Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly died Wednesday after a long illness with his family at his side, according to a family spokesman. He was 75.
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly speaks during a ground breaking ceremony near Farmington, N.M., on Oct. 7, 2014. Shelly died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in New Mexico, after a long illness, family spokesman Deswood Tome said.Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly died Wednesday after a long illness, according to a family spokesman.Shelly took over as president on the vast reservation in January 2011 after serving one term as the tribe’s vice president.
Shelly lost his re-election bid in 2014, but the Navajo Supreme Court extended his time in office by five months after the tribal election was delayed by a question over Navajo language fluency requirements for the job involving another candidate. Prior to that, Shelly served on the Navajo Nation Council for 16 years representing his hometown of Thoreau and served eight years as a McKinley County commissioner.He is survived by Martha Shelly, his wife of 57 years, plus five children, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Shelly’s family will be holding a private service for him with a public memorial planned at a future date.
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