POLITICIAN

Sheikh Abdullah

1905 - 1982

Photo of Sheikh Abdullah

Icon of person Sheikh Abdullah

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was a Kashmiri 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.He served as the 1st elected Prime Minister of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir and Jammu & Kashmir as a State and was later jailed by Indian government unconstitutionally citing his support to Insurgents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheikh Abdullah has received more than 1,786,420 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sheikh Abdullah is the 15,869th most popular politician (down from 14,630th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sheikh Abdullahs by language

Over the past year Sheikh Abdullah has had the most page views in the with 233,423 views, followed by Hindi (10,265), and German (2,322). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (350.00%), Basque (274.76%), and Uzbek (248.53%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sheikh Abdullah ranks 15,869 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.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

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.

Others Born in 1905

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1982

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous