661 - 714
Abu Muhammad al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ibn al-Hakam ibn Abi Aqil al-Thaqafi (Arabic: أبو محمد الحجاج بن يوسف بن الحكم بن أبي عقيل الثقفي, romanized: Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥakam ibn Abī ʿAqīl al-Thaqafī; c. 661–714), known simply as al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (Arabic: الحجاج بن يوسف, romanized: al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf), was the most notable governor who served the Umayyad Caliphate. He began his service under Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who successively promoted him as the head of the Caliph's shurta (select troops), the governor of the Hejaz (western Arabia) in 692–694, and the practical viceroy of a unified Iraqi province and the eastern parts of the Caliphate in 694. Al-Hajjaj retained the last post under Abd al-Malik's son and successor al-Walid I (r. 705–715), whose decision-making was heavily influenced by al-Hajjaj, until his death in 714. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf has received more than 1,024,611 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf is the 1,543rd most popular politician (up from 1,888th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 70th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf is most famous for his role as governor of Iraq, which he ruled from 765 to 783. Al-Hajjaj is most well known for his brutal suppression of the rebellion of al-Mukhtar in 765.
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Among politicians, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ranks 1,543 out of 15,577. Before him are Jiajing Emperor, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Chenghua Emperor, Scorpion I, Alexios III Angelos, and Nicos Anastasiades. After him are Fuad I of Egypt, Maria I of Portugal, Boudica, John VI of Portugal, Lucullus, and Leo IV the Khazar.
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,537
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,538
1447 - 1487
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,539
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,540
1153 - 1211
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,541
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,542
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,543
1868 - 1936
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,544
1734 - 1816
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,545
33 - 61
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,546
1767 - 1826
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1,547
118 BC - 56 BC
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1,548
750 - 780
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,549
Among people born in 661, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ranks 2. Before him is Muawiya II. After him is Chen Zi'ang. Among people deceased in 714, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ranks 2. Before him is Pepin of Herstal. After him is Grimoald the Younger.
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
661 - 702
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 3
635 - 714
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ranks 61 out of 251. Before him are Abraha (600), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Umm Salama (602), Musaylimah (600), Ibn Ishaq (704), and Sawda bint Zamʿa (589). After him are Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Amr ibn al-As (580), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589).
600 - 600
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 55
647 - 680
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 56
602 - 683
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 57
600 - 632
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 58
704 - 767
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 59
589 - 674
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 60
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 61
600 - 629
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 62
603 - 630
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 63
580 - 664
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 64
674 - 717
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 65
610 - 693
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 66
589 - 629
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 67
Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ranks 23. Before him are Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Al-Walid I (668), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Amr ibn Hishām (570), and Musaylimah (600). After him are Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), and Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933).
610 - 670
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 17
668 - 715
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 18
1912 - 1982
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 19
582 - 639
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 20
570 - 624
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 21
600 - 632
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 22
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 23
674 - 717
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 24
1909 - 1972
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 25
576 - 674
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 26
1710 - 1765
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 27
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 28
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 29