Guillaume Houphouët-Boigny, an Ivorian banker, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 88. He served as secretary-general of the Ivorian Bank Company during the administration of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Houphouët-Boigny died at the International Polyclinic of Sainte-Anne-Marie in… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Kevin Kiely, Irish politician and Mayor of Limerick from 2009 to 2010, died on March 12, 2026, aged 64. He was a member of Fine Gael and was first elected to Limerick City Council in 1985. Made a Peace Commissioner… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Catherine Nolan, an American politician and Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, died on March 11, 2026. She served as deputy speaker of the Assembly and represented New York’s 37th State Assembly district from 1985 to 2022. Her… · Netherlands · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao, an Indian politician, engineer and industrialist from Andhra Pradesh, died on March 11, 2026, in Hyderabad, India, at the age of 82. Born in Eluru, then in Madras Province, British India, on October 1, 1943, he… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Salih Muslim, a Syrian-Kurdish politician, died on March 11, 2026. He served as co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main party of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), and played a key role in… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Jeong Chi-geun, a South Korean politician and former prosecutor, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on June 30, 1931, he served as Minister of Justice from May to June 1982. He was identified in available… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Luciano Magnalbò, an Italian politician, died on March 11, 2026, in Macerata, Italy, at the age of 82. Born in Macerata on April 5, 1943, he was a member of the National Alliance and served in the Senate of the… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Gladys Kokorwe, a Botswanan politician and speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, died on March 11, 2026. She was a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Kokorwe, whose full name was Gladys Keitumetse Theresa Kokorwe, had earlier… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
John H. Morrison, an American lawyer and senior partner of Kirkland & Ellis, died on March 11, 2026. He practiced at the Chicago law firm from 1962 until his retirement in 1999, working in antitrust and trade regulation, including civil… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Lewis Lehrman, an American banker and politician, died on March 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1938, he was an investment banker, historian and politician. Lehrman was a senior partner at L. E. Lehrman & Co.,… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Niaz Ahmed Jhakkar, a Pakistani politician and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Layyah, West Punjab, Pakistan, on July 18, 1954, he served in the National… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Mario D'Acquisto, an Italian politician, died on March 11, 2026. Born in Palermo on January 12, 1931, he served as president of the Sicilian Region from 1980 to 1982 and later as vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Moon Yong-joo, a South Korean politician and lawyer, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, she served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1985. Born on February 8, 1933,… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Viktor Shreyder, a Russian politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on February 23, 1952, in Tatarsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he was a member of United Russia and served… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Mohiuddin Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on March 10, 2026, of pneumonia. He was elected to parliament from Munshiganj-4 in the 1986 Bangladeshi general election and served as an MP from 1986 to 1988. Born… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Lee Sang-hee, the South Korean general and politician who served as minister of national defense from 2008 to 2009, died on March 10, 2026, at age 80. Born in Wonju in August 1945, he was a retired general who also… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Luc Van der Kelen, a Belgian journalist, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in June 1948 in Boom, Belgium, he studied at Ghent University, where he was a member and president of the Vlaamse Geschiedkundige… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Wang Jinshan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Anhui province and later as the province’s party secretary, died on March 10, 2026. He was 81. Wang served as governor from 2003 to 2007 and as party secretary, the… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Kim Yong-chae, a South Korean politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Pocheon, Korea, Empire of Japan, on October 5, 1932, he served as mayor of the Nowon District from 1996 to 1998. · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Biren Sing Engti, an Indian politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 81. Born on March 2, 1945, in Barhoigaon, Karbi Anglong district, Assam Province, British India, he was from Karbi Anglong, Assam, and a member of… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Abdulwahab Darawshe, an Israeli politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 82. He was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and the Arab Democratic Party between 1984 and… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Melvin A. Steinberg, an American politician who served as Maryland’s fifth lieutenant governor, died on March 10, 2026. He was 92. Born in Baltimore on October 4, 1933, Steinberg served in the Maryland Senate from 1967 until his election as… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Merrill Cook, an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah, died on March 9, 2026, at age 79. Born Merrill Alonzo Cook on May 6, 1946, in… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Butterfield, an American Air Force officer and presidential assistant, died on March 9, 2026, at age 99. He served as deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. During the Watergate investigation on July 13, 1973, Butterfield… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Wylie Gibbs, the Australian politician and surgeon who served as the Liberal member for the Queensland seat of Bowman in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969, died on March 9, 2026, aged 103. Wylie Talbot Gibbs was born… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
