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Al-Mughira

600 - 701

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Abu Abd Allah al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba ibn Abi Amir ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi (Arabic: المغيرة بن شعبة بن أبي عامر بن مسعود الثقفي, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Mughīra ibn Shuʿba ibn Abī ʿĀmir ibn Masʿūd al-Thaqafī); c. 600–671), was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was known as one of the four 'shrewds of the Arabs' (duhat al-Arab). He belonged to the tribe of Thaqif of Ta'if, who were part of the early Islamic elite. He served as governor of Kufa, one of the two principal Arab garrisons and administrative centers of Iraq, under Caliph Umar in 642–645. In his old age, al-Mughira was again made governor of Kufa, serving under the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiya I from 661 until his death in 671. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mughira is the 6,419th most popular politician (down from 4,473rd in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 134th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Mughira ranks 6,419 out of 19,576. Before him are Reccared II, Prisca, Tukulti-Ninurta II, Daniel arap Moi, Vladko Maček, and Georg Ebers. After him are Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, Emperor Duzong, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Per Albin Hansson, and Cornelius A. Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Al-Mughira ranks 34. Before him are Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Bayan I, and Heraclius the Elder. After him are Gundemar, Anthimus I of Constantinople, Dervan, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Ceawlin of Wessex, and Walthari. Among people deceased in 701, Al-Mughira ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sergius I. After him are Raginpert, Anastasius Sinaita, and Anna.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Mughira ranks 143 out of 354. Before him are 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Al-Khansa (575), and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580). After him are Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Mughira ranks 49. Before him are Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), and Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944). After him are Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), and Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930).

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