List of longest-living state leaders

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This article lists the 100 oldest heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a President or a Prime minister) [1] , since 1800. This list includes those who are leaders over an independent and internationally recognized state. States with limited recognition are not included. A leader who doesn't have any reliable source about their death currently or has been alive with a source for more than 10 years old are not included in the list. The longest-lived verifiable state leader is Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum of Cambodia at the age of 103 years, 143 days. [2] Leaders who are currently living are in bold in green, with Guillermo Rodríguez of Ecuador being the longest-living at the age of 102 years, 78 days. [3]

Contents

List

  Currently living
No.NameStatePositionBirthDeathAgeCitation
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Acting Prime Minister (1962)1 Sep 190522 Jan 2009103 years, 143 days [2]
2 Celâl Bayar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
16 May 188322 Aug 1986103 years, 98 days [4]
3 Antoine Pinay Flag of France (1794-1815).svg  France Prime Minister (1952–1953)30 Dec 189113 Dec 1994102 years, 348 days [5]
4 André Prunet-Foch Flag of Andorra (civil).svg  Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980)3 Jul 191430 Jan 2017102 years, 211 days [6]
5 Guillermo Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Acting President (1972–1976)4 Nov 1923Alive102 years, 78 days [3]
6 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1945)3 Dec 188720 Jan 1990102 years, 48 days [7]
7 Babiker Awadalla Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan   Sudan Acting Prime Minister (1969)2 Mar 191717 Jan 2019101 years, 321 days [8]
8 Willem Drees Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958)5 Jul 188614 May 1988101 years, 314 days [9]
9 Đỗ Mười Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2 Feb 19171 Oct 2018101 years, 241 days [10]
10 Tomiichi Murayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996)3 Mar 192417 Oct 2025101 years, 228 days [11]
11 Zhang Qun Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China Premier (1947–1948)9 May 188914 Dec 1990101 years, 219 days [12]
12 Yasuhiro Nakasone Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987)27 May 191829 Nov 2019101 years, 186 days [13]
13 Piet de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971)3 Apr 191527 Jul 2016101 years, 115 days [14]
14 Hyun Soong-jong Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993)26 Feb 191925 May 2020101 years, 89 days [15]
15 Bernardino González Ruiz Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Acting President (1963)11 Jan 191115 Mar 2012101 years, 64 days [16]
16 Khamtai Siphandone Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
8 Feb 19242 Apr 2025101 years, 53 days [17]
17 Christopher Hornsrud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Prime Minister (1928)15 Nov 185912 Dec 1960101 years, 27 days [18]
18 Mustafa Ben Halim Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg  Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957)29 Jan 19217 Dec 2021100 years, 312 days [19]
19 Telmo Vargas Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Acting President (1966)9 Oct 19129 Aug 2013100 years, 304 days [20]
20 Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg  Philippines Governor-General (1862–1865)13 Feb 181523 Nov 1915100 years, 283 days [21]
Francisco Morales Bermúdez Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
4 Oct 192114 Jul 2022100 years, 283 days [22]
22 Mahathir Mohamad Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)10 Jul 1925Alive100 years, 195 days [23]
23 Mohammad Hasan Sharq Flag of Afghanistan (1987-1992).svg  Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)17 Jul 1925Alive100 years, 188 days [24]
24 Luis Echeverría Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico President (1970–1976)17 Jan 19228 Jul 2022100 years, 172 days [25]
25 Jimmy Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States President (1977–1981)1 Oct 192429 Dec 2024100 years, 89 days [26]
26 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001)19 Jan 19204 Mar 2020100 years, 45 days [27]
Xenophon Zolotas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Interim Prime Minister (1989–1990)26 Apr 190410 Jun 2004100 years, 45 days [28]
28 Abdul Salam Sabrah Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg  Yemen Arab Republic Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971)1 Jan 19122 Feb 2012100 years, 32 days [29]
