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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

1939 - 2025

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Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, Malay pronunciation: [/ʌbˈdʊlɑː ˈɑːhməd bɑːˈdɑːwi/]; 26 November 1939 – 14 April 2025), also known as Pak Lah, was a Malaysian politician and civil servant who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. A member of UMNO, he was the party's president from 2004 to 2009, and also led the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition during his premiership. Abdullah was granted the soubriquet "Father of Human Capital Development" ("Bapa Pembangunan Modal Insan") of Malaysia. Born in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Abdullah graduated from University of Malaya (UM). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has received more than 1,361,085 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the 4,398th most popular politician (up from 5,343rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 4,398 out of 19,576. Before him are Aga Khan III, Philetaerus, Wei Zhongxian, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Şehsuvar Sultan, and Jacob De la Gardie. After him are Andrea Dandolo, John IV of Trebizond, Authari, Franz Seldte, Ri Chun-hee, and Ramiro II of León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 70. Before him are Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Dale T. Mortensen, Fikret Abdić, Marco Bellocchio, Gangubai Kothewali, and Leland H. Hartwell. After him are Helmut Haller, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Dariush Mehrjui, Susumu Tonegawa, Claudio Magris, and Joaquim Chissano. Among people deceased in 2025, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 17. Before him are Aga Khan IV, Val Kilmer, Richard Chamberlain, Denis Law, Leo Beenhakker, and Sofia Gubaidulina. After him are Ágnes Keleti, Roberta Flack, Joan Plowright, Khamtai Siphandon, Dražen Dalipagić, and Costas Simitis.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 6 out of 90. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), and Anwar Ibrahim (1947). After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Najib Razak (1953), Iskandar of Johor (1932), and Hussein Onn (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 5. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), and Anwar Ibrahim (1947). After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Najib Razak (1953), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), and Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895).

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