Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hodor Fakih

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz ^talk 00:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hodor Fakih

Non-notable surgeon. mhking (talk) 01:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. No sources, fails WP:PROF in any case. ~~The "Bulgarian-Lebanese Association" of which he's apparently the chairman doesn't seem to exist; possible hoax?~~ Tevildo (talk) 11:27, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep not a hoax, the guy is a nationally notable surgeon, a leader of the Lebanese minority in Bulgaria (what makes you think the organization doesn't exist?!), according to the Sega article cited as a source and one of the leaders of Bulgaria's Arab community, per Standart. He has appeared on TV in that role, he's one of the main subjects of the article in Sega and another in Kapital, and he has been featured in the Bulgarian edition of Total Makeover. Not to mention he was/is the host of a show on a cable TV network. He's not an academic, but a surgeon, in order to be notable per WP:PROF. Todor →Bozhinov 14:35, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. A basic machine translation of the article [1] confirms that Fakih (or "Pekahiah", in Google's transliteration) is the chairman of the "Council of the Arab Community". I think that the notability of this organization needs to be established first (ideally, with an article about it) before we can say that its chairman is notable - I don't believe that appearing on a reality TV show, Fakih's other claim to notability, is going to get off the ground. ~~I'm leaving my opinion at "Delete" for now, subject to proof of the Council's notability.~~ Tevildo (talk) 14:55, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Comment. Dr. Hodor Fakih also leads the television show "1001 Candles" on the Bulgarian TV "7 days". This tv program is for the Arab roots of what makes community in the wider society in which they fit well but not fully identified. [2]. I hope that this is enough in addition to be the chairman of the assossiation of Lebanese in Bulgaria to give him the notability for the wikipedia article. Stoichkov8 (talk) 16:21, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Comment. More evidence about the existence of the associations of Lebanese in Bulgaria. [3] Stoichkov8 (talk) 16:35, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Comment. dr. Hoder Fakih – chairman of the Coordination council of the Arab communities in Bulgaria. [4] Stoichkov8 (talk) 16:41, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. I'm afraid I don't know enough about Bulgarian politics or the reliablility of the Bulgarian sources quoted to be any more positive. I still feel that the _organization_ should have an article before its _chairman_ does, but that's not the issue here. Tevildo (talk) 21:01, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
comment I have my doubts about the importance of the community leadership, which is the only part with any sources. The notability as a surgeon may be very real, but I dont have the ability to check it. DGG (talk) 05:36, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.