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Noor Hassanali

1918 - 2006

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Noor Mohamed Hassanali TC (13 August 1918 – 25 August 2006) was a Trinidadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second president of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997. A retired high-court judge, he was the first person of Indian descent along with being the first Muslim to hold the office of President of Trinidad and Tobago, and he was the first Muslim head of state in the Americas. Hassanali was president during the 1990 Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt when an Islamist group bombed the nation's police headquarters, stormed its Parliament and took the prime minister and his Cabinet hostage. Hassanali, who was visiting London at the time and remained there until the government regained control, aided in calming his fellow citizens and getting rule of law and democracy back on track on his return. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Noor Hassanali is the 18,065th most popular politician (up from 18,260th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Trinidadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Noor Hassanali ranks 18,065 out of 19,576. Before him are Naser Khader, Button Gwinnett, Alexander Borodai, Tommy Thompson, Kris Peeters, and Russell A. Alger. After him are Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Avi Gabbay, Alexander Martin, John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Svenja Schulze, and Stephanie Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Noor Hassanali ranks 332. Before him are Milt Schmidt, Marguerite Chapman, Kaaren Verne, Walt Faulkner, Art Cross, and Arnold Stang. After him are Roberta Cowell, Helen Wagner, Wilf Mannion, Fred Wacker, Nan Grey, and Bobby Troup. Among people deceased in 2006, Noor Hassanali ranks 401. Before him are Tamara Dobson, Sandy West, Nandini Satpathy, Esther Victoria Abraham, J Dilla, and Isaac Gálvez. After him are Sarah Caldwell, Adrienne Shelly, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kenneth Richmond, Martha Tilton, and Henry M. Morris.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Noor Hassanali ranks 36 out of 71. Before him are McDonald Bailey (1920), Basdeo Panday (1933), Marian Marsh (1913), Richard Thompson (1985), Silvio Spann (1981), and Ato Boldon (1973). After him are Winston Duke (1986), Marc Burns (1983), Stern John (1976), Heather Headley (1974), Emmanuel Callender (1984), and Brian Lara (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Noor Hassanali ranks 12. Before him are Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Eric Williams (1911), Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), Patrick Manning (1946), and Basdeo Panday (1933).

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