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Ovadia Yosef

1920 - 2013

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Ovadia Yosef (Hebrew: עובדיה יוסף, romanized: Ovadya Yosef, Arabic: عبد الله يوسف, romanized: ‘Abd Allāh Yūsuf; September 24, 1920 – October 7, 2013) also known as Maran (Hebrew: מרן) "Our Master", was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, hakham, posek, and the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983. Also known as Gadol Yisrael "great one of Israel". He is highly regarded as one of the most influential Sephardic religious authorities of all time. He is also a founder and long-time spiritual leader of Israel's religious Shas party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ovadia Yosef is the 6,014th most popular politician (down from 3,913th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 101st most popular Iraqi Politician.

Ovadia Yosef was a Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel and the spiritual leader of Shas, an ultra-orthodox religious party in Israel. He was known for his outspoken views on a variety of topics, including his support for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ovadia Yosef ranks 6,014 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Andrés Pérez, Oliver Otis Howard, Otto Wels, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, Crateuas of Macedon, and André de Montbard. After him are Wacho, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Péter Medgyessy, Rashad al-Alimi, and Dragiša Cvetković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ovadia Yosef ranks 92. Before him are Gene Tierney, Dorothea Binz, Abe Lenstra, Karl Albrecht, Maurice Bucaille, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten. After him are Mario Benedetti, Alexander Arutiunian, Mehdi Ben Barka, Ricardo Montalbán, Constanze Manziarly, and Henri Verneuil. Among people deceased in 2013, Ovadia Yosef ranks 82. Before him are Conrad Bain, Sara Montiel, Bigas Luna, Damiano Damiani, László Csatáry, and Sung Jae-gi. After him are Robert N. Bellah, Chris Kyle, Seamus Heaney, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Glafcos Clerides, and Wilfried Martens.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ovadia Yosef ranks 156 out of 384. Before him are Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Abo of Tiflis (756), Shammuramat (-900), and Al-Mustanjid (1124). After him are At-Ta'i (932), Surena (-84), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), and Artabanus I of Parthia (-200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Ovadia Yosef ranks 101. Before him are Al-Mustadi (1142), Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Shammuramat (-900), and Al-Mustanjid (1124). After him are At-Ta'i (932), Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), and Enmebaragesi (-2650).

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