List of Famous people born in Basra Governorate, Iraq

Souad Abdullah

First Name Souad
Born on September 2, 1950 (age 74)

Suad Abdullah Salem Al-Abd is a Kuwaiti actress. She began her career in 1963 as a child on stage. She was born in Basra, and is of Iraqi origin.

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Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

First Name Badr
Last Name Al-Sayyab
Died on December 24, 1964

Badr Shakir al Sayyab was a leading Iraqi poet, well known throughout the Arab world and one of the most influential Arab poets of all time. His works have been translated in more than 10 languages including English, Persian, Somali and Urdu.

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Ahmed Matar

First Name Ahmed
Last Name Matar
Born on January 1, 1954 (age 70)

Ahmed Mattar is a revolutionary Iraqi poet who has been living in exile for decades, most recently in London.

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Sa'ad Al-Faqih

First Name Sa'ad
Last Name Al-Faqih
Born on January 2, 1957 (age 67)

Sa'ad Rashed Mohammad al-Faqih, also known as Sa'ad Al-Fagih, is a Muslim Saudi national and former surgeon who heads the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA). He lives in London. He was a key player in preparing the “Letter of Demands” of 1991 and the "Memorandum of Advice" the following year. Both documents were endorsed by a considerable number of prominent figures, including Sheikh Bin Baz, Al-Uthaymeen and Salman Al-Ouda, and were then presented to the king at the time Fahd. In 1994, the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights was established and Al-Faqeeh was appointed as the head of its London office, with another Saudi dissident Mohammad al-Massari as the spokesperson. The two separated, and al-Faqih went on to set up MIRA in 1996.

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Saadi Yousef

First Name Saadi
Last Name Yousef
Born on January 1, 1934
Died on June 13, 2021 (aged 87)

Saadi Youssef is an Iraqi author, poet, journalist, publisher, and political activist. He has published thirty volumes of poetry in addition to seven books of prose.

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Hanaa Edwar

First Name Hanaa
Born on November 30, 1945 (age 78)

Hanaa Edwar is an Iraqi women's rights activist. She is the founder and general secretary of Iraqi Al-Amal Association, and co-founder of the Iraqi Women's Network.

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Naameh Al-Hassan

First Name Naameh
Born on November 30, 1968 (age 55)
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Rahma Riad

First Name Rahma
Last Name Riad
Born on January 19, 1987 (age 37)

Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as Rahma Riad, is an Iraqi singer and actress. Her father, Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as Riad Ahmed, was a well known singer from Iraq. As of August 2020, her song "Waed Menni" is among the top ten most streamed songs on YouTube by a female Arab artist with more than 148 million views.

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Zadik Bino

First Name Zadik
Born on October 13, 1943 (age 81)

Zadik Bino is an Israeli businessman. In 2018, Zadik Bino ranked #1867 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion.

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Ahmad al-Hassan

First Name Ahmad
Last Name Al-Hassan
Born on November 30, 1967 (age 56)

Ahmed Alhasan, full name Ahmed bin Ismail bin Saleh bin Hussain bin Salman is the leader of the Shia Iraqi movement Ansar of Imam al-Mahdi who claims to be the savior of mankind. His followers believe him to be al-Yamani, the eschatological leader from Yemen who will precede the return of the Imam, although this is not a mainstream belief in Shia Islam. He has written some books, and answers questions posed to him by his followers on his website.

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