List of people from Damascus
The following is a list of notable people from Damascus, Syria.
Ancient
- Apollodorus of Damascus - Syrian Architect
- Nicolaus of Damascus - Historian and Philosopher[1][2]
- John of Damascus - Christian Monk[3]
- Ananias - One of the Seventy Disciples[4]
- Sophronius - Patriarch of Jerusalem[5]
- Abd ar-Rahman I - Founder of Omayyad dynasty in Cordoba[6]
- Damascius - 'Byzantine philosopher[7]
- Israel ben Moses Najara - Poet, Kaballist and rabbi[8]
- Shams al-Din al-Ansari al-Dimashqi - Medieval Arab geographer
Modern
- Avraham Abaas - Israeli politician, member of the Knesset
- Eli Cohen - Israeli spy
- Izzat Husrieh - A renowned journalist and founder of the Syrian labor union[9]
- Khalid al-Azm - Former prime minister of Syria [9]
- Eliyahu Sasson - Israeli politician and minister
- Soraya Tarzi - Queen of Afghanistan
- Samuel Vital - Kabalist
- Shukri al-Quwatli - Former Syrian president and co-founder of the United Arab Republic[9]
- Muna Wassef - An actress and a United Nations Goodwill ambassador[10]
- Rafik Schami - Syrian-German author
- Ikram Antaki - Mexican writer
- Ghada al-Samman - Novelist
- Sam Hamad - Quebec politician
- Nizar Qabbani - Poet[11]
- Michel Aflaq - Political thinker and co-founder of the Baath Party
- Salah al-Din al-Bitar - Political thinker and co-founder of the Baath Party
- Constantin Zureiq - Academic intellectual and Arab nationalist[12]
- Yasser Seirawan - Chess player[13]
- Zakaria Tamer - Writer[14]
- Hanin Elias - Member of punk rock band Atari Teenage Riot
- Abu Khalil Qabbani - Syrian Playwright who is considered the founder of Syrian theater
Families
- Alzahabi
- Al-Azm
See also
References
- ↑ Ross Burns, Damascus: A History - Page 59
- ↑ K. Müller &c Fragmenta historicorum graecorum vol. 3 p.344.
- ↑ M. Walsh, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints(HarperCollins Publishers: New York, 1991), pp. 403.
- ↑ "Saint Ananias Chapel". Arabicnews.com. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ Donald E. Wagner. Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000
- ↑ "Abd Ar-Rahman, I Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Damascius (C. 462–C. 538)". Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Copyright © 2001-2006 by Macmillan Reference USA, an imprint of the Gale Group. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Israel ben Moses Najara". The Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Moubayed, Sami. Steel and Silk: Men and Women Who Shaped Syria, 1900-2005. Seattle, WA: Cune Press, 2005. Print.
- ↑ "Muna Wassef". Al-Aous Publishers. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Nizar Qabbani". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ↑ "Constantin Zureiq". The Arab Orient Center for Strategic and Civilization Studies - London. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Yasser Seirawan". UEP Chess. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Zakaria Tamer". The Arab Writers Union. Retrieved 2009-12-02.