Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahmed Farid

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 10:59, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmed Farid[edit]

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Being an astronaut candidate is not in itself sufficient to satisfy WP:NACADEMIC. Reads like a résumé more than anything. – Ploni (talk) 17:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Ploni (talk) 17:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Astronomy, and Egypt. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:34, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete-leaning. As WP:SCHOLAR, notability is not established. I don't see him selected for any mission or formally selected as an astronaut candidate, either - can't find him [[here or elsewhere.Ari T. Benchaim (talk) 19:48, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I don't see him quoted in reliable independent sources fails WP:N PaulPachad (talk) 23:12, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep-leaning - He's in Arabic language news as follows:

here primary source
The only Egyptian and Arab in the German Space (does include an interview)
Egyptian astronaut Ahmed Farid: NASA borrowed the name “Mars” from the ancient Egyptians I think this is significant coverage

In summary two of these involve him, but there is also details that are editorial, so I think overall this could justify a keep. I am unqualified to assess Arabic language media, so I'm assuming they are reliable, they seem reliable to me. CT55555 (talk) 02:46, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like most of those links are either direct interview of him, or just as a minor figure. I do not know about anything about Egypt; I am from Nepal myself, but believe me when I say that in developing countries like ours, a person would get an interview and be featured in multiple news articles just for getting a scholarship in MIT (which I have once witnessed) and then fade into obscurity after that. Having said that, it would probably be better if someone from Wikiproject Egypt could provide a comment or information in this regard. Shirsakbc (talk) 21:54, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:52, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Less Unless (talk) 10:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment all the hits I get are for an artist with the same name. Unsure how notable this fellow is. Oaktree b (talk) 02:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Too few sources in Scholar, news, etc. --mikeu ^talk 18:35, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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