1957 - Today
Salim Idris (Arabic: سلیم ادریس Salīm Idrīs) (born 1958) is the former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Syrian National Army, a Syrian armed opposition group. He has a PhD in "electronic radars" and speaks five languages, including English. An East German-trained electronics professor, he was a general in the Syrian Army when he defected in July 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salim Idris has received more than 143,799 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Salim Idris is the 12,848th most popular politician (down from 12,278th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Syria (down from 130th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Syrian Politician.
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Among politicians, Salim Idris ranks 12,848 out of 15,577. Before him are Chuck Schumer, Levy Mwanawasa, Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Theodoros Diligiannis, and Bulan. After him are Tiribazus, Tigranes VI of Armenia, Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Nikola Špirić, Masayoshi Ito, and Haj Ali Razmara.
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 12,842
1948 - 2008
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,843
1268 - 1318
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,844
1873 - 1962
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,845
1820 - 1905
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,846
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,847
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12,848
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,849
50 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,850
1805 - 1881
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,851
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,852
1913 - 1994
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,853
1901 - 1951
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 12,854
Among people born in 1957, Salim Idris ranks 193. Before him are Mohammed Fahim, Isaach de Bankolé, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Jackie Shroff, Theresa Russell, and Zé Sérgio. After him are Andreï Makine, Andrew Cuomo, Rick Husband, Alexander Dityatin, Ray Romano, and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein.
1957 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 187
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 188
1957 - 1993
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 189
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 190
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 191
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 192
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 193
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 194
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 195
1957 - 2003
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 196
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 197
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 198
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 199
Among people born in Syria, Salim Idris ranks 140 out of 181. Before him are Lu'ay al-Atassi (1926), Jacob of Edessa (633), Rafik Schami (1946), Maryana Marrash (1848), Najah al-Attar (1933), and Akram al-Hawrani (1912). After him are Ila-kabkabu (-1850), Francis Marrash (1837), Zakaria Tamer (1931), George Sabra (1947), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), and Ali Farzat (1951).
1926 - 2003
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 134
633 - 708
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 135
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 136
1848 - 1919
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 137
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 138
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 139
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 140
1850 BC - 1815 BC
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 141
1837 - 1873
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 142
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 143
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 144
1893 - 1960
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 145
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 146
Among politicians born in Syria, Salim Idris ranks 67. Before him are Muhammad Naji al-Otari (1944), Khalid Bakdash (1912), Émile Eddé (1883), Lu'ay al-Atassi (1926), Najah al-Attar (1933), and Akram al-Hawrani (1912). After him are Ila-kabkabu (-1850), George Sabra (1947), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Ali Farzat (1951), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), and Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952).
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 61
1912 - 1995
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 62
1883 - 1949
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 63
1926 - 2003
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 64
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 65
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 66
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 67
1850 BC - 1815 BC
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 68
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 69
1893 - 1960
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 70
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 71
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 72
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 73