POLITICIAN
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
1935 - 1978

Ahmad al-Ghashmi
Ahmad bin Hussein al-Ghashmi (21 August 1935 – 24 June 1978) (Arabic: أحمد حسين الغشمي, romanized: Aḥmad Ḥusayn al-Ghašmī) was a Yemeni military officer who served as the fourth President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 11 October 1977 until his assassination eight months later. Al-Ghashmi had assumed power when his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, was likewise assassinated. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad al-Ghashmi is the 14,869th most popular politician (down from 14,306th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Yemen (down from 25th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Yemeni Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ahmad al-Ghashmi ranks 14,869 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferit Melen, Leonid Sobolev, Dmitry Tolstoy, Ernest Lluch, Bobby Jones, and William H. Crawford. After him are José Antonio Remón Cantera, Roberto Suazo Córdova, Jeff Sessions, Édouard Ngirente, Daniyal Akhmetov, and Dilara Aliyeva.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerit Melen
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,870
Leonid Sobolev
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,871
Dmitry Tolstoy
1823 - 1889
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,872
Ernest Lluch
1937 - 2000
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,873
Bobby Jones
1902 - 1971
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,874
William H. Crawford
1772 - 1834
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,875
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,876
José Antonio Remón Cantera
1908 - 1955
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,877
Roberto Suazo Córdova
1927 - 2018
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,878
Jeff Sessions
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 14,879
Édouard Ngirente
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 14,880
Daniyal Akhmetov
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 14,881
Dilara Aliyeva
1929 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 14,882
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Ahmad al-Ghashmi ranks 348. Before him are Peter Grant, Mario Camus, Christina Pickles, Mary Oliver, Simon Leys, and Johnny Mathis. After him are Dan Ayrault, Sherrill Milnes, Halina Poświatowska, Waldemar Baszanowski, Elisabeth Rehn, and Gary Player. Among people deceased in 1978, Ahmad al-Ghashmi ranks 189. Before him are Philip Ahn, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Giuseppe Impastato, Victor Hasselblad, Baltasar Albéniz, and Pedro Bergés. After him are Greta Johansson, Sverre Farstad, Will Geer, Birger Sörvik, Peggy Wood, and Josette Day.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsPeter Grant
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1995
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 342
Mario Camus
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 343
Christina Pickles
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 344
Mary Oliver
WRITER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 345
Simon Leys
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 346
Johnny Mathis
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 347
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 348
Dan Ayrault
ATHLETE
1935 - 1990
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 349
Sherrill Milnes
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 350
Halina Poświatowska
WRITER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 351
Waldemar Baszanowski
ATHLETE
1935 - 2011
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 352
Elisabeth Rehn
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 353
Gary Player
GOLFER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 354
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsPhilip Ahn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 183
Ethelda Bleibtrey
SWIMMER
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 184
Giuseppe Impastato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 185
Victor Hasselblad
INVENTOR
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 186
Baltasar Albéniz
COACH
1905 - 1978
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 187
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 188
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 189
Greta Johansson
SWIMMER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 190
Sverre Farstad
SKATER
1920 - 1978
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 191
Will Geer
ACTOR
1902 - 1978
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 192
Birger Sörvik
ATHLETE
1879 - 1978
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 193
Peggy Wood
ACTOR
1892 - 1978
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 194
Josette Day
ACTOR
1914 - 1978
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 195
In Yemen
Among people born in Yemen, Ahmad al-Ghashmi ranks 26 out of 35. Before him are Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (1939), Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (1979), Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani (893), Eddie Izzard (1962), Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1943), and Abdullah al-Sallal (1917). After him are Ali Muhammad Mujawar (1953), Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946), Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (1952), Khadija al-Salami (1966), Mohammed al-Houthi (1979), and Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979).
Others born in Yemen
Go to all RankingsHaidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 20
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 21
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
GEOGRAPHER
893 - 945
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 22
Eddie Izzard
COMEDIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 23
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 24
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 25
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 26
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 27
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 28
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 29
Khadija al-Salami
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 30
Mohammed al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 31
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 32
Among POLITICIANS In Yemen
Among politicians born in Yemen, Ahmad al-Ghashmi ranks 15. Before him are Ali Nasir Muhammad (1940), Mohammed Basindawa (1935), Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (1939), Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (1979), Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1943), and Abdullah al-Sallal (1917). After him are Ali Muhammad Mujawar (1953), Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946), Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (1952), Mohammed al-Houthi (1979), Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979), and Khaled Bahah (1965).
Ali Nasir Muhammad
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
Mohammed Basindawa
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 10
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 11
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 12
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 13
Abdullah al-Sallal
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 14
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 15
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 16
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
1946 - 2020
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 17
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 18
Mohammed al-Houthi
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 19
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
1979 - 2018
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 20
Khaled Bahah
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 21