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

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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: 19Antoine Pinay62

15th-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

UPDATED January 13, 2025
      State Leaders currently living        Centenarians       Nonagenarians

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, 343 days
4	Prunet-Foch, AndréAndré Prunet-Foch	Andorra	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Higashikuni, NaruhikoNaruhiko Higashikuni	Japan	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Awadalla, BabikerBabiker Awadalla	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	Nakasone, YasuhiroYasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
11	de Jong, PietPiet de Jong	Netherlands	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
12	Hyun Soong-jong, Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
13	González Ruiz, BernardinoBernardino González Ruiz	Panama	Acting President (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
14	Rodriguez, GuillermoGuillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	Acting President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	101 years 70 days
15	Hornsrud, ChristopherChristopher Hornsrud	Norway	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
16	Siphandone, KhamtaiKhamtai Siphandone	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	Alive	100 years 339 days
17'	Murayama, TomiichiTomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	100 years 316 days
18	Ben Halim, MustafaMustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
19	Vargas, TelmoTelmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting Leader (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	Echevarria, LuisLuis Echevarria	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 Cúellar, JavierJavier Pérez de Cúellar	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	Ferrier, JohanJohan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
28	Tun Tin, Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
29	Nanda, GulzarilalGulzarilal Nanda	India	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
30	Hussein, Mukhtar MohamadMukhtar Mohamad Hussein	Somalia	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 186 days
31	Mahathir Mohamad, Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	99 years 187 days
32	Sharq, Muhammad HassanMuhammad Hassan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	99 years 180 days
33	Lamrani, Mohamed KarimMohamed 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	Campbel, CliffordClifford Campbel	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	Tabone, ĊensuĊensu Tabone	Malta	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
41 !27-41	Banda, HastingsHastings Banda	Template:Country data Malaw	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
42	Mwinyi, Ali HassanAli Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
43	Tinsulanonda, PremPrem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	years, 273 days
44	Harmel, PierrePierre Harmel	Belgium	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
45	Cooke, HowardHoward Cooke	Jamaica	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
46	Paul-Boncour, JosephJoseph Paul-Boncour	France	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
47	Mitsotakis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitsotakis	Greece	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
48	Wade, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	1926	Alive	98 years 229 days
49	Ayora, IsidroIsidro Ayora	[ Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
50	Reuter, ÉmileÉmile Reuter	Luxembourg	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
51	Dia, MamadouMamadou Dia	Senegal	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
52	Adde, AdenAden Adde	Somalia	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
53	Phoumsavanh, NouhakNouhak Phoumsavanh	Laos	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 153 days
54	Ahn, Lé ĐứcLé Đức Ahn	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
55	Zinsou, Émile DerlainÉmile Derlain Zinsou	Dahomey	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
56	Görgei, ArtúrArtúr Görgei	Ukraine	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 123 days
57	Jakeš, MilošMiloš Jakeš	Hungary	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
58	Štrougal, LubomirLubomir Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
59	, JeanJean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
60	Whitlam, GoughGough Whitlam	Australia	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
61	Napolitano, GiorgioGiorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
62	Brás, VenceslauVenceslau Brás	Brazil	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
63	Adamkus, ValdasValdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	98 years 71 days
64	Rostain, ClaudeClaude Rostain	Andorra	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
65	Venkataraman, R.R. Venkataraman	India	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
66	Dizdarević, RaifRaif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	98 years 35 days
67	Pattantyús-Ábrahám, DezsőDezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	/ Hungary	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
68	Paris Gordillo, GabrielGabriel Paris 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	Majali, AbdelsalamAbdelsalam Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
71	Evren, KenanKenan Evren	Turkey	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
72	Koo, WellingtonWellington Koo	China	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
73	Kraivichien, ThaninThanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	Alive	97 years 283 days
74	von Plener, IgnazIgnaz von Plener	Cislethania	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
75	Ua Buachallia, DomhnallDomhnall Ua Buachallia	Irish Free State	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
76	Benhabyles, AbdelmalekAbdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
77	Badia Batalla, FrancescFrancesc Badia Batalla	Andorra	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	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	9 and 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	Cosgrave, LiamLiam Cosgrave	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 GheorgheIon Gheorghe Maurer	/ Romania	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1902	2000	97 years, 138 days
87	Célestin, MartialMartial Célestin	Haiti	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
88	Apostol, GheorgheGheorghe Apostol	Romania	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
89	Kaunda, KennethKenneth Kaunda	Zambia	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
90	Scheel, WalterWalter Scheel	Germany	(Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
91	Kim Yong-nam, Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019)	1928	Alive	96 years 344 days
92	Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt	Germany	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
93	Anchimaa-Toka, KhertekKhertek Anchimaa-Toka	// Tuvan People's Republic	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
94	Huysmans, CamilleCamille Huysmans	Belgium	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
95	Shamir, YitzhakYitzhak Shamir	Israel	Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
96	Páez, FedericoFederico Páez	Ecuador	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
97	Bourguiba, HabibHabib Bourguiba	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
98	Foulkes, ArthurArthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	1928	Alive	96 years 247 days
99	Molotov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Molotov	Soviet Union	Premier (1930–1941)	1890	1986	96 years, 244 days
100	Rüütel, ArnoldArnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991-1992) President (2001-2006)	1928	2024	96 years, 235 days

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      Nonagenarians

No.	'Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age	Age by 2024.12.31
1	Boross, PéterPéter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	1928	Alive	96 years 139 days	96 years 157 days
2	Zhu Rongji, Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1928	Alive	96 years 82 days	96 years 100 days
3	Balladur, ÉdouardÉdouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years 256 days	95 years 274 days
4	Nujoma, SamSam Nujoma	Namibia	President (1990–2005)	1929	Alive	95 years 246 days	95 years 264 days
5	Turnquest, OrvilleOrville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	1929	Alive	95 years 178 days	95 years 196 days
6	Chamorro, VioletaVioleta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	1929	Alive	95 years 87 days	95 years 105 days
7	Gombojavyn Ochirbat, Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolian People's Republic	General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990)	1929	Alive	95 years 59 days	95 years 77 days
8	Moisiu, AlfredAlfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1929	Alive	95 years 43 days	95 years 61 days
9	Lee Hyun-jae, Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)	1929	Alive	95 years 24 days	95 years 42 days
	Panić, MilanMilan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)
11	Goldenberg, EfraínEfraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	1929	Alive	95 years 16 days	95 years 34 days
12	Osman, AhmedAhmed Osman	'Morocco:	Prime Minister (1972–1977)	1930	Alive	95 years 10 days	95 years 28 days
13	Iliescu, IonIon Iliescu	Romania	Chairman of the National Salvation Front Council (1989–1990) President of the Provisional National Unity Council (1990) President (1990–1996; 2000–2004)	1930	Alive	94 years 316 days	94 years 334 days
14	Finnbogadótir, VigdísVigdís Finnbogadótir	Iceland	President (1980–1996)	1930	Alive	94 years 273 days	94 years 291 days
15	Sarney, JoséJosé Sarney	Brazil	President (1985–1990)	1930	Alive	94 years 264 days	94 years 282 days

Addendum

Uncertain Date of Birth

      Uncertain ages

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 cardinals
• List of oldest living state leaders
• Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
• List of Former longest living state leaders
• Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living