POLITICIAN
Sa'dun Hammadi
1930 - 2007

Sa'dun Hammadi
Sa'dun Hammadi (22 June 1930 – 14 March 2007; Arabic: سعدون حمادي) was an Iraqi politician, writer and economist who held various positions in the Iraqi state, most notably as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1983, and later as the longest serving Speaker of the National Assembly under President Saddam Hussein from 1996 until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Born to a Shi'ite family in Karbala, Hammadi pursued higher education in Beirut and the United States. He began his political career in the late 1940s, when he joined the Ba'ath Party. Hammadi is credited for introducing Ba'athism in Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sa'dun Hammadi is the 9,139th most popular politician (down from 8,699th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 220th in 2019) and the 138th most popular Iraqi Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sa'dun Hammadi ranks 9,139 out of 19,576. Before him are Håkan the Red, Venancio Flores, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Bernd Rosemeyer, Kurigalzu I, and Raimonds Vējonis. After him are Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Diodotus I, and Isabella of Villehardouin.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHåkan the Red
1040 - 1079
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,138
Venancio Flores
1808 - 1868
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,139
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria
1827 - 1894
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,140
Bernd Rosemeyer
1909 - 1938
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,141
Kurigalzu I
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,142
Raimonds Vējonis
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,143
Sa'dun Hammadi
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,144
Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut
1088 - 1120
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9,145
Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
1827 - 1892
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9,146
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9,147
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
1906 - 1937
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9,148
Diodotus I
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9,149
Isabella of Villehardouin
1263 - 1312
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9,150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Sa'dun Hammadi ranks 188. Before him are Václav Vorlíček, Néstor Almendros, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Dick Sargent, Tommy Flanagan, and Jimmy McLane. After him are Babushka Lady, Barbara Lawrence, Anerood Jugnauth, Veljo Tormis, June Almeida, and Tanya Savicheva. Among people deceased in 2007, Sa'dun Hammadi ranks 132. Before him are Jerzy Kawalerowicz, George Tabori, Joe Rantz, Marais Viljoen, Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, and Dashrath Manjhi. After him are Delbert Mann, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Andrej Kvašňák, Charles Lane, June Almeida, and Fernando Fernán Gómez.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsVáclav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 182
Néstor Almendros
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 183
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 184
Dick Sargent
ACTOR
1930 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 185
Tommy Flanagan
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2001
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 186
Jimmy McLane
SWIMMER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 187
Sa'dun Hammadi
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 188
Babushka Lady
CELEBRITY
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 189
Barbara Lawrence
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 190
Anerood Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 191
Veljo Tormis
COMPOSER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 192
June Almeida
BIOLOGIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 193
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 194
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsJerzy Kawalerowicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2007
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 126
George Tabori
WRITER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 127
Joe Rantz
ATHLETE
1914 - 2007
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 128
Marais Viljoen
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 129
Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 130
Dashrath Manjhi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2007
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 131
Sa'dun Hammadi
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 132
Delbert Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2007
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 133
José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 134
Andrej Kvašňák
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2007
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 135
Charles Lane
ACTOR
1905 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 136
June Almeida
BIOLOGIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 137
Fernando Fernán Gómez
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 138
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Sa'dun Hammadi ranks 212 out of 384. Before him are Uday Hussein (1964), Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940), Manishtushu (null), Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), An Shigao (101), and Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958). After him are Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Qusay Hussein (1966), Shalmaneser II (-1090), and Ashurnasirpal I (-1100).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsUday Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2003
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 206
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 207
Manishtushu
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 208
Shar-Kali-Sharri
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 209
An Shigao
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
101 - 168
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 210
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 211
Sa'dun Hammadi
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 212
Al-Sharif al-Radi
WRITER
970 - 1015
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 213
Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi
POLITICIAN
640 - 710
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 214
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
HISTORIAN
1002 - 1071
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 215
Qusay Hussein
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2003
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 216
Shalmaneser II
POLITICIAN
1090 BC - 1019 BC
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 217
Ashurnasirpal I
POLITICIAN
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 218
Among POLITICIANS In Iraq
Among politicians born in Iraq, Sa'dun Hammadi ranks 138. Before him are Shalmaneser IV (-900), Uday Hussein (1964), Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940), Manishtushu (null), Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), and Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958). After him are Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Qusay Hussein (1966), Shalmaneser II (-1090), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (1200), and Burna-Buriash II (-1400).
Shalmaneser IV
900 BC - 772 BC
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 132
Uday Hussein
1964 - 2003
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 133
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 134
Manishtushu
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 135
Shar-Kali-Sharri
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 136
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 137
Sa'dun Hammadi
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 138
Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi
640 - 710
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 139
Qusay Hussein
1966 - 2003
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 140
Shalmaneser II
1090 BC - 1019 BC
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 141
Ashurnasirpal I
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 142
Sayf al-Din Ghazi I
1200 - 1149
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 143
Burna-Buriash II
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 144