List of Arabs
This is a
list of famous Arabs.
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Lakhdar Brahimi - Diplomat (Ambassador, Minister, former UN Undersecretary General, and Special Adviser / Special Envoy to the UN Secretary General)
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Salah Brahimi - Adviser & Senior Cofinancing Officer, CGIAR, The World Bank
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Princess Rym Ali (of Jordan) - a.k.a Rym Brahimi, former CNN International Reporter
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Abdur Rahman Farès, President of the Provisional Executive Council
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Ferhat Abbas - President of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic FLN
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Ahmed Ben Bella - President
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Houari Boumediene - President of the Revolutionary Council
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Rabah Bitat - interim President
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Chadli Bendjedid - President
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Mohamed Boudiaf - Chairman of the High Council of State
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Ali Kafi - Chairman of the High Council of State
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Liamine Zéroual - Head of State
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika - President
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Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani *
Abdelhamid Brahimi - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1984-1988
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Ahmed Ben Bella - Algeria's first President, 1962-1965
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Houari Boumedienne - President of Algeria, 1965-1978
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Kasdi Merbah - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1988-1989
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Mouloud Hamrouche - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1989-1991
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Belaid Abdessalam - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1992-1993
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Redha Malek - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1993-1994
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Ahmed Ouyahia - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1995â€"1998 (1st), 2003â€"2006 (2nd)
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Ahmed Benbitour - Prime Minister of Algeria, 1999â€"2000
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Ali Benflis - Prime Minister of Algeria, 2000â€"2003
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Hassiba Boulmerka - athlete
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Noureddine Morceli - athlete
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Elias Zerhouni - Director of National Institutes of Health (United States)
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah - King
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Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah - Emir
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Khalifah bin Sulman Al Khalifah, Crown Prince and Prime Minister
See
List of Egyptians*
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — late president, Billionaire & one of the founding fathers of the nation
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan — President of UAE
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Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan — Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi & Commander of UAE Armed Forces
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Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum — Vice-President & Prime Minister
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Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qassimi — Ruler of Sharjah
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Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi — Ruler of Ajman
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — Vice President of UAE & Ruler of Dubai
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Sheikh Ahmad bin Hasher Al Maktoum — Ace-shooter and Olympic medallist
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Obaid bin Saif Al Nassiri — Minister of Oil
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HE Yousef Al Omeir — Chairman, Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation; Member of Supreme Petroleum Council
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Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer — Prominent businessman & Minister of Communications
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Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi — Businesswoman; Minister of Economy & Commerce
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Khalifa bin Mohammad Al Kindi — Chairman, Abu Dhabi Investment Company
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Mohammad Al Fahim — Chairman, Al Fahim Group of Companies
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Obeid Mohammad Al Jaber — Chairman, Al Jaber Group
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Anis Al Jallaf — Chairman, Dubai Investments & CEO, Emirates Bank International
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HE Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh — Vice-Chairman, Offsets Group & First Gulf Bank
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HE Easa Saleh Al Gurg — UAE's Ambassador to the UK & Vice-Chairman, National Bank of Fujairah
