Masahide Ōta

was a Japanese academic and politician. He was governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998. He was born in Kumejima, Okinawa.

Ōta died in Naha, Okinawa on 12 June 2017, his 92nd birthday, from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.

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Category:1925 births
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Category:Japanese academics