Gilberto Mestrinho served three non-consecutive terms as Governor of Amazonas from 1959-1963, 1983-1987, and 1991-1995. He also served as mayor of Manaus from 1956-1958 and as a senator. Mestrinho died of lung cancer in 2009 at age 81 in Manaus. Eduardo Ribeiro served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Amazonas from 1890-1891 and 1892-1896. Nejmi Jomaa Abdel Aziz has been the first lady of Amazonas since her husband Omar José Abdel Aziz became governor. She was born in 1970 and has lived in Amazonas since 1994.