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List of Palestinian Americans

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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

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Academics

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Activists

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Authors, poets, playwrights, and journalists

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Business and commerce

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  • 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

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Judiciary

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  • Edward Rafeedie, Federal District Court judge for the Central District of California from 1982 until his death in 2008.

Medicine

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Military

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Musicians

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Politics

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Religion

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Sports

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iman Jodeh, a community activist and educator, is poised to become Colorado's first Muslim lawmaker". 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "An American teen was killed in the West Bank. His family wants answers". Washington Post. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ Hansler, Jennifer (2024-02-15). "Blinken offers condolences on reported killings of two Americans in West Bank and calls for investigation | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ^ "US activist found guilty of not disclosing conviction in fatal Jerusalem bombing". The Guardian. 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Palestinian activist convicted of immigration fraud in Detroit". Reuters. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016.