New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

POLITICIAN

Abdurrahman Wahid

1940 - 2009

Photo of Abdurrahman Wahid

Icon of person Abdurrahman Wahid

Abdurrahman Wahid ( AHB-doo-RAHKH-mahn wah-HEED; born Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), though more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001. A long time leader within the Nahdlatul Ulama organization, he was the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was the son of Minister of Religious Affairs Wahid Hasyim, and the grandson of Nahdatul Ulama founder Hasyim Asy'ari. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdurrahman Wahid has received more than 1,007,836 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Abdurrahman Wahid is the 3,082nd most popular politician (down from 2,611th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 5th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indonesian Politician.

Abdurrahman Wahid was the president of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. He was a prominent Muslim scholar and the founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, one of the largest Islamic organizations in the world.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Abdurrahman Wahids by language


Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 3,082 out of 15,577Before him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Traian Băsescu, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, and Néstor Kirchner. After him are Anastasio Somoza García, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Taharqa, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Emperor Hui of Jin.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 70Before him are Jacques Rancière, Paolo Borsellino, Annie Ernaux, Herbie Hancock, Dennis Tito, and Roberto Cavalli. After him are Burt Young, Fatema Mernissi, Bruce Chatwin, Robin Cook, Milena Dravić, and Gudrun Ensslin. Among people deceased in 2009, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 27Before him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Jean Dausset, Milorad Pavić, Jennifer Jones, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Bobby Robson. After him are Juan Almeida Bosque, Robert F. Furchgott, Corazon Aquino, John Updike, Günther Rall, and João Bernardo Vieira.

Others Born in 1940

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2009

Go to all Rankings

In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 7 out of 126Before him are Sukarno (1901), Suharto (1921), Willem Einthoven (1860), B. J. Habibie (1936), Joko Widodo (1961), and Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947). After him are Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Anthony Fokker (1890), Gajah Mada (1290), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Dharmakirti (700), and Jan Toorop (1858).

Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 6Before him are Sukarno (1901), Suharto (1921), B. J. Habibie (1936), Joko Widodo (1961), and Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947). After him are Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Gajah Mada (1290), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Diponegoro (1785), Jusuf Kalla (1942), and Tan Malaka (1897).