POLITICIAN
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Today
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Abdul Rashid Dostum ( AHB-dəl rə-SHEED doh-STOOM; Dari: عبدالرشید دوستم; Uzbek Latin: Abdurrashid Do'stum, Uzbek Cyrillic: Абдуррашид Дўстум, IPA: [ˈæbdurræˈʃid dosˈtum]; born 25 March 1954) is an Afghan warlord, exiled politician, former Marshal in the Afghan National Army, founder and leader of the political party Junbish-e Milli. Dostum was a major army commander in the communist government during the Soviet–Afghan War, initially part of the Afghan Commando Forces, and in 2001 was a key indigenous ally to U.S. Special Forces and the CIA during the campaign to topple the Taliban government. He is one of the most powerful warlords since the beginning of the Afghan wars, known for siding with winners during different wars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdul Rashid Dostum has received more than 3,110,899 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Abdul Rashid Dostum is the 4,677th most popular politician (down from 2,095th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Afghan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
60.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
6.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Abdul Rashid Dostum ranks 4,677 out of 19,576. Before him are Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad, Duke of Lorraine, István Széchenyi, Quintus Hortensius, and Ashraf Pahlavi. After him are Henri, Prince of Condé, Matthias Gallas, Menander I, Margareta of Romania, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and Jovan Vladimir.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilipp, Landgrave of Hesse
1896 - 1980
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4,671
Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria
885 - 937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4,672
Conrad, Duke of Lorraine
922 - 955
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4,673
István Széchenyi
1791 - 1860
HPI: 60.04
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Quintus Hortensius
114 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4,675
Ashraf Pahlavi
1919 - 2016
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4,676
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,677
Henri, Prince of Condé
1588 - 1646
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,678
Matthias Gallas
1584 - 1647
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,679
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HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,680
Margareta of Romania
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HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,681
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1945 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,682
Jovan Vladimir
990 - 1016
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4,683
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Abdul Rashid Dostum ranks 49. Before him are Eric Gerets, Ron Howard, Rene Russo, Andrej Babiš, Prayut Chan-o-cha, and Dennis Quaid. After him are Mordechai Vanunu, Uli Stielike, Marian Gold, Michael Dudikoff, Lee Child, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsEric Gerets
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 43
Ron Howard
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 44
Rene Russo
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 45
Andrej Babiš
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 46
Prayut Chan-o-cha
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 47
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 48
Abdul Rashid Dostum
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 49
Mordechai Vanunu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 50
Uli Stielike
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 51
Marian Gold
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 52
Michael Dudikoff
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 53
Lee Child
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 54
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2020
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 55
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Abdul Rashid Dostum ranks 39 out of 177. Before him are Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), Bairam Khan (1501), Heracles of Macedon (-327), Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (850), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006). After him are Menander I (-190), Ibn al-Rawandi (827), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), and Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsHabibullāh Kalakāni
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1929
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 33
Bairam Khan
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1561
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 34
Heracles of Macedon
POLITICIAN
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
Abu Zayd al-Balkhi
MATHEMATICIAN
850 - 934
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 36
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 37
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1006 - 1089
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 38
Abdul Rashid Dostum
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 39
Menander I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 40
Ibn al-Rawandi
PHILOSOPHER
827 - 911
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 41
Abu Sa'id Mirza
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1469
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 42
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 43
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 44
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 45
Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Abdul Rashid Dostum ranks 28. Before him are Hasan Akhund (1945), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), Bairam Khan (1501), Heracles of Macedon (-327), and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925). After him are Menander I (-190), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Tahir ibn Husayn (776), and Sher Ali Khan (1825).
Hasan Akhund
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 22
Abdur Rahman Khan
1844 - 1901
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 23
Habibullāh Kalakāni
1890 - 1929
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 24
Bairam Khan
1501 - 1561
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 25
Heracles of Macedon
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 26
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 - 2019
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 27
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 28
Menander I
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 29
Abu Sa'id Mirza
1424 - 1469
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 30
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 31
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 32
Tahir ibn Husayn
776 - 822
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 33
Sher Ali Khan
1825 - 1879
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 34