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Hareb bin Masoud Al Darmaki — Chairman, Abu Dhabi Securities Market
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Mohammad bin Ali Al Abbar — Chairman, Emaar Group
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Hussain Jassem Al Nowais — Chairman, Emirates Holdings
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Mahdi Al Tajir — UK-based billionaire
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Majid Al Futtaim — Billionaire businessman
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Khalaf Al Habtoor — Prominent businessman & Forbes List of Billionaires
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HE Humaid bin Nasser Al Owais — Vice-Chairman, National Bank of Dubai
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Majid Saif Al-Ghurair -
UAE,
Al-Ghurair Group CEO
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Abdelaziz Al Ghurair — Banker - Chairman, MashreqBank & Forbes List of Billionaires
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Mohammed Al-Fayed — Egyptian-born Owner of Harrods (carries a UAE passport)
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Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi — Banker, Central Bank Chairman
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Abdurrahman Bukhathir — Businessman; Chairman, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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Mohammad bin Sulayem — Race Car Champion
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Sultan bin Sulayem — Chairman, Dubai Ports
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — ex-President & Billionaire
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan — President of
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Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan — Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi & Commander of UAE Armed Forces
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Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum — Vice-President & Prime Minister
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Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qassimi — Ruler of Sharjah
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Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi — Ruler of Ajman
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — Minister of Defence & Crown Prince of Dubai
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Sheikh Ahmad bin Hasher Al Maktoum — Ace-shooter and Olympic medallist
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Obaid bin Saif Al Nassiri — Minister of Oil
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HE Yousef Al Omeir — Chairman, Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation; Member of Supreme Petroleum Council
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Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer — Prominent businessman & Minister of Communications
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Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi — Businesswoman; Minister of Economy & Commerce
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Khalifa bin Mohammad Al Kindi — Chairman, Abu Dhabi Investment Company
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Mohammad Al Fahim — Chairman, Al Fahim Group of Companies
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Obeid Mohammad Al Jaber — chairman, Al Jaber Group
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HE Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla — Ex minster of communication
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Anis Al Jallaf — Chairman, Dubai Investments & CEO, Emirates Bank International
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HE Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh — Vice-Chairman, Offsets Group & First Gulf Bank
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HE Easa Saleh Al Gurg — UAE's Ambassador to the UK & Vice-Chairman, National Bank of Fujairah
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Hareb bin Masoud Al Darmaki — Chairman, Abu Dhabi Securities Market
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Mohammad bin Ali Al Abbar — Chairman, Emaar Group
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Hussain Jassem Al Nowais — Chairman, Emirates Holdings
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Mahdi Al Tajir — UK-based billionaire
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Majid Al Futtaim — Billionaire businessman
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Khalaf Al Habtoor — Prominent businessman & Forbes List of Billionaires
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HE Humaid bin Nasser Al Owais — Vice-Chairman, National Bank of Dubai
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Abdelaziz Al Ghurair — Banker - Chairman, MashreqBank & Forbes List of Billionaires
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Mohammed Al-Fayed — Owner of Harrods (born in
Egypt) (carries a UAE passport)
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Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi — Banker, Central Bank Chairman
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Abdurrahman Bukhathir — Businessman; Chairman, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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Mohammad bin Sulayem — Race Car Champion
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Sultan bin Sulayem — Chairman, Dubai Ports
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Abdullah Mohamed Saleh — Chairman,
National Bank Of Dubai, and co-founder
Dutco*
Uday Hussein - son of Saddam Hussein
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Qusay Hussein - son of Saddam Hussein
