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Idris I of Morocco

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Idris (I) ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: إدريس بن عبد الله, romanized: Idrīs ibn ʿAbd Allāh; d. 791), also known as Idris the Elder (إدريس الأكبر, Idrīs al-Akbar), was a Hasanid and the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco, after fleeing the Hejaz as a result of the Battle of Fakhkh. He ruled from 788 to 791. He is credited with founding the dynasty that established Moroccan statehood, and is regarded as the founding father of Morocco. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Idris I of Morocco is the 4,258th most popular politician (up from 4,846th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 139th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Idris I of Morocco is most famous for being the first king of Morocco. He was a Berber who ruled from 788 to 791.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Idris I of Morocco ranks 4,258 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip III of Navarre, Paul Blobel, Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Beorhtric of Wessex, David I of Scotland, and Bianca Maria Visconti. After him are Robert II, Count of Flanders, Sextus Tarquinius, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Andrej Babiš, and Emperor Zhang of Han.

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Among people born in 743, Idris I of Morocco ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 791, Idris I of Morocco ranks 1. 

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Idris I of Morocco ranks 114 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Empress Jitō (645), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Fatimah bint Asad (555), and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430). After him are Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), and Uqba ibn Nafi (622).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Idris I of Morocco ranks 39. Before him are Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Al-Wathiq (812), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), Empress Jitō (645), and Ali of Hejaz (1879). After him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (600), Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), and Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945).

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