List of Famous people who died in 2019

John Philip Saklil was an Indonesian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Timika from 2004 until his death in 2019.

Mahadi Sinambela was an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs.

Olav Bjørgaas was a Norwegian physician in Taiwan.

Zhang Guobao was a Chinese government official who served as Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission.

Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar was a British politician, journalist, and academic orientalist, specializing in China as a Harvard University professor. He also served as a Member of Parliament in the 1970s. He was best known for his studies of Maoist China, the three-volume The Origins of the Cultural Revolution and Mao's Last Revolution.

Abdullah Çevrim was a Turkish footballer who played as a forward for Gençlerbirliği, Fenerbahçe, MKE Ankaragücü and Gaziantepspor.

Gebran Araiji, was a Lebanese politician and president of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP).

Zaid Kilani was a Jordanian physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and founder and director of Farah Maternity Hospital in Amman, and a member of the Jordanian Senate. He died on November 9, 2019.

Johan Wahjudi was an Indonesian badminton player. Though he played some singles at the international level early in his career, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his alert and consistent play alongside his more mercurial partner Tjun Tjun.

Ke Hua was a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese Ambassador to Guinea from 1960 to 1964, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana from 1972 to 1974, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines from 1975 to 1978, and Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983.