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Zaha Hadid
(Architect)
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21
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 31, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baghdad
Died: March 31, 2016
2
Ardem Patapoutian
(Known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature)
4
2
3
Shahpur Bakhtiar
(45th Prime Minister of Iran (January 1979 - February 1979))
26
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shahrekord, Iran
Died: August 6, 1991
4
Zalmay Khalilzad
(26th United States Ambassador to the United Nations)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 22, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
5
Leila Khaled
(Political activist)
4
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Ashraf Ghani
(5th President of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
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Hanan Ashrawi
(Palestinian Politician, Legislator, Activist, and Scholar)
6
1
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Abdullah Ensour
(Diplomat, Politician)
2
1
9
Rula Ghani
(First Lady of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
5
12
10
Abdulla Yameen
(Politician)
0
1
11
Antoun Saadeh
(Lebanese Politician and Founder of the 'Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)')
4
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dhour El Choueir, Lebanon
Died: July 8, 1949
12
Shadia Bseiso
(First Arab Female Wrestler from the Middle East to Sign a Contract With WWE)
8
1
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Salam Fayyad
(Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority)
2
0
14
Samir Geagea
(Lebanese Politician and Executive Chairman of the Lebanese Forces)
3
8
15
George Habash
(Founder of The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine)
7
10
16
Ismail al-Azhari
(Third President of Sudan)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
Died: August 26, 1969
17
Walid Jumblatt
(Lebanese Politician)
7
9
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Maliheh Afnan
(Artist)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Haifa, Palestine
Died: January 6, 2016
19
Mohammed Waheed Hassan
(Politician)
0
1
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Kamal Nasser
(Palestinian Writer, Poet, and Political Leader)
1
0
21
Karimeh Abbud
(Photographer)
2
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: November 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Ottoman Empire
Died: April 27, 1940
22
Ghassan Tueni
(Lebanese Politician, Journalist and Founder of Arab World's Leading Newpaper 'An Nahar')
2
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: June 8, 2012
23
Nazim al-Qudsi
(Syrian Lawyer Who Led the Country as its President)
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 14, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
Died: February 6, 1998
24
Leila Shahid
(Palestinian Diplomat)
2
0
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Rima Khalaf
(Politician)
1
2
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Saeb Salam
(8th Prime Minister of Lebanon)
0
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 17, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: January 23, 2000
27
Muhammad Fadhil al-Jamali
(Former Prime Minister of Iraq)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Died: May 24, 1997
28
Suad Amiry
(Author)
1
1
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Haidar Abdel-Shafi
(Palestinian Political Leader, Community Leader, and Physician)
1
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 10, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gaza, Palestine
Died: September 25, 2007
30
Nadia Hijab
(Palestinian Political Analyst, Journalist, and Author)
1
0
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Omar Abu Risha
(Syrian Poet and Diplomat)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manbij, Syria
Died: July 15, 1990
32
Mai Ghoussoub
(Lebanese Artist and Writer)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: February 17, 2007
33
Ruwaida al-Mahrouqi
(Artist)
0
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 8, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
34
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
(Poet)
1
2
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Taghreed Najjar
(Writer)
3
0
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Hind Khoury
(Economist)
1
0
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Jumana El Husseini
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Died: April 11, 2018
