722 - 754
Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history. His laqab al-Saffāḥ (السفّاح) means "the Blood-Shedder". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of As-Saffah has received more than 532,158 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). As-Saffah is the 1,264th most popular politician (down from 1,140th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Jordan and the 2nd most popular Jordanian Politician.
As-saffah is most famous for being the first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty.
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Among politicians, As-Saffah ranks 1,264 out of 15,577. Before him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Louis, Dauphin of France, Cyaxares, Jovian, Ludwig III of Bavaria, and Peter of Castile. After him are Emperor Wu of Jin, Herod Agrippa, Halford Mackinder, Fredrik Bajer, Henry the Lion, and Æthelred the Unready.
1738 - 1789
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 1,258
1729 - 1765
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 1,259
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 1,260
331 - 364
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 1,261
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 1,262
1334 - 1369
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,263
722 - 754
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,264
236 - 290
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,265
11 BC - 44
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,266
1861 - 1947
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,267
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,268
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,269
968 - 1016
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 1,270
Among people born in 722, As-Saffah ranks 1. After him is Fruela I of Asturias. Among people deceased in 754, As-Saffah ranks 2. Before him is Childeric III. After him are Carloman, Saint Boniface, Hiltrud, and Cui Hao.
714 - 754
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 1
722 - 754
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 2
710 - 754
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 3
680 - 754
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 4
715 - 754
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5
704 - 754
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 6
Among people born in Jordan, As-Saffah ranks 4 out of 44. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), and Al-Mansur (714). After him are Al-Mahdi (744), Menippus (-290), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966).
1396 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
1935 - 1999
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 2
714 - 775
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 3
722 - 754
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 4
744 - 785
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 5
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 6
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 7
60 - 120
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 8
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 9
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 10
100 - 70
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 11
1966 - 2006
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Jordan, As-Saffah ranks 2. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935). After him are Al-Mahdi (744), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), and Haya bint Hussein (1974).
1935 - 1999
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
722 - 754
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 2
744 - 785
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 3
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 4
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 6
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 7
1934 - 2002
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 10
1925 - 2023
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 12