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Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah

582 - 639

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ʿĀmir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Jarrāḥ (Arabic: عامر بن عبدالله بن الجراح‎; 583–639), better known as Abū ʿUbayda (Arabic: أبو عبيدة‎) was a Muslim commander and one of the Companions of the Prophet. He is mostly known for being one of the ten to whom Paradise was promised. He was commander of a large section of the Rashidun Army during the time of the Rashid Caliph Umar and was on the list of Umar's appointed successors to the Caliphate, but died during the Plague of Amwas in 639 before Umar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah is the 1,404th most popular politician (down from 592nd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 31st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah is most famous for being the first Muslim to enter Jerusalem after the Islamic conquest of the city.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ranks 1,404 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto of Bavaria, Chulalongkorn, Michel Aoun, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, and Andronikos I Komnenos. After him are Cleopatra IV of Egypt, 2nd Dalai Lama, Sinsharishkun, Frederick III of Denmark, Iskander Mirza, and Alyattes of Lydia.

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Among people born in 582, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ranks 1. After him is Arnulf of Metz. Among people deceased in 639, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ranks 2. Before him is Dagobert I. After him are Chintila, Suhayl ibn Amr, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Shurahbil ibn Hasana, Fadl ibn Abbas, and Utba ibn Ghazwan.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ranks 54 out of 354. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), and Rayhana bint Zayd (600). After him are Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Hasan al-Basri (642), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), and Umm Salama (602).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ranks 23. Before him are Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Al-Walid I (668), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Amr ibn Hishām (570), and Rayhana bint Zayd (600). After him are Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Musaylimah (600), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), and Ghazi of Iraq (1912).

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