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Abu Mohammad al-Julani

1981 - Today

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Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa (born 29 October 1982), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a Syrian revolutionary, military commander and politician who has been widely regarded as the de facto leader of Syria since December 2024. As the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) since 2017, he played a key role in the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, which led to the downfall of the Assad regime and establishment of the Syrian transitional government. Al-Sharaa was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to a Syrian Sunni Muslim family from the Golan Heights, and grew up in the capital, Damascus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Mohammad al-Julani has received more than 1,992,480 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Abu Mohammad al-Julani is the 242nd most popular extremist (down from 206th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 165th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

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  • 51.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Abu Mohammad al-Julani ranks 242 out of 283. Before her are Abdul Quader Molla, Howard Marks, Robert Pickton, Bobby Joe Long, Ramzi Yousef, and Zacarias Moussaoui. After her are Yang Xinhai, Eric Rudolph, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Hamza bin Laden, Karla Homolka, and Javed Iqbal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Abu Mohammad al-Julani ranks 160. Before her are Summer Glau, Han Hye-jin, John O'Shea, Gang Dong-won, Stephen Amell, and Angerfist. After her are Abdul Kader Keïta, Patrick J. Adams, Ilary Blasi, Eugene, Cristian Zaccardo, and Taylor Kitsch.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Mohammad al-Julani ranks 217 out of 354. Before her are Saud Al-Shuraim (1964), Mansour Ojjeh (1952), Salem Al-Dawsari (1991), Adel al-Jubeir (1962), Maher Al-Mu'aiqly (1969), and Lisa Eilbacher (1956). After her are Melora Walters (1960), Salman Al-Faraj (1989), Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982), Haifaa al-Mansour (1974), Yousuf Al-Thunayan (1963), and Hamza bin Laden (1989).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Mohammad al-Julani ranks 3. Before her are Osama bin Laden (1957), and Ibn al-Khattab (1969). After her are Hamza bin Laden (1989), Wail al-Shehri (1973), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), and Waleed al-Shehri (1978).

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