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Khaled Mashal

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Khaled Mashal (Arabic: خالد مشعل, romanized: Khālid Mashʿal, Levantine Arabic: [ˈχæːled ˈmeʃʕæl]; born 28 May 1956) is a Palestinian politician who served as the second chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1996 until May 2017, when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. He has been the acting leader of Hamas twice, from July 2024 until August 2024 and since October 2024, after both leaders were assassinated by Israel. He is regarded as one of the most prominent leaders of Hamas since the death of Ahmed Yassin, alongside Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar. Mashal was born in Silwad in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khaled Mashal is the 3,393rd most popular politician (down from 1,545th in 2019). (down from 135th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Khaled Mashal ranks 3,393 out of 19,576. Before him are Eutropius, Gunthamund, Crixus, Catherine of Braganza, Khutughtu Khan Kusala, and Ahmose-Nefertari. After him are Deodoro da Fonseca, Natalya Naryshkina, Ahmad al-Mansur, Sambhaji, Abolhassan Banisadr, and Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence.

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Among people born in 1956, Khaled Mashal ranks 33. Before him are Judith Butler, Giuseppe Tornatore, Geena Davis, Ingemar Stenmark, Min Aung Hlaing, and Bidzina Ivanishvili. After him are William Fichtner, Steve Harris, William J. Burns, Leslie Cheung, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Gina Haspel.

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