Historical figures in Kabul
The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1504 to 2002. The most recorded lives are Osama bin Laden, Babur and Muhammad Ali. Among them Business Leaders, Engineers and Inventors and Writers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Osama bin Laden
from 1996 to 2001
3 moments here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Babur
from 1504 to 1514
2 moments here
Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…
Muhammad Ali
in 2002
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1969
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1973
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Moments
- 1504 Conquest of Kabul Babur
- 1514 Return to Kabul Babur
- 1969 Visit to Kabul Indira Gandhi
- 1973 Non-Aligned conference Saddam Hussein
- 1996 Transit through Kabul Osama bin Laden
- 2000 Flight to Kabul after USS Cole bombing Osama bin Laden
- 2001 Appearance in Kabul with al-Zawahiri Osama bin Laden
- 2002 United Nations goodwill mission Muhammad Ali