List of Famous people born in Jordan
Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein
Prince Ali bin Hussein is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah II. He is a member of the Hashemite family, which has ruled Jordan since 1921 and claims to be a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Omar M. Yaghi
Omar M. Yaghi is the James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Princess Aisha bint Hussein
Princess Aisha bint Hussein is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Zein. Her parents are Princess Muna and King Hussein.
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
Muath Safi Yousef al-Kasasbeh was a Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot who was captured and burned to death by the militant group ISIL after his F-16 fighter aircraft crashed over Syria.
Wajih Owais
Wajih Mousa Owais is a Jordanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. He was appointed as Minister in February 2011. Dr. Owais was the Professor of Genetics, a researcher, Chairman of Board of Directors of King Abdullah University Hospital, and the President of Jordan University of Science and Technology from September, 2003 to February, 2011. In 1972, he got his B.Sc. in the field of Biology from the American University of Beirut. In 1975, he got his M.Sc. in the field of Biochemistry from the University of Jordan. In 1979, he obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Molecular Genetics from Washington State University.
Noah Qudah
Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudah was a Jordanian Muslim scholar and the Grand Mufti of Jordan from 2007 to 2010.
Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah
Princess Salma bint Abdullah is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan. Princess Salma is part of the Hashemite family. She attended the 'IAA' as a twelfth–grade student. Princess Salma graduated from the IAA on 22 May 2018. In November 2018, Princess Salma graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She graduated from a short commissioning course.
Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan
Prince Muhammad bin Talal is the second son of King Talal of Jordan and was the younger brother of King Hussein of Jordan.
Omar Razzaz
Omar Razzaz was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 2018 to 2020. He was designated to form a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widespread protests against IMF-backed austerity measures in the country.
Abeer Issa
Abeer Issa is a Jordanian actress.