César Gutiérrez Peña, a Peruvian mechanical engineer, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He was a member of Union for Peru and served as president of the Social Health Insurance of Peru from 2002 to 2003… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Klaus Kribben, a German politician and lawyer who served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1975 to 1996, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he was born in Cologne… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerzy Szymanek, a Polish politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Ręczno on April 11, 1937, he was a member of the United People's Party and served in the Sejm from 1972 to 1985.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
David Keene, an American political consultant, died on March 8, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 80. He was also a presidential advisor and newspaper editor, and served as Opinion Editor of The Washington Times. Keene chaired the… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Graham Sissons, an English footballer who played as a defender, died on March 8, 2026. He made more than 250 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall. At Birmingham, he was used as Trevor Smith’s deputy at… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Rostyslav Chapiuk, a Ukrainian politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Rusiv on May 22, 1937, he served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1994 to 1998 as a member of the Peasant… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Marie-Christine Boutonnet, a French politician and former Member of the European Parliament representing Île-de-France, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Albi, France, on February 10, 1949, she was a French National Front politician. · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Nuno Morais Sarmento, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on March 7, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 65. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he served as Minister of the Presidency from 2002 to 2005… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until 2026, died on March 7, 2026. He previously held the post of deputy for foreign affairs in Iran’s… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Rose Marie Heck, an American politician and former mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 93. She served as mayor from 1988 to 1995 and again from 2008 to 2015. Heck also… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Gerda Antti, a Swedish writer and politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on August 20, 1929, in Övertorneå, Norrbotten County, Sweden, she was a member of the Centre Party and served as a local… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Patrick L. Pasculli, an American politician and Democratic Party member who served as the 34th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, died on March 6, 2026. He was 78. Born on August 10, 1947, Pasculli was reared in Hoboken. He was… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Nikolay Kondakov, a Russian politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on December 1, 1949, in Povorot, Buryat ASSR, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union, he was a member of the Agrarian Party… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Alan Ridge, an Australian politician, died on March 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Perth on July 18, 1934, he attended John Forrest High School and worked as a clerk before entering state politics. He was a Liberal Party member… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Colleen Hanabusa, an American politician and lawyer, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at age 74. A Democrat, she served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Lolo Matalasi Moliga, an American Samoan politician, educator and businessman who served as the seventh governor of American Samoa from 2013 to 2021, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 78. Born in Taʻū, American… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Hans-Christoph Wagner, a German-born Dutch politician and communications manager, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 62. A member of the Labour Party, he served in the House of Representatives from May to November 2006. Wagner was born… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Govind Parmar, an Indian politician, died on March 6, 2026. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1993, representing the Tarana constituency in Ujjain district. · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Norma C. Russell, an American politician in South Carolina, died on March 6, 2026. Born near Joanna, South Carolina, on August 23, 1937, she worked as a freelance court reporter. Russell served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Narayan Bareth, an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He began his career at Navbharat Times in Kota in 1986… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
William C. Leary, an American politician and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 87. A Democrat, he served in the Connecticut House from 1967 to 1973. Leary was born in… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights activist, died on March 5, 2026, at age 85. Also known as Bernard LaFayette Jr., he was a civil rights organizer and Baptist minister who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He played… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Cecil L. Alexander, an American politician and lobbyist who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1979, died on March 5, 2026. He was a Democratic member of the House and served one term as Speaker. Alexander… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Masaru Urata, a Japanese politician, died on March 5, 2026. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1992 to 1998. Urata was born on June 20,… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerzy Józefiak, a Polish politician, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Jerzy Marian Józefiak on December 1, 1937, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he was a member of the Polish Social Democratic Union and served in the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Maurice J. Freedman, an American librarian and former president of the American Library Association, died on March 5, 2026, at age 86. Known as Mitch Freedman, he was recognized for his advocacy for socially responsible cataloging and library technologies, and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Joaquín Palacín, a Spanish politician, died on March 5, 2026, following a long illness in Aínsa, Spain, at the age of 51. Palacín, a leader of the Chunta Aragonesista, served in the Cortes of Aragon from 2011 to 2026. Born… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Joaquin
Russell W. Meyer Jr., an American aviation executive who led the Cessna Aircraft Company for three decades and later served as president of Textron’s Aviation Sector, died on March 5, 2026. Meyer transformed American Aviation Corporation into Grumman American before… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Marguerite Lamour, French politician and former mayor of Ploudalmézeau, died on March 5, 2026. Born Marguerite Arzel on June 12, 1956, she served as mayor of Ploudalmézeau from 2001 until her resignation in 2025. She was a member of the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Joan Leitzel, an American mathematician and university administrator, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. She served as interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for six months before becoming president of the University of New Hampshire, a post… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
László Vincze, a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the National Assembly for Csongrád (Csongrád County Constituency IV) from 1998… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Gyula Gobby Fehér, a Serbian writer, died on March 5, 2026. He was born in Bácsfeketehegy on April 11, 1943, to László Fehér and Julianna Vranyó. From 1974 to 1983, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of Novi Sad Television, and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984 and made 13 appearances across six seasons, serving as the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Harlan, the American football executive who served as president of the Green Bay Packers for 19 years, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. Harlan also held the titles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Ronnie Eldridge, an American politician, died on March 4, 2026, in New York City at age 95. Born Roslynn Myers in Manhattan on January 30, 1931, she was also an activist, businesswoman and television host. Eldridge earned a political science… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Mosiuoa Lekota, a South African politician and activist, died on March 4, 2026, in Johannesburg at the age of 77. He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary for the African National Congress and served jail time with Nelson Mandela from… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
H. K. Dua, an Indian journalist and diplomat who was editor of the Hindustan Times, died on March 4, 2026, aged 88. Born Hari Krishan Dua on July 1, 1937, in Sargodha, Punjab Province, British India, he served as editor… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Song Ping, a Chinese politician and Communist revolutionary, died on March 4, 2026. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and was considered the last living member of the second generation of CCP leadership. Born on April 24,… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Hélène Dorlhac, a French doctor and politician, died on March 4, 2026. Born Hélène Roujon in Sumène on October 4, 1935, she graduated from the University of Montpellier School of Medicine with a diploma in occupational medicine. In the 1970s,… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Alfredo Bengzon, a Filipino physician, educator and public official, died on March 3, 2026. Also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, he served as vice-president for the Professional Schools of Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Valentyna Yeshchenko, a Ukrainian political activist and former People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 1st convocation, died on March 3, 2026. Born on 10 August 1946, she was an Honored Doctor of Ukraine and served as chief physician of Novopetrivtsi… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Alvin Greene, an American political candidate and politician, died on March 3, 2026, at age 48. Greene was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina, where he was defeated by incumbent Republican Sen.… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Valentin Shcherbakov, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 89. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1984. Shcherbakov was born… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Sergey Duvakin, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, at the age of 97. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served as chairman of the executive committee of the Jewish Autonomous… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
