Politician

Ovadia Yosef

1920 - 2013

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His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ovadia Yosef is the 6,012th most popular politician (down from 3,907th in 2024), the 156th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 101st most popular Iraqi Politician.

Ovadia Yosef was a Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel and the spiritual leader of Shas, an ultra-orthodox religious party in Israel. He was known for his outspoken views on a variety of topics, including his support for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ovadia Yosef ranks 6,012 out of 19,576Before him are Carlos Andrés Pérez, Oliver Otis Howard, Otto Wels, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, Crateuas of Macedon, and André de Montbard. After him are Wacho, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Péter Medgyessy, Rashad al-Alimi, and Dragiša Cvetković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ovadia Yosef ranks 92Before him are Gene Tierney, Dorothea Binz, Abe Lenstra, Karl Albrecht, Maurice Bucaille, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten. After him are Mario Benedetti, Alexander Arutiunian, Mehdi Ben Barka, Ricardo Montalbán, Constanze Manziarly, and Henri Verneuil. Among people deceased in 2013, Ovadia Yosef ranks 82Before him are Conrad Bain, Sara Montiel, Bigas Luna, Damiano Damiani, László Csatáry, and Sung Jae-gi. After him are Robert N. Bellah, Chris Kyle, Seamus Heaney, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Glafcos Clerides, and Wilfried Martens.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ovadia Yosef ranks 156 out of NaNBefore him are Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Abo of Tiflis (756), Shammuramat (-900), and Al-Mustanjid (1124). After him are At-Ta'i (932), Surena (-84), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), and Artabanus I of Parthia (-200).

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Among Politicians In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Ovadia Yosef ranks 101Before him are Al-Mustadi (1142), Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Shammuramat (-900), and Al-Mustanjid (1124). After him are At-Ta'i (932), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), and Enmebaragesi (-2650).

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