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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

1924 - 2015

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Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia. Abdullah was the son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is the 504th most popular politician (down from 395th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is most famous for being the king of Saudi Arabia, which is the richest country in the world. He was also the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ranks 504 out of 19,576Before him are Georges Danton, Jiang Zemin, Otho, Georgy Malenkov, Louis VII of France, and Ahmed II. After him are Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tolui, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Arcadius, Razia Sultana, and Eduard Shevardnadze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ranks 7Before him are Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando, George H. W. Bush, Charles Aznavour, Marcello Mastroianni, and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. After him are Kim Dae-jung, Truman Capote, Robert Mugabe, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Eli Cohen, and James Black. Among people deceased in 2015, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ranks 11Before him are Charles H. Townes, Günter Grass, Lemmy, Christopher Lee, Tomas Tranströmer, and Nicholas Winton. After him are Demis Roussos, Terry Pratchett, Omar Sharif, Kim Young-sam, Helmut Schmidt, and Süleyman Demirel.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ranks 21 out of 354Before him are Osama bin Laden (1957), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Ibn Saud (1875), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), and Ja'far al-Sadiq (702). After him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Malik ibn Anas (711), and Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ranks 6Before him are Umar (585), Uthman (574), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), and Ibn Saud (1875). After him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).