SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad

1927 - 1988

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Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) was an Egyptian Quran reciter and Hafiz. He is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary, which are considered to be the most important and famous Qurra of modern times to have an outsized impact on the Islamic World. He was the first president of the Reciter's union in Egypt. He is known by the title "Golden Throat" and "Voice of Heaven" due to his melodious style, breath control, and unique emotional and engaging tone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad is the 125th most popular social activist (down from 97th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 150th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Social Activist.

Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad was a poet in the time of the Mughal Empire. He is most famous for his ghazals, or love poems.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad ranks 125 out of 840. Before him are Pier Gerlofs Donia, Edmond James de Rothschild, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, René Cassin, and Catharine MacKinnon. After him are William Luther Pierce, Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, Kang Pan-sok, Alexander Parvus, and Steve Biko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad ranks 55. Before him are Hugo Pratt, Geneviève Page, George O. Abell, Alan MacDiarmid, Romano Mussolini, and Stan Getz. After him are John Vane, Daniel Keyes, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Marvin Minsky, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Carlo Maria Martini. Among people deceased in 1988, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad ranks 26. Before him are Trevor Howard, Klaus Fuchs, Roy Orbison, Chet Baker, Hiroaki Sato, and Kim Philby. After him are Virginia Satir, Raymond Carver, Richard S. Castellano, Felix Wankel, Clifford D. Simak, and Luis Barragán.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad ranks 175 out of 642. Before him are Fuad II of Egypt (1952), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Berenice (-300), Ahmed Zewail (1946), and Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152). After him are Mentuhotep I (-2200), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), and Senenmut (-1600).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Egypt

Among social activists born in Egypt, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad ranks 2. Before him are Hassan al-Banna (1906). After him are Huda Sha'arawi (1879), Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), Maggie Gobran (1949), Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), Aliaa Magda Elmahdy (1991), Sarah Hegazi (1989), and Nadeen Ashraf (1998).

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