The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:
Academics edit
Artists edit
Athletes edit
- Amer Deeb
- Hamza Al-Dardour
- Musa Al-Taamari
- Yazan Al-Naimat
- Dima and Lama Hattab - ultramarathon runners
- Assad Wasfi
- Bader Samreen
- Aliya Boshnak
Musicians edit
Novelists, poets, researchers and writers edit
- 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 edit
Lawyers edit
Business people edit
Actors edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Amer Al-Barkawi (born June 20, 1997), professional Esports player
References edit
- ^ 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)