List of longest-living state leaders

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.

Note: Ages as of 10/6/2024

Gallery

File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg

Oldest ever:
Template:KHM Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served 1962)

Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg

2nd-Oldest ever:
TUR Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960)

3rd-Oldest ever:
FRA Antoine Pinay/>served: 1962

15th-oldest ever:
ECU Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)
served: 1972–1976

List

      State leaders currently living

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	CAM	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	TUR	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	FRA	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 343 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	AND	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	JPN	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Babiker Awadalla	SUD	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
7	Willem Drees	NED	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
8	Đỗ Mười	VIE	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	TWN	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
10	Yasuhiro Nakasone	JPN	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
11	Piet de Jong	NED	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
12	Hyun Soong-jong	KOR	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
13	Bernardino González Ruiz	PAN	Acting President (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
14	Christopher Hornsrud	NOR	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
15	Guillermo Rodríguez	ECU	President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	100 years, 337 days
16	Mustafa Ben Halim	LBY	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
17	Telmo Vargas	ECU	Acting Leader (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
18	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	PER	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
19	Khamtai Siphandone	LAO	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	Alive	100 years, 241 days
20	Hau Pei-tsun	TWN	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
21	Tomiichi Murayama	JPN	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	100 years, 217 days
22	Luis Echeverría	MEX	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
23	Xenophon Zolotas	GRE	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	PER	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
25	Abdul Salam Sabrah	YEM	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
26	Jimmy Carter	USA	President (1977–1981)	1924	Alive	100 years, 5 days
27	Johan Ferrier	SUR	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 238 days
28	Tun Tin	MMR	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 212 days
29	Gulzarilal Nanda	IND	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
22-30	Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	SOM	Interim President (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 186 days to 100 years, 185 days
31	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	MAR	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
32	Anthony Mamo	MLT	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
33	Michail Stasinopoulos	GRE	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
34	Clifford Campbell	JAM	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
35	Mahathir Mohamad	MYS	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	99 years, 88 days
36	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	AFG	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	99 years, 81 days
37	Morarji Desai	IND	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
38	Võ Chí Công	VIE	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
39	Abdel Halim Muhammad	SUD	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 7 days
40	Ċensu Tabone	MLT	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
27-41	Hastings Banda	MWI	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	1898	1997	98 years, 325 days to 99 years, 324 days
42	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	TZA	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
43	Prem Tinsulanonda	THA	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
44	Pierre Harmel	BEL	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
45	Howard Cooke	JAM	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
46	Joseph Paul-Boncour	FRA	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
47	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	GRE	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 224 days
48	Isidro Ayora	ECU	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 204 days
49	Émile Reuter	LUX	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days 98 years, 203 days
50	Mamadou Dia	SEN	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
51	Aden Adde	SOM	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
52	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	LAO	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 154 days
53	Lê Đức Anh	VIE	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
54	Émile Derlin Zinsou	BEN	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
54	Abdoulaye Wade	SEN	President (2000&nash;2012)	1926	Alive	98 years, 130 days
56	Borys Martos	UKR	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
57	Artúr Görgei	HUN	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
58	Lubomír Štrougal	CZE	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
59	Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg	LUX	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
60	Gough Whitlam	AUS	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
61	Giorgio Napolitano	ITA	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
62	Venceslau Brás	BRA	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
63	Claude Rostain	AND	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
64	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	IND	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
65	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	HUN	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
66	Gabriel París Gordillo	COL	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
67	Valdas Adamkus	LTU	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	97 years, 338 days
68	Miloš Jakeš	CZE	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
69	Abdelsalam Majali	JOR	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
70	Raif Dizdarević	YUG	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	97 years, 302 days
71	Kenan Evren	TUR	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
72	Wellington Koo	CHN	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
73	Baron Ignaz von Plener	AUT HUN	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
74	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	IRL	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
75	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	ALG	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
76	Francesc Badia Batalla	AND	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
77	Arnaldo Forlani	ITA	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
78	Ramón José Velásquez	VEN	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
79	He Yingqin	TWN	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
80	Lee Teng-hui	TWN	President (1988–2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
81	Thanin Kraivichien	THA	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	Alive	97 years, 184 days
82	Liam Cosgrave	IRL	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
83	Alfredo Solf y Muro	PER	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
84	Patricio Aylwin	CHL	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
85	Armando Villanueva	PER	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
85	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	ROU	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	HAI	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
88	Gheorghe Apostol	ROU	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
89	Kenneth Kaunda	ZAM	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
90	Walter Scheel	GER	(Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
91	Helmut Schmidt	GER	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
92	Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	VAT	Acting Sovereign (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
93	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka	TUV	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
94	Camille Huysmans	BEL	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 276 days
95	Yitzhak Shamir	ISR	Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
96	Federico Páez	ECU	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
97	Habib Bourguiba	TUN	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
98	Vyacheslav Molotov	SUN	Premier (1930–1941	1890	1986	96 years, 245 days
99	Kim Yong-nam	CHN	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	96 years, 245 days
100	Yang Hyong-sop	PRK	Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1998)	1926	2022	96 years, 224 days

