This article hypothetically lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) from Africa, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Tho|se currently living are in bold on gold. The longest lived state leader from Africa is the Former 
Sudanese Prime Minister Babiker Awadalla (1917-2019) who lived to 101 years and 321 days, and among the living the oldest is Former 
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (b. 1926) who hypothetically lived to99 years 247 days
Gallery[]
Oldest:
Sudan
Babiker Awadalla
served 1969
SudanBabiker Awadalla
served 1969
3rd-Oldest:
Senegal
Abdoulaye Wade
served: 2000–2012
SenegalAbdoulaye Wade
served: 2000–2012
4th-oldest:
Somalia
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein
served: 1969
SomaliaSheikh Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein
served: 1969
List[]
State leaders currently living
| No.. | Name | Stat | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babiker Awadalla | Sudan |
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya |
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days |
| 3 | Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal |
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years 247 days |
| 3–4 | Mukhtar Mohamed Husein | Somalia |
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days |
| 5 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco |
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
| 6 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan |
Member of the Sovereignty Council (1964-1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
| 3-7 | Hastings Banda |  Malawi |
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 |
| 8 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania |
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days |
| 9 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal |
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
| 10 | Aden Adde | Somalia |
President (1960-1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
| 11 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey |
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
| 12 | Abdelmalek Benhabylès |  Algeria |
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
| 13 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia |
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days |
| 14 | Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1956-1957) President (1957-1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
| 15 | Ferhat Abbas | Algeria |
Head of Government (1958-1961) Head of State (1962) |
1889 | 1985 | 96 years, 122 days |
| 16 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | Morocco |
Prime Minister (1998-2002) | 1924 | 2020 | 96 years, 82 days |
| 17 | Ahmed Osman | Morocco |
Prime Minister (1972–1979) | 1930 | Alive | 96 years 0 days |
| 18 | Sam Nujoma |  Namibia |
President (1990-2005) | 1929 | 2025 | 95 years, 272 days |
| 19 | Robert Mugabe |  Zimbabwe |
Prime Minister (1980-1987) President (1987-2017) |
1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 197 days |
| 20 | Tahar Ben Ammar | Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1956) | 1889 | 1985 | 95 years, 166 days |
| 21 | Daniel Arap Moi |  Kenya |
President (1978-2002) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 155 days |
| 22 | Template:Wp |  South Africa |
President (1994–1999) | 1918 | 2013 | 95 years, 140 days |
| 23 | Ahmed Ben Bella | Algeria |
Prime Minister (1962-1963) [President of Algeria|President of the Provisional Government]] (1962-19ela President (1962-1965) |
1916 | 2012 | 95 years, 108 days |
| 24 | Jamshed bin Abdullah |  Zanzibar |
Sultan (1963-1964) | 1929 | 2024 | 95 years, 105 days |
| 25 | Dawda Jawara |  Gambia |
President (1970-1994) | 1924 | 2019 | 95 years, 103 days |
| 26 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegal |
President (1960–1980) | 1906 | 2001 | 95 years, 72 days |
| 27 | Mabandla Dlamini |  Swaziland |
Prime Minister (1979-1983) | 1930 | 2025 | 94 years, 229 days |
| 28 | Cleopa Msuya | Tanzania |
Prime Minister (1980-1983; 1994-1995) | 1931 | 2025 | 94 years, 123 days |
| 29 | Pié Masumbuko |  Burundi |
Acting Prime Minister (1965) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years 124 days |
| 30 | Garfield Todd |  Southern Rhodesia |
Prime Minister (1953-1958) | 1908 | 2002 | 94 years, 92 days |
| 31 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |  ] Ethiopia |
President (2001-2013) | 1924 | 2018 | 93 years, 352 days |
| 32 | Zakaria Mohieddin | File: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 |
| 33 | Shehu Shagari |  Nigeria |
President (1979-1983) | 1925 | 2018 | 93 years, 308 days |
