1950 - Today
Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who is the president of Ethiopia since 2018, being the first woman to hold the office. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sahle-Work Zewde has received more than 711,781 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Sahle-Work Zewde is the 4,538th most popular politician (up from 4,933rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 12th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
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Among politicians, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 4,538 out of 15,577. Before her are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Giovanni Leone, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and Hara Takashi. After her are Timoleon, Shvarn, Dorothea Binz, Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Cypselus, and Valentin Pavlov.
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,532
1466 - 1519
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,533
1908 - 2001
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,534
1605 - 1627
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 4,535
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,536
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,537
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,538
411 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,539
1230 - 1270
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4,540
1920 - 1947
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,541
1447 - 1508
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,542
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,543
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4,544
Among people born in 1950, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 53. Before her are Nora Roberts, Bjarne Stroustrup, Ma Ying-jeou, Alan Silvestri, Janez Drnovšek, and Cybill Shepherd. After her are Jeffery Deaver, John Candy, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Choe Ryong-hae, Brad Dourif, and Javier Clemente.
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 47
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 48
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 49
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 50
1950 - 2008
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 51
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 52
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 53
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 54
1950 - 1994
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 55
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 56
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 57
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 58
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 59
Among people born in Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 10 out of 89. Before her are Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik II (1844), Menelik I (-1000), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946). After her are Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Amha Selassie (1916), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200).
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 5
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 10
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 11
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 12
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 13
650 - 680
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 14
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 16
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 8. Before her are Zewditu (1876), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik II (1844), Menelik I (-1000), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946). After her are Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Meles Zenawi (1955), Amha Selassie (1916), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), and Abiy Ahmed (1976).
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 2
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 3
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 5
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 9
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 11
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 12
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 13
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 14