List of Jordanians

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The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:

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## Academics

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* Ali H. Nayfeh
* Rana Dajani
* Ibrahim al-Kufahi
* Lubna Tahtamouni
* Eid Dahiyat

## Artists

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* Muhanna Al-Dura
* George Aleef
* Wijdan Ali
* Mahmoud Taha
* Mona Saudi
* Nissa Raad
* Shereen Audi
* Hilda Hiary

## Athletes

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* Abdelsalam al-Majali
* Daoud Hanania
* Tareq Suheimat
* Zaid Kilani

## Lawyers

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* Mahmoud Hanandeh

## Business people

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* Abdullah Ghubn
* Iman Mutlaq
* Mary Nazzal-Batayneh
* Mohammed Shehadeh
* Abdallah Abu Sheikh
* Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
* Ziyad Manasir

## Actors

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Main article: List of Jordanian 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]
* Rania Kurdi (born 11 March 1976)[13]

## Military

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* 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

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* 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
* Abdul Rahim Malhas, former Health Minister

## Other

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* 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
* Dana Firas, Member of the Royal Family of Jordan, Advocate.
* Tima Shomali, Director.

## References

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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. ^ https://www.raniakurdi.com/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
14. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)
15. ^ "Arab women take to the skies in landmark move". English Alarabiya News. October 20, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
16. ^ 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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