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Ali al-Sistani

1930 - Today

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ʿAlī Ḥusaynī Sīstānī (Persian: علی حسینی سیستانی; Arabic: علي الحسيني السيستاني; born 4 August 1930) is an Islamic scholar and the dean of the Hawza of Najaf in Iraq. A Grand Ayatollah and marja, Sistani is considered one of the leading religious leaders of Twelver Shia Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali al-Sistani has received more than 1,262,675 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ali al-Sistani is the 2,038th most popular politician (up from 2,358th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Iran and the 46th most popular Iranian Politician.

Ali al-sistani is most famous for his role in the 2003 Iraq War. He is a Grand Ayatollah and is one of the most influential Shiite clerics in Iraq.

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ali al-Sistani ranks 2,038 out of 19,576. Before him are Beyhan Sultan, Mara Branković, Charles VIII of Sweden, Manfred, King of Sicily, Rajiv Gandhi, and Afonso IV of Portugal. After him are Maharana Pratap, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Dries van Agt, Ahaziah of Israel, Peter III of Portugal, and Robert Fico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ali al-Sistani ranks 37. Before him are Harold Pinter, Johan Galtung, Immanuel Wallerstein, Hugh Everett III, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and Zhores Alferov. After him are George E. Smith, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Gary Becker, Bernie Ecclestone, and Biljana Plavšić.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ali al-Sistani ranks 85 out of 631. Before him are Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), and Al-Hadi (764). After him are Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Barkiyaruq (1081), and Mazdak (450).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Ali al-Sistani ranks 46. Before him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), and Al-Hadi (764). After him are Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), and Bahram V (406).

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