Ole Wøhlers Olsen: key obituary facts
Is Ole Wøhlers Olsen dead? Yes. Ole Wøhlers Olsen died on May 21, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Ole Wøhlers Olsen's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ole Wøhlers Olsen known for?
He was a Danish diplomat.
More about Ole Wøhlers Olsen
Born: 1 January 1942.
Gender: male.
Occupation: diplomat, politician.
Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark.
Awards: Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Ole Wøhlers Olsen, a Danish diplomat, died on May 21, 2026.
Born on January 1, 1942, he was Denmark’s ambassador to Algeria. Olsen worked for Denmark’s Foreign Ministry from 1969 and served in Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Chile and Peru.
He was also a practicing Muslim and, in 1993, completed a bicycle pilgrimage to Mecca. He was appointed coordinator for one of the US-led provisional authorities in Southern Iraq, based in Basra, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Ole Wøhlers Olsen (born 1942) is Denmark’s ambassador to Algeria.