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This article lists 100 oldest 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 gold. The longest-lived state leader with known exact date of birth and death was Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. Ek Yi Oun, fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.
The Last Longest living state leader to die was Episcopal Veguiér Francesc Badia Batalla of Andorra on 14 August 2020 at the age of 97 years, 217 days, and since his death last 14 August no longest living state leader has died in the last 1 year, 10 months and 20 days.
List
Oldest ever:
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served 19622nd-oldest ever:
Celâl Bayar
served 1937–1939 & Template:Nobr3rd-oldest ever:
Antoine Pinay
served 1952–1953Oldest currently living and 24th-oldest ever:
Mustafa Ben Halim
served 1954–1957
Living
No. | Name | Image | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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1 | Chau Sen Cocsal | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
2 | Celâl Bayar | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
3 | Antoine Pinay | ![]() |
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1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days |
4 | Kazi Dorjee | ![]() |
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Chief Minister (1975–1979) | 1904 | 2007 | 102 years, 290 days |
5 | Edward Raczyński | ![]() |
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President (1979–1986) | 1891 | 1993 | 102 years, 223 days |
6 | André Prunet-Foch | ![]() |
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French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
7 | Naruhiko Higashikuni | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
8 | Babiker Awadalla | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
9 | Willem Drees | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1886 | 1988 | 101 years, 314 days |
10 | Đỗ Mười | ![]() |
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
11 | Zhang Qun | ![]() |
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Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
12 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
13 | Piet de Jong | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days |
14 | Hyun Soong-jong | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 89 days |
15 | Bernardino Ruiz | ![]() |
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President (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days |
16 | Christopher Hornsrud | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days |
17 | Telmo Vargas | ![]() |
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Head of State (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days |
18 | Hau Pei-tsun | ![]() |
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Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days |
19 | Xenophon Zolotas | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days |
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Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | |||
20 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | ![]() |
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Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days |
21 | Hastings Banda | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 99 years, 283 days |
22 | Johan Ferrier | ![]() |
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President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days |
23 | Mustafa Ben Halim | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | Alive | 101 years, 156 days |
24 | Tun Tin | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 212 days |
25 | Gulzarilal Nanda | ![]() |
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Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days |
26 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days |
27 | Anthony Mamo | ![]() |
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Governor-General (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days |
28 | Michail Stasinopoulos | ![]() |
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President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days |
29 | Clifford Campbell | ![]() |
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Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days |
30 | Morarji Desai | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days |
31 | Vo Chi Cong | ![]() |
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Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days |
32 | Abdel Halim Muhammad | ![]() |
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Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days |
33 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | Alive | 100 years, 273 days |
34 | Ċensu Tabone | ![]() |
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President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days |
35 | Prem Tinsulanonda | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days |
36 | Luis Echeverría | ![]() |
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President (1970–1976) | 1922 | Alive | 100 years, 168 days |
37 | The Count Harmel | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days |
38 | Howard Cooke | ![]() |
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Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days |
39 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days |
40 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days |
41 | Isidro Ayora | 75px | ![]() |
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days |
42 | Émile Reuter | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days |
43 | Mamadou Dia | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days |
44 | Aden Adde | ![]() |
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President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days |
45 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | ![]() |
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President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days |
46 | Lê Đức Anh | ![]() |
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President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days |
47 | Émile Derlin Zinsou | ![]() |
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President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days |
48 | Borys Martos | ![]() |
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 122 days |
49 | Artúr Görgei | ![]() |
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Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days |
50 | Jean | ![]() |
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Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days |
51 | Gough Whitlam | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
52 | Venceslau Brás | ![]() |
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President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days |
53 | Claude Rostain | ![]() |
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French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days |
54 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | ![]() |
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President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days |
55 | Deszō Abraham | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days |
56 | Gabriel París Gordillo | ![]() |
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President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days |
57 | Miloš Jakeš | ![]() |
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | |
58 | Kenan Evren | ![]() |
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National Security Council President (1980–1982) President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days |
59 | Wellington Koo | ![]() |
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Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days |
