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This is a list of notable Arabs.

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## Public figures[edit]

### Politicians[edit]

#### Presidents[edit]

* Adib Shishakli (born 1909), President of Syria

Houari Boumédiène was Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965-1976) and the second President of Algeria Sheikh Khalifa, former UAE president

* Houari Boumédiène (1932–1978), second president of Algeria.
* Anwar Sadat (1918–1981), third president of Egypt.
* Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), second president of Egypt[1]
* Hosni Mubarak, former President of Egypt
* Mohamed Naguib, first President of Egypt
* Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and second president of the United Arab Emirates
* Hafez al-Assad, president of Syria from 1971 to 2000
* Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq
* Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004), president of UAE from 1971 to 2004
* Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), former President of Sudan
* Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
* Bashar al-Assad, current president of Syria and son of Hafez

#### Monarchs[edit]

* Hussein bin Talal (1935–1999), King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
* Abdullah II Al-Hussein, King of Jordan since 1999
* Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1904–1975), King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
* Ibn Saud (1876–1953), first king of Saudi Arabia
* Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Saud (1902–1969), second king of Saudi Arabia
* Mohammed VI of Morocco (born 1963), king of Morocco 1999 to present

### Others[edit]

* Abdelkhader Houamel, (Algerian) painter, he received the Gold medal for Arabian arts.
* Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
* Fendi Al-Fayez 19th century tribal leader.
* Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
* Dodi Fayed, businessman and Princess Diana's partner
* Faris Al-Rawi (Iraqi father), Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
* George J. Mitchell, (Lebanese) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader.
* Hanan Ashrawi (born 1946), Palestinian legislator
* Harun al-Rashid (763–809), fifth Abbasid caliph
* John E. Sununu (Palestinian), Senator from New Hampshire
* John H. Sununu (Palestinian), Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under George H. W. Bush.
* Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942), Egyptian, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2009[2]
* Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and brother of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
* Muhammad Abduh
* Muhammad Husayn Haykal
* Mustafa Kamil Pasha
* Mustafa Wahbi (1919–1971) Jordanian poet, lawyer, teacher, judge, political agitator and philosopher
* Nadya Suleman (Iraqi father), "Octomom"
* Nick Rahall (Lebanese), Congressman from West Virginia.
* Osama bin Laden (1957–2011), founder of al-Qaeda
* Qasim Amin
* Rifa'a el-Tahtawi
* Rosemary Barkett (Syrian), first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida.
* Mithqal Al-Fayez Jordanian Political Leader
* Saad Zaghlul
* Spencer Abraham (Lebanese), Senator from Michigan and Secretary of Energy under Bush.
* Steve Bracks (born 1954), Lebanese Australian politician
* Talaat Pasha Harb
* Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (682–720), notable Umayyad Caliph
* Yasser Arafat, (1929–2004), Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize.
* Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), former Libyan leader
* Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1949), prime minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai
* Jamal Khashoggi, former Saudi man murdered for his political views

### Military[edit]

* Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
* Abdullah ibn Aamir (622–678), Rashidun Arab general
* 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (?–629), Arab general
* Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (583–638), Rashidun Arab military commander
* Ahnaf ibn Qais (?–660), Rashidun Arab military commander
* Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, Rashidun Arab general
* Al-Qa'qa'a ibn Amr at-Tamimi, Rashidun Arab general
* Amr bin Al'aas (592–664), Rashidun Arab Armilitary commander
* Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl (?–636), Rashidun Arab general
* Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567–625), Muslim general, also known as "Lion of God"
* Hashim ibn Utbah, Rashidun Arab general
* Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (?–656), Rashidun Arab general
* Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), Rashidun Arab military commander, also known as "sayf al-Allah" (Swords from the swords of God)
* George Joulwan (Lebanese), retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief
* John Abizaid (Lebanese), retired general
* Mavia, warrior queen
* An-Numan ibn Muqarrin (?–641), Rashidun Arab general
* Saad el-Shazly (1922–2011), Egypt's chief of staff during the October War
* Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595–674), Rashidun Arab military commander
* Shurhabil ibn Hasana (583–639), Rashidun Arab general
* Ubayda ibn as-Samit, Rashidun Arab general
* Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan (?–640), Rashidun Arab general
* Zayd ibn Harithah, Arab general
* Zenobia, Arab general
* Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Rashidun Arab general

