List of Jordanians

The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:

Academics

Artists

Athletes

Amer Deeb
Hamza Al-Dardour
Musa Al-Taamari
Yazan Al-Naimat
Dima and Lama Hattab - ultramarathon runners
Assad Wasfi
Bader Samreen
Aliya Boshnak

Musicians

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
Ziyad Qasim - novelist

Physicians

Lawyers

Mahmoud Hanandeh

Business people

Actors

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]

Military

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

Ahmad Obeidat, former Prime Minister of Jordan
Mithqal Al-Fayez
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
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^[13]
Fayez Tarawneh
Alia Abu Tayeh, senator
Abdul Rahim Malhas, former Health Minister

Other

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^[14]
Alia Twal (born 1988), commercial airline pilot and liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots^[15]

References

^ 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.
^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)
^ "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.

[1] تكريم مصري للفنان الأردني منذر رياحنة. Addustour (in Arabic). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[2] ياسر المصري (in Arabic)

[3] جولييت عواد - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو. elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[4] Elcinema.com Margo Haddad

[5] ميس حمدان. MBC.net (in Arabic). MBC. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[6] "Abeer Issa". CaribCMS. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[7] "Saba Mubarak". College of Fine Arts, Yarmouk University. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[8] 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.

[9] Naylor, Hugh (15 April 2011). "Nabil Sawalha, Jordan's veteran comedian poking fun at authority for 40 years". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[10] Taman, Ghalia (2023-04-04). "Rising Star & Talented Model: Meet The Many Faces Of Noor Taher". Scoop Empire. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

[11] "Egypt's Mohamed Diab chooses Tara Abboud to be the portagonist of his new film". EgyptToday. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

[12] "ركين سعد". ليالينا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-29.

[13] Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)

[14] "Arab women take to the skies in landmark move". English Alarabiya News. October 20, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[15] Ayache, Anthea (2014-02-04). "The Jordanian pilot fighting for women's right to soar". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

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