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 12/8/2024

Gallery

Oldest ever:
CAM Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served 1962)

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

      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	Mười Đỗ Mười	VIE	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 243 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, 89 days
13	Bernardino González Ruiz	PAN	Acting President (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
14	Guillermo Rodrígue	ECU	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	101 years, 34 days
15	Christopher Hornsrud	NOR	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
16	Mustafa Ben Halim	LBY (KINGD)	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
17	Telmo Vargas	ECU	Acting Leader (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 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, 304 days
20	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	PER	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
20	Tomiichi Murayama	JPN	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	100 years, 280 days
21	Hau Pei-tsun	TWN	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
22	Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	SOM	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	100 years, 186 daysTemplate:Efn-lr
23	Luis Echeverría	MEX	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
24	Jimmy Carter	USA	President (1977–1981)	1924	Alive	100 years, 68 days
25	Xenophon Zolotas	GRE	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	PER	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
27	Abdul Salam Sabrah	YEM	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
28	Johan Ferrier	SUR	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
29	Tun Tin	MMR	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
30	Gulzarilal Nanda	IND	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
31	Mahathir Mohamad	MYS	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	99 years, 151 days
32	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	MAR	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
33	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	AFG	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	99 years, 144 days
34	Anthony Mamo	MLT	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
29	Morarji Desai	IND	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
35	Michail Stasinopoulos	GRE	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
36	Clifford Campbell	JAM	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 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, 6 days
27-40	Banda Hastings Banda	MWI	Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993)	ca. 1898	1997	99 years, 0 to 324 days
41	Ċensu Tabone	MLT	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 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, 223 days
48	Isidro Ayora	ECU	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
49	Émile Reuter	LUX	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 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	Abdoulaye Wade	SEN	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	98 years, 193 days
53	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	LAO	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 154 days
54	Lê Đức Anh	VIE	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 143 days
55	Émile Derlin Zinsou	BEN	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 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	2022	98 years, 110 days
59	Jean	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	Rostain 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	Valdas Adamkus	LTU	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	98 years, 35 days
66	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	HUN	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
67	Gabriel París Gordillo	COL	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
68	Raif Dizdarević	YUG	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	97 years, 365 days
69	Miloš Jakeš	CZE	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
70	Abdelsalam al-Majali	JOR	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 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	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 (Acting President) (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
76	Thanin Kraivichien	THA	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	Alive	97 years, 247 days
77	Francesc Badia Batalla	AND	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
78	Arnaldo Forlani	ITA	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
79	Ramón José Velásquez	VEN	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
80	Yingqin	TWN	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
81	Lee Teng-hui	TWN	President (1988-2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 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
86	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	ROU	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1903	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	Chair of the Presidium (1940-1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
94	Kim Yong-nam	PRK	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	96 years, 308 days
95	Camille Huysmans	BEL	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
96	Yitzhak Shamir	ISR	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
97	Federico Páez	ECU	President (1935-1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
98	Habib Bourguiba	TUN	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
99	Vyacheslav Molotov	SUN	Premier (1930–1941)	1890	1986	96 years, 244 days
100	Yang Hyong-sop	PRK	Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019)	1925	2022	96 years, 224 days

Future

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Current age	Aged by	If He lives by	After
1	Arnold Rüütel	EST	Chairman of the Supreme Council(1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	1928	Alive	96 years, 212 days	96 years, 224 days	2024-12-20	Yang Hyong-sop aged: 96 years, 224 days
2	Arthur Foulkes	BAH	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	96 years, 211 days	96 years, 244 days	2025-01-10	Vyacheslav Molotov aged: 96 years, 244 days
3	Péter Boross	HUN	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	96 years, 103 days	96 years, 247 days	2025-05-01	Habib Bourguiba aged 96 years, 247 days
4	Zhu Rongji	CHN	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	96 years, 46 days	96 years, 250 days	2025-06-30	Federico Paéz aged 96 years, 250 days
5	Édouard Balladur	FRA	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years, 220 days	96 years, 252 days	2026-01-09	Yitzhak Shamir aged 96 years, 252 days
6	Sam Nujoma	NAM	President (1990–2005)	1929	Alive	95 years, 210 days	96 years, 275 days	2026-02-11	Camille Huysmans aged 96 years, 275 days
7	Orville Turnquest	BAH	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	95 years, 142 days	96 years, 308 days	2026-05-23	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka aged 96 years, 308 days
8'	Jamshid bin Abdullah	TZA	Sultan (1963–1964)	1929	Alive	95 years, 83 days	96 years, 314 days	2026-07-27	Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte aged: 96 years, 312 days
9	Violeta Chamorro	NIC	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	1929	Alive	95 years, 51 days	96 years, 322 days	2026-09-05	Walter Scheel aged 96 years, 322 days
10	Gombojavyn Ochirbat	MNG	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	95 years, 23 days	97 years, 47 days	2027-01-01	Helmut Schmidt aged 97 years, 47 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