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Sheikh Abdullah

1905 - 1982

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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was the founding leader of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later renamed Jammu and Kashmir National Conference) and the 1st elected Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India. He agitated against the rule of the Maharaja Hari Singh and urged self-rule for Kashmir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheikh Abdullah has received more than 2,008,294 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sheikh Abdullah is the 15,867th most popular politician (down from 14,630th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sheikh Abdullah ranks 15,867 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamilton Fish, Jacques Sylla, Amina Bouayach, John Adair, John F. Kelly, and Nicolas Hulot. After him are Mike Dunleavy, Efstathios Chorafas, Leander Starr Jameson, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, and Léon Mébiame.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Sheikh Abdullah ranks 326. Before him are Leni Junker, Raymundo Rodríguez, Max Bulla, Henry Wilcoxon, Iosif Kheifits, and Anna Chandy. After him are Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Dragutin Tadijanović, T. Keith Glennan, Miguel Mihura, Gerrit Achterberg, and Mulk Raj Anand. Among people deceased in 1982, Sheikh Abdullah ranks 248. Before him are Satchel Paige, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Gerard Wodarz, Walt Ader, Josef Maleček, and Hans Mock. After him are Victor Fontan, J. B. Kripalani, Elvio Banchero, Věra Suková, Raúl Fernández, and Ivan Mariz.

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