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Abdurrahman Wahid

1940 - 2009

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Abdurrahman Wahid ( AHB-doo-RAHKH-mahn wah-HEED; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001. A long time leader within the Nahdlatul Ulama organization, he was the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was the son of Minister of Religious Affairs Wahid Hasyim, and the grandson of Nahdatul Ulama founder Hasyim Asy'ari. Due to a visual impairment caused by glaucoma, he was blind in the left eye and partially blind in his right eye. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdurrahman Wahid is the 2,150th most popular politician (down from 1,901st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Politician.

Abdurrahman Wahid was the president of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. He was a prominent Muslim scholar and the founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, one of the largest Islamic organizations in the world.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 2,150 out of 19,576. Before him are Ramiz Alia, Axel Oxenstierna, Magnus V of Norway, Willi Stoph, Amenhotep II, and Alexander Helios. After him are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Humayun, Kato Svanidze, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Theresa May, and Olof Skötkonung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 45. Before him are Giorgio Moroder, Peter Fonda, Tony Tan, Julie Christie, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, and James Caan. After him are Patrick Stewart, Kip Thorne, Óscar Arias, Terry Gilliam, Nancy Sinatra, and Dario Argento. Among people deceased in 2009, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 17. Before him are Maurice Jarre, Pina Bausch, Corazon Aquino, Jean Dausset, David Carradine, and Sydney Chaplin. After him are Mercedes Sosa, Farrah Fawcett, Amin al-Hafiz, Vitaly Ginzburg, Omar Bongo, and Les Paul.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 4 out of 158. Before him are Sukarno (1901), Suharto (1921), and Willem Einthoven (1860). After him are Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Joko Widodo (1961), B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Anthony Fokker (1890), Laura Gemser (1950), and Mohammad Hatta (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid ranks 3. Before him are Sukarno (1901), and Suharto (1921). After him are Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Joko Widodo (1961), B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Gajah Mada (1290), Diponegoro (1785), and Adam Malik (1917).

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