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Ali Hassan al-Majid*
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti*
Hussein Kamel*
Raghad Hussein*
Rana Hussein*
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti*
Saddam Hussein*
Saddam Kamel*
Sajida Talfah*
Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti*
Abd-el-latif*
Abdul Razak al-Hashimi*
Ala al-Maliki*
Ali Fadel*
Aras Habib*
Hamid Raja Shalah*
Hassan Massoudy*
Hussein Kamel al-Majid*
Lamiya Abed Khadawi*
Salam Pax*
Fairuz Yamulky *
Kazem al-Haeri*
Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim*
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr*
Sayed Muhsin al-Hakim*
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun*
Abd al-Wahhab Marjan*
Abd ar-Rahman al-Haydari al-Kaylani*
Abdul Karim Qassim*
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi*
Bakr Sidqi*
Hikmat Sulayman*
Ibrahim al-Jaafari*
Iyad Allawi*
Jafar al-Askari*
Jamil al-Midfai*
Mohammed Amza Zubeidi*
Naji Shawkat*
Nuri as-Said*
Rashid Ali al-Kaylani*
Taha al-Hashimi*Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
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Yasin al-Hashimi*
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz*
Abdul Rahman Arif*
Abdul Salam Arif*
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr*
Faisal I of Iraq*
Faisal II of Iraq*
Ghazi of Iraq*
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i*
Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi*
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim*
Abdul-Ameer Abboud Rahima*
Abdul-Basit Turki*
Abdul-Latif Rashid*
Abdul-Rahman Sidiq Kareem*
Ahmed Chalabi*
Ahmed al-Barak*
Ali Al-Haidri*
Ibrahim Mohamed Bahr al-Uloum*
Alaudin Abdul-Saheb al-Alwan*
Ali Adbul-Amir Allawi*
Ali Faik al-Ghadban*
Ali Hassan al-Majid (aka "Chemical Ali")
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Aqila al-Hashimi*
Ayham al-Samaraie*
Ezzedine Salim*
Haidar al-Abbadi*
Hamid Majid Mousa*
Hashim Abdul-Rahman al-Shibli*
Hajim al-Hassani*
Ibrahim al-Jaafari*
Iyad Allawi*
Kamil Mubdir al-Gailani*
Hatem Kamil*
Khudayer Abbas*
Mahdi al-Hafidh*
Mofeed Mohammed Jawad al-Jazaeri*
Mohammed Amza Zubeidi*
Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum*
Mohammed Jassem Khudair*
Mohammed Tawfik Raheem*
Mehro Mohammed*
Mohsen Abdel Hamid*
Mouwafak al-Rabii*
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (aka "Baghdad Bob" and "Comical Ali")
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Muqtada al-Sadr*
Naji Sabri*
Naseer al-Chaderchi*
Nori al-Badran*
Adnan Pachachi*
Raja Habib al-Khuzaai*
Rashad Mandan Omar*
Salaheddine Bahaaeddin*
Salama al-Khufaji*
Sami Izara al-Majoun*
Samir Shakir Mahmoud*
Hussain al-Shahristani*
Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein*
Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tal*
Taha Yassin Ramadan*
Talib Shabib*
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi*
Wael Abdul Latif*
Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti*
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer*
Zeyad Abdul-Razzaq Mohammed Aswad*
April Fool (double agent)*
Nadhmi Auchi- Businessman
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King Abdullah I of Jordan - Emir of
Trans-Jordan (1921â€"1946), King of
Transjordan (1946â€"1949), 1st King of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949â€"1951)
*King
Abdullah II of Jordan - King of
Jordan 1999â€"present, Son of King
Hussein of Jordan*
Queen Rania of Jordan - Wife of King Abdullah II
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Toujan al-Faisal*
Faisal al-Fayez - Prime Minister of Jordan (2003â€"2005)
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Ibn al-Khattab*
Ali Abu al-Ragheb*
Sherif Hussein ibn Ali*
Mazen Asfour*
Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta*
Sultan El-Hatab*King
Hussein of Jordan*
Rania Kurdi*
Samer Kamal*
Samer Majali*
Khaled Mardam-Bey*Queen
Noor of Jordan*
Nadim Sawalha*King
Talal of Jordan*
Diana Saliba*
Samer Kurdi*
Mohammed Raei*Prince
Hamzah of Jordan*Prince
Ali bin Hussein of Jordan*Princess Rym Ali of Jordan
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Abd Allah III al-Salim al-Sabah*
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah*
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith*
Helal Al-Mutairi*
Ahmed Al-Sadoon*
Abdullah Al-Nibari*
Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf*
Abdullatif Al-Ghanim*
Yousef Al-Ibrahim*
Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah*
Jaber bin Abdullah*
Nasser Al-Kharafi*
Jassem Al-Kharafi*
Sabah bin Jaber*Emir
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah*
Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah*
Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah*Sheikh
Sabah I bin Jabir *Sheikh
Abdallah I al-Sabah *Sheikh
Jabir I al-Sabah *Sheikh
Sabah II al-Sabah *Sheikh
Abdallah II al-Sabah *Sheikh
Muhamad al-Sabah *Sheikh
Mubarak al-Sabah *Sheikh
Jabir II al-Sabah *Sheikh
Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah *Sheikh
'Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah *Sheikh
'Abd Allah III al-Salim al-Sabah *Emir
Sabah III al-Salim al-Sabah *Emir
Jabir III al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah*
Michel Aoun - military
Prime Minister, general
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Michael Fuad Badr - Leader, LLF (Lebanese Liberation Front)
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Camille Chamoun -
President (1952-8), founder of
National Liberal Party*
Dany Chamoun - leader of
National Liberal Party*
Fouad Chehab - President (1958-64), general
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Emile Edde - President (1936-41,1943), founder of
National Bloc*
Raymond Eddé - statesman
