POLITICIAN

Imad Mughniyah

1962 - 2008

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Imad Fayez Mughniyeh (Arabic: عماد فايز مغنية‎; 7 December 1962 – 12 February 2008), also known by his nom de guerre al-Hajj Radwan (الحاج رضوان), was a Lebanese militant leader who was the founding member of Lebanon's Islamic Jihad Organization and number two in Hezbollah's leadership. Information about Mughniyeh is limited, but he is believed to have been Hezbollah's chief of staff and understood to have overseen Hezbollah's military, intelligence, and security apparatuses. He was one of the main founders of Hezbollah in the 1980s, and was described as a skilled military tactician and highly elusive figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imad Mughniyah has received more than 387,615 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Imad Mughniyah is the 5,930th most popular politician (up from 10,492nd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Lebanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Imad Mughniyah ranks 5,930 out of 19,576. Before him are Kandalanu, Emperor Daigo, Lennart Bernadotte, Jim Garrison, Tai Geng, and Wolfgang Schüssel. After him are Agustín Muñoz Grandes, Brigitte Bierlein, Emperor Taizong of Jin, Menkare, Dominique de Villepin, and Robert I, Latin Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Imad Mughniyah ranks 54. Before him are Emilio Estevez, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ferenc Krausz, Axl Rose, Marcia Cross, and Andreas Köpke. After him are Ally McCoist, Black, Jorge Burruchaga, Gabe Newell, Bob Odenkirk, and Peng Liyuan. Among people deceased in 2008, Imad Mughniyah ranks 64. Before him are Henri Cartan, Jerry Reed, Mark Felt, Youssef Chahine, Muslim Magomayev, and Hugo Claus. After him are Mauricio Kagel, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, Henry Molaison, and Jean-Marie Balestre.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Imad Mughniyah ranks 41 out of 145. Before him are Sabah (1927), Zeno of Sidon (-150), Mia Khalifa (1993), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Pope Sisinnius (650), and Camille Chamoun (1900). After him are Walid Jumblatt (1949), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Marinus of Tyre (100), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), and Bechara El Khoury (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Imad Mughniyah ranks 21. Before him are Michel Suleiman (1948), Tammam Salam (1945), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), Maria of Montferrat (1192), and Camille Chamoun (1900). After 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).

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