List of Jordanians explained

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
Stephanie Al-Naber, Jordanian Footballer

Musicians

Novelists, poets, researchers and writers

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

Lawyers

Mahmoud Hanandeh

Business people

Actors

See 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

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

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

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

See also: List of people by nationality.

Notes and References

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http://www.abudhabitv.ae/presenters/yasseralmasri/%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A ياسر المصري
Web site: http://www.elcinema.com/ar/person/1101171. ar:جولييت عواد - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو. elCinema.com. ar. 2017-07-11.
http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1105838/ Elcinema.com Margo Haddad
Web site: ar:ميس حمدان. http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/ishq-alnesaa/articles/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%ADIndo-European%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86.html?utm. MBC.net. MBC. 14 July 2017. ar. 31 December 2012.
Web site: Abeer Issa. CaribCMS. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731073752/http://www.caribcms.com/en/r/abeer-issa. 31 July 2017. dead.
Web site: Saba Mubarak. College of Fine Arts, Yarmouk University. 10 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818201632/http://finearts.yu.edu.jo/en/saba-mubarak. 18 August 2017. dead.
Episode page on BBC website. Who Do You Think You Are?. Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series). BBC. BBC One. 3. 8. Participant: Julia Sawalha. 2006-10-25. London, England. 1:10.
News: Naylor. Hugh. Nabil Sawalha, Jordan's veteran comedian poking fun at authority for 40 years. 8 January 2015. The National. 15 April 2011.
Web site: Taman . Ghalia . 2023-04-04 . Rising Star & Talented Model: Meet The Many Faces Of Noor Taher . 2024-04-29 . Scoop Empire . en-US.
Web site: 2021-07-17 . Egypt's Mohamed Diab chooses Tara Abboud to be the portagonist of his new film . 2024-04-29 . EgyptToday.
Web site: ركين سعد . 2024-04-29 . ليالينا . ar.
Web site: https://www.raniakurdi.com/.
http://www.mfa.gov.jo Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)
Web site: October 20, 2009 . Arab women take to the skies in landmark move . June 19, 2024 . English Alarabiya News.
Web site: Ayache . Anthea . 2014-02-04 . The Jordanian pilot fighting for women's right to soar . 2024-06-19 . gulfnews.com . en.