K. P. Unnikrishnan, an Indian politician and writer who served as a Union minister and parliamentarian for the Vatakara constituency, died on March 3, 2026. He was 89. Born on September 20, 1936, in Coimbatore, then in Madras Presidency, British… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Timothy D. Leonard, an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, died on March 2, 2026, at age 86. Born in Beaver, Oklahoma, on January 22, 1940, he earned… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Try Sutrisno, an Indonesian politician and army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, on November 15, 1935, he graduated from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Mohammad Raad, a Lebanese politician, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Beirut on August 22, 1955, he was a member of parliament representing the Nabatieh District and led Hezbollah's political wing, the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, in the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Ra'ad
Janardan Waghmare, an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was also president of the Latur Municipal Council. He was the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Edwin G. Corr, an American diplomat, died on March 2, 2026. Corr was born on August 6, 1934, in Norman, Oklahoma. He received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1957 and an M.A. from the same university in… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Umar Dzhabrailov, a Russian businessman and politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Of Chechen descent, he served as the representative to the Federation Council of Russia from the executive body of the Chechen Republic from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Kohei Otsuka, a Japanese politician and former leader of the Democratic Party for the People and the Democratic Party, died on March 2, 2026. A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Waseda University and received a Ph.D. in fiscal and… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989, died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei, whom she married in 1964. The couple had six children.… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
John Resman, an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 121st district from 2017 to 2026, died March 2, 2026, in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 70. Born in Passaic,… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Natale Amodeo, an Italian politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, on June 1, 1933, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party and served in the Chamber of Deputies from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Gerhard A. Meinl, a German businessman and politician, died on March 1, 2026. Born Gerhard Anton Meinl on September 5, 1957, in Kempfenhausen, Upper Bavaria, he lived in Geretsried from childhood and later studied law and philosophy in Munich and… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, died on March 1, 2026, at age 78. He served as prime minister from 1991 to 2004, as foreign minister from 2004 to 2005, and as chairman of the… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Giuseppe Albertini, an Italian politician and former mayor of Cento and member of the Chamber of Deputies, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cento on March 29, 1952, he worked as a civil servant before entering national politics through… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, died on March 1, 2026. He also served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005 and was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Slavcho Krumov, a Bulgarian politician, died on March 1, 2026, in Sofia at the age of 50. Born on October 8, 1975, in Sofia, he was a member of Revival and served in the National Assembly from 2023 to 2026. · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Christine Johnson McPhail, an American academic administrator and the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University, died on March 1, 2026, at age 80. Born in Tyler, Texas, on February 1, 1946, she was the daughter of Mary and Otis Johnson.… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Suzanne N. "Sue" Gunzburger, an American activist and long-term elected official in Broward County, Florida, died on March 1, 2026. She was 86. Gunzburger served as a Broward County commissioner and worked as a social worker and teacher. She was… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Reza Mozaffari Nia, an Iranian military official and former director of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in Isfahan in 1959, he also served as deputy defence minister… · Israel · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · killed
Aziz Nasirzadeh, an Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as Iran’s minister of defence from 2024 to 2026, after previously holding the post of deputy chief of staff for the Iranian… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · killed
Johana Ng'eno, a Kenyan politician and member of the Parliament of Kenya, died on February 28, 2026, aged 53. He was born on December 12, 1972, in Narok County, Kenya, and later attended Mogondo Primary School, Maseno National School, and… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Rémy Scheurer, a Swiss politician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Neuchâtel on March 11, 1934, he was a member of the Swiss Liberal Party (PLS). He studied at the University of Neuchâtel and… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Bernard Lewis, the English clothing chain executive who founded and led River Island, died on February 28, 2026. Born Bernard Pokrasse on February 10, 1926, he was educated at the Jewish Free School and Northern Polytechnic Institute. He helped in… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Mohsen Darrebaghi, an Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, died on February 28, 2026, during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran. He served in various command roles within the Iranian military,… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Airstrikes
Larry Kump, an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, died on February 28, 2026, at age 78. He represented district 94 from 2022 until his death, and previously served in the chamber from 2010 to… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026