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Hamid Karzai

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Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, including as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. He previously served as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration from 2001 to 2002. He was the local chief of the Popalzai Durrani tribe of Pashtuns in Kandahar Province. Born in Kandahar, Karzai graduated from Habibia High School in Kabul and later received a master's degree from Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, India in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamid Karzai is the 879th most popular politician (down from 580th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 5th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Afghan Politician.

Hamid Karzai is the president of Afghanistan and is most famous for his role in the Afghan government.

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Among politicians, Hamid Karzai ranks 879 out of 19,576. Before him are Oscar I of Sweden, Sergey Lavrov, Władysław IV Vasa, Thutmose I, Catiline, and Henry III of England. After him are Jeongjo of Joseon, Maxentius, Sigismund II Augustus, John of Bohemia, Gojong of Korea, and Maurice, Prince of Orange.

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Among people born in 1957, Hamid Karzai ranks 4. Before him are Osama bin Laden, Bongbong Marcos, and Hans Zimmer. After him are Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Donald Tusk, Jaggi Vasudev, Luis Antonio Tagle, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai ranks 9 out of 177. Before him are Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ashraf Ghani (1949), Roxana (-347), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), and Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914). After him are Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai ranks 6. Before him are Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ashraf Ghani (1949), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), and Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914). After him are Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).

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