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Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

1853 - 1931

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Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashimi (Arabic: الحسين بن علي الهاشمي‎, al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 1 May 1854 – 4 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, King of the Hejaz from 1916 to 1924. At the end of his reign he also briefly laid claim to the office of Caliph. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca has received more than 1,248,784 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca is the 1,321st most popular politician (down from 1,276th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 194th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Turkish Politician.

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca is most famous for being the leader of the Hashemite dynasty and the Emir of Mecca. He was the son of Ali bin Hussein, who was the son of Hussein bin Ali, who was the son of Ali bin Abi Talib, who was the son of Abi Talib, who was the son of Muhammad.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 1,321 out of 15,710. Before him are Gaspard II de Coligny, Senusret III, Henri, Count of Chambord, Anastas Mikoyan, Senusret I, and Hans Fritzsche. After him are Ludwig III of Bavaria, Berke, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, La Malinche, Libius Severus, and Frederick I of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 8. Before him are Cecil Rhodes, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Ostwald, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Chulalongkorn, and Aleksei Brusilov. After him are Carl Larsson, José Martí, Vladimir Solovyov, Ferdinand Hodler, Albrecht Kossel, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1931, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 13. Before him are Geli Raubal, Arthur Schnitzler, Albert A. Michelson, Otto Wallach, Omar Mukhtar, and Theo van Doesburg. After him are Carl Nielsen, F. W. Murnau, Joseph Joffre, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Bhagat Singh, and Hermann Müller.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 199 out of 1,128. Before him are Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Abdullah Öcalan (1949), Pope Constantine (664), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Pope John VI (655), and John VII Palaiologos (1370). After him are Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Phorcys (null), Leo IV the Khazar (750), Elia Kazan (1909), Romanos II (938), and Alexios IV Angelos (1182).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 109. Before him are Anthemius (420), Stateira II (-346), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Briseis (null), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), and John VII Palaiologos (1370). After him are Phorcys (null), Leo IV the Khazar (750), Romanos II (938), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Uzun Hasan (1423), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007).

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