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Mohammed Nabbous

1983 - 2011

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Mohamed "Mo" Nabbous (محمد نبوس ‎; 27 February 1983 – 19 March 2011) was a Libyan information technologist, blogger, businessperson and civilian journalist who created and founded Libya Alhurra TV. At the outbreak of the Libyan Civil War, Nabbous was the founder of Libya Alhurra TV, the first independent broadcast news organization since Gaddafi took power in Libya. Libya Alhurra TV was established in Benghazi, Libya on 19 February 2011 and started broadcasting online when Nabbous established a two-way satellite connection in the wake of a complete Internet blackout imposed by the Gaddafi government after the 17 February protests.Nabbous was shot by a sniper and killed on 19 March 2011 while reporting on attempts by government forces to fight revolutionaries and attack civilians in Benghazi. Hours after the death of Nabbous, international coalition airplanes entered Libyan airspace to enforce a no-fly zone authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammed Nabbous has received more than 55,387 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Nabbous is the 183rd most popular journalist (down from 141st in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Libya (down from 64th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 55k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mohammed Nabbous by language

Over the past year Mohammed Nabbous has had the most page views in the with 8,852 views, followed by English (3,810), and Arabic (1,784). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (76.28%), Welsh (66.48%), and Egyptian Arabic (13.17%)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Mohammed Nabbous ranks 183 out of 196. Before him are Nancy Grace, Lauren Booth, A. O. Scott, Sevgil Musayeva, Jacob Appelbaum, and Lester Holt. After him are Asma al-Ghul, Katsyaryna Andreeva, Arnab Goswami, Rémi Ochlik, Jim Acosta, and Nate Silver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Mohammed Nabbous ranks 1,046. Before him are Rodica Șerban, Dimitri Champion, David Ayrapetyan, Antonio Porta, Daniel Hubmann, and Kevin Doyle. After him are Yo Yo Honey Singh, Yves Bitséki Moto, The Tallest Man on Earth, Janeth Jepkosgei, Christine Woods, and Angelo da Costa Júnior. Among people deceased in 2011, Mohammed Nabbous ranks 533. Before him are Claudia Heill, Sunday Bada, Mārtiņš Freimanis, Armen Gilliam, Theyab Awana, and Tim Hetherington. After him are Dennis Marshall, Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb, Olubayo Adefemi, Jeret Peterson, Alexander Vasyunov, and Derek Boogaard.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Mohammed Nabbous ranks 74 out of 76. Before him are Mustafa A. G. Abushagur (1951), Ali Tarhouni (1951), Ali Treki (1937), Abdelhakim Belhaj (1966), Nadia Ali (1980), and Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982). After him are Al-Musrati (1996), and Hana Elhebshi (1985).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Libya

Among journalists born in Libya, Mohammed Nabbous ranks 1. 

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