List of Famous people born in Jordan
Salameh Hammad
Salameh Hammad is a Jordanian politician who has served as Minister of the Interior in the government of Jordan a number of times. He held the position from 1993 to 1995, from 1995 to 1996, from 2015 to 2016, from 2016 to 2017 and lastly from May 2019 until October 2020.
Abd El Latif Arabiyat
Abdul-Latif Arabiyat was a Jordanian politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993.
Nasser Judeh
Senator Nasser S. Judeh is a Jordanian politician who served as Jordan's longest serving Minister of Foreign Affairs, having served between 2009 and 2017 in eight consecutive governments. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan from 2015 to 2017. He currently serves as a senator in the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament.
Abdullah el-Tell
Abdullah El Tell served in the Transjordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 war in Palestine rising from the rank of company commander to become Military Governor of the Old City of Jerusalem. He was later accused of being involved in the assassination of King Abdullah I−which he denied−and spent many years in Egypt before returning to Jordan in 1967.
Amjad Adaileh
Amjad Adaileh is a Jordanian politician specialising in news media and communications. Born in 1962 in Kerak, south of Jordan, where he finished High School.
Rateb Al-Awadat
Rateb Al-Awadat was a Jordanian footballer, who was a left-back who started his career with Hittin (Marka) Refugee camp team then joined Al-Faisaly until he retired and became a coach.
Jumana Ghunaimat
Jumana Ghunaimat is a Jordanian journalist and was Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson.
Oday Zahran
Oday Samir Zahran is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national football team.
Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh
Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh was the prime minister of Jordan from October 2011 to April 2012. He was also formerly a judge of the International Court of Justice.
Hazza' al-Majali
Hazza' Barakat al-Majali (Arabic: هزاع بركات المجالي was two-time Prime Minister of Jordan. His first term lasted one week in 1955, his second term lasted from mid-1959 until his assassination.