Politician

Babrak Karmal

1929 - 1996

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His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Babrak Karmal is the 1,611th most popular politician (up from 1,904th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 16th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Afghan Politician.

Babrak Karmal was most famous for his role in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Babrak Karmal ranks 1,610 out of 19,576. Before him are Berenice, Frederick II of Denmark, Al-Kamil, Marwan II, Túpac Amaru, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. After him are Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, Pachacuti, Charles XI of Sweden, and Yang Guifei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Babrak Karmal ranks 30. Before him are Frank Gehry, Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, Rudolf Mössbauer, Sándor Kocsis, and James Hong. After him are Alejandro Jodorowsky, Djalma Santos, Richard E. Taylor, Isamu Akasaki, Hafizullah Amin, and Oriana Fallaci. Among people deceased in 1996, Babrak Karmal ranks 19. Before him are Marguerite Duras, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Frank Whittle, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, and Joseph Brodsky. After him are Takashi Kasahara, Joan Clarke, Tiny Tim, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, and René Lacoste.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal ranks 23 out of NaN. Before him are Abu Dawood (817), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Muhammad Shah (1702), and Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837). After him are Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), and Abu Maʿshar (787).

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Among Politicians In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal ranks 17. Before him are Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), and Muhammad Shah (1702). After him are Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), and Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917).

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