| 34 | Antoine Gizenga |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Prime Minister (2006-2008) | 1925 | 2020 | 93 years, 142 days |
| 35 | Idris I | Libya |
King (1951-1969) | 1890 | 1983 | 93 years, 73 days |
| 36 | Paul Biya |  Cameroon |
Prime Minister (1975–1982) President (1982-present) |
1933 | Alive | 92 years 353 days |
| 37 | Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia |
Acting Prime Minister (1978-1984) President (2014-2019) |
1926 | 2019 | 92 years, 239 days |
| 38 | Albert Ndele | Congo-Léopoldville |
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General (1991-1960) | 1930 | 2023 | 92 years, 229 days |
| 39 | Hamed Karoui | Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1989-1999) | 1927 | 2020 | 92 years, 85 days |
| 40 | Abdulaziz Muhammad Hrgazi |  Comoros |
Prime Minister (1975-1975) | 1923 | 2014 | 91 years, 353 days |
| 41 | Belaid Abdessalam | Algeria |
Prime Minister (1992-1993) | 1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 343 days |
| 42 | Fouad Mebazaa | Tunisia |
Acting President (2011) | 1933 | 2025 | 91 years, 313 days |
| 43 | Sir Quett Masire GCMG |  Botswana |
President (1980-1998) | 1925 | 2017 | 91 years, 334 days |
| 44 | Mohammed Ennaceur | Tunisia |
Acting President (2012) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 326 days |
| 45 | Hosni Mubarak |  Egypt |
President (1981-2011) | 1928 | 2020 | 91 years, 297 days |
| 46 | Henry Garrioch |  Mauritius |
Governor-General (1977-1978) | 1916 | 2008 | 91 years, 290 days |
| 47 | John Malecela | Tanzania |
Prime Minister (1990-1994) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 287 days |
| 48 | Pedro Pires |  Cape Verde |
Prime Minister (1975-1991) President (2001-2011) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years 277 days |
| 49 | Désiré Rakoatorijaona |  Madagascar |
Prime Minister (1977-1988) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 226 days |
| 50 | Nmandi Azikiwe | Nigeria |
Governor-General (1960-1963) President (1963-1966) |
1904 | 1996 | 91 years, 177 days |
| 51 | Marais Viljoen |  South Africa |
State President (1978; 1979-1984) | 1915 | 2007 | 91 years, 158 days |
| 52 | Moustapha Kaak | Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1947-1950) | 1893 | 1984 | 91 years, 80 days |
| 53 | Anerood Jugnauth | Mauritius |
Prime Minister (1982-1995; 2000-2003; 2014-2017) President (2003-2012) |
1930 | 2021 | 91 years, 66 days |
| 54 | Yakibu Gowon | Nigeria |
President of the Federal Federal Military Government (1966-1975) | 1934 | Alive | 91 years 90 days |
| 55 | Nicéphore Soglo | Benin |
Prime Minister (1990-1991) Benin (1991-1996) |
1934 | Alive | 91 years 63 days |
| 56 | P. W. Botha | South Africa |
Prime Minister (1978-1984) State President (1984-1989) |
1916 | 2006 | 90 years, 292 days |
| 57 | Léon Kengo |  Zaire |
First State Commissioner (1982-1986; 1998-1990) Prime Minister (1994-1997) |
1935 | Alive | 90 years 254 days |
| 58 | Eugène Koffi Adoboli |  Togo |
Prime Minister (1999-2000) | 1934 | 2025 | 90 years, 202 days |
| 59 | Hefikepunye Pohamba | Namibia |
President (2005-2015) | 1935 | Alive | 90 years 166 days |
| 60 | William Hare |  Ghana |
Governor-General (1957-1960) | 1906 | 1997 | 90 years, 165 days |
| Albert Zafy | Madagascar |
President (1993-1996) | 1927 | 2017 | ||
| 62 | Mwai Kibaki | Kenya |
Acting President (2002-2013) | 1931 | 2021 | 90 years, 157 days |
| 63 | Abdou Diouf | Senegal |
Prime Minister (1970-1980) President (1981-2000) |
1935 | Alive | 90 years 146 days |
| 64 | Raman Osman | Mauritius |
Acting Governor-General (1982-1973) Governor-General (1972-1979) |
1902 | 1992 | 90 years, 79 days |
| 65 | Godfrey Banaisa |  Uganda |
President (1979-1980) | 1920 | 2010 | 90 years, 67 days |
| 66 | Hassan Ghouled Aptidon |  Djibouti |
Prime Minister (1977) President (1977-1991) |
1916 | 2006 | 90 years, 37 days |
| 56-67 | Umar Arteh Ghalib | Somalia |
Prime Minister (1991-1993) | 1933 | 2023 | 89 years, 353 days to 90 years, 352 days |
| 68 | Henri Maidou |  Central African Empire |
Prime Minister (1978-1979) | 1935 | Alive | 89 years 351 days |
| 69 | Rachid Sfar | Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1986-1987) | 1933 | 2023 | 89 years, 312 days |
| 70 | Solomon Tandemg Muma | Cameroon |
Prime Minister (1991-1992; 1996-2000) | 1912 | 2002 | 89 years, 301 days |
| 71 | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem |  Angola |
Prime Minister (1991-1992; 1996-2000) | 1934 | 2024 | 89 years, 243 days |
| 72 | Ben Nsibandze | Swaziland |
Acting Prime Minister (1979) | 1931 | 2021 | 89 years, 210 days |
| 73 | Richard Turnbull |  Tangyanika |
Governor-General (1993-1999) | 1909 | 1998 | 89 years, 167 days |
| 74 | Hezem El Beblawi | Egypt |
Prime Minister (2013-2014) | 1936 | Alive | 89 years 106 days |
