List of Yemenis
Famous or important Yemenis include:
Scholars and Academics
- Ibn Khaldun
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, (721 - 815) alchemist born
- Harbi al-Himyari, (7th century) scholar, and teacher of Yemeni alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan
- Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani, (893 - 945) a geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer.
- Abdullah Al-Baradouni (1929 - 1999)
- Muhammad al-Gharsi
- Nethanel ben Isaiah, was a Yemenite rabbi, who composed a compendium of midrashic literature, the Or HaAfeila "Light of the Darkness"
Athletes
- Naseem Hamed Former Boxing Champion
- Isra Girgrah Female 5 time world Champion
- Nashwan Al-Harazi A Golden Yemeni Gymnast
Filmmakers
- Bader Ben Hirsi Award-winning British Yemeni director and writer, made Yemen's first full length feature film A New Day in Old Sana'a
Musicians
- Ayoob Tarish Absey
- Ofra Haza
- Dana International
- Ryad or Covenvox
- Achinoam Nini (better known as Noa)
- Jameela Saad
- Ahmed Fathy
- Arwa (singer)
- Roweida Riyadh
- Rosana
- Gila Beshari
- Zion Golan
- Boaz Mauda
- Najeeba Abdullah
- Bracha Cohen
- Amal Kaadel
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Entrepreneurs
- Mohammed bin Laden – the head of the infamous Binladen family in Saudi Arabia.
- Shaher Abdulhak – billionaire and founder of Shaher Trading.[1]
Leaders and politicians
Historical
- Sharifa Fatima, was a Zaydi chief in 15th century Yemen
- Al-Khayzuran (? - 789) wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and the most famous Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid
- Rabiah ibn Mudhar, was a Jewish king of Himyar
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa had a significant role in the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. He was the son of Musa ibn Nusayr
- Musa bin Nusair, (640 - 716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads
- Dhu Nuwas, (515 - 525) last king of the Himyarite kingdom of Yemen
- Arwa al-Sulayhi, (1048 - 1138) Sulayhid Queen of Yemen
Modern
References
- ^ Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-21). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.