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Al-Muktafi

875 - 908

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Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Ṭalḥa ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Muktafī bi'Llāh (Arabic: أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-Llāh (Arabic: المكتفي بالله, lit. 'Content with God Alone'), was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 902 to 908. More liberal and sedentary than his militaristic father al-Mu'tadid, al-Muktafi essentially continued his policies, although most of the actual conduct of government was left to his viziers and officials. His reign saw the defeat of the Qarmatians of the Syrian Desert, and the reincorporation of Egypt and the parts of Syria ruled by the Tulunid dynasty. The war with the Byzantine Empire continued with alternating success, although the Arabs scored a major victory in the Sack of Thessalonica in 904. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Muktafi is the 4,395th most popular politician (up from 4,690th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 121st in 2019) and the 68th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Muktafi ranks 4,395 out of 19,576Before him are Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, Hans Oster, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Ye Jianying. After him are Pak Pong-ju, Janet Mills, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Pacorus I, Vladimir Voronin, and Anna Dostoevskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 875, Al-Muktafi ranks 1After him are Fruela II of Asturias, William I, Duke of Aquitaine, Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia, Dirk I, Count of Holland, and Lady Ise. Among people deceased in 908, Al-Muktafi ranks 2Before him is Emperor Ai of Tang. After him are Li Keyong, Asser, Remigius of Auxerre, and Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Muktafi ranks 112 out of 384Before him are Al-Nasir (1158), Al-Musta'in (836), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mustansir (1300), Pacorus II (50), and Ibn al-Jawzi (1116). After him are Lugal-zage-si (-2360), Sumu-abum (-2000), Ar-Radi (909), Enmerkar (-2500), Ibn Khallikan (1211), and Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Al-Muktafi ranks 68Before him are Sin-Muballit (-1900), Al-Nasir (1158), Al-Musta'in (836), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mustansir (1300), and Pacorus II (50). After him are Lugal-zage-si (-2360), Sumu-abum (-2000), Ar-Radi (909), Enmerkar (-2500), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), and Al-Mustansir (1192).