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Zablon Simintov

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Zablon Simintov or Zebulon Simentov (Dari/Pashto: زابلون سیمینتوف; Hebrew: זבולון סימן-טוב; born 1959) is an Afghan-born Israeli former carpet trader and restaurateur. Between 2005 and his evacuation to Israel in 2021, he was widely believed to be the only Jew still living in Afghanistan. He was also the caretaker of and lived in the Kabul synagogue, the only synagogue in the Afghan capital city Kabul. On 7 September 2021, shortly after the Taliban takeover, he left Afghanistan with the help of a private security company that had been organized by Israeli-American businessman Mordechai Kahana and American rabbi Moshe Margaretten from the Tzedek Association. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zablon Simintov is the 753rd most popular businessperson (down from 716th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 138th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Zablon Simintov ranks 753 out of 847. Before him are Mitchell Baker, Joi Ito, Gérard Lopez, Andrew Ng, Charles Erwin Wilson, and Dorabji Tata. After him are Miguel de Icaza, Ameera al-Taweel, Michel Roux, Emily Faithfull, Colin Kolles, and Paddy Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Zablon Simintov ranks 643. Before him are Guy Henry, Hiroshi Matsuda, Marijan Pušnik, Claude Joseph, Christopher Cousins, and Mariana Constantin. After him are Francesca Archibugi, Philippe Omnès, Peter Heather, Petar Lesov, Bajram Kosumi, and Hiromi Taniguchi.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Zablon Simintov ranks 144 out of 177. Before him are Abdul Rahman (1965), Islam Bibi (1974), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Nadia Nadim (1988), and Malalai Kakar (1967). After him are Maria Bashir (1970), Zakia Zaki (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), Malalai Joya (1978), and Leena Alam (1978).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Afghanistan

Among businesspeople born in Afghanistan, Zablon Simintov ranks 1. After him are Ahmed Wali Karzai (1961), and Hasina Jalal (null).

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