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 oldest living state leaders, see List of 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 gold. 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.

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Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served 1962

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

3rd-Oldest:
 France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1962

6th-oldest:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976

List

Ages are up to date December 16, 2025

      State leaders currently living

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	Turkey	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, 348 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	Rodríguez, GuillermoGuillermo Rodríguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	102 years 42 days
7	Awadalla, BabikerBabiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
8	Drees, WillemWillem Drees	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
9	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
10	Murayama, TomiichiTomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	2025	101 years, 228 days
11	Zhang Qun, Zhang Qun	China	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
12	Nakasone, YasuhiroYasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
13	de Jong, PietPiet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 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	2025	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 President (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	Mohamad, MahathirMahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	100 years 159 days
24	Sharq, Mohammad HassanMohammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	1925	Alive	100 years 152 days
25	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1924	2024	100 years, 89 days
26	Zolotas, XenophonXenophon Zolotas	Greece	Prime Minister of Greecee Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Pérez de Cuéllar, JavierJavier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
28	Sabrah, Abdul SalamAbdul Salam Sabrah	South Yemen	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 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	Wade, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	99 years 201 days
32	Nanda, GulzarilalGulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
33 !23–33	Husein, Mukhtar MohamedMukhtar Mohamed Husein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days
34	Lamrani, Mohammed KarimMohammed Karim Lamrani	Morocco	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
35	Sir Mamo, AnthonyAnthony Mamo KUOM OBE QC	Malta	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
36	Stasinopoulos, MichailMichail Stasinopoulos	Greece	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
37	Campbell, CliffordClifford Campbell ON GCMG GCVD KStJ	Jamaica	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
38	Adamkus, ValdasValdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	99 years 43 days
39	Desai, MorarjiMorarji Desai	India	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
40	Võ Chí Công, Võ Chí Công	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
41	Dizdarević, RaifRaif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988-1989)	1926	Alive	99 years 7 days
42	Muhammad, Abdel HalimAbdel Halim Muhammad	Sudan	Member of the Sovereignty Council (1964-1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
43	Tabone, ĊensuĊensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
44 !30-44	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
45	Mwinyi, Ali HassanAli Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
46	Tinsulanonda, PremPrem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
47	Harmel, PierrePierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
48	Sir Cooke, HowardHoward Cooke ON GCMG GCVD KStJ	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
49	Paul-Boncour, JosephJoseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
50	Mitsotakis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
51	Ayora, IsidroIsidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
52	Reuter, ÉmileÉmile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
53	Dia, MamadouMamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
54	Adde, AdenAden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 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	2014	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	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, Baron IgnazBaron Ignaz von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
	Kim Yong-nam, Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	2025
76	Buachallia, Domhnall UaDomhnall Ua Buachallia	Irish Free State	Governor-General (1932-1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
77	Benhabylès, AbdelmalekAbdelmalek Benhabylès	Algeria	Acting President (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
78	Foulkes, ArthurArthur Foulkes ON CGMG	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	97 years 219 days
79	Badia Batalla, FrancescFrancesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	French Veguer (1977–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
80	Forlani, ArnaldoArnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
81	Velásquez, Ramón JoséRamón José Velásquez	Venezuela	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
82	He Yingpin, He Yingpin	China	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
83	Lee Teng-hui, Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988-2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
84	Cosgrove, LiamLiam Cosgrove	Ireland	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
85	Solf y Muro, AlfredoAlfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
86	Aylwin, PatricioPatricio Aylwin	Chile	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
87	Villanueva, ArmandoArmando Villanueva	Peru	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
88	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
89	Célestin, MartialMartial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
90	Boross, PéterPéter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	97 years 111 days
91	Apostol, GeorgheGeorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
92	Zhu Rongji, Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	97 years 54 days
93	Kaunda, KennethKenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
94	Scheel, WalterWalter Scheel	West Germany	Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
95	Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt	West Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
96	Pignatelli, GranitoGranito Pignatelli	Vatican City	Acting Sovereign (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
97	Anchimaa-Toka, KhertekKhertek Anchimaa-Toka	Tannu Tuva	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
98	Huysmans, CamilleCamille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
99	Shamir, YitzhakYitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
100	Páez, FedericoFederico Páez	Ecuador	Jefe Supremo (1935-1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days

