List of Famous people who are 72

Su Xiaokang is an influential intellectual, writer, journalist, political activist and in 1989 was named one of China's seven most-wanted dissident intellectuals. His most notable work River Elegy paved the way to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and his participation in the protest also forced him into the exile in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Su currently resides in Delaware, in the United States.

Hüseyin Özer is a Turkish British executive chef and restaurateur, who owns a restaurant chain based in London.

Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali aka Khadr al-Sabahi is a former senior member of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party. Ahmed currently has a million dollar bounty placed on his head as one of Iraq's most wanted men accused of funding and leading resistance operations. He is the leader of al-Awda; an underground Ba'athist movement in Iraq.

Chen Po-chih is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan from 20 May 2000 until 1 February 2002.

Jin Liqun is a Chinese politician, banker, and professor. He is currently the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He was formerly the Chairman of China International Capital Corporation, the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank, and the Vice Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China.

His Excellency Abdullah al-Roumi is Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait and Minister of Justice. Kuwait has never appointed a Deputy Prime Minister outside the Royal Family until April 2021 when Abdullah al-Roumi was appointed. Although the al-Roumi family do not rule Kuwait; they are one of the most high level and wealthy families in the oil rich country. Prior to 2021; he was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly from the first district. Born in 1949, al-Roumi worked as a lawyer before being elected to the National Assembly in 1985. Al-Roumi is considered an independent, liberal-leaning member.

Nadia Ahmed Abdou is the current governor of Baheira Governorate, Egypt and she is the first female governor in Egypt. She was born in Alexandria, Egypt.

Chang Tzi-chin is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan.

Ma Xiaotian is a general who served as Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 2012 to 2017. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff and President of the PLA National Defence University.

Adang Daradjatun is an Indonesian politician and former police general who currently serves as a member of the People's Representative Council.