{{Short description|Micronesian politician (1937–2008)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Hiroshi Ismael.jpg | name = Hirosi Ismael | order = 3rd Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia | term_start = May 11, 1987 | term_end = May 11, 1991 | predecessor = Bailey Olter | successor = Jacob Nena | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|11|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = Kosrae | death_date = {{death date and age|2008|7|31|1937|11|30|mf=y}} | death_place = Kosrae <br> Federated States of Micronesia | party = | spouse = Mitchigo Skilling }}
'''Hirosi Ismael''' (November 30, 1937<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7YAAAAMAAJ&q=Hirosi+Ismael+30+nov+1936|title=Island of Angels: The Growth of the Church on Kosrae : Kapkapak Lun Church Fin Acn Kosrae, 1852-2002|isbn=9780975374061|last1=Buck|first1=Elden M.|year=2005|publisher=Watermark Pub. }}</ref> – July 31, 2008) was a Micronesian politician. Ismael served as the third Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia from May 1987 until 1991.<ref name=pm>{{cite news|title=Former Vice President Ismael Dies in Kosrae|url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/02/former-vice-president-ismael-dies-in-kosrae|work=Pacific Magazine|date=2008-08-02|access-date=2008-08-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121181135/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/02/former-vice-president-ismael-dies-in-kosrae|archive-date=2008-11-21}}</ref>
He was born in 1937. Ismael was a native of Kosrae, but he grew up and attended school in Pohnpei. He served in a variety of top positions within the United Nations' Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands before the FSM achieved its independence.<ref name=pm/>
Ismael became the third Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in May 1987, a position he held until 1991.<ref name=pm/> He returned to his home state of Kosrae after leaving office, where he intended to retire from politics. Only after the request of some local politicians did he go back into politics, but only on an advisory position to the then-Governor of Kosrae. He would later be appointed as the director of the Health Department of Kosrae. He would also become a reverend serving in the church of Utwe. Upon being diagnosed with cancer, he travelled to the Philippines for treatment, though it was ineffective. He would eventually return to Kosrae to be with his family.<ref name=pm/>
Hirosi Ismael died on July 31, 2008, at his home in Kosrae at the age of 71.<ref name=pm/> He was survived by his wife, Mitchigo Skilling, as well as their children: Greeno, Grant, Loto, Paul, Kenye and Ruth.<ref name=pm/>
The Micronesian Government released a statement honoring Ismael following his August 1, 2008, memorial service praising him for his service to the country: "Ismael's leadership, commitment and guidance during the nation's early efforts toward self-government earned him the respect of his colleagues and the people of the Federated States of Micronesia."<ref name=pdn>{{cite news |title=Former FSM Vice President Hirosi Ismael dies at 72 |url=http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/NEWS01/808020326/1002/rss|work= Pacific Daily News |date=2008-08-02 |access-date=2008-08-09}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} *{{Cite web |url=http://www.fsmpio.fm/former_presidents.htm |title=Official biography |access-date=November 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414174508/http://www.fsmpio.fm/former_presidents.htm |archive-date=April 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
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