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Man Haron Monis

1964 - 2014

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Man Haron Monis (Persian: هارون مونس; born Mohammed Hassan Manteghi Borujerdi; 19 May 1964 – 16 December 2014) was an Iranian-born refugee and Australian citizen who took hostages in a siege at the Lindt Chocolate Café at Martin Place, Sydney on 15 December 2014, lasting for 16 hours, until the early hours of the following morning. The siege resulted in the death of Monis and two hostages. While Monis had a warrant out for his arrest in Iran, he sought political asylum in Australia in 1996, which was granted in 2001. Monis variously promoted himself as an Iranian intelligence official, a political activist, a spiritual healer and expert in black magic, an outlaw bikie and a Muslim cleric. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Man Haron Monis is the 6,659th most popular writer (up from 7,170th in 2024), the 468th most popular biography from Iran (up from 552nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among writers, Man Haron Monis ranks 6,659 out of 7,302. Before him are David Foenkinos, Johanna Sinisalo, Andrus Kivirähk, Joe Medicine Crow, Nayantara Sahgal, and Wayne C. Booth. After him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon, James Weldon Johnson, Muhsin Hendricks, Camilla Grebe, Hanan al-Shaykh, and N. K. Jemisin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Man Haron Monis ranks 653. Before him are Frank Farina, Fabiana Udenio, Juan Ignacio Martínez, Éric Srecki, Caroline Rhea, and Letitia Vriesde. After him are Konnan, Jonathan Goldstein, John Pyper-Ferguson, Chris Welp, Masha Rasputina, and Sonja Sohn. Among people deceased in 2014, Man Haron Monis ranks 530. Before him are Joan Mondale, Philippe Mahut, Malik Bendjelloul, Abdelkader El Brazi, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, and Elena Baltacha. After him are John Houbolt, Wayne Frye, Paul Horn, Rainer Hasler, Robert Ashley, and Krzysztof Krauze.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Man Haron Monis ranks 468 out of 631. Before him are DJ Aligator (1975), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Shohreh (1959), Maryam Namazie (1966), Khodadad Azizi (1971), and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993). After him are Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (1963), Hossein Sheikholeslam (1952), Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Yahya Golmohammadi (1971), and Vahid Hashemian (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Man Haron Monis ranks 60. Before him are Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), Masih Alinejad (1976), and Marina Nemat (1965). After him are Roya Hakakian (1966), Reza Aslan (1972), and Armin Navabi (1983).

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