List of Famous people born in Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia
Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri
Saʽid ibn Malik ibn Sinan al-Khazraji al-Khudri was an inhabitant of Medina and early ally (Ansari) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and one of the younger "companions of the prophet". Too young to fight at the Battle of Uhud in 625 where his father Malik ibn Sinan fell, he participated in subsequent campaigns. Although he traveled to Syria once to visit the Umayyad caliph Mu'awiyah, he resided in Medina all his life. Later, he is said to have participated with his fellow Medinans in the defense of their city against the Umayyad army at the Battle of al-Harrah in 64/683. He is said variously to have died in 63/682, 64/683, 65/684, or 74/693. Abu Saʽid is one of the narrators of hadith most frequently quoted. By one count, he has 1170 narrations, making him the seventh most prolific Companion in the transmission of the hadith.
Hilal ibn Ali
Muḥammad al-Awsaṭ ibn ʿAlī, was one of the sons of Ali. His mother, Umama bint Abi al-As, was the daughter of Zaynab, and grand-daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. His mausoleum was established in Aran, Kashan, Isfahan province, Iran.
Isma'il ibn Jafar
Abu Muhammad Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar al-Mubārak was the eldest son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. He is also known as Isma'il Al-Ãraj ibn Ja'far. Following Ja'far's death, the Shia community split between those who believed the Imamate was passed to Musa ibn Ja'far, who would become the Twelver Shia, and those who believed that the Imamate passed to Isma'il ibn Ja'far, who would become the Isma'ili branch named after Isma'il.
Hamzah Idris
Hamzah Idris Falatah is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He played as a striker for Ohud from 1992 to 1995 and then for Al Ittihad until he retired in 2007.
Nizar Madani
Nizar bin Obaid Madani was the state minister for foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Waleed A. Elkhereiji
Waleed A. Elkhereiji is member of the ruling class in Saudi Arabia.
- From Dec. 8, 2014 to Jan. 29, 2015 he was Agriculture Minister.
- On February 14, 2015, Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz appointed him a member of his Shura.
- Since 17 April 2017 he is ambassador to Ankara. This period includes the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on the 2nd of October 2018.
Ahmed Al-Fraidi
Ahmed Al-Fraidi is a Saudi football player who plays for Al-Qadsiah.
Urwah ibn Zubayr
'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam al-Asadi was among the seven fuqaha (jurists) who formulated the fiqh of Medina in the time of the Tabi‘in and one of the Muslim historians.
Hassan Al Muthanna
Hasan ibn Hasan, popularly known as al-Hasan al-Muthanna, was a great-grandson of Muhammad.
Hassan Muath Fallatah
Hassan Muath Fallatah is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Ain as a right back.