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Margaret Chan

1947 - Today

Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun (born 21 August 1947) is a Chinese-Canadian physician and politician, who served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) delegating the People's Republic of China from 2006 to 2017. Chan previously served as Director of Health in the Hong Kong Government (1994–2003) and representative of the WHO Director-General for Pandemic Influenza and WHO Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases (2003–2006). In 2014, Forbes ranked her as the 30th most powerful woman in the world. In early 2018 she joined the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret Chan is the 5,704th most popular politician (up from 6,964th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Margaret Chan is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). She is most famous for her work in fighting the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Margaret Chan ranks 5,704 out of 19,576. Before her are Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Æscwine of Wessex, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Mate Boban, and Peter Delyan. After her are Ida Haendel, Shefqet Vërlaci, Stentor, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and Mihrişah Sultan.

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Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq
1250 - 1271
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,700
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1741 - 1816
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,701
Æscwine of Wessex
700 - 676
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,702
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
1887 - 1947
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,703
Mate Boban
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,704
Peter Delyan
1009 - 1041
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,705
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,706
Ida Haendel
1928 - 2020
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,707
Shefqet Vërlaci
1877 - 1946
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,708
Stentor
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,709
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 5,710
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
1898 - 1942
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 5,711
Mihrişah Sultan
1745 - 1805
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 5,712

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Margaret Chan ranks 133. Before her are Wes Studi, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Joe Mantegna, Cozy Powell, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, and Thomas Cech. After her are Gérard Houllier, Richard Jenkins, Jerzy Stuhr, Viktor Suvorov, Branko Oblak, and Kiki Camarena.

Others Born in 1947

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Wes Studi
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 127
Wilton Daniel Gregory
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 128
Joe Mantegna
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 129
Cozy Powell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 130
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 131
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 132
Margaret Chan
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 133
Gérard Houllier
COACH
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 134
Richard Jenkins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 135
Jerzy Stuhr
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 136
Viktor Suvorov
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 137
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 138
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 139