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Zablon Simintov

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Zablon Simintov or Zebulon Simentov (Dari/Pashto: زابلون سیمینتوف; Hebrew: זבולון סימן-טוב; born 1959) is an Afghan-born Israeli former carpet trader and restaurateur. Between 2005 and his evacuation to Israel in 2021, he was widely believed to be the only Jew still living in Afghanistan. He was also the caretaker of and lived in the Kabul synagogue, the only synagogue in the Afghan capital city Kabul. On 7 September 2021, shortly after the Taliban takeover, he left Afghanistan with the help of a private security company that had been organized by Israeli-American businessman Mordechai Kahana and American rabbi Moshe Margaretten from the Tzedek Association. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Zablon Simintov is the 776th most popular businessperson (down from 716th in 2024), the 145th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 138th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Afghan Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Zablon Simintov ranks 776 out of 847. Before him are Joi Ito, Gérard Lopez, Andrew Ng, Charles Erwin Wilson, Dorabji Tata, and Albert Bourla. After him are Miguel de Icaza, Ameera al-Taweel, Michel Roux, Dinara Kulibaeva, Emily Faithfull, and Colin Kolles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Zablon Simintov ranks 734. Before him are Claude Joseph, Andreas Schröder, Necmi Gençalp, Christopher Cousins, Antoine Richard, and Mariana Constantin. After him are Francesca Archibugi, Rodica Frîntu, Matthias Gey, Philippe Omnès, Peter Heather, and Marta Urbanová.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Zablon Simintov ranks 145 out of 177. Before him are Abdul Rahman (1965), Islam Bibi (1974), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Nadia Nadim (1988), and Malalai Kakar (1967). After him are Maria Bashir (1970), Abdul Hakim Haqqani (1967), Zakia Zaki (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), and Malalai Joya (1978).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Afghanistan

Among businesspeople born in Afghanistan, Zablon Simintov ranks 2. Before him are Zuhal Atmar (null). After him are Ahmed Wali Karzai (1961), Roya Mahboob (null), and Hasina Jalal (null).

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