25.8% of matchups won
519 matchups
Elo 1219
tracked 2025/05/21 → 2026/09/15
mission: Establish an Islamic Republic · Iranian politics · politicians · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing29%
picked as helping wellbeing
418 matchups
14%
picked as hurting wellbeing
101 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Ali Khamenei
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11.4% wins · Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989
02
Mohammad Reza I of Iran
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24.0% wins · Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
03
Hassan Rouhani
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62.0% wins · 7th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
04
Reza Shah
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37.1% wins · Shah of Iran and founder Pahlavi Dynasty (1925–1941)
05
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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28.0% wins · 6th President of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Known for
- Founded Islamic Republic
- Led Iranian Revolution
- Imposed Islamic law
- Issued Rushdie fatwa
- United Shia factions
Based on 519 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/15. Full rankings ·
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