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Burhan Ghalioun

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Burhan Ghalioun (Arabic: برهان غليون, romanized: Burhān Ghalyūn; born 11 February 1945 in Homs, Syria) is a French-Syrian professor of sociology at the Université de Paris III Sorbonne University in Paris, and the first chairman of the Syrian National Council (SNC). He was named chairman on 29 August 2011. His chairmanship was criticized for his perceived closeness to the Muslim Brotherhood, his early reluctance to arm opposition forces, and what opponents called the autocratic nature of his leadership. On 17 May 2012, feeling he had become an increasingly divisive figure for the council, Ghalioun resigned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burhan Ghalioun is the 14,175th most popular politician (up from 14,342nd in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Syria (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 14,175 out of 19,576. Before him are Amani Abeid Karume, Hassan Ali Khayre, King Xiang of Zhou, Niels Neergaard, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, and Klaus Berntsen. After him are Mona Sahlin, Lucius Porcius Cato, Tomás Villalba, Ramón Barros Luco, Petko Karavelov, and Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 399. Before him are Matti Salminen, Eva Janko, Geoff Emerick, Adele Goldberg, Stephen Schneider, and Sadakazu Tanigaki. After him are Sharafuddin of Selangor, Azim Premji, Natalya Seleznyova, Elvin Hayes, Kees van Ierssel, and Willeke Alberti.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 164 out of 210. Before him are Ibas of Edessa (400), Émile Eddé (1883), Rafik Schami (1946), Francis Marrash (1837), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), and Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867). After him are Rezin (null), Nazik al-Abid (1898), Issam Zahreddine (1961), Ameen Rihani (1876), Suheil al-Hassan (1970), and Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi (920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 83. Before 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). After him are Rezin (null), Ila-kabkabu (-1850), Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Moaz al-Khatib (1960), and Riyad Farid Hijab (1966).

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