List of Arabs

This is a list of notable Arabs.

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Public figures

Presidents
Houari Boumédiène was Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965-1976) and the second President of Algeria
Sheikh Khalifa, current UAE president

Monarchs

Others

Military

Activists

Religious figures
  • Muhammad (570/571–632), messenger and prophet of Islam
  • Jesus: in Christianity as the son of God and the founder of Christianity and in Islam Jesus considered as a prophet to God, he was born in Bethlehem Palestine and his final city was Jerusalem Palestine, and Jesus is considered as middle Eastern- Arab- Jew.
  • Abu Bakr, companion of Muhammad and First Caliph
  • Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
  • Aisha (d. 678), the third wife of Muhammad, the daughter of the first caliph Abu Bakr, and narrator of many hadith
  • Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 599–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad and Fourth Caliph, according to Shi'a Muslims, his successor
  • Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad and the daughter of the second caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab
  • Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (555–619), first wife of Muhammad
  • Muadh ibn Jabal
  • Mus'ab ibn Umair (594/598–625), the first ambassador of Islam
  • Saeed ibn Zaid
  • Umar ibn al-Khattab, companion of Muhammad and Second Caliph
  • Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad and Third Caliph
  • Zayd ibn Thabit, personal scribe of Muhammad and was assigned the role of authenticating and collecting the oral Quranic traditions into a single bounded volume

Scientific and academic figures

Mathematics, physics and chemistry

Biology and medicine

Engineering

Humanities and social sciences

Philosophy

Traveling
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan, (10th century, Baghdad, Iraq) traveler; member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad.
  • Ibn Majid (1421–c.1500), Arabian navigator

Writing

Mathematics

Other

Arts and entertainment

Directors
  • Amr Salama (born 1981), Egyptian film director
  • Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer
  • Mai Masri (born 1959), Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer
  • Tom Shadyac (born 1958), American director, screenwriter and producer of Lebanese descent
  • Nadine Labaki (born 1974), Lebanese actress, director and activist

Producers

Actors

Comedians
  • Ahmed Helmy (born 1969), Egyptian comedian, actor, film producer, television presenter and a renowned television personality
  • Duraid Lahham (born 1934), Syrian comedian and director
  • Ronnie Khalil (born 1977), American stand-up comedian of Egyptian descent
  • Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American stand-up comedian and writer of Egyptian descent
  • Remy Munasifi (born 1980) American comedian of Iraqi-Lebanese descent
  • Tima Shomali (born 1985), Jordanian producer, director, writer, and comedian

Musicians

Fashion designers

Cultural figures

Writers

Artists

See list of Arab artists

Other

Entrepreneurs

Sports

Militants

See also

References
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