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Lady Adela
1847 - Today

Lady Adela
Lady Adela Jaff or Adela Khanem, called the Princess of the Brave by the British was a Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe and one of the first famous woman leaders in the history of Kurdistan. The Jaff tribe is the biggest tribe in Kurdistan and is native to the Zagros area, which is divided between Iran and Iraq. Adela Khanem was of the famous aristocratic Sahibqeran family, who intermarried with the tribal chiefs of Jaff. Lady Adela exerted great influence in the affairs of Jaff tribe in the Sharazor plain. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Lady Adela is the 11,820th most popular politician (down from 10,436th in 2024), the 297th most popular biography from Iran (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 147th most popular Iranian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Lady Adela ranks 11,822 out of 19,576. Before her are Yuriy Boyko, Branko Mamula, Antonio Priuli, Pat Buchanan, Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Jean Béliveau, Guillermo Endara, and Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia. After her are Zoran Janković, Atef Ebeid, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, and John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuriy Boyko
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,820
Branko Mamula
1921 - 2021
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,821
Antonio Priuli
1548 - 1623
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,822
Pat Buchanan
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,823
Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1627 - 1704
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,824
Jean Béliveau
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,825
Guillermo Endara
1936 - 2009
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,826
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
1890 - 1979
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,827
Lady Adela
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 11,828
Zoran Janković
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 11,829
Atef Ebeid
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 11,830
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
1758 - 1852
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 11,831
John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1654 - 1686
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 11,832
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, Lady Adela ranks 60. Before her are Pavel Yablochkov, Remus von Woyrsch, Oku Yasukata, Ida Saxton McKinley, Émile Faguet, and Domenico Ferrata. After her are Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Alexander Lodygin, Kálmán Mikszáth, Charles Renard, Eduardo López de Romaña, and Chiquinha Gonzaga.
Others Born in 1847
Go to all RankingsPavel Yablochkov
INVENTOR
1847 - 1894
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 54
Remus von Woyrsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1920
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 55
Oku Yasukata
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1930
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 56
Ida Saxton McKinley
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1907
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 57
Émile Faguet
WRITER
1847 - 1916
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 58
Domenico Ferrata
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1847 - 1914
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 59
Lady Adela
POLITICIAN
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 60
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 61
Alexander Lodygin
ENGINEER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 62
Kálmán Mikszáth
WRITER
1847 - 1910
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 63
Charles Renard
ENGINEER
1847 - 1905
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 64
Eduardo López de Romaña
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1912
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 65
Chiquinha Gonzaga
COMPOSER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 66
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Lady Adela ranks 297 out of 631. Before her are Al-Nayrizi (865), Athir al-Din al-Abhari (1200), Majid Majidi (1959), Malek Jahan Khanom (1805), Sohrab Sepehri (1928), and Ali Akbar Velayati (1945). After her are Mohammad Reza Aref (1951), Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar (935), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Behrouz Vossoughi (1938), and Sadegh Khalkhali (1926).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAl-Nayrizi
MATHEMATICIAN
865 - 922
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 291
Athir al-Din al-Abhari
MATHEMATICIAN
1200 - 1264
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 292
Majid Majidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 293
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 294
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 295
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 296
Lady Adela
POLITICIAN
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 297
Mohammad Reza Aref
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 298
Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
935 - 1025
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 299
Mohammad Ali Jafari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 300
Mohammad Javad Zarif
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 301
Behrouz Vossoughi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 302
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 303
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Lady Adela ranks 147. Before her are Mostafa Chamran (1932), Imad al-Dawla (892), Ahmad Qavam (1876), Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931), Malek Jahan Khanom (1805), and Ali Akbar Velayati (1945). After her are Mohammad Reza Aref (1951), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Mojtaba Khamenei (1969), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), and Mohsen Rezaee (1954).
Mostafa Chamran
1932 - 1981
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 141
Imad al-Dawla
892 - 949
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 142
Ahmad Qavam
1876 - 1955
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 143
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 144
Malek Jahan Khanom
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 145
Ali Akbar Velayati
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 146
Lady Adela
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 147
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 148
Mohammad Javad Zarif
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 149
Mojtaba Khamenei
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 150
Jamshid Amouzegar
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 151
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 152
Mohsen Rezaee
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 153












































