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Boualem Sansal

1949 - Today

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Boualem Sansal (Arabic: بوعلام صنصال, born 15 October 1949 in Theniet El Had) is an Algerian author who writes in French. In 2024, he became a French citizen. He holds an engineering degree from the National Polytechnic School and a PhD in economics. Sansal has worked as a teacher, consultant, business leader, and senior official in Algeria’s Ministry of Industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boualem Sansal is the 1,639th most popular writer (up from 4,023rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 107th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Algerian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Boualem Sansal ranks 1,639 out of 7,302. Before him are Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Harlan Coben, Pehr Henrik Ling, Babrius, and Robert Desnos. After him are Robert Silverberg, Mao Dun, Elizabeth George, Robert Wilson, Fran Krsto Frankopan, and Petar Zrinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Boualem Sansal ranks 138. Before him are Gary Ridgway, Leopoldo Luque, Ken Wilber, Shing-Tung Yau, Carlos Bianchi, and Sergei Bagapsh. After him are Elizabeth George, Cliff Williams, Lasse Virén, Manuel Marín, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Vera Wang.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Boualem Sansal ranks 55 out of 213. Before him are Maximilian of Tebessa (274), Adherbal (-200), Enrico Macias (1938), Paul Masson (1876), Tony Gatlif (1948), and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830). After him are René Viviani (1862), Rabah Madjer (1958), Ali Kafi (1928), Gaston Julia (1893), Nicole Garcia (1946), and Kateb Yacine (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Algeria

Among writers born in Algeria, Boualem Sansal ranks 8. Before him are Apuleius (125), Hélène Cixous (1937), Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948), Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), and Robert Merle (1908). After him are Kateb Yacine (1929), Al-Busiri (1213), Isaac Alfasi (1013), Mohammed Dib (1920), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), and Yasmina Khadra (1955).

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