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Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah

873 - 934

Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن الحسين; 31 July 874 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī biʾllāh (Arabic: المهدي بالله, "The Rightly Guided by God"), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh Imam of the Isma'ili branch of Shi'ism. He was born as Saʿīd ibn al-Ḥusayn (سعيد بن الحسين) in Askar Mukram to a family that led the secret Isma'ili missionary network (da'wa), propagating on behalf of the hidden imam, Muhammad ibn Isma'il, who would return as the prophesied Islamic messiah (mahdi). Orphaned at a young age, he moved to Salamiya, the family's base of operations, where he was adopted by his uncle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah has received more than 160,334 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah is the 2,886th most popular politician (up from 3,583rd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Iran (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Iranian Politician.

Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah is most famous for being the 12th Imam in Shi'ite Islam. He was born in 869 and disappeared in 878.

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Among politicians, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 2,886 out of 15,577. Before him are Gotthard Kettler, Krum, Stephen II of Hungary, Nigel Farage, Parashurama, and Konrad Henlein. After him are Abaoji, Milan Kučan, Sweyn III of Denmark, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, and Basarab I of Wallachia.

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Nigel Farage
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Parashurama
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HPI: 62.53
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Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,886
Abaoji
872 - 926
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,887
Milan Kučan
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2,888
Sweyn III of Denmark
1125 - 1157
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,889
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
849 - 907
HPI: 62.52
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Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
1887 - 1908
HPI: 62.52
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Basarab I of Wallachia
1275 - 1352
HPI: 62.52
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 873, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 2. Before him is Al-Ash'ari. After him are Ordoño II of León and Al-Tabarani. Among people deceased in 934, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 1. After him are Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emma of France, and Ebalus, Duke of Aquitaine.