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Salim Idris

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Salim Idris (Arabic: سلیم ادریس, romanized: Salīm Idrīs; born 1958) is a Syrian military officer and rebel leader. He served as the minister of defense of the Syrian Interim Government and chief of staff of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Syrian National Army, a Syrian rebel faction. He has a PhD in electrical engineering and speaks five languages, including English. An East German-trained electronics professor, he was a brigadier general in the Syrian Army when he defected in July 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salim Idris is the 11,592nd most popular politician (up from 12,437th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Syria (up from 144th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Salim Idris ranks 11,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Luz, Maroš Šefčovič, Mari Alkatiri, Nicholas Orsini, Laureano Gómez, and Dan McKee. After him are Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Alexander Yakovlev, Joseph de Villèle, John I, Duke of Lorraine, Saraha, and Jaime Lusinchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Salim Idris ranks 153. Before him are Nikos Galis, Viktor Vekselberg, Hansi Müller, Kevin Rudd, Theresa Russell, and Bernie Mac. After him are Steve Lukather, Kumar Sanu, José Mário Vaz, Paul Reiser, Amanda Plummer, and Zé Sérgio.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Salim Idris ranks 143 out of 210. Before him are Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Ignatius Aphrem II (1965), Cosmas of Maiuma (675), Aram Tigran (1934), and Alopen (600). After him are Muhammad Zaidan (1948), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Jean Carzou (1907), Hilarion Capucci (1922), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), and Jamil Mardam Bey (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Salim Idris ranks 75. Before him are Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (685), Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), and Alopen (600). After him are Akram al-Hawrani (1912), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Adel Safar (1953), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Émile Eddé (1883), and Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954).

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