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Abdullah of Pahang
1959 - Today

Abdullah of Pahang
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (Jawi: السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه; ; born 30 July 1959) is the sixth modern Sultan of Pahang. Abdullah was born during the reign of his grandfather, Sultan Abu Bakar, and became heir apparent when his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, acceded to the throne of Pahang in 1974. He was created Crown Prince of Pahang on 1 July 1975. He was educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and later pursued a Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy at Worcester College, Oxford and Queen Elizabeth College in 1980 until 1981. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah of Pahang is the 4,290th most popular politician (down from 4,213th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 4th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Abdullah of Pahang ranks 4,290 out of 19,576. Before him are Teispes, Mstislav I of Kiev, Zhelyu Zhelev, Władysław II the Exile, Jules Wijdenbosch, and Jules Ferry. After him are Jayalalithaa, Alcetas II of Macedon, Bardas, Redbad, King of the Frisians, Kenneth III of Scotland, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTeispes
675 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 4,286
Mstislav I of Kiev
1076 - 1132
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 4,287
Zhelyu Zhelev
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,288
Władysław II the Exile
1105 - 1159
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,289
Jules Wijdenbosch
1942 - 2025
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,290
Jules Ferry
1832 - 1893
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,291
Abdullah of Pahang
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,292
Jayalalithaa
1948 - 2016
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,293
Alcetas II of Macedon
500 BC - 448 BC
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,294
Bardas
816 - 866
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,295
Redbad, King of the Frisians
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,296
Kenneth III of Scotland
1000 - 1005
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4,297
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
1012 - 1067
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 4,298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Abdullah of Pahang ranks 43. Before him are János Áder, Kyle MacLachlan, John McEnroe, John Magufuli, Magic Johnson, and Mauricio Macri. After him are Ali Bongo Ondimba, Kelly Lynch, Brian Thompson, Filipe Nyusi, Moza bint Nasser, and Sarah, Duchess of York.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsJános Áder
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 37
Kyle MacLachlan
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 38
John McEnroe
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 39
John Magufuli
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 40
Magic Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 41
Mauricio Macri
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 42
Abdullah of Pahang
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 43
Ali Bongo Ondimba
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 44
Kelly Lynch
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 45
Brian Thompson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 46
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 47
Moza bint Nasser
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 48
Sarah, Duchess of York
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 49
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Abdullah of Pahang ranks 8 out of 90. Before him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), P. Ramlee (1929), and Michelle Yeoh (1962). After him are Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Jimmy Choo (1948), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), and Iskandar of Johor (1932).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsAnwar Ibrahim
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
NOBLEMAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 3
Tunku Abdul Rahman
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 4
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2025
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 5
P. Ramlee
ACTOR
1929 - 1973
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 6
Michelle Yeoh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 7
Abdullah of Pahang
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 8
Najib Razak
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 9
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 10
Abdul Halim of Kedah
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 11
Jimmy Choo
DESIGNER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 12
Abdul Razak Hussein
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1976
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 13
Iskandar of Johor
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 14
Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia
Among politicians born in Malaysia, Abdullah of Pahang ranks 5. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939). After him are Najib Razak (1953), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Hussein Onn (1922).
Mahathir Mohamad
1925 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 1
Anwar Ibrahim
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Tunku Abdul Rahman
1903 - 1990
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 3
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
1939 - 2025
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 4
Abdullah of Pahang
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 5
Najib Razak
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 6
Abdul Halim of Kedah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 7
Abdul Razak Hussein
1922 - 1976
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 8
Iskandar of Johor
1932 - 2010
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 9
Muhyiddin Yassin
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 10
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
1895 - 1960
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Hussein Onn
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 12