1942 - Today
Abdulsalami Abubakar ( ; born 13 June 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdulsalami Abubakar has received more than 576,985 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Abdulsalami Abubakar is the 13,450th most popular politician (down from 12,386th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 31st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Nigerian Politician.
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Among politicians, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 13,450 out of 15,577. Before him are Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Laodice II, Emiliano Figueroa, Cheddi Jagan, and Ramón Villeda Morales. After him are Richard Helms, Sergei Sidorsky, István Bibó, Alexandros Nikolopoulos, Melchor Múzquiz, and Coenred of Mercia.
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 13,444
1802 - 1881
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 13,445
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 13,446
1866 - 1931
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,447
1918 - 1997
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,448
1909 - 1971
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,449
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,450
1913 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,451
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,452
1911 - 1979
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 13,453
1875 - 2000
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 13,454
1790 - 1844
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 13,455
700 - 716
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 13,456
Among people born in 1942, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 432. Before him are James Soong, Gabriela Adameșteanu, Tom Belsø, Kevin Conway, John McDowell, and Kees Verkerk. After him are Gerben Karstens, Eduard Malofeyev, Svetlana Gannushkina, Fernando Atzori, Michael Giles, and Pedro Morales.
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 426
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 427
1942 - 2020
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 428
1942 - 2020
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 429
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 430
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 431
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 432
1942 - 2022
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 433
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 434
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 435
1942 - 2020
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 436
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 437
1942 - 2019
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 438
Among people born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 34 out of 236. Before him are Amos Tutuola (1920), Bennet Omalu (1968), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Aliko Dangote (1957), Tijani Babangida (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Taribo West (1974), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), and Obafemi Martins (1984).
1920 - 1997
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 28
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 29
1938 - 1976
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 30
1793 - 1864
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 31
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 32
1904 - 1996
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 33
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 34
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 35
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 36
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 37
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 38
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 39
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 40
Among politicians born in Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar ranks 14. Before him are Yakubu Gowon (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Murtala Mohammed (1938), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904). After him are Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Yemi Osinbajo (1957).
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 8
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 9
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 11
1938 - 1976
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 12
1904 - 1996
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 14
1924 - 1966
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 15
1912 - 1966
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 16
1900 - 1978
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 17
1970 - 2009
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 18
1909 - 1987
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 19
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 20