EXTREMIST
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
1968 - 2010
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( AH-boo ah-YOOB ahl MAHSS-ree; أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ٱلْمَصْرِيُّ, ʾAbū ʾAyyūb al-Maṣrī, translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (; أَبُو حَمْزَةَ ٱلْمُهَاجِرِ ʾAbū Ḥamzah al-Muhāǧir, translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant"), born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi (Arabic: عبد المنعم عز الدين علي البدوي), was an Egyptian militant leader who was the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006. He was war minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2006 to 2010 and prime minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2009 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Ayyub al-Masri has received more than 588,134 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Abu Ayyub al-Masri is the 203rd most popular extremist (down from 182nd in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 428th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Extremist.
Memorability Metrics
590k
Page Views (PV)
49.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Abu Ayyub al-Masri ranks 203 out of 283. Before him are Ross Ulbricht, Mary Surratt, Charles Starkweather, Stand Watie, Ronald DeFeo Jr., and Frank James. After him are Irmgard Möller, Abdullah Çatlı, Herbert Mullin, Axeman of New Orleans, John Bodkin Adams, and Ernst Zündel.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoss Ulbricht
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 197
Mary Surratt
1823 - 1865
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 198
Charles Starkweather
1938 - 1959
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 199
Stand Watie
1806 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 200
Ronald DeFeo Jr.
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 201
Frank James
1843 - 1915
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 202
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 203
Irmgard Möller
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 204
Abdullah Çatlı
1956 - 1996
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 205
Herbert Mullin
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 206
Axeman of New Orleans
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 207
John Bodkin Adams
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 208
Ernst Zündel
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Abu Ayyub al-Masri ranks 143. Before him are Carlos Marín, Hakan Fidan, Billy Crudup, Stephanie Seymour, Benjamin List, and Cristian Mungiu. After him are Julia Boutros, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Shaggy, Frédéric Vasseur, Jordi Mollà, and Akhtar Mansour. Among people deceased in 2010, Abu Ayyub al-Masri ranks 221. Before him are Robin Milner, Tzannis Tzannetakis, Charlie Wilson, Carl Adam Petri, Jackie Burroughs, and Ronald Neame. After him are Dixie Carter, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Ed Roberts, Charles Mackerras, Loki Schmidt, and Jacqueline de Romilly.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsCarlos Marín
SINGER
1968 - 2021
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 137
Hakan Fidan
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 138
Billy Crudup
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 139
Stephanie Seymour
MODEL
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 140
Benjamin List
CHEMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 141
Cristian Mungiu
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 142
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 143
Julia Boutros
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 144
Aleksandr Mostovoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 145
Shaggy
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 146
Frédéric Vasseur
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 147
Jordi Mollà
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 148
Akhtar Mansour
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2016
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsRobin Milner
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2010
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 215
Tzannis Tzannetakis
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 216
Charlie Wilson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2010
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 217
Carl Adam Petri
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 218
Jackie Burroughs
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 219
Ronald Neame
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 220
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 221
Dixie Carter
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 222
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 223
Ed Roberts
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 224
Charles Mackerras
CONDUCTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 225
Loki Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 226
Jacqueline de Romilly
WRITER
1913 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 227
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Abu Ayyub al-Masri ranks 465 out of 642. Before him are Stéphanos II Ghattas (1920), Gamal Al-Ghandour (1957), Alaa Al Aswany (1957), Mustafa Ben Halim (1921), Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940), and Aisha Taymur (1840). After him are Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Andrée Chedid (1920), Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha (1888), Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), Julian Fellowes (1949), and Maximus I of Constantinople (350).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsStéphanos II Ghattas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2009
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 459
Gamal Al-Ghandour
REFEREE
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 460
Alaa Al Aswany
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 461
Mustafa Ben Halim
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 462
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2015
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 463
Aisha Taymur
WRITER
1840 - 1902
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 464
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 465
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 466
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 467
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1948
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 468
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1963
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 469
Julian Fellowes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 470
Maximus I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 471
Among EXTREMISTS In Egypt
Among extremists born in Egypt, Abu Ayyub al-Masri ranks 5. Before him are Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938), Saif al-Adel (1960), and Mohamed Atta (1968).
Ayman al-Zawahiri
1951 - 2022
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 1
Omar Abdel-Rahman
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2
Saif al-Adel
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 3
Mohamed Atta
1968 - 2001
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 4
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 5