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Abdul Rahman Arif
1916 - 2007

Abdul Rahman Arif
Abdul Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli (Arabic: عبد الرحمن محمد عارف الجميلي, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿĀrif; 14 April 1916 – 24 August 2007), better known as Abdul Rahman Arif, was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the third president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 July 1968. He was the older brother of the second president of Iraq, Abdul Salam Arif, whom he succeeded after his brother died in an airplane crash in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Rahman Arif is the 3,087th most popular politician (down from 2,783rd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 74th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Iraqi Politician.
Abdul Rahman Arif was the second president of Afghanistan. He was president from 1963 to 1965.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Abdul Rahman Arif ranks 3,088 out of 19,576. Before him are Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Anne of France, J. G. Strijdom, Vonones I, John I of Aragon, Dasharatha Maurya, and Hayk. After him are Choe Ryong-hae, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Artavasdes II of Armenia, Naram-Sin of Akkad, and Sinatruces of Parthia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDuke Alexander of Württemberg
1804 - 1885
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,082
Anne of France
1461 - 1522
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,083
J. G. Strijdom
1893 - 1958
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,084
Vonones I
100 BC - 19
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,085
John I of Aragon
1350 - 1396
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,086
Dasharatha Maurya
252 BC - 224 BC
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,087
Hayk
410 - 490
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,088
Abdul Rahman Arif
1916 - 2007
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,089
Choe Ryong-hae
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,090
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
1828 - 1885
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3,091
Artavasdes II of Armenia
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 3,092
Naram-Sin of Akkad
2254 BC - 2118 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 3,093
Sinatruces of Parthia
157 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 3,094
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Abdul Rahman Arif ranks 36. Before him are Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Alexander Prokhorov, Paul Keres, Vitaly Ginzburg, Ruth Handler, and Natalia Ginzburg. After him are Robert F. Furchgott, Bernard Lewis, Emil Gilels, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Masaki Kobayashi, and Virginia Satir. Among people deceased in 2007, Abdul Rahman Arif ranks 36. Before him are Jean-Pierre Cassel, Arthur Kornberg, Paul Tibbets, Nils Liedholm, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Ryszard Kapuściński. After him are Alan MacDiarmid, Paul Lauterbur, Richard Rorty, Stanley Miller, Jane Wyman, and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr..
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsTsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 30
Alexander Prokhorov
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 31
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 32
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 33
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 34
Natalia Ginzburg
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 35
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 36
Robert F. Furchgott
CHEMIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 37
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 38
Emil Gilels
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1985
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 39
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1991
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 40
Masaki Kobayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1996
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 41
Virginia Satir
WRITER
1916 - 1988
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Cassel
ACTOR
1932 - 2007
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 30
Arthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 31
Paul Tibbets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2007
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 32
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 33
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 34
Ryszard Kapuściński
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 35
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 36
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 37
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 38
Richard Rorty
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 39
Stanley Miller
CHEMIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 40
Jane Wyman
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 41
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 42
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Abdul Rahman Arif ranks 81 out of 384. Before him are Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Urukagina (-2500), Al-Muqtadir (895), Sargon I (-1900), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Al-Mu'tadid (854). After him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Hillel the Elder (-110), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsQutayba ibn Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
668 - 715
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 75
Urukagina
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 76
Al-Muqtadir
POLITICIAN
895 - 932
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 77
Sargon I
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 78
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
PHILOSOPHER
809 - 873
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 79
Al-Mu'tadid
POLITICIAN
854 - 902
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 80
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 81
Naram-Sin of Akkad
POLITICIAN
2254 BC - 2118 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 82
Ashur-nadin-shumi
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 694 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 83
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 84
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1965
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 85
Hillel the Elder
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
110 BC - 10
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 86
Shamshi-Adad I
POLITICIAN
1860 BC - 1776 BC
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 87
Among POLITICIANS In Iraq
Among politicians born in Iraq, Abdul Rahman Arif ranks 45. Before him are Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Urukagina (-2500), Al-Muqtadir (895), Sargon I (-1900), and Al-Mu'tadid (854). After him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), and Samsu-iluna (-1792).
Tiglath-Pileser III
755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 39
Shalmaneser I
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 40
Urukagina
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 41
Al-Muqtadir
895 - 932
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 42
Sargon I
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 43
Al-Mu'tadid
854 - 902
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 44
Abdul Rahman Arif
1916 - 2007
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 45
Naram-Sin of Akkad
2254 BC - 2118 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 46
Ashur-nadin-shumi
800 BC - 694 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 47
Abdul Salam Arif
1921 - 1966
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 48
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 - 1965
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 49
Shamshi-Adad I
1860 BC - 1776 BC
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 50
Samsu-iluna
1792 BC - 1712 BC
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 51