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Abd al-Rahman of Morocco

1779 - 1859

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Moulay Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن هشام; 19 February 1778 – 28 August 1859) was Sultan of Morocco from 30 November 1822 to 28 August 1859, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. He was a son of Moulay Hisham. He was proclaimed sultan in Fes after the death of Moulay Sulayman. During his long reign he proved himself competent in an age where Africa was being colonized by stronger European nations, such as neighbouring Ottoman Algeria which was invaded by France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Rahman of Morocco is the 7,090th most popular politician (down from 5,367th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Moroccan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ranks 7,090 out of 19,576. Before him are Rishi Sunak, Wu Peifu, Sekhemib-Perenmaat, Guthrum, Anna Komnene Angelina, and John Tristan, Count of Valois. After him are Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, Sarit Thanarat, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Emperor Jingzong of Tang, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Artabanus of Persia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1779, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ranks 15. Before him are Adam Oehlenschläger, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Thomas Moore, Madeleine Sophie Barat, and Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily. After him are Lorenz Oken, Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Infanta María Amalia of Spain, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Archduke Anton Victor of Austria. Among people deceased in 1859, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ranks 29. Before him are Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Louis Poinsot, Carl Adolph Agardh, John Austin, Tatya Tope, and Robert Stephenson. After him are Joseph Diez Gergonne, Yoshida Shōin, Alfred Vail, Zygmunt Krasiński, Karl Baedeker, and Marceline Desbordes-Valmore.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ranks 40 out of 264. Before him are Mehdi Ben Barka (1920), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), Sayyida al Hurra (1485), Ahmad al-Badawi (1199), Mohamed Choukri (1935), and Mohammed ben Abdallah (1710). After him are Philippe Barbarin (1950), Ahmed Faras (1946), Muhammad IV of Morocco (1803), Christian de Portzamparc (1944), Mordechai Vanunu (1954), and Abbas El Fassi (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco ranks 23. Before him are Dominique de Villepin (1953), Aziz Akhannouch (1961), Mehdi Ben Barka (1920), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), Sayyida al Hurra (1485), and Mohammed ben Abdallah (1710). After him are Muhammad IV of Morocco (1803), Abbas El Fassi (1940), Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi (1541), Abu Inan Faris (1329), Slimane of Morocco (1766), and Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman (1297).

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