### Activists[edit]

* Jamal al-Dhari
* Ralph Nader, (Lebanese) consumer advocate, politician, first Arab American to run for President of the United States.
* Salem Hanna Khamis
* Toujan al-Faisal
* Ibtihal Al-Khatib
* Islah Jad
* James Zogby, (Lebanese) founder and president of the Arab American Institute.
* Umar al-Tilmisani, third General Guide (Murshid al-'Am) of the Egyptian Muslim Brothers
* Zainab Salbi, (Iraqi), co-founder and president of Women for Women International.
* Rahaf Al Qunoon
* Loujain Al Hathloul
* Wajeha Al Huwaider
* Sarah Idan, Iraqi American activist and former Miss Iraq.

### Religious figures[edit]

* Muhammad (570/571–632), prophet in Islam
* Abu Bakr, companion of Muhammad and First Caliph
* Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
* Aisha (d. 678), the third wife of Muhammad, the daughter of the first caliph Abu Bakr, and narrator of many hadith
* Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 599–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad and Fourth Caliph, according to Shi'a Muslims, his successor
* Abdullah ibn Abbas, Early Islamic Scholar also Companion (Sahabi) and cousin of Muhammad.
* Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad and the daughter of the second caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab
* Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (555–619), first wife of Muhammad
* Muadh ibn Jabal
* Mus'ab ibn Umair (594/598–625), the first ambassador of Islam
* Saeed ibn Zaid
* Omar, companion of Muhammad and Second Caliph
* Uthman, companion of Muhammad and Third Caliph
* Zayd ibn Thabit, personal scribe of Muhammad and was assigned the role of authenticating and collecting the oral Quranic traditions into a single bounded volume

## Scientific and academic figures[edit]

### Mathematics, physics and chemistry[edit]

* Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835–912), mathematician
* Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi (980–1037), arithmetician
* Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
* al-Kindi (801–873), polymath, philosopher, mathematician, physician, and music theorist,
* Al-Uqlidisi (920–980), author of two works on arithmetic. He may have anticipated the invention of decimals.
* Al-Umawi (1400–1489), mathematician who wrote works on mensuration and arithmetic.
* Al-Zarqali (1028–1087), influential early mathematician and astronomer
* Ahmed Zewail (born 1946), Egyptian-American scientist, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[3]
* Farouk El-Baz (born 1938), Egyptian scientist[4]
* Charles Elachi, Lebanese director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
* Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Syrian winner of the 2006 IEEE Edison Medal and former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan.
* George A. Doumani, geologist whose explorations helped prove the theory of continental drift.
* Ali ibn Ridwan (c. 988–c. 1061), astronomer and geometer with Khalid Ben Abdulmelik.
* Muhammad al-Fazari, credited with building the first astrolabe in the Islamic world.

### Biology and medicine[edit]

* Abd el-Latif el-Baghdadi (1162–1231), physician, historian and Egyptologist
* Al-Asma'i (739–831), pioneer of Zoology, Botany and Animal Husbandry
* Afif Abdul Wahab, doctor surgeon
* Daniel Amen, neuroscientist and author of Lebanese descent
* Ibn Zuhr (1091–1161), prominent physician and parasitologist
* Ibn Abi Usaibia (1203–1270, Damascus, Syria), Arab physician and historian; wrote Uyun al-Anba fi Tabaqat al-Atibba or Lives of the Physicians.
* Michael DeBakey, cardiac surgeon of Lebanese descent.
* Nayef Al-Rodhan, neuroscientist, philosopher and geostrategist
* Paul Nassif, Plastic surgeon of Lebanese descent, Doctor on the reality show Botched
* Sami Ibrahim Haddad, doctor, surgeon and writer
* Wafaa El-Sadr, director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs

