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Umar II

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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (Arabic: عُمَر بْن عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن مَرْوَان, romanized: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān; c. 680 – February 720) was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 717 until his death in 720. He is credited to have instituted significant reforms to the Umayyad central government, by making it much more efficient and egalitarian. His rulership is marked by the first official collection of hadiths and the mandated universal education to the populace. He dispatched emissaries to China and Tibet, inviting their rulers to accept Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umar II is the 965th most popular politician (down from 764th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 39th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Umar II was the second caliph of the Umayyad dynasty. He is most famous for his expansion of the Islamic empire into North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

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Among politicians, Umar II ranks 965 out of 19,576. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael III, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Radu cel Frumos. After him are Lucius Caesar, Richard I of Normandy, Lazar of Serbia, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Shunzhi Emperor, and Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain.

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Among people born in 682, Umar II ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 720, Umar II ranks 2. Before him is Tariq ibn Ziyad. After him are Odile of Alsace, Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, and Fujiwara no Fuhito.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umar II ranks 36 out of 354. Before him are Abū Lahab (549), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), and Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921). After him are Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Marwan I (623), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), and Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Umar II ranks 14. Before him are Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), and Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921). After him are Marwan I (623), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Al-Walid I (668), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), and Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594).

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