Mahmoud al-Zahar

Palestinian politician and physician; co-founder of Hamas
Person human Q708854
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Mahmoud al-Zahar

Summary

Mahmoud al-Zahar is a human[1]. He was born in Gaza City[2]. He was born on +1945-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and physician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's place of birth was Gaza City[2].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar was born on +1945-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar held citizenship in Palestine[7].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's professions included politician[4].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar worked as a physician[5].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar held the position of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine[8].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's education included a stint at Cairo University[9].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's education included a stint at Ain Shams University[10].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar was a member of Hamas' political bureau[11].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[12].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's image is recorded as Mahmoud al-Zahar at the 5th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Tehran (2).jpg[13].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar is recorded as male[14].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar was affiliated with the Hamas[16].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120743045[17].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 171782808[18].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's GND ID is recorded as 1198398515[19].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010200369[20].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16516866n[21].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's IdRef ID is recorded as 192379143[22].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's Commons category is recorded as Mahmoud al-Zahar[23].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05glh1[24].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's given name is recorded as Mahmoud[25].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 665/000044533[26].
  • Mahmoud al-Zahar's described by source is recorded as Lentapedia[27].

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Origins and Family

Mahmoud al-Zahar's place of birth was Gaza City[2]. He was born on +1945-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Cairo University[9], a public university[28], in Egypt[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Giza[31] and Ain Shams University[10], a public university[32], in Egypt[33], founded in 1950[34], headquartered in Abbassia[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and physician[5]. Mahmoud al-Zahar held the position of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine[8].

Personal Life

Mahmoud al-Zahar's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[12]. He was affiliated with the Hamas[16].

Why It Matters

Mahmoud al-Zahar ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Mahmoud al-Zahar born?

Mahmoud al-Zahar was born in Gaza City[2].

What did Mahmoud al-Zahar do for work?

Mahmoud al-Zahar worked as politician[4] and physician[5].

Where did Mahmoud al-Zahar go to school?

Mahmoud al-Zahar was educated at Cairo University[9] and Ain Shams University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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