Next to Join

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 2024-12-31
1	Arnold Rüütel	EST	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	1928	Alive	96 years, 149 days	96 years, 235 days
2	Arthur Foulkes	BAH	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	96 years, 148 days	96 years, 234 days
3	Péter Boross	HUN	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	96 years, 40 days	96 years, 126 days
4	Zhu Rongji	CHN	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	95 years, 349 days	96 years, 69 days
5	Édouard Balladur	FRA	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years, 157 days	95 years, 243 days
6	Sam Nujoma	NAM	President (1990–2005)	1929	Alive	95 years, 147 days	95 years, 233 days
7	Orville Turnquest	BAH	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	95 years, 79 days	95 years, 165 days
8	Jamshid bin Abdullah	ZZB	Sultan (1963–1964)	1929	Alive	95 years, 20 days	95 years, 106 days
9	Violeta Chamorro	NIC	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	1929	Alive	94 years, 354 days	95 years, 74 days
10	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	MNG	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929.11.15	Alive	94 years, 330 days	95 years, 50 days

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Current Longest-living

Former Longest-living

Name	Co.	Sex	DOB	B.E.	CTOB	DD
Lajos Kossuth	HUN	M	1802	1890	1894 91 years, 182 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	GTM	M	1802	1894	1897 94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg	AUT	M	1806	1897	1899 92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin	URU	M	1810	1899	1900 90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII	VAT	M	1810	1900	1903 93 years, 140 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener	AUT	M	1810	1903	1908 97 years, 272 days
Artúr Görgei	HUN	M	1818	1908	1916 98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell	CAN	M	1823	1916	1917 93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet	FRA	M	1828	1917	1923 94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi	JPN	M	1835	1923	1924 89 years, 127 days
Vincenzo Vanutelli	VAT	M	1836	1924	1930 93 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli	ITA	M	1838	1930	1932 93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín	ECU	M	1841	1932	1935 92 years, 295 days
François Denys Légitime	HAI	M	1841	1935	1935 93 years, 251 days
Lizardo Garcia	ECU	M	1844	1935	1937 93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón	BOL	M	1848	1937	1939 91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua	PER	M	1849	1939	1945 96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	VAT	M	1851	1945	1948 aged 96 years, 312 days
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido	VEN	M	1854	1948	1949 94 years, 362 days
Philippe Pétain	FRA	M	1856	1949	1951 95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascuráin	MEX	M	1856	1949	1952 96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud	NOR	M	1859	1952	1960 101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás	BRA	M	1868	1960	1966 98 years, 78 days
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas	NIC	M	1871	1966	1966 95 years, 191 days
Camille Huysmans	BEL	M	1871	1966	1968 96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro	PER	M	1872	1968	1969 97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour	FRA	M	1873	1969	1972 98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter	LUX	M	1874	1972	1973 98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyús-Ábraham	HUN	M	1875	1973	1973 98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez	ECU	M	1877	1973	1974 96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos	UKR	M	1879	1974	1977 98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora	ECU	M	1879	1977	1978 98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves	PAR	M	1882	1978	1978 96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar	TUR	M	1883	1978	1986 103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees	NED	M	1886	1986	1988 101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	JPN	M	1887	1988	1990 102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun	TWN	M	1889	1990	1990 aged 101 years, 220 days
Template:Wp	FRA	M	1891	1990	1994 aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai	IND	M	1896	1994	1995 99 years, 41 days
Gulzarilal Nanda		M	1898	1995	1998 99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias	GRE	M	1901	1998	1998 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer	ROU	M	1902	1998	2000 aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos	GRE	M	1903	2000	2002 99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas		M	1904	2002	2004 100 years, 45 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum	CAM	M	1905	2004	2009 103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad	SUD	M	1910	2009	2009 99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier	SUR	M	1910	2009	2010 99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz	PAN	M	1911	2010	2012 aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas	ECU	M	1912	2012	2013 aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch	AND	M	1914	2013	2017 aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười	VIE	M	1917	2017	2018 101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla	SUD	M	1917	2018	2019 101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone	JPN	M	1918	2019	2019 101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong	KOR	M	1919	2019	2020 101 years, 119 days
Mustafa Ben Halim	LBY	M	1921	2020	2021 aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez	PER	M	1921	2021	2022 100 years, 283 days
Khamtai Siphandone	'LAO	M	1924	2022	2023	Alive 100 years, 240 days
Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)	ECU	M	1923	2023	Alive age 100 years, 336 days

See also

• List of Former longest-living state leaders
• Hypothetical list of longest-living state leaders
• 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

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