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Al-Mawardi

974 - 1058

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Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib (Arabic: علي إبن محمد إبن حبيب, romanized: ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb; c. 974–1058), commonly known by the nisba al-Mawardi (Arabic: الماوردي, romanized: al-Māwardī), was a Sunni polymath and a Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, muhaddith, theologian, sociologist and an expert in political science. He is considered to be an eminent scholar of his time who wrote on numerous subjects, including Qur'anic interpretations, religion, government, public and constitutional law, language, ethics and belles-lettres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mawardi is the 28th most popular lawyer (down from 20th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 109th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iraqi Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Al-Mawardi ranks 28 out of 136. Before him are Navi Pillay, Carla Del Ponte, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, and Al-Tahawi. After him are Irnerius, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Kiki Camarena, Warren Christopher, Ewald Georg von Kleist, and John Kerr.

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Among people born in 974, Al-Mawardi ranks 2. Before him is Constance of Arles. After him is Lý Thái Tổ. Among people deceased in 1058, Al-Mawardi ranks 4. Before him are Pope Stephen IX, Solomon ibn Gabirol, and Casimir I the Restorer. After him are Judith of Schweinfurt, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, Lulach, William VII, Duke of Aquitaine, and Stephen I of Croatia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Mawardi ranks 144 out of 384. Before him are Taha Yassin Ramadan (1938), Al-Muti (914), Al-Muqtadi (1056), Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162), Parysatis (-500), and Al-Mustarshid (1092). After him are Ammi-Ditana (-1700), Haider al-Abadi (1952), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Ibn Sa'd (784), Al-Mustadi (1142), and Al-Qadir (947).

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Among LAWYERS In Iraq

Among lawyers born in Iraq, Al-Mawardi ranks 2. Before him are Muhammad al-Shaybani (750).

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