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Riad Al Solh

1894 - 1951

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Riad Reda Al Solh (Arabic: رياض الصلح; 17 August 1894 – 17 July 1951) was the first prime minister of Lebanon after the country's independence. Solh was one of the most important figures in Lebanon's struggle for independence, who was able to unite the various religious groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Riad Al Solh has received more than 280,179 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Riad Al Solh is the 9,885th most popular politician (up from 10,402nd in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 71st in 2019) and the 36th most popular Lebanese Politician.

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  • 2.65

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Riad Al Solh ranks 9,885 out of 19,576. Before him are Archidamus I, Iziaslav III of Kiev, Judith of Thuringia, Saw Maung, Gaius Licinius Stolo, and Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern. After him are Konstantin of Rostov, Walid Muallem, Yevgenia Bosch, Michel Théato, Constantine Ypsilantis, and Mawiyya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Riad Al Solh ranks 115. Before him are Boris Pilnyak, Max Weinreich, David Butler, Henry Hazlitt, Eduard Wagner, and Pavel Rybalko. After him are E. C. Segar, Âşık Veysel, Warren Weaver, Frans G. Bengtsson, Saken Seifullin, and Varvara Stepanova. Among people deceased in 1951, Riad Al Solh ranks 81. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Abanindranath Tagore, Warner Baxter, Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Lippo Hertzka, and Vasiliy Ulrikh. After him are Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, Paula von Preradović, István Friedrich, Bernhard Kellermann, Vilhelm Bjerknes, and Edgar Rubin.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Riad Al Solh ranks 72 out of 145. Before him are Suleiman Frangieh (1910), Samir Geagea (1952), Abdalonymus (-305), Philo of Byblos (64), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), and Etel Adnan (1925). After him are Wadih El Safi (1921), Élias Sarkis (1924), Selim Hoss (1929), Gabriel Yared (1949), Charles Helou (1913), and Hassan Diab (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Riad Al Solh ranks 36. Before him are René Moawad (1925), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Elias Hrawi (1926), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), Samir Geagea (1952), and Abdalonymus (-305). After him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Selim Hoss (1929), Charles Helou (1913), Hassan Diab (1959), Bashir Shihab II (1767), and Rashid Karami (1921).

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