Michael Somare

Sir Michael Thomas Somare (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. His career lasted from 1968 until his retirement in 2017. He was the longest serving Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (17 years). He was the country's first Prime Minister.
Somare died on 26 February 2021 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from pancreatic cancer, aged 84.