Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo

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The result was no consensus. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:35, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo[edit]

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Person does not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies Oliver Virk (talk) 17:39, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Bahrain. Shellwood (talk) 18:06, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I wrote the article. A key figure in the development of the nation of Bahrain and the country's mercantile sector, as well as influential in the formation of the C19th and C20th Gulf (and in the relationship between the British and the Bahrainis), Kanoo established the first bank in Bahrain and a trading dynasty that today represents one of the largest trading and shipping conglomerates in the country. He is a major historical figure. All of this is clearly evidenced in the article which is sourced appropriately. He would pass WP:GNG having been awarded the MBE and Kaiser-i-Hind Medal alone. I wouldn't expect the nominator to perform a thorough WP:BEFORE on an historical figure, but I would have perhaps expected a more critical reading of the article and appreciation of the sources presented, which are all sound. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:38, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with everything else you say, but would take issue with the sentence, "He would pass WP:GNG having been awarded the MBE alone." It has always been the case that article subjects need to be at least two levels higher, i.e. CBEs, for that alone to be cause for notability. My father was an MBE, but it would be ridiculous to claim that an encyclopedia should have an article about him. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:15, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, Phil Bridger... I chucked in the Kaiser-i-Hind anyway. :) Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:19, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 23:49, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:06, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.