List of Syrians

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This is a list of prominent Syrian people

[edit] Modern (alphabetical order)

Bashir Azmeh, former Prime Minister.
Yasser Azmeh, comedian.
Yusuf al-Azmah, former Minister of Defense.
Adel Azmeh, former Minister & Politician.
Aziz Azmeh, author and intellectual.
Kinan Azmeh, musician.
Mazhar Azmeh, former Health Minister.
Nabih Azmeh, former head of National Bloc.
Abdul-Kader Asly, singer
Hashim al-Atassi, former President.
Luai al-Atassi, former President.
Nureddin al-Atassi, former President.
Michel Aflaq, political theorist.
Vatche Arslanian, International Red Cross.
Sultan al-Atrash, General of the Great Syrian Revolution.
Farid al-Atrash, famous musician, King of the Oud.
Asmahan, singer
Hafez al-Assad, former President.
Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria.
Ghayth Armanazi, former diplomat and media specialist
Neman Azhari, banker; founder and chairman of BLOM.
Rouwaida Atteiyah, singer.
Samir Blouk-Bachi, writer.
Rocky Bear, hamster.
Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan Al-Bouti, famous scholar and writer.
Aref Dalila, Professor of Economics, Damascus Spring figure.
Adnan Dabbagh former interior minister
Ali El Deek, singer.
Loui Ali Khalil, author, writer and intellectual.
Abdul-Halim Khaddam politician, former vice-president.
Michel Kilo Write, political prisoner.
Mustafa Tlas former minister of defense
Asalah Nasry, singer.
Alaa Nehmeh, TV JOURNALIST
Rami Al-Nazer, musician.
Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina.
Mohammed Maghout, poet and writer.
Jack Marshall (author), poet and author
Hannah Minah, writer
Muhammad Mustafa Mero, former prime minister.
Ibrahim Hanano, former politician.
Amin Hafiz, former President.
Barmada Rashad, Diplomat, former minister
Duraid Lahham famous actor.
Fayiz Ismail, politician.
Ahmed Ibesch, historian, translator and scholar.
Abdul-Nabi Isstaif, critic, scholar of comparative literature and oriantalism.
Ghazi Kanaan former intelligence chief of Lebanon and interior minister.
Ahmed Kuftaro, former Grand Mufti of Syria from 1964 till his death in 2004.
Hala Ghourani, reporter
Ibrahim Hanano, leader of the revolution (northern area) against French occupation (1921-1929).
Muhammad Naji al-Otari prime minister.
Nizar Qabbani, poet.
Mayada El Hinnawy, singer.
Nazim al-Kudsi former President.
Shukri al-Kuwatli, former President.
Sabah Fakhri, musician.
Yusuf Faysal, politician.
Zakariyya Tamer, writer.
Dafydd Wood, Welsh political journalist
George Wassouf, singer.
Saadallah Wannous, playwright.
Iyad Rahwan, Artificial Intelligence researcher
Farouq al-Sharaa diplomat, former foreign minister from 1984-2006 and vice-president since 2006.
Ghada Shouaa, heptathlete.
Yasser Seirawan, chess grandmaster.
Zuhair Al-Sabban, painter.
Camille Youssef, teacher and intellectual.
Suahil Zakkar, famous historian and scholar.
Mahmoud Zuabi, former prime minister.
Constantine Zureiq, historian and activist.