Hypothetical list of longest-living state leaders

For a list of the oldest currently serving state leaders, see Lists of state leaders by age.

For a list of the oldest living state leaders, see List of the Oldest living State Leaders.

This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on Cornflower Blue. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Cambodian Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. For the Cardinals the longest-lived was Italian Cardinal Corrado Bafile who lived to 101 years, 214 days

Gallery

Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served 1962

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2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960

3rd-Oldest:
 France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1962

10th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
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served: 1972–1976

Oldest living leader of a now defunct state and 65th-oldest ever:
Yugoslavia
Raif Dizdarevic
served: 1988–1989

List

Ages are up to date June 16, 2025
      State leaders currently living
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No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Cocsal Chhum, Chau SenChau Sen Cocsal Chhum	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Bayar, CelâlCelâl Bayar	Türkiye	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Pinay, AntoineAntoine Pinay	France	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 343 days
4	Prunet-Foch, AndréAndré Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Higashikuni, Prince NaruhikoPrince Naruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Awadalla, BabikerBabiker Awadalla	Sudan Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
7	Drees, WillemWillem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
8	Đỗ Mười, Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	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, Zhang Qun	Taiwan	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
10	Rodríguez, GuillermoGuillermo Rodríguez	] Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	101 years 208 days
11	Nakasone, YasuhiroYasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
12	de Jong, PietPiet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
13	Murayama, TomiichiTomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	101 years 89 days
14	Hyun Soong-jong, Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
15	González Ruiz, BernardinoBernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting President (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
16	Siphandone, KhamtaiKhamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	2015	101 years. 53 days
17	Hornsrud, ChristopherChristopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
18	Ben Halim, MustafaMustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
19	Vargas, TelmoTelmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting Presidents (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
20	Morales Bermúdez, FranciscoFrancisco Morales Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
21	Hau Pei-tsun, Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
22	Echeverría, LuisLuis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
23	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1924	2024	100 years, 89 days
24	Zolotas, XenophonXenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Pérez de Cuéllar, JavierJavier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
26	Sabrah, Abdul SalamAbdul Salam Sabrah	North Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
27	Mohamad, MahathirMahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	99 years 325 days
28	Sharq, Mohammad HasanMohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	99 years 318 days
29	Ferrier, JohanJohan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
30	Tun Tin, Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
31	Nanda, GulzarilalGulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
32 !23-32	Hussein, Mukhtar MohamedMukhtar Mohamed Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
33	Lamrani, Mohammed KarimMohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
34	Mamo, AnthonyAnthony Mamo	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
35	Stasinopoulos, MichailMichail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
36	Campbell, CliffordClifford Campbell	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
37	Desai, MorarjiMorarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
38	Võ Chí Công, Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
39	Muhammad, Abdel HalimAbdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
40	Wade, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years 2 days
41	Tabone, ĊensuĊensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
42 !27-42	Banda, HastingsHastings 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
43	Mwinyi, Ali HassanAli Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
44	Tinsulanonda, PremPrem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
45	Harmel, PierrePierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
46	Cooke, HowardHoward Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
47	Paul-Boncour, JosephJoseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
48	Mitsotakis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
49	Adamkus, ValdasValdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	98 years 209 days
50	Ayora, IsidroIsidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
51	Reuter, ÉmileÉmile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
52	Dia, MamadouMamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
53	Adde, AdenAden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
54	Dizdarević, RaifRaif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988-1989)	1926	Alive	98 years 173 days
55	Phoumsavanh, NouhakNouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 154 days
56	Lê Đức Anh, Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
57	Zinsou, Émile DerlinÉmile Derlin Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
58	Martos, BorysBorys Martos	Ukraine	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
59	Görgei, ArtúrArtúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
60	Štrougal, LubomírLubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2022	98 years, 110 days
61	, JeanJean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
62	Whitlam, GoughGough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
63	Napolitano, GiorgioGiorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
64	Brás, VenceslauVenceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
65	Rostain, ClaudeClaude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1915	2015	98 years, 56 days
66	Venkataraman, RamaswamyRamaswamy Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
67	Pattantyús-Ábrahám, DezsőDezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	Hungary  Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
68	París Gordillo, GabrielGabriel París Gordillo	Colombia	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
69	Jakeš, MilošMiloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
70	Kraivichien, ThaninThanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	2025	97 years, 324 days
71	Majali, AbdelsalamAbdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
72	Evren, KenanKenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
73	Koo, WellingtonWellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
74	von Plener, IgnazIgnaz von Plener	Austria-Hungary	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
74	Buachalla, Domhnall UaDomhnall Ua Buachalla	Irish Free State	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
75	Benhabyles, AbdelmalekAbdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (Acting President) (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
77	Badia Batalla, FrancescFrancesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	French Veguer (1977–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
78	Forlani, ArnaldoArnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
79	Velásquez, Ramón JoséRamón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
80	He Yingpin, He Yingpin	Taiwan	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
81	Lee Teng-hui, Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988-2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
82	Cosgrove, LiamLiam Cosgrove	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
83	Solf y Muro, AlfredoAlfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
84	Aylwin, PatricioPatricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
85	Villanueva, ArmandoArmando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
86	Maurer, Ion GeorgheIon Georghe Maurer	Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1903	2000	97 years, 138 days
87	Célestin, MartialMartial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
88	Kim Yong-nam, Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	97 years 116 days
89	Apostol, GeorgheGeorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
90	Kaunda, KennethKenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
91	Scheel, WalterWalter Scheel	Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
92	Foulkes, ArthurArthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years 20 days
93	Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt	Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
94	Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, GennaroGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
95	Anchimaa-Toka, KhertekKhertek Anchimaa-Toka	Tuva	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
96	Boross, PéterPéter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	96 years 277 days
97	Huysmans, CamilleCamille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
98	Shamir, YitzhakYitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
99	Páez, FedericoFederico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935-1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
100	Bourguiba, HabibHabib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days

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Rank	'Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 2025.05.31
1	Zhu Rongji, Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	96 years 236 days	96 years 220 days
2	Balladur, ÉdouardÉdouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	1929	Alive	96 years 45 days	96 years 29 days
3	Turnquest, OrvilleOrville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	95 years 333 days	95 years 317 days
4	Chamorro, VioletaVioleta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	1929	Alive	95 years 242 days	95 years 226 days
5	Gombojavyn Ochirbat, Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	95 years 218 days	95 years 198 days
6	Moisiu, AlfredAlfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1929	Alive	95 years 198 days	95 years 182 days
7	Lee Hyun-jae, Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	1929	Alive	95 years 179 days	95 years 163 days
	Panić, MilanMilan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
9	Goldenberg, EfraínEfraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years 171 days	95 years 155 days
10	Osman, AhmedAhmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	1930	Alive	95 years 164 days	95 years 148 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #100–82 on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain.

Name	State	Position	Born	Died	Age
Kollias, ConstantineConstantine Kollias	–Greece	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	1998	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

See also

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