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Iskandar of Johor

1932 - 2010

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Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail (Jawi: المتوكل على ﷲ سلطان إسكندر الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان إسماعيل الخالدي; 8 April 1932 – 22 January 2010) was Sultan of Johor, succeeding his father Sultan Ismail upon the latter's death in 1981. He reigned as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1984 to 1989. Sultan Iskandar's reign as Sultan of Johor lasted almost 29 years until his death in 2010. His children are married into the different royal houses of Malaysia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iskandar of Johor is the 7,191st most popular politician (down from 6,384th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Malaysian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Iskandar of Johor ranks 7,191 out of 19,576. Before him are Edgar, King of Scotland, Sergio Oliva, Azali Assoumani, Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi, Radama II, and Ferenc Fricsay. After him are Khamudi, Chris Patten, Yevno Azef, Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany, Maria Palaiologina, and Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Iskandar of Johor ranks 129. Before him are Stuart Hall, Mustafa Tlass, Dieter Rams, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Rodion Shchedrin, and Fernando Arrabal. After him are Dušan Makavejev, Charly Gaul, Margarita Xhepa, Félix Malloum, Dhirubhai Ambani, and Branko Lustig. Among people deceased in 2010, Iskandar of Johor ranks 82. Before him are Ariel Ramírez, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Malcolm McLaren, Antony Flew, Satoshi Kon, and Pierre Hadot. After him are Luis Molowny, Robert Culp, Günter Behnisch, Bella Akhmadulina, Andor Lilienthal, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Iskandar of Johor ranks 14 out of 90. Before him are Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Jimmy Choo (1948), and Abdul Razak Hussein (1922). After him are Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Hussein Onn (1922), Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943), Yusof Ishak (1910), and Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Iskandar of Johor ranks 9. Before him are Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), and Abdul Razak Hussein (1922). After him are Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Hussein Onn (1922), Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943), Yusof Ishak (1910), and Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930).

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