
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
74 | Thanin Kraivichien | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | Alive | 97 years, 287 days |
75 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | ![]() |
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
76 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | ![]() |
Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
77 | Francesc Badia Batalla | ![]() |
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
78 | Arnaldo Forlani | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days |
79 | Ramón José Velásquez | ![]() |
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
80 | He Yingqin | ![]() |
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
81 | Lee Teng-hui | ![]() |
President (1988–2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
82 | Liam Cosgrave | ![]() |
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
83 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days |
84 | Patricio Aylwin | ![]() |
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
85 | Armando Villanueva | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
86 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | ![]() |
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
87 | Martial Célestin | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
88 | Gheorghe Apostol | ![]() |
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
89 | Kenneth Kaunda | ![]() |
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
90 | Walter Scheel | ![]() |
(Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
91 | Helmut Schmidt | ![]() |
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
92 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ![]() |
Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
93 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | ![]() |
Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days |
94 | Kim Yong-nam | ![]() |
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 323 days |
95 | Camille Huysmans | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
96 | Yitzhak Shamir | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
97 | Federico Páez | ![]() |
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
98 | Habib Bourguiba | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
99 | Vyacheslav Molotov | ![]() ![]() |
Premier (1930–1941 | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
100 | Arnold Rüütel | ![]() |
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006) |
1928 | 2024 | 96 years, 235 days |
Next State leader to Tie age with[]
Name | State | Current age | If he Lives toAge at death of the Next State LeaderState leader to be tied |
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Acting President Guillermo Rodríguez | ![]() |
101 years, 74 days | 2024-06-260 years, 205 daysHau Pei-tsun (![]() |
President Khamtai Siphandone | ![]() |
100 years, 343 days | 2024-07-290 years, 172 daysLuis Echeverria (![]() |
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad | ![]() |
99 years, 191 days | 2024-06-030 years, 228 daysHastings Banda (![]() |
Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Sharq | ![]() |
99 years, 184 days | 2024-05-090 years, 253 daysAli Hassan Mwinyi (![]() |
Pres. Abdoulaye Wade | ![]() |
98 years, 233 days | 2024-06-110 years, 220 daysGabriel Paris Gordillo (![]() |
President Valdas Adamkus | ![]() |
98 years, 75 days | 2024-05-180 years, 244 daysLee Teng-hui (![]() |
President of the Presidency Raif Dizdarević | ![]() |
98 years, 39 days | 2024-05-090 years, 253 daysAlfredo Solf y Muro (![]() |
Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien | ![]() |
97 years, 287 days | 2024-05-220 years, 240 daysWalter Scheel (![]() |
Addendum[]
The following state leaders might be older than 100–78 on the list but his date of birth is uncertain | |||||
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Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
Constantine Collias | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1997 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days |
Next 10 to Join[]
No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Age by Dec. 31, 2024 | Date of entry to the Main list |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Foulkes | ![]() |
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 251 days | 96 years, 251 days | January 10, 20250 years, 7 daysVyaceslav Molotov |
2 | Péter Boross | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 143 days | 96 years, 143 days | May 1, 2025-1 years, 261 daysHabib Bourguiba |
3 | Zhu Rongji | ![]() |
Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 96 years, 86 days | 96 years, 86 days | June 30, 2025-1 years, 201 daysFederico Paéz |
4 | Édouard Balladur | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 260 days | 95 years, 260 days | January 9, 2026-1 years, 8 daysYitzhak Shamir |
5 | Sam Nujoma | ![]() |
President (1990–2005) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 250 days | 95 years, 250 days | February 11, 2026-2 years, 340 daysCamille Huysmans |
6 | Orville Turnquest | ![]() |
Governor-General (1995–2001) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 182 days | 95 years, 182 days | May 23, 2026-2 years, 239 daysKhertek Anchimaa-Toka |
7 | Violeta Chamorro | ![]() |
Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)
President (1990–1997) |
1929 | Alive | 95 years, 91 days | 95 years, 91 days | September 25, 2026-2 years, 114 daysHelmut Schmidt |
8 | Gombojavyn Ochirbat | ![]() |
General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990) | 1929 | Alive | 95 years, 63 days | 95 years, 63 days | September 25, 2026-2 years, 114 daysHelmut Schmidt |
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Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885[]
Name | Country | Sex | Lifespan | Time as Eldest |
---|---|---|---|---|
William I, German Emperor | ![]() |
M | 22 March 1797–14 May 1888
aged 90 years, 353 days |
– 9 March 1888 (aged 90)?? |
George Tupou I | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Baron Ignaz von Plener | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
M | born 8 February 1924
age 100 years, 343 days |
14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99)1 year, 89 days |
Guillermo Rodriguez (politician) | ![]() |
M | born 4 November 1923age 101 years, 74 days | 11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present1 year, 98 days |
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
- Future Longest-living state leaders
- Longest-living state leaders by death date
- Longest-living spouses of National Leaders