List of Jordanians

The following is a list of notable people from Jordan:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academics

• Ali H. Nayfeh
• Rana Dajani
• Ibrahim al-Kufahi
• Lubna Tahtamouni
• Eid Dahiyat
• Zouhair Amarin

Artists

• Muhanna Al-Dura
• George Aleef
• Wijdan Ali
• Mahmoud Taha
• Mona Saudi
• Nissa Raad
• Shereen Audi
• Hilda Hiary
• Aziz Amoura
• Kassim Al-Refai
• Khairy Hirzalla
• Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan
• Natasha Al-Maani
• Osama Hajjaj

Athletes

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Lawyers

• Mahmoud Hanandeh

Business people

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

Actors

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
• Mohammed Ali Tayem, politician and parliament member
• Abdul Rahim Malhas, former Health Minister
• Mohammad Abu Sheikh, politician and public activist

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
• Samar Dudin (born 1967), educator, theatre artist, community organizer, and political leader
• Dana Firas, Member of the Royal Family of Jordan, Advocate.
• Tima Shomali, Director.

References

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2. ياسر المصري Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (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. "RANIA KURDI".
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.

See also: List of people by nationality