List of people from Irbid
Irbid (Arabic: إربد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela, has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 1,088,100, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead
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The city of Irbid has many men who built Irbid and Jordan, and they had a strong influence in the country
The following is a list of notable people from Irbid:
Military
- Abdullah el-Tell
- Mohammad Al-Malkawi
- Ali Khulqi Alsharairi
- Qassem Al-Nasser
Politicians
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- Wasfi al-Tal
- Awn Al-Khasawneh
- Fahd Jaradat
- Abdul-Karim Gharaybeh
- Fawzi Al-Mulki
- Hani Al-Mulki
- Ahmad Obeidat
- Abdelraouf Al-Rawabdeh
- Abdul Nasser Bani Hani
Poets
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Writers
Researchers
Musicians
Athletes
- Ahmad Hayel
- Laith Al-Bashtawi
- Mohammad Shatnawi
- Anas Al-Zboun
- Mohammad Balas
- Hamza Al-Dardour
- Bashar Bani Yaseen
- Anas Bani Yaseen
- Mussab Al-Laham
- Mohammad Al-Alawneh
- Yasser Al-Rawashdeh