List of Yemenis
Famous or important Yemenis include:
Yemeni early diaspora
- Ghassanids, tribes consisting of more than 50 families that migrated north to the Levant
Scholars and academics
- Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, first female journalist Yemen Arab Republic, first female deputy minister, first female ambassador and minister in the Republic of Yemen
- Al Kindi, from Al Kindah tribe of Qaht
- Phillip the Arab, (Roman emperor) from Aliya yafe
- Ibn Khaldun
- Jabir ibn Hayyan (721–815), alchemist and theologian
- Harbi al-Himyari, 7th-century scholar, and teacher of Yemeni alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan
- Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi (816–944), famous Sufi of Junaidia order
- Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi (842–1034), famous Sufi of Junaidia order
- Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani (893–945), geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer
- Abdullah Al-Baradouni (1929–1999)
- Muhammad al-Gharsi
- Nethanel ben Isaiah, Yemenite rabbi, who composed a compendium of midrashic literature, the Or HaAfeila "Light of the Darkness"
- Tawakel Karman, Yemeni journalist, peace activist, and Nobel Prize laureate
- Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i, Yemeni Muslim cleric, founder of the Dammaj madrasa
- Muhammad ash-Shawkani, Yemeni Sunni Salafi scholar
- Raufa Hassan al-Sharki, professor, journalist and founder of women's studies program at Sana'a University.
Athletes
- Naseem Hamed, former boxing champion
- Isra Girgrah, female five-time world champion
- Nashwan Al-Harazi, Golden Yemeni gymnast
Filmmakers
- Bader Ben Hirsi, Award-winning British Yemeni director and writer, made Yemen's first full-length feature film, A New Day in Old Sana'a
Musicians
- Mohammed Abdu
- Ayoob Tarish Absey
- Arwa (singer)
- Shoshana Damari (1923–2006), Israeli singer
- Dana International (born 1972), Israeli singer
- Inbar Bakal (half Yemeni)
- Ahmed Fathy
- Zion Golan
- Ofra Haza
- Boaz Mauda
- Achinoam Nini (better known as Noa)
- Rosana
- Ahmed Fathy
- Harel Skaat (half Yemeni)
- Jade Thirlwall (quarter Yemeni)
Writers and journalists
- Ramziya al-Iryani, novelist, diplomat and women's rights activist.
- Sumaya Ali Raja, journalist and first woman presidential candidate for post-revolution Yemen.
- Zahra Rahmat Allah, short story writer and journalist.
- Tawakkol Karman, journalist and politician.
Entrepreneurs
- Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, founder of the construction conglomerate Saudi Binladin Group and the father of Osama Bin Laden
- Salem bin Mahfouz, founder of the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia and the father of Khalid bin Mahfouz
- Shaher Abdulhak, billionaire and founder of Shaher Trading.[1]
- Zahra Al-Harazi, founder of Foundry Communications in Calgary, Canada
Abdulla Al-Omeri - business man, founder of egg farm and local and national businesses.
Social workers and activists
- Amal Basha, considered "Yemen's most famous feminist."[2]
- Jamala al-Baidhani, activist for human and civil rights for women and the disabled.
- Nujood Ali, activist against child brides and forced marriage.
- Fatima al-Aqel, activist for women with blindness.
Leaders and politicians
Historical figures
Sharifa Fatima, Zaydi chief in 15th-century Yemen
- Al-Khayzuran (died 789), wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and the most famous Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid
- Rabiah ibn Mudhar, Jewish king of Himyar
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa had a significant role in the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. He was the son of Musa ibn Nusayr
- Musa bin Nusair (640–716), Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads
- Dhu Nuwas (515–525), last king of the Himyarite kingdom of Yemen
- Arwa al-Sulayhi, (1048–1138), Sulayhid Queen of Yemen
Award winners
- Reem Al Numery, recipient of the International Women of Courage Award.
See also
References
- ↑ Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-21). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ↑ Farea al-Muslimi, Yemen's National Dialogue is already faltering, Executive Magazine, April 16, 2013.
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