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Maymunah bint al-Harith

594 - 674

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Maymuna bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyya (Arabic: مَيْمُونَة ٱبْنَت ٱلْحَارِث ٱلْهِلَالِيَّة, romanized: Maymūna bint al-Ḥārith al-Hilālīyya; c. 594–671), was the eleventh and final wife of Muhammad. Her original name was Barra (Arabic: بَرَّة), which she changed to Maymuna—meaning "good tidings"—upon converting to Islam and marrying him, as his marriage to her marked the first time in seven years when he could enter his hometown of Mecca from Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maymunah bint al-Harith is the 1,802nd most popular politician (down from 1,329th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 68th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Maimunah bint al-Harith is most famous for being the first woman to lead a Muslim army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maymunah bint al-Harith ranks 1,802 out of 19,576. Before her are Anitta, Æthelred the Unready, Lü Buwei, Stephen V of Hungary, John Kerry, and Josep Borrell. After her are Necho II, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, José Manuel Barroso, Shivaji, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and Benito Juárez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 594, Maymunah bint al-Harith ranks 3. Before her are Zubayr ibn al-Awam, and Uwais al-Qarani. After her are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Empress Kōgyoku, and Suintila. Among people deceased in 674, Maymunah bint al-Harith ranks 3. Before her are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, and Sawda bint Zamʿa. After her are Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Hassan ibn Thabit, and Seaxburh of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Maymunah bint al-Harith ranks 71 out of 354. Before her are Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630). After her are Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), and Ghazi of Iraq (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Maymunah bint al-Harith ranks 28. Before her are Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Musaylimah (600), and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661). After her are Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), and Al-Wathiq (812).

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