Diplomat

Leila Shahid

1949 - 2026

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Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Leila Shahid is the 47th most popular diplomat, the 65th most popular biography from Lebanon and the most popular Lebanese Diplomat.

Leila Shahid is most famous for her role as a pioneering Palestinian diplomat, serving as ambassador to France and the European Union. Surprisingly, she was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Palestinian parents and pursued higher education in France, blending diverse cultural influences in her career. Her lasting legacy lies in advancing Palestinian advocacy on the global stage and empowering women in diplomacy, inspiring future generations of activists.

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Among Diplomats

Among diplomats, Leila Shahid ranks 47 out of 90Before her are Porfirio Rubirosa, Mikhail Borodin, Richard Holbrooke, Friedrich Martens, Martin Luther, and Amr Moussa. After her are Richard Armitage, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Ralph Bunche, Saburō Kurusu, Damião de Góis, and Victoria Nuland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Leila Shahid ranks 202Before her are Svetislav Pešić, Paul Rodgers, Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Peter Navarro, Shera Danese, and Frank L. Culbertson Jr.. After her are Leopoldo Brenes, Franco Causio, Paul Guilfoyle, Andy Kaufman, Phil Lynott, and Diana Nyad. Among people deceased in 2026, Leila Shahid ranks 29Before her are Uljana Semjonova, Rita Süssmuth, George Vassiliou, Salih Muslim, Eva Schloss, and Aldrich Ames. After her are Neil Sedaka, José van Dam, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Dimitar Penev, Hans Herrmann, and Roy Medvedev.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Leila Shahid ranks 65 out of NaNBefore her are Fuad Chehab (1902), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), Marinus of Tyre (100), René Moawad (1925), Nicolas Hayek (1928), and Etel Adnan (1925). After her are Selim Hoss (1929), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Imad Mughniyah (1962), Philo of Byblos (64), Callinicus of Heliopolis (700), and Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707).

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Among diplomats born in Lebanon, Leila Shahid ranks 1

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