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Rifaat Ali al-****ad (Arabic: رِفْعَتُ عَلِيِّ ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized: Rifʿat al-ʾAsad; born 22
August 1937),
known as the "Butcher of Hama", is a Syrian...
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Rifat or
Rifaat is both a
given name and a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Rifaat Hussain (1952–2025), ****stani
political scientist, professor...
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first choice was his
brother Rifaat, but
Rifaat attempted to
seize power in 1983–1984 when Hafez's
health was in doubt.
Rifaat was
subsequently exiled when...
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Rifaat Hussain (Urdu: سید رفعت حسین; 1
April 1952 – 7
March 2025) was a ****stani
political scientist,
defence analyst and
television personality whose...
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Rifaat (Arabic: تل رفعت, romanized: Tall Rifʿat, also
spelled Tel
Rifaat, Tel Rif'at or Tal
Rifaat) is a city in
northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern...
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Mohamed Garrana Rifaat (Arabic: محمد رفعت جرانة;
surname also
spelled Garana, 29
January 1929 – 2
April 2017) was an
Egyptian composer of
classical music...
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Fatimah Rifaat (June 5, 1930 –
January 1996),
better known by her pen name
Alifa Rifaat (Arabic: أليفة رفعت), was an
Egyptian author whose controversial...
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Rifaat Ali Eid (Arabic: رفعت علي عيد; born 24
February 1977) is a
Lebanese politician who is the
leader of the Arab
Democratic Party. The
party has the...
- The 1984
Syrian coup
attempt refers to the
events in
March during which Rifaat al-****ad
unsuccessfully attempted to
overthrow his brother,
Syrian President...
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younger brother Rifaat. Two
people were
killed in fire
exchanges of
Syrian police and
Rifaat's supporters during police crack-down on
Rifaat's port compound...
