Mecca in the Space Age
The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1972 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Muhammad Ali, Saddam Hussein and Suharto.
Notable people
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
in 2008
1 moment here
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015.…
Islam Karimov
in 1992
1 moment here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
Khaleda Zia
in 2005
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Muhammad Ali
from 1972 to 1988
2 moments here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1988
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Suharto
in 1991
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Moments
- 1972 Hajj pilgrimage Muhammad Ali
- 1988 Second Hajj pilgrimage Muhammad Ali
- 1988 Pilgrimage in Mecca and Medina Saddam Hussein
- 1991 Hajj pilgrimage Suharto
- 1992 Umrah at the Kaaba Islam Karimov
- 2005 Umrah pilgrimage at Mecca Khaleda Zia
- 2008 Interfaith conference in Mecca Abdullah of Saudi Arabia