744 - 785
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المنصور; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdi (المهدي, "He who is guided by God"), was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Mahdi has received more than 250,219 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mahdi is the 1,508th most popular politician (up from 1,640th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Jordanian Politician.
The Mahdi is a messianic figure in Islam. He is believed to be the savior of humankind and the final Imam who will appear at the end of time.
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Among politicians, Al-Mahdi ranks 1,508 out of 15,710. Before him are Agathocles of Syracuse, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Phryne, Romanos III Argyros, and Manuel Azaña. After him are Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Bleda, Conradin, Andrey Vyshinsky, Chenghua Emperor, and Emmanuel Macron.
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 1,502
1271 - 1305
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,503
1338 - 1391
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,504
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,505
968 - 1034
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,506
1880 - 1940
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,507
744 - 785
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 1,508
1864 - 1945
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 1,509
390 - 444
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 1,510
1252 - 1268
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 1,511
1883 - 1954
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 1,512
1447 - 1487
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 1,513
1977 - Present
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 1,514
Among people born in 744, Al-Mahdi ranks 1. Among people deceased in 785, Al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him is Ōtomo no Yakamochi.
Among people born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 5 out of 37. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), Al-Mansur (714), and As-Saffah (722). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Menippus (-290), Judas of Galilee (-100), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966).
1396 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 1
1935 - 1999
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 2
714 - 775
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 3
722 - 754
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 4
744 - 785
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 5
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 6
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 7
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 8
60 - 120
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 9
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 10
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 11
1966 - 2006
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 3. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935) and As-Saffah (722). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Balak (null), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Omar Razzaz (1961), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Hani Mulki (1951), and Adnan Badran (1935).
1935 - 1999
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 1
722 - 754
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 2
744 - 785
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 3
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 4
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5
1934 - 2002
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 6
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 9
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 11
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 12