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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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     Living

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 Guillermo Rodriguez  Ecuador President (1972–1976) 1923 Alive 101 years, 18 days
17 Mustafa Ben Halim  Libya Prime Minister (1954–1957) 1921 2021 100 years, 312 days
18 Telmo Vargas  Ecuador Head of State (1966) 1912 2013 100 years, 304 days
19 Khamtai Siphandon  Laos Prime Minister (1991–1998)
President (1998–2006)
1924 Alive 100 years, 288 days
20 Francisco Morales-Bermúdez  Peru Prime Minister (1975)
President (1975–1980)
1921 2022 100 years, 283 days
21 Tomiichi Murayama  Japan Prime Minister (1994–1996) 1924 Alive 100 years, 264 days
22 Hau Pei-tsun  Taiwan Premier (1990–1993) 1919 2020 100 years, 235 days
23 Luis Echeverría  Mexico President (1970–1976) 1922 2022 100 years, 172 days
24 Jimmy Carter  United States President (1977–1981) 1924 Alive 100 years, 52 days
25 Xenophon Zolotas  Greece Prime Minister (1989–1990) 1904 2004 100 years, 45 days
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar  Peru Prime Minister (2000–2001) 1920 2020
27 Abdul Salam Sabrah  North Yemen Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) 1912 2012 100 years, 32 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 Mahathir Mohamad  Malaysia Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) 1925 Alive 99 years, 135 days
34 Mohammad Hasan Sharq  Afghanistan Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989) 1925 Alive 99 years, 128 days
35 Anthony Mamo  Malta Governor-General (1971–1974)
President (1974–1976)
1909 2008 99 years, 113 days
36 Michail Stasinopoulos  Greece President (1974–1975) 1903 2002 99 years, 96 days
37 Clifford Campbell  Jamaica Governor-General (1962–1973) 1892 1991 99 years, 92 days
38 Morarji Desai  India Prime Minister (1977–1979) 1896 1995 99 years, 41 days
39 Võ Chí Công  Vietnam Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) 1912 2011 99 years, 32 days
40 Abdel Halim Muhammad  Sudan Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) 1910 2009 99 years, 6 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 Abdoulaye Wade  Senegal President (2000–2012) 1926 Alive 98 years, 177 days
54 Nouhak Phoumsavanh  Laos President (1992–1998) 1910 2008 98 years, 153 days
55 Lê Đức Anh  Vietnam President (1992–1997) 1920 2019 98 years, 142 days
56 Émile Derlin Zinsou  Dahomey President (1968–1969) 1918 2016 98 years, 127 days
57 Borys Martos  Ukraine Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) 1879 1977 98 years, 122 days
58 Artúr Görgei  Hungary Acting Governor-President (1849) 1818 1916 98 years, 112 days
59 Lubomír Štrougal  Czechoslovakia Prime Minister (1970–1988) 1924 2023 98 years, 110 days
60 Jean  Luxembourg Grand Duke (1964–2000) 1921 2019 98 years, 108 days
61 Gough Whitlam  Australia Prime Minister (1972–1975) 1916 2014 98 years, 102 days
62 Giorgio Napolitano  Italy President (2006–2015) 1925 2023 98 years, 85 days
63 Venceslau Brás  Brazil President (1914–1918) 1868 1966 98 years, 78 days
64 Claude Rostain  Andorra French Viguier (1972–1977) 1916 2015 98 years, 56 days
65 Ramaswamy Venkataraman  India President (1987–1992) 1910 2009 98 years, 54 days
66 Valdas Adamkus  Lithuania President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) 1926 Alive 98 years, 19 days
67 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám  Hungary Prime Minister (1919) 1875 1973 98 years, 15 days
68 Gabriel París Gordillo  Colombia President (1957–1958) 1910 2008 98 years, 13 days
69 Raif Dizdarević  Yugoslavia President of the Presidency (1988–1989) 1926 Alive 97 years, 349 days
70 Miloš Jakeš  Czechoslovakia General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) 1922 2020 97 years, 332 days
71 Abdelsalam al-Majali  Jordan Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) 1925 2023 97 years, 319 days
72 Kenan Evren  Turkey President of the National Security Council (1980–1982)
State President (1982–1989)
1917 2015 97 years, 296 days
73 Wellington Koo  China Acting Premier (1924)
