1966 - 2007
Dadullah (1966 – May 11, 2007) was the Taliban's senior military commander in Afghanistan until his death in 2007. He was also known as Maulavi or Mullah Dadullah Akhund (Pashto: ملا دادالله آخوند). He also earned the nickname of Lang, meaning "lame" (as in Timur Lang), because of a leg he lost during fighting.An ethnic Pashtun from the Kakar tribe of Kandahar Province, he was known as "The Butcher", even among fellow Talibans, for his outbursts of violence, notably in cutting men's heads off, as per some even being stripped of his command at least two times by Mullah Omar due to his extreme behavior.According to the United Nations' list of entities belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaeda organization, he had been the Taliban's Minister of Construction. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dadullah has received more than 126,347 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dadullah is the 16,164th most popular politician (down from 14,730th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 97th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Afghan Politician.
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Among politicians, Dadullah ranks 16,164 out of 15,577. Before him are Susan Rice, David Tonoyan, Amina Bouayach, Jim Marurai, Clare Boothe Luce, and Wendell Ford. After him are Komi Sélom Klassou, James Skivring Smith, Moeketsi Majoro, Max Baucus, Laura Boldrini, and Errol Barrow.
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 16,158
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 16,159
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 16,160
1947 - 2020
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 16,161
1903 - 1987
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 16,162
1924 - 2015
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 16,163
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 16,164
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 16,165
1825 - 1892
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 16,166
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 16,167
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 16,168
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 16,169
1920 - 1987
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 16,170
Among people born in 1966, Dadullah ranks 368. Before him are Bebel Gilberto, Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, Lyubov Yegorova, Benito Archundia, Sabine Moussier, and Fred Armisen. After him are Chai Ling, Valdas Ivanauskas, David Benatar, Nikola Jurčević, Maria Furtwängler, and Dimitri Konyshev. Among people deceased in 2007, Dadullah ranks 334. Before him are Kevin DuBrow, Tamás Gábor, Dan Fogelberg, Yolanda King, Bob Clark, and Charles Lane. After him are Grégory Lemarchal, John Woodruff, Porter Wagoner, Boots Randolph, Kitty Carlisle, and Hans Mild.
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 362
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 363
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 364
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 365
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 366
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 367
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 368
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 369
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 370
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 371
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 372
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 373
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 374
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 328
1932 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 329
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 330
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 331
1939 - 2007
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 332
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 333
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 334
1983 - 2007
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 335
1915 - 2007
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 336
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 337
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 338
1910 - 2007
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 339
1934 - 2007
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 340
Among people born in Afghanistan, Dadullah ranks 122 out of 145. Before him are Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413), Ismail of Ghazni (null), Nadia Nadim (1988), and Agathokleia (-200). After him are Zablon Simintov (1960), Abdul Rahman (1965), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), and Nasrin Oryakhil (1964).
1193 - 1260
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 116
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 117
1413 - 1482
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 118
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 119
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 120
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 121
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 122
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 123
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 124
1955 - 2001
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 125
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 126
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 127
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 128
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Dadullah ranks 87. Before him are Karim Khalili (1950), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Anahita Ratebzad (1931), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Ismail of Ghazni (null), and Agathokleia (-200). After him are Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), Malalai Kakar (1967), and Malalai Joya (1978).
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 81
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 82
1931 - 2014
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 83
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 84
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 85
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 86
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 87
1955 - 2001
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 88
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 89
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 90
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 91
1967 - 2008
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 92
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 93