How old?

Garm bel Iblis has seen Sith tear the galaxy apart and conquer it in an orchestrated Clone War. He has seen a galaxy rebelling against its opressors and overthrowing them. And he has seen aliens from beyond the galactic rim destroy countless billions of lives in an invasion bigger than anything ever seen.

But how old was/is Garm bel Iblis at two points of his life? The Corellian departure from the Republic around the events of the Battle of Geonosis, and the re-discovery of Zonama Sekot, around the events of Reunion.

 

He's in his 80s or 90s in the NJO.

 

If it helps, Garm Bel Iblis is listed as 60+ in the Dark Force Rising sourcebook. I did a little reading in Timeline Gold, and uncovered this much. It doesn't seem as if Corellia seceded completely, but did pull out of the Military Creation Act vote and close its borders.

52 (or earlier) BSW4

Garm Bel Iblis is born on Corellia.

24 BSW4 (Age 28+)

Senator Garm Bel Iblis argues the legality of secession in the Senate.
(conjecture based on HoloNet News, Volume 531, Number 47)

22 BSW4 (age 30+)

Garm Bel Iblis and Corellian Diktat Shyla Merricope hold closed-door meetings about Corellia?s stance on the Military Creation Act. (Exact date of report via HoloNet News: 13:3:9, i.e. 9 Selona 22 BBY)

Senator Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia enacts the Contemplanys Hermi clause in the Constitution to allow Corellia to close its borders and pull out of the Military Creation Act vote. With the enactment of this ancient clause, not used in 450 years, only native and naturalized Corellians are allowed into or out of the sector without CorSec approval, trade vessels must stop outside the sector and have their cargoes brought into the system by the Corellian Merchant Guild, all off-duty CorSec personnel are activated, and all non-Corellian businesses in the sector must now abide by the rules previously noted, often requiring them to join the Corellian Merchant Guild. (Exact date of report via HoloNet News: 13:3:13, i.e. 13 Selona 22 BBY)

Corellia?s borders officially close. (Exact date of report via HoloNet News: 13:3:14 i.e. 14 Selona 22 BBY)

3 BSW4 (age 49+)

Mon Mothma, Garm Bel Iblis, and Bail Organa begin planning to unite the rebellious cells, heeding the idea mentioned earlier by Bria Tharen to various rebel leaders.

2 BSW4 (age 50+)

Under the leadership of Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Garm Bel-Iblis, the various rebellious factions within the Galactic Empire unite to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic (also known as the Rebel Alliance), with the signing of the Corellian Treaty.


1 BSW4 (age 51+)

The Gyrica system is the site of Imperial control for surrounding space. The Alliance attack Imperial forces Milvayne to shut down Imperial control in Gyrica. This attack causes great controversy in the Alliance ranks, causing a split between leaders Mon Mothma and Senator Garm Bel Iblis. Supporting the attack is one of the last acts of Rebellion Bail Organa will contribute.


SW4 (age 52+)

When Mon Mothma orders an attack on Milvayne, Garm Bel Iblis deems it suicidal and takes his loyal forces from the Rebel Alliance, leaving Mon Mothma to what he believes are her own plans for power.

An unknown hacker splices into the News Net transmission of Wanda Windrow?s Galactic Resorts article on Timora sunpetals to report that Garm Bel Iblis has grown weary of Mon Mothma?s antics and taken his leave of her and much of the Rebellion proper. (Exact date of report via hacked transmission: 35:9:11 i.e. 11 Relona 0 ABY)

Having taken his leave of Mon Mothma, Garm Bel Iblis fakes his own death at the Battle of Anchoron to begin a private war against the Empire.

(All quotes shamelessly lifted from Nathan Butler's Timeline Gold)

The Thrawn Trilogy is 9 years ABY, making him 60+. If Bel Iblis was 60+ in the Thrawn Trilogy, that would make him 70+ in Hand of Thrawn, 76+ in Vector Prime, and 79+ as of Destiny's Way.

 

Thanks a lot Joruus!

 

Glad I could help