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Ahmad Reda - prominent linguist
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Suleiman Frangieh - President (1970-76)
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Samir Geagea - militia leader
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Amine Gemayel - President (1982-88)
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Bachir Gemayel - President-elect (1982), founder of
Lebanese Forces*
Pierre Gemayel - founder of
Kataeb Party*
Diana Haddad - singer
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Assi Rahbani - genius musical composer and writer (husband of
Fairuz)
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Mansour Rahbani - musical composer and writer (brother of Assi. They are known as the
Rahbani brothers)
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Fairuz, Nouhad Haddad - singer/actress
*Hoda Haddad - singer/actress (Fairuz's sister)
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Nasri Shamseddine - singer/actor
*Wadi Safi - singer/actor
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Saad Haddad - militia leader
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Rafiq Hariri - Prime Minister, businessman
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Hussein El-Husseini - Parliament Speaker (1984-92) Ended Lebanese Civil War
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Charles Helou - President (1964-70)
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Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician
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Selim al-Hoss - Prime Minister
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Elias Hrawi - President (1989-1998)
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Kamal Jumblatt - founder of
Progressive Socialist Party*
Walid Jumblatt - leader of
Progressive Socialist Party*
Najwa Karam - Singer
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Omar Karami - Prime Minister
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Rashid Karami - Prime Minister
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Bechara El Khoury - President (1943-52)
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Emile Lahoud - President (1998-)
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René Moawad - President (1989)
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Nayla Moawad - Legislator (1991-)
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Saeb Salam - Prime Minister
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Étienne Saqr - founder of
Guardians of the Cedars*
Elias Sarkis - President (1976-82)
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Spencer Abraham -
US Secretary of Energy (2001-)
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Anthony Alexander Alam - political leader, member of the
Australian Labor Party*
Marie Bashir - Governor of
New South Wales,
Australia (2001-)
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Steve Bracks - Premier of
Victoria,
Australia (1999-)
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Abdalá Bucaram -
President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
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Assid Corban - former
Mayor of
Henderson Borough and of
Waitakere City,
New Zealand.
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Bob Katter - right-wing
Australian politician
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George J. Mitchell - US Senator & peace activist (Lebanese mother)
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Jamil Mahuad - President of Ecuador (1998-2000)
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Paulo Maluf - mayor & governor of
São Paulo*
Edward Seaga -
Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
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Donna Shalala -
US Secretary of Health (1993-2001)
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John H. Sununu -
White House Chief of Staff (1989-1991)
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Julio César Turbay Ayala -
President of Colombia (1978-1982)
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Bahia Hariri - politician &
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador*
Candy Lightner - founder of
Mothers Against Drunk Driving*
Charles Malik - (
1906-
1987) - diplomat, philosopher, co-drafter of
Universal Declaration of Human Rights*
James Jabara - world's first jet-vs-jet ace
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George Joulwan - US general,
SACEUR*
Yamila Diaz - model (Lebanese father)
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Khrystyne Haje - actress
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Salma Hayek - actress (Lebanese father)
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Kathy Najimy - actress & comedienne
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John Dolmayan -
System of a Down drummer
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Al Bowlly - singer (Lebanese mother)
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Clotaire K - rapper, raps in Arabic, French and English
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Dick Dale - surf guitarist (Lebanese father)
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Herbert Khaury (Tiny Tim) - singer, ukulele player (Lebanese father)
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Shakira -
Colombian singer (Lebanese father)
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Gabriel Yared - composer
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William Peter Blatty - writer, "
The Exorcist"
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Abdulrahim Nasr Chafi- Professor at CSU, Fresno and National University. President of Dar Science&Engineering.
