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Hibatullah Akhundzada

1961 - Today

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Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada (born 19 October 1967), also spelled Haibatullah Akhunzada, is an Afghan cleric who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime. He has led the Taliban since 2016, and came to power with its victory over U.S.-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. A highly reclusive figure, he has almost no digital footprint except for an unverified photograph and several audio recordings of speeches. Akhundzada is well known for his fatwas on Taliban matters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hibatullah Akhundzada is the 1,821st most popular politician (up from 2,728th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hibatullah Akhundzada ranks 1,821 out of 19,576. Before him are Clovis II, Moïse Tshombe, Gerard de Ridefort, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Kayqubad I, and Al-Adil I. After him are Al-Musta'sim, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Lyudmila Putina, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Nestor, and Matthew Kantakouzenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Hibatullah Akhundzada ranks 12. Before him are Lothar Matthäus, Nadia Comăneci, Stephen Hillenburg, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, and George Clooney. After him are Eddie Murphy, António Costa, Liam Cunningham, Yanis Varoufakis, Joko Widodo, and Petr Pavel.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada ranks 24 out of 177. Before him are Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Muhammad Shah (1702), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), and Babrak Karmal (1929). After him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Abu Maʿshar (787), and Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (1450).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada ranks 18. Before him are Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Muhammad Shah (1702), and Babrak Karmal (1929). After him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), and Abdur Rahman Khan (1844).

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