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Rashid Karami

1921 - 1987

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Rashid Karami (Arabic: رشيد كرامي; 30 December 1921 – 1 June 1987) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and served as prime minister eight times, according to the Guinness Book of World Records this would make him the most elected democratic prime minister in history. He was assassinated in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rashid Karami is the 12,027th most popular politician (down from 11,627th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 89th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rashid Karami ranks 12,027 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand de Marsin, Stefano Domenicali, José Miguel Carrera, Pietro Loredan, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Setthathirath. After him are Ibrahim Nasir, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Meng Hongwei, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, Margaret Taylor, and Gerolf of Holland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Rashid Karami ranks 213. Before him are Branko Mamula, Ezzard Charles, Viktor Chukarin, Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Hélène Berr, and Henri Colpi. After him are Max Noether, Andrzej Munk, Lis Hartel, Blaže Koneski, Søren Kam, and Alexander Kemurdzhian. Among people deceased in 1987, Rashid Karami ranks 122. Before him are Bernhard Grzimek, Adile Naşit, René Lévesque, R. Budd Dwyer, Dmitry Lelyushenko, and Claudio Villa. After him are Georges Franju, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Victoria Kent, Tuvia Bielski, Stanisław Szukalski, and Patrick Troughton.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Rashid Karami ranks 85 out of 145. Before him are Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Ziad Jarrah (1975), Charles Helou (1913), Nancy Ajram (1983), Elie Hobeika (1956), and Butrus al-Bustani (1819). After him are Bashir Shihab II (1767), Wadih El Safi (1921), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Georgina Rizk (1953), Tigran Mansurian (1939), and Charles Malik (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Rashid Karami ranks 40. Before him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Abdalonymus (-305), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Charles Helou (1913), and Elie Hobeika (1956). After him are Bashir Shihab II (1767), Riad Al Solh (1894), Elie Saab (1964), Rula Ghani (1948), Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), and Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972).

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