List of Famous people who died at 88

Li Weihan was a Chinese Communist politician who was the first principal of the Central Party School of the Communist Party, the highest training center for party workers and leaders. Li served as principal from 1933 to 1935 and again from 1937 to 1938. He was the head of the predecessor to the United Front Work Department. He was a member of 6th Politburo of the Communist Party of China. From 1982 he served as vice chairman of the Central Advisory Commission, whose chairman was Deng Xiaoping. He died in office in August 1984.

Ma'an Abu Nowar was a Jordanian Ambassador.

Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan was a Palestinian businessman and politician.

Vice Admiral Ko Tun-hwa was a geostrategist, former Vice Minister of Defense of Taiwan and former National Policy Advisor to the President of the Taiwan. Admiral Ko Tun-hwa graduated in 1957 with the first class of the Naval Command Course, the first course for international officers, at the United States Naval War College.

Jesse Shwayder was an American businessman. He was the founder, president and chairman of the Samsonite Corporation, "the world's largest luggage manufacturer" by the time of his death.

Sabiha Ziya Bengütaş was a Turkish sculptor. She is the first woman sculptor of Turkey