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Burhan Ghalioun

1945 - Today

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Burhan Ghalioun (Arabic: برهان غليون, romanized: Burhān Ghalyūn; born 11 February 1945 in Homs, Syria) is a French-Syrian professor of sociology at the Université de Paris III Sorbonne University in Paris, and the first chairman of the Syrian opposition Transitional National Council (SNC). He was named chairman on 29 August 2011. His chairmanship was criticized for his perceived closeness to the Muslim Brotherhood, his early reluctance to arm opposition forces, and what opponents called the autocratic nature of his leadership. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burhan Ghalioun has received more than 80,038 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Burhan Ghalioun is the 14,345th most popular politician (down from 13,805th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Syria (down from 147th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Syrian Politician.

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  • 48.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 14,345 out of 19,576. Before him are José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Avraham Burg, Chang Taek-sang, Sighere of Essex, Angélica Rivera, and Muhammad Mustafa Mero. After him are Bres, Sylvestre Ilunga, Carl Bonde, Inge Magnusson, Titus Aebutius Elva, and Adad-apla-iddina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 415. Before him are Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Saharon Shelah, Gregory Olsen, Naftali Temu, Mikhail Voronin, and Erwin Vandendaele. After him are Ulla Pia, Kadir Topbaş, Gulnazar Keldi, Giuseppe Wilson, Raila Odinga, and Francisco Sá.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 163 out of 210. Before him are Ila-kabkabu (-1850), Nazik al-Abid (1898), Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920), Zakaria Tamer (1931), Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), and Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941). After him are George Wassouf (1961), Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Bushra al-Assad (1960), Youssef Absi (1946), and Riad al-Asaad (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Burhan Ghalioun ranks 81. Before him are Khalid al-Azm (1903), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Ila-kabkabu (-1850), Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), and Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941). After him are Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Bushra al-Assad (1960), Adel Safar (1953), Moaz al-Khatib (1960), and Abdulbaset Sieda (1956).

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