Barack Obama · Ismail Haniyeh Were Barack Obama and Ismail Haniyeh alive at the same time? Yes. Barack Obama and Ismail Haniyeh were alive at the same time for 61 or 62 years, from 1962–1963 to 2024. Barack Obama was about a year old when Ismail Haniyeh was born.Barack Obama was 62 when Ismail Haniyeh died, aged 61 or 62. Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026Ismail HaniyehHamas leaderBorn 1962–1963 · died 31 July 2024, aged 61 or 62 Ronald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack ObamaIsmail Haniyeh Barack Obama and Ismail Haniyeh 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.