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This article lists 100 oldest known living or deceased [[head of state|heads of state]] or [[head of government|heads of government]] of [[sovereign state]]s (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'''<!-- and those both currently living and in office are in '''bold on purple''' -->. 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{{Age in years and days|1905|9|1|2009|1|22}}. [[Ek Yi Oun]], fellow Cambodian prime minister, lived between 102 years, 1 day, and 103 years, 364 days.

{{hatnote|This is the current up-to-date list of Longest living state leaders As of {{currentdate}}}}<!-- This date should be updated after any substantive data change to the table (e.g. deaths, surpassing of lifespans, term expiration for those who are currently in office). --> 

The most recent longest living state leader to die was [[Kenneth Kaunda]], former [[President of Zambia]] at the age of 97 years, 50 days on 17 June 2021 and since his death, last 17 June, no state leader has died in the last {{Age in years, months and days|2021|06|17}} ({{age in days|2021|06|17}} days), nd on the Contrary the Most recent [[list of the Oldest living state leaders|former State leader]] to enter the list was [[Giorgio Napoitano]], former [[President of Italy]] when he tied the age of [[Dom Mintoff]], former [[Prime Minister of Malta]] who died at the get of 96 years and 14 days on Juy 10, 2021.

== Gallery ==
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File:Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg|Oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|Cambodia|1962}} [[Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum]]<br />served 1962
File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|2nd-oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Celâl Bayar]]<br />served 1937–1939 & {{nobr|1950–1960}}
File:Antoine Pinay 1969.jpg|3rd-oldest ever:<br />{{flagicon|French Fourth Republic}} [[Antoine Pinay]]<br />served 1952–1953
(contracted; show full)rer]]||{{flag|Romania|1952}}||[[List of heads of state of Romania#Romanian People's Republic/Socialist Republic of Romania (1947–1989)|President of the Presidium]] (1958–1961)<br>[[List of heads of state of Romania#Romanian People's Republic/Socialist Republic of Romania (1947–1989)|Acting President of the State Council]] (1965)<br>[[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]] (1961–1974)||1902||2000||97 years, 138 days
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34'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''[[Tomiichi Murayama]]'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{flag|Japan|1870}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |[[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] (1994–1996)|| style="background-color:gold;" |1924|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}'''
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|75||[[Martial Célestin]]||{{flag|Haiti}}||[[Prime Minister of Haiti|Prime Minister]] (1988)||1913||2011||97 years, 123 days
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|76||[[Gheorghe Apostol]]||{{flag|Romania|1952}}||[[Romanian Communist Party#General Secretaries (1921–1989)|First Secretary of the Workers' Party]] (1954–1955)||1913||2010||97 years, 97 days
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| 77 || [[Kenneth Kaunda]] ||   {{flag|Zambia|1964}}  || [[President of Zambia|State President]] (1964–1991)<br />[[United National Independence Party|President of the United National Independence Party]]<br />(1973–1990)|| |1924|| 2021  || 97 years, 50 days
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|78||[[Walter Scheel]]||{{flag|West Germany}}||[[Chancellor of Germany|Acting Chancellor]] (1974)<br>[[President of Germany|President]] (1974–1979)||1919||2016||97 years, 47 days
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|79||[[Helmut Schmidt]]||{{flag|West Germany}}||[[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] (1974–1982)||1918||2015||96 years, 322 days
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|83||[[Camille Huysmans]]||{{flag|Belgium}}||[[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime Minister]] (1946–1947)||1871||1968||96 years, 275 days
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34'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''[[Lubomír Štrougal]]'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{flagcountry|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |[[List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia|Prime Minister]] (1970–1988)|| style="background-color:gold;" |1924|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{age in years and days|1924|10|19}}'''
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|85||[[Yitzhak Shamir]]||{{flag|Israel}}||[[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days⏎