29 Johan Ferrier Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname President (1975–1980)12 May 19104 Jan 201099 years, 237 days [30]
29 Abdoulaye Wade Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal President (2000–2012)29 May 1926Alive99 years, 237 days [31]
31 Tun Tin Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma Prime Minister (1988)2 Oct 19201 May 202099 years, 212 days [32]
32 Gulzarilal Nanda Flag of India.svg  India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)4 Jul 189815 Jan 199899 years, 195 days [33]
33 Mohammed Karim Lamrani Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)1 May 191920 Sep 201899 years, 142 days [34]
34 Anthony Mamo Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
9 Jan 19091 May 200899 years, 113 days [35]
35 Michail Stasinopoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece President (1974–1975)27 Jul 190331 Oct 200299 years, 96 days [36]
36 Clifford Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973)28 Jun 189228 Sep 199199 years, 92 days [37]
37 Valdas Adamkus Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)3 Nov 1926Alive99 years, 79 days [38]
38 Raif Dizdarević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989)9 Dec 1926Alive99 years, 43 days [39]
39 Morarji Desai Flag of India.svg  India Prime Minister (1977–1979)29 Feb 189610 Apr 199599 years, 41 days [40]
40 Võ Chí Công Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Chairman of the Council of state (1987–1992)7 Aug 19128 Sep 201199 years, 32 days [41]
41 Ċensu Tabone Flag of Malta.svg  Malta President (1989–1994)30 Mar 191314 Mar 201298 years, 350 days [42]
42 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania President (1985–1995)8 May 192529 Feb 202498 years, 297 days [43]
43 Prem Tinsulanonda Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
26 Aug 192026 May 201998 years, 273 days [44]
44 Pierre Harmel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966)16 Mar 191115 Nov 200998 years, 244 days [45]
45 Howard Cooke Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006)13 Nov 191511 Jul 201498 years, 240 days [46]
46 Joseph Paul-Boncour Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France Prime Minister (1932–1933)4 Aug 187328 Mar 197298 years, 237 days [47]
47 Konstantinos Mitsotakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993)31 Oct 191829 May 201798 years, 210 days [48]
48 Isidro Ayora Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President (1926–1931) [note 1] 31 Aug 187922 Mar 197898 years, 203 days [49]
49 Émile Reuter Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925)2 Aug 187414 Feb 197398 years, 196 days [50]
50 Mamadou Dia Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Prime Minister (1957–1962)18 Jul 191025 Jan 200998 years, 191 days [51]
51 Aden Adde Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia President (1960–1967)9 Dec 19088 Jun 200798 years, 181 days [52]
52 Nouhak Phoumsavanh Flag of Laos.svg  Laos President (1992–1998)9 Apr 19109 Sep 200898 years, 153 days [53]
53 Lê Đức Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam President (1992–1997)1 Dec 192022 Apr 201998 years, 142 days [54]
54 Émile Derlin Zinsou Flag of Benin.svg  Dahomey President (1968–1969)23 Mar 191828 Jul 201698 years, 127 days [55]
55 Lubomír Štrougal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988)19 Oct 19246 Feb 202398 years, 110 days [56]
56 Jean Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000)5 Jan 192123 Apr 201998 years, 108 days [57]
57 Gough Whitlam Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975)11 Jul 191621 Oct 201498 years, 102 days [58]
58 Giorgio Napolitano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy President (2006–2015)29 Jun 192522 Sep 202398 years, 85 days [59]
59 Venceslau Brás Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil President (1914–1918)26 Feb 186815 May 196698 years, 78 days [60]
60 Claude Rostain Flag of Andorra (civil).svg  Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977)16 Dec 191610 Feb 201598 years, 56 days [61]
61 Ramaswamy Venkataraman Flag of India.svg  India President (1987–1992)4 Dec 191027 Jan 200998 years, 54 days [62]
62 Gabriel París Gordillo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Acting President (1957–1958)8 Mar 191021 Mar 200898 years, 13 days [63]
63 Miloš Jakeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia First Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)12 Aug 192210 Jul 202097 years, 333 days [64]
64 Thanin Kraivichien Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977)5 Apr 192723 Feb 202597 years, 324 days [65]
65 Abdelsalam Majali Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)18 Feb 19253 Jan 202397 years, 319 days [66]
