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This is a list of notable
Arabs .
Public figures
Politicians
Presidents
Houari Boumédiène was Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965-1976) and the second President of Algeria
Sheikh Khalifa, former UAE president
Houari Boumédiène (1932–1978), second president of Algeria.
Anwar Sadat (1918–1981), third president of Egypt.
Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second president of Egypt
[1]
Hosni Mubarak , former President of Egypt
Mohamed Naguib , first President of Egypt
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , son of
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and second president of the
United Arab Emirates
Hafez al-Assad , president of Syria from 1971 to 2000
Saddam Hussein , former President of Iraq
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004), president of UAE from 1971 to 2004
Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), former President of Sudan
Mahmoud Abbas , President of the State of Palestine
Bashar al-Assad , current president of Syria and son of Hafez
Monarchs
Others
Abdelkhader Houamel , (Algerian) painter, he received the Gold medal for Arabian arts.
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
Fendi Al-Fayez 19th century tribal leader.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali , former Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dodi Fayed , businessman and Princess Diana's partner
Faris Al-Rawi (Iraqi father),
Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
George J. Mitchell , (Lebanese) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from
Maine , Senate Majority Leader.
Hanan Ashrawi (born 1946), Palestinian legislator
Harun al-Rashid (763–809), fifth Abbasid caliph
John E. Sununu (Palestinian), Senator from New Hampshire
John H. Sununu (Palestinian),
Governor of New Hampshire and
White House Chief of Staff under
George H. W. Bush .
Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942), Egyptian, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2009
[2]
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and brother of
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Muhammad Abduh
Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Mustafa Kamil Pasha
Mustafa Wahbi (1919–1971) Jordanian poet, lawyer, teacher, judge, political agitator and philosopher
Nadya Suleman (Iraqi father), "Octomom"
Nick Rahall (Lebanese), Congressman from West Virginia.
Osama bin Laden (1957–2011), founder of al-Qaeda
Qasim Amin
Rifa'a el-Tahtawi
Rosemary Barkett (Syrian), first woman
Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida.
Mithqal Al-Fayez Jordanian Political Leader
Saad Zaghlul
Spencer Abraham (Lebanese), Senator from
Michigan and Secretary of Energy under Bush.
Steve Bracks (born 1954), Lebanese Australian politician
Talaat Pasha Harb
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (682–720), notable Umayyad Caliph
Yasser Arafat , (1929–2004),
Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the
Nobel Prize .
Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), former Libyan leader
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1949), prime minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai
Jamal Khashoggi , former Saudi man murdered for his political views
Military
Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
Abdullah ibn Aamir (622–678), Rashidun Arab general
'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (?–629), Arab general
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (583–638), Rashidun Arab military commander
Ahnaf ibn Qais (?–660), Rashidun Arab military commander
Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha , Rashidun Arab general
Al-Qa'qa'a ibn Amr at-Tamimi , Rashidun Arab general
Amr bin Al'aas (592–664), Rashidun Arab Armilitary commander
Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl (?–636), Rashidun Arab general
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567–625), Muslim general, also known as "Lion of God"
Hashim ibn Utbah , Rashidun Arab general
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (?–656), Rashidun Arab general
Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), Rashidun Arab military commander, also known as "sayf al-Allah" (Swords from the swords of God)
George Joulwan (Lebanese), retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief
John Abizaid (Lebanese), retired general
Mavia , warrior queen
An-Numan ibn Muqarrin (?–641), Rashidun Arab general
Saad el-Shazly (1922–2011),
Egypt 's chief of staff during the
October War
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595–674), Rashidun Arab military commander
Shurhabil ibn Hasana (583–639), Rashidun Arab general
Ubayda ibn as-Samit , Rashidun Arab general
Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan (?–640), Rashidun Arab general
Zayd ibn Harithah , Arab general
Zenobia , Arab general
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Rashidun Arab general
Activists
Religious figures
Muhammad (570/571–632), prophet in
Islam
Abu Bakr , companion of Muhammad and First Caliph
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
Aisha (d. 678), the third wife of Muhammad, the daughter of the first caliph Abu Bakr, and narrator of many
hadith
Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 599–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad and Fourth Caliph, according to Shi'a Muslims, his successor
Abdullah ibn Abbas , Early Islamic Scholar also Companion (Sahabi) and cousin of Muhammad.
