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Al-Mahdi

744 - 785

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Manṣūr (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المنصور; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī (المهدي, "He who is guided by God"), was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. He succeeded his father, al-Mansur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mahdi is the 1,858th most popular politician (up from 1,878th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Jordan and the 4th most popular Jordanian Politician.

The Mahdi is a messianic figure in Islam. He is believed to be the savior of humankind and the final Imam who will appear at the end of time.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Mahdi ranks 1,858 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantine X Doukas, Yolanda of Flanders, Princess Isabella of Parma, Li Xiannian, Bona Sforza, and Friedrich Fromm. After him are Sali Berisha, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Emperor Yang of Sui, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Louis the Child, and S. R. Nathan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 744, Al-Mahdi ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 785, Al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him are Yan Zhenqing, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, and Nafiʽ al-Madani.

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    Al-Mahdi

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    744 - 785

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 6 out of 59. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Al-Mansur (714), and As-Saffah (722). After him are Jephthah (-1118), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), and Balak (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 4. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), and As-Saffah (722). After him are Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Mudar Badran (1934).

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