List of Famous people born in Northern District, Israel

Mohamed Hadid

First Name Mohamed

Last Name Hadid

Born on November 6, 1948 (age 76)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Height 185 cm | 6'1

Mohamed Anwar Hadid is a Jordanian-American real estate developer of Palestinian origin. He is known for building luxury hotels and mansions, mainly in the Bel Air neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California.

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Esther Ofarim

First Name Esther

Last Name Ofarim

Born on June 13, 1941 (age 83)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Esther Zaied, better known by her married name Esther Ofarim, is an Israeli singer. She came second in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "T'en va pas", representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim in 1958, she was half of the husband-and-wife folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim in the 1960s. After the couple divorced, she undertook a successful solo career.

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Mahmoud Abbas

محمود رضا عباس

First Name Mahmoud

Last Name Abbas

Born on November 15, 1935 (age 89)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the president of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority. He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 11 November 2004, and Palestinian president since 15 January 2005. Abbas is a member of the Fatah party and was elected chairman of Fatah in 2009.

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Gai Assulin

Gai Yigaal Assulin

First Name Gai

Last Name Assulin

Born on April 9, 1991 (age 33)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Height 173 cm | 5'8

Footballer

Sportsperson

Gai Yigaal Assulin is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie D club Crema.

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Munas Dabbur

مؤنس دبور

First Name Munas

Born on May 14, 1992 (age 32)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Height 182 cm | 6'0

Footballer

Sportsperson

Mu'nas Dabbur is an Arab-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. He is of Palestinian descent.

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Avishai Cohen

First Name Avishai

Born on April 20, 1970 (age 54)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Avishai Cohen is an Israeli jazz double bassist, composer, singer, and arranger.

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Born on October 10, 1977 (age 47)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Actor

Ali Suliman is an Arab-Israeli actor. He is known for his work on the series Jack Ryan and the film Paradise Now.

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Hiam Abbass

First Name Hiam

Born on November 30, 1960 (age 64)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Height 165 cm | 5'5

Actor

Hiam Abbass, also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director.

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Nuseir Yassin

First Name Nuseir

Born on February 9, 1992 (age 32)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Nuseir Yassin is a Palestinian-Israeli video blogger who created 1,000 daily 1-minute videos on Facebook under the page, Nas Daily.

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Gilad Shalit

First Name Gilad

Born on August 28, 1986 (age 38)

Born in Israel, Northern District

Gilad Shalit is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border. Hamas held him captive for over five years, until his release on 18 October 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal.

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