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Al-Kamil

1177 - 1238

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Al-Malik al-Kamil Nasir ad-Din Muhammad (Arabic: الملك الكامل ناصر الدين محمد; c. 1177 – 6 March 1238), titled Abu al-Maʽali (Arabic: أبي المعالي), was an Egyptian ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the Fifth Crusade. He was known to the Frankish crusaders as Meledin, a name by which he is referred to in some older western sources. As a result of the Sixth Crusade, he ceded West Jerusalem to the Christians and is known to have met with Saint Francis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Kamil is the 1,609th most popular politician (down from 1,320th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 80th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Al-kamil, also known as al-Malik al-Kamil, was the last of the Ayyubid sultans. He is famous for being the ruler who accepted the surrender of Jerusalem to the Crusaders in 1244, ending the Ayyubid dynasty's rule over the city.

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Among politicians, Al-Kamil ranks 1,609 out of 19,576. Before him are Georg von Hertling, Charles VIII of Sweden, Barbara of Cilli, Emperor Wen of Sui, Berenice, and Frederick II of Denmark. After him are Marwan II, Túpac Amaru, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Babrak Karmal, Lothair of France, and Pauline Bonaparte.

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Among people born in 1177, Al-Kamil ranks 2. Before him is Baldwin V of Jerusalem. After him are Philip of Swabia, John, Old Lord of Beirut, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, Sylvester Gozzolini, and Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. Among people deceased in 1238, Al-Kamil ranks 1. After him are Guillaume de Lorris, Henry the Bearded, Yuri II of Vladimir, Joan of England, Queen of Scotland, and John I of Trebizond.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Al-Kamil ranks 90 out of 642. Before him are Pappus of Alexandria (290), Shepseskare (-2450), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), Hassan al-Banna (1906), Djedefre (-2600), and Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80). After him are Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Athenaeus (200), Psamtik I (-700), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Lactantius (250), and Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Al-Kamil ranks 40. Before him are Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Shepseskare (-2450), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), and Djedefre (-2600). After him are Psamtik I (-700), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Berenice IV of Egypt (-77), Amasis II (-700), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), and Seti II (-1300).

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