1956 - Today
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: محمود احمدینژاد, romanized: Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād, pronounced [mæhmuːd(e) æhmædiːneʒɒːd] ; born Mahmoud Sabbaghian [محمود صباغیان, Mahmūd Sabbāghiyān] on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian principlist and nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was known for his hardline views and nuclearisation of Iran. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received more than 3,999,864 page views. His biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the 1,182nd most popular politician (up from 1,322nd in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 59th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Iranian Politician.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is most famous for being the president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He also served as the mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005.
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Among politicians, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ranks 1,182 out of 15,577. Before him are Alexander Kolchak, Vajiralongkorn, Brennus, Samo, Conrad IV of Germany, and Emperor Wen of Sui. After him are Valdemar II of Denmark, Demetrius I of Macedon, Harthacnut, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Romanos III Argyros, and Suleyman Shah.
1874 - 1920
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,176
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,177
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,178
600 - 658
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,179
1228 - 1254
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,180
541 - 604
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,181
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,182
1170 - 1241
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,183
336 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,184
1018 - 1042
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,185
185 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1,186
968 - 1034
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,187
1178 - 1236
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,188
Among people born in 1956, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ranks 7. Before him are Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Christoph Waltz, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Steve Ballmer, and Lars von Trier. After him are Christine Lagarde, Björn Borg, Tsai Ing-wen, Theresa May, Bryan Cranston, and David Copperfield.
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 1
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 2
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 3
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 5
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 7
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 10
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 12
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 13
Among people born in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ranks 52 out of 528. Before him are Yazdegerd III (624), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), and Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940). After him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Báb (1819), Cyaxares (-700), Ghazan (1271), and Cyrus I (-690).
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 46
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 47
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 48
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 49
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 50
940 - 998
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 51
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 52
1940 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 53
903 - 986
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 54
1819 - 1850
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 55
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 56
1271 - 1304
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 57
690 BC - 580 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 58
Among politicians born in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ranks 26. Before him are Astyages (-700), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Yazdegerd III (624), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), and Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882). After him are Cyaxares (-700), Ghazan (1271), Cyrus I (-690), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Shapur II (309), and Achaemenes (-800).
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 20
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 21
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 22
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 23
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 24
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 25
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 26
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 27
1271 - 1304
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 28
690 BC - 580 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 29
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 30
309 - 379
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 31
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 32