POLITICIAN

Mohammed V of Morocco

1909 - 1961

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Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, better known simply Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he played an instrumental role in securing the independence of Morocco from the French and Spanish Protectorates. Mohammed was enthroned as sultan upon the death of his father Yusef bin Hassan in 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammed V of Morocco has received more than 1,034,081 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Mohammed V of Morocco is the 1,241st most popular politician (up from 1,654th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 8th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Moroccan Politician.

Mohammed V was the King of Morocco from 1927 to 1953. He was born in Rabat on August 20, 1909. He was the son of Sultan Moulay Youssef and succeeded his father to the throne in 1927. He was the first Moroccan ruler to be born in the country.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 1,241 out of 19,576. Before him are Elisabeth of France, Afonso V of Portugal, Mausolus, Alassane Ouattara, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, and Totila. After him are Emir Abdelkader, Juba II, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Romanos I Lekapenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 13. Before him are Juliana of the Netherlands, Peter Drucker, Victor Borge, U Thant, Kwame Nkrumah, and Rita Levi-Montalcini. After him are Virginia Apgar, Andrei Gromyko, Talal of Jordan, Stanislaw Ulam, Elia Kazan, and Li Xiannian. Among people deceased in 1961, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 12. Before him are Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Emily Greene Balch, Gary Cooper, Percy Williams Bridgman, Jules Bordet, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. After him are Rafael Trujillo, Otto Loewi, Adnan Menderes, Frantz Fanon, Zog I of Albania, and Paul Landowski.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 7 out of 264. Before him are Ibn Battuta (1304), Jean Reno (1948), Hassan II of Morocco (1929), Just Fontaine (1933), Abd el-Krim (1882), and Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937). After him are Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), Nathalie Delon (1941), Alain Badiou (1937), Serge Haroche (1944), and Michel Galabru (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 4. Before him are Hassan II of Morocco (1929), Abd el-Krim (1882), and Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937). After him are Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), Ibn Tumart (1097), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), and Hassan I of Morocco (1836).

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