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Samir Amin

1931 - 2018

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Samir Amin (Arabic: سمير أمين) (3 September 1931 – 12 August 2018) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst. He is noted for his introduction of the term Eurocentrism in 1988 and considered a pioneer of dependency theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samir Amin is the 6,887th most popular politician (down from 5,643rd in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 254th in 2019) and the 134th most popular Egyptian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samir Amin ranks 6,887 out of 19,576. Before him are Sid Watkins, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Sam Houston, Carmen Pereira, Emperor Konoe, and Constantine II of Scotland. After him are Michel Debré, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Tapio Wirkkala, Jânio Quadros, Smbat I of Armenia, and Hermann Billung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Samir Amin ranks 114. Before him are Ted Kotcheff, Alfred Schmidt, Pascal Lissouba, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Ryuzo Hiraki, and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. After him are Camillo Ruini, James Tolkan, Morris Chang, Ivan Klíma, Sri Chinmoy, and Viliam Schrojf. Among people deceased in 2018, Samir Amin ranks 98. Before him are Efraín Ríos Montt, Irena Szewińska, Hayden White, David Goodall, Odvar Nordli, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. After him are Oskar Gröning, Nicole Fontaine, Paul Andreu, Bruno Sammartino, Kira Muratova, and Darío Castrillón Hoyos.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Samir Amin ranks 282 out of 642. Before him are Marika Rökk (1913), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Al-Musta'in (1390), Alexander II Zabinas (-190), Bakenranef (-700), and Didymus Chalcenterus (-63). After him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), Huda Sha'arawi (1879), Syrianus (400), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (1929), and John Tristan, Count of Valois (1250).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Samir Amin ranks 134. Before him are Al-Mansur Ali (1242), Pentawer (-1173), Yuya (-1500), Al-Musta'in (1390), Alexander II Zabinas (-190), and Bakenranef (-700). After him are John Tristan, Count of Valois (1250), Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah (1096), Setepenre (-1400), Al-Mu'azzam Isa (1176), Khamudi (-1549), and Arnuwanda II (-1400).

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