66 Kenan Evren Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey President (1982–1989)17 Jul 19179 May 201597 years, 296 days [67]
67 Wellington Koo Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg  China
29 Jan 188814 Nov 198597 years, 289 days [68]
68 Baron Ignaz von Plener Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary Minister-President (1870)21 May 181017 Feb 190897 years, 272 days [69]
Kim Yong-nam Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea President of the Presidium (1998–2019)4 Feb 19283 Nov 202597 years, 272 days [70]
70 Domhnall Ua Buachalla Flag of Ireland.svg  Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936)3 Feb 186630 Oct 196397 years, 269 days [71]
71 Arthur Foulkes Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014)11 May 1928Alive97 years, 255 days [72]
72 Abdelmalek Benhabyles Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Acting President (1992) [note 2] 27 Apr 192128 Dec 201897 years, 245 days [73]
73 Francesc Badia i Batalla Flag of Andorra (civil).svg  Andorra Episcopal Viguier (1972–1993)10 Jan 192314 Aug 202097 years, 217 days [74]
74 Arnaldo Forlani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981)8 Dec 19256 Jul 202397 years, 210 days [75]
75 Ramón José Velásquez Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela President (1993–1994)28 Nov 191624 Jun 201497 years, 208 days [76]
76 He Yingqin Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China Premier (1949)2 Apr 189021 Oct 198797 years, 202 days [77]
77 Liam Cosgrave Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977)13 Apr 19204 Oct 201797 years, 174 days [78]
78 Alfredo Solf y Muro Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944)15 Mar 187214 Aug 196997 years, 152 days [79]
79 Péter Boross Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994)27 Aug 1928Alive97 years, 147 days [80]
80 Patricio Aylwin Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President (1990–1994)26 Nov 191819 Apr 201697 years, 145 days [81]
81 Armando Villanueva Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989)25 Nov 191514 Apr 201397 years, 140 days [82]
82 Ion Gheorghe Maurer Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania President of the Council of Ministers (1960–1974)23 Sep 19028 Feb 200097 years, 138 days [83]
83 Martial Célestin Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Prime Minister (1988)4 Oct 19134 Feb 201197 years, 123 days [84]
84 Gheorghe Apostol Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania General Secretary (1954–1955)16 May 191321 Aug 201097 years, 97 days [85]
85 Zhu Rongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Premier (1998–2003)23 Oct 1928Alive97 years, 90 days [86]
86 Kenneth Kaunda Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia President (1964–1994) [note 3] 28 Apr 192417 Jun 202197 years, 50 days [87]
87 Walter Scheel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Acting Chancellor (1974)
President (1974–1979)
8 Jul 191924 Aug 201697 years, 47 days [88]
88 Helmut Schmidt Chancellor (1974–1982)23 Dec 191810 Nov 201596 years, 322 days [89]
89 Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte Flag of Vatican City (1929-2001).svg  Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939)10 Apr 185116 Feb 194896 years, 312 days [90]
90 Camille Huysmans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947)26 May 187125 Feb 196896 years, 275 days [91]
91 Édouard Balladur Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Prime Minister (1993–1995)2 May 1929Alive96 years, 264 days [92]
92 Yitzhak Shamir Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)22 Oct 191530 Jun 201296 years, 252 days [93]
93 Federico Páez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President (1935–1937)4 Jun 18779 Feb 197496 years, 250 days [94]
94 Habib Bourguiba Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
3 Aug 19036 Apr 200096 years, 247 days [95]
95 Vyacheslav Molotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941)9 Mar 18908 Nov 198696 years, 244 days [96]
96 Arnold Rüütel Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
10 May 192831 Dec 202496 years, 235 days [97]
97 Yang Hyong-sop Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1998)1 Oct 192513 May 202296 years, 224 days [98]
98 Pedro Richter Prada Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980)4 Jan 192114 Jul 201796 years, 191 days [99]
99 Orville Turnquest Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Governor-General (1995–2001)19 Jul 1929Alive96 years, 186 days [100]
100 Elizabeth II Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) [note 4] 21 Apr 19268 Sep 202296 years, 140 days [101]

