drol 12,029 Posted Friday at 06:26 On 25/05/2022 at 17:34, arghton said: Cesar Virata, Marcos economy tsar and former Prime Minister of the Philippines attended a meeting to "discuss the future of the country" yesterday: Probably one of the fattest nonagenarians I've seen judging on the recent pictures. Here's a list of Filipino politicians born in 1935 and before: Santanina Tillah Rasul (1930-) First muslim woman senator, frail Santanina Tillah Rasul dead at 94. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,782 Posted yesterday at 11:01 On 04/03/2023 at 17:46, drol said: Perennial Iran leading opposition figure Mir Hossein Mousavi hospitalised with flu complications. Mir Hossein Mousavi hospitalised. "Severe drug allergy following past outpatient and routine treatments", family says he is improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,396 Posted 16 hours ago On 21/09/2022 at 18:56, Ulitzer95 said: Would be interested to see a list of the oldest U.S. ambassadors. Your list missed this one Sam Fox (Wiki), American businessman and the United States Ambassador to Belgium from April 11, 2007 until January 2, 2009, dead at 95 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted 15 hours ago 51 minutes ago, Gisooo said: Your list missed this one Sam Fox (Wiki), American businessman and the United States Ambassador to Belgium from April 11, 2007 until January 2, 2009, dead at 95 I think that’s because I only checked ambassadors appointed prior to 2005. He was nearly 78 when he took on that job. Rare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted 13 hours ago l was startled to see "Sam Fox" dead on Wikipedia. Of course it'd be "Samantha" if it was that Sam Fox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,782 Posted 9 hours ago On 15/01/2023 at 15:20, arghton said: Ancient anti-NATO defence minister Taisto Tähkämaa is now the oldest former Finnish minister and member of parliament, 99 in December and has been in a care home for years (also one of my Electoral DP picks) Taisto interviewed ahead of his 100th birthday (behind paywall). He looks decrepit but I thought he'd been too ill for interviews for years now. Former Finnish Minister of Internal Affairs and former head of Alko, Heikki Koski, died today at 84. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
