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Samir Geagea

1952 - Today

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Samir Farid Geagea (Arabic: سمير فريد جعجع, Lebanese Arabic: [saˈmiːɾ faˈɾiːd ˈʒaʕʒaʕ] , also spelled Samir Ja'ja' ; born 25 October 1952) is a Lebanese politician and former militia commander who has been the leader of the Lebanese Forces political party and former militia since 1986. Born in Ain al-Remaneh, Geagea joined the Christian Kataeb Party in his early years. He led the Northern Front in the Lebanese Forces from 1979 to 1984. In March 1985, after the deterioration of the Christian political situation in the eastern regions after the assassination of the Lebanese Forces leader Bachir Gemayel, he led, jointly with Elie Hobeika and Karim Pakradouni, an uprising that led to control of the political situation without any bloodshed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samir Geagea is the 9,953rd most popular politician (down from 9,055th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 67th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samir Geagea ranks 9,953 out of 19,576. Before him are Lorenzo Tiepolo, Abel Pacheco, Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden, Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Eudokia Ingerina, and Berthold II, Duke of Swabia. After him are Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, Gustave Ador, William II Jordan, Theodoros Pangalos, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, and Alfonso Fróilaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Samir Geagea ranks 181. Before him are Sergei Stepashin, Lars Peter Hansen, Sergio Marchionne, Jung Chang, Sarah Douglas, and Ali Abdullah Ayyoub. After him are Freddy Maertens, Patrick Strzoda, Mitch Pileggi, Zdeněk Nehoda, Johann Schneider-Ammann, and Bill Kristol.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Samir Geagea ranks 71 out of 145. Before him are Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Imad Mughniyah (1962), Philo of Byblos (64), Callinicus of Heliopolis (700), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), and Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890). After him are Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547), Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Gabriel Yared (1949), Abdalonymus (-305), and Antoun Saadeh (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Samir Geagea ranks 33. Before him are Fuad Chehab (1902), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), René Moawad (1925), Nicolas Hayek (1928), Selim Hoss (1929), and Imad Mughniyah (1962). After him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Abdalonymus (-305), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Charles Helou (1913), and Elie Hobeika (1956).

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