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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 Maronite militia commander in the Lebanese Forces militia during the Lebanese Civil War and one of Bashir Gemayel's close confidants. After the murder of Gemayel, he gained notoriety for his direct involvement in, and overseeing of, the 1982 Sabra and Shatila 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 393,298 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Elie Hobeika is the 11,444th most popular politician (down from 10,607th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 76th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elie Hobeika ranks 11,444 out of 15,577. Before him are José María Iglesias, Sœur Emmanuelle, Abe Masahiro, Juan García Oliver, Dom Mintoff, and Felix Hamrin. After him are Giancarlo Minardi, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Benedetto Cairoli, Eduardo Camaño, Hippolyte Carnot, and Mardavij.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Elie Hobeika ranks 169. Before him are Adriana Barraza, Nikolai Noskov, Roderick MacKinnon, Cynthia Rhodes, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Arsenio Hall. After him are Carlo Rovelli, Val Valentino, David Card, Marta Kauffman, Laura Morante, and Jerry Hall. Among people deceased in 2002, Elie Hobeika ranks 155. Before him are Chang Cheh, B. D. Jatti, Herb Ritts, Gabrielle Wittkop, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Ramón Grosso. After him are Lolita Torres, Eusebio Tejera, Layne Staley, Sune Andersson, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and Ong Teng Cheong.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Elie Hobeika ranks 80 out of 138. Before him are Mika (1983), Hassan Diab (1959), Selim Hoss (1929), Charles Helou (1913), Tigran Mansurian (1939), and Wadih El Safi (1921). After him are Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Haifa Wehbe (1976), Nancy Ajram (1983), Mona Hatoum (1952), Said Akl (1911), and Ahmad Shukeiri (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Elie Hobeika ranks 38. Before him are Riad Al Solh (1894), Imad Mughniyah (1962), Rashid Karami (1921), Hassan Diab (1959), Selim Hoss (1929), and Charles Helou (1913). After him are Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), Bashir Shihab II (1767), Rula Ghani (1948), Elie Saab (1964), Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972), and Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946).

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