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Amr ibn Hishām

570 - 624

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Amr ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira (Arabic: عمرو بن هشام بن المغيرة, romanized: ʿAmr ibn Hishām ibn al-Mughīra' c. 570–March 624) was the Meccan Qurayshi polytheist leader of the Mushrikites known for his opposition to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the most prominent flag-bearer of opposition towards Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amr ibn Hishām has received more than 901,440 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Amr ibn Hishām is the 1,245th most popular politician (up from 1,568th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 58th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Amr ibn hishām is most famous for being the commander of the Muslim army that conquered Egypt in 641.

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  • 27

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  • 5.73

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  • 2.32

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 1,245 out of 15,577. Before him are Frederick IV of Denmark, Necho II, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Muawiya II, Sariputta, and Hongxi Emperor. After him are John II Casimir Vasa, Yaśodharā, Henry Clay, Seonjo of Joseon, Carloman II, and Fuxi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 570, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Pope Adeodatus I, and Khosrow II. After him are Ammar ibn Yasir, Childebert II, Theodelinda, Witteric, Al-A'sha, and Pybba of Mercia. Among people deceased in 624, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 2. Before him is Abū Lahab. After him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 51 out of 251. Before him are Al-Walid I (668), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Ali al-Ridha (770), and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582). After him are Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Basri (642), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Abraha (600), Abbas ibn Ali (647), and Umm Salama (602).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 21. Before him are Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Al-Walid I (668), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582). After him are Musaylimah (600), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710).

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