Hafsa bint Umar , wife of Muhammad and the daughter of the second caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (555–619), first wife of Muhammad
Muadh ibn Jabal
Mus'ab ibn Umair (594/598–625), the first ambassador of Islam
Saeed ibn Zaid
Omar , companion of Muhammad and Second Caliph
Uthman , companion of Muhammad and Third Caliph
Zayd ibn Thabit , personal scribe of
Muhammad and was assigned the role of authenticating and collecting the oral Quranic traditions into a single bounded volume
Scientific and academic figures
Mathematics, physics and chemistry
Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835–912), mathematician
Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi (980–1037), arithmetician
Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
al-Kindi (801–873), polymath, philosopher, mathematician, physician, and music theorist,
Al-Uqlidisi (920–980), author of two works on arithmetic. He may have anticipated the invention of decimals.
Al-Umawi (1400–1489), mathematician who wrote works on mensuration and arithmetic.
Al-Zarqali (1028–1087), influential early
mathematician and
astronomer
Ahmed Zewail (born 1946), Egyptian-American scientist, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
[3]
Farouk El-Baz (born 1938), Egyptian scientist
[4]
Charles Elachi , Lebanese director of the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fawwaz T. Ulaby , Syrian winner of the 2006
IEEE Edison Medal and former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan.
George A. Doumani , geologist whose explorations helped prove the theory of continental drift.
Ali ibn Ridwan (c. 988–c. 1061), astronomer and geometer with
Khalid Ben Abdulmelik .
Muhammad al-Fazari , credited with building the first astrolabe in the Islamic world.
Biology and medicine
Abd el-Latif el-Baghdadi (1162–1231), physician, historian and Egyptologist
Al-Asma'i (739–831), pioneer of
Zoology ,
Botany and
Animal Husbandry
Afif Abdul Wahab , doctor surgeon
Daniel Amen , neuroscientist and author of Lebanese descent
Ibn Zuhr (1091–1161), prominent
physician and
parasitologist
Ibn Abi Usaibia (1203–1270,
Damascus , Syria), Arab
physician and
historian ; wrote Uyun al-Anba fi Tabaqat al-Atibba or Lives of the Physicians.
Michael DeBakey , cardiac surgeon of Lebanese descent.
Nayef Al-Rodhan, neuroscientist, philosopher and geostrategist
Paul Nassif , Plastic surgeon of Lebanese descent, Doctor on the reality show
Botched
Sami Ibrahim Haddad , doctor, surgeon and writer
Wafaa El-Sadr , director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs
Engineering
Humanities and social sciences
Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American literary theorist.
Ella Shohat , Professor of Cultural Studies at
New York University , author and lecturer.
Ibn Wahshiyya (fl. 9th century/10th century), one of the first historians to partly decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Jack Shaheen , emeritus professor of mass communications at Southern Illinois University and author.
Nada Shabout (born 1962), Iraqi American art historian, lecturer, author.
Sasson Somekh (1933–2019), Professor Emeritus of
Modern Arab Literature at Tel Aviv University.
Usamah ibn Munqidh (1095–1188, Damascus, Syria), Arab historian, politician, and diplomat.
