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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

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      State leaders currently living

No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum CambodiaCAM Acting Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar TurkeyTUR Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay FranceFRA Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 343 days
4 André Prunet-Foch AndorraAND French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni JapanJPN Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
6 Babiker Awadalla SudanSUD Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
7 Willem Drees NetherlandsNED Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1889 1990 101 years, 314 days
8 Đỗ Mười VietnamVIE 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 TaiwanTWN Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
10 Yasuhiro Nakasone JapanJPN Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
11 Piet de Jong NetherlandsNED Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
12 Hyun Soong-jong South KoreaKOR Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 88 days
13 Bernardino González Ruiz PanamaPAN Acting President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
14 Christopher Hornsrud NorwayNOR Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
15 Guillermo Rodríguez EcuadorECU President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 337 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim LibyaLBY Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas EcuadorECU Acting Leader (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
18 Francisco Morales Bermúdez PeruPER Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
19 Khamtai Siphandone LaosLAO 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 TaiwanTWN Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
21 Tomiichi Murayama JapanJPN Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 217 days
22 Luis Echeverría MexicoMEX President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
23 Xenophon Zolotas GreeceGRE Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar PeruPER Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
25 Abdul Salam Sabrah YemenYEM Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
26 Jimmy Carter United StatesUSA President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 5 days
27 Johan Ferrier SurinameSUR President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 238 days
28 Tun Tin MyanmarMMR Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 212 days
29 Gulzarilal Nanda IndiaIND Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
22-30 Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein SomaliaSOM Interim President (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 186 days to 100 years, 185 days
31 Mohammed Karim Lamrani MoroccoMAR Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
32 Anthony Mamo MaltaMLT Prime Minister (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
33 Michail Stasinopoulos GreeceGRE President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
34 Clifford Campbell JamaicaJAM Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
35 Mahathir Mohamad MalaysiaMYS Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 88 days
36 Mohammad Hasan Sharq AfghanistanAFG Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 81 days
37 Morarji Desai IndiaIND Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
38 Võ Chí Công VietnamVIE Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
39 Abdel Halim Muhammad SudanSUD Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 7 days
40 Ċensu Tabone MaltaMLT President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
27-41 Hastings Banda MalawiMWI 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 TanzaniaTZA President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
43 Prem Tinsulanonda ThailandTHA Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
44 Pierre Harmel BelgiumBEL Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
45 Howard Cooke JamaicaJAM Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
46 Joseph Paul-Boncour FranceFRA Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
47 Konstantinos Mitsotakis GreeceGRE Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 224 days
48 Isidro Ayora EcuadorECU President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 204 days
49 Émile Reuter LuxembourgLUX Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days 98 years, 203 days
50 Mamadou Dia SenegalSEN Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
51 Aden Adde SomaliaSOM President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
52 Nouhak Phoumsavanh LaosLAO President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 154 days
53 Lê Đức Anh VietnamVIE President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
54 Émile Derlin Zinsou BeninBEN President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
54 Abdoulaye Wade SenegalSEN President (2000&nash;2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 130 days
56 Borys Martos UkraineUKR Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 123 days
57 Artúr Görgei HungaryHUN Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
58 Lubomír Štrougal Czech RepublicCZE Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
59 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg LuxembourgLUX Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
60 Gough Whitlam AustraliaAUS Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
61 Giorgio Napolitano Italy ITA President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
62 Venceslau Brás BrazilBRA President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
63 Claude Rostain AndorraAND French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
64 Ramaswamy Venkataraman IndiaIND President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
65 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám HungaryHUN Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
66 Gabriel París Gordillo ColombiaCOL President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
67 Valdas Adamkus LithuaniaLTU President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 338 days
68 Miloš Jakeš Czech RepublicCZE General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
69 Abdelsalam Majali JordanJOR Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
70 Raif Dizdarević YugoslaviaYUG President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 302 days
71 Kenan Evren TurkeyTUR President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
72 Wellington Koo ChinaCHN Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
73 Baron Ignaz von Plener AustriaAUT
HungaryHUN
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
74 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Ireland IRL Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
75 Abdelmalek Benhabyles AlgeriaALG Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
76 Francesc Badia Batalla AndorraAND Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
77 Arnaldo Forlani Italy ITA Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
78 Ramón José Velásquez VenezuelaVEN President (1993-1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
79 He Yingqin TaiwanTWN Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
80 Lee Teng-hui TaiwanTWN President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
81 Thanin Kraivichien ThailandTHA Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 184 days
82 Liam Cosgrave Ireland IRL Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
83 Alfredo Solf y Muro PeruPER Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
84 Patricio Aylwin ChileCHL President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
85 Armando Villanueva PeruPER Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
85 Ion Gheorghe Maurer RomaniaROU 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 HaitiHAI Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
88 Gheorghe Apostol RomaniaROU First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
89 Kenneth Kaunda ZambiaZAM State President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
90 Walter Scheel GermanyGER (Acting) Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
91 Helmut Schmidt GermanyGER Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
92 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City State / Holy SeeVAT Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
93 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka TuvaTUV Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
94 Camille Huysmans BelgiumBEL Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 276 days
95 Yitzhak Shamir Israel ISR Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
96 Federico Páez EcuadorECU President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
97 Habib Bourguiba TunisiaTUN Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
98 Vyacheslav Molotov Soviet UnionSUN Premier (1930–1941 1890 1986 96 years, 245 days
99 Kim Yong-nam ChinaCHN Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 245 days
100 Yang Hyong-sop North KoreaPRK 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 EstoniaEST Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928 Alive 96 years, 149 days 96 years, 235 days
2 Arthur Foulkes BahamasBAH Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 148 days 96 years, 234 days
3 Péter Boross HungaryHUN Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 40 days 96 years, 126 days
4 Zhu Rongji ChinaCHN Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 95 years, 349 days 96 years, 69 days
5 Édouard Balladur FranceFRA Prime Minister (1993–1995) 1929 Alive 95 years, 157 days 95 years, 243 days
6 Sam Nujoma NamibiaNAM President (1990–2005) 1929 Alive 95 years, 147 days 95 years, 233 days
7 Orville Turnquest BahamasBAH 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 NicaraguaNIC 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 MongoliaMNG 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 HungaryHUN M 1802 1890 1894
91 years, 182 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol GuatemalaGTM M 1802 1894 1897
94 years, 207 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg AustriaAUT M 1806 1897 1899
92 years 224 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin UruguayURU M 1810 1899 1900
90 years, 76 days
Pope Leo XIII Vatican City State / Holy SeeVAT M 1810 1900 1903
93 years, 140 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener AustriaAUT M 1810 1903 1908
97 years, 272 days
Artúr Görgei HungaryHUN M 1818 1908 1916
98 years, 113 days
Mackenzie Bowell CanadaCAN M 1823 1916 1917
93 years, 348 days
Charles de Freycinet FranceFRA M 1828 1917 1923
94 years, 181 days
Matsukata Masayoshi JapanJPN M 1835 1923 1924
89 years, 127 days
Vincenzo Vanutelli Vatican City State / Holy SeeVAT M 1836 1924 1930
93 years, 216 days
Paolo Boselli Italy ITA M 1838 1930 1932
93 years, 272 days
Francisco Andrade Marín EcuadorECU M 1841 1932 1935
92 years, 295 days
François Denys Légitime HaitiHAI M 1841 1935 1935
93 years, 251 days
Lizardo Garcia EcuadorECU M 1844 1935 1937
93 years, 34 days
Eliodoro Villazón BoliviaBOL M 1848 1937 1939
91 years, 233 days
Alejandro Deustua PeruPER M 1849 1939 1945
96 years, 138 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Vatican City State / Holy SeeVAT M 1851 1945 1948
aged 96 years, 312 days
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido VenezuelaVEN M 1854 1948 1949
94 years, 362 days
Philippe Pétain FranceFRA M 1856 1949 1951
95 years, 90 days
Pedro Lascuráin MexicoMEX M 1856 1949 1952
96 years, 74 days
Christopher Hornsrud NorwayNOR M 1859 1952 1960
101 years, 27 days
Venceslau Brás BrazilBRA M 1868 1960 1966
98 years, 78 days
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas NicaraguaNIC M 1871 1966 1966
95 years, 191 days
Camille Huysmans BelgiumBEL M 1871 1966 1968
96 years, 275 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro PeruPER M 1872 1968 1969
97 years, 152 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour FranceFRA M 1873 1969 1972
98 years, 237 days
Émile Reuter LuxembourgLUX M 1874 1972 1973
98 years, 196 days
Dezso Pattantyús-Ábraham HungaryHUN M 1875 1973 1973
98 years, 15 days
Federico Páez EcuadorECU M 1877 1973 1974
96 years, 250 days
Borys Martos UkraineUKR M 1879 1974 1977
98 years, 122 days
Isidro Ayora EcuadorECU M 1879 1977 1978
98 years, 203 days
Federico Chaves ParaguayPAR M 1882 1978 1978
96 years, 68 days
Celál Bayar TurkeyTUR M 1883 1978 1986
103 years, 99 days
Willem Drees NetherlandsNED M 1886 1986 1988
101 years, 314 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni JapanJPN M 1887 1988 1990
102 years, 48 days
Zhang Qun TaiwanTWN M 1889 1990 1990
aged 101 years, 220 days
Template:Wp FranceFRA M 1891 1990 1994
aged 102 years, 348 days
Morarji Desai IndiaIND M 1896 1994 1995
99 years, 41 days
Gulzarilal Nanda M 1898 1995 1998
99 years, 195 days
Constantine Kollias GreeceGRE M 1901 1998 1998
96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer RomaniaROU M 1902 1998 2000
aged 97 years, 138 days
Michail Stasinopoulos GreeceGRE M 1903 2000 2002
99 years, 142 days
Xenophon Zolotas M 1904 2002 2004
100 years, 45 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum CambodiaCAM M 1905 2004 2009
103 years, 143 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad SudanSUD M 1910 2009 2009
99 years, 6 days
Johan Ferrier SurinameSUR M 1910 2009 2010
99 years, 237 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz PanamaPAN M 1911 2010 2012
aged 101 years, 64 days
Telmo Vargas EcuadorECU M 1912 2012 2013
aged 100 years, 304 days
André Prunet-Foch AndorraAND M 1914 2013 2017
aged 102 years, 211 days
Đỗ Mười VietnamVIE M 1917 2017 2018
101 years, 241 days
Babiker Awadalla SudanSUD M 1917 2018 2019
101 years, 321 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone JapanJPN M 1918 2019 2019
101 years, 186 days
Hyun Soong-jong South KoreaKOR M 1919 2019 2020
101 years, 119 days
Mustafa Ben Halim LibyaLBY M 1921 2020 2021
aged 100 years, 312 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez PeruPER M 1921 2021 2022
100 years, 283 days
Khamtai Siphandone 'LaosLAO M 1924 2022 2023 Alive
100 years, 240 days
Guillermo Rodriguez (politician) EcuadorECU M 1923 2023 Alive
age 100 years, 336 days

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