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Wael Ghonim

1980 - Today

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Wael Ghonim (Arabic: وائل غنيم [ˈwæːʔel ɣoˈneːm]; born 23 December 1980) is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police. During these 11 days, he was interrogated regarding his work as one of two administrators of the Facebook page "We are all Khaled Said", which helped spark the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Time magazine included him in its "Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people of 2011, and the World Economic Forum selected him as one of the Young Global Leaders in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Wael Ghonim is the 749th most popular social activist (down from 707th in 2024), the 581st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 580th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Egyptian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Wael Ghonim ranks 749 out of 840. Before him are Asmaa Mahfouz, Edith Windsor, Valdete Idrizi, Burhan Sönmez, Ros Sopheap, and Biljana Srbljanović. After him are Leydy Pech, Karla Avelar, Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, David Vetter, Rahile Dawut, and Uma Devi Badi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wael Ghonim ranks 538. Before him are Cauã Reymond, Balian Buschbaum, Ock Joo-hyun, Grégory Rast, Andrey Kashechkin, and Basta. After him are Olga Lyubimova, Lynn Hung, Martin Jakubko, Stefano Mauri, Jason James Richter, and Martina Suchá.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Wael Ghonim ranks 581 out of 642. Before him are Mamdouh Elssbiay (1984), Hamed Abdel-Samad (1972), Ahmed Fathy (1984), Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), Mona Eltahawy (1967), and Mohamed Barakat (1976). After him are Gehad Grisha (1976), Wael Gomaa (1975), Mohamed Aly (1975), Alaa Abd El-Fattah (1981), Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (1979), and Hesham Mesbah (1982).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Egypt

Among social activists born in Egypt, Wael Ghonim ranks 7. Before him are Hassan al-Banna (1906), Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), Huda Sha'arawi (1879), Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), Maggie Gobran (1949), and Asmaa Mahfouz (1985). After him are Alaa Abd El-Fattah (1981), Aliaa Magda Elmahdy (1991), Sarah Hegazi (1989), Mona Seif (1986), and Nadeen Ashraf (1998).

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