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]
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 Sep 1905 | 22 Jan 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | [2] | |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |
| 16 May 1883 | 22 Aug 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | [4] | |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay | Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 30 Dec 1891 | 13 Dec 1994 | 102 years, 348 days | [5] | |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch | French Viguier (1977–1980) | 3 Jul 1914 | 30 Jan 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | [6] | |
| 5 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 Nov 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 78 days | [3] | |
| 6 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Prime Minister (1945) | 3 Dec 1887 | 20 Jan 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | [7] | |
| 7 | Babiker Awadalla | Acting Prime Minister (1969) | 2 Mar 1917 | 17 Jan 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | [8] | |
| 8 | Willem Drees | Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 5 Jul 1886 | 14 May 1988 | 101 years, 314 days | [9] | |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |
| 2 Feb 1917 | 1 Oct 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | [10] | |
| 10 | Tomiichi Murayama | Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 Mar 1924 | 17 Oct 2025 | 101 years, 228 days | [11] | |
| 11 | Zhang Qun | Premier (1947–1948) | 9 May 1889 | 14 Dec 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | [12] | |
| 12 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 27 May 1918 | 29 Nov 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | [13] | |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 3 Apr 1915 | 27 Jul 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | [14] | |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 26 Feb 1919 | 25 May 2020 | 101 years, 89 days | [15] | |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz | Acting President (1963) | 11 Jan 1911 | 15 Mar 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | [16] | |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |
| 8 Feb 1924 | 2 Apr 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | [17] | |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud | Prime Minister (1928) | 15 Nov 1859 | 12 Dec 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | [18] | |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim | Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 29 Jan 1921 | 7 Dec 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | [19] | |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Acting President (1966) | 9 Oct 1912 | 9 Aug 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | [20] | |
| 20 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Governor-General (1862–1865) | 13 Feb 1815 | 23 Nov 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | [21] | |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) | 4 Oct 1921 | 14 Jul 2022 | 100 years, 283 days | [22] | ||
| 22 | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 Jul 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 195 days | [23] | |
| 23 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) | 17 Jul 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 188 days | [24] | |
| 24 | Luis Echeverría | President (1970–1976) | 17 Jan 1922 | 8 Jul 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | [25] | |
| 25 | Jimmy Carter | President (1977–1981) | 1 Oct 1924 | 29 Dec 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | [26] | |
| 26 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 19 Jan 1920 | 4 Mar 2020 | 100 years, 45 days | [27] | |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Interim Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 26 Apr 1904 | 10 Jun 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | [28] | ||
| 28 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971; 1971) | 1 Jan 1912 | 2 Feb 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | [29] | |
| 29 | Johan Ferrier | President (1975–1980) | 12 May 1910 | 4 Jan 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | [30] | |
| 29 | Abdoulaye Wade | President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 237 days | [31] | |
| 31 | Tun Tin | Prime Minister (1988) | 2 Oct 1920 | 1 May 2020 | 99 years, 212 days | [32] | |
| 32 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 4 Jul 1898 | 15 Jan 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | [33] | |
| 33 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1 May 1919 | 20 Sep 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | [34] | |
| 34 | Anthony Mamo | Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) | 9 Jan 1909 | 1 May 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | [35] | |
| 35 | Michail Stasinopoulos | President (1974–1975) | 27 Jul 1903 | 31 Oct 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | [36] | |
| 36 | Clifford Campbell | Governor-General (1962–1973) | 28 Jun 1892 | 28 Sep 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | [37] | |
| 37 | Valdas Adamkus | President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 Nov 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 79 days | [38] | |
| 38 | Raif Dizdarević | President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 Dec 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 43 days | [39] | |
| 39 | Morarji Desai | Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 29 Feb 1896 | 10 Apr 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | [40] | |
| 40 | Võ Chí Công | Chairman of the Council of state (1987–1992) | 7 Aug 1912 | 8 Sep 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | [41] | |
| 41 | Ċensu Tabone | President (1989–1994) | 30 Mar 1913 | 14 Mar 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | [42] | |