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Amin Maalouf - writer,
Prix Goncourt (1993)
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Ann-Marie MacDonald - writer (Lebanese mother)
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David Malouf - author (Lebanese father)
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Jorge Zahar - publisher & editor (Lebanese father)
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Rabih Alameddine - painter, novelist
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Nadia Tuéni - poet
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Joseph Abboud - fashion designer
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Reem Acra - fashion designer
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Sam Maloof - woodworker
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Elie Saab - fashion designer
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Michael Atiyah - mathematician,
Fields Medal (1966),
Abel Prize (2004) (Lebanese father)
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Elias J. Corey - chemist,
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990)
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Charles Elachi - director of
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
NASA*
Peter Medawar - immunologist,
Nobel Prize in Medicine (1960) (Lebanese father)
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Robert Abboud - ex-chairman of
First Chicago, brother of
Joseph Abboud*
Assid Corban - winemaker, founder of
Corbans*
Carlos Ghosn - CEO of
Nissan and
Renault*
Joseph Maroun Haggar - founder of
Haggar Clothing Company*
Sam Hammam - owner of
Cardiff City F.C.*
Nicolas Hayek - the 'father of
Swatch' (Lebanese mother)
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Rafik Hariri - ex-prime minister
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Carlos Slim Helu - 'Latin America's richest man'
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Mario Kassar - co-founder of
Carolco Pictures*
Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of
Ford Motors*
Paul Orfalea - founder of
Kinko's*
Edmond Safra - founder of
Republic Bank of New York and
Banco Safra in
Brazil (Jewish Syrian/Lebanese)
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Elie Samaha - chairman/CEO of
Franchise Pictures*
Dave Thomas - founder of
Wendy's (was adopted by Lebanese parents)
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Oussama Ziade - founder of
Ptech*
Christa McAuliffe - teacher and astronaut on the
Challenger Disaster*
Mohammed Raei*
Imad - Malaysian Islamic song singer.
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Nawal Al Zoghbi - singer
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Ramy Ayach - singer
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Amal Hejazy - singer
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Nancy Ajram - singer
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Nashaat Salman - composer
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Anwar Salman - Poet
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Sam Khalaf - pharmacist
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Hassan Zaim - future youth
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Michel Pharaon - Minister and Businessman
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Issam Fares - Businessman and Politician
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Mouna Ayoub - Prominent socialite and businesswoman
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Shukri Ghanem - Prime Minister of Libya, (2003 - 2006)
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Idris I of Libya - King of Libya, (1951 - 1969)
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Anas Al-Liby - Al-Qaeda operative wanted for the
1998 U.S. embassy bombings*
Muammar al-Qaddafi*
Al-Saadi Qadhafi*
Ayesha Qaddafi*
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi*
Zentani Muhammad az-ZentaniMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya - former president.
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Abd el-Krim*
Abdelaziz of Morocco *
Abdelhafid of Morocco *
Ahmed Bouchiki *
Chico Bouchikhi *
Zakariyah Essabar *
Ha-Mim *
Hassan I of Morocco*
Ibn Battuta*
Ismail of Morocco*HRH
Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco *
Lalla Hasna Mohamed Benaissa*
Mohamed Benaissa *
Mohammed Ben Aarafa *
Mohammed III of Morocco *
Mohammed V of Morocco*
Mounir El Motassadeq *
Khalil el-Moumni *
Zacarias Moussaoui *
Muhammad al-Muqri *
Abdelghani Mzoudi *
Salih ibn Tarif *
Samira Said *
Slimane of Morocco *
Yazid of Morocco *
Yusef of Morocco *
Abdellatif Filali *
Driss Jettou *HRH
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco *HRH
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco *
Younes El Aynaoui*
Karim Alami*
Hicham Arazi*
Said Aouita *
Hasna Benhassi *
Brahim Boutayeb*
Hicham El Guerrouj *
Nawl El Moutawakel *
Khalid Khannouchi *
Nezha Bidouane *
Khalid Skah *
Jamal Alioui *
Mustapha Allaoui *
Omar Charef*
Salaheddine Aqqal *