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|'''85'''|| '''[[Guillermo Rodríguez]]'''|| '''{{flag|Ecuador|1900}}'''||[[President of Ecuador|President]] (1972–1976)|| 1924 || '''Alive'''|| '''{{age in years and days|1924|11|4}}'''
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|86||[[Yitzhak Shamir]]||{{flag|Israel}}||[[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] (1983–1984; 1986–1992)||1915||2012||96 years, 252 days
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|87||[[Federico Páez]]||{{flag|Ecuador|1900}}||[[President of Ecuador|Acting President]] (1935–1937)||1877||1974||96 years, 250 days
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|88||[[Habib Bourguiba]]||{{flag|Tunisia|1959}}||[[Prime Minister of Tunisia|Prime Minister]] (1956–1957)<br>[[President of Tunisia|President]] (1957–1987)||1903||2000||96 years, 247 days
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|89||[[Vyacheslav Molotov]]||{{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}||[[Premier of the Soviet Union|Premier]] (1930–1941)||1890||1986||96 years, 244 days
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|{{sort | 1 = 90 | 2 = 68–90 }}||[[Constantine Kollias]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Greece|1935|name=Greece}}||[[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] (1967)||1901||1998||96 years, 194 days to<br>97 years, 193 days{{Efn-lr|name=unclear}}
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|91||[[Pedro Richter Prada]]||{{flag|Peru}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]] (1979–1980)||1921||2017||96 years, 191 days
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|92||[[Alejandro Deustua]]||{{flag|Peru|1825}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]] (1902)||1849||1945||96 years, 137 days
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|93||[[Abderrahmane Youssoufi]]||{{flag|Morocco}}||[[List of heads of government of Morocco|Prime Minister]] (1998–2002)||1924||2020||96 years, 82 days
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|94||[[Pedro Lascuráin]]||{{flag|Mexico|1893}}||[[President of Mexico|Acting President]] (1913)||1856||1952||96 years, 74 days
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|'''945'''||'''[[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]]'''||'''{{flag|Tanzania}}'''||[[President of Tanzania|President]] (1985–1995)<br />'''[[Chama Cha Mapinduzi|National Chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi]]''' (1990–1992l||1925||'''Alive'''||'''{{ayd|1925|5|8}}'''
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|96||[[Federico Chávez]]||{{flag|Paraguay|1842}}||[[President of Paraguay|President]] (1949–1954)||1882||1978||96 years, 68 days
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|97||[[Fumio Gotō]]||{{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}||[[Prime Minister of Japan|Acting Prime Minister]] (1936)||1884||1980||96 years, 67 days
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|98||[[Mario Echandi Jiménez]]||{{flag|Costa Rica}}||[[President of Costa Rica|President]] (1958–1962)||1915||2011||96 years, 43 days
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|99||[[Michael I of Romania|Michael I]]||{{flag|Kingdom of Romania|name=Romania}}||[[King of Romania|King]] (1927–1930; 1940–1947)||1921||2017||96 years, 41 days
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|100||[[João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu|The Viscount of Sinimbu]]||{{flag|Empire of Brazil|1870|name=Brazil}}||[[President of the Council of Ministers of Brazil|Prime Minister]] (1878–1880)||1810||1906||96 years, 37 days
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|'''1xx'''||'''[[Giorgio Napolitano]]'''||'''{{flag|Italy}}'''||'''[[President of Italy|President]]''' (2006–2015)||1925||'''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''[[Giorgio Napolitano]]'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |'''{{flag|Italy}}'''|| style="background-color:gold;" |[[President of Italy|President]] style="background-color:gold;" | 1925|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''Alive'''|| style="background-color:gold;" | '''{{ayd|1925|6|29}}'''
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==Addendum==
=== Longest Living State Leaders with Unclear status and Uncertain Lifespan ===
The following individual may be older than #100–4, but their leadership status are uncertain.
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(contracted; show full){{reflist|group=lower-roman}}

== Other websites ==
* [http://www.un.int/protocol/sites/www.un.int/files/Protocol%20and%20Liaison%20Service/hspmfm.pdf United Nations]—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
* [http://worldstatesmen.org WorldStatesmen]—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

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