### Engineering[edit]

* Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil, architect
* Hassan Fathy (1900–1989), noted Egyptian architect
* Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah (1895–1935), early electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor.
* Rifat Chadirji, architect
* Suad Amiry, architect
* Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British architect

### Humanities and social sciences[edit]

* Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American literary theorist.
* Ella Shohat, Professor of Cultural Studies at New York University, author and lecturer.
* Ibn Wahshiyya (fl. 9th century/10th century), one of the first historians to partly decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
* Jack Shaheen, emeritus professor of mass communications at Southern Illinois University and author.
* Nada Shabout (born 1962), Iraqi American art historian, lecturer, author.
* Sasson Somekh (1933–2019), Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Literature at Tel Aviv University.
* Usamah ibn Munqidh (1095–1188, Damascus, Syria), Arab historian, politician, and diplomat.

#### Philosophy[edit]

* Nassim Nicholas Taleb, philosopher, researcher of shigga , and veteran practitioner of financial mathematics

#### Traveling[edit]

* Ahmad ibn Fadlan, (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq) traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad
* Ibn Majid (1421–c.1500), Arabian navigator

#### Writing[edit]

* Ahmad al-Qalqashandi (1355–1418), writer
* Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf (750–809), (عباس بن الأحنف)
* Iliyya Abu Madi (d. 1957)
* Layla al-Akhyaliyyah (d. 704)
* Abu-l-'Atahiya (d. 828)
* Muhyi al-din ibn al-'Arabi (d. 1240)
* Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908)
* Abd Al-Rahman Abnudi (born 1938)
* Abdel latif Moubarak (born 1964)
* Abdul Rahman Yusuf (born 1970)
* Abo Al Qassim Al Shabbi
* Abu-l-'Atahiya (748–828)
* Al-Mutanabbi (915–965)
* Abu 'Afak (7th Century)
* Abu Tammam (c. 805–845)
* Abbas Al Akkad (1889–1964)
* Adunis (born 1928)
* Ali Al Jallawi (born 1975)
* al-Akhtal (c. 640–710)
* Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625)
* Muhammed Almagut (1934–2006)
* Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq (7th Century)
* 'Alqama ibn 'Abada (6th century)
* Ibn Ammar (c. 1031–1086)
* Amr ibn Kulthum (6th century)
* 'Antara Ibn Shaddad (d. c. 580)
* Asma bint Marwan
* Abu Layla al-Muhalhel
* Antarah ibn Shaddad
* Ibn Hawqal (943–969, Iraq), writer
* Imru' al-Qais
* Al-Khansa
* Al-A'sha
* Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
* Amr ibn Kulthum
* Harith ibn Hilliza Al-Yashkuri
* Labīd
* Tarafa
* Al-Nabigha

#### Mathematics[edit]

* Ahmed ibn Yusuf (835, Baghdad–912, Egypt), mathematician
* Al-Battani (850, Harran, Turkey–929, Qasr al-Jiss, Iraq), mathematician
* Thabit ibn Qurra (826–902, Harran, Turkey), mathematician

### Other[edit]

* Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1013), Andalusian scientist; also known as Abulcasis
* Alhazen (965–c.1039), scientist from Basra (modern Iraq)
* Al-Jazari (1136–1206) polymath from Al-Jazira (modern Iraq/Syria)
* Christa McAuliffe, Arab American; schoolteacher/astronaut who lost her life aboard the space shuttle Challenger
* Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526–1585), polymath from Damascus
* Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), theologian and jurist
* Al-Kindi (801, Basra, Iraq–873, Baghdad, Iraq), philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and musician

## Arts and entertainment[edit]

### Directors[edit]

* Amr Salama (born 1981), Egyptian film director
* Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer
* Mai Masri (born 1959), Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer
* Tom Shadyac (born 1958), American director, screenwriter and producer of Lebanese descent
* Nadine Labaki (born 1974), Lebanese actress, director and activist

### Producers[edit]

* Mario Kassar (born 1951), Lebanese film producer
* Tony Thomas (born 1948), American producer of Lebanese descent

### Actors[edit]

* Ahmed Ezz (born 1971), Egyptian actor
* Ahd Kamel (born 1980), Saudi Arabian actress
* Amr Waked (born 1973), Egyptian actor
* Amel Bouchoucha (born 1982), Algerian actress
* Adel Emam (born 1940), Egyptian actor
* Aïcha Ben Ahmed (born 1983), Tunisian actress
* Ali Suliman (born 1974), palestinian actor
* Alia Shawkat (born 1989), American actress of Iraqi descent
* Anissa Jones (1958–1976), American child actress of Lebanese descent
* Abbas al-Noury (born 1952), famous Syrian actor and director
* Dhafer L'Abidine (born 1972), Tunisian actor
* Danny Thomas (1912–1991), American actor of Lebanese descent
* Dorra Zarrouk (born 1980), Tunisian actress
* Dina Shihabi (born 1989), Saudi Arabian actress
* Haifa Wehbe (born 1972), Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
* Hiam Abbass (born 1960), Arab-Israeli actress
* Hend Sabry (born 1979), Tunisian actress and lawyer
* Jamie Farr (born 1934), American actor of Lebanese descent
* Kathy Najimy (born 1957), American actress of Lebanese descent
* Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Canadian actor of Lebanese descent
* Kal Naga (born 1975), Egyptian actor
* Kinda Alloush (born 1982), Syrian actress
* Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian actor
* Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), American actress of Syrian descent
* Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican-American actress and producer of Lebanese descent
* Samer al-Masry (born 1969), Syrian actor
* Saba Mubarak (born 1976), Jordanian actress and producer
* Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), American executive producer and actor of Monk of Lebanese descent
* Taim Hasan (born 1977), Syrian actor
* Vic Tayback (1930–1990), American actor of Syrian descent
* Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor of Lebanese descent
* Wendie Malick (born 1950), American actress and fashion model of Egyptian descent
* Wentworth Miller (born 1972), American actor of Syrian descent
* Yousef Abu-Taleb, American actor and film producer of Jordanian descent
* Yousra (born 1955), Egyptian actress
* Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978), Palestinian actress
* Rami Malek (born 1981), American actor of Egyptian descent
* Rachid El Ouali (born 1965), Moroccan actor
* Michael Ansara (1922–2013), American actor of Syrian descent
* Mais Hamdan (born 1982), Jordanian actress, comedian, singer and television presenter
* Makram Khoury (born 1945), Arab-Israeli actor
* Monther Rayahneh (born 1979), Jordanian actor
* Mena Massoud (born 1991), Canadian actor of Egyptian descent
* Najwa Nimri (born 1972), Spanish actress of Jordanian descent
* Nadine Nassib Njeim (born 1984), Lebanese actress and former Miss Lebanon 2004
* Nelly Karim (born 1974), Egyptian actress
* Casey Kasem (1932–2014), American radio personality and voice actor of Lebanese descent
* Cyrine Abdelnour (born 1974), Lebanese singer, actress and model
* Claudia Cardinale (born 1938), Italian actress of Tunisian descent
* Lotfi Abdelli (born 1970), Tunisian actor

### Comedians[edit]

* Ahmed Helmy (born 1969), Egyptian comedian, actor, film producer, television presenter and a renowned television personality
* Duraid Lahham (born 1934), Syrian comedian and director
* Ronnie Khalil (born 1977), American stand-up comedian of Egyptian descent
* Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American stand-up comedian and writer of Egyptian descent
* Remy Munasifi (born 1980) American comedian of Iraqi-Lebanese descent
* Tima Shomali (born 1985), Jordanian producer, director, writer, and comedian

