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Umayya ibn Abd Shams

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Umayya ibn Abd-Shams (Arabic: أمية بن عبد شمس) is the progenitor of the line of the Umayyad caliphs. Anti-Umayyad polemic says that his name is derived from 'ama', a diminutive of the word for slave-girl, and instead of being the legitimate son of Abd Shams, Ibn al-Kalbi claims that he was adopted by him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Umayya ibn Abd Shams has received more than 270,844 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Umayya ibn Abd Shams is the 6,962nd most popular politician (up from 7,348th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 56th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 6,962 out of 19,576. Before him are Hiranuma Kiichirō, Ahmose-Meritamun, Kirta, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Camille Chautemps, and Kiya Buzurg-Ummid. After him are Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Veleda, Margaret Chan, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Emperor Mo of Jin, and Shutruk-Nakhunte.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 167 out of 354. Before him are Majed Abdullah (1959), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Aban ibn Uthman (641), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), and Said ibn al-Musayyib (642). After him are Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Asma bint Umais (null), Al-Khayzuran (701), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null), and Nimr al-Nimr (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 56. Before him are 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), and Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940). After him are Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931), and Muhammad bin Nayef (1959).

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