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Amr ibn Hishām

570 - 624

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Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عَمْرو بن هِشَام, romanized: ʿAmr ibn Hishām), better known as Abū Jahl (Arabic: أبو جهل, lit. 'Father of Ignorance'; c. 570 – 13 March 624) was the Meccan Qurayshite polytheist leader known for his opposition to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the most prominent flag-bearer of opposition towards Islam. A prominent head of the Makhzum clan, Amr was known as Abu al-Hakam ('Father of Wisdom') among pre-Islamic Arabs. After Muhammad started preaching monotheism, Amr opposed him and often physically attacked early Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amr ibn Hishām is the 1,224th most popular politician (down from 785th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 41st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Amr ibn hishām is most famous for being the commander of the Muslim army that conquered Egypt in 641.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 1,224 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian I of Denmark, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Andrei Gromyko, Helmut Schmidt, 5th Dalai Lama, and Tiberius Claudius Nero. After him are Pepi II Neferkare, Patrice de MacMahon, Jalal Talabani, Li Si, Sejo of Joseon, and Baldur von Schirach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 570, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad, Pope Adeodatus I, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, and Khosrow II. After him are Ammar ibn Yasir, Childebert II, Theodelinda, Bhartṛhari, Witteric, Al-A'sha, and Pybba of Mercia. Among people deceased in 624, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 3. Before him are Abū Lahab, and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad. After him are Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Asma bint Marwan, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 49 out of 354. Before him are Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), Al-Walid I (668), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), and Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567). After him are Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), and Muhammad bin Qasim (695).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Amr ibn Hishām ranks 21. Before him are Marwan I (623), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Al-Walid I (668), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), and Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594). After him are Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Musaylimah (600), and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661).

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