Acting President (1926–1927)
1888 1985 97 years, 289 days
74 Ignaz von Plener Cisleithania
( Austria-Hungary)
Minister-President (1870) 1810 1908 97 years, 272 days
75 Domhnall Ua Buachalla  Irish Free State Governor-General (1932–1936) 1866 1963 97 years, 267 days
76 Abdelmalek Benhabyles  Algeria Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) 1921 2018 97 years, 245 days
77 Thanin Kraivichien  Thailand Prime Minister (1976–1977) 1927 Alive 97 years, 231 days
78 Francesc Badia Batalla  Andorra Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) 1923 2020 97 years, 217 days
79 Arnaldo Forlani  Italy Prime Minister (1980–1981) 1925 2023 97 years, 210 days
80 Ramón José Velásquez  Venezuela Interim president (1993–1994) 1916 2014 97 years, 208 days
81 He Yingqin  China Premier (1949) 1890 1987 97 years, 202 days
82 Lee Teng-hui  Taiwan President (1988–2000) 1923 2020 97 years, 197 days
83 Liam Cosgrave  Ireland Taoiseach (1973–1977) 1920 2017 97 years, 174 days
84 Alfredo Solf y Muro  Peru Prime Minister (1939–1944) 1872 1969 97 years, 152 days
85 Patricio Aylwin  Chile President (1990–1994) 1918 2016 97 years, 145 days
86 Armando Villanueva  Peru Prime Minister (1988–1989) 1915 2013 97 years, 140 days
87 Ion Gheorghe Maurer  Romania President of the Presidium (1958–1961)
Prime Minister (1961–1974)
1902 2000 97 years, 138 days
88 Martial Célestin  Haiti Prime Minister (1988) 1913 2011 97 years, 123 days
89 Gheorghe Apostol  Romania First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) 1913 2010 97 years, 97 days
90 Kenneth Kaunda  Zambia President (1964–1991) 1924 2021 97 years, 50 days
91 Walter Scheel  West Germany President (1974–1979) 1919 2016 97 years, 47 days
92 Helmut Schmidt  West Germany Chancellor (1974–1982) 1918 2015 96 years, 322 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 Kim Yong-nam  North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) 1928 Alive 96 years, 292 days
96 Camille Huysmans  Belgium Prime Minister (1946–1947) 1871 1968 96 years, 275 days
97 Yitzhak Shamir  Israel Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) 1915 2012 96 years, 252 days
98 Federico Páez  Ecuador Acting President (1935–1937) 1877 1974 96 years, 250 days
99 Habib Bourguiba  Tunisia Prime Minister (1956–1957)
President (1957–1987)
1903 2000 96 years, 247 days
100 Vyacheslav Molotov  Soviet Union Premier (1930–1941) 1890 1986 96 years, 244 days
101 Yang Hyong-sop  North Korea Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998) 1925 2022 96 years, 224 days
80–102 Constantine Kollias  Greece Prime Minister (1967) 1901 1998 96 years, 194 days to
97 years, 193 days[iii]
103 Arnold Rüütel  Estonia Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992)
President (2001–2006)
1928 Alive 96 years, 196 days
104 Arthur Foulkes  Bahamas Governor-General (2010–2014) 1928 Alive 96 years, 195 days
105 Pedro Richter Prada  Peru Prime Minister (1979–1980) 1921 2017 96 years, 191 days
106 Elizabeth II  United Kingdom Queen (1952–2022) 1926 2022 96 years, 140 days
107 Alejandro Deustua  Peru Prime Minister (1902) 1849 1945 96 years, 137 days
108 Jiang Zemin  China General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002)
President (1993–2003)
1926 2022 96 years, 105 days
109 Péter Boross  Hungary Prime Minister (1993–1994) 1928 Alive 96 years, 87 days
110 Abderrahmane Youssoufi  Morocco Prime Minister (1998–2002) 1924 2020 96 years, 82 days
111 Pedro Lascuráin  Mexico Acting President (1913) 1856 1952 96 years, 74 days
112 Federico Chávez  Paraguay President (1949–1954) 1882 1978 96 years, 68 days
113 Fumio Gotō  Japan Acting Prime Minister (1936) 1884 1980 96 years, 67 days
114 Mario Echandi Jiménez  Costa Rica President (1958–1962) 1915 2011 96 years, 43 days
115 Michael I  Romania King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) 1921 2017 96 years, 41 days
116 João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu  Brazil Prime Minister (1878–1880) 1810 1906 96 years, 37 days
117 Zhu Rongji  China Premier of the State Council (1998–2003) 1928 Alive 96 years, 30 days
118 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