Peterson Zah

Peterson Zah
President of the Navajo Nation
In office January 15, 1991 – January 10, 1995
Vice President	Marshall Plummer
Preceded by	Position established (Peter MacDonald as Chairman)
Succeeded by	Albert Hale
Personal details
Born	(1937-12-02)December 2, 1937 Low Mountain, Arizona, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2023(2023-03-07) (aged 85)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Arizona State University, Tempe (BA)

Peterson Zah (December 2, 1937 – March 7, 2023^[1]) was an American politician. He was the first President of the Navajo Nation and the last Chairman of the Navajo Nation.^[2] In 1995, he began working at Arizona State University as the Special Adviser to the ASU President on American Indian Affairs.

References

1. Joe, Kianna (March 7, 2023). "Peterson Zah, the one and only Navajo chairman and president, dies at 85". Navajo Times.
2. Peterson Zah Biography