### Musicians[edit]

* Amr Diab (born 1961), Egyptian singer and composer of geel music
* Amal Murkus (born 1968), Arab-Palestinian singer
* Ahmed Mekky (born 1980), Egyptian actor, writer, director, rapper and singer
* Ahlam (born 1968), Emirati singer
* Asmahan (born 1912), Syrian singer and actress[5]
* Assala Nasri (born 1969), Syrian singer
* Bedouin (DJs) music production and DJ partnership, consisting of Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe
* Farid al-Atrash (born 1910), Syrian singer
* Fairuz (born 1935), Lebanese singer
* Frank Zappa, (half Arab father) musician
* Fredwreck, Palestinian hip-hop producer
* Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese former beauty pageant contestant, singer and actress
* Hussain Al Jassmi, Emirati singer
* Kadim Al Sahir, Iraqi singer, composer, and songwriter
* Klay BBJ (born 1989), Tunisian rapper
* Karl Wolf, Lebanese singer
* Khaled, Algerian singer
* DJ Khaled, Palestinian rapper, music producer
* Lydia Canaan, Lebanese, singer-songwriter, recording artist
* Latifa (born 1968), Tunisian singer
* Mohammed Assaf (born 1989), Arab singer of Libyan and Palestinian nationality
* Mai Selim, Jordanian singer and actress
* Maryem Tollar, Egyptian singer who primarily sings Arabic songs
* Massari, Lebanese singer
* Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, dancer, actress and entertainer
* Naser Mestarihi, (Jordanian father) Hard rock musician
* Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
* Omar Khorshid, Egyptian instrumental guitarist
* Paul Anka, Lebanese singer-songwriter
* Sammy Hagar, (partially Lebanese) rock musician and former lead singer of Van Halen
* Saad Lamjarred (born 1985), Moroccan singer
* Shadia Mansour, Palestinian singer and rapper
* Shatha Hassoun (born 1981), Iraqi-Moroccan singer
* Shakira, Colombian singer of Lebanese descent
* Tiffany Darwish aka Tiffany, American pop singer of Lebanese descent
* Umm Kulthum (c.1900–1975), Egyptian singer[6]
* Wafah Dufour, (Saudi Arabian father), supermodel and singer
* Elissa, Lebanese singer
* Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer, actor, composer, director and songwriter
* Tamer Nafar (born 1979), Palestinian rapper, actor, screenwriter and social activist
* Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
* Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer

### Fashion designers[edit]

* Elie Saab (born 1964), Lebanese fashion designer
* Zuhair Murad, fashion designer
* Reem Acra, Lebanese fashion designer
* Georges Chakra, Lebanese fashion designer

## Cultural figures[edit]

### Writers[edit]

* Abbas Mahmud al-Aqqad (1889–1964), Egyptian thinker and writer
* Charles Corm (Lebanese) (1894–1963), writer, businessman and philanthropist
* Abdel Rahman Shokry (born 1886), Egyptian poet
* Al-Khansa (7th century), Arabian poet
* Al-Mutanabbi (915–965), poet from Samawah (modern Iraq)
* Amin Maalouf (born 1949), Lebanese author
* Antarah ibn Shaddad (fl.580), Pre-Islamic Arabian hero and poet
* Fadwa Touqan (1917–2003), Palestinian Poet, known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry
* Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008), Palestinian poet and author
* Ibrahim Touqan (1905–1941), Palestinian poet and college professor
* Imru' al-Qais (c.501–c.544), Arabian poet
* Khalil Gibran or Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, philosopher, and painter
* Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Egyptian novelist[7]
* Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), Palestinian-American writer
* Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
* Taha Hussein (1889–1973), Egyptian writer[8]
* Edward Said, Palestinian literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist
* Helen Thomas, Lebanese reporter, columnist and White House correspondent
* Nader El-Bizri, Lebanese philosopher, historian of science, and architect
* Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher and authority on Islam and comparative religion
* Mona Simpson, (Syrian father Abdulfattah Jandali) novelist
* Lorraine Ali, Iraqi reporter, editor, culture writer, and music critic for Newsweek
* Mohamed Ali al-Nasiri, Iraqi journalist
* Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (born 1952), Iraqi poet and writer
* Mo Gawdat (born 20 June 1967), Egypt

