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Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

1947 - 2004

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Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (Arabic: عبد العزيز الرنتيسي‎; 23 October 1947 – 17 April 2004) was a Palestinian political leader and co-founder of Hamas, along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1987. He also served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council from March 2004 until his assassination in April 2004 and the first deputy chairman of the Hamas Shura Council from December 1987 until March 2004. Rantisi was born in Yibna, Mandatory Palestine in 1947. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, his family fled or were expelled by Zionist militias to the Gaza Strip. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi is the 3,370th most popular politician (down from 1,654th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Israel (down from 76th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ranks 3,370 out of 19,576. Before him are Mackenzie Bowell, Seth-Peribsen, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Elisiv of Kiev, Charles Felix of Sardinia, and Armah. After him are Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, George Papandreou, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Henry II, Duke of Austria, and Saloninus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ranks 73. Before him are Jioji Konrote, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, César Gaviria, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Richard Dreyfuss, and Sofia Rotaru. After him are Yukio Hatoyama, Carles Rexach, Martin Chalfie, Ronnie Wood, Carla Del Ponte, and Gidon Kremer. Among people deceased in 2004, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ranks 35. Before him are Carlos Kleiber, Ko Yong-hui, Herbert C. Brown, Leônidas, Gérard Debreu, and Renata Tebaldi. After him are Edward B. Lewis, Jerry Goldsmith, John Vane, Ingrid Thulin, John Pople, and Thomas Klestil.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ranks 109 out of 466. Before him are George Habash (1926), Gene Simmons (1949), Ofra Haza (1957), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Zephaniah (-701), and Natalie Portman (1981). After him are Itzhak Perlman (1945), Abu Nidal (1937), Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167), Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), and Ghassan Kanafani (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ranks 45. Before him are Yoav Galant (1958), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), and Yitzhak Navon (1921). After him are Aristobulus II (-100), Judah ha-Nasi (135), Barak (null), Yigal Allon (1918), Tzipi Livni (1958), and Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066).

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