Bouabid Bouden *
Otmane El Assas *
Badr El Kaddouri *
Bouchaib El Moubarki *
Mamine Erbate*
Mustapha Hadji *
Yazid Kaissi *
Nadir Lamyaghri *
Mehdi Taouil*
Nayim*
Azzeddine Ourahou *
Tajeddine Sami *
Oussama Souaidy *
Farid Talhaoui *
Merouane Zemmama*
Moncef Zerka*
Tahar Ben Jelloun *
Paul Bowles *
Driss Chraïbi *
Fatema Mernissi *
Idris I (787-793)
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Idris II (807-827)
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1061-1106)
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Ali ibn Yusuf (1106-1142)
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Tashfin ibn Ali (1142-1146)
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Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1146)
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Is'haq ibn Ali (1146-1147)
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'Abdul-Mu'min 1145-1163
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Abu Yaqub Yusuf I 1163-1184
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Aby Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur 1184-1199
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Muhammad an-Nasir 1199-1213
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Abu Yaqub Yusuf II 1213-1224
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Abdul-Wahid I 1224
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Abdallah 1224-1227
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Yahya 1227-1235
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Idris I 1227-1232
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Abdul-Wahid II 1232-1242
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Ali 1242-1248
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Umar 1248-1266
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Idris II 1266-1269
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Mohammed I (1554-1557)
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Abdallah al-Ghalib(1557-1574)
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Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (1574-1576)
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Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576-1578)
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Ahmad I al-Mansur (1578-1603)
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Abdul Abdallah Mohammed III (1603-1607)
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Zaidan Al Nasir (1607-1628)
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Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (1628-1631)
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Al-Walid (1631-1636)
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Mohammed IV (1636-1654)
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Ahmad II (1654-1659)
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Al-Raschid (1666-1672)
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Muhammad I (1672)
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Al-Harrani, Abu'l Abbas Ahmad I, and Ismail (1672-1684)
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Ismail (1684-1727)
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Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (1727-1728) (first time)
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Abdalmalik (1728)
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Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (1728-1729) (second time)
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Abdallah (1729-1735) (first time)
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Ali 1735-1736)
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Abdallah (1736) (second time)
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Mohammed II then 1736-1738
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Al-Mostadi (1738-1740)
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Abdallah III (1740-1745)
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Zin al-Abidin (1745)
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Abdallah IV (1745-1757)
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Mohammed III (1757-1790)
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Yazid (1790 - 1792)
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Slimane of Morocco (1792 - 1822)
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Abderrahmane (1822 - 1859)
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Mohammed IV (1859 - 1873)
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Hassan I (1873 - 1894)
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Abdelaziz (1894 - 1908)
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Abdelhafid (1908 - 1912)
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Yusef (1912 - 1927)
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Mohammed VI (1999 â€") King
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Princess Lalla Salma - Princess, wife of current King.
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Said bin Sultan - Sultan of Muscat and Oman
