1930 - 2019
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (Jawi: المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه المستعين بالله إبن المرحوم سلطان أبو بكر رعاية الدين المعظم شاه; 24 October 1930 – 22 May 2019) was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and previously the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia from 1979 to 1984. His abdication as Sultan was decided by the Royal Council at an extraordinary meeting on 11 January 2019. A special amendment was passed on the state constitution that gave the body more power for this decision, citing the Sultan's incapability to rule due to his failing health. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmad Shah of Pahang has received more than 943,140 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ahmad Shah of Pahang is the 9,374th most popular politician (up from 10,557th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 18th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Malaysian Politician.
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Among politicians, Ahmad Shah of Pahang ranks 9,374 out of 15,577. Before him are Commius, Eriba-Adad I, John II Orsini, Hudjefa I, Lev Karakhan, and Panteleimon Ponomarenko. After him are Hans-Rudolf Merz, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Ğazı II Giray, Kaja Kallas, Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, and Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona.
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9,368
1400 BC - 1366 BC
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9,369
1300 - 1335
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9,370
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9,371
1889 - 1937
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9,372
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,373
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,374
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,375
1897 - 1960
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,376
1551 - 1608
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,377
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,378
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,379
882 - 931
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9,380
Among people born in 1930, Ahmad Shah of Pahang ranks 202. Before him are Uladzimir Karatkievich, Gregory Corso, Veljo Tormis, Lazar Berman, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, and Jacques Tits. After him are Frederick Wiseman, Juan Gelman, Ross Perot, María Elena Walsh, Lawrence Eagleburger, and Sa'dun Hammadi. Among people deceased in 2019, Ahmad Shah of Pahang ranks 154. Before him are Luigi Colani, Edith González, Carmen Argenziano, Andrés Gimeno, George Hilton, and Hussain Muhammad Ershad. After him are Ken Kercheval, René Auberjonois, Ross Perot, Eva Mozes Kor, Charles Jencks, and Charlie Whiting.
1930 - 1984
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 196
1930 - 2001
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 197
1930 - 2017
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 198
1930 - 2005
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 199
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 200
1930 - 2021
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 201
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 202
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 203
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 204
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 205
1930 - 2011
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 206
1930 - 2011
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 207
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 208
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 148
1964 - 2019
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 149
1943 - 2019
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 150
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 151
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 152
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 153
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 154
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 155
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 156
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 157
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 158
1939 - 2019
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 159
1952 - 2019
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 160
Among people born in Malaysia, Ahmad Shah of Pahang ranks 16 out of 74. Before him are Jimmy Choo (1948), Najib Razak (1953), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Yusof Ishak (1910), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Wu Lien-teh (1879). After him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796), James Wan (1977), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), and Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943).
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 12
1910 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 13
1895 - 1960
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 14
1879 - 1960
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 16
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 17
1796 - 1854
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 18
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 19
1932 - 2010
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 20
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 21
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 22
Among politicians born in Malaysia, Ahmad Shah of Pahang ranks 12. Before him are Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Najib Razak (1953), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Yusof Ishak (1910), and Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895). After him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943), Ling Liong Sik (1943), and Devan Nair (1923).
1922 - 1990
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 9
1910 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 10
1895 - 1960
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 11
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 13
1932 - 2010
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 14
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 15
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 16
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 17
1923 - 2005
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 18