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This is a list of notable
Palestinian Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in each of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Palestinian American or must have references showing they are Palestinian American and are notable.
List
Academics
Nadia Abu El Haj , author and professor of anthropology at
Barnard College and subject of a major tenure controversy case at
Columbia University
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod , former director of graduate studies at
Northwestern University , father of
Lila Abu-Lughod
Lila Abu-Lughod , professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies at Columbia University
Ismail al-Faruqi , former professor of religion at
Temple University and authority on comparative religion & Islam
Naseer Aruri , Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Bilal Ayyub , professor, University of Maryland, College Park
Hanna Batatu , Marxist historian most known for his work on Iraqi history
Iymen Chehade , Palestinian-Israeli conflict professor, Columbia College, Art Institute
Munther A. Dahleh , professor and director at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Palestinian)
Leila Farsakh , professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Samih Farsoun , professor of sociology at
American University and editor of
Arab Studies Quarterly
Nadia Hijab , journalist with Middle East Magazine and senior fellow at the
Institute for Palestine Studies
Rashid Khalidi ,
Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University
Joseph Massad , professor at Columbia University known for his work on
nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world
Ali H. Nayfeh , Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of
Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering
Edward Said , professor at Columbia University best known for his work on the subject of
Orientalism .
Rosemarie Said Zahlan , historian, journalist & author, sister of
Edward Said
Steven Salaita , former professor of English at
Virginia Tech , winner of Myers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights 2007
Hisham Sharabi , Professor Emeritus of History and
Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at
Georgetown University
Activists
Authors, poets, playwrights, and journalists
Susan Abulhawa , author
Ali Abunimah , journalist and co-founder of
The Electronic Intifada
Ibtisam Barakat , writer and poet
Jamal Dajani , journalist and television producer
Suheir Hammad , poet
Ray Hanania , journalist
Nadia Hijab , journalist with Middle East Magazine and senior fellow at the
Institute for Palestine Studies
Sahar Khalifeh , novelist and founder of the Women's Affairs Center in
Nablus
Ismail Khalidi (writer) , playwright
Daoud Kuttab , award-winning journalist
Najla Said , author, actress, playwright, and activist, daughter of
Edward Said
Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
Naomi Shihab Nye , poet, songwriter, and novelist
Lisa Suhair Majaj , poet and scholar
Dena Takruri , journalist, on-air presenter, and producer
Shireen Abu Akleh , journalist and producer
Business and commerce
Sam Bahour , co-founder of the Palestine Telecommunications Company, first private telecommunications company in the Middle East
Mohamed Hadid , luxury real estate developer and businessman
Bashar Masri , businessman who is involved in building
Rawabi , the first Palestinian planned city
Ramzi Musallam , billionaire financier
Farouk Shami , founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons
Film, performing, and visual arts
Hanan Alattar , operatic singer and actress
Sama Alshaibi , visual artist
Mohammed Amer , comedian, writer, actor;
Charlie Bisharat , Grammy Award-winning violinist
Cherien Dabis , film director
Said Durrah , comedian
Hanni El Khatib , singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Yousef Erakat , YouTuber
Bella Hadid , model and actress
Gigi Hadid , model and actress
Rami Kashou , fashion designer
Yousef Khanfar , photographer
Mousa Kraish , actor
Mai Masri , filmmaker and director
Jordan Nassar , visual artist
Dean Obeidallah , comedian
Tareq Salahi , appeared on television show
The Real Housewives of D.C.
Josie Totah , actress and comedian
Issa Twaimz , YouTuber
Amer Zahr , comedian, author and university lecturer
Waleed Zuaiter , actor and producer
Michael Malarkey , actor and musician
Nasri Tony Atweh , singer-songwriter, and record producer
Judiciary
Edward Rafeedie , Federal District Court judge for the Central District of California from 1982 until his death in 2008.
Medicine
Military
Musicians
Politics
Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad , head of the
Minaret of Freedom Institute , an Islamic libertarian think-tank
Justin Amash , Congressman from Michigan
Huwaida Arraf , co-founder of the
International Solidarity Movement
Mubarak Awad , founder of the
Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence
Iman Jodeh ، first
Muslim legislator in Colorado
[1]
Johnny Khamis , member of the
San Jose City Council .
Sam Rasoul , American politician, House of Delegates 11th District Election, 2017
Ibraheem Samirah , member of the
Virginia House of Delegates .
Linda Sarsour , executive director of the
Arab American Association of New York , civil rights activist, and co-chair of the
Women's March on Washington (2017)
Chris Sununu , Governor of
New Hampshire (R) (2017–), son of Governor John H. Sununu
John E. Sununu , US Senator from New Hampshire (2003–09), son of
John H. Sununu
John H. Sununu , Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89) and White House Chief of Staff to President
George H. W. Bush (1989–91)
Rashida Tlaib ,
U.S. Representative from
Michigan 's
13th Congressional district
Religion
Sports
Other
Sami Al-Arian , former professor at University of South Florida, prominent civil rights activist, imprisoned & indicted on controversial charges, cleared then deported
[2]
Nidal Malik Hasan , former soldier convicted of the
2009 Fort Hood shooting
Palestina "Tina" Isa ,
honor killing victim, daughter of Palestinian American Zein Isa, her killer
[3]
Rasmea Odeh , convicted of
immigration fraud , for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for a fatal terrorist bombing
[4]
[5]
Wadea Al-Fayoume , six year old boy living in the Chicago metropolitan area who was murdered by his landlord in the wake of the
2023 Israel–Hamas war .
See also
References
^
"Iman Jodeh, a community activist and educator, is poised to become Colorado's first Muslim lawmaker" . 23 October 2020.
^ Hussain, Murtaza; Greenwald, Glenn (February 5, 2015).
"Exclusive Interview: Sami Al-Arian, Professor Who Defeated Controversial Terrorism Charges, is Deported from U.S." The Intercept .
^ Krajicek, David J. (2013-11-10).
"Justice Story: 'Die, my daughter, die!' An old-world 'honor killing' in modern St. Louis" .
New York Daily News . Retrieved 2019-12-03 .
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"US activist found guilty of not disclosing conviction in fatal Jerusalem bombing" . The Guardian . 10 November 2014.
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"Palestinian activist convicted of immigration fraud in Detroit" . Reuters . 10 November 2014.