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Mohammed Deif

1965 - 2024

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Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (Arabic: محمد دياب إبراهيم المصري, romanized: Muḥammad Diyāb Ibrāhīm al-Maṣrī;‎ 12 August 1965 – 13 July 2024), better known as Mohammed Deif (Arabic: محمد الضيف), was a Palestinian militant who served as the sixth commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He succeeded Salah Shehade following the latter's assassination in an Israeli airstrike in July 2002, until his assassination in July 2024. He was succeeded by Mohammed Sinwar, the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar. He was a central figure in the Gaza war and one of the masterminds of the October 7 attacks, alongside Yahya Sinwar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Deif is the 84th most popular extremist (down from 59th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Palestine and the most popular Palestinian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Mohammed Deif ranks 84 out of 283. Before him are George Jung, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Barry Seal, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, and Ronald DeFeo Jr.. After him are Fritz Honka, Madame de Brinvilliers, Pedro López, John Haigh, Shamil Basayev, and Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Mohammed Deif ranks 41. Before him are Ben Stiller, Waris Dirie, Connie Nielsen, Viola Davis, Ryan Murphy, and Kevin James. After him are Infanta Cristina of Spain, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Shamil Basayev, Stefano Pioli, Diane Lane, and Hailemariam Desalegn. Among people deceased in 2024, Mohammed Deif ranks 97. Before him are Ratan Tata, Tony Todd, Tim Johnson, Philippe de Gaulle, John Mayall, and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. After him are Frank Stella, Hage Geingob, Dries van Agt, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Bob Newhart, and Sérgio Mendes.

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In Palestine

Among people born in Palestine, Mohammed Deif ranks 5 out of 5. Before him are Zacchaeus (50), Herod Archelaus (-23), Jehoshaphat (-908), and Pekahiah (-800). After him are Randa Siniora (1961).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Palestine

Among extremists born in Palestine, Mohammed Deif ranks 1. 

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