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Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman*
Salim bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Muscat and Oman *
Azzan bin Qais, Sultan of Muscat and Oman *
Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman *
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman *
Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman *
Said Bin Taimur *
Qaboos Bin Said *
Hamad Al Wahaibi - rally champion
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Ali Al Habsi - soccer player
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Lamya - singer
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Ibrahim Abu Lughod - sociologist
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Salman Abu Sitta - academic
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Naseer Aruri - academic
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Samih Farsoun - sociologist
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Rania of Jordan - Queen of Jordan, she was born in
Kuwait*
Ismail Raji al-Faruqi - philosopher and student of religion
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Mujid S. Kazimi - nuclear physicist
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Rashid Khalidi - historian
*
Walid Khalidi - historian
*
Khaled Mardam-Bey - programmer (Palestinian mother)
*
Sari Nusseibeh - philosopher, diplomat
*
Mazin Qumsiyeh - geneticist
*
Edward Said - literary critic
*
Elias Sanbar - historian
*
Anis Sayigh - historian
*
Yezid Sayigh - historian
*
Yusif Sayigh - economist
*
Hisham Sharabi - intellectual
*
Ahmad Teebi - geneticist and dysmorphologist
*
Mahmoud Darwish - poet
*
Emile Habibi - author
*
Nathalie Handal - poet, editor
*
Ghassan Kanafani - author
*
Ghada Karmi - author
*
Sahar Khalifa - novelist
*
Naomi Shihab Nye - poet (Palestinian father)
*
Khalil al-Sakakini - author
*
Abu Salma - poet
*
Fadwa Tuqan - poet
*
Ibrahim Tuqan - poet
*
Hany Abu-Assad - film director
*
Mohammed Bakri - actor
*
Hanna Elias - film director (
The Olive Harvest)
*
Elia Suleiman - film director
*
Tawfik Abu Wael - film director (
Atash)
*
El-Funoun - dance company
*
Kamilya Jubran - singer
*
Reem Kelani - singer
*
Simon Shaheen - oud virtuoso, composer
*
Naji al-Ali - cartoonist
*
Mona Hatoum - sculptor
*
Omayya Joha - cartoonist
*
Jafar Tukan - architect
*
Mahmoud Abbas*
Nabil Amr*
Suha Arafat*
Yassir Arafat*
Hanan Ashrawi*
Hakam Balawi*
Marwan Barghouti*
Mohammed Dahlan*
Saeb Erekat*
Faisal Husseini*
Ahmed Qurei*
Nabil Shaath*
Nadine Salameh - actress
*
Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi*
Khaled Mashal*
Ahmed Yassin*
Abu Abbas - PLF
*
George Habash - PFLP
*
Abu Ali Mustafa - PFLP
*
Abu Nidal - Abu Nidal Organization
*
Ahmed Jibril - PFLP-GC
*
Ahmed Saadat - PFLP
*
Nayef Hawatmeh - DFLP
*
Huwaida Arraf - co-founder of
ISM*
Mubarak Awad - advocate of nonviolent resistance
*
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam - Islamist scholar & activist
*
Mustafa Barghouti - human rights activist
*
Sirhan Sirhan - assassin of Robert Kennedy
*
Riah Abu Assal - current
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem*
Elias Chacour - Melkite Catholic priest
*
Michel Sabah - current
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem*
Munib Younan - Lutheran bishop
*
Amin al-Husayni - former
Mufti of
Jerusalem/Al-Quds
*
Ikrimeh Sabri - current Mufti of Jerusalem
*
Azmi Bishara - member of Israeli
Knesset*
Hana Sweid- member of Israeli
Knesset with
Hadash and mayor of
Eliaboun*
Ahmed Tibi - member of Israeli Knesset
*
Abbas Suan -
soccer player for
Bnei Sakhnin in
Israel*
Said Khoury - Prominent Businessman
*
Yousef Beidas - Famous Financier
*
Sheikh Ahmad ibn 'Ali Al Thani (technically a "
hakim" or "ruler")
*Sheikh
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh
Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani *
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani*
Saleh Abdulla Haroon Saleh (Director of Civil Aviation Affairs in Qatar and member of Chamber of Commerce)
*
Khalifa Saleh Abdulla Haroon Saleh (Son of Saleh Haroon)
*
King Fahd — King
*
King Abdullah — King
*Prince
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz — Crown Prince
*Prince
Alwaleed bin Talal — Billionaire Investor
*Prince
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz — Foreign Minister
*
Sulaiman S. Olayan — Business Magnate
*
Khalid Bin Mahfouz — Banker, Forbes 100 Wealthiest Men
*
Adnan Khashoggi — Defense Contractor & formerly World's Richest Man
*
Adel al-Jubeir — Advisor to Crown Prince's Court
*
Mansour Ojjeh - Businessman
*
Saleh Abdullah Kamel - Businessman
*
Ali Ahmed Aljaaly*
Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi*
Muhammad Ahmad Yasin *
Ahmad Muhammad Salih *
Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri *
Siricio Iro Wani *
Ibrahim Abboud*
Sirr al-Khatim al-Khalifah *
Abdel Halim Muhammad *
Tijani al-Mahi *
Mubarak Shaddad *
Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman *
Luigi Adwok *
Ismail al-Azhari *
Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi *
Luigi Adwok *
Abdel Halim Muhammad *
Khidr Hamad *
Ismail al-Azhari*
Jaafar Muhammad al-Nemieri*
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab*
Ahmad al-Mirghani*
Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir*
Michel Aflaq - political theorist
*
Maher Arar - arrested under suspicion of having links with Al-Qaeda, later released without charge
*
Ahmad al-Assad - politician
*
Bashar al-Assad - President of Syria
*
Hafez al-Assad - former President of Syria
*
Sarkis Assadourian - Canadian politician
*
Hashim al-Atassi - President
*
Nureddin al-Atassi - President
*
Nazim al-Kudsi - former President
*
Sabah Fakhri - musician
*
Yusuf Faysal - politician
*
Amin Hafiz - former President of Syria
*
Fayiz Ismail - politician
*
John of Ephesus - church leader and historian
*
Abd al-Ghani Kannut - politician
*
Shukri al-Kuwatli - president
*
Nur Mahana - musician
*
Carlos Menem - former President of Argentina
*
Sabri Moudallal - musician
*
Mohammed Naji al-Otari - Prime Minister of Syria
*
Nizar Qabbani - poet and diplomat
*
Edmond Safra - founder of Republic Bank of New York
*
Ali Ahmad Said - poet
*
Sami Moubayed - writer
*
Yasser Seirawan - chess grandmaster
*
Imam Shafi - Islamic scholar
*
Adib Shishakli - army colonel
*
Ghada Shouaa - heptathlete
*
Publilius Syrus - writer
*
'Abd-al-Aziz Uthman - politician
*
George Wasoof - musician
*
Mahmoud Zuabi - Prime Minister
*
Constantin Zureiq - historian and activis
*
Wafic Said- Businessman
*
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - Tunisian politician
*
Habib Bourguiba - Tunisian politician
*
Mohamed Ghannouchi - Tunisian politician
*
Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki - Bey of Tunisia
*
Ali I - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad I ar-Rashid - Bey of Tunisia
*
Ali II ibn Hussein - Bey of Tunisia
*
Hammuda ibn Ali - Bey of Tunisia
*
Uthman ibn Ali - Bey of Tunisia
*
Mahmud ibn Muhammad - Bey of Tunisia
*
Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud - Bey of Tunisia
*
Al-Mustafa ibn Mahmud - Bey of Tunisia
*
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad III as-Sadiq - Bey of Tunisia
*
Ali Muddat ibn al-Husayn - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad IV al-Hadi - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad V an-Nasir - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad VI al-Habib - Bey of Tunisia
*
Ahmad II ibn Ali - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad VII al-Munsif - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad VIII al-Amin - Bey of Tunisia
*
Muhammad al-Amin - King of Tunisia
*
Tarak Ben Ammar - International Movie Producer
*
Azzedine Alaia - International Fashion designer
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Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed - politician
*
Mahfoud Ali Beiba - politician
*
Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun - politician
*
Abdelkader Taleb Oumar - politician
*
Mohamed Abdelaziz - politician
*
Abdullah as-Sallal - President and Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Abdul Rahman al-Iryani - President and Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Ibrahim al-Hamdi - President of North Yemen
*
Ahmed al-Ghashmi - President of North Yemen
*
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi - President of North Yemen
*
Ali Abdullah Saleh - President of North Yemen
*
Abdul Latif Dayfallah - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Mahmoud al-Gayifi - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Hassan al-Amri - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Ahmad Muhammad Numan - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Abdullah Kurshumi Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Abdul Salam Sabrah Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Hassan Muhammad Makki - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Abdul Karim al-Iryani - Prime Minister of North Yemen
*
Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi - President of South Yemen
*
Salim Ali Rubai - President of South Yemen
*
Ali Nasir Mohammed - President of South Yemen
*
Abdul Fattah Ismail - President of South Yemen
*
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas - President and Prime Minister of South Yemen
*
Ali Salim al-Baidh - President of South Yemen
*
Faysal al-Shaabi - Prime Minister of South Yemen
*
Muhammad Ali Haitham - Prime Minister of South Yemen
*
Yasin Said Numan - Prime Minister of South Yemen
*
Sallam Ali Thabet al-Adeemy - Revolutionary and a major funder of the 1962 revolution
*
Syed Hamid Albar - Malaysian Foreign Minister
*
Syed Jaafar Albar - Malaysian politician. Father of Syed Hamid Albar
*
Betty Banafe - Malaysian actress
*
Sharifah Aini - Malaysian singer
*
Alhazen -
mathematician*
Averroës -
philosopher *
Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab -
theologian *
Muhammad al-Idrisi - cartographer, geographer and traveller
*
Rahmah bin Jabir al-Jalahimah - pirate
*
Geber - chemist
*
List of Arab Americans
