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Eli Cohen

1924 - 1965

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Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎; Arabic: إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 26 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy. Though he was initially successful, Cohen's activity became increasingly risky and he expressed a sense of impending danger to Mossad in 1964. A year later, his true allegiance was uncovered by Syrian intelligence and he was convicted by the Syrian government under pre-war martial law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eli Cohen is the 78th most popular military personnel (up from 136th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Military Personnel.

Eli Cohen was a spy for Israel who was caught and executed in Syria. He is most famous for his work as a spy.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eli Cohen ranks 78 out of 2,058. Before him are T. E. Lawrence, Stanislav Petrov, Erich Raeder, Hasdrubal Barca, Ferdinand Foch, and Michel Ney. After him are Günther von Kluge, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Nero Claudius Drusus, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., and Klaus Barbie.

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Among people born in 1924, Eli Cohen ranks 12. Before him are Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Kim Dae-jung, Truman Capote, Robert Mugabe, and Allan MacLeod Cormack. After him are James Black, Süleyman Demirel, Khamtai Siphandon, Jean-François Lyotard, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Maurice Jarre. Among people deceased in 1965, Eli Cohen ranks 11. Before him are Edward Victor Appleton, W. Somerset Maugham, Syngman Rhee, Albert Schweitzer, Farouk of Egypt, and Martin Buber. After him are Hermann Staudinger, Stan Laurel, Adlai Stevenson II, Edgard Varèse, Paul Hermann Müller, and Moshe Sharett.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Eli Cohen ranks 57 out of 642. Before him are Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Philo (-15), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), and Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250). After him are Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Manetho (-201), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), Shoshenq I (-1000), and Wazner (-3500).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Egypt

Among military personnels born in Egypt, Eli Cohen ranks 1. After him are Ashraf Marwan (1944), Jawhar (911), Al-Salih Hajji (1372), Walther von Hünersdorff (1898), Saad el-Shazly (1922), Sayf al-Din Khushqadam (1413), and Al-Ashraf Kujuk (1334).

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