WRITER

Man Haron Monis

1964 - 2014

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Man Haron Monis (Persian: هارون مونس; born Mohammed Hassan Manteghi Borujerdi; 19 May 1964 – 16 December 2014) was an Iranian-born refugee and Australian citizen who took hostages in a siege at the Lindt Chocolate Café at Martin Place, Sydney on 15 December 2014, lasting for 17 hours, until the early hours of the following morning. The siege resulted in the death of Monis and two hostages. While Monis had a warrant out for his arrest in Iran, he sought political asylum in Australia in 1996, which was granted in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Man Haron Monis has received more than 442,094 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Man Haron Monis is the 7,165th most popular writer (down from 6,396th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Iran (down from 480th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Man Haron Monis ranks 7,165 out of 7,302Before him are Meena Alexander, Judith Wright, Chris Abani, J. G. Quintel, Jane Espenson, and Kristin Cashore. After him are Elizabeth Wurtzel, Nalo Hopkinson, Sefi Atta, Stephen Glass, Giuliana Rancic, and Eleanor Catton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Man Haron Monis ranks 889Before him are Wayman Tisdale, Kenji Komata, Yoshinori Higashikawa, Kenneth Ham, Jane Espenson, and Yoshikazu Goto. After him are Yoshinori Sembiki, Sefi Atta, Andrew R. Wheeler, Armen Gilliam, Nicki French, and Ryuji Ishizue. Among people deceased in 2014, Man Haron Monis ranks 580Before him are Ihor Kostenko, Kristof Goddaert, Kwon Ri-se, Marvin Barnes, Yago Lamela, and Peaches Geldof. After him are Phillip Hughes, Elena Baltacha, U. Srinivas, Sam Berns, Misty Upham, and Senzo Meyiwa.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Man Haron Monis ranks 551 out of 631Before him are Delara Darabi (1986), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (1993), Tooji (1987), Rasoul Khatibi (1978), Zahra Nemati (1985), and Morteza Pouraliganji (1992). After him are Hossein Askari (1975), Behdad Salimi (1989), Alireza Haghighi (1988), Sadegh Moharrami (1996), Mehdi Rahmati (1983), and Nima Nakisa (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Man Haron Monis ranks 61Before him are Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Masih Alinejad (1976), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), Marina Nemat (1965), and Roya Hakakian (1966).