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Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr

650 - 691

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Mu'sab ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam al-Asadi (Arabic: مُصْعَبِ ٱبْن الزُّبَيْرِ ٱبْن الْعَوَّامِ الأَسَدِيّ, romanized: Muṣʿab ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām al-ʾAsadī; died October 691) was the governor of Basra in 686–691 for his brother, the Mecca-based counter-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, during the Second Fitna. Mus'ab was a son of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Before becoming governor, he led an unsuccessful campaign against Umayyad-held Palestine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr has received more than 118,310 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr is the 6,774th most popular politician, the 164th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 54th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr ranks 6,774 out of 19,576Before him are Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, Philip IV of Macedon, Enrico Ferri, Al-Hafiz, and Michael I Komnenos Doukas. After him are Bola Tinubu, Danielle Mitterrand, Peire Vidal, Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre, Benjamin Mkapa, and Guy Verhofstadt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr ranks 16Before him are Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Rupert of Salzburg, Muslim ibn Aqil, Pope Sisinnius, Reccared II, and Ebroin. After him are Bojang of Goguryeo, Gurak, Wang Bo, Jarir ibn Atiyah, Lupus I of Aquitaine, and John of Nikiû. Among people deceased in 691, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr ranks 2Before him is Theuderic III.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr ranks 164 out of 354Before him are Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali (603), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567), Majed Abdullah (1959), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), and Aban ibn Uthman (641). After him are Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Asma bint Umais (null), and Al-Khayzuran (701).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr ranks 54Before him are Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), and Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567). After him are Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), and Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721).