S. Y. Quraishi

17th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Person human Q7387988
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S. Y. Quraishi

Summary

S. Y. Quraishi is a human[1]. Born in Delhi[2], he… he was born on +1947-07-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a civil servant[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Delhi[2], S. Y. Quraishi…
  • S. Y. Quraishi was born on +1947-07-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • S. Y. Quraishi was born on +1947-11-06T00:00:00Z[6].
  • S. Y. Quraishi held citizenship in India[7].
  • S. Y. Quraishi held citizenship in British Raj[8].
  • S. Y. Quraishi held citizenship in Dominion of India[9].
  • S. Y. Quraishi worked as a civil servant[4].
  • Among S. Y. Quraishi's employers was Indian Administrative Service[10].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's education included a stint at St. Stephen's College[11].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's religion is recorded as Islam[12].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's image is recorded as Dr. S.Y. Quraishi taking charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India, in New Delhi on July 30, 2010 (cropped).jpg[13].
  • S. Y. Quraishi is recorded as male[14].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000027916052[16].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2580961[17].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's GND ID is recorded as 1145649270[18].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84206687[19].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125227511[20].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's IdRef ID is recorded as 198634803[21].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's Commons category is recorded as Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi[22].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f39c2[23].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's family name is recorded as Quraishi[24].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's given name is recorded as S.[25].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2015195886[26].
  • S. Y. Quraishi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

S. Y. Quraishi's place of birth was Delhi[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1947-07-11T00:00:00Z[3] and +1947-11-06T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

S. Y. Quraishi's education included a stint at St. Stephen's College[11].

Career and Affiliations

S. Y. Quraishi worked as a civil servant[4]. Among his employers was Indian Administrative Service[10].

Personal Life

S. Y. Quraishi's religion is recorded as Islam[12].

Why It Matters

S. Y. Quraishi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was S. Y. Quraishi born?

S. Y. Quraishi's place of birth was Delhi[2].

What did S. Y. Quraishi do for work?

S. Y. Quraishi worked as civil servant[4].

Where did S. Y. Quraishi go to school?

S. Y. Quraishi was educated at St. Stephen's College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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