Historical figures in Jeddah

The atlas holds 12 people and 16 moments here, from 628 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Idi Amin, Osama bin Laden and Gamal Abdel Nasser. Among them Business Leaders, Political Leaders and Writers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Akhmad Kadyrov

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Chechen Islamic religious leader and politician. Born in Karaganda during his family’s deportation from Chechnya, he studied in Uzbekistan, returned…

  2. Ali ibn Abi Talib

    in 628

    1 moment here

    Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph (656–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, and first Shia Imam.…

  3. Anwar Sadat

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

  4. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    from 1956 to 1965

    2 moments here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  5. George H. W. Bush

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  6. Ibn Battuta

    in 1329

    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…

  7. Idi Amin

    from 1980 to 2003

    3 moments here

    Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…

  8. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

  9. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 2023

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  10. Osama bin Laden

    from 1957 to 1968

    2 moments here

    Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…

  11. Umar ibn al-Khattab

    in 628

    1 moment here

    Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 584–644) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from 634 until his assassination.…

  12. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…

Moments

  1. 628 Wrote the Treaty of al-Hudaybiya Ali ibn Abi Talib
  2. 628 Treaty of al-Hudaybiya Umar ibn al-Khattab
  3. 1329 Departs through Jeddah Ibn Battuta
  4. 1813 Arrival to direct the Arabian war Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  5. 1956 Arab defense-pact summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  6. 1957 Move to the Hejaz Osama bin Laden
  7. 1965 Jeddah Agreement visit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  8. 1968 Al-Thager Model School attendance Osama bin Laden
  9. 1973 Arab summit travel in Jeddah Anwar Sadat
  10. 1980 Interview in Jeddah exile Idi Amin
  11. 1990 Visit to coalition personnel in Saudi Arabia George H. W. Bush
  12. 2003 Hospitalization in Jeddah Idi Amin
  13. 2003 Death in Jeddah Idi Amin
  14. 2004 Economic meetings in Jeddah Akhmad Kadyrov
  15. 2009 Treatment in Jeddah Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
  16. 2023 Final official Saudi visit Muhammadu Buhari

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