POLITICIAN
Mohammad Mosaddegh
1882 - 1967
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Mohammad Mosaddegh (Persian: محمد مصدق, IPA: [mohæmˈmæd(-e) mosædˈdeɢ] ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 30th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, elected by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of the Iranian parliament from 1923, and served through a contentious 1952 election into the 17th Iranian Majlis, until his government was overthrown in the 1953 Iran coup aided by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom (MI6) and the United States (CIA), led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammad Mosaddegh has received more than 2,896,999 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Mohammad Mosaddegh is the 1,007th most popular politician (up from 1,120th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Iran and the 23rd most popular Iranian Politician.
Mohammad Mosaddegh was the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. He is most famous for his nationalization of the Iranian oil industry and his overthrow by a CIA-backed coup d'état.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
69.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
5.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.98
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mohammad Mosaddegh ranks 1,007 out of 19,576. Before him are Andronikos II Palaiologos, Manuel II Palaiologos, Pietro Badoglio, Alexander Kolchak, Isaac II Angelos, and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani. After him are Asa of Judah, Humayun, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Jerry Brown, and Anton Drexler.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndronikos II Palaiologos
1259 - 1332
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,001
Manuel II Palaiologos
1350 - 1425
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,002
Pietro Badoglio
1871 - 1956
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,003
Alexander Kolchak
1874 - 1920
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,004
Isaac II Angelos
1155 - 1204
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,005
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,006
Mohammad Mosaddegh
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,007
Asa of Judah
1000 BC - 873 BC
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,008
Humayun
1508 - 1556
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,009
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,010
Dzhokhar Dudayev
1944 - 1996
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,011
Jerry Brown
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,012
Anton Drexler
1884 - 1942
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 1,013
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Mohammad Mosaddegh ranks 18. Before him are Abdullah I of Jordan, Ion Antonescu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Günther von Kluge, Kurt von Schleicher, and Abd el-Krim. After him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Melanie Klein, Getúlio Vargas, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Umberto Boccioni, and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. Among people deceased in 1967, Mohammad Mosaddegh ranks 9. Before him are René Magritte, Konrad Adenauer, Vivien Leigh, Puyi, Casimir Funk, and Vladimir Komarov. After him are Clement Attlee, Ilse Koch, Spencer Tracy, Zoltán Kodály, Jack Ruby, and André Maurois.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsAbdullah I of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Ion Antonescu
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 13
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 14
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 15
Kurt von Schleicher
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 16
Abd el-Krim
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 17
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 18
Percy Williams Bridgman
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1961
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 19
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 21
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 22
Umberto Boccioni
PAINTER
1882 - 1916
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 23
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsRené Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 4
Vivien Leigh
ACTOR
1913 - 1967
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 5
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 6
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 8
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 9
Clement Attlee
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 10
Ilse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 11
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 12
Zoltán Kodály
COMPOSER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 13
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 14
André Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 15
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh ranks 50 out of 631. Before him are Shapur I (150), Ardashir I (180), Cambyses I (-600), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247). After him are Doris Lessing (1919), Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Yazdegerd III (624), Shirin Ebadi (1947), Ghazan (1271), and Astyages (-700).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsShapur I
POLITICIAN
150 - 270
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 44
Ardashir I
POLITICIAN
180 - 242
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 45
Cambyses I
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 46
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
ASTRONOMER
903 - 986
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 47
Bahá'u'lláh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 48
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 49
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 50
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 51
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
COMPANION
1932 - 2001
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 52
Yazdegerd III
POLITICIAN
624 - 652
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 53
Shirin Ebadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 54
Ghazan
POLITICIAN
1271 - 1304
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 55
Astyages
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 56
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh ranks 23. Before him are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Shapur I (150), Ardashir I (180), Cambyses I (-600), and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247). After him are Yazdegerd III (624), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934).
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 17
Farah Pahlavi
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 18
Shapur I
150 - 270
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 19
Ardashir I
180 - 242
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 20
Cambyses I
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 21
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 22
Mohammad Mosaddegh
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 23
Yazdegerd III
624 - 652
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 24
Ghazan
1271 - 1304
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 25
Astyages
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 26
Moshe Katsav
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 27
Cyaxares
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 28
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 29