POLITICIAN
Malik Meraj Khalid
1915 - 2003
Malik Meraj Khalid
Malik Meraj Khalid (Urdu: ملک معراج خالد; 1 February 1916 – 13 June 2003), was a Pakistani advocate, left wing politician and Marxist philosopher who served as the Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from November 1996 until February 1997. He was noted as being one of the original philosophers and founders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Born in 1916 to a poor farming family in Punjab, British India, he graduated in law from the Islamia College (Lahore) in 1942, starting his legal practice by establishing his own law firm in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malik Meraj Khalid has received more than 261,354 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Malik Meraj Khalid is the 17,396th most popular politician (down from 15,935th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 100th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Pakistani Politician.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
40.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Malik Meraj Khalid ranks 17,396 out of 19,576. Before him are Nina Rocheva, Péter Márki-Zay, William Wirt, Benjamin Stoddert, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, and George Voinovich. After him are Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, Roland Koch, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Mike Johnson, Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, and Hari Kostov.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNina Rocheva
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 17,390
Péter Márki-Zay
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 17,391
William Wirt
1772 - 1834
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,392
Benjamin Stoddert
1751 - 1813
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,393
Ioannis Palaiokrassas
1934 - 2021
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,394
George Voinovich
1936 - 2016
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,395
Malik Meraj Khalid
1915 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 17,396
Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 17,397
Roland Koch
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 17,398
Sirajuddin Haqqani
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 17,399
Mike Johnson
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 17,400
Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 17,401
Hari Kostov
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 17,402
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Malik Meraj Khalid ranks 284. Before him are Yvonne Mitchell, Harry Edison, Howard Cooke, Siegfried Powolny, Arthur Lowe, and A. K. Hangal. After him are Veda Ann Borg, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Martha Tilton, Bill Williams, Bhisham Sahni, and John Woodruff. Among people deceased in 2003, Malik Meraj Khalid ranks 351. Before him are Kathleen Raine, Hank Ballard, Franklin Farrell, David Kelly, Robert Detweiler, and Erland Herkenrath. After him are Juha Tiainen, Al Hirschfeld, Road Warrior Hawk, José María Jiménez, Philip Slone, and Andrey Kivilev.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsYvonne Mitchell
ACTOR
1915 - 1979
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 278
Harry Edison
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1999
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 279
Howard Cooke
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2014
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 280
Siegfried Powolny
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1944
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 281
Arthur Lowe
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 282
A. K. Hangal
ACTOR
1915 - 2012
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 283
Malik Meraj Khalid
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 284
Veda Ann Borg
ACTOR
1915 - 1973
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 285
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 286
Martha Tilton
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 287
Bill Williams
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 288
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 289
John Woodruff
ATHLETE
1915 - 2007
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsKathleen Raine
WRITER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 345
Hank Ballard
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 346
Franklin Farrell
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2003
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 347
David Kelly
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2003
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 348
Robert Detweiler
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2003
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 349
Erland Herkenrath
ATHLETE
1912 - 2003
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 350
Malik Meraj Khalid
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 351
Juha Tiainen
ATHLETE
1955 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 352
Al Hirschfeld
ARTIST
1903 - 2003
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 353
Road Warrior Hawk
WRESTLER
1957 - 2003
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 354
José María Jiménez
CYCLIST
1971 - 2003
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 355
Philip Slone
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 356
Andrey Kivilev
CYCLIST
1973 - 2003
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 357
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Malik Meraj Khalid ranks 124 out of 217. Before him are Iqbal Theba (1963), Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951), Balakh Sher Mazari (1928), Valerian Gracias (1900), A. K. Hangal (1915), and Suraiya (1929). After him are Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Yasmeen Lari (1941), Kuldip Nayar (1923), and Ramesh Sippy (1947).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsIqbal Theba
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 118
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 119
Balakh Sher Mazari
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2022
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 120
Valerian Gracias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 121
A. K. Hangal
ACTOR
1915 - 2012
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 122
Suraiya
ACTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 123
Malik Meraj Khalid
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 124
Baitullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2009
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 125
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 126
Suresh Oberoi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 127
Yasmeen Lari
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 128
Kuldip Nayar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 129
Ramesh Sippy
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 130
Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan
Among politicians born in Pakistan, Malik Meraj Khalid ranks 45. Before him are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Rab Butler (1902), Sartaj Aziz (1929), Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931), Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951), and Balakh Sher Mazari (1928). After him are Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Kuldip Nayar (1923), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), Rehman Malik (1951), and Chris Van Hollen (1959).
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
1929 - 2021
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 39
Rab Butler
1902 - 1982
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 40
Sartaj Aziz
1929 - 2024
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 41
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 42
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 43
Balakh Sher Mazari
1928 - 2022
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 44
Malik Meraj Khalid
1915 - 2003
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 45
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
1895 - 1956
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 46
Kuldip Nayar
1923 - 2018
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 47
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 48
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 49
Rehman Malik
1951 - 2022
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 50
Chris Van Hollen
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 51