POLITICIAN
Mahmud Barzanji
1878 - 1956

Mahmud Barzanji
Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, also known as Mahmud Hafid Zadeh (1878 – October 9, 1956), was a Kurdish nationalist and islamist leader of a series of Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family of the Barzanji clan from the city of Sulaymaniyah, which is now in Kurdistan Region. He was named King of Kurdistan during several of these uprisings. When the British Mandate of Mesopotamia was established in what is now Iraq after World War I, the British sought a suitable means of governing the Kurdish north. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmud Barzanji is the 6,496th most popular politician (down from 4,957th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 129th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Iraqi Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mahmud Barzanji ranks 6,496 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Annius Verus Caesar, Theodora of Trebizond, Alberic I of Spoleto, Trần Đức Lương, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Jacob van Artevelde. After him are García Ramírez of Navarre, Amy Coney Barrett, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ronald Lauder, Shoshenq IV, and Guido de Marco.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcus Annius Verus Caesar
162 - 169
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,492
Theodora of Trebizond
1253 - 1285
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,493
Alberic I of Spoleto
900 - 924
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,494
Trần Đức Lương
1936 - 2025
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,495
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
1926 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,496
Jacob van Artevelde
1290 - 1345
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,497
Mahmud Barzanji
1878 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,498
García Ramírez of Navarre
1110 - 1150
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6,499
Amy Coney Barrett
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6,500
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
1435 - 1490
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6,501
Ronald Lauder
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6,502
Shoshenq IV
900 BC - 785 BC
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6,503
Guido de Marco
1931 - 2010
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6,504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Mahmud Barzanji ranks 56. Before him are Léon Werth, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Alfréd Hajós, Slavko Kvaternik, Boris Kustodiev, and Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord. After him are Richard Sheldon, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Eino Leino, Paul Troost, James Oliver Curwood, and Angelica Balabanoff. Among people deceased in 1956, Mahmud Barzanji ranks 60. Before him are Erich Kleiber, Pío Baroja, Hiram Bingham III, Hermann Abendroth, Elpidio Quirino, and Thomas J. Watson. After him are Nikolaj Velimirović, Art Tatum, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Guido Cantelli, Drastamat Kanayan, and Miklós Nyiszli.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLéon Werth
WRITER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 50
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
COMPANION
1878 - 1912
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 51
Alfréd Hajós
SWIMMER
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 52
Slavko Kvaternik
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1947
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 53
Boris Kustodiev
PAINTER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 54
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 55
Mahmud Barzanji
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 56
Richard Sheldon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1935
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 57
Hattie Wyatt Caraway
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1950
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 58
Eino Leino
WRITER
1878 - 1926
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 59
Paul Troost
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1934
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 60
James Oliver Curwood
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 61
Angelica Balabanoff
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1965
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsErich Kleiber
CONDUCTOR
1890 - 1956
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 54
Pío Baroja
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 55
Hiram Bingham III
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 56
Hermann Abendroth
COMPOSER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 57
Elpidio Quirino
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1956
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 58
Thomas J. Watson
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 59
Mahmud Barzanji
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 60
Nikolaj Velimirović
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 61
Art Tatum
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1956
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 62
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1956
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 63
Guido Cantelli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1956
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 64
Drastamat Kanayan
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1956
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 65
Miklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 66
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Mahmud Barzanji ranks 172 out of 384. Before him are Barham Salih (1960), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Dinkha IV (1935), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942), Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904), and Eannatum (-2500). After him are David Sassoon (1792), Seleucus of Seleucia (-190), Ibn Muqla (886), Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951), Ninus (null), and Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsBarham Salih
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 166
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 167
Dinkha IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 168
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 169
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1965
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 170
Eannatum
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2425 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 171
Mahmud Barzanji
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 172
David Sassoon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1792 - 1864
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 173
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 174
Ibn Muqla
POLITICIAN
886 - 940
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 175
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 176
Ninus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 177
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
POLITICIAN
766 - 831
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 178
Among POLITICIANS In Iraq
Among politicians born in Iraq, Mahmud Barzanji ranks 114. Before him are Al-Mustakfi (905), En-anna-tum I (-2500), Barham Salih (1960), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942), Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904), and Eannatum (-2500). After him are Ibn Muqla (886), Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951), Ninus (null), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), Lugalbanda (null), and Ibrahim al-Jaafari (1947).
Al-Mustakfi
905 - 949
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 108
En-anna-tum I
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 109
Barham Salih
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 110
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 111
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
1904 - 1965
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 112
Eannatum
2500 BC - 2425 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 113
Mahmud Barzanji
1878 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 114
Ibn Muqla
886 - 940
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 115
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
1951 - 2007
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 116
Ninus
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 117
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
766 - 831
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 118
Lugalbanda
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 119
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 120