1885 - 1936
Ja'far Pasha al-Askari (Arabic: جعفر باشا العسكري, Ja‘far Bāsha al-‘Askari; 15 September 1885 – 29 October 1936) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1923–1924 and again in 1926–1927. Al-Askari served in the Ottoman Army during World War I until he was captured by British forces. After his release, he was converted to the cause of Arab nationalism and joined forces with Faisal I and Lawrence of Arabia with his brother-in-law, Nuri al-Said, who also served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaafar Al-Askari has received more than 16,594 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jaafar Al-Askari is the 13,232nd most popular politician (down from 11,878th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 267th in 2019) and the 185th most popular Iraqi Politician.
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Among politicians, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 13,232 out of 15,577. Before him are Atef Ebeid, Nicanor Duarte, Apolo Nsibambi, Sumu-Epuh, Hassan Ali Khayre, and Gerhard Stoltenberg. After him are Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Ramon Dekkers, Ján Kubiš, Ecgfrith of Mercia, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, and Ahmed Laraki.
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 13,226
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,227
1940 - 2019
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,228
1801 BC - 1701 BC
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,229
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,230
1928 - 2001
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,231
1885 - 1936
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,232
1777 - 1850
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 13,233
1969 - 2013
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 13,234
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 13,235
800 - 796
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 13,236
1760 - 1806
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 13,237
1931 - 2020
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 13,238
Among people born in 1885, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 164. Before him are Alexander Tairov, Sophia Parnok, Frederic Lewy, Iuliu Hossu, Johannes de Jong, and István Somodi. After him are Nils Hellsten, Charles Daniels, Pierre Dupong, Richmond K. Turner, Artur Lemba, and Emil Väre. Among people deceased in 1936, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 135. Before him are Oscar von Sydow, Niels Neergaard, Panagis Tsaldaris, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Alexander Karpinsky, and A. E. Housman. After him are Fulgence Bienvenüe, Billy Mitchell, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Domenico Mezzadri, and Jacques Sautereau.
1885 - 1950
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 158
1885 - 1933
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 159
1885 - 1950
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 160
1885 - 1970
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 161
1885 - 1955
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 162
1885 - 1963
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 163
1885 - 1936
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 164
1885 - 1963
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 165
1885 - 1973
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 166
1885 - 1953
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 167
1885 - 1961
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 168
1885 - 1963
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 169
1885 - 1974
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 170
1873 - 1936
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 129
1854 - 1936
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 130
1868 - 1936
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 131
1856 - 1936
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 132
1846 - 1936
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 133
1859 - 1936
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 134
1885 - 1936
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 135
1852 - 1936
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 136
1879 - 1936
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 137
1851 - 1936
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 138
1873 - 1936
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 139
1867 - 1936
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 140
1860 - 1936
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 141
Among people born in Iraq, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 289 out of 338. Before him are Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100), Raghad Hussein (1968), Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931), Akurgal (-2600), Ashur-bel-nisheshu (-1500), and Karim Findi (1946). After him are Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Hussein Saeed (1958), Ali Larijani (1957), and Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490).
1100 BC - 967 BC
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 283
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 284
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 285
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 286
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 287
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 288
1885 - 1936
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 289
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 290
1957 - 2016
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 291
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 292
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 293
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 294
1490 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 295
Among politicians born in Iraq, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 185. Before him are En-anna-tum I (-2500), Puzur-Ashur III (-1600), Ashur-nirari IV (-1100), Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100), Raghad Hussein (1968), and Ashur-bel-nisheshu (-1500). After him are Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Ali Larijani (1957), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (1948), and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (1952).
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 179
1600 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 180
1100 BC - 1013 BC
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 181
1100 BC - 967 BC
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 182
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 183
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 184
1885 - 1936
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 185
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 186
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 187
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 188
1490 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 189
1948 - 2018
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 190
1952 - 2009
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 191