POLITICIAN
Abdul Halim Khaddam
1932 - 2020
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Abdul Halim Khaddam ( AHB-dəl hə-LEEM kə-DAM; Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام; 15 September 1932 – 31 March 2020) was a Syrian politician who served as interim President of Syria in 2000. He also was Vice President of Syria and the Syrian High Commissioner to Lebanon from 1984 to 2005. He was a long known loyalist of Hafez Assad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdul Halim Khaddam has received more than 622,816 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Abdul Halim Khaddam is the 3,932nd most popular politician (up from 6,154th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Syria (up from 68th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Syrian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
620k
Page Views (PV)
61.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.61
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Abdul Halim Khaddam ranks 3,932 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Sutoku, Al-Aziz Billah, Maurice Thorez, Nabis, Louis, Count of Évreux, and Isabella of Hainault. After him are Emund the Old, Plutarco Elías Calles, Ulf Kristersson, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Hipparchus, and Yuan Chonghuan.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmperor Sutoku
1119 - 1164
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,926
Al-Aziz Billah
955 - 996
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,927
Maurice Thorez
1900 - 1964
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,928
Nabis
300 BC - 192 BC
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,929
Louis, Count of Évreux
1276 - 1319
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,930
Isabella of Hainault
1170 - 1190
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,931
Abdul Halim Khaddam
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,932
Emund the Old
1030 - 1060
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,933
Plutarco Elías Calles
1877 - 1945
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,934
Ulf Kristersson
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,935
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1642 - 1723
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,936
Hipparchus
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,937
Yuan Chonghuan
1584 - 1630
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,938
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Abdul Halim Khaddam ranks 75. Before him are Hiroaki Sato, Benigno Aquino Jr., Little Richard, Pier Angeli, Sonny Liston, and Vladimir Ivashko. After him are Jean-Jacques Sempé, Marisa Pavan, Fernando Arrabal, Gyula Horn, John Updike, and Lalo Schifrin. Among people deceased in 2020, Abdul Halim Khaddam ranks 60. Before him are Brian Dennehy, George Steiner, Ken Hensley, Mary Higgins Clark, Little Richard, and Mamadou Tandja. After him are Radomir Antić, Mario J. Molina, John Saxon, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Pranab Mukherjee, and Freeman Dyson.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsHiroaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 69
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 70
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 71
Pier Angeli
ACTOR
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 72
Sonny Liston
BOXER
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 73
Vladimir Ivashko
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1994
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 74
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 75
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 76
Marisa Pavan
ACTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 77
Fernando Arrabal
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 78
Gyula Horn
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 79
John Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 80
Lalo Schifrin
MUSICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsBrian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 54
George Steiner
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 55
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 56
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 57
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 58
Mamadou Tandja
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 59
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 60
Radomir Antić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 61
Mario J. Molina
CHEMIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 62
John Saxon
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 63
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 64
Pranab Mukherjee
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 65
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 66
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Abdul Halim Khaddam ranks 55 out of 210. Before him are Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Damascius (480), Herodian (170), Tuman bay II (1474), and Julia Maesa (165). After him are Farid al-Atrash (1910), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Hazael (-900), and Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsNicolaus of Damascus
HISTORIAN
64 BC - 4
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 49
Apollinaris of Laodicea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
310 - 390
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 50
Damascius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 550
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 51
Herodian
WRITER
170 - 250
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 52
Tuman bay II
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1517
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 53
Julia Maesa
POLITICIAN
165 - 224
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 54
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 55
Farid al-Atrash
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1974
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 56
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 57
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
ASTRONOMER
1526 - 1580
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 58
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1225
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 59
Hazael
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 60
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
POLITICIAN
700 - 750
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 61
Among POLITICIANS In Syria
Among politicians born in Syria, Abdul Halim Khaddam ranks 26. Before him are Odaenathus (220), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), Tuman bay II (1474), and Julia Maesa (165). After him are Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Hazael (-900), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150), and Duqaq (1100).
Odaenathus
220 - 267
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 20
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 21
Tutush I
1066 - 1095
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 22
Julia Soaemias
180 - 222
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 23
Tuman bay II
1474 - 1517
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 24
Julia Maesa
165 - 224
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 25
Abdul Halim Khaddam
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 26
Amin al-Hafiz
1921 - 2009
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 27
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
1170 - 1225
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 28
Hazael
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 29
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
700 - 750
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 30
Seleucus VI Epiphanes
150 BC - 94 BC
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 31
Duqaq
1100 - 1104
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 32