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Requested move 29 August 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 00:04, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

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Asif Ali Zardari → Asif Zardari – According to the vast majority of sources in Google Books, his common name is Asif Zardari. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 17:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). – robertsky (talk) 15:37, 29 August 2024 (UTC) — Relisting.  ASUKITE 17:27, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

@SheriffIsInTown  On hold for a couple of days, pending response from the admin who had protected the page. @Gimmetrow can you shed some light on the current protection for this page as you had protected the page in March 2009 with indefinite move-protection at the admin level? – robertsky (talk) 04:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

That being said, a search for both terms indicates that he is referred to by either names in an equal manner and Google Trends favours the longer search term even if it is ever so slightly. – robertsky (talk) 04:25, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

I will suggest having a discussion about this as the both name appears to be commonly used (example: Mohamed, Mohammed). Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:11, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

@Robertsky I was specifically talking about Google Books searches, where you mostly find high-quality scholarly sources. The longer version is rarely used in books. While news and web sources might use both versions equally, the shorter version is clearly more common in book sources. Additionally, most Pakistani TV news channels refer to him using the shorter version. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 10:34, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

The assertion that book sources more often use the short name doesn't seem to be borne out by an ngram search: . Moving to Contested, as this definitely needs a discussion, and I'm leaning oppose at present on common name grounds.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:36, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Weak support on the basis of a more concise title; no other Wikipedia article’s title includes Asif Zardari.

𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 17:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Still more commonly known as Asif Ali Zardari. Zakaria ښه راغلاست (talk) 20:26, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose The present title seems more appropriate, is common in the country and the province Zardari belongs to and is used in local political speeches as well. Sir Calculus (talk) 08:52, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Sindh, WikiProject Biography/Politics and government, WikiProject Karachi, and WikiProject Pakistan have been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 17:27, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Based on the majority of RS in G'News, his commonly used name is Asif Ali Zardari. --— Saqib (talk I contribs) 13:00, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

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