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Mohammed Yusuf

1970 - 2009

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Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian militant who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram uprising. Born in Girgi village, in Jakusko, present-day Yobe State, Nigeria, Yusuf received a university education. Later he studied more of Islam and became a Salafi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Mohammed Yusuf is the 17,374th most popular politician (down from 17,052nd in 2024), the 79th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 70th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohammed Yusuf ranks 17,374 out of 19,576. Before him are Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Moses Nagamootoo, Hari Kostov, Patxi López, Jon Kyl, and Alberto Vaquina. After him are Ivans Klementjevs, Gerd Müller, Herman Gref, Avdullah Hoti, Pedro Morenés, and Georgi Bliznashki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Mohammed Yusuf ranks 385. Before him are Julián Gil, Tristán Ulloa, Lee Cheol-ha, Fanny Cadeo, Takako Tezuka, and Vadym Prystaiko. After him are B-Real, Arijan Komazec, Peter Van Petegem, Nia Long, Alonzo Mourning, and Yuu Watase. Among people deceased in 2009, Mohammed Yusuf ranks 379. Before him are Paul Burke, Brenda Joyce, Hugo Berly, Lucy Gordon, George Perle, and Lloyd Ruby. After him are Jang Jin-young, Aldo Valentini, Hiroshi Maeue, Louie Bellson, Andrea Mead Lawrence, and Billy Powell.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Mohammed Yusuf ranks 79 out of 309. Before him are Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Michael Obiku (1968), and Fortunatus Nwachukwu (1960). After him are Bennet Omalu (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), and Arnaut Danjuma (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Mohammed Yusuf ranks 22. Before him are Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), and Adebayo Adedeji (1930). After him are Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Atiku Abubakar (1946), Namadi Sambo (1954), Peter Obi (1961), Babatunde Fashola (1963), and Oby Ezekwesili (1963).

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