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Al-Mughira

600 - 701

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Abu Abd Allah al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba ibn Abi Amir ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi (Arabic: المغيرة بن شعبة بن أبي عامر بن مسعود الثقفي, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Mughīra ibn Shuʿba ibn Abī ʿĀmir ibn Masʿūd al-Thaqafī); c. 600–671), was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was known as one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (duhat al-Arab). He belonged to the tribe of Thaqif of Ta'if, who were part of the early Islamic elite. He served as governor of Kufa, one of the two principal Arab garrisons and administrative centers of Iraq, under Caliph Umar in 642–645. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Mughira has received more than 91,418 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Al-Mughira is the 5,591st most popular politician (up from 5,867th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 120th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

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  • 2.49

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Mughira ranks 5,591 out of 15,577Before him are García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Sinon, Ranavalona II, Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Vilma Espín, and Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff. After him are Abdelaziz of Morocco, Marcus Antistius Labeo, Mircea Snegur, Giulio Douhet, Hsekiu, and Friedrich Ebert Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Al-Mughira ranks 29Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Bayan I, Heraclius the Elder, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Chandrakirti. After him are Gundemar, Chilperic of Aquitaine, John IV of Constantinople, Ceawlin of Wessex, Dervan, and Amandus. Among people deceased in 701, Al-Mughira ranks 2Before him is Pope Sergius I. After him are Anastasius Sinaita, Raginpert, and Anna.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Mughira ranks 127 out of 251Before him are Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600). After him are Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Abu Darda (580), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), and Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (null).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Mughira ranks 39Before him are Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Empress Jitō (645), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), and Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945). After him are Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (null), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), and Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956).