POLITICIAN

Elie Hobeika

1956 - 2002

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Elie Hobeika (also transliterated as Hubayqa; Arabic: إيلي حبيقة; 22 September 1956 – 24 January 2002) was a Lebanese militia commander in the Lebanese Forces militia during the Lebanese Civil War and one of Bachir Gemayel's close confidants. He became infamous for his overseeing of the 1982 Sabra and Shatilla massacre. Hobeika initially supported the IDF during their invasion, but later switched sides and supported the Syrians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elie Hobeika has received more than 432,026 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Elie Hobeika is the 7,895th most popular politician (up from 11,410th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 80th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Lebanese Politician.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elie Hobeika ranks 7,895 out of 19,576. Before him are Shoshenq III, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Battus I of Cyrene, Nikolay Chkheidze, and Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg. After him are Lucius Scribonius Libo, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, Henk Sneevliet, David A. Granger, Berthold, Margrave of Baden, and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Elie Hobeika ranks 96. Before him are Fernando Gomes, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Bruce Greenwood, Rita Wilson, Henri Toivonen, and Philip Kerr. After him are Gianni De Biasi, Hans van Breukelen, King Diamond, Luis Guzmán, Yegor Gaidar, and William J. Burns. Among people deceased in 2002, Elie Hobeika ranks 98. Before him are Eugenio Coșeriu, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Karel Reisz, Gustaaf Deloor, Jacques Massu, and Nikolai Amosov. After him are Michail Stasinopoulos, Waylon Jennings, Dida, Dhirubhai Ambani, Robert Guéï, and Spyros Kyprianou.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Elie Hobeika ranks 60 out of 145. Before him are Nicolas Hayek (1928), Maximus of Tyre (200), Serj Tankian (1967), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547). After him are Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Fuad Chehab (1902), René Moawad (1925), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Elias Hrawi (1926), and Suleiman Frangieh (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Elie Hobeika ranks 28. Before him are Walid Jumblatt (1949), Bechara El Khoury (1890), Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115), Omar Karami (1934), Nicolas Hayek (1928), and Ahmad Shukeiri (1908). After him are Fuad Chehab (1902), René Moawad (1925), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Elias Hrawi (1926), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), and Samir Geagea (1952).

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