1947 - 1996
Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (Pashto/Dari: محمد نجیبالله احمدزی, Pashto: [mʊˈhamad nad͡ʒibʊˈlɑ ahmadˈzai]; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996), commonly known as Dr. Najib, was an Afghan politician who served as the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the leader of the one-party ruling Republic of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992 and as well as the President of Afghanistan from 1987 until his resignation in April 1992, shortly after which the mujahideen took over Kabul. After a failed attempt to flee to India, Najibullah remained in Kabul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammad Najibullah has received more than 2,103,654 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Mohammad Najibullah is the 2,782nd most popular politician (up from 3,975th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 29th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Afghan Politician.
Mohammad Najibullah was the president of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992. He was most famous for his efforts to bring peace to the country and his efforts to improve the economy.
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Among politicians, Mohammad Najibullah ranks 2,782 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Qianshao of Han, Juba I of Numidia, Ahhotep I, Stephen III of Hungary, Milan Nedić, and Milovan Đilas. After him are Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Stefan Dečanski, Idomeneus of Crete, Mstislav I of Kiev, Telipinu, and Hormizd IV.
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2,776
85 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 2,777
1560 BC - 1530 BC
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 2,778
1147 - 1172
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2,779
1878 - 1946
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2,780
1911 - 1995
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2,781
1947 - 1996
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2,782
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,783
1276 - 1331
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,784
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,785
1076 - 1132
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,786
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,787
540 - 590
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2,788
Among people born in 1947, Mohammad Najibullah ranks 52. Before him are Gerd Binnig, James Woods, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Rob Rensenbrink, Jonathan Pryce, and Bruno Latour. After him are Mykola Azarov, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Kline, Tostão, Sofia Rotaru, and Jonathan Banks. Among people deceased in 1996, Mohammad Najibullah ranks 28. Before him are Silvio Piola, Sergiu Celibidache, Artur Axmann, Marcel Carné, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and René Clément. After him are Magda Schneider, Timothy Leary, Andreas Papandreou, Odysseas Elytis, Nevill Francis Mott, and Abdus Salam.
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 46
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 47
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 48
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 49
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 50
1947 - 2022
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 51
1947 - 1996
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 52
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 53
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 54
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 55
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 56
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 57
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 58
1913 - 1996
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 22
1912 - 1996
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 23
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 24
1906 - 1996
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 25
1934 - 1996
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 26
1913 - 1996
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 27
1947 - 1996
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 28
1909 - 1996
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 29
1920 - 1996
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 30
1919 - 1996
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 31
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 32
1905 - 1996
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 33
1926 - 1996
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 34
Among people born in Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah ranks 27 out of 145. Before him are Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Alp-Tegin (963), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925). After him are Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (1450), Ashraf Ghani (1949), Nur Jahan (1577), Sultan Husayn Bayqara (1438), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), and Khaled Hosseini (1965).
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 21
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 22
1722 - 1772
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 23
963 - 963
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 24
1844 - 1901
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 25
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 26
1947 - 1996
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 27
1450 - 1535
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 28
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 29
1577 - 1645
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 30
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 31
1142 - 1236
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 32
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 33
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah ranks 22. Before him are Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Alp-Tegin (963), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925). After him are Ashraf Ghani (1949), Sultan Husayn Bayqara (1438), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Menander I (-190), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), and Heracles of Macedon (-327).
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 16
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 17
1722 - 1772
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 18
963 - 963
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 19
1844 - 1901
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 20
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 21
1947 - 1996
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 22
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 23
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 24
1142 - 1236
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 25
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 26
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 27
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 28