List of Famous people born in Maysan Governorate, Iraq

Talib Shaghati Mosharry Alkinani(Arabic: طالب شغاتي‎), is an Iraqi General and Head of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces. He graduated from the Military College Course (49) in 1970, graduated from the College Leadership Course (7), graduated from the Staff College Course (50). After graduating from the military college he worked in the field artillery category and then participated in the basic missile course in 1971 in the Soviet Union and became a class of air defense / missiles. He worked in the air defense units and in the series of positions until he reached the commander of the air defense brigade, then the dean of the air defense institute and finally the dean of the air defense college and the rank of air defense brigade in 2001. Participated in the course of the leaders of fire brigades air defense in the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the basic category specialist.

Abdul Ghani Ajeel al-Asadi(Arabic: عبد الغني الاسدي‎), is an Iraqi General and Force Commander of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces. al-Asadi was born in 1951 in Maysan Governorate, Iraq.

Ali Dawai Lazem is the current Governor of Maysan Province. Dawai's popularity took off after images posted to Facebook showing him working in the streets and directing projects went viral. Dawai is the only Governor belonging to the Sadrist movement.