List of Jordanians
| Part of a series on | |||||
 Jordan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | |||||
| History | |||||
|
|||||
| Economy | |||||
| Demographics / Culture | |||||
| Health / Education | |||||
| Government / Politics | |||||
| Armed Forces | |||||
| Transportation | |||||
| Communications | |||||
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
- Freddy Ibrahim
- Assad Wasfi
- Bader Samreen
- Aliya Boshnak
- Stephanie Al-Naber, Jordanian Footballer
- Dana Soumbouloglou, bodybuilder[1]
Musicians
[edit]Novelists, poets, researchers and writers
[edit]- 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
[edit]Lawyers
[edit]Business people
[edit]Actors
[edit]- Mondher Rayahneh (born 8 April 1979 in Irbid)[2]
- Yasser Al-Masri (22 November 1970 – 23 August 2018)[3]
- Juliet Awwad (born July 7, 1951 in Amman, Jordan)[4]
- Margo Haddad (born February 26, 1988)[5]
- Mais Hamdan (born October 31, 1982)[6]
- Abeer Issa (born 25 April 1961)[7]
- Saba Mubarak (born April 10, 1976 in Anjara)[8]
- Nadim Sawalha (born 9 September 1935)[9]
- Nabil Sawalha[10]
- Noor Taher (born November 2, 1999 in Amman, Jordan)[11]
- Tara Abboud (born 2001, in Amman, Jordan)[12]
- Rakeen Saad (born December 16, 1989 in Amman, Jordan)[13]
- Rania Kurdi (born 11 March 1976)[14]
Military
[edit]- 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)
- Amer Thaher Tarawneh Security and Defense Leader
Politicians
[edit]- 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
- 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[15]
- Fayez Tarawneh
- Alia Abu Tayeh, senator
- Mohammed Ali Tayem, politician and parliament member
- Abdul Rahim Malhas, former Health Minister
Other
[edit]- Hiba Abu Taha, freelance investigative journalist. I
- 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[16]
- Alia Twal (born 1988), commercial airline pilot and liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots[17]
- 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.
- Hadaf Azzeh, Branding and Communications Leader.
- Nizar Haddad, Jordanian agricultural expert and international development official, serving as the representative and programme director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Saudi Arabia since 2025.[18]
- Amer Thaher TarawnehSecurity and Defense Leader
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dana Soumbouloglou: One woman's bodybuilding dream in Jordan". France 24. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ تكريم مصري للفنان الأردني منذر رياحنة. Addustour (in Arabic). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ ياسر المصري Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "RANIA KURDI".
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)
- ↑ "Arab women take to the skies in landmark move". English Alarabiya News. October 20, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ↑ Ayache, Anthea (2014-02-04). "The Jordanian pilot fighting for women's right to soar". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ "Nizar Haddad appointed FAO representative, programme director in Saudi Arabia". Jordan Times. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-30.