### Artists[edit]

See list of Arab artists

### Other[edit]

* Rima Fakih, Lebanese, Miss USA 2010
* Valerie Domínguez Tarud, Lebanese, previous Miss Colombia
* Dina Azar, Miss Lebanon 1995
* Gabrielle Bou Rached, Miss Lebanon 2005
* Sonia Fares, Miss Lebanon 1969
* Nadine Wilson Njeim, Miss Lebanon 2007
* Georgina Rizk (born 1953), Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971
* Christina Sawaya, Miss Lebanon 2001/Miss International 2002
* Rosarita Tawil, Miss Lebanon 2008
* Moustapha Akkad, Syrian film producer and director

## Entrepreneurs[edit]

* Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1968–2010), UAE businessman
* Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955), member of the Saudi royal family, and world's 19th richest person in 2010
* Mohamed Alabbar, UAE businessman
* John Zogby, Lebanese founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International
* Naguib Sawiris, 62nd richest person on earth in a 2007 list of billionaires, reaching US$10.0 billion with his company Orascom Telecom Holding
* Najeeb Halaby, Syrian father of Queen Noor of Jordan Lisa Elhalabi, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; CEO, and chairman of Pan Am
* Manuel Moroun, owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
* Jacques Nasser, Lebanese, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company
* John J. Mack, Lebanese, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Morgan Stanley
* Charles Corm, Lebanese, exclusive agent of over 50 major U.S. brands including Ford Motor Company
* Ray R. Irani, Palestinian, Chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum
* Carlos Ghosn, Lebanese, former Chairman and CEO of Renault and Nissan

## Sports[edit]

* Ahmed Kaddour, Lebanese professional boxer, from NBC show The Contender
* Alaa Abdelnaby, NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento Kings
* Bill George, NFL player and Hall of Famer
* Drew Haddad, Indianapolis Colts
* Doug Flutie, (Lebanese father) NFL Player of the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers
* Gavin Maloof, owns the Sacramento Kings
* George Maloof, Sr., owned the NBA’s Houston Rockets[citation needed]
* Jeff George, quarterback for several NFL teams
* Jim Harrick, UCLA’s coach
* Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL's Miami Dolphins
* John Jaha, sports athlete, of the MLB Milwaukee Brewers
* Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey forward playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL)
* Omar Sheika, Palestinian professional boxer, four-time world title challenger.
* Riyad Karim Mahrez, Algerian professional footballer for Manchester City F.C. and Premier League champion (seasons:2015-2016, 2018-2019)
* Rich Kotite, NFL coach
* Rocco Baldelli, Syrian professional baseball Red Sox
* Rony Seikaly, Lebanese former NBA Player, now DJ
* Nasser Al-Attiyah, Qatari 2012 Olympic skeet bronze medallist, and racing driver
* Mostapha al-Turk, Lebanese retired MMA fighter that competed in the UFC
* Mohamed Salah, Egyptian professional footballer for Liverpool F.C. and twice Premier League Golden Boot winner
* Omar Al Somah, Syrian professional footballer for Al Ahli Saudi FC and three-time Saudi Pro League top scorer
* Omar Abdulrahman

## Militants[edit]

* Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS terrorist
* Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Terrorist
* Abu Sayyaf, ISIS terrorist
* Abu Waheeb, ISIS terrorist
* Jihadi John, ISIS terrorist
* Sajida al-Rishawi, ISIS suicide bomber

## See also[edit]

* Arabic
* Arabs
* List of Arab scientists and scholars
* List of Jews from the Arab World
* List of Algerians
* List of Libyans
* List of Lebanese people
* List of Egyptians
* List of Algerians
* List of Syrians
* List of Palestinians
* List of Jordanians
* List of Moroccans
* List of Arab Americans
* List of Arab citizens of Israel
* List of Muslim scientists

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