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Burhanuddin Rabbani

1940 - 2011

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Burhānuddīn Rabbānī (Dari: برهان‌الدین ربانی; 20 September 1940 – 20 September 2011) was an Afghan politician and teacher who served as the sixth president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, and again from November to December 2001 (in exile from 1996 to 2001). Born in the Badakhshan Province, Rabbani studied at Kabul University and worked there as a professor of Islamic theology. He formed the Jamiat-e Islami (Islamic Society) at the university which attracted then-students Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Ahmad Shah Massoud, both would eventually become the two leading commanders of the Afghan mujahideen in the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979. Rabbani was chosen to be the President of Afghanistan after the end of the former communist regime in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burhanuddin Rabbani is the 1,085th most popular politician (up from 2,289th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 17th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Afghan Politician.

Burhanuddin Rabbani was the chairman of the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen and President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. He was a leader in the resistance against the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Burhanuddin Rabbani ranks 1,085 out of 19,576Before him are Shoshenq I, Irma Grese, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Peter I of Serbia, Childeric III, and Constans II. After him are Ferdinand VII of Spain, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Roger II of Sicily, Boris III of Bulgaria, Ottokar II of Bohemia, and Hassan Rouhani.

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Among people born in 1940, Burhanuddin Rabbani ranks 25Before him are Stuart Sutcliffe, Gao Xingjian, Raul Julia, Michael Gambon, J. M. G. Le Clézio, and J. M. Coetzee. After him are Joachim Gauck, Muhammad Yunus, Martin Sheen, Frank Zappa, Carlos Slim, and Tabaré Vázquez. Among people deceased in 2011, Burhanuddin Rabbani ranks 12Before him are Elizabeth Taylor, Osama bin Laden, Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, and Peter Falk. After him are Sócrates, Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Simon van der Meer, and Rudolf Mössbauer.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani ranks 12 out of 177Before him are Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), and Hasan Akhund (1945). After him are Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Abu Dawood (817), and Muhammad of Ghor (1160).

Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani ranks 9Before him are Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), and Hasan Akhund (1945). After him are Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), and Mohammed Omar (1962).