Who Was Alive

Were Muhammadu Buhari and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammadu Buhari and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1961 to 2025.

Muhammadu Buhari was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 63 when Muhammadu Buhari died, aged 82.

Muhammadu Buhari

Former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025

Born 17 December 1942 · died 13 July 2025, aged 82

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Muhammadu Buhari 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.