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Émile Lahoud

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Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) is a Lebanese politician who served as the 11th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. During his presidency, the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, that had lasted since 1982, ended in May 2000. He downplayed sectarianism and rearmed the Lebanese army, with help from Syria. Lahoud was closely allied to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, and was seen as playing a key role in preserving the occupation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Lahoud is the 2,745th most popular politician (up from 3,054th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 19th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Lebanese Politician.

Émile Lahoud is most famous for being the president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Émile Lahoud ranks 2,745 out of 19,576. Before him are Hermann von Salza, Rinchinbal Khan, Rajiv Gandhi, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Cyril Ramaphosa, and Sebastián Piñera. After him are Pharnaces II of Pontus, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Alpha Condé, Æthelflæd, Henry Morgenthau Sr., and Thomas Fairfax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Émile Lahoud ranks 44. Before him are Jim Clark, Alan J. Heeger, Roy Orbison, Tariq Aziz, Buddy Holly, and Michael Landon. After him are Yasuo Fukuda, Burt Reynolds, B. J. Habibie, Benedict Anderson, Albert Finney, and Kenneth G. Wilson.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Émile Lahoud ranks 18 out of 145. Before him are Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), Fairuz (1935), Hiram I (-1000), Christina of Bolsena (210), and Amin Maalouf (1949). After him are Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), Rashid Rida (1865), and Frumentius (400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Émile Lahoud ranks 8. Before him are Dido (-879), Ahab (-900), Michel Aoun (1935), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Rafic Hariri (1944), and Hiram I (-1000). After him are Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Michel Suleiman (1948), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), and Walid Jumblatt (1949).

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