BUSINESSPERSON
Ahmed Wali Karzai
1961 - 2011
Ahmed Wali Karzai
Ahmed Wali Karzai (Pashto: احمد ولي کرزی, Aḥmad Walī Karzay, 1961 – 12 July 2011) was an Afghan politician who served as Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council from 2005 until his death. He was the younger paternal half-brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an elder of the Popalzai tribe. Wali Karzai formerly lived in the United States, where he managed a restaurant owned by his family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmed Wali Karzai has received more than 147,280 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Wali Karzai is the 767th most popular businessperson (down from 631st in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 129th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Afghan Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
37.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Ahmed Wali Karzai ranks 767 out of 847. Before her are Paddy Lowe, Emily Faithfull, Angela Ahrendts, Lloyd Blankfein, Pallonji Mistry, and Andrea Jung. After her are Artemy Lebedev, Scooter Braun, Eric Yuan, Mitch Kapor, Mike Krieger, and Rick Snyder.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaddy Lowe
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 761
Emily Faithfull
1835 - 1895
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 762
Angela Ahrendts
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 763
Lloyd Blankfein
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 764
Pallonji Mistry
1929 - 2022
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 765
Andrea Jung
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 766
Ahmed Wali Karzai
1961 - 2011
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 767
Artemy Lebedev
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 768
Scooter Braun
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 769
Eric Yuan
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 770
Mitch Kapor
1950 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 771
Mike Krieger
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 772
Rick Snyder
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 773
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Ahmed Wali Karzai ranks 695. Before her are Carlos Estrada, Andrew Airlie, Shiva Rajkumar, Gilbert Houngbo, Luís Müller, and Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó. After her are Deepak Tijori, Igor Chudinov, Norberto Scoponi, Sergei Fokin, Ben Davis, and Mark Kelly. Among people deceased in 2011, Ahmed Wali Karzai ranks 501. Before her are Don Kirshner, Len Lesser, Russell Hoban, Cynthia Myers, Sexy Cora, and David Kato. After her are Sonia Pierre, Poly Styrene, Mike Doyle, Karel Rachůnek, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, and Josef Vašíček.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsCarlos Estrada
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 689
Andrew Airlie
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 690
Shiva Rajkumar
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 691
Gilbert Houngbo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 692
Luís Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 693
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2012
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 694
Ahmed Wali Karzai
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - 2011
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 695
Deepak Tijori
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 696
Igor Chudinov
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 697
Norberto Scoponi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 698
Sergei Fokin
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 699
Ben Davis
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 700
Mark Kelly
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 701
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsDon Kirshner
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2011
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 495
Len Lesser
ACTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 496
Russell Hoban
WRITER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 497
Cynthia Myers
MODEL
1950 - 2011
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 498
Sexy Cora
ACTOR
1987 - 2011
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 499
David Kato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2011
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 500
Ahmed Wali Karzai
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - 2011
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 501
Sonia Pierre
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2011
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 502
Poly Styrene
SINGER
1957 - 2011
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 503
Mike Doyle
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 37.04
Rank: 504
Karel Rachůnek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 36.87
Rank: 505
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1982 - 2011
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 506
Josef Vašíček
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - 2011
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 507
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Ahmed Wali Karzai ranks 143 out of 177. Before her are Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Zablon Simintov (1960), Abdul Rahman (1965), Sitara Achakzai (1957), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), and Islam Bibi (1974). After her are Malalai Kakar (1967), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963), Shukria Barakzai (1972), Maria Bashir (1970), and Aryana Sayeed (1970).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsSirajuddin Haqqani
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 137
Zablon Simintov
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 138
Abdul Rahman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 139
Sitara Achakzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2009
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 140
Nasrin Oryakhil
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 141
Islam Bibi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 142
Ahmed Wali Karzai
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - 2011
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 143
Malalai Kakar
POLITICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 144
Zabiullah Mujahid
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 145
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 146
Shukria Barakzai
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 147
Maria Bashir
LAWYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 148
Aryana Sayeed
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 149
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Afghanistan
Among businesspeople born in Afghanistan, Ahmed Wali Karzai ranks 2. Before her are Zablon Simintov (1960).