List of Iraqi Americans

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This is a list of famous Iraqi Americans.

Contents 1 Academia/Science 2 Activists 3 Actors 4 Architecture 5 Artists 6 Business 7 Directors 8 Models 9 Musicians 10 Politics 11 Sports 12 Writers & Journalists 13 Other 14 References 15 See also

[edit] Academia/Science

• Dr Ibrahim al-Marashi, academic plagiarized by the British government
• Rafil A. Dhafir, physician
• Elias Alsabti, medical researcher and writer
• Majid Khadduri, academic and founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program
• Kanan Makiya, academic, professor
• Saadi Simawe, translator, novelist and teacher
• Ella Shohat, professor, author and activist
• Hind Rassam Culhane, professor
• Khidir Hamza, scientist
• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, scientist
• Nada Shabout, art historian and Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
• Raouf A. Ridha, civil engineer
• Jeffrey R. Ridha, physician

[edit] Activists

• Dahlia Wasfi, activist
• Julie Iny, activist and author

[edit] Actors

• Tamara Dhia, actress known for her lead role in Santa Claus in Baghdad^[8]
• Yasmine Hanani, actress known for her role in Voices of Iraq and The Kingdom
• Sarab Kamoo, actress known for her role in Super Sucker
• Chris Kattan, comedian and actor; best known for his work on Saturday Night Live
• Heather Raffo, Award winning playwright/actress most known for her role in 9 Parts of Desire
• Basam Ridha, actor
• Alia Shawkat, actress known as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development
• Zina Zaflow, actress

[edit] Architecture

• Hisham N. Ashkouri, architect
• Raed Jarrar architect, blogger, and activist

[edit] Artists

• Wafaa Bilal, artist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Toba Khedoori, artist
• Leila Kubba, artist
• Sama Raena Alshaibi, artist
• Maysaloun Faraj, artist
• Oded Halahmy, artist^[9]

[edit] Business

• Sam Kubba, author and businessman
• Shakir al Khafaji, businessman
• Susan Gailani, interior designer and businesswoman

[edit] Directors

• Usama Alshaibi, film director of Muhammad and Jane
• Ali Hossaini, filmmaker, philosopher and pacifist
• Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award winning film director and journalist
• Carole Basri, filmmaker

[edit] Models

• Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996

[edit] Musicians

• Chemda Khalili, singer/songwriter and co-host of the Keith and The Girl podcast
• TIMZ, rapper
• Elliott Yamin, singer
• Stephan Smith, singer-songwriter, poet and political activist
• Ahmed El Faleh, singer who participated in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol
• Rahim AlHaj, musician and composer
• Dena El Saffar, musician
• Amir ElSaffar, musician and younger brother of Dena
• Linda George, singer
• Majid Kakka, singer^[10]
• Juliana Jendo, singer
• Janan Sawa, musician^[11]
• Fabian Alsultany, DJ

[edit] Politics

• Rend al-Rahim Francke, politician, political activist and once held the position as Iraqi ambassador to the United States
• Ayham al-Samarie, politician
• John Kanno, politician running for congress in California
• Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Washington DC and son of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani

[edit] Sports

• Najah Ali, boxer
• Falah Hassan, footballer

[edit] Writers & Journalists

• Lorraine Ali, reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek^[12]
• Sinan Antoon, poet, novelist and translator^[13]
• Alon Ben-Meir, professor, writer and is the Middle East Project director at the World Policy Institute
• Joseph Braude, author
• Saul Fathi, author
• Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, journalist
• Jack Marshall (author), poet and author
• Dunya Mikhail, poet
• Daniel Pearl, journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan)
• Ayad Rahim, journalist
• Zainab Salbi, writer, activist, co-founder and president of Women for Women International
• Farrah Sarafa, poet, editor, translator and teacher
• Rachel Wahba, writer
• Thura Al Windawi, author

[edit] Other

• Kaysar Ridha, contestant on reality show Big Brother
• Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, soldier
• Aban Elias, civil engineer, (recently held hostage and has not been heard from since)
• Michael Mizrachi, professional poker player (Iraqi Jewish father)
• Robert Mizrachi, professional poker player and older brother of Michael Mizrachi
• Jumana Hanna, involved in war propaganda
• Farris Hassan
• Husham Al-Husainy, Sheikh of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center
• Joseph Markhay, engineer
• Robert Nalo, burglar and heist man
• Samuel Nalo, businessman, hijacker, burglar and brother of Robert
• Sami Khoshaba Latchin
• Mohammad Munaf
• Abdul Rahman Yasin, a suspected American terrorist
• Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief, attorney who helped the United States armed forces rescue Jessica Lynch from Iraq
• Leila Barclay, storyteller^[14][15]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Iraqi American
• List of Iraqis