| 75 | Henri Konan Bédié |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Acting Prime Minister (1993-1999) | 1934 | 2023 | 89 years, 88 days |
| 76 | Miguel Trovoada |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Prime Minister (2013-2014) | 1936 | Alive | 89 years 35 days |
| 77 | Raouf Bundhun | Mauritius |
Acting President (2003) | 1937 | Alive | 89 years 17 days |
| 78 | Paulin Obame-Nguema |  Gabon |
Prime Minister (1994-1999) | 1934 | 2023 | 88 years, 348 days |
| 79 | Olsegun Obasonjo | Nigeria |
Head of the Federal Military Government (1976-1979) President (1999-2007) |
1937 | Alive | 88 years 332 days |
| 80 | Sir Ian Smith | Southern Rhodesia |
Prime Minister (1964-1979) | 1919 | 2007 | 88 years, 226 days |
| 81 | Ahmed Laraki | Morocco |
Prime Minister (1969-1971) | 1931 | 2020 | 89 years, 18 days |
| 82 | Mohamed Salah Mzali | South Africa |
Prime Minister (1954) | 1896 | 1984 | 88 years, 285 days |
| 83 | Pascal Lissouba |  Congo-Brazzaville |
Prime Minister (1963-1966) President (1992-1997) |
1931 | 2020 | 88 years, 283 days |
| 84 | Megistu Haile Mariam |  Ethiopia |
General Secretary of the Worker's Party (1984-1991) President (1987-1991) |
1937 | Alive | 88 years 255 days |
| 85 | Manuel Pinto da Costa | São Tomé and Príncipe |
Prime Minister (1975-1991; 2011-2016) | 1937 | Alive | 88 years 179 days |
| 86 | Jean Alingué Bawoyeu |  Chad |
Prime Minister (1991-1992) Acting President (1990) |
1937 | Alive | 88 years 166 days |
| 87 | Kamal Ganzouri | Egypt |
Prime Minister (1996-1999, 2011-2012) | 1933 | 2021 | 88 years, 78 days |
| 88 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Côte d'Ivoire |
Prime Minister (1959-1960) President (1960-1993) |
1905 | 1993 | 88 years, 50 days |
| 89 | John Paul | Gambia |
Governor-General (1962-1965) | 1916 | 2004 | 88 years, 2 days |
| 90 | Humphrey Gibbs |  Rhodesia and Nyasaaland |
Acting Governor-General (1963) | 1902 | 1990 | 87 years, 345 days |
| 91 | Alpha Condé |  Guinea |
President (2010-2021) | 1938 | Alive | 87 years 333 days |
| 92 | Hussein Mazik | Libya |
Prime Minister (1965-1967) | 1918 | 2006 | 87 years, 318 days |
| 93 | C. R. Swart |  South Africa |
Acting Prime Minister (1958) Governor-General (1959-1961) State President (1961-1967) |
1894 | 1982 | 87 years, 314 days |
| 94 | Sid Ahmed Ghozali | Algeria |
Prime Minister (1991-1992) | 1937 | 2025 | 87 years, 310 days |
| 95 | Aristides Pereira | Cape Verde |
Prime Minister (1975-1991) | 1923 | 2021 | 87 years, 309 days |
| 96 | Godfrey Huggins | Southern Rhodesia |
Prime Minister (1933-1953) | 1883 | 1971 | 87 years, 307 days |
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| 97 | Imru Haile Selassie | Ethiopia |
Acting Prime Minister (1960) | 1982 | 1980 | 87 years, 266 days |
| 98 | Aziz Sedki | Egypt |
Prime Minister (1972-1973) | 1920 | 2008 | 87 years, 211 days |
| 99 | Mohamed Chenik | Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1953; 1950-1952) | 1916 | 2006 | 87 years, 203 days |
| 100 | Mustafa Khalil | Egypt |
Prime Minister (1978-1980) | 1920 | 2008 | 87 years, 202 days |
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Next to Enter[]
| No.. | Name | Stat | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Age by 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Raisirahonana | Madagascar |
Prime Minister (1996-1997) Acting President (1996-1997) |
1938 | Alive | 87 years 86 days | 87 years 74 days |
| 2 | John Kofi Kofuor | Ghana |
President (2001-2009) | 1938 | Alive | 87 years 66 days | 87 years 54 days |
| 3 | Thomas Thabane |  Lesotho |
Prime Minister (2017-2020) | 1939 | Alive | 86 years 260 days | 86 years 248 days |
| 4 | Festus Mogae | Botswana |
President (1998-2008) | 1939 | Alive | 86 years 195 days | 86 years 183 days |
| 5 | Jean-François Emane | Gabon |
Prime Minister (199) | 1939 | Alive | 86 years 129 days | 86 years 86 days |
| 6 | Joachim Chissano |  Mozambique |
Prime Minister (1974-1975) President (1986-2005) |
1939 | Alive | 86 years 113 days | 86 years 101 days |
| 7 | Moustapha Niasse | Senegal |
Prime Minister (2000-2001) | 1939 | Alive | 86 years 100 days | 86 years 88 days |
| 8 | Mokdad Sifi | Algeria |
Prime Minister (1994-1995) | 1940 | Alive | 85 years 297 days | 85 years 285 days |
| 9 | Peter Mutharika | Libya |
'President (1994-1995) | 1940 | Alive | 85 years 209 days | 85 years 197 days |
| 10 | Abbas el-Fassi | Morocco |
Prime Minister (2007-2011) | 1940 | Alive | 85 years 147 days | 85 years 135 days |
See Also[]
- List of longest living state lottery from Africa
- List of oldest living state leaders
- List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten oldest and longest-living cardinals and state leaders
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