POLITICIAN

Hussein Farrah Aidid

1962 - Today

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Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: Xuseen Maxamed Faarax Caydiid, Arabic: حسين محمد فارح عيديد) (born August 16, 1962) is the son of General Mohamed Farrah Aidid. His father was leader of the Somali National Alliance (SNA), the faction that fought UNOSOM II and US forces during 1993. Farrah is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served during Desert Storm, serving in the US military from 1987–1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hussein Farrah Aidid has received more than 268,967 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein Farrah Aidid is the 16,856th most popular politician (down from 14,170th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 21st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Somali Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 16,856 out of 19,576. Before him are Denis Healey, Richard Bassett, Maksim Tarasov, Feargus O'Connor, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, and Justo Figuerola. After him are Ali Babacan, Aulus Didius Gallus, Enrique Peñalosa, Peter Hardeman Burnett, Henry M. Jackson, and William Eustis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 461. Before him are Scott Steiner, Jane Sibbett, Andrei Zygmantovich, Elena Sofia Ricci, Chuck Billy, and Eli Yishai. After him are Robin Campillo, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Aleksandr Borodyuk, Will Kymlicka, and Antony de Ávila.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 28 out of 58. Before him are Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Mo Farah (1983), Hawa Abdi (1947), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), and Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952). After him are Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Fartuun Adan (1969), and Barkhad Abdi (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Hussein Farrah Aidid ranks 19. Before him are Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), and Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952). After him are Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), and Hassan Abshir Farah (1945).

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