List of Famous people born on January 1st

Nasser Al Tayyar Is a Saudi businessman. He is the Founder and Deputy Chairman of Al Tayyar Travel Group. He has interests in many industries, including Leisure, Tourism, Education, Transport, Real Estate, Retail Trading, Hospitality, Aviation and Food and Beverages.

Yıldırım Mert Çetin is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Roma, and the Turkey national team.

Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali aka Khadr al-Sabahi is a former senior member of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party. Ahmed currently has a million dollar bounty placed on his head as one of Iraq's most wanted men accused of funding and leading resistance operations. He is the leader of al-Awda; an underground Ba'athist movement in Iraq.

Riyad Nassan Agha is a former minister of culture of Syria. He served as Syria's ambassador to Oman and the United Arab Emirates. He holds a PhD. degree in philosophy from the University of Damascus.

Süleyman Genç is a former Turkish politician and author. He was a leading figure of the Turkish left youth movement in the 1960s, and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Republican People's Party (CHP) from 1973 to 1980.

Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon is a South Sudanese politician who serves as the first Vice President of South Sudan.

Malas Mohammad Abdulkarim al-Husseini al-Kasnazani is an Iraqi politician who was the Trade Minister from September 2014 until December 2015 under Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

Hila Sedighi is a poet, painter and social activist in Iran.

Ahn Sung-ki is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years.

Dennis Law Sau-yiu is a Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter, actor, director and presenter. He is the former chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image, and a founder of its subsidiary company Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. Films directed by Law include teen comedies such as The Unusual Youth and Love @ First Note, and martial arts action films that include Fatal Contact and Fatal Move.