Longest-Lived State Leaders of all Time

This article lists the longest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on rose. The longest-lived state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was Celål Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days.

Note: Ages as of 04/19/2024

Gallery

Oldest:
TUR
Celål Bayar (1883–1986, lived: 103 years, 98 days)
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960;

2nd-Oldest:
FRA
Antoine Pinay (1891-1994, lived: 102 years, 343 days)
served: 1962

3rd-oldest:
AND
André Prunet-Foch (1914–2017, lived: 102 years. 211 days)
served: 1975–1980

17th-oldest ever:
ECU
Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)
(born 1923, (age 100 years, 167 days)
served: 1972–1976

List

      State leaders currently living

No.	Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
1	Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	CAM	Acting Prime Minister (1962)	1905	2009	103 years, 143 days
2	Celâl Bayar	TUR	Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960)	1883	1986	103 years, 98 days
3	Antoine Pinay	FRA	Prime Minister (1952–1953)	1891	1994	102 years, 343 days
4	André Prunet-Foch	AND	French Viguier (1977–1980)	1914	2017	102 years, 211 days
5	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	JPN	Prime Minister (1945)	1887	1990	102 years, 48 days
6	Babiker Awadalla	SUD	Prime Minister (1969)	1917	2019	101 years, 321 days
7	Willem Drees	NED	Prime Minister (1948–1958)	1889	1990	101 years, 314 days
8	Đỗ Mười	VIE	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997)	1917	2018	101 years, 241 days
9	Zhang Qun	TWN	Premier (1947–1948)	1889	1990	101 years, 219 days
10	Yasuhiro Nakasone	JPN	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	1918	2019	101 years, 186 days
11	Piet de Jong	NED	Prime Minister (1967–1971)	1915	2016	101 years, 115 days
12	Hyun Soong-jong	KOR	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	1919	2020	101 years, 88 days
13	Bernardino González Ruiz	PAN	Acting President (1963)	1911	2012	101 years, 64 days
14	Christopher Hornsrud	NOR	Prime Minister (1928)	1859	1960	101 years, 27 days
15	Mustafa Ben Halim	LBY	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	1921	2021	100 years, 312 days
16	Telmo Vargas	ECU	Acting Leader (1966)	1912	2013	100 years, 304 days
17	Francisco Morales-Bermúdez	PER	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	1921	2022	100 years, 283 days
18	Hau Pei-tsun	TWN	Premier (1990–1993)	1919	2020	100 years, 235 days
19	Luis Echeverría	MEX	President (1970–1976)	1922	2022	100 years, 172 days
20	Guillermo Rodríguez	ECU	President (1972–1976)	1923	Alive	100 years, 166 days
21	Khamtai Siphandone	LAO	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	1924	Alive	100 years, 70 days
22	Xenophon Zolotas	GRE	Prime Minister (1989–1990)	1904	2004	100 years, 45 days
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	PER	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	1920	2020
24	Abdul Salam Sabrah	YEM	Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971)	1912	2012	100 years, 32 days
24	Tomiichi Murayama	JPN	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	1924	Alive	100 years, 47 days
26	Johan Ferrier	SUR	President (1975–1980)	1910	2010	99 years, 237 days
27	Tun Tin	MMR	Prime Minister (1988)	1920	2020	99 years, 211 days
28	Jimmy Carter	USA	President (1977–1981)	1924	Alive	99 years, 200 days
29	Gulzarilal Nanda	IND	Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966)	1898	1998	99 years, 195 days
30	Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein	SOM	Interim president (1969)	1912	2012	99 years, 186 days
31	Mohammed Karim Lamrani	MAR	Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994)	1919	2018	99 years, 142 days
32	Sir Anthony Mamo	MLT	Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976)	1909	2008	99 years, 113 days
33	Michail Stasinopoulos	GRE	President (1974–1975)	1903	2002	99 years, 96 days
34	Clifford Campbell	JAM	Governor-General (1962–1973)	1892	1991	99 years, 92 days
35	Võ Chí Công	VIE	Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992)	1912	2011	99 years, 32 days
36	Abdel Halim Muhammad	SUD	Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965)	1910	2009	99 years, 6 days
37	Morarji Desai	IND	Prime Minister (1977–1979)	1896	1995	99 years, 41 days
38	Ċensu Tabone	MLT	President (1989–1994)	1913	2012	98 years, 350 days
39	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	TZA	President (1985–1995)	1925	2024	98 years, 297 days
40	Mahathir Mohamad	MYS	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)	1925	Alive	98 years, 283 days
41	Mohammad Hasan Sharq	AFG	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989)	1925	Alive	98 years, 276 days
42	Prem Tinsulanonda	THA	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	1920	2019	98 years, 273 days
43	Pierre Harmel	BEL	Prime Minister (1965–1966)	1911	2009	98 years, 244 days
44	Howard Cooke	JAM	Governor-General (1991–2006)	1915	2014	98 years, 240 days
45	Joseph Paul-Boncour	FRA	Prime Minister (1932–1933)	1873	1972	98 years, 237 days
46	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	GRE	Prime Minister (1990–1993)	1918	2017	98 years, 223 days
