1
Zaha Hadid
(Architect)
52
14
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 31, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baghdad
Died: March 31, 2016
2
Shahpur Bakhtiar
(45th Prime Minister of Iran (January 1979 - February 1979))
23
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shahrekord, Iran
Died: August 6, 1991
3
Leila Khaled
(Political activist)
3
2
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
Ardem Patapoutian
(Known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature)
1
2
6
Ashraf Ghani
(5th President of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
25
60
7
Abdulla Yameen
(Politician)
0
0
8
Hanan Ashrawi
(Politician)
3
0
9
George Habash
(Founder of The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine)
5
5
10
Imad Mughniyeh
(Founding Member of Lebanon's 'Islamic Jihad Organization' and Hezbollah Chief Of Staff)
5
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tair Debbé, Lebanon
Died: February 12, 2008
11
Rula Ghani
(First Lady of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
3
10
12
Abdullah Ensour
(Diplomat, Politician)
0
0
13
Walid Jumblatt
(Lebanese Politician)
7
7
14
Antoun Saadeh
(Lebanese Politician and Founder of the 'Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)')
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dhour El Choueir, Lebanon
Died: July 8, 1949
15
Salam Fayyad
(Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority)
2
0
16
Shadia Bseiso
(Wrestler)
5
0
17
Samir Geagea
(Lebanese Politician and Executive Chairman of Lebanese Forces)
2
6
18
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
19
Maliheh Afnan
(Artist)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Haifa, Palestine
Died: January 6, 2016
20
Mohammed Waheed Hassan
(Politician)
0
0
21
Kamal Nasser
(Palestinian Writer, Poet, and Political Leader)
1
0
22
Karimeh Abbud
(Photographer)
2
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: November 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Ottoman Empire
Died: April 27, 1940
23
Rima Khalaf
(Politician)
0
0
24
Saeb Salam
(8th Prime Minister of Lebanon )
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 17, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: January 23, 2000
25
Ghassan Tueni
(Lebanese Politician, Journalist and Founder of Arab World's Leading Newpaper 'An Nahar')
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: June 8, 2012
26
Nazim al-Kudsi
(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
27
Leila Shahid
(Diplomat)
1
0
28
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
29
Muhammad Fadhil al-Jamali
(Politician)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Died: May 24, 1997
30
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
31
Suad Amiry
(Author)
0
1
32
Nadia Hijab
(Palestinian Political Analyst, Journalist, and Author)
0
0
33
Ruwaida al-Mahrouqi
(Artist)
0
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 8, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
34
Hind Khoury
(Economist)
1
0
35
Jumana El Husseini
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Died: April 11, 2018
36
Taghreed Najjar
(Writer)
1
0
37
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
(Poet)
0
1