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      State leaders currently living

Rank	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 31/12/2025	Entry Date Age at Entry
1	Balladur, ÉdouardÉdouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993-1995)	1929	Alive	96 years 228 days	96 years 243 days	8 Jan 2026 96 years, 250 days
2	Sir Turnquest, OrvilleOrville Turnquest GCMG KC JP	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	96 years 150 days	96 years 165 days	1 Apr 2026 96 years, 252 days
3	Williams, Michael J.Michael J. Williams	Trinidad and Tobago	Acting President (1987)	1929	Alive	96 years 61 days	96 years 76 days	19 Jul 2026 96 years, 275 days
4	Gombojavyn Ochirbat, Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	96 years 31 days	96 years 46 days	19 Sep 2026 96 years, 308 days
5	Moisiu, AlfredAlfred Moisiu	'Albania	President (2002–2007)	1929	Alive	96 years 15 days	96 years 30 days	9 Oct 2026 96 years, 312 days
6	Lee Hyun-jae, Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	1929	Alive	95 years 362 days	96 years 11 days	6 Nov 2026 96 years, 322 days
	Panić, MilanMilan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
8	Goldenberg, EfraínEfraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years 354 days	96 years 3 days	16 Feb 2027 97 years, 50 days
9	Osman, AhmedAhmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	1930	Alive	95 years 347 days	95 years 362 days	10 Apr 2027 97 years, 97 days or 22 Feb 2027 97 years, 50 days (If Goldenberg is already deceased)
10	Finnbogadóttir, VigdísVigdís Finnbogadóttir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	1930	Alive	95 years 245 days	95 years 259 days	16 Aug 2027 97 years, 123 days or 21 Jul 2027 97 years, 97 days (If Goldenberg is already deceased)

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

The following individuals might be older than #84–100 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

Chronological list of longest-lived state leaders (from 1905)

      State leaders currently living

Name	State	Post	Birth	From	Death	Age	Until	Duration
de Aycinena y Piñol, PedroPedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	Acting President (1865)	19 Oct 1802	??	14 May 1897	94 years, 207 days	15 Dec 1904	??
von Plener, Baron IgnazBaron Ignaz von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	21 May 1810	17 Feb 1908	97 years, 272 days	30 Oct 1915	10 years, 339 days
Görgei, ArtúrArtúr Görgei	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	30 Jan 1818	30 Oct 1915	21 May 1916	98 years, 112 days	9 Mar 1958	42 years, 130 days
Hornsrud, ChristopherChristopher Hornsrud	Norway	Template:Wp (1928)	15 Nov 1859	9 Mar 1958	15 Dec 1960	101 years, 27 days	13 Jun 1984	26 years, 97 days
Bayar, CelálCelál Bayar	Turkey	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	16 May 1883	13 Jun 1984	24 Aug 1986	103 years, 98 days	9 Apr 2008	23 years, 301 days
Cocsal, Chau SenChau Sen Cocsal	Cambodia	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1 Sep 1905	9 Apr 2008	22 Sep 2009	103 years, 143 days	present	17 years 251 days

See also

• List of oldest living state leaders
• Hypothetical list of longest-living state leaders
• Lists of State Leaders by age
• Future oldest Living State Leaders
• Top Ten oldest and longest-living cardinals and state leaders
• List of longest-living cardinals
• Hypothetical list of longest-living state leaders (16/8/2026)
• List of longest-living state leaders from Africa
• List of longest-living state leaders from Asia and Oceania
• List of longest-living state leaders from Europe
• List of longest-living state leaders from the Americas

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