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Riad Al Solh

1894 - 1951

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Riad Al Solh (Arabic: رياض الصلح; 17 August 1894 – 17 July 1951) was a Lebanese politician and statesman who served as the first and fifth prime minister of Lebanon from 1943 to 1945 and from 1946 to 1951, respectively. Solh was one of the most important figures in Lebanon's struggle for independence, who was able to unite the various religious groups, and is considered to be one of the founders of Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riad Al Solh is the 12,956th most popular politician (down from 9,884th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Riad Al Solh ranks 12,956 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet, Vasiľ Biľak, Nicolò Contarini, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, Ioannis Malokinis, and Otto Tief. After him are Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Sigeberht of Wessex, James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, Viggo Kampmann, and Cécilia Attias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Riad Al Solh ranks 157. Before him are Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Giuseppe Tucci, Elvira Popescu, Mirza Davud Huseynov, Johan Wilhelm Rangell, and Kurt Blome. After him are Berdi Kerbabayev, John Lennard-Jones, Viorica Ursuleac, Saken Seifullin, Edwin Linkomies, and Heinz Hopf. Among people deceased in 1951, Riad Al Solh ranks 116. Before him are Fréhel, Max Horton, Peter Cheyney, Louis Adamic, Henry Taylor, and Sabiha Kasimati. After him are Roland Jacobi, Gustave Sandras, J. C. Leyendecker, Leopold Andrian, Carl Albert Andersen, and Haj Ali Razmara.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Riad Al Solh ranks 95 out of 145. Before him are Georgina Rizk (1953), Tigran Mansurian (1939), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), and Fayza Ahmed (1934). After him are Elie Saab (1964), Philip K. Hitti (1886), Mika (1983), John Dolmayan (1973), Ardem Patapoutian (1967), and Giuseppe Simone Assemani (1686).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Riad Al Solh ranks 42. Before him are Abdalonymus (-305), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Charles Helou (1913), Elie Hobeika (1956), Rashid Karami (1921), and Bashir Shihab II (1767). After him are Elie Saab (1964), Rula Ghani (1948), Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972), and Mustapha Adib (1972).

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