The following is a list of famous people from Jordan:

Political leaders

• Sherif Hussein ibn Ali
• King Abdullah I of Jordan
• King Talal of Jordan
• King Hussein I
• King Abdullah II of Jordan
• Queen Noor of Jordan
• Queen Rania of Jordan

Hussein ibn Ali or Husayn ibn Ali (died 1931) was the Sherif of Mecca, and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself king. ... Abdullah I of Jordan King Abdullah I of Jordan (1882 – July 20, 1951) (Arabic: عبد الله الأول), also known as Abdullah bin Husayn (Arabic: عبد الله بن حسين), was, successively, Emir of Trans-Jordan (1921–1946) under a British Mandate, then King of Transjordan (May 25, 1946–1949), and finally King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan... Talal I bin Abdullah, King of Jordan (Arabic: طلال بن عبد الله Ṭalāl ibn `Abd Allāh) (February 26, 1909 – July 7, 1972) was King of Jordan from July 20, 1951 until forced to abdicate due to health reasons (he suffered from schizophrenia) on August 11, 1952. ... Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎ ; November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999). ... as-Sayyid Abdullah II bin al-Hussein al Hashimi, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: ) (born January 30, 1962, in Amman, Jordan), has been the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since February 7, 1999. ... Her Majesty Queen Noor with her late husband, King Hussein. ... Queen Rania with King Abdullah Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah (born Rania Al-Yasin on August 31, 1970), is the Queen of Jordan and wife of King Abdullah II. // Early life H.M. Queen Rania was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. ...

Politicians

• Wasfi Al Tal
• Dr. Fawzi Mulki
• Bahjat Al Talhooni
• Zeid Bin Shaker
• Zeid Al Rifai
• Faisal al-Fayez
• Ali Abu al-Ragheb
• Taher Al Masri
• Dr. Hani Mulki
• Fakhri Kawar
• Marouf Al Bakheet
• Samir Zeid Al Rifai
• Nayef Al Kadi

Faisal al-Fayez (born 1952) has been the Prime Minister of Jordan since October 25 2003, following the resignation of Ali Abu al-Ragheb. ... Ali Abu al-Ragheb (born 1946 was the Jordan from June 19, 2000 until October 25, 2003. ...

Tribal Sheikhs

• Saud Al Kadi (Beni Khalid)
• Mithqal Al Fayez (Beni Sakher)
• Faisal Al Jazi (Howaitat)

Artists

• Tareq Al Nasser
• Mazen Asfour
• Ghassan F. AbulGhanam
• Lina Attal, artists
• Widad Kawar
• Muhanna Al-Dura
• Wijdan Ali
• salam kanaan
• Mahmoud Taha

Dr. Mazen Asfour, a Jordanian art critic who graduated from the University of Bologna, Italy, and he holds a PhD in Art criticism and Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. ... No one has cared as much about collecting and displaying Jordanian and Palestinian ethnic/cultural garments in order to preserve and maintain the local culture. ... Muhanna Al-Dura is the pioneer in Jordanian visual arts as he was the first to introduce cubist and abstract art into the Jordanian art field. ... Ali was born in Amman, Jordan where she currently resides. ... For the Sudanese theologian and political figure, see Mahmoud Mohamed Taha This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Businessmen

• Awni Kawar
• Mazen Kawar
• Samer Al Majalli
• Khaldoun Abu Hassan
• Haider Murad
• Maher Kaddoura
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

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Association Executives

The Jordanian Financier affords his mid size Mortgage Bank (Elite Financial Investments) with an extensive background in mortgage backed securities, ERP / CRM (web2) design and implementation. Murad is Agent Axis founder and visionary. He spent more than 10 years in the investment banking and mortgage industries, working for ABN AMRO, UFMC Group and Mills Trading, and is an experienced real estate developer. He has a long entrepreneurial history as the co-founder and CEO of Refco Bancorp, His original mortgage banking affiliate. Murad is a graduate of De Paul University and the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

As architect of proprietary web-based software catering to the real estate and mortgage industries, Mr. Sweiss remains a leader in internet mortgage lending. Prior to joining the Elite team, in less than three years Mr. Sweiss single handed transformed a 20-employee brokerage company into to a nationwide, publicly traded mortgage banking firm employing a staff of 300. Mr. Sweiss was solely responsible for raising 100% of the equity, packaged the offering and assisted the investment partners at Wed bush Financial in taking the company from the private stage to the Amex trading floors.

Mr. Sweiss is currently in final stage of developing the first of its kind, comprehensive financing and real estate search engine CRM – fully integrated in a single easy to use ERP. Programming and design is being developed in Amman Jordan - expected release date is Dec 2007

Lexicographer

• Hassan Al Karmi

The late Hassan Al Karmi recently deceased, will be remembered as a great Arab intellectual who helped to preserve the Arabic language through his dictionaries and prolific writings both in Arabic and English. ...

Militants

• Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta
• Brigadier Mohammad Jamhour

Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (born 1954) was a Jordanian terrorist who was responsible for bombing a bus in 1986 on the Israel-controlled West Bank, killing one and severely injuring three. ... Brigadier Mohammad Jamhour (Retired) is a Jordanian brigadier. ...

Renowned doctors

• Yousef Al Gusoous
• Dawood Hanania
• Zeid Il Keilani

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Journalists

• Saleh Qallab
• Tareq Masarweh, journalist
• Fahad Al Fanek, journalist
• Rana Sabbagh, journalist
• Marwan Asmar, journalist
• Fakhri Saleh, journalist
• Mohammed Al Thaher, journalist
• Osama Al Sherif
• Nabil Al Sherif

Comedy

• George Nader 1950's American Actor
• Nadim Sawalha

George Nader (October 9, 1921 — February 4, 2002) was an American film and television actor. ... Nadim Sawalha (Arabic: نديم صوالحة) is a British actor, and father of Julia Sawalha and Nadia Sawalha. ...

Architects

• Ja'afar Touqan
• Tawfiq Il-Nimri

Jaafar Touqan جعفر طوقان is one of the pioneering Jordanian architects and one of the most famous as well. ... The first Jordanian to write, sing, and compose Jordanian folkloric music. ...

Former Ambassadors

• Lorees Halas
• Dr Sami Salem

Halas is the first woman ambassador of Jordan, first woman to receive the Shield of Independence, the Shield of Al-Kawakab Al-Ordony, the Shield of the Moroccan Crown, and is the first Jordanian woman to serve as a consultant to the Jordanian Prime Minister. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Singers

• Diana Karazon
• Omar Abdullat

Diana Karazon (Arabic: ديانا كرزون) (Born October 30, 1983 in Kuwait and raised and lived in Amman, Jordan) is a Jordanian singer. ...

Novelists

Fadia Faqir (novelist) Abdel-Rahman Munif (novelist/writer) Bashar Adnan El-Banna

• Samer Raimouny Poet and Human Rights Activist

See also: List of people by nationality Image:Samer Raimouny reciting at ILO event 06. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... There are a variety of articles listing people of a particular nationality. ...