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Muhammad az-Zanati

1944 - 2025

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Muhammad al-Zanati (Arabic: الزناتي إمحمد الزناتي Az-Zanati al-Muhammad az-Zanati; 1936/1937 – 26 May 2025) was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Congress, and the head of state of Libya from 18 January 1992 until 3 March 2008. He was reappointed on 1 March 2000. He was of the Qadhadhfa branch of the Houara tribe. Az-Zanati died on 26 May 2025, at the age of 88. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad az-Zanati is the 9,773rd most popular politician (up from 12,119th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Libya (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Libyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammad az-Zanati ranks 9,773 out of 19,576. Before him are Herman IV, Margrave of Baden, Dirk I, Count of Holland, Ōmura Sumitada, Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Antipater Etesias, and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev. After him are Irene Camber, Gilbert Horal, Atsuko Ikeda, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Sirajuddin of Perlis, and Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Muhammad az-Zanati ranks 275. Before him are Abdul Fatah Younis, Ene Ergma, Rocío Dúrcal, Kemal Sunal, Václav Nedomanský, and Ron Harris. After him are Donald Tsang, Arnon Milchan, Wesley Clark, Yury Romanenko, Rick Davies, and Michael Buffer. Among people deceased in 2025, Muhammad az-Zanati ranks 123. Before him are Ferenc Mohácsi, Richard Armitage, Ayla Erduran, Joe Don Baker, Mike Ratledge, and Harris Yulin. After him are Marcel Ophüls, Manga, Clive Revill, Maria Teresa Horta, Giuseppe Moioli, and Rinus Israël.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Muhammad az-Zanati ranks 36 out of 76. Before him are Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150), Pedubast I (-900), Mohammed Magariaf (1940), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972), and Abdul Fatah Younis (1944). After him are Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (1958), Ibn Manzur (1233), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), Ptolemy Apion (-101), Al-Saadi Gaddafi (1973), and Abdurrahim El-Keib (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Libya

Among politicians born in Libya, Muhammad az-Zanati ranks 16. Before him are Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110), Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150), Pedubast I (-900), Mohammed Magariaf (1940), and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972). After him are Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (1958), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), Ptolemy Apion (-101), Abdurrahim El-Keib (1950), Mutassim Gaddafi (1974), and Abdullah Senussi (1949).

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