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Al-Mustakfi

905 - 949

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Abu al-Qasim Abd Allah ibn Ali (11 November 908 – September/October 949), commonly known by his regnal name al-Mustakfi, was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 944 to 946. Al-Mustakfi was a younger son of Caliph al-Muktafi, and hence a rival to the line of Caliph al-Muqtadir that reigned in 908–944, a period during which the Abbasid Caliphate nearly collapsed, and caliphs became puppets at the hands of rival warlords. Al-Mustakfi himself was installed on the throne by Tuzun, a Turkish general who deposed and blinded the previous caliph, al-Muttaqi. In the power vacuum left after Tuzun's death in August 945, al-Mustakfi tried to regain some of his freedom of action, initiating anti-Shi'a measures, but the same vacuum allowed the Buyids to capture Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mustakfi is the 6,221st most popular politician (down from 5,966th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 168th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among politicians, Al-Mustakfi ranks 6,221 out of 19,576. Before him are Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Gottfried Silbermann, Qara Osman, Osorkon II, Rhodri the Great, and Ramon Muntaner. After him are Aziz Akhannouch, Infanta Benedita of Portugal, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Harvey Milk, En-anna-tum I, and Goh Chok Tong.

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Among people born in 905, Al-Mustakfi ranks 2. Before him is Constantine VII. After him are Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, and Abu al-Misk Kafur. Among people deceased in 949, Al-Mustakfi ranks 4. Before him are Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Zoltán of Hungary, and Emperor Yōzei. After him are Herman I, Duke of Swabia, Imad al-Dawla, Fujiwara no Tadahira, and Miroslav of Croatia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Mustakfi ranks 164 out of 384. Before him are Surena (-84), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), and Enmebaragesi (-2650). After him are En-anna-tum I (-2500), Barham Salih (1960), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Dinkha IV (1935), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942), and Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Al-Mustakfi ranks 108. Before him are At-Ta'i (932), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), and Enmebaragesi (-2650). After him are En-anna-tum I (-2500), Barham Salih (1960), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942), Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904), Eannatum (-2500), and Mahmud Barzanji (1878).

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