Philosophy
Nassim Nicholas Taleb , philosopher, researcher of shigga , and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics
Traveling
Ahmad ibn Fadlan , (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq) traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad
Ibn Majid (1421–c.1500), Arabian navigator
Writing
Mathematics
Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835, Baghdad–912, Egypt), mathematician
Al-Battani (850, Harran, Turkey–929, Qasr al-Jiss, Iraq), mathematician
Thabit ibn Qurra (826–902, Harran, Turkey), mathematician
Other
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1013), Andalusian scientist; also known as Abulcasis
Alhazen (965–c.1039), scientist from Basra (modern Iraq)
Al-Jazari (1136–1206) polymath from Al-Jazira (modern Iraq/Syria)
Christa McAuliffe , Arab American; schoolteacher/astronaut who lost her life aboard the space shuttle Challenger
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526–1585), polymath from Damascus
Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), theologian and jurist
Al-Kindi (801, Basra, Iraq–873, Baghdad, Iraq), philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and musician
Arts and entertainment
Directors
Amr Salama (born 1981), Egyptian film director
Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer
Mai Masri (born 1959), Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer
Tom Shadyac (born 1958), American director, screenwriter and producer of Lebanese descent
Nadine Labaki (born 1974), Lebanese actress, director and activist
Producers
Actors
Ahmed Ezz (born 1971), Egyptian actor
Ahd Kamel (born 1980), Saudi Arabian actress
Amr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actor
Amel Bouchoucha (born 1982), Algerian actress
Adel Emam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
Aïcha Ben Ahmed (born 1983), Tunisian actress
Ali Suliman (born 1974), palestinian actor
Alia Shawkat (born 1989), American actress of Iraqi descent
Anissa Jones (1958–1976), American child actress of Lebanese descent
Abbas al-Noury (born 1952), famous Syrian actor and director
Dhafer L'Abidine (born 1972), Tunisian actor
Danny Thomas (1912–1991), American actor of Lebanese descent
Dorra Zarrouk (born 1980), Tunisian actress
Dina Shihabi (born 1989), Saudi Arabian actress
Haifa Wehbe (born 1972), Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Arab-Israeli actress
Hend Sabry (born 1979), Tunisian actress and lawyer
Jamie Farr (born 1934), American actor of Lebanese descent
Kathy Najimy (born 1957), American actress of Lebanese descent
Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Canadian actor of Lebanese descent
Kal Naga (born 1975), Egyptian actor
Kinda Alloush (born 1982), Syrian actress
Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian actor
Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), American actress of Syrian descent
Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican-American actress and producer of Lebanese descent
Samer al-Masry (born 1969), Syrian actor
Saba Mubarak (born 1976), Jordanian actress and producer
Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), American executive producer and actor of
Monk of Lebanese descent
Taim Hasan (born 1977), Syrian actor
Vic Tayback (1930–1990), American actor of Syrian descent
Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor of Lebanese descent
Wendie Malick (born 1950), American actress and fashion model of Egyptian descent
Wentworth Miller (born 1972), American actor of Syrian descent
Yousef Abu-Taleb , American actor and film producer of Jordanian descent
Yousra (born 1955), Egyptian actress
Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978), Palestinian actress
Rami Malek (born 1981), American actor of Egyptian descent
Rachid El Ouali (born 1965), Moroccan actor
Michael Ansara (1922–2013), American actor of Syrian descent
Mais Hamdan (born 1982), Jordanian actress, comedian, singer and television presenter
Makram Khoury (born 1945), Arab-Israeli actor
Monther Rayahneh (born 1979), Jordanian actor
