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(Encyclopedia)Hassan häsän´ [key], d. 1894, sultan of Morocco (1873–94). He brought the weak and disorganized country firmly under his control and held in check attempts by European powers at domination. He pl...Rouhani, Hassan
(Encyclopedia)Rouhani, Hassan: see Rowhani, Hassan.Rowhani, Hassan
(Encyclopedia)Rowhani, Hassan häsän´ rhän´ [key], 1948–, Iranian cleric and political leader, b. Sorkheh, studied Semnan and Qom seminaries, Tehran Univ. (law degree, 1972), Glasgow Caledonian Univ. (D.P...Nasrallah, Hassan
(Encyclopedia)Nasrallah, Hassan hä´sn näsrä´lä [key], 1960–, Lebanese political and religious leader. A Shiite Muslim cleric, he became politically active in the 1970s and joined the Amal militia. After I...Hassan II
(Encyclopedia)Hassan II hä´sän [key], 1929–99, king of Morocco (1961–99). Formerly crown prince Moulay Hassan ben Mohammed Alaoui, he ascended the throne on the death (1961) of his father, Muhammad V. A grad...Zewail, Ahmed Hassan
(Encyclopedia)Zewail, Ahmed Hassan, 1946–2016, Egyptian-American chemist, b. Damanhur, Egypt, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1974. He became a U.S. citizen in 1982. A professor at the California Institute of Techno...Majid, Ali Hassan al-
(Encyclopedia)Majid, Ali Hassan al- ä´l h´sän äl-mäjd´ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a pivotal role in the Ba'...Turabi, Hassan Abdallah al-
(Encyclopedia)Turabi, Hassan Abdallah al- hä´sän äbdä´lä äl-toorä´b [key], 1932–2016, Sudanese religious and political leader, b. Kassala, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (now Sudan). He studied law in Sudan a...Flecker, James Elroy
(Encyclopedia)Flecker, James Elroy, 1884–1915, English poet and playwright. From 1910–13 he served in the diplomatic corps. A preoccupation with the exotic is revealed in his verse, particularly in The Golden J...Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmed al-
(Encyclopedia)Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmed al- ´mär hä´sän ä´md äl-bäshr´ [key], 1944–, Sudanese military and political leader, president of Sudan (1994–2019). He graduated from the Sudanese milita...Browse by Subject
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