Addendum

  Currently living

Uncertain date of birth/death

NameStatePositionBirthDeathAgeCitation
The following individuals might have been older than #1–98 on this list, but their exact date of birth/death is uncertain.
Muhammad al-Muqri Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Grand vizier (1911–1913; 1917–1955)2 Feb 1854 or 2 Feb 1860 [note 5] 9 Sep 1957
  • 103 years, 219 days or
  • 97 years, 219 days
[104]
Ek Yi Oun Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Prime Minister (1958)1910Jan 2013
  • 102 years, 1 day to
  • 103 years, 30 days
[105]
Hastings Banda Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
President (1966–1994)
ca.18961898 [note 6] 25 Nov 1997
  • 98 years, 329 days to
  • 101 years, 328 days
[109]
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President (1969)before Jun 191212 Jun 2012
  • 100 years, 0 days to
  • 100 years, 163 days
[note 7]
[110]
Konstantinos Kollias Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Prime Minister (1967)190113 Jul 1998
  • 96 years, 194 days to
  • 97 years, 193 days
[111]

Unclear status as state leaders

NameStatePositionBirthDeathAgeCitation
The following individuals lived longer than #1–99 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear. [note 8]
César Yanes Urías Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961)24 Apr 19204 Dec 2024104 years, 224 days [112]
Josip Manolić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Prime Minister (1990–1991)22 Mar 192015 Apr 2024104 years, 24 days [113]
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Flag of Sikkim (1967-1975).svg  Sikkim Prime Minister (1974–1975)11 Oct 190428 Jul 2007102 years, 290 days [114]
Edward Bernard Raczyński Flag of Poland.svg Poland President in-exile (1979-1986)19 Dec 189130 Jul 1993101 years, 223 days [115]
Kim Yong-ju Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998)21 Sep 192013 Dec 2021101 years, 83 days [116]
Hau Pei-tsun Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Premier (1990–1993)8 Aug 191930 Mar 2020100 years, 235 days [117]
Vicente Almeida d'Eça Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Cape Verde Governor-General (1974)31 Jul 191813 Oct 2018100 years, 74 days [118]
Abdel Halim Mohamed Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan Member of Sovereignty Council (1964–1965)10 Apr 191016 Apr 200999 years, 6 days [119]
Ali Haroun Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994)8 Feb 1927Alive98 years, 347 days [120]
Borys Martos Flag of the Ukrainian State.svg  Ukraine Chairman of People's Ministers (1919)20 May 187919 Sep 197798 years, 122 days [121]
Artúr Görgei Flag of Hungary with great coat of arms (1849).svg  Hungarian State Governer-President (1849)30 Jan 181821 May 191698 years, 112 days [122]
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám Flag of Hungary (1919).svg  Hungary Prime Minister of the Counter-Revolutionary Government (1919)10 Jul 187525 Jul 197398 years, 15 days [123]
Lee Teng-hui Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President (1988–2000)15 Jan 192330 Jul 202097 years, 197 days [124]
Louis Sanmarco Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg Gabon Governor-General (1958-1959)7 April 19129 Oct 200997 years, 185 days [125]
Laurie Greig Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001)24 Feb 1929Alive96 years, 331 days [126]
Joseph-François Reste Flag of France.svg French Equatorial Africa Governor-General (1927; 1936-1939)2 May 187915 Mar 197696 years, 318 days [127]
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg  Tuva Chairwoman of the Presidium (1940–1944)1 Jan 19124 Nov 200896 years, 308 days [128]
Adnan al-Pachachi Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Iraq Prime Minister of State Governing Council (2004)14 May 192317 Nov 201996 years, 187 days [129]

Unclear status as state leader with uncertain Birth/death

NameStatePositionBirthDeathAgeCitation
The following individual lived longer than #1 on this list, but his date of death is uncertain and his status as a state leader is unclear. [note 9]
Calvin Tsiebo Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Triumvir during absence (1970-1972)12 Jul 19022008105 years, 173 days to 106 years, 172 days [130] [ better source needed ]

See also

Notes

  1. He was interim President until 1929.
  2. Chairman of the Constitutional Council from 1989; Became Acting President in January 11, 1992 after President Chadli Bendjedid was ousted
  3. He was also the unrecognised Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia in 1964.
  4. At the start of her reign, she was the queen of 31 other states.
  5. Muhammad al-Muqri's birthdate is disputed, but he is generally qgreed to have been born in either 1854 or 1860. [102] [103]
  6. Hastings Banda's birthdate is disputed, but he is generally agreed to have been born between 1896 [106] and 1898 [107] , though some sources suggest 1906. [108]
  7. Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein's birthdate is uncertain, but it is known he was 100 when he died and that he was born in 1912. [110]
  8. They were either members of collective presidencies without a clear leader, leaders of states with limited recognition, leaders of recognised states with limited roles, colonial leaders of autonomous states or leaders of de-facto governments.
  9. He was in charge of the Malagasy government alongside a group of politicians when President Philibert Tsiranana was unable to manage the state.

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