Who Was Alive

Were Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was 4 when Barack Obama was born.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013

Born 28 October 1956 · living, 69 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 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.