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Kamal Jumblatt

1917 - 1977

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Kamal Fouad Jumblatt (Arabic: كمال فؤاد جنبلاط; 6 December 1917 – 16 March 1977) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He was a major ally of the Palestine Liberation Organization until his assassination in 1977. He authored more than 40 books centred on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamal Jumblatt is the 5,070th most popular politician (down from 4,824th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 31st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kamal Jumblatt ranks 5,070 out of 19,576Before him are Souvanna Phouma, Artemisia II of Caria, Canute II of Sweden, Stephanus of Byzantium, Hormizd III, and Kunigunde of Austria. After him are Vishvamitra, Sancho II of Pamplona, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Al-Muttaqi, and Ashur-uballit I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Kamal Jumblatt ranks 74Before him are Manolete, Sidney Nolan, Dinu Lipatti, Maurice Duverger, Masahiko Kimura, and Obdulio Varela. After him are Asmahan, Carson McCullers, David McClelland, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Susan Hayward, and David Easton. Among people deceased in 1977, Kamal Jumblatt ranks 48Before him are Abdel Halim Hafez, Alia Al-Hussein, Shogo Kamo, Gangubai Kothewali, Naum Gabo, and Stephen Boyd. After him are Gudrun Ensslin, Sepp Herberger, Oskar Morgenstern, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Hans Martin Sutermeister, and Leopold Stokowski.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Kamal Jumblatt ranks 29 out of 145Before him are Rashid Rida (1865), Frumentius (400), Amal Clooney (1978), Michel Suleiman (1948), Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), and Maria of Montferrat (1192). After him are Delphine Seyrig (1932), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Walid Jumblatt (1949), Amine Gemayel (1942), Tammam Salam (1945), and Fouad Siniora (1943).

Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Kamal Jumblatt ranks 13Before him are Hiram I (-1000), Émile Lahoud (1936), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Michel Suleiman (1948), and Maria of Montferrat (1192). After him are Walid Jumblatt (1949), Amine Gemayel (1942), Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Alfonso Jordan (1103), and Abbas al-Musawi (1952).