47	Isidro Ayora	ECU	President (1926–1931)	1879	1978	98 years, 203 days
48	Émile Reuter	LUX	Prime Minister (1918–1925)	1874	1973	98 years, 196 days
49	Mamadou Dia	SEN	Prime Minister (1960–1962)	1910	2009	98 years, 191 days
50	Aden Adde	SOM	President (1960–1967)	1908	2007	98 years, 181 days
51	Nouhak Phoumsavanh	LAO	President (1992–1998)	1910	2008	98 years, 153 days
52	Lê Đức Anh	VIE	President (1992–1997)	1920	2019	98 years, 142 days
53	Émile Derlin Zinsou	BEN	President (1968–1969)	1918	2016	98 years, 127 days
54	Borys Martos	UKR	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919)	1879	1977	98 years, 122 days
55	Artúr Görgei	HUN	Acting Governor-President (1849)	1818	1916	98 years, 112 days
56	Lubomír Štrougal	CZE	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	1924	2023	98 years, 110 days
57	Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg	LUX	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	1921	2019	98 years, 108 days
58	Gough Whitlam	AUS	Prime Minister (1972–1975)	1916	2014	98 years, 102 days
59	Giorgio Napolitano	ITA	President (2006–2015)	1925	2023	98 years, 85 days
60	Venceslau Brás	BRA	President (1914–1918)	1868	1966	98 years, 78 days
61	Claude Rostain	AND	French Viguier (1972–1977)	1916	2015	98 years, 56 days
62	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	IND	President (1987–1992)	1910	2009	98 years, 54 days
63	Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám	HUN	Prime Minister (1919)	1875	1973	98 years, 15 days
64	Gabriel París Gordillo	COL	President (1957–1958)	1910	2008	98 years, 13 days
65	Miloš Jakeš	CZE	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	1922	2020	97 years, 332 days
66	Abdoulaye Wade	SEN	President (2000&nash;2012)	1926	Alive	97 years, 325 days
67	Abdelsalam Majali	JOR	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	1925	2023	97 years, 319 days
98	Kenan Evren	TUR	President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989)	1917	2015	97 years, 296 days
69	Wellington Koo	CHN	Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927)	1888	1985	97 years, 289 days
70	Baron Ignaz von Plener	AUT HUN	Minister-President (1870)	1810	1908	97 years, 272 days
71	Domhnall Ua Buachalla	IRL	Governor-General (1932–1936)	1866	1963	97 years, 267 days
72	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	ALG	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	1921	2018	97 years, 245 days
73	Francesc Badia Batalla	AND	Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993)	1923	2020	97 years, 217 days
74	Arnaldo Forlani	ITA	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	1925	2023	97 years, 210 days
75	Ramón José Velásquez	VEN	President (1993-1994)	1916	2014	97 years, 208 days
76	He Yingqin	TWN	Premier (1949)	1890	1987	97 years, 202 days
77	Lee Teng-hui	TWN	President (1988–2000)	1923	2020	97 years, 197 days
78	Liam Cosgrave	IRL	Taoiseach (1973–1977)	1920	2017	97 years, 174 days
79	Alfredo Solf y Muro	PER	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	1872	1969	97 years, 152 days
79	Valdas Adamkus	LTU	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	1926	Alive	97 years, 167 days
81	Patricio Aylwin	CHL	President (1990–1994)	1918	2016	97 years, 145 days
82	Armando Villanueva	PER	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	1915	2013	97 years, 140 days
83	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	ROU	President of the Presidium (1958–1961) (Acting) President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974)	1902	2000	97 years, 138 days
84	Raif Dizdarević	YUG	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	1926	Alive	97 years, 131 days
85	Martial Célestin	HAI	Prime Minister (1988)	1913	2011	97 years, 123 days
86	Gheorghe Apostol	ROU	First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955)	1913	2010	97 years, 97 days
87	Kenneth Kaunda	ZAM	State President (1964–1991)	1924	2021	97 years, 50 days
88	Walter Scheel	GER	(Acting) Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979)	1919	2016	97 years, 47 days
89	Thanin Kraivichien	THA	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	1927	Alive	97 years, 14 days
90	Helmut Schmidt	GER	Chancellor (1974–1982)	1918	2015	96 years, 322 days
91	Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	VAT	Acting Sovereign (1939)	1851	1948	96 years, 312 days
92	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka	TUV	Chairperson of the Presidium (1940–1944)	1912	2008	96 years, 308 days
93	Camille Huysmans	BEL	Prime Minister (1946–1947)	1871	1968	96 years, 275 days
94	Yitzhak Shamir	ISR	Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992)	1915	2012	96 years, 252 days
95	Federico Páez	ECU	President (1935–1937)	1877	1974	96 years, 250 days
96	Habib Bourguiba	TUN	Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987)	1903	2000	96 years, 247 days
97	Vyacheslav Molotov	SUN	Premier (1930–1941	1890	1986	96 years, 244 days
98	Yang Hyong-sop	PRK	Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1984; 1998–2019)	1926	2022	96 years, 224 days
99	Alejandro Deustua	PER	Prime Minister (1979–1980)	1921	2017	96 years, 191 days
100	Elizabeth II	UK	Queen (1952–2022)	1926	2022	96 years, 140 days

Addendum

The following state leaders might be older than 100–78 on the list but his date of birth is uncertain
Name	State	Position	Birth	Death	Age
Constantine Kollias	GRE	Prime Minister (1967)	1901	1997	96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days

Timelines

Longest living state leaders who entered the Main list in 2011 and 2012

Note: The   Blue   vertical line Denotes "now" (04/19/2024)

Note: The   Blue   vertical line denotes "now" (04/19/2024)

Chronological List of eldest living state leaders since 1885

Name	Country	Sex	Lifespan	Time as Eldest
William I, German Emperor	GER	M	22 March 1797–14 May 1888 aged 90 years, 353 days	– 9 March 1888 (aged 90) ??
George Tupou I	TGA	M	4 December 1797–18 February 1893 aged 95 years, 76 days	9 March 1888 (aged 91) –18 February 1893 (aged 95) 4 years, 343 days
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	GTM	M	19 October 1802–14 May 1897 aged 94 years, 207 days	18 February 1893 (aged 90) – 14 May 1897 (aged 94) 4 years 85 days
Count Bernhard von Rechberg	AUT	M	17 July 1806–26 February 1899 aged 92 years 224 days	14 May 1897 (aged 90) – 26 February 1899 (aged 92) 1 year, 289 days
Tomas Gormensoro Albin	URU	M	27 January 1810–12 April 1900 90 years, 76 days	26 February 1899 (aged 87) –12 April 1900 (aged 90) 2 years, 334 days)
Pope Leo XIII	VAT	M	2 March 1810–20 July 1903 aged 93 years, 140 days	12 Apr 1900 (aged 90) – 20 July 1903 (aged 93) 3 years, 99 days
Baron Ignaz von Plener	AUT	M	21 May 1810–17 February 1908 aged 97 years, 272 days	20 July 1903 (aged 93) – 17 February 1908 (aged 97) 4 years, 212 days
Artúr Gorgey	HUN	M	30 January 1818–21 May 1916 aged 98 years, 113 days	17 February 1908 (aged 90)–21 May 1916 (aged 98) 8 years, 95 days
Mackenzie Bowell	CAN	M	27 December 1823–10 December 1917 aged 93 years, 348 days	21 May 1916 (aged 92)–10 December 1917 (aged 93) 1 year, 203 days)
Charles de Freycinet	FRA	M	14 November 1828–14 May 1923 aged 94 years, 181 days	10 December 1917 (aged 89)–14 May 1923 (aged 94) 5 years, 352 days
Matsukata Masayoshi	JPN	M	25 February 1835–2 July 1924 aged 89 years, 127 days	14 May 1923 (aged 87) – 2 July 1924 (aged 89) 350 days
Jules Méline	FRA	M	20 May 1838–21 December 1925 aged 87 years, 216 days	2 July 1924 (aged 86)–21 December 1925 (aged 87) 2 years 158 days
Paolo Boselli	ITA	M	8 June 1838–10 Match 1932 aged 93 years, 272 days	2 July 1924 (aged 86)–10 March 1932 (aged 93) 7 years, 260 days
Francisco Andrade Marín	ECU	M	15 November 1841–6 September 1935 aged 93 years, 295 days	10 March 1932 (aged 88)–6 September 1935 (aged 93) 3 years, 175 days
Lizardo Garcia		M	26 April 1844–29 May 1937 aged 93 years, 34 days	6 September 1935 (aged 91)–29 May 1937 (aged 93) 1 year, 263 days
Eliodoro Villazón	BOL	M	22 January 1848–12 September 1939 aged 91 years, 233 days	29 May 1937 (aged 89)–12 September 1939 (aged 91) 2 years, 194 days
Alejandro Deustua	PER	M	22 March 1849–6 August 1945 aged 96 years, 138 days	12 September 1939 (aged 90)–6 August 1945 (aged 96) 8 years, 69 days
