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Tareq Suheimat

Tareq Suheimat, Jordanian physician, general, and politician (died 2014)

Born
September 23, 1936
Died
July 21, 2014
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1936

About Tareq Suheimat

Tareq Salah Attalla Suheimat (Arabic: طارق السحيمات) (23 September 1936 – 21 July 2014), was a distinguished Jordanian physician, nephrologist, military General, and statesman. Born in the historic city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan, Suheimat studied in Amman's schools and then studied medicine in a number of universities, institutes and hospitals in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He joined the Jordanian Armed Forces where he reached the rank of Major General, and has held a number of senior responsibilities at both medical and governmental levels. == Education == Received his primary and secondary education in the Jordanian capital, Amman. He studied in Britain, where he received a degree in Medicine and Surgery – University of London – London Hospital Medical College (the first school to be granted an official charter for medical teaching in 1785) and the Royal College of Surgeons of England of London 1962. Obtained a Specialty in Internal Medicine – and Renal diseases at leading UK hospitals. Obtained at an advanced specialty in nephrology and renal transplantation – from Philadelphia, United States of America. == Medical associations == Member of the Jordan Medical Association. Member and former chairman of the Jordan Society of Nephrology. Member and former chairman of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Tareq Suheimat was born

Tareq Suheimat was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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