60 | Ignaz von Plener | ![]() |
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Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days |
61 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla | ![]() |
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Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days |
62 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles | ![]() |
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Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days |
63 | Francesc Badia Batalla | ![]() |
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Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days |
64 | Ramón José Velásquez | ![]() |
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Interim president (1993–1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days |
65 | He Yingqin | ![]() |
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Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days |
66 | Lee Teng-hui | ![]() |
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President (1988–2000) Chairman of the Kuomintang (1988–2000) |
1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days |
67 | Liam Cosgrave | ![]() |
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Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days |
68 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | |
69 | Patricio Aylwin | ![]() |
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President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days |
70 | Armando Villanueva | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days |
71 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | ![]() |
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President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days |
72 | Martial Célestin | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days |
73 | Gheorghe Apostol | ![]() |
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First Secretary of the Workers' Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days |
74 | Walter Scheel | ![]() |
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Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days |
75 | Helmut Schmidt | ![]() |
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Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
76 | Gennaro di Belmonte | ![]() |
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Acting Sovereign (1939) | 1851 | 1948 | 96 years, 312 days |
77 | Khertek Anchimaa-Toka | ![]() |
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Chair of the Presidium (1940–1944) | 1912 | 2008 | 96 years, 308 days |
78 | Camille Huysmans | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days |
79 | Yitzhak Shamir | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1983–1984; 1986–1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days |
80 | Federico Páez | ![]() |
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Acting President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days |
81 | Habib Bourguiba | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days |
82 | Vyacheslav Molotov | ![]() |
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Premier (1930–1941) | 1890 | 1986 | 96 years, 244 days |
83 | Khamtai Siphandon | 75px | ![]() |
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | Alive | 98 years, 146 days |
84 | Tomiichi Murayama | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 98 years, 123 days |
85 | Pedro Richter Prada | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1979–1980) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 191 days |
86 | Kenneth Kaunda | ![]() |
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State President (1964–1991) President of the United National Independence Party (1973–1990) |
1924 | Alive | 98 years, 67 days |
87 | Alejandro Deustua | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1902) | 1849 | 1945 | 96 years, 137 days |
88 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1998–2002) | 1924 | 2020 | 96 years, 82 days |
89 | Pedro Lascuráin | ![]() |
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Acting President (1913) | 1856 | 1952 | 96 years, 74 days |
90 | Federico Chávez | ![]() |
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President (1949–1954) | 1882 | 1978 | 96 years, 68 days |
91 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | ![]() |
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President (1958–1962) | 1915 | 2011 | 96 years, 43 days |
92 | Michael I | ![]() |
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King (1927–1930; 1940–1947) | 1921 | 2017 | 96 years, 41 days |
93 | The Viscount of Sininbu | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1878–1880) | 1810 | 1906 | 96 years, 37 days |
94 | Dom Mintoff | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1955–1958; 1971–1984) | 1916 | 2012 | 96 years, 14 days |
95 | Jimmy Carter | ![]() |
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President (1977–1981) | 1924 | Alive | 97 years, 276 days |
96 | Hans Schaffner | ![]() |
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Federal Council Member (1961–1969) President (1966) |
1908 | 2004 | 95 years, 346 days |
97 | Lubomír Štrougal | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | Alive | 97 years, 258 days |
98 | Guillermo Rodríguez | ![]() |
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President (1972–1976) | 1924 | Alive | 97 years, 242 days |
99 | Joaquín Balaguer | ![]() |
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President (1960–1962; 1966–1978; 1986–1996) | 1906 | 2002 | 95 years, 316 days |
100 | Tomás Romero Pereira | 75px | ![]() |
Provisional President (1954) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 312 days |
Addendum
Longest Living State Leaders with Unclear status and Uncertain Lifespan
The following individual may be older than #100–1, but his exact lifespan is unknown or leadership status are uncertain.
Name | Image | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
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Ek Yi Oun | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1958) | 1910 | 2013 | 102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days[1] |
Muhammad al-Muqri | ![]() |
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Grand Vizier (1912-1957) | 1854 | 1957 | 102 years, 206 to 228 days[2] |
Josip Manolić | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1990–1991) | 1920 | 102 years, 104 days | |
Mukhtar Hussein | ![]() |
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Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 0 to 163 days[3] |
Kim Yong-ju | ![]() |
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Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998) | 1920 | 101 years, 286 days | |
Carlos Enriquez de León | ![]() |
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Provisional President (1954) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 261 days to 99 years, 260 days[4] |
Konstantinos Kollias | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days[5] |
Fumio Gotō | ![]() |
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Acting Prime Minister (1936) | 1884 | 1980 | 96 years, 67 days |
Hassan al-Hakim | ![]() |
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Prime Minister (1941–1942; 1951) | 1886 | 1982 | 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days[6] |
Related pages
References
- ↑ The dates of birth and death for Ek are unknown.
- ↑ The exact date of birth for Al-Muqri remains unknown.
- ↑ The exact date of birth for Hussein remains unknown, but he was at aged at least 100 at the time of his death.
- ↑ The exact date of death for Díaz is unknown.
- ↑ The exact date of birth for Kollias is unknown.
- ↑ The exact date of birth for al-Hakim is unknown.
Notes
Other websites
- United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
- WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories