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Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

1853 - 1931

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Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: ٱلْحُسَيْن بِن عَلِي ٱلْهَاشِمِي, romanized: al-Ḥusayn bin 'Alī al-Hāshimī ; 1 May 1854 – 4 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, King of the Hejaz, even if he refused this title, from 1916 to 1924. He proclaimed himself Caliph after the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924 and stayed in power until 1925 when Hejaz was invaded by the Saudis. His Caliphate was opposed by the British and French empires, the Zionists and the Wahhabis alike. However, he received support from a large part of the Muslim population of that time and from Mehmed VI. He is usually considered as the father of modern pan-Arabism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca is the 1,246th most popular politician (down from 784th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 107th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca is most famous for being the leader of the Hashemite dynasty and the Emir of Mecca. He was the son of Ali bin Hussein, who was the son of Hussein bin Ali, who was the son of Ali bin Abi Talib, who was the son of Abi Talib, who was the son of Muhammad.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 1,246 out of 19,576. Before him are Pepin of Herstal, James I of Aragon, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Maria Anna of Savoy, Miloš Zeman, and Jérôme Bonaparte. After him are Mary, Queen of Hungary, Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Xiang Yu, Andronikos II Palaiologos, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 7. Before him are Vincent van Gogh, Cecil Rhodes, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Ostwald, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, and Albrecht Kossel. After him are Chulalongkorn, Carl Larsson, José Martí, Aleksei Brusilov, Vladimir Solovyov, and Ferdinand Hodler. Among people deceased in 1931, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 8. Before him are Khalil Gibran, Albert A. Michelson, Otto Wallach, Gustave Le Bon, Anna Pavlova, and Louise, Princess Royal. After him are Omar Mukhtar, Arthur Schnitzler, Lili Elbe, Bhagat Singh, Hermann Müller, and Carl Nielsen.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 170 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodore of Amasea (300), Marcion of Sinope (85), Constantine V (718), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), Andromache (null), and Samuel of Bulgaria (958). After him are Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Justin II (520), Clement of Ohrid (840), and Zosimus (460).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca ranks 93. Before him are Leo VI the Wise (866), Balbinus (178), Constantine V (718), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), Andromache (null), and Samuel of Bulgaria (958). After him are Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Justin II (520), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), and John II Komnenos (1087).

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