List of Famous people named Alaa

Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashen Al-Azzawi, is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Zawraa in the Iraqi Premier League. He is also a member of Iraq national team. He can be deployed as an attacking midfielder or a second striker, and since 2016 plays a striker. He is the fifth-most capped player in the history of the Iraq national team.

Alaa Al Shbli is a Syrian international footballer. He currently plays, which play in the Qatari Second Division, the top division in Qatar. He plays as a right wingback, wearing the shirt with number 15 for Al-Karamah. For the Syrian national football team, he is currently wearing the shirt with the number 20. After he left Zamalek SC, he signed for Al-Masry SC, but left the club 2 days later, as Al-Masry would not agree to the same salary Alaa had in mind. Alaa also is the third captain of the Syrian National team, as he is one of the oldest players in the current squad.

Alaa Mashzoub was an Iraqi journalist, novelist, writer and historian. Many of Mashzoub's novels and writings focused on the history of Iraq, the city of Karbala, and the history of the Jews in Iraq. He was a frequent critic of sectarianism and the militias which hold sway in much of Iraq.

Alaa Wardi is a Saudi Arabian singer, songwriter, a cappella artist, and producer of Iranian origin. He gained popularity through the online video sharing platform, YouTube, where he publishes covers of Middle Eastern, English, Bollywood and K-pop hits, and original ballads. Wardi released his album Fi Ba7ri in 2015 and Madinat Al Salah in 2016. He is also part of the Arab rock and pop band Hayajan.

Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-Fartoosi is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Gil Vicente in the Liga NOS.

Alaa Al-Aswany is an Egyptian writer, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya.