User:Goerlitz83/sandbox/List of longest-living state leaders


This article lists all the oldest known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states at least 96 years of age and whose ages are documented in reliable sources.

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No. Name State Position Birth Death Age
1 Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum   Cambodia Prime Minister (1962) 1905 2009 103 years, 143 days
2 Celâl Bayar   Turkey Prime Minister (1937–1939)
President (1950–1960)
1883 1986 103 years, 98 days
3 Antoine Pinay   France Prime Minister (1952–1953) 1891 1994 102 years, 348 days
4 André Prunet-Foch   Andorra French Viguier (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days
5 Naruhiko Higashikuni   Japan Prime Minister (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days
1–6 Ek Yi Oun   Cambodia Prime Minister (1958) 1910 2013 102 years, 1 day to
103 years, 364 days[i]
7 Babiker Awadalla   Sudan Prime Minister (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days
8 Willem Drees   Netherlands Prime Minister (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314 days
9 Đỗ Mười   Vietnam Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991)
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)
1917 2018 101 years, 241 days
10 Zhang Qun   China Premier (1947–1948) 1889 1990 101 years, 219 days
11 Yasuhiro Nakasone   Japan Prime Minister (1982–1987) 1918 2019 101 years, 186 days
12 Piet de Jong   Netherlands Prime Minister (1967–1971) 1915 2016 101 years, 115 days
13 Hyun Soong-jong   South Korea Prime Minister (1992–1993) 1919 2020 101 years, 89 days
14 Bernardino González Ruiz   Panama President (1963) 1911 2012 101 years, 64 days
15 Christopher Hornsrud   Norway Prime Minister (1928) 1859 1960 101 years, 27 days
16 Mustafa Ben Halim   Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
17 Telmo Vargas   Ecuador Head of State (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
18 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez   Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
19 Guillermo Rodriguez   Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 100 years, 250 days
20 Hau Pei-tsun   Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
21 Luis Echeverría   Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
22 Khamtai Siphandon   Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
President (1998–2006)
1924 Alive 100 years, 154 days
23 Tomiichi Murayama   Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 130 days
24 Xenophon Zolotas   Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar   Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
26 Abdul Salam Sabrah   North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 days
27 Jimmy Carter   United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 99 years, 284 days
28 Johan Ferrier   Suriname President (1975–1980) 1910 2010 99 years, 237 days
29 Tun Tin   Burma Prime Minister (1988) 1920 2020 99 years, 212 days
30 Gulzarilal Nanda   India Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) 1898 1998 99 years, 195 days
31 Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein   Somalia Interim president (1969) 1912 2012 99 years, 186 days
32 Mohammed Karim Lamrani   Morocco Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) 1919 2018 99 years, 142 days
33 Anthony Mamo   Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
34 Michail Stasinopoulos   Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
35 Clifford Campbell   Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
36 Morarji Desai   India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
37 Võ Chí Công   Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
38 Abdel Halim Muhammad   Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 days
39 Mahathir Mohamad   Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 1 day
40 Mohammad Hasan Sharq   Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925 Alive 98 years, 360 days
41 Ċensu Tabone   Malta President (1989–1994) 1913 2012 98 years, 350 days
27–42 Hastings Banda   Malawi Prime Minister (1964–1966)
President (1966–1994)
1898 1997 98 years, 329 days to
99 years, 328 days[ii]
43 Ali Hassan Mwinyi   Tanzania President (1985–1995) 1925 2024 98 years, 297 days
44 Prem Tinsulanonda   Thailand Prime Minister (1980–1988)
Regent (2016)
1920 2019 98 years, 273 days
45 The Count Harmel   Belgium Prime Minister (1965–1966) 1911 2009 98 years, 244 days
46 Howard Cooke   Jamaica Governor-General (1991–2006) 1915 2014 98 years, 240 days
47 Joseph Paul-Boncour   France Prime Minister (1932–1933) 1873 1972 98 years, 237 days
48 Konstantinos Mitsotakis   Greece Prime Minister (1990–1993) 1918 2017 98 years, 223 days
49 Isidro Ayora   Ecuador President (1926–1931) 1879 1978 98 years, 203 days
50 Émile Reuter   Luxembourg Prime Minister (1918–1925) 1874 1973 98 years, 196 days
51 Mamadou Dia   Senegal Prime Minister (1960–1962) 1910 2009 98 years, 191 days
52 Aden Adde   Somalia President (1960–1967) 1908 2007 98 years, 181 days
53 Nouhak Phoumsavanh   Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
54 Lê Đức Anh   Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
55 Émile Derlin Zinsou   Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
56 Borys Martos   Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
57 Artúr Görgei   Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
58 Lubomír Štrougal   Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
59 Jean   Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
60 Gough Whitlam   Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
61 Giorgio Napolitano   Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
62 Venceslau Brás   Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
63 Claude Rostain   Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
64 Ramaswamy Venkataraman   India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
65 Abdoulaye Wade   Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 43 days
66 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám   Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
67 Gabriel París Gordillo   Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
68 Miloš Jakeš   Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
69 Kenan Evren   Turkey President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
70 Wellington Koo   China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
71 Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
(  Austria-Hungary)
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
72 Domhnall Ua Buachalla   Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
73 Valdas Adamkus   Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 97 years, 251 days
74 Abdelmalek Benhabyles   Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
75 Francesc Badia Batalla   Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
76 Raif Dizdarević   Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 215 days
77 Arnaldo Forlani   Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
78 Ramón José Velásquez   Venezuela Interim president (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
79 He Yingqin   China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
80 Lee Teng-hui   Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
81 Liam Cosgrave   Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
82 Alfredo Solf y Muro   Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
83 Patricio Aylwin   Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
84 Armando Villanueva   Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
85 Ion Gheorghe Maurer   Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
86 Martial Célestin   Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
87 Thanin Kraivichien   Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 97 days
88 Gheorghe Apostol   Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
89 Kenneth Kaunda   Zambia President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
90 Walter Scheel   West Germany President (1974–1979) 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
91 Helmut Schmidt   West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 days
92 Abdelsalam al-Majali   Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1926 2023 96 years, 319 days
93 Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte   Vatican City Acting Sovereign (1939) 1851 1948 96 years, 312 days
94 Khertek Anchimaa-Toka   Tuva Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) 1912 2008 96 years, 308 days
95 Camille Huysmans   Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
96 Yitzhak Shamir   Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
97 Federico Páez   Ecuador Acting President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
98 Habib Bourguiba   Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
99 Vyacheslav Molotov   Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
100 Yang Hyong-sop   North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
80–101 Constantine Kollias   Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to
97 years, 193 days[iii]
102 Pedro Richter Prada   Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
103 Kim Yong-nam   North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 158 days
104 Elizabeth II   United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
105 Alejandro Deustua   Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
106 Jiang Zemin   China General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002)
President (1993–2003)
1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
107 Abderrahmane Youssoufi   Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
108 Pedro Lascuráin   Mexico Acting President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days
109 Federico Chávez   Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
110 Fumio Gotō   Japan Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1884 1980 96 years, 67 days
111 Arnold Rüütel   Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928 Alive 96 years, 62 days
112 Arthur Foulkes   Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 61 days
113 Mario Echandi Jiménez   Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
114 Michael I   Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
115 João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu   Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
116 Dom Mintoff   Malta Prime Minister (1955–1958, 1971–1984) 1916 2012 96 years, 14 days

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  1. ^ The dates of birth and death for Ek are unknown.
  2. ^ The exact date of birth for Banda remains unknown
  3. ^ The exact date of birth for Kollias remains unknown