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Hussein Kamel of Egypt

1853 - 1917

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Hussein Kamel (Arabic: حسين كامل; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the title of Sultan of Egypt since the killing of Sultan Tuman II by the Ottomans in 1517 following their conquest of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein Kamel of Egypt is the 3,605th most popular politician (down from 3,195th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Hussein Kamel was the Minister of Industry and Military Production under Saddam Hussein. He defected from Iraq in 1995 and became a key witness for the U.N. weapons inspectors.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein Kamel of Egypt ranks 3,605 out of 19,576Before him are Karl Thopia, Cao Huan, Lennart Johansson, Emperor Suzong of Tang, António de Spínola, and Ælla of Northumbria. After him are Beatrice of Naples, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Emperor Ai of Han, Simeon of Moscow, and Sima Guang.

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Among people born in 1853, Hussein Kamel of Egypt ranks 17Before him are Aleksei Brusilov, Vladimir Solovyov, Ferdinand Hodler, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Errico Malatesta, and Hans Christian Gram. After him are Alphonse Bertillon, Katharina Schratt, Princess Thyra of Denmark, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Oskar Potiorek, and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Among people deceased in 1917, Hussein Kamel of Egypt ranks 21Before him are Franz Brentano, Dragutin Dimitrijević, John William Waterhouse, Ludwig Minkus, Mackenzie Bowell, and Scott Joplin. After him are Radomir Putnik, Frances Xavier Cabrini, Jean Gaston Darboux, Ranavalona III, Léon Bloy, and Ferdinand Georg Frobenius.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hussein Kamel of Egypt ranks 178 out of 642Before him are Berenice (-300), Ahmed Zewail (1946), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), Mentuhotep I (-2200), and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800). After him are Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Senenmut (-1600), Faten Hamama (1931), Sanakht (-2700), and Amyrtaeus (-450).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Hussein Kamel of Egypt ranks 82Before him are Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Berenice (-300), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), Mentuhotep I (-2200), and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800). After him are Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Sanakht (-2700), Amyrtaeus (-450), Al-Muazzam Turanshah (1250), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), and Djedkare Isesi (-2500).