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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

580 - 641

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Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayya (Arabic: صَخْرِ ٱبْن حَرْب ٱبْن أُمَيَّةَ, romanized: Ṣakhr ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayya; c. 560—653), commonly known by his kunya Abu Sufyan (Arabic: أَبُو سُفْيَانُ, romanized: Abū Sufyān), was a prominent opponent-turned companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the father of the first Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and namesake of the Sufyanid line of Umayyad caliphs which ruled from 661 to 684. Abu Sufyan was a leader and merchant from the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb has received more than 1,545,293 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Abu Sufyan ibn Harb is the 612th most popular politician (up from 656th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 26th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb is most famous for being the leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca and the father of Hind bint Abi Sufyan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 612 out of 19,576. Before him are Tolui, Epaminondas, Geronimo, Hong Taiji, Sweyn Forkbeard, and Shinzō Abe. After him are Manuel I of Portugal, Władysław IV Vasa, Christian X of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, Umberto I of Italy, and Gojong of Korea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 2. Before him is Bilal ibn Rabah. After him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Maximus the Confessor, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Wei Zheng, Abu Darda, George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 641, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 3. Before him are Heraclius, and Heraklonas. After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh, Constantine III, Arnulf of Metz, Emperor Jomei, Martina, Ouyang Xun, and Arechis I of Benevento.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 32 out of 354. Before him are Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abu Hurairah (600), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582). After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Marwan I (623), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), and Zainab bint Muhammad (600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 12. Before him are Ibn Saud (1875), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582). After him are Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Marwan I (623), Umar II (682), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), and Safiyya bint Huyayy (610).

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