| 42 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | President (1985–1995) | 8 May 1925 | 29 Feb 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | [43] | |
| 43 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) | 26 Aug 1920 | 26 May 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | [44] | |
| 44 | Pierre Harmel | Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 16 Mar 1911 | 15 Nov 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | [45] | |
| 45 | Howard Cooke | Governor-General (1991–2006) | 13 Nov 1915 | 11 Jul 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | [46] | |
| 46 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 4 Aug 1873 | 28 Mar 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | [47] | |
| 47 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 31 Oct 1918 | 29 May 2017 | 98 years, 210 days | [48] | |
| 48 | Isidro Ayora | President (1926–1931) [note 1] | 31 Aug 1879 | 22 Mar 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | [49] | |
| 49 | Émile Reuter | Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 2 Aug 1874 | 14 Feb 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | [50] | |
| 50 | Mamadou Dia | Prime Minister (1957–1962) | 18 Jul 1910 | 25 Jan 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | [51] | |
| 51 | Aden Adde | President (1960–1967) | 9 Dec 1908 | 8 Jun 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | [52] | |
| 52 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | President (1992–1998) | 9 Apr 1910 | 9 Sep 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | [53] | |
| 53 | Lê Đức Anh | President (1992–1997) | 1 Dec 1920 | 22 Apr 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | [54] | |
| 54 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | President (1968–1969) | 23 Mar 1918 | 28 Jul 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | [55] | |
| 55 | Lubomír Štrougal | Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 19 Oct 1924 | 6 Feb 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | [56] | |
| 56 | Jean | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 5 Jan 1921 | 23 Apr 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | [57] | |
| 57 | Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 11 Jul 1916 | 21 Oct 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | [58] | |
| 58 | Giorgio Napolitano | President (2006–2015) | 29 Jun 1925 | 22 Sep 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | [59] | |
| 59 | Venceslau Brás | President (1914–1918) | 26 Feb 1868 | 15 May 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | [60] | |
| 60 | Claude Rostain | French Viguier (1972–1977) | 16 Dec 1916 | 10 Feb 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | [61] | |
| 61 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | President (1987–1992) | 4 Dec 1910 | 27 Jan 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | [62] | |
| 62 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Acting President (1957–1958) | 8 Mar 1910 | 21 Mar 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | [63] | |
| 63 | Miloš Jakeš | First Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 12 Aug 1922 | 10 Jul 2020 | 97 years, 333 days | [64] | |
| 64 | Thanin Kraivichien | Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 Apr 1927 | 23 Feb 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | [65] | |
| 65 | Abdelsalam Majali | Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 18 Feb 1925 | 3 Jan 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | [66] | |
| 66 | Kenan Evren | President (1982–1989) | 17 Jul 1917 | 9 May 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | [67] | |
| 67 | Wellington Koo |
| 29 Jan 1888 | 14 Nov 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | [68] | |
| 68 | Baron Ignaz von Plener | Minister-President (1870) | 21 May 1810 | 17 Feb 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | [69] | |
| Kim Yong-nam | President of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 4 Feb 1928 | 3 Nov 2025 | 97 years, 272 days | [70] | ||
| 70 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Governor-General (1932–1936) | 3 Feb 1866 | 30 Oct 1963 | 97 years, 269 days | [71] | |
| 71 | Arthur Foulkes | Governor-General (2010–2014) | 11 May 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 255 days | [72] | |
| 72 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Acting President (1992) [note 2] | 27 Apr 1921 | 28 Dec 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | [73] | |
| 73 | Francesc Badia i Batalla | Episcopal Viguier (1972–1993) | 10 Jan 1923 | 14 Aug 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | [74] | |
| 74 | Arnaldo Forlani | Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 8 Dec 1925 | 6 Jul 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | [75] | |
| 75 | Ramón José Velásquez | President (1993–1994) | 28 Nov 1916 | 24 Jun 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | [76] | |
| 76 | He Yingqin | Premier (1949) | 2 Apr 1890 | 21 Oct 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | [77] | |
| 77 | Liam Cosgrave | Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 13 Apr 1920 | 4 Oct 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | [78] | |
| 78 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 15 Mar 1872 | 14 Aug 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | [79] | |
| 79 | Péter Boross | Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 27 Aug 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 147 days | [80] | |
| 80 | Patricio Aylwin | President (1990–1994) | 26 Nov 1918 | 19 Apr 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | [81] | |
| 81 | Armando Villanueva | Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 25 Nov 1915 | 14 Apr 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | [82] | |
