1946 - Today
Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مهسعوود بارزانی, romanized: Mesûd Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masoud Barzani has received more than 744,825 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Masoud Barzani is the 1,898th most popular politician (up from 2,057th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 80th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Iranian Politician.
Masoud Barzani is most famous for being the president of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq.
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Among politicians, Masoud Barzani ranks 1,898 out of 15,577. Before him are Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Quintus Sertorius, Salome Zourabichvili, and Abd al-Rahman II. After him are John I of Castile, Ismail II, Attalus I, Georgios Papadopoulos, William V, Prince of Orange, and Milo of Croton.
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,892
1075 - 1137
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,893
1655 - 1720
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,894
126 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,895
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 1,896
788 - 852
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,897
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,898
1358 - 1390
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,899
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 1,900
269 BC - 197 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1,901
1919 - 1999
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1,902
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1,903
557 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1,904
Among people born in 1946, Masoud Barzani ranks 47. Before him are Nicos Anastasiades, Marianne Faithfull, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Barry Gibb, Liza Minnelli, and Robert Fripp. After him are Charles Dance, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Arrigo Sacchi, André the Giant, Lars Vilks, and Talia Shire.
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 41
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 42
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 43
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 44
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 45
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 46
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 47
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 48
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 49
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 50
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 51
1946 - 2021
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 52
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 53
Among people born in Iran, Masoud Barzani ranks 72 out of 528. Before him are Achaemenes (-800), Attar of Nishapur (1145), Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Barkiyaruq (1081), and Ibn Majah (824). After him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531).
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 66
1145 - 1220
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 67
1300 - 1295
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 68
1742 - 1797
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 69
1081 - 1104
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 70
824 - 886
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 71
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 72
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 73
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 74
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 75
1082 - 1118
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 77
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 78
Among politicians born in Iran, Masoud Barzani ranks 36. Before him are Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Shapur II (309), Achaemenes (-800), Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), and Barkiyaruq (1081). After him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531).
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
1300 - 1295
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 33
1742 - 1797
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 34
1081 - 1104
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 35
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 36
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 37
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 38
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 39
1082 - 1118
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 40
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 41
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 42