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Akram al-Hawrani

1912 - 1996

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Akram Al-Hourani (Arabic: أكرم الحوراني, romanized: ʾAkram al-Ḥurānī, also transcribed El-Hourani, Howrani or Hurani) (November 1911 – 24 February 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role during the democratic era of Syria in the 1950s, he established and led the Arab Socialist Party. He was a highly influential figure in the Syrian politics from the beginning of the 1940s until his departure into exile in 1963, during this period he was able to introduce significant reforms towards more just and fairer society especially in relation to the agricultural sector and land redistribution against the feudal system. Al-Hourani held various positions as a member of the Syrian parliament, the head of the parliament, minister of agriculture, minister of defence, and the vice-president of the United Arab Republic. Al-Hourani is the grandfather of Akram Al-Hourani, a Syrian-Australian Professor and Engineer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akram al-Hawrani is the 12,306th most popular politician (up from 12,599th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Syria (down from 146th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Akram al-Hawrani ranks 12,306 out of 19,576. Before him are Ruth Belville, Deng Sui, Hiempsal I, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Fritz Platten, and Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels. After him are Aulus Terentius Varro Murena, Durvasa, Carlos María de Alvear, Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, and King Zhuang of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Akram al-Hawrani ranks 201. Before him are Nie Er, Ioannis Alevras, Vlastimil Kopecký, Eve Arnold, Heikki A. Alikoski, and Nihat Erim. After him are Christopher Hill, Walter Sisulu, Agnes Martin, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Alfred Deller, and Campanal I. Among people deceased in 1996, Akram al-Hawrani ranks 149. Before him are Zulfiya, Gyula Kállai, Pilar Lorengar, Tarō Okamoto, Chen Jingrun, and Anni Steuer. After him are Dave Schultz, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Bernhard Klodt, George Burns, Edmund Muskie, and Imre Kovács.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Akram al-Hawrani ranks 148 out of 210. Before him are Alopen (600), Salim Idris (1957), Muhammad Zaidan (1948), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Jean Carzou (1907), and Hilarion Capucci (1922). After him are Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Buhturi (819), Adel Safar (1953), Malchus (450), Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), and Jacob of Edessa (633).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Akram al-Hawrani ranks 76. Before him are Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Alopen (600), and Salim Idris (1957). After him are Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Adel Safar (1953), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Émile Eddé (1883), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), and Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867).

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