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Ghassan Hitto

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Ghassan Hitto (Arabic: غسان هيتو; born 1963) is a Syrian businessman, NGO executive and politician. In 2013, he was the first head of the interim government established by the Syrian opposition's National Coalition. Born in Damascus into a Kurdish family, he left Syria to the U.S. in 1980, became a naturalized American citizen and worked as an information technology executive and lived in Texas until the Syrian civil war. In late 2012, he relocated to Turkey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ghassan Hitto is the 811th most popular businessperson, the 203rd most popular biography from Syria and the most popular Syrian Businessperson.

Ghassan Hitto is most famous for being a Syrian politician and businessman who served as the prime minister of the Syrian opposition's interim government from 2013 to 2014. He is recognized for his efforts to lead the opposition during the Syrian civil war and for advocating for democratic reforms in Syria.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ghassan Hitto ranks 810 out of 847. Before him are Rohan Marley, Adam Neumann, Pallonji Mistry, Shou Zi Chew, and Zeev Suraski. After him are Eric Yuan, Ahmed Wali Karzai, José Andrés, Galina Timchenko, Babak Zanjani, Carol Bartz, and Glenn Beck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ghassan Hitto ranks 875. Before him are Lee Young-jin, Jolanda de Rover, Tracy Caulkins, Shawn Lane, and Lydia Bosch. After him are Rick Carey, John Tenta, Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, Joel Murray, Igor Lapshin, Donato Sabia, and Andrea Leadsom.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ghassan Hitto ranks 203 out of 210. Before him are Bahoz Erdal (1969), Maxie Parks (1951), Khaled Khalifa (1964), Rima Hassan (1992), Mahmoud Dahoud (1996), and Mazen al-Hamada (1977). After him are Dima Khatib (1971), Rojda Felat (1980), Majd Eddin Ghazal (1987), Fadwa Souleimane (1970), Asya Abdullah (1971), and Sanharib Malki (1984).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Syria

Among businesspeople born in Syria, Ghassan Hitto ranks 1. 

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