Politician

Al-Ma'mun

786 - 833

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Al-Ma'mun

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Al-Ma'mun is the 733rd most popular politician (up from 802nd in 2024), the 22nd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 26th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Al-ma'mun was most famous for his efforts to make the Islamic world more tolerant and open to other religions. He sponsored debates between Muslim scholars and Christian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian leaders. He also invited the Persian scholar Abu Ali al-Hussein ibn Ishaq al-Kindi to Baghdad to translate Greek texts into Arabic.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Al-Ma'mun ranks 733 out of 19,576. Before him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Christian II of Denmark, Philippikos Bardanes, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, and Nebuchadnezzar I. After him are Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Tigranes the Great, Maximinus Thrax, Yesugei, and Ptolemy III Euergetes.

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Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 727
Nicholas I of Montenegro
1841 - 1921
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 728
Christian II of Denmark
1481 - 1559
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 729
Philippikos Bardanes
700 - 713
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 730
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
1894 - 1972
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 731
Nebuchadnezzar I
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 732
Al-Ma'mun
786 - 833
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 733
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 734
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
1710 - 1771
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 735
Tigranes the Great
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 736
Maximinus Thrax
173 - 238
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 737
Yesugei
1134 - 1171
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 738
Ptolemy III Euergetes
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 739

Contemporaries

Among people born in 786, Al-Ma'mun ranks 1. After him are Emperor Saga, and Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar. Among people deceased in 833, Al-Ma'mun ranks 1. After him are Ibn Hisham, Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar, García Galíndez, and Enravota.

Others Born in 786

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Al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 1
Emperor Saga
POLITICIAN
786 - 842
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 2
Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar
MATHEMATICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 833

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Al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 1
Ibn Hisham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 2
Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar
MATHEMATICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 3
García Galíndez
POLITICIAN
800 - 833
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 4
Enravota
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
801 - 833
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 5