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• Ibn Sina was given the title “Al-Shaikh Al-Rais”,
• Meaning “The Chief of Scholars” or “The Master of Scholars.”
• Muslim physician, philosopher, and scientist.
• He is best known for his famous book Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine).

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• Nursultan Nazarbayev was the first President of Kazakhstan.
• In Office: April 24, 1990 – March 20, 2019
• He was succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

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Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

He is the all-time top goalscorer with 80 goals.

He retired from international football in 2026.

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Explanation

Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

He is the all-time top goalscorer with 80 goals.

He retired from international football in 2026.

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• Gautam Budha was born in Lumbini, Nepal in 623 BC (563 BC).
• Language of discourse/lectures of Budhha was: Pali 
• He was the founder of Buddhism.

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• Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy.
• He accidentally reached the Americas in 1492.
• He was searching for a sea route to Asia.
• First "discovered" the Americas on October 12, 1492
• Completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

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• Heiko Maas is a former Federal Minister of Germany,
• Period: 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
• Born:  19 September 1966 (age 59 Germany
• Party: Social Democratic Party
• Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
• From: 17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018

Additional information:

• Johann Wadephul is Germany's current Foreign Minister in May 2025

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•  India's Dhyan Chand is widely cited as the highest overall goal scorer,
• Scored 570 international goals in 185 matches between 1926 and 1949
• Nicknames: The Wizard, The Magician
• Born: 29 August 1905, Allahabad
• Died: 3 December 1979 (aged 74), New Delhi, India

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• The 39th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army was General Mark A. Milley
• He served in this position from August 2015 to August 2019

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• He is of Irish descent and was raised Roman Catholic.
• Served as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023.
• Born:  20 June 1958, Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
• Service years: 1980–2023

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• Madam Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
• First Nobel Prize: Physics (1903)
• Second Nobel Prize: Chemistry (1911)
• She is best known for her pioneering research on radioactivity.
• She discovered the elements Radium and Polonium.

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• Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Germany) was the first male Nobel Prize winner.
• He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
• He was awarded for the discovery of X-rays (1895).

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