| 82 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | President of the Council of Ministers (1960–1974) | 23 Sep 1902 | 8 Feb 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | [83] | |
| 83 | Martial Célestin | Prime Minister (1988) | 4 Oct 1913 | 4 Feb 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | [84] | |
| 84 | Gheorghe Apostol | General Secretary (1954–1955) | 16 May 1913 | 21 Aug 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | [85] | |
| 85 | Zhu Rongji | Premier (1998–2003) | 23 Oct 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 90 days | [86] | |
| 86 | Kenneth Kaunda | President (1964–1994) [note 3] | 28 Apr 1924 | 17 Jun 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | [87] | |
| 87 | Walter Scheel | Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) | 8 Jul 1919 | 24 Aug 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | [88] | |
| 88 | Helmut Schmidt | Chancellor (1974–1982) | 23 Dec 1918 | 10 Nov 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | [89] | |
| 89 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Acting Sovereign (1939) | 10 Apr 1851 | 16 Feb 1948 | 96 years, 312 days | [90] | |
| 90 | Camille Huysmans | Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 26 May 1871 | 25 Feb 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | [91] | |
| 91 | Édouard Balladur | Prime Minister (1993–1995) | 2 May 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 264 days | [92] | |
| 92 | Yitzhak Shamir | Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 22 Oct 1915 | 30 Jun 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | [93] | |
| 93 | Federico Páez | President (1935–1937) | 4 Jun 1877 | 9 Feb 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | [94] | |
| 94 | Habib Bourguiba | Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) | 3 Aug 1903 | 6 Apr 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | [95] | |
| 95 | Vyacheslav Molotov | Premier (1930–1941) | 9 Mar 1890 | 8 Nov 1986 | 96 years, 244 days | [96] | |
| 96 | Arnold Rüütel |
| 10 May 1928 | 31 Dec 2024 | 96 years, 235 days | [97] | |
| 97 | Yang Hyong-sop | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1998) | 1 Oct 1925 | 13 May 2022 | 96 years, 224 days | [98] | |
| 98 | Pedro Richter Prada | Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 4 Jan 1921 | 14 Jul 2017 | 96 years, 191 days | [99] | |
| 99 | Orville Turnquest | Governor-General (1995–2001) | 19 Jul 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 186 days | [100] | |
| 100 | Elizabeth II | Queen (1952–2022) [note 4] | 21 Apr 1926 | 8 Sep 2022 | 96 years, 140 days | [101] |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad al-Muqri | Grand vizier (1911–1913; 1917–1955) | 2 Feb 1854 or 2 Feb 1860 [note 5] | 9 Sep 1957 |
| [104] | |
| Ek Yi Oun | Prime Minister (1958) | 1910 | Jan 2013 |
| [105] | |
| Hastings Banda | Prime Minister (1964–1966) President (1966–1994) | ca.1896–1898 [note 6] | 25 Nov 1997 |
| [109] | |
| Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | President (1969) | before Jun 1912 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| [110] | |
| Konstantinos Kollias | Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 13 Jul 1998 |
| [111] | |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Yanes Urías | Member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961) | 24 Apr 1920 | 4 Dec 2024 | 104 years, 224 days | [112] | |
| Josip Manolić | Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 22 Mar 1920 | 15 Apr 2024 | 104 years, 24 days | [113] | |
| Kazi Lhendup Dorjee | Prime Minister (1974–1975) | 11 Oct 1904 | 28 Jul 2007 | 102 years, 290 days | [114] | |
| Edward Bernard Raczyński | President in-exile (1979-1986) | 19 Dec 1891 | 30 Jul 1993 | 101 years, 223 days | [115] | |
| Kim Yong-ju | Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998) | 21 Sep 1920 | 13 Dec 2021 | 101 years, 83 days | [116] | |
| Hau Pei-tsun | Premier (1990–1993) | 8 Aug 1919 | 30 Mar 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | [117] | |
| Vicente Almeida d'Eça | Governor-General (1974) | 31 Jul 1918 | 13 Oct 2018 | 100 years, 74 days | [118] | |
| Abdel Halim Mohamed | Member of Sovereignty Council (1964–1965) | 10 Apr 1910 | 16 Apr 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | [119] | |
| Ali Haroun | Member of the High Council of State (1992–1994) | 8 Feb 1927 | Alive | 98 years, 347 days | [120] | |
| Borys Martos | Chairman of People's Ministers (1919) | 20 May 1879 | 19 Sep 1977 | 98 years, 122 days | [121] | |
| Artúr Görgei | Governer-President (1849) | 30 Jan 1818 | 21 May 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | [122] | |
| Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Prime Minister of the Counter-Revolutionary Government (1919) | 10 Jul 1875 | 25 Jul 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | [123] | |
| Lee Teng-hui | President (1988–2000) | 15 Jan 1923 | 30 Jul 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | [124] | |
| Louis Sanmarco | Governor-General (1958-1959) | 7 April 1912 | 9 Oct 2009 | 97 years, 185 days | [125] | |
| Laurie Greig | Acting Queen's Representative (2000–2001) | 24 Feb 1929 | Alive | 96 years, 331 days | [126] | |
| Joseph-François Reste | Governor-General (1927; 1936-1939) | 2 May 1879 | 15 Mar 1976 | 96 years, 318 days | [127] | |
| Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | Chairwoman of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1 Jan 1912 | 4 Nov 2008 | 96 years, 308 days | [128] | |
| Adnan al-Pachachi | Prime Minister of State Governing Council (2004) | 14 May 1923 | 17 Nov 2019 | 96 years, 187 days | [129] |
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Tsiebo | Triumvir during absence (1970-1972) | 12 Jul 1902 | 2008 | 105 years, 173 days to 106 years, 172 days | [130] [ better source needed ] | |
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