Adolf Hitler · Hafez al-Assad Were Adolf Hitler and Hafez al-Assad alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Hafez al-Assad were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1930 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 41 when Hafez al-Assad was born.Hafez al-Assad was 14 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Hafez al-AssadPresident of Syria from 1971 to 2000Born 6 October 1930 · died 10 June 2000, aged 69 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaHafez al-AssadDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Hafez al-Assad 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.