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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

1964 - Today

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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (Somali: Shariif Sheekh Axmed, Arabic: شريف شيخ أحمد; born 25 July 1964) is a Somali politician who was the 7th President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012. From 2004 to 2007, he led the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), subsequently assuming leadership of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) until late 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has received more than 316,958 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is the 15,237th most popular politician (down from 13,308th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Somalia (down from 19th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Somali Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 15,237 out of 19,576. Before him are Grantley Goulding, John Doukas, Heinz-Christian Strache, Sledd of Essex, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, and Aniceto Arce. After him are Willy De Clercq, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Marie Juchacz, Michael Heseltine, and Carlos Batres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 284. Before him are Ahmed Radhi, Evan Stone, Emma Suárez, Joanne Harris, Vivica A. Fox, and Nick Menza. After him are Budimir Vujačić, Jeanna Fine, Dana Plato, Zach Galligan, Dell Curry, and Claudio Borghi.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 22 out of 58. Before him are Abdulqawi Yusuf (1948), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), and Abdi Farah Shirdon (1958). After him are Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Mo Farah (1983), Hawa Abdi (1947), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), and Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 15. Before him are Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), and Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928). After him are Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), and Omar Sharmarke (1960).

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