List of Jordanians
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The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:
Academics
[edit]Artists
[edit]- Muhanna Al-Dura
- George Aleef
- Wijdan Ali
- Mahmoud Taha
- Mona Saudi
- Nissa Raad
- Shereen Audi
- Hilda Hiary
- Aziz Amoura
- Kassim Al-Refai
- Khairy Hirzalla
- Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan
- Natasha Al-Maani
- Osama Hajjaj
- Nawal Abdullah
- Rajwa Ali
- Hani Alqam
- Muhammad Al-Ameri
- Jamal Ashour
- Ghada Dahdaleh
- Riham Ghassib
- Khalid Khreis
- Mohammad Nasrallah
- Juman Nimri
- Rula Shukairy
Athletes
[edit]- Amer Deeb
- Hamza Al-Dardour
- Musa Al-Taamari
- Yazan Al-Naimat
- Dima and Lama Hattab, ultramarathon runners
- Freddy Ibrahim
- Assad Wasfi
- Bader Samreen
- Aliya Boshnak
- Stephanie Al-Naber, Jordanian Footballer
Musicians
[edit]- Belly
- Zade Dirani
- Diana Karazon
- Ayah Marrar
- Hani Mitwasi
- Adham Nabulsi
- Hani Naser
- Mahmoud Radaideh
- Mai Selim
- Farah Siraj
- Iyad Sughayer
- Hana Malhas
- Rania Kurdi
Novelists, poets, researchers and writers
[edit]- Nahed Hattar, Political Activist and writer
- Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan
- Samer Libdeh - researcher, writer
- Suleiman Mousa - historian, writer
- Haider Mahmoud - poet, writer
- Abdel-Rahman Munif - novelist
- Samer Raimouny - poet, activist
- Mustafa Wahbi (Mustafa Wahbi Al Tal) - poet
- Ziyad Qasim - novelist
Physicians
[edit]Lawyers
[edit]Business people
[edit]- Abdullah Ghubn
- Iman Mutlaq
- Mary Nazzal-Batayneh
- Mohammed Shehadeh
- Abdallah Abu Sheikh
- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
- Ziyad Manasir
Actors
[edit]- Mondher Rayahneh (born 8 April 1979 in Irbid)[1]
- Yasser Al-Masri (22 November 1970 – 23 August 2018)[2]
- Juliet Awwad (born July 7, 1951 in Amman, Jordan)[3]
- Margo Haddad (born February 26, 1988)[4]
- Mais Hamdan (born October 31, 1982)[5]
- Abeer Issa (born 25 April 1961)[6]
- Saba Mubarak (born April 10, 1976 in Anjara)[7]
- Nadim Sawalha (born 9 September 1935)[8]
- Nabil Sawalha[9]
- Noor Taher (born November 2, 1999 in Amman, Jordan)[10]
- Tara Abboud (born 2001, in Amman, Jordan)[11]
- Rakeen Saad (born December 16, 1989 in Amman, Jordan)[12]
- Rania Kurdi (born 11 March 1976)[13]
Military
[edit]- Brigadier Mohammad Jamhour
- Captain Muath al-Kasasbeh - Jordanian Air Force pilot captured, held hostage, and burned alive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
- Habis Al-Majali
- Abdelsalam al-Majali
- General Muhammad Suheimat (died 1968)
Politicians
[edit]- Jamal Muhammad Abidat, Member of Parliament
- Ahmad Obeidat, former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Omar Razzaz, former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Mithqal Al-Fayez
- Ayman Safadi, Minister of foreign Affairs, Deputy prime Minister
- Bisher Al-Khasawneh, current Prime Minister of Jordan
- Akef Al-Fayez, former Deputy Prime Minister and other ministerial offices
- Samir Rifai
- Maha Ali
- Ismael Babouk, first Mayor of Amman (1909-1911)
- Fahad Ensour
- Thouqan Hindawi, former minister
- Awn Khasawneh, former Prime Minister and former judge of the International Court of Justice
- Faisal al-Fayez, former Prime Minister and current President of the Senate
- Prince Rashed Al-Khuzai
- Abdelsalam Al-Majali
- Dina Kawar, ambassador
- Hakem Al-Fayez
- Hind Al-Fayez, MP
- Ina'am Al-Mufti, first Jordanian woman to hold government office
- Ali Abu al-Ragheb
- Eid Al-Fayez, former Minister of Labour, Minister of State, and Minister of Interior
- Ali Suheimat
- Abdelraouf Rawabdeh, former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Attallah Suheimat
- Salah Suheimat, MP
- Tareq Suheimat
- Bahjat Talhouni, former Prime Minister
- Nabil Talhouni, ambassador[14]
- Fayez Tarawneh
- Alia Abu Tayeh, senator
- Mohammed Ali Tayem, politician and parliament member
- Abdul Rahim Malhas, former Health Minister
- Mohammad Abu Sheikh, politician and public activist
Other
[edit]- Amer Al-Barkawi (born June 20, 1997), professional Esports player
- Carol Rabadi (born 1977), commercial airline pilot and first woman captain of an all-Arab female flight crew on a Royal Jordanian flight[15]
- Alia Twal (born 1988), commercial airline pilot and liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots[16]
- Khalid Abdel-Hadi, Model and Activist
- Samar Dudin (born 1967), educator, theatre artist, community organizer, and political leader
- Dana Firas, Member of the Royal Family of Jordan, Advocate.
- Tima Shomali, Director.
References
[edit]- ^ تكريم مصري للفنان الأردني منذر رياحنة. Addustour (in Arabic). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ ياسر المصري (in Arabic)
- ^ جولييت عواد - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو. elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ Elcinema.com Margo Haddad
- ^ ميس حمدان. MBC.net (in Arabic). MBC. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Abeer Issa". CaribCMS. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Saba Mubarak". College of Fine Arts, Yarmouk University. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Participant: Julia Sawalha (2006-10-25). "Episode page on BBC website". Who Do You Think You Are?. Series 3. Episode 8. London, England. Event occurs at 1:10. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Naylor, Hugh (15 April 2011). "Nabil Sawalha, Jordan's veteran comedian poking fun at authority for 40 years". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Taman, Ghalia (2023-04-04). "Rising Star & Talented Model: Meet The Many Faces Of Noor Taher". Scoop Empire. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Egypt's Mohamed Diab chooses Tara Abboud to be the portagonist of his new film". EgyptToday. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "ركين سعد". ليالينا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ https://www.raniakurdi.com/.
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- ^ "Arab women take to the skies in landmark move". English Alarabiya News. October 20, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Ayache, Anthea (2014-02-04). "The Jordanian pilot fighting for women's right to soar". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.