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Zubayr ibn al-Awam

594 - 656

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Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi (Arabic: الزُّبَيْر بْن الْعَوَّام بْن خُوَيْلِد الأَسَدِيّ, romanized: al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid al-ʾAsadī; c. 594–656) was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the caliphs Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) and Umar (r. 634–644) who played a leading role in the Ridda wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 632–633 and later participated in early Muslim conquests of Sasanid Persia in 633–634, Byzantine Syria in 634–638, and the Exarchate of Africa in 639–643. An early convert to Islam, Zubayr was a commander in the Battle of Badr in 624, in which the latter was instrumental in defeating the opponent forces of the Quraysh. He participated in almost all of the early Muslim battles and expeditions under Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zubayr ibn al-Awam has received more than 394,666 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Zubayr ibn al-Awam is the 768th most popular politician (up from 1,116th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Zubayr ibn al-Awam was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and is most famous for his role in the Battle of Uhud.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 768 out of 15,577Before him are Antiochus III the Great, Vasili IV of Russia, Merovech, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Mary of Hungary, and Felix Dzerzhinsky. After him are Roger II of Sicily, Louis VI of France, Al-Ma'mun, Anton Drexler, Baudouin of Belgium, and Nikephoros I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 594, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 1After him are Uwais al-Qarani, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Maymunah bint al-Harith, Empress Kōgyoku, and Suintila. Among people deceased in 656, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 2Before him is Uthman. After him are Talhah, Sigebert III, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Peada of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 28 out of 251Before him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Umar II (682), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), and Abd al-Muttalib (497). After him are Marwan I (623), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Abū Lahab (549), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), and Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 10Before him are Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Umar II (682), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580). After him are Marwan I (623), Abū Lahab (549), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), and Abdullah I of Jordan (1882).