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Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb

1997 - 2011

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Hamza Ali al-Khateeb (Arabic: حَمْزَة عَلِيّ الْخَطِيب; 24 October 1997 – 25 May 2011) was a 13-year-old Syrian boy who died while in the custody of the Ba'athist Syrian government in Daraa. On 29 April 2011, he was detained during a protest. On 25 May 2011, his lifeless body was delivered to his family, having been badly bruised and mutilated. Hamza's family distributed photos and video of the body to journalists and activists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb is the 275th most popular celebrity (down from 255th in 2024). (up from 5,248th in 2019)

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Among celebrities, Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb ranks 275 out of 265Before him are Rolene Strauss, Anntonia Porsild, Alexandra Petrova, Cynthia Olavarría, Alexandria Mills, and Elin Nordegren. After him are Patricia Yurena Rodríguez, Sofia Rudieva, Tara Conner, Gina Tolleson, Poonam Pandey, and Abena Appiah.

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Among people born in 1997, Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb ranks 449Before him are Gergely Siklósi, Toni Lato, Bassam Al-Rawi, Terence Davis, Derek Cornelius, and Ana Carrasco. After him are Luis Malagón, Koki Kano, Kodak Black, Hamza Mendyl, Cristo González, and Cassandre Beaugrand. Among people deceased in 2011, Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb ranks 543Before him are Mohammed Nabbous, Robert Dietrich, Tim Hetherington, Theyab Awana, Mārtiņš Freimanis, and Armen Gilliam. After him are Ivan Tkachenko, Patrice O'Neal, Hanna Yablonska, Dennis Marshall, Jeret Peterson, and Vitaly Anikeyenko.

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