List of Famous people with last name Al-farhan

Ishaq Al Farhan was a Jordanian politician and educator of Palestinian origin, studied chemistry at the American University of Beirut then he got a Ph.D. of Science Education from Columbia University and he spoke two languages Arabic and English. Moreover, Is'haq was a politician, thinker, teacher, and educator, so he was one of the leaders of the Islamic Action Front. Also, he was a key figure of the Jordanian advisory council and Is'haq was a believer in the direction of Wasfi Al-Tal, so he entered the government of Wasfi Al-Tal in 1970 then he broke away from the Islamic movement during while holding the position of Minister of Education and Islamic Endowments in 1973, where he supervised the formulation of educational curricula of the government of Ahmed Al-Lozi.In addition, he was the President of the Scientific Association, and he was the president of the University of Jordan. Also, he strongly came back to manage the Islamic movement receiving the secretariat of the Islamic Action Front. Moreover, he was a member of the House of Senates from 1989 to 1993 and he became head of the Zarqa Private University from 1994 to 2007. Furthermore, His meeting on Al_Jazeera at "Bela Hoodod" television program showed the effect of changing curricula on the identity in mother tongue education, 18 February 2004, and he also showed the Nakba memory and lack of empathy with the Israeli_ Palestinian conflict_ May 16, 2001.

Fouad Ahmad Alfarhan is a popular Saudi Arabian blogger and political commentator noted for his advocacy of political reforms on his blog. Farhan is unusual among Saudi Arabian bloggers because he uses his real name rather than blogging under a pseudonym. Farhan had stopped blogging for a period after being told by government officials to "tone down" his commentary. He resumed posting in July 2007. On Tuesday, December 10, 2007 Farhan was arrested in Jeddah. The arrest was reported by other Arab bloggers, and Saudi authorities confirmed he was being held for "interrogation." No official charges were relayed. He was held in solitary confinement without charges. He was released from prison on April 26, 2008.