Famous Jordanians

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Jordan's Information

Land Area	88,802 km²
Water Area	540 km²
Total Area	89,342km² (#110)
Population	8,185,384 (#96)
Population Density	92.18/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$86.19 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$11,100
Currency	Dinar (JOD)
Largest Cities	Amman (1,275,857) Zarqa (792,665) Irbid (307,480) Russeifa (268,237) Wadi as Sir (181,212) 'Ajlun (125,557) Aqaba (95,048) Madaba (82,335) As Salt (80,189) Ar Ramtha (74,901) View all cities in Jordan

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People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

A

Omar Al-Abdallat singer, songwriter
Lama Abu-Odeh educator, author
Ali Abuzamia fencer
Amjad Adaileh politician
Ayman Adais basketball player
Princess Bashmah Bani Ahmad princess
Kamel Ajlouni physician, endocrinology pioneer
Ali Khulqi Alsharairi politician
Abbas Arnaout film director, writer
Mazen Asfour art critic
Mousa Al-Awadi basketball player

B

Adnan Badran scientist, academic, politician
Mudar Seyyid Muhammad Badran politician
Khaldoun Baghdadi attorney
Marouf al-Bakhit former prime minister
Tha'er Bawab football striker

D

Timoor Daghistani ambassador
Nader al-Dahabi former prime minister
Eid Dahiyat politician, critic, academic
Hamza Dirani auto racer
Zade Dirani pianist, composer
Muhanna Al-Dura painter

E - F

Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan artist
Abdalla Ensour politician
Fahad Ensour government minister
Toujan al-Faisal human rights activist, politician
Fadia Faqir author
Adnan Farah psychologist
Elias Farkouh writer, novelist
Eid A-Fayez politician
Faisal al-Fayez former prime minister

G - J

Yousef Ghawanmeh historian, anthropologist
Fakhraldien Gor high jumper
Mohammad Hadrab basketball player
Rami Abdel-Hakeem Haikal musician
Eva Abu Halaweh lawyer, human rights activist
Suheir Hammad poet, author, political activist
Khalil Al-Hanahneh athlete
Daoud Hanania politician, heart surgeon
Badiya bint El Hassan princess
Rahma bint El Hassan princess
Dima Hattab ultra-marathon runner
Lama Hattab ultra-marathon runner
Sakher Hatter musician
Khairy Hirzalla painter
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Aisha bint Al Hussein princess
Fouad Hussein journalist, author
Hashim bin Al Hussein prince
Lobo Ismail singer
Saad Jumaa former prime minister
Ayman Jumean fencer

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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

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