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Wafa Sultan

1958 - Today

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Wafa Sultan (Arabic: وفاء سلطان; born June 14, 1958) is a Syrian-American medical doctor, writer, and critic of Islam. In 2006, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Wafa Sultan is the 5,184th most popular writer (down from 4,190th in 2024), the 179th most popular biography from Syria (down from 151st in 2019) and the 25th most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wafa Sultan ranks 5,184 out of 7,302. Before her are Tomás António Gonzaga, Miho Mosulishvili, Henri Bosco, Jakob van Hoddis, Antoni Lange, and René Maran. After her are Aminata Sow Fall, Cordwainer Smith, Fedde Schurer, Yamabe no Akahito, Alexander Ablesimov, and Milan Rúfus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Wafa Sultan ranks 296. Before her are Candace Bushnell, Alexander Nevzorov, Ján Kocian, Susanna Thompson, Wendie Jo Sperber, and Julio Medem. After her are Mike Rogers, Gcina Mhlophe, Yu Suzuki, Andreas Wenzel, Philippa York, and Patricia Heaton.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Wafa Sultan ranks 179 out of 210. Before her are George Wassouf (1961), Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Mohammed al-Bashir (null), Abu Shama (1203), and Mazloum Abdi (1967). After her are Moaz al-Khatib (1960), Riyad Farid Hijab (1966), Omar Souleyman (1966), Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (1969), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), and Abdulbaset Sieda (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Wafa Sultan ranks 25. Before her are Jacob of Edessa (633), Elia Abu Madi (1890), Rafik Schami (1946), Francis Marrash (1837), Ameen Rihani (1876), and Zakaria Tamer (1931). After her are Samar Yazbek (1970), Khaled Khalifa (1964), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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