1946 - Today
Ismaïl Omar Guellé (Somali: Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle; Arabic: إسماعيل عمر جيله) (born 27 November 1946) is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is often referred to by his initials, IOG. Guelleh was first elected as President in 1999 as the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977. Guelleh was re-elected in 2005, 2011, 2016 and in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has received more than 584,254 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the 3,710th most popular politician (up from 4,074th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is most famous for being the president of Djibouti since 1999. He is also the first president to be democratically elected in the country.
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Among politicians, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 3,710 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Gong of Song, Latife Uşşaki, Emperor Seimu, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Agis II. After him are Empress Dowager Ci'an, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Tewfik Pasha, Constantin Fehrenbach, Ranavalona I, and Charles, Grand Duke of Baden.
1271 - 1323
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 3,704
1898 - 1975
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,705
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,706
960 - 1026
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,707
1526 - 1586
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,708
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,709
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 3,710
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,711
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,712
1852 - 1892
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,713
1852 - 1926
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,714
1788 - 1861
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,715
1786 - 1818
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3,716
Among people born in 1946, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 94. Before him are Kabir Bedi, Naoto Kan, Stan Smith, Wim Jansen, Berti Vogts, and Ivan Reitman. After him are Yonatan Netanyahu, Ahmed Zewail, Keith Moon, John Heard, Pete Postlethwaite, and Stefania Sandrelli.
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 88
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 89
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 90
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 91
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 92
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 93
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 94
1946 - 1976
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 95
1946 - 2016
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 96
1946 - 1978
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 97
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 98
1946 - 2011
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 99
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 100
Among people born in Ethiopia, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 9 out of 89. Before him are Zewditu (1876), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik II (1844), Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), and Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895). After him are Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), and Amha Selassie (1916).
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 3
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 5
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 10
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 11
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 12
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 13
650 - 680
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 14
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 7. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Zewditu (1876), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik II (1844), Menelik I (-954), and Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895). After him are Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Meles Zenawi (1955), Amha Selassie (1916), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200).
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 1
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 2
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 3
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 5
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 9
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 11
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 12
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 13