List of Famous people born in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib

First Name Abdullah
Last Name Abdul-Muttalib
Born on January 1, 0545
Died on November 30, 0569 (aged 24)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the father of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the son of Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim and Fatimah bint Amr of the Makhzum clan.

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Bilal ibn Ribah

First Name Bilal
Last Name Ribah
Born on November 30, 0579
Died on November 30, 0641 (aged 62)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Bilal ibn Rabah was one of the most trusted and loyal Sahabah (companions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was born in Mecca and is considered to have been the first mu'azzin, chosen by Muhammad himself. He was a former slave and was known for his voice with which he called people to their prayers. He died in 640 AD, at the age of 60.

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Saleh Abdullah Kamel

First Name Saleh
Last Name Kamel
Born on January 1, 1941
Died on May 18, 2020 (aged 79)

Saleh Abdullah Kamel was a Saudi billionaire businessman. He had a net worth estimated at US$2.3 billion, as of March 2017. He was the chairman and founder of the Dallah al Baraka Group (DBHC), one of the Middle East's largest conglomerates. He was also the chairman of the General Council for Islamic Banks and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce.

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Talal I of Jordan

First Name Talal
Last Name Jordan
Born on February 26, 1909
Died on July 7, 1972 (aged 63)

Talal bin Abdullah was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, Abdullah I, on 20 July 1951, until he was forced to abdicate on 11 August 1952. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Talal was a 39th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.

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Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas

First Name Sa`d
Last Name Waqqas
Born on January 1, 0595
Died on November 30, 0673 (aged 78)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, also known as Saʿd ibn Malik, was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet. Saʿd was reportedly the seventh person to embrace Islam, which he did at the age of seventeen. He is mainly known for his commandership in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah and in the conquest of Persia in 636, his governorship over Persia, and his diplomatic sojourns to China in 651.

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Dhiraar bin Al-Azwar

First Name Dhiraar
Died on January 1, 0601

Diraar ibn al-Azwar(RA) also spelled as Diraar or Dhiraar, was a skilled warrior since before the time of Islam who participated in the Early Muslim conquests and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Dhiraar was known to his tribe as al-Azwar. Dhiraar was the brother of the renowned female warrior.

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Khalid bin Sa'ud Al Sa'ud

First Name Khalid
Last Name Sa'ud
Born on January 15, 1925
Died on July 7, 2020 (aged 95)

Khalid bin Saud Al Saud was a member of the House of Saud. He was one of the sons of King Saud and held various administrative positions during the reign of his father. He was the first member of the Saudi royal family to command the Saudi National Guard.

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Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh

First Name Ubayd-Allah
Last Name Jahsh
Born on November 30, 0587
Died on November 30, 0626 (aged 39)

Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh (c.588-627) was one of the four monotheistic hanifs mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.

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Utbah ibn Abi Lahab

First Name Utbah
Last Name Lahab

Utbah ibn Abu Lahab was a first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Muhammad Ayyub البرمي

First Name Muhammad
Last Name البرمي
Born on January 1, 1952
Died on April 16, 2016 (aged 64)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Ayyub ibn Muhammad Yusuf ibn Sulaiman `Umar was a Saudi Arabian imam, qari, and Islamic scholar known for his recitation of the Quran. He was an Imam of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He was also a faculty member of the Department of Tafsir in the Faculty of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah and a member of the Scholarly Committee of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran. His death occurred on 16 April 2016.

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