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Dadullah

1966 - 2007

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Dadullah (1966 – May 11, 2007) was the Taliban's most senior militant commander in Afghanistan until his death in 2007. He was also known as Maulavi or Mullah Dadullah Akhund (Pashto: ملا دادالله آخوند). He also earned the nickname of Lang, meaning "lame" (as in Timur Lang), because of a leg he lost during fighting. An ethnic Pashtun from the Kakar tribe of Kandahar Province, he was known as "The Butcher", even among fellow Taliban members, for his brutality and outbursts of violence, notably in cutting men's heads off, as per some, even being stripped of his command at least twice by Mullah Omar due to his extreme behavior. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dadullah is the 17,187th most popular politician (down from 16,893rd in 2024), the 137th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 135th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dadullah ranks 17,187 out of 19,576. Before him are Katarina Barley, Nelson Oduber, Hoyte van Hoytema, Mihai Tudose, Æthelric of Bernicia, and Denis Healey. After him are Margaritis Schinas, Pierre Laurent, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Carlos P. Romulo, Penaia Ganilau, and Ana Palacio.

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Among people born in 1966, Dadullah ranks 406. Before him are Maurizio Gaudino, Dimitri Konyshev, Dmitry Bilozerchev, Mike Starr, Urs Fischer, and Tabea Zimmermann. After him are Cressida Cowell, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, Marco Pascolo, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Andrea Tafi, and Yıldız Tilbe. Among people deceased in 2007, Dadullah ranks 384. Before him are Merv Griffin, Alice Ghostley, Norifumi Abe, Tron Øgrim, Ian Wallace, and Dorrit Hoffleit. After him are Richard Jeni, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Kelly Johnson, Teresa Brewer, Kevin DuBrow, and Herb McKenley.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Dadullah ranks 137 out of 177. Before him are Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961), Ismail of Ghazni (null), Apollodotus I (-300), Fawzia Koofi (1975), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), and Euthydemus II (-200). After him are Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Abdul Rahman (1965), Islam Bibi (1974), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), and Nadia Nadim (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Dadullah ranks 98. Before him are Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961), Ismail of Ghazni (null), Apollodotus I (-300), Fawzia Koofi (1975), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), and Euthydemus II (-200). After him are Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Malalai Kakar (1967), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), and Malalai Joya (1978).

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