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Omar Ali Saifuddien III

1914 - 1986

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Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication from the throne in 1967. He was also Brunei's first Minister of Defence after the country's independence. He was known as "The Architect of Modern Brunei", "The Royal Poet", and "The Father of Independence". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Omar Ali Saifuddien III has received more than 984,132 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Ali Saifuddien III is the 6,083rd most popular politician (up from 6,600th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Brunei and the 2nd most popular Bruneian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Omar Ali Saifuddien III has had the most page views in the with 185,750 views, followed by Arabic (18,239), and French (15,777). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Thai (125.43%), Malagasy (87.78%), and French (83.22%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 6,083 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Luc Dehaene, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Charlotte Bonaparte, Moses de León, Souvanna Phouma, and George IV of Georgia. After him are Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Odvar Nordli, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Avery Brundage, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, and Kurt Huber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 77. Before him are Lazar Koliševski, Pierre Balmain, Edward T. Hall, Felice Borel, Agostino Casaroli, and Dürrüşehvar Sultan. After him are Pietro Germi, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, Nicolas de Staël, Yakov Zeldovich, Demetrios I of Constantinople, and Arthur Kennedy. Among people deceased in 1986, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 62. Before him are Marcel Dassault, Raymond Loewy, Ferdinand Daučík, Donna Reed, Sterling Hayden, and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. After him are Jorge Alessandri, Gunnar Björnstrand, Alfredo Binda, Bernard Malamud, Ernst Neufert, and Maurice Duruflé.

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In Brunei

Among people born in Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 2 out of 8. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946). After him are Queen Saleha of Brunei (1946), Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974), Cornelius Sim (1951), and Wu Chun (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brunei

Among politicians born in Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III ranks 2. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946). After him are Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), and Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974).

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