| Rose Haddad | |
 Rose Haddad on her 104th birthday (claimed 105th) in 2005. | |
| Birth: | 15 April 1901 Damascus, Ottoman Empire (present-day Syria) |
| Death: | 29 April 2011 Natick, Massachusetts, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 14 days |
| Country: |  SYR USA
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| Validated | |
Rose Haddad (née Homsy; 15 April 1901 (claimed 1900) – 29 April 2011) was a Syrian-American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living Arab-American person.
Biography
Rose Haddad was born as Ramza Homsi in Damascus, Ottoman Empire, the capital of present-day Syria, on 15 April 1901 (claimed 1900). When she was a child, she and her family moved to the United States, where she married John Haddad, who knew her family and its four sisters. She lived on East Central Street in Natick, Massachusetts, where she was known for her Arabic dishes and pastries. She taught her grandson Richard Nawfel Arabic and had conversations in half-English and half-Arabic. In 1965, five years after her husband died, she obtained a driver’s license and bought a car. She began working at Leonard Morse Hospital, prepping instruments for surgeons. She was presented in 2000 by Senator Edward M. Kennedy with a centenarian award at the John F. Kennedy Library. Her grandson said that she didn't had any secrets for her longevity, aside from enjoying life, smiling and drinking eight glasses of water a day.
Haddad died in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, on 29 April 2011 at the age of 110 years, 14 days (claimed 111 years, 14 days).
References
- 2019 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- Rose Haddad, 111; her zest for life inspired generations Bosten, 4 June 2011