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Mahmoud Abbas

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Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, romanized: Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن, ʾAbū Māzin), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) since 2005. He has also been the fourth chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004. Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected the party's chairman in 2009. Abbas was elected on 9 January 2005 to serve as President of the Palestinian National Authority until 15 January 2009, but extended his term until the next election in 2010, citing the PLO constitution, and on 16 December 2009 was voted into office indefinitely by the PLO Central Council. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Abbas is the 425th most popular politician (down from 100th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Israel (down from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Israeli Politician.

Mahmoud Abbas is the president of the Palestinian National Authority. He is most famous for his role in the peace process between Israel and Palestine.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 425 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles VI of France, Sergio Mattarella, Magnus the Good, Philip III of Spain, Gerald Ford, and Charles V of France. After him are Alfonso XIII of Spain, Suleiman II, Mahmud II, Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Georges Pompidou.

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Among people born in 1935, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 7. Before him are Elvis Presley, Alain Delon, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, and José Mujica. After him are Hussein of Jordan, Woody Allen, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Luis Suárez, and Donald Sutherland.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 29 out of 466. Before him are Jude the Apostle (15), Ezekiel (-621), Josephus (37), Simon the Zealot (1), Ariel Sharon (1928), and Yitzhak Rabin (1922). After him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Salome (14), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Joachim (-100), Herod Antipas (-20), and Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 6. Before him are Herod the Great (-73), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Ariel Sharon (1928), and Yitzhak Rabin (1922). After him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Moshe Dayan (1915).

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