A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimate
American senator Strom Thurmond celebrating his 100th birthday while shaking hands with Eric Shinseki
María Lagunes [es], Mexican writer, pictured at the age of 100 in 2023
Former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad pictured alongside his wife, Siti Hasmah during his 100th birthday celebration. Since July 2026, they are now both centenarians.
Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), the oldest verified person ever, who lived to be 122.
Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, physician and author who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020. He was the country's
Centenarian
…people aged 100 or above receive a golden pendant necklace on Chong Yang Festival each year from the president and Ministry of Health and Welfare. Mahathir Mohamad became the first prime minister of Malaysia to reach the age of 100 on 10 July 2025. In countries such as Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Nigeria, South…
Mahathir's father as headmaster of Sultan Abdul Hamid College. Mohamad Iskandar [ms] was born in 1881 and died in 1961
Mahathir in a school uniform, circa 1939
Mahathir and Siti Hasmah in 1953, graduating from University of Malaya (present-day National University of Singapore, resulting after Expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia) in Singapore.