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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

580 - 641

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Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayya (Arabic: صَخْرِ ٱبْن حَرْب ٱبْن أُمَيَّةَ, romanized: Ṣakhr ibn Ḥarb ibn Umayya; c. 560—653), commonly known by his kunya Abu Sufiyan (Arabic: أَبُو سُفْيَانُ, romanized: Abū Sufyān), was a prominent opponent-turned companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the father of the first Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and namesake of the Sufyanid line of Umayyad caliphs which ruled from 661 to 684. Abu Sufyan was a leader and merchant from the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. During his early career, he often led trade caravans to Syria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Sufyan ibn Harb is the 830th most popular politician (down from 612th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb is most famous for being the leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca and the father of Hind bint Abi Sufyan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 830 out of 19,576. Before him are Stefan Dušan, Bongbong Marcos, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Zewditu, Romanos IV Diogenes, and Björn Ironside. After him are Yuan Shikai, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Smenkhkare, Gough Whitlam, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Leopold III of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 2. Before him is Bilal ibn Rabah. After him are Maximus the Confessor, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, George of Pisidia, Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah. Among people deceased in 641, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 4. Before him are Heraclius, Constantine III, and Heraklonas. After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh, Arnulf of Metz, Martina, Emperor Jomei, Ouyang Xun, and Arechis I of Benevento.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 31 out of 354. Before him are Hafsa bint Umar (602), Malik ibn Anas (711), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), and Abū Lahab (549). After him are Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ranks 12. Before him are Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), and Abū Lahab (549). After him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), Marwan I (623), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), and Al-Walid I (668).

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