Laayoune
Laayoune ranks 9,496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Staraya Ladoga, Piura, and Pisco, Peru. Memorable people born in Laayoune include Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Mohamed Wali Akeik, and Aicha Duihi. Laayoune has been the birth place of many politicians, and social activists. Laayoune is located in .
El Aaiún, is the largest city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with a population of 271,344 in 2023. The city is the de jure capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, though it is under de facto Moroccan administration as occupied territory. The modern city is thought to have been founded by the Spanish captain Antonio de Oro in 1938. From 1958, it became the administrative capital of the Spanish Sahara, administered by the Governor General of Spanish West Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1951, Laayoune was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Mohamed Wali Akeik, and Aicha Duihi.
People Born in Laayoune
Go to all RankingsAbdelkader Taleb Omar
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2
Mohamed Wali Akeik
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1
Aicha Duihi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Laayoune
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Most individuals born in present day Laayoune were politicians (2), and social activists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Laayoune, including Abdelkader Taleb Omar, and Mohamed Wali Akeik. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Laayoune, including Abdelkader Taleb Omar, and Mohamed Wali Akeik.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Laayoune since 1700.