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Bashar al-Assad
(President of Syria)
73
59
2
John of Damascus
(Saint, Best Known for His Strong Defence of 'Icons')
7
0
3
Nizar Qabbani
(Diplomat)
19
5
4
Ananias of Damascus
(Priest)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
5
Feras Antoon
(Syrian-Canadian Pornographer & Co-owner and CEO of 'Mindgeek', the World's Largest Pornography Company)
1
7
6
Dündar Aliosman
(Ruler)
0
2
7
Ibn an-Nafīs
(Polymath)
3
0
8
Yasser Seirawan
(American Chess Grandmaster and Four-Time United States Champion)
0
0
9
Shukri al-Quwatli
(The First President of Post-Independence Syria)
3
0
10
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
(The 10th Umayyad Caliph Who Built Many Palaces and Reformed His Kingdom's Taxation System)
1
0
11
Sophronius of Jerusalem
(Patriarch of Jerusalem)
2
1
12
Damascius
(Last Scholarch of the 'School of Athens')
0
0
13
Salah al-Din Bitar
(Syrian Politician and Co-founder of ‘Arab Ba'ath Party’ Who Served as Prime Minister)
0
1
14
Dina Katabi
(Computer scientist)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
15
Nicholas of Damascus
(Greek historian and philosopher)
0
0
16
Naser Khader
(Member of the Folketing)
1
0
17
Ben-Hadad I
(King)
0
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
18
Abu'l-Fida
(Historian)
1
0
19
Khalid Bakdash
(Syrian Communist Party Leader Who Was the First Communist Deputy of the Arab World)
0
0
20
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi
(Scholar)
0
1
21
John Moschus
(Byzantine writer)
0
0
22
Dima Khatib
(One of the Most Influential and Famous Arabs on Social Media)
0
0
23
Khalid al-Qasri
(Umayyad Governor of Iraq Who Contributed to the Agricultural Improvement of Iraq)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Died: 0743 AD
24
Anahid Fayad
(Actress)
1
2
25
Shihab al-Din al-'Umari
(Historian)
0
0
26
Saint Andrew of Crete
(Theologian)
2
0
27
Salwa Al Neimi
(Syrian Writer, Journalist, and Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1950 AD
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George Howie
(Racecar driver)
2
0
29
Riad Ismat
(Syrian Writer, Theatre Director, Critic, and Diplomat)
0
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