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Akram Afif

Akram Afif, Qatari footballer

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Born
November 18, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1996

About Akram Afif

Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Afif was named the Asian Footballer of the Year on two occasions, the first in 2019, after being recognized for his instrumental role in Qatar’s successful 2019 Asian Cup campaign, and the second award coming in 2023. Afif finished his first senior season with two goals in nine matches. In doing so, he became the first Qatari-born signing in La Liga history.

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The world when Akram Afif was born

Akram Afif was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Akram Afif's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

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