Who Was Alive

Were Qasem Soleimani and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Qasem Soleimani and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1961 to 2020.

Qasem Soleimani was 4 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 58 when Qasem Soleimani died, aged 62.

Qasem Soleimani

Iranian military officer

Born 11 March 1957 · died 3 January 2020, aged 62

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Qasem Soleimani 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.