Historical figures in Baghdad
The atlas holds 37 people and 56 moments here, from 522 BC to 2021. The most recorded lives are Saddam Hussein, Al-Ghazali and Baháʼu'lláh. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1979
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 1970
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
in 2004
1 moment here
Iraqi militant leader who founded and led the Islamic State. This chronology records documented physical presence only, emphasizing birth, residence,…
Abu Nuwas
from 786 to 814
2 moments here
Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…
Agatha Christie
in 1928
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1982
1 moment here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Akhmad Kadyrov
in 2001
1 moment here
Chechen Islamic religious leader and politician. Born in Karaganda during his family’s deportation from Chechnya, he studied in Uzbekistan, returned…
Al-Farabi
in 942
1 moment here
Abu Nasr al-Farabi was an early Islamic philosopher, logician, and music theorist. The surviving reliable evidence for his movements is sparse: it…
Al-Ghazali
from 1091 to 1097
3 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Baháʼu'lláh
from 1853 to 1863
3 moments here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Darius the Great
in 522 BC
1 moment here
Darius I, commonly called Darius the Great, was Achaemenid king of kings from 522 to 486 BCE.…
Fuzuli
in 1534
1 moment here
Fuzuli (Muhammad bin Suleyman) was a 16th-century Azerbaijani-language poet who also wrote in Persian and Arabic.…
Harun al-Rashid
from 782 to 786
2 moments here
Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid caliph, reigning from 786 to 809. Born at Ray, he led expeditions against Byzantium before becoming caliph,…
Hulegu Khan
in 1258
2 moments here
Mongol prince, founder and first ruler of the Ilkhanate. Hulegu led the Mongol conquest of much of western Asia, including the destruction of the…
Ibn Battuta
in 1327
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Jacques Chirac
in 1975
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1991
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Mahmud al-Kashgari
from 1057 to 1072
2 moments here
Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer best known for the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, a foundational dictionary of Turkic languages.…
Mimar Sinan
in 1535
1 moment here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1953
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Muammar Gaddafi
from 1978 to 1990
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad al-Bukhari
from 825 to 862
2 moments here
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…
Muhammad Ali
in 1990
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 820 to 825
2 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Moments
- 522 BC Crossing of the Tigris during the Babylonian campaign Darius the Great
- 782 Departure for Byzantine campaign Harun al-Rashid
- 786 Move to Baghdad Abu Nuwas
- 786 Accession prayers at Baghdad’s Great Mosque Harun al-Rashid
- 814 Death in Baghdad Abu Nuwas
- 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Journey via Baghdad Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 862 Final recorded visit to Baghdad Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 942 Baghdad scholarly residence Al-Farabi
- 1057 Refugee settlement in Baghdad Mahmud al-Kashgari
- 1072 Compiling Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk Mahmud al-Kashgari
- 1091 Professor at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Withdrawal from Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Brief stay in Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1223 Departure for study in Baghdad Saadi Shirazi
- 1258 Eastern siege camp at Baghdad Hulegu Khan
- 1258 Visit to the caliphal palace Hulegu Khan
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1393 Capture of Baghdad Timur
- 1401 Siege of Baghdad Timur
- 1534 Presentation to Sultan Suleiman after the conquest of Baghdad Fuzuli
- 1534 Enters Baghdad Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1535 Baghdad campaign Mimar Sinan
- 1853 Exile journey to Baghdad Baháʼu'lláh
- 1856 Return to Baghdad Baháʼu'lláh
- 1863 Twelve-day stay in the Najibiyyih Garden Baháʼu'lláh
- 1928 Journey to Baghdad Agatha Christie
- 1932 Visit to Baghdad Rabindranath Tagore
- 1932 Arrival for Baghdad engagement Umm Kulthum
- 1946 Return visit to Baghdad Umm Kulthum
- 1950 Birth in Baghdad Zaha Hadid
- 1953 Flight to Baghdad after failed coup Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1959 Qasim assassination attempt Saddam Hussein
- 1965 Entry into Iraq at Kadhimiya Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1970 University education in Baghdad Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1975 Official visit to Baghdad Jacques Chirac
- 1975 Four-day visit to Iraq Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1978 Arab League summit in Baghdad Muammar Gaddafi
- 1979 Arab League summit Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1982 Islamic peace mission in Baghdad Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1983 Rumsfeld meeting Saddam Hussein
- 1986 Operational headquarters in Baghdad Yasser Arafat
- 1990 Hostage-release mission Muhammad Ali
- 1990 Hostage-release mission to Baghdad Willy Brandt
- 1990 Arab League summit in Baghdad Muammar Gaddafi
- 1991 Meeting with Saddam Hussein Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 2001 Visit to Iraq Akhmad Kadyrov
- 2003 Custody at Baghdad International Airport Saddam Hussein
- 2004 Residence in Tobchi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi