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Maryana Iskander

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Maryana Iskander ( MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər; Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Iskander plans to leave the role by January 2026. Prior to her position, Iskander was the CEO of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and a former chief operating officer of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maryana Iskander is the 314th most popular businessperson (up from 753rd in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 573rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Maryana Iskander ranks 314 out of 847. Before her are Sergio Marchionne, Tadashi Yanai, Jawed Karim, Arnon Milchan, Ivar Kreuger, and Reggie Fils-Aimé. After her are Eric Schmidt, Hans Riegel, Edoardo Agnelli, Guy de Rothschild, Johnny Kitagawa, and Stefan Persson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Maryana Iskander ranks 45. Before her are Sara Ramirez, Matteo Renzi, Drew Barrymore, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Evika Siliņa, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. After her are Juan Pablo Montoya, Maria Zakharova, Fergie, Míchel Salgado, Johnny Galecki, and Alexander De Croo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Maryana Iskander ranks 364 out of 642. Before her are Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah (1149), Merneferre Ay (-1650), Timocharis (-320), Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Iset (-1350), and Moustafa Madbouly (1966). After her are Beketaten (-1400), Sameera Moussa (1917), Sherif Ismail (1955), Neferkamin Anu (-2150), Lysandra (-300), and Osorkon III (-900).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Egypt

Among businesspeople born in Egypt, Maryana Iskander ranks 2. Before her are Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929). After her are Haim Saban (1944), and Naguib Sawiris (1954).

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