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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

646 - 705

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (Arabic: عبد الملك ابن مروان ابن الحكم, romanized: ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; July/August 644 or June/July 647 – 9 October 705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death. A member of the first generation of born Muslims, his early life in Medina was occupied with pious pursuits. He held administrative and military posts under Caliph Mu'awiya I (r. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan has received more than 1,010,471 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan is the 572nd most popular politician (down from 509th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 17th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was the fifth caliph of the Umayyad dynasty. He is most famous for his role in expanding the Islamic empire and building the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ranks 572 out of 15,577. Before him are Mustafa IV, Georges Clemenceau, George IV of the United Kingdom, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Kim Dae-jung, and Valerian. After him are Friedrich Ebert, Maximian, Yeongjo of Joseon, Saparmurat Niyazov, Alija Izetbegović, and Constantius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 646, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ranks 1. After him are Tonyukuk and Gudula. Among people deceased in 705, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ranks 2. Before him is Wu Zetian. After him are Pope John VI, Tiberius III, Lambert of Maastricht, Leontios, Alpaida, and Aldfrith of Northumbria.