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Umayya ibn Abd Shams

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Umayya ibn Abd-Shams (Arabic: أمية بن عبد شمس) is the progenitor of the line of the Umayyad caliphs. The clan of Banu Umayya as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd-Shams. Umayya succeeded Abd-Shams as the qāʾid (judge / commander) of the Meccans. This position was likely an occasional political post whose holder oversaw the direction of Mecca's military affairs in times of war instead of an actual field command. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umayya ibn Abd Shams is the 7,526th most popular politician (down from 6,961st in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 167th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 7,526 out of 19,576. Before him are Galvarino, Fatos Nano, Hildeprand, Adolfo López Mateos, Kubaba, and Kiya Buzurg-Ummid. After him are Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Sartaq Khan, Gaius Julius Verus Maximus, Thomas Watson Jr., Muhammad IV of Morocco, and Judith of Schweinfurt.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 159 out of 354. Before him are Al-Khayzuran (701), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Khalaf (null), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), and Muslim ibn Aqil (650). After him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), and Jotapianus (200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Abd Shams ranks 52. Before him are 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Al-Mughira (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), and Suhayl ibn Amr (556). After him are Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), Jotapianus (200), Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690), and Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850).

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