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte	VAT	M	10 April 1851–16 February 1948 aged 96 years, 312 days	6 August 1945 (aged 94)–16 February 1948 (aged 96) 2 years, 194 days)
Philippe Petain	FRA	M	24 Apr 1856–23 July 1951 aged 95 years, 90 days	16 February 1948 (aged 91)–23 July 1951 (aged 95) 3 years, 157 days
Pedro Lascurain	MEX	M	8 May 1856–21 July 1952 aged 96 years, 74 days	23 July 1951 (aged 95) – 21 July 1952 (aged 96) 364 days
Christopher Hornsrud	NOR	M	15 November 1859–12 December 1960 aged 101 years, 27 days	9 September 1957 (aged 92)–12 December 1960 (aged 101) 3 years, 93 days
Venceslau Brás	BRA	M	26 February 1868–15 May 1966 aged 98 years, 78 days	12 December 1960 (aged 92)–15 May 1966 (aged 98) 5 years, 154 days
Camille Huysmans	BEL	M	26 May 1871–25 February 1968 aged 96 years, 275 days	15 May 1966 (aged 94) – 25 February 1968 (aged 96) 1 year, 286 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro	PER	M	15 March 1872–14 August 1969 aged 97 years, 152 days	25 February 1968 (aged 96)–14 August 1969 (aged 97) 1 year, 170 days
Joseph Paul-Boncour	FRA	M	4 August 1873–28 March 1972 aged 98 years, 237 days	14 August 1969 (aged 96)–28 March 1972 (aged 98) 2 years, 227 days
Émile Reuter	LUX	M	2 August 1874–14 February 1973 aged 98 years, 196 days	28 March 1972 (aged 97)–14 February 1973 (aged 98) 323 days
Dezso Pattantyus-Abraham	HUN	M	10 July 1875–25 July 1973 aged 98 years, 15 days	14 February 1973 (aged 97) – 25 July 1973 (aged 98) 161 days
Federico Páez	ECU	M	4 June 1877 – 9 February 1974 aged 96 years, 250 days	25 July 1973 (aged 96)–9 February 1974 (aged 96) 199 days
Borys Martos	UKR	M	20 May 1879–19 September 1977 aged 98 years, 122 days	9 February 1974 (aged 94)–19 September 1977 (aged 98) 3 years, 222 days
Isidro Ayora	ECU	M	31 August 1879 – 22 March 1978 98 years, 203 days	19 September 1977 (aged 98)–22 March 1978 (aged 98) 184 days
Federico Chaves	PAR	M	22 March 1978–24 April 1978 96 years, 68 days	22 March 1978 (aged 96)–24 March 1978 (aged 96) 33 days
Celál Bayar	TUR	M	16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986 aged 103 years, 99 days	24 April 1978 (aged 94)–22 August 1986 (aged 103) 8 years, 121 days
Willem Drees	NED	M	5 July 1886–14 May 1988 aged 101 years, 314 days	22 August 1986 (aged 100)–14 May 1988 (aged 101) 1 year, 267 days
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni	JPN	M•	3 December 1887–20 January 1990 aged aged 102 years, 48 days	14 May 1988 (aged 101)–20 January 1990 (aged 102) 2 years, 252 days
Zhang Qun	TWN	M	9 May 1889–14 December 1990 aged 101 years, 220 days	20 January 1990 (aged 100)–14 December 1990 (aged 101) 329 days
Antoine Pinay	FRA	M	30 December 1891–13 December 1994 aged 102 years, 348 days	14 December 1990 (aged 98)–13 December 1994 (aged 102) 3 years, 364 days
Morarji Desai	IND	M	29 February 1896–10 April 1995 aged 99 years, 41 days	13 December 1994 (aged 98) –10 April 1995 (aged 99) 119 days
