The Baharna are one of the many East Arabian groups. The following is a list of notable Bahrani figures.
Academics
- Ali Al-Ahmed, Bahraini political activist, public speaker, scholar, writer
- Abdulhadi Khalaf, Bahraini leftist political activist and academic
Actors
- Ali Al-Sebaa, Saudi television actor
- Sabrin Burshid, actress
Artists
- Abdullah Al Muharraqi, Bahraini artist considered the founder of modern art in the Persian Gulf region
- Jamal Abdul Rahim, Bahraini artist known for his contemporary art whose work has been showcased in numerous national and international exhibitions
Bloggers
- Ali Abdulemam, Bahraini blogger and contributor to Global Voices[1]
- Mahmood Al-Yousif, Bahrani blogger and political activist[2]
Businesspeople
- Amin H. Nasser, CEO of Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco
- Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM
- Mahdi Al Tajir, businessman from the United Arab Emirates, based in the United Kingdom[3]
- Yara Salman, Bahraini businesswomen who introduced cryotherapy to the country
Journalists
- Mansoor Al-Jamri, son of Bahrain's spiritual leader, Sheikh Abdul-Amir Al-Jamri
- Leila Al Mutawa (born 1987), novelist and journalist
Musicians
Philosophers
Poets and writers
- Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, one of the greatest poets of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf
- Thuraya Al Arrayedh, daughter of Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
- Ali Al Jallawi, poet, researcher, and writer
- Ayat Al-Qurmezi, poet
- Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin, Bahraini former minister, poet, ex-diplomat, historian, writer, and researcher
Politicians
- Masouma Abdelrahim, Bahraini politician sworn into the 2018 Council of Representatives. Head of drug and alcohol unit at the Ministry of Health
- Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar, Saudi political activist
- Majeed Al Alawi, Bahrain's Minister of Labour Affairs
- Jawad Al-Arrayedh, Bahrain's first Shia Deputy Prime Minister
- Nazar Al Baharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
- Abdul Amir al-Jamri, spiritual leader of the Bahrani people
- Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahraini human rights activist and hunger striker
- Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait's first female minister
- Nimr al-Nimr, spiritual leader of the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests
- Hussain Al-Qallaf Al-Bahrani, member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly
- Nada Haffadh, Bahrain's first ever female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health
- Hasan Mushaima, Bahraini political activist
- Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He was the leader and founder of the Islamic Awareness Institution
- Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights activist
- Ali Salman, leader of the largest political party in Bahrain
- Hussain Al Baharna, lawyer
Rebels
Grand Ayatollahs
Ayatollahs
Sports
- Ismael Abdullatif, Bahraini football player
- Sayed Mohamed Adnan, Bahraini football player
- Hamad Al Fardan, Bahraini racing driver
- Tareq Al-Farsani, Bahraini bodybuilder
- Husain Ali, Bahraini football player
- Hussein Taher Al-Sabee, Saudi long jumper
- Hussein Al-Sadiq, Bahraini football player
- Jamal Al-Saffar, Saudi sprinter
- Abbas Ayyad, Bahraini football player
- A'ala Hubail, Bahraini football player
- Mohamed Hubail, Bahraini football player[4]
- Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, Bahraini football player
- Abbas Ahmed Khamis, Bahraini football player
- Hussain Salman, Bahraini football player
References
- ^ "Bahraini blogger Ali Abdulemam flees to UK". BBC News. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Gulf Daily News » Local News » 60 Second Interview". Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "#1062 Mahdi Al-Tajir - Forbes.com". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Bahrain player Mohammed Hubail jailed for protesting government - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
Further reading
External links
- The 1922 Bahrani uprising in Bahrain
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