Peterson Zah

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Peterson Zah
President of the Navajo Nation
In office
January 15, 1991 – January 10, 1995
Vice PresidentMarshall Plummer
Preceded byPosition established (Peter MacDonald as Chairman)
Succeeded byAlbert Hale
Personal details
Born(1937-12-02)December 2, 1937
Low Mountain, Arizona, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 2023(2023-03-07) (aged 85)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationArizona State University, Tempe (BA)

Peterson Zah (December 2, 1937 – March 7, 2023[1]) was an American politician. He was the first President of the Navajo Nation and the last Chairman of the Navajo Nation.[2] In 1995, he began working at Arizona State University as the Special Adviser to the ASU President on American Indian Affairs.

References[change | change source]

  1. Joe, Kianna (March 7, 2023). "Peterson Zah, the one and only Navajo chairman and president, dies at 85". Navajo Times.
  2. Peterson Zah Biography