Fawzi Selu

President of Syria (1905-1972)
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Fawzi Selu
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Summary

Fawzi Selu was born on January 1, 1905[1], in Damascus[2]. He died on April 29, 1972[3], in Harasta[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military personnel[6], and army officer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: 1972[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire[10], Arab Kingdom of Syria[11], State of Damascus[12], State of Syria[13], Second Syrian Republic[14], United Arab Republic[15], Syria[16]
  • Position held: President of the Syrian Arab Republic[17], Minister of Defense of Syria[18], Prime Minister of Syria[19]
  • Educated at: Homs Military Academy[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Military, police or special rank: general[22]
  • Given name: Faouzi[23]
  • Described by source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[25]
  • Name in native language: فوزي السلو[26], فوزي سلو[27]

Why It Matters

Fawzi Selu has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Fawzi Selu born?

Fawzi Selu was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Fawzi Selu die?

Fawzi Selu passed away in Harasta[4].

What did Fawzi Selu do for work?

Fawzi Selu worked as a politician[5], military personnel[6], and army officer[7].

Where did Fawzi Selu go to school?

Fawzi Selu was educated at Homs Military Academy[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ka', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 8w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فوزي السلو'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فوزي سلو'}
    Occupation → politician, military personnel, army officer
    Date of death → +1972-04-29T00:00:00Z, +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name in native language: فوزي سلو, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269158|batch #269158]]"
  3. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → general
    Occupation → politician, military personnel, army officer
    Date of death → +1972-04-29T00:00:00Z, +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ Cleanup: remove redundant dates; downgrade expired preferred ranks; remove redundant citizenship start/end dates ([[User:Difool/WikidataCl"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, military personnel, army officer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Damascus
    Given name → Faouzi
    Occupation → politician, military personnel, army officer
    Sex or gender → male
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||63 */ Add multilingual descriptions (63 languages) — Task 13 (heads of state / political leaders) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenship) labels,"
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