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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

985 - 1021

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Abu Ali al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو علي المنصور, romanized: Abū ʿAlī al-Manṣūr; 13 August 985 – 13 February 1021), better known by his regnal name al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (Arabic: الحاكم بأمر الله, romanized: al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh, lit. 'The Ruler by the Order of God'), was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam (996–1021). Al-Hakim is an important figure in a number of Shia Ismaili sects, such as the world's 15 million Nizaris and 1–2 million Musta'lis, in addition to 2 million Druze. Histories of al-Hakim can prove controversial, as diverse views of his life and legacy exist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah has received more than 862,062 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is the 1,277th most popular politician (up from 1,573rd in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 91st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Al-hakim bi-amr allah is most famous for his legal and theological opinions. He was a scholar of Islamic law, jurisprudence, and theology.

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  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ranks 1,277 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Wen of Sui, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Lucius Caesar, Valdemar I of Denmark, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, and Antiochus I Soter. After him are Andronikos I Komnenos, John VI Kantakouzenos, Güyük Khan, Frederick IV of Denmark, Maurice, Prince of Orange, and Süleyman Demirel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 985, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ranks 1. After him are Emma of Normandy, Radbot of Klettgau, Adalbert, Margrave of Austria, Rodulfus Glaber, Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, Theobald II of Blois, and Eilmer of Malmesbury. Among people deceased in 1021, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ranks 1. After him are Minamoto no Yorimitsu, and Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ranks 78 out of 642. Before him are Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Amenhotep II (-1401), Pachomius the Great (292), Eli Cohen (1924), and Saint Apollonia (110). After him are Muhammad Abduh (1849), Al-Kamil (1177), Saint Maurice (250), Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), and Teti (-2350).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ranks 32. Before him are Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), and Amenhotep II (-1401). After him are Al-Kamil (1177), Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Userkaf (-2600), and Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161).

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