List of Famous people who died at 50

İbrahim Ayhan was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin and a former Member of Parliament for Şanlıurfa.

Sjumandjaja was an Indonesian director, screenwriter, and actor. During his career he wrote numerous films, directed fourteen, acted in ten, and produced nine; he also won five Citra Awards from the Indonesian Film Festival. His films reflected social realism.

Taiguara Chalar da Silva, whose stage name was Taiguara, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Malek Haddad was an Algerian poet and writer in the French language.

David "Dado" Elazar was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.