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Ahmad Shah Massoud

1953 - 2001

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Ahmad Shāh Massoud (2 September 1953 – 9 September 2001) was an Afghan militant leader and politician. He was a guerrilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989. In the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militia, and actively fought against the Taliban, from the time the regime rose to power in 1996, and until his assassination in 2001. Massoud came from an ethnic Tajik of Sunni Muslim background in the Panjshir Valley in Northern Afghanistan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad Shah Massoud is the 1,158th most popular politician (up from 1,548th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 12th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Afghan Politician.

Ahmad Shah Massoud was a military and political leader in Afghanistan. He was the military commander of the Northern Alliance, a coalition of Afghan forces opposed to the Taliban.

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Among politicians, Ahmad Shah Massoud ranks 1,158 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Şehzade Cihangir, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Bernie Sanders, Petro Poroshenko, and Yeongjo of Joseon. After him are Abul Kalam Azad, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Matilda of Boulogne, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, and Cassander.

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Among people born in 1953, Ahmad Shah Massoud ranks 11. Before him are Moon Jae-in, Herta Müller, Jerome Powell, Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Bannon, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. After him are Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, David Morse, Kim Basinger, John Malkovich, and Isabelle Huppert. Among people deceased in 2001, Ahmad Shah Massoud ranks 7. Before him are Herbert A. Simon, Anthony Quinn, Tove Jansson, George Harrison, Didi, and Josef Bican. After him are Don Bradman, Jack Lemmon, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Clifford Shull, Jorge Amado, and G. E. M. Anscombe.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud ranks 15 out of 177. Before him are Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), and Mohammad Najibullah (1947). After him are Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Abu Dawood (817), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), and Muhammad Shah (1702).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud ranks 12. Before him are Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), and Mohammad Najibullah (1947). After him are Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Muhammad Shah (1702), Babrak Karmal (1929), and Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961).

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