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Ahmad al-Mansur

1549 - 1603

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Ahmad al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد المنصور بالله, romanized: Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Manṣūr biʾllāh; 1549 – 25 August 1603), also known by the nickname al-Dhahabī (Arabic: الذهبي, lit. 'the Golden') was the Saadi Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. Ahmad al-Mansur was an important figure in both Europe and Africa in the sixteenth century. His powerful army and strategic location made him an important power player in the late Renaissance period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad al-Mansur is the 3,397th most popular politician (up from 3,695th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 18th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Moroccan Politician.

Ahmad al-Mansur is most famous for his military campaigns in Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmad al-Mansur ranks 3,397 out of 19,576. Before him are Catherine of Braganza, Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Ahmose-Nefertari, Khaled Mashal, Deodoro da Fonseca, and Natalya Naryshkina. After him are Sambhaji, Abolhassan Banisadr, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Diaochan, Ragibagh Khan, and Hormizd IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1549, Ahmad al-Mansur ranks 3. Before him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are Francesco Maria del Monte, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, Philippe de Mornay, Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Francis Solanus, and Juan de Salcedo. Among people deceased in 1603, Ahmad al-Mansur ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth I of England, Mehmed III, William Gilbert, François Viète, Grace O'Malley, and Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress. After him are Andrea Cesalpino, Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, Pierre Charron, and Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Ahmad al-Mansur ranks 16 out of 264. Before him are Alain Badiou (1937), Dominique Mamberti (1952), Nathalie Delon (1941), Fatema Mernissi (1940), Serge Haroche (1944), and Ibn Tumart (1097). After him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Zeno of Verona (300), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Michel Galabru (1922), and Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Ahmad al-Mansur ranks 8. Before him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Abd el-Krim (1882), Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Mohammed V of Morocco (1909), Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), and Ibn Tumart (1097). After him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), Hassan I of Morocco (1836), and Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878).

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