Mena Massoud (born 1991), Canadian actor of Egyptian descent
Najwa Nimri (born 1972), Spanish actress of Jordanian descent
Nadine Nassib Njeim (born 1984), Lebanese actress and former Miss Lebanon 2004
Nelly Karim (born 1974), Egyptian actress
Casey Kasem (1932–2014), American radio personality and
voice actor of Lebanese descent
Cyrine Abdelnour (born 1974), Lebanese singer, actress and model
Claudia Cardinale (born 1938), Italian actress of Tunisian descent
Lotfi Abdelli (born 1970), Tunisian actor
Comedians
Ahmed Helmy (born 1969), Egyptian comedian, actor, film producer, television presenter and a renowned television personality
Duraid Lahham (born 1934), Syrian comedian and director
Ronnie Khalil (born 1977), American stand-up comedian of Egyptian descent
Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American stand-up comedian and writer of Egyptian descent
Remy Munasifi (born 1980) American comedian of Iraqi-Lebanese descent
Tima Shomali (born 1985), Jordanian producer, director, writer, and comedian
Musicians
Amr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian singer and composer of geel music
Amal Murkus (born 1968), Arab-Palestinian singer
Ahmed Mekky (born 1980), Egyptian actor, writer, director, rapper and singer
Ahlam (born 1968), Emirati singer
Asmahan (born 1912), Syrian singer and actress
[5]
Assala Nasri (born 1969), Syrian singer
Bedouin (DJs) music production and DJ partnership, consisting of Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe
Farid al-Atrash (born 1910), Syrian singer
Fairuz (born 1935), Lebanese singer
Frank Zappa , (half Arab father) musician
Fredwreck , Palestinian hip-hop producer
Haifa Wehbe , Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
Hussain Al Jassmi , Emirati singer
Kadim Al Sahir , Iraqi singer, composer, and songwriter
Klay BBJ (born 1989), Tunisian rapper
Karl Wolf , Lebanese singer
Khaled , Algerian singer
DJ Khaled , Palestinian rapper, music producer
Lydia Canaan , Lebanese, singer-songwriter, recording artist
Latifa (born 1968), Tunisian singer
Mohammed Assaf (born 1989), Palestinian singer
Mai Selim , Jordanian singer and actress
Maryem Tollar , Egyptian singer who primarily sings Arabic songs
Massari , Lebanese singer
Myriam Fares , Lebanese singer, dancer, actress and entertainer
Naser Mestarihi , (Jordanian father)
Hard rock musician
Nancy Ajram , Lebanese singer
Omar Khorshid , Egyptian instrumental guitarist
Paul Anka , Lebanese singer-songwriter
Sammy Hagar , (partially Lebanese) rock musician and former lead singer of
Van Halen
Saad Lamjarred (born 1985), Moroccan singer
Shadia Mansour , Palestinian singer and rapper
Shatha Hassoun (born 1981), Iraqi-Moroccan singer
Shakira , Colombian singer of Lebanese descent
Tiffany Darwish aka Tiffany, American pop singer of Lebanese descent
Umm Kulthum (c.1900–1975), Egyptian singer
[6]
Wafah Dufour , (Saudi Arabian father), supermodel and singer
Elissa , Lebanese singer
Tamer Hosny , Egyptian singer, actor, composer, director and songwriter
Tamer Nafar (born 1979), Palestinian rapper, actor, screenwriter and social activist
Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
Majida El Roumi , Lebanese singer
Fashion designers
Cultural figures
Writers
Abbas Mahmud al-Aqqad (1889–1964), Egyptian thinker and writer
Charles Corm (Lebanese) (1894–1963), writer, businessman and philanthropist
Abdel Rahman Shokry (born 1886), Egyptian poet
Al-Khansa (7th century), Arabian poet
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965), poet from Samawah (modern Iraq)
Amin Maalouf (born 1949), Lebanese author
Antarah ibn Shaddad (fl.580), Pre-Islamic Arabian hero and poet
Fadwa Touqan (1917–2003), Palestinian Poet, known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry
Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008), Palestinian poet and author
Ibrahim Touqan (1905–1941), Palestinian poet and college professor
Imru' al-Qais (c.501–c.544), Arabian poet
Khalil Gibran or
Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, philosopher, and painter
Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Egyptian novelist
[7]
Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American writer
Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer
[8]
Edward Said , Palestinian literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist
Helen Thomas , Lebanese reporter, columnist and White House correspondent
Nader El-Bizri , Lebanese philosopher, historian of science, and architect
Ismail al-Faruqi , Palestinian philosopher and authority on Islam and comparative religion
Mona Simpson , (Syrian father Abdulfattah Jandali) novelist
Lorraine Ali , Iraqi reporter, editor, culture writer, and music critic for
Newsweek
Mohamed Ali al-Nasiri , Iraqi journalist
Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet and writer
Mo Gawdat (born 20 June 1967), Egypt
Artists
See list of Arab artists
Other
Rima Fakih , Lebanese, Miss USA 2010
Valerie Domínguez Tarud , Lebanese, previous Miss Colombia
Dina Azar , Miss Lebanon 1995
Gabrielle Bou Rached , Miss Lebanon 2005
Sonia Fares , Miss Lebanon 1969
Nadine Wilson Njeim , Miss Lebanon 2007
Georgina Rizk (born 1953), Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971
Christina Sawaya , Miss Lebanon 2001/Miss International 2002
Rosarita Tawil , Miss Lebanon 2008
Moustapha Akkad , Syrian film producer and director
Entrepreneurs
Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1968–2010), UAE businessman
Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955), member of the Saudi royal family, and world's 19th richest person in 2010
Mohamed Alabbar , UAE businessman
John Zogby , Lebanese founder and current President/CEO of
Zogby International
Naguib Sawiris , 62nd richest person on earth in a 2007 list of billionaires, reaching US$10.0 billion with his company
Orascom Telecom Holding
Najeeb Halaby , Syrian father of Queen
Noor of Jordan Lisa Elhalabi, Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration ; CEO, and chairman of
Pan Am
Manuel Moroun , owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the
Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
Jacques Nasser , Lebanese, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company
John J. Mack , Lebanese, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of
Morgan Stanley
Charles Corm , Lebanese, exclusive agent of over 50 major U.S. brands including
Ford Motor Company
Ray R. Irani , Palestinian, Chairman and CEO of
Occidental Petroleum
Carlos Ghosn , Lebanese, former Chairman and CEO of
Renault and
Nissan
Sports
Ahmed Kaddour , Lebanese professional boxer, from NBC show
The Contender
Alaa Abdelnaby ,
NBA player for the
Portland Trail Blazers ,
Milwaukee Bucks ,
Boston Celtics ,
Philadelphia 76ers , and the
Sacramento Kings
Bill George , NFL player and Hall of Famer
Drew Haddad , Indianapolis Colts
Doug Flutie , (Lebanese father) NFL Player of the
Buffalo Bills and
San Diego Chargers
Gavin Maloof , owns the Sacramento Kings
George Maloof, Sr. , owned the NBA’s Houston Rockets[
citation needed ]
Jeff George , quarterback for several NFL teams
Jim Harrick , UCLA’s coach
Joe Robbie , former owner and founder of the
NFL 's
Miami Dolphins
John Jaha , sports athlete, of the
MLB
Milwaukee Brewers
Justin Abdelkader ,
American
ice hockey
forward playing for the
Detroit Red Wings of the
National Hockey League (NHL)
Omar Sheika , Palestinian professional boxer, four-time world title challenger.
Riyad Karim Mahrez , Algerian professional footballer for
Manchester City F.C. and
Premier League champion (seasons:2015-2016, 2018-2019)
Rich Kotite , NFL coach
Rocco Baldelli , Syrian professional baseball
Red Sox
Rony Seikaly , Lebanese former NBA Player, now DJ
Nasser Al-Attiyah , Qatari 2012 Olympic skeet bronze medallist, and racing driver
Mostapha al-Turk , Lebanese retired MMA fighter that competed in the
UFC
Mohamed Salah , Egyptian professional footballer for
Liverpool F.C. and twice
Premier League Golden Boot winner
Omar Al Somah , Syrian professional footballer for
Al Ahli Saudi FC and three-time
Saudi Pro League top scorer
Omar Abdulrahman
Militants
See also
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