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Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri

711 - 759

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Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (Arabic: يوسف بن عبد الرحمن الفهري) was an Umayyad governor of Narbonne in Septimania and the governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ruling independently following the collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate in 750. He was a descendant of Uqba ibn Nafi, the founder of Kairouan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri is the 11,264th most popular politician (down from 8,443rd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 55th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Tunisian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ranks 11,264 out of 19,576Before him are Echestratus, Ibrahim ibn Tashfin, Nasr I, Omayra Sánchez, Adone Zoli, and Mari Kiviniemi. After him are Gabriel Antonio Pereira, Viacheslav I of Kiev, Lê Đức Anh, Godegisel, Joseph Decaisne, and Francesco Dandolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 711, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ranks 3Before him are Malik ibn Anas, and Emperor Suzong of Tang.  Among people deceased in 759, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ranks 2Before him is Wang Wei. After him are Saint Othmar, and Oswulf of Northumbria.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ranks 69 out of 210Before him are Nemesianus (300), Abdellatif Kechiche (1960), Hamadi Jebali (1949), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Dracontius (455), and Nicola Pietrangeli (1933). After him are Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850), Tewhida Ben Sheikh (1909), Sitt al-Mulk (970), Mohammed Mzali (1925), Hédi Baccouche (1930), and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909).

Among POLITICIANS In Tunisia

Among politicians born in Tunisia, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri ranks 36Before him are Gaius Claudius Nero (-300), Mohamed Ennaceur (1934), Najla Bouden (1958), Hannibal Mago (-471), Bertrand Delanoë (1950), and Hamadi Jebali (1949). After him are Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850), Sitt al-Mulk (970), Mohammed Mzali (1925), Hédi Baccouche (1930), Hamed Karoui (1927), and Habib Essid (1949).