WRITER
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Today

Nadia Ghulam
Nadia Ghulam Dastgir (born 4 June 1985 in Kabul) is an Afghan woman who spent ten years posing as her dead brother to evade the Taliban's strictures against women. Her book about her experiences, written with Agnès Rotger and published in 2010, El secret del meu turbant (The Secret of My Turban), won the Prudenci Bertrana Prize for fiction. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nadia Ghulam is the 7,169th most popular writer (down from 7,080th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 155th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Afghan Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nadia Ghulam ranks 7,169 out of 7,302. Before her are Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Adam Johnson, and Will Self. After her are Katharine Gun, Scott Lynch, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, and Andrew Sean Greer.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSophie Dahl
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,163
Judith Wright
1915 - 2000
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,164
Edward Kitsis
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 7,165
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 7,166
Adam Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 7,167
Will Self
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 7,168
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 7,169
Katharine Gun
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 7,170
Scott Lynch
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 7,171
Ottessa Moshfegh
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 7,172
Maggie Stiefvater
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 7,173
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 7,174
Andrew Sean Greer
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 7,175
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Nadia Ghulam ranks 831. Before her are Donia Samir Ghanem, Johan Eurén, Christine Nesbitt, Christoph Janker, Mattias Hargin, and Anette Sagen. After her are Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Nazyr Mankiev, Abdallah El Said, Jos van Emden, Manuel Belletti, and Telma Monteiro.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsDonia Samir Ghanem
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 825
Johan Eurén
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 826
Christine Nesbitt
SKATER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 827
Christoph Janker
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 828
Mattias Hargin
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 829
Anette Sagen
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 830
Nadia Ghulam
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 831
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 832
Nazyr Mankiev
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 833
Abdallah El Said
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 834
Jos van Emden
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 835
Manuel Belletti
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 836
Telma Monteiro
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 837
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Nadia Ghulam ranks 166 out of 177. Before her are Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Bibi Aisha (1991), Robina Muqimyar (1986), Jamila Afghani (1976), Roya Sadat (1983), and Sonita Alizadeh (1996). After her are Rashid Khan (1998), Balal Arezou (1988), Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), Zohib Islam Amiri (1990), and Aziza Siddiqui (1983).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsNiloofar Rahmani
WRITER
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 160
Bibi Aisha
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 161
Robina Muqimyar
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 162
Jamila Afghani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 163
Roya Sadat
FILM DIRECTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 164
Sonita Alizadeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 165
Nadia Ghulam
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 166
Rashid Khan
CRICKETER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 167
Balal Arezou
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 168
Faysal Shayesteh
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 169
Shamsuddin Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 170
Zohib Islam Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 171
Aziza Siddiqui
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 172
Among WRITERS In Afghanistan
Among writers born in Afghanistan, Nadia Ghulam ranks 12. Before her are Unsuri (980), Rabia Balkhi (1000), Farrukhi Sistani (980), Atiq Rahimi (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), and Niloofar Rahmani (1992). After her are Fatima Bhutto (1982).
Unsuri
980 - 1039
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 6
Rabia Balkhi
1000 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 7
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 8
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 9
Nadia Anjuman
1981 - 2005
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 10
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 11
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 12
Fatima Bhutto
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 13