POLITICIAN

Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi

640 - 710

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Ghiyath ibn Ghawth ibn al-Salt ibn Tariqa al-Taghlibi (Arabic: غياث بن غوث بن الصلت بن طارقة التغلبي) commonly known as al-Akhtal (Arabic: الأخطل) (The Loquacious), was one of the most famous Arab poets of the Umayyad period. He belonged to the Banu Taghlib tribe, and was, like his fellow-tribesmen, a Christian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi is the 9,284th most popular politician (down from 7,634th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi ranks 9,284 out of 19,576Before him are Henry Berengar, Garibald, Cleomenes II, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Luis Somoza Debayle, and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria. After him are François de Charette, Louis of Nassau, Hypatius, Achaemenes, William III, Duke of Bavaria, and Dioncounda Traoré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 640, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi ranks 7Before him are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, Saint Giles, Musa ibn Nusayr, Saint Kilian, and Kusaila. After him are Callinicus I of Constantinople, and Seaxburh of Ely. Among people deceased in 710, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi ranks 7Before him are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, Shangguan Wan'er, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. After him is Adrian of Canterbury.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi ranks 214 out of 384Before him are Manishtushu (null), Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), An Shigao (101), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), Sa'dun Hammadi (1930), and Al-Sharif al-Radi (970). After him are Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Qusay Hussein (1966), Shalmaneser II (-1090), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), and Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (1200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi ranks 139Before him are Uday Hussein (1964), Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940), Manishtushu (null), Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), and Sa'dun Hammadi (1930). After him are Qusay Hussein (1966), Shalmaneser II (-1090), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (1200), Burna-Buriash II (-1400), and Nechirvan Barzani (1966).