Gulzarilal Nanda		M	4 July 1898–15 January 1998 aged 99 years, 195 days	10 April 1995 (aged 96)–15 January 1998 (aged 99) 2 years, 275 days
Constantine Kollias	GRE	M	1901–13 July 1998 aged 96 years 194 days to 97 years, 193 days	15 January 1998 (aged 96–97)–13 July 1998 (aged 96–97) 179 days
Ion Gheorghe Maurer	ROU	M	23 September 1902–8 February 2000 aged 97 years, 138 days	13 July 1998 (aged 95)–8 February 2000 (aged 97) 1 year, 211 days
Michail Stasinopoulos	GRE	M	27 July 1903–31 October 2002 aged 99 years, 142 days	8 February 2000 (aged 96)–31 October 3002 (aged 99) 3 years, 267 days
Xenophon Zolotas		M	26 April 1904–10 Jube 2004 aged 100 years, 45 days	31 October 2002 (aged 98)–10 June 2004 (aged 100) 1 year, 224 days
Chau Sen Cosscal Chhum	CAM	M	1 September 1905–23 January 2009 aged 103 years, 143 days	10 June 2004 (aged 98)–23 January 2009 (aged 103) 4 years, 192 days
Abdel Halim Muhammad	SUD	M	10 April 1910–16 April 2009 aged 99 years, 6 days	22 January 2009 (aged 98)–16 April 2009 (aged 99) 85 days
Johan Ferrier	SUR	M	12 May 1910–4 January 2010 agrd 99 years, 237 days	16 April 2009 (aged 98)–4 January 2010 (aged 99) 264 days
Bernardino Gonzalez Ruiz	PAN	M	11 January 1911–15 March 2012 aged 101 years, 64 days	4 January 2010 (aged 98)–15 March 2012 (aged 100) 2 years, 72 days
Telmo Vargas	ECU	M	9 October 1912–9 August 2013 aged 100 years, 304 days	15 March 2012 (aged 99)–9 August 2013 (aged 100) 1 year, 144 days
André Prunet-Foch	AND	M	3 July 1914–30 January 2017 aged 102 years, 211 days	9 August 2013 (aged 99)–30 January 2017 (aged 102) 3 years, 174 days
Đỗ Mười	VIE	M	2 February 1917–1 October 2018 aged 101 years, 241 days	30 January 2017 (aged 98)–1 October 2018 (aged 101) 1 year, 244 days
Babiker Awadalla	SUD	M	2 March 1917–17 January 2019 aged 101 years, 321 days	1 October 2018 (aged 101)–17 January 2019 (aged 101) 108 days
Yasuhiro Nakasone	JPN	M	27 May 1918–29 November 2019 aged 101 years, 186 days	17 January 2019 (aged 100)–29 November 2019 (aged 101) 314 days
Hyun Soong-jong	KOR	M	26 February 1919–25 May 2021 aged 101 years, 89 days	29 November 2019 (aged 100)–25 May 2021 (aged 101) 178 days
Mustafa Ben Halim	LBY	M	29 January 1921–7 December 2021 aged 100 years, 312 days	25 May 2021 (aged 100) – 7 December 2021 (aged 100) 196 days
Francisco Morales Bermúdez	PER	M	4 October 1921–14 July 2022 aged 100 years, 283 days	07 December 2021 (aged 100) – 14 July 2022 (aged 100) 219 days
Khamtai Siphandone	LAO	M	born 8 February 1924 age 100 years, 70 days	14 July 2022 (aged 98)–11 October 2023 (aged 99) 1 year, 89 days
Guillermo Rodriguez (politician)	ECU	M	born 4 November 1923 age 100 years, 166 days	11 October 2023 (aged 99)–present 191 days

See also

• List of longest-reigning monarchs
• List of oldest living state leaders
• Lists of state leaders by age
• List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
• Records of heads of state
• List of Longest-living Cardinals
• Future Longest-living state leaders
• Longest-living state leaders by death date