1953 - Today
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (; Geʽez: ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ; born 17 August 1953) is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Amha Selassie of the Ethiopian Empire. He has been head of the Imperial House of Ethiopia since 17 February 1997 as recognized by the Crown Council of Ethiopia. He was designated as "acting crown prince" and heir presumptive in 1974 by the Emperor Haile Selassie I close to the end of his reign; however, the Empire was overthrown in the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution by the Derg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zera Yacob Amha Selassie has received more than 765,644 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Zera Yacob Amha Selassie is the 12,638th most popular politician, the 31st most popular biography from Ethiopia and the 21st most popular Ethiopian Politician.
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Among politicians, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie ranks 12,638 out of 15,577. Before him are Konstantin Muraviev, Miroslav Ondříček, Victorino de la Plaza, Amr ibn al-Layth, Justo Rufino Barrios, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. After him are Amyntas of Galatia, Álvaro Arzú, Louis Bastien, Euphrosyne, Huang Ju, and Sándor Wekerle.
1893 - 1965
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12,632
1934 - 2015
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12,633
1840 - 1919
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12,634
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12,635
1835 - 1885
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,636
1737 - 1832
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,637
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,638
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,639
1946 - 2018
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,640
1881 - 1963
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,641
790 - 840
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12,642
1938 - 2007
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 12,643
1848 - 1921
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 12,644
Among people born in 1953, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie ranks 222. Before him are Georgina Rizk, Zoran Lilić, Thomas Friedman, Aleksandr Abdulov, Sara Simeoni, and Bruce Kulick. After him are Maryam Rajavi, Brigi Rafini, Gernot Rohr, Attilio Bettega, Louie Anderson, and Ernest Bai Koroma.
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 216
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 217
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 218
1953 - 2008
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 219
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 220
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 221
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 222
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 223
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 224
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 225
1953 - 1985
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 226
1953 - 2022
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 227
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 228
Among people born in Ethiopia, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie ranks 31 out of 89. Before him are Mulatu Astatke (1943), Negasso Gidada (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Dawit II (1496), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), and Miruts Yifter (1944). After him are Malik Ambar (1548), Ezana of Axum (325), Tafari Benti (1921), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), and Abdiqasim Salad (1941).
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 25
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 26
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 27
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 29
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 31
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 32
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 33
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 34
900 - 1000
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 35
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 36
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 37
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie ranks 21. Before him are Mulatu Teshome (1955), Taytu Betul (1851), Yohannes IV (1837), Fasilides (1603), Negasso Gidada (1943), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Ezana of Axum (325), Tafari Benti (1921), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Susenyos I (1572), and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937).
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 15
1851 - 1918
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 16
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 17
1603 - 1667
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 18
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 19
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 20
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 21
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 22
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 23
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 24
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 25
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 26
1937 - 2004
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 27