List of Jordanians
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The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:
Political leaders
- Sherif Hussein ibn Ali
- King Abdullah I of Jordan
- King Talal of Jordan
- King Hussein I
- King Abdullah II of Jordan
- Prime Minister Wasfi Al-Tal
- Queen Noor of Jordan
- Queen Rania of Jordan
Politicians
- Mithqal Al-Fayez
- Faisal al-Fayez, former Prime Minister and current President of the Senate.
- 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.
- Bisher Al-Khasawneh
- Prince Rashed Al-Khuzai
- Abdelsalam Al-Majali
- 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
- Attallah Suheimat
- Salah Suheimat, MP
- Tareq Suheimat
- Bahjat Talhouni, former Prime Minister
- Fayez Tarawneh
- Alia Abu Tayeh, Senator
Novelists, poets, researchers and writers
- 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
Military men
- Brigadier Mohammad Jamhour
- Captain Muath al-Kasasbeh - Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot captured, held hostage, and burned alive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Habis Al-Majali
- Abdelsalam al-Majali
- Major General Ibrahim Khasawneh - former Deputy Director of the Jordanian Royal Medical Services.
- General Muhammad Suheimat (died 1968)
Physicians
Athletes
- Amer Deeb
- Dima and Lama Hattab – ultramarathon runners
Musicians
- Belly
- Zade Dirani
- Diana Karazon
- DJ Khaled
- Hani Mitwasi
- Mahmoud Radaideh
- Mai Selim
- Farah Siraj
- Iyad Sughayer
- Adham Nabulsi
- Ayah Marrar
Artists
Former ambassadors
Business people
Academics
Actors
- Mondher Rayahneh (born 8 April 1979 in Irbid)[2]
- Yasser Al-Masri (22 November 1970 – 23 August 2018) [3]
- Nadim Sawalha (born 9 September 1935)[4]
- Nabil Sawalha[5]
- Eyad Nassar (born 9 November 1971 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
- Juliet Awwad (born July 7, 1951 in Amman, Jordan)[6]
- Margo Haddad (born February 26, 1988)[7]
- Mais Hamdan (born October 31, 1982)[8]
- Abeer Issa (born 25 April 1961)[9]
- Saba Mubarak (born April 10, 1976 in Anjara)[10]
Other
- Shereen Audi (born 1970), visual artist
- Mona Saudi (born 1945), sculptor
References
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)
- ^ تكريم مصري للفنان الأردني منذر رياحنة. Addustour (in Arabic). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ ياسر المصري (in Arabic)
- ^ Participant: Julia Sawalha (2006-10-25). "Episode page on BBC website". Who Do You Think You Are?. Episode 8. London, England. Event occurs at 1:10. BBC. BBC One.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|seriesno=ignored (|series-number=suggested) (help) - ^ Naylor, Hugh (15 April 2011). "Nabil Sawalha, Jordan's veteran comedian poking fun at authority for 40 years". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ 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.