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Abu Azrael

1978 - Today

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Ayoub Falih Hasan Al-Rubayie (Arabic: أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي; born 1978), known by his nom de guerre Abu Azrael, is an Iraqi commander in the Kataib al-Imam Ali, an Iraqi Shi'a militia group of the Popular Mobilization Forces that fought against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. He has become a public icon among Shia Iraqis, gaining a large following on social media. Abu Azrael was a member of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, which fought against the U.S.-led Coalition forces during the Iraqi insurgency. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Abu Azrael is the 2,005th most popular military personnel (down from 1,973rd in 2024), the 343rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 341st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abu Azrael ranks 2,005 out of 2,058. Before him are Yuri Budanov, Razi Mousavi, Earl Van Dorn, James Abbott, Mamadu Ture Kuruma, and William Gott. After him are George Rogers Clark, Andy McNab, Islam Bibi, Daniel Hagari, John Buford, and Stanley A. McChrystal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Abu Azrael ranks 300. Before him are Ruslan Chagaev, Camille Cottin, Aleksandar Šapić, Dedé, Paula Seling, and Davit Mujiri. After him are Emilio Palma, Estella Warren, Simone Barone, Anna Mouglalis, Berat Albayrak, and Yukari Tamura.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Abu Azrael ranks 343 out of 384. Before him are Selim Bayraktar (1975), Ahmed Al Safi (1971), Jafar Salmasi (1918), Raad Hammoudi (1953), Muntadhar al-Zaidi (1979), and Ahmed Radhi (1964). After him are Charles Saatchi (1943), Sadeq Larijani (1961), Muhsin al-Ramli (1967), Huner Saleem (1964), Mari Emmanuel (1970), and Younis Mahmoud (1983).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iraq

Among military personnels born in Iraq, Abu Azrael ranks 7. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648), Surena (-84), Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856), and Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957). After him are Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2001), and Juba (1978).

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