Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi
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Who was Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi?
Fighter pilot who became the first Syrian citizen in space, flying aboard Soyuz TM-3 to the Mir space station in 1987.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi (CC BY-SA 4.0).