With his successive ministerial positions spanning over 50 years, Lee is also one of history's longest-serving ministers.

He was then the world's longest-serving prime minister.

Saud is currently the longest-serving foreign minister of any country in history.

He had previously been Foreign Minister for 40 years, from 1963 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving foreign ministers in the world.

Sharaa, however, remained in office, and became one of the longest-serving foreign ministers in the world.

He is currently the world's longest-serving incumbent foreign minister.

He still holds the record of the longest-serving prime minister.

He was the longest-serving foreign minister in Sudanese history.

He is the longest-serving prime minister in the world.

He was the fourth longest-serving minister of this position in Turkey.