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Iskandar of Johor

1932 - 2010

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Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail (Jawi: المتوكل على ﷲ سلطان إسكندر الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل الخالدي; 8 April 1932 – 22 January 2010) was Sultan of Johor, succeeding his father Sultan Ismail upon the latter's death in 1981. He reigned as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1984 to 1989. Sultan Iskandar's reign as Sultan of Johor lasted almost 29 years until his death in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iskandar of Johor has received more than 1,246,160 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Iskandar of Johor is the 6,385th most popular politician (up from 10,353rd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 20th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Malaysian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Iskandar of Johor ranks 6,385 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter Wittgenstein, Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily, Arif Alvi, Peter I of Cyprus, Dirk III, Count of Holland, and Princess Elisabeth of Savoy. After him are Pauline Therese of Württemberg, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Janibek Khan, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and Jesualdo Ferreira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Iskandar of Johor ranks 115. Before him are Charly Gaul, Stuart Hall, Aharon Appelfeld, Dieter Rams, Dušan Makavejev, and Margit Korondi. After him are Christy Brown, Orlando Letelier, Ieng Thirith, Geraldine McEwan, Momoko Kōchi, and Anna Moffo. Among people deceased in 2010, Iskandar of Johor ranks 71. Before him are Ariel Ramírez, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Satoshi Kon, Solomon Burke, and Martin Gardner. After him are Fess Parker, Malcolm McLaren, Günter Behnisch, Alexander McQueen, Teddy Scholten, and Laurent Fignon.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Iskandar of Johor ranks 11 out of 90. Before him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), and Najib Razak (1953). After him are Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), P. Ramlee (1929), and Yusof Ishak (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Iskandar of Johor ranks 9. Before him are Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), and Najib Razak (1953). After him are Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), Yusof Ishak (1910), and Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943).

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