RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
1931 - 2014

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ; Arabic: إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص; Ignatios Zakkà ‘Īwāṣ, born Sanharib Iwas, 21 April 1931 – 21 March 2014) was the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and, as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's Patriarchal Cathedral in Damascus. He succeeded Ignatius Ya`qub III. As is traditional for the head of the church, Mor Severios adopted the name Ignatius. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas is the 1,323rd most popular religious figure (up from 2,617th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 317th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ranks 1,323 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Publius, Śāntarakṣita, Augustin Bea, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Mark of Ephesus, and Seán Brady. After him are Bao Xishun, Ibn Qudamah, Odilo of Cluny, John XI of Constantinople, Colette of Corbie, and Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Publius
100 - 112
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,317
Śāntarakṣita
725 - 788
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,318
Augustin Bea
1881 - 1968
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,319
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei
1901 - 2000
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,320
Mark of Ephesus
1392 - 1444
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,321
Seán Brady
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,322
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,323
Bao Xishun
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,324
Ibn Qudamah
1147 - 1223
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,325
Odilo of Cluny
961 - 1049
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,326
John XI of Constantinople
1225 - 1297
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1,327
Colette of Corbie
1381 - 1447
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1,328
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1679 - 1738
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,329
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ranks 113. Before him are Jack Swigert, Ted Kotcheff, Alfred Schmidt, Pascal Lissouba, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Ryuzo Hiraki. After him are Samir Amin, Camillo Ruini, James Tolkan, Morris Chang, Ivan Klíma, and Sri Chinmoy. Among people deceased in 2014, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ranks 96. Before him are Oscar de la Renta, Stuart Hall, Gottfried John, Ralph H. Baer, Valeri Kubasov, and Christopher Jones. After him are Jack Bruce, Fred Phelps, Run Run Shaw, Menahem Golan, Joan Rivers, and Mário Coluna.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsJack Swigert
ENGINEER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 107
Ted Kotcheff
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 108
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 109
Pascal Lissouba
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 110
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
COMPOSER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 111
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 112
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 113
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 114
Camillo Ruini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 115
James Tolkan
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 116
Morris Chang
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 117
Ivan Klíma
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 118
Sri Chinmoy
WRITER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 119
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsOscar de la Renta
FASHION DESIGNER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 90
Stuart Hall
SOCIOLOGIST
1932 - 2014
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 91
Gottfried John
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 92
Ralph H. Baer
GAME DESIGNER
1922 - 2014
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 93
Valeri Kubasov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2014
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 94
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 95
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 96
Jack Bruce
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 97
Fred Phelps
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 98
Run Run Shaw
ACTOR
1907 - 2014
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 99
Menahem Golan
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 100
Joan Rivers
COMEDIAN
1933 - 2014
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 101
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 102
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ranks 179 out of 384. Before him are David Sassoon (1792), Seleucus of Seleucia (-190), Ibn Muqla (886), Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951), Ninus (null), and Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766). After him are Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Lugalbanda (null), Ibrahim al-Jaafari (1947), Ayad Allawi (1944), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (1954), and Al-Hakim I (1247).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsDavid Sassoon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1792 - 1864
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 173
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 174
Ibn Muqla
POLITICIAN
886 - 940
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 175
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 176
Ninus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 177
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
POLITICIAN
766 - 831
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 178
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 179
Diogenes of Babylon
PHILOSOPHER
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 180
Lugalbanda
POLITICIAN
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 181
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 182
Ayad Allawi
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 183
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2020
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 184
Al-Hakim I
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1302
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 185
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ranks 20. Before him are Hillel the Elder (-110), Ibn Qutaybah (828), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Ibn Sa'd (784), Abo of Tiflis (756), and Dinkha IV (1935). After him are Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935), An Shigao (101), and Emmanuel III Delly (1927).
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Ibn Qutaybah
828 - 889
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 15
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
Ibn Sa'd
784 - 845
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 17
Abo of Tiflis
756 - 786
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 18
Dinkha IV
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 19
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 20
Suhayb ar-Rumi
587 - 659
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 21
Ahmad al-Rifaʽi
1118 - 1182
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 22
Dawud al-Zahiri
815 - 883
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 23
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
1935 - 1980
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 24
An Shigao
101 - 168
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 25
Emmanuel III Delly
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 26