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Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah

873 - 934

Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن الحسين; 31 July 874 – 4 March 934), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī biʾllāh (Arabic: المهدي بالله, "The Rightly Guided by God"), was the founder of the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islamic history, and the eleventh Imam of the Isma'ili branch of Shi'ism. He was born as Saʿīd ibn al-Ḥusayn (سعيد بن الحسين) in Askar Mukram to a family that led the secret Isma'ili missionary network (da'wa), propagating on behalf of the hidden imam, Muhammad ibn Isma'il, who would return as the prophesied Islamic messiah (mahdi). Orphaned at a young age, he moved to Salamiya, the family's base of operations, where he was adopted by his uncle. In the mid-890s Sa'id succeeded to the leadership of the expanding da'wa, which had expanded and gained adherents across the then Muslim world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah is the 2,497th most popular politician (up from 2,501st in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Iran (up from 98th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah is most famous for being the 12th Imam in Shi'ite Islam. He was born in 869 and disappeared in 878.

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Among politicians, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 2,497 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Charles Bolden, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Louis II of Anjou, Charles II of Navarre, and François Grimaldi. After him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Ahaziah of Judah, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Robert R. Livingston, Martin of Aragon, and Muršili II.

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Among people born in 873, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 2. Before him is Al-Ash'ari. After him are Ordoño II of León, and Al-Tabarani. Among people deceased in 934, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah ranks 1. After him are Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emma of France, and Ebalus, Duke of Aquitaine.