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Umar

585 - 644

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Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 584 – 644), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Initially, Umar opposed Muhammad, who was his distant Qurayshite kinsman. However, after converting to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umar is the 34th most popular politician, the 3rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Umar is most famous for being the second caliph of the Islamic empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Umar ranks 34 out of 19,576. Before him are James VI and I, Commodus, Edward VI of England, Mehmed the Conqueror, Huang Xianfan, and William McKinley. After him are Edward VIII, Ulysses S. Grant, George III of the United Kingdom, Kim Il-sung, Constantine the Great, and David.

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Among people born in 585, Umar ranks 1. After him are Pope Honorius I, Pepin of Landen, Theudebert II, Malik al-Ashtar, and Garibald II of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 644, Umar ranks 1. After him are Piruz Nahavandi, and Paulinus of York.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umar ranks 3 out of 354. Before him are Muhammad (570), and Ali (601). After him are Abu Bakr (573), Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Fatimah (604), Uthman (574), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), and Hasan ibn Ali (624).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Umar ranks 1. After him are Uthman (574), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), Ibn Saud (1875), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).

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