Who Was Alive

Were Hafez al-Assad and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Hafez al-Assad and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1961 to 2000.

Hafez al-Assad was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 38 when Hafez al-Assad died, aged 69.

Hafez al-Assad

President of Syria from 1971 to 2000

Born 6 October 1930 · died 10 June 2000, aged 69

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Born 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026

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Hafez al-Assad and Barack Obama in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.