List of Bahranis
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The Baharna are one of the many East Arabian groups. The following is a list of notable Bahrani figures.
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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{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-22489114|title=Bahraini blogger Ali Abdulemam flees to UK|work=BBC News|date=10 May 2013 |accessdate=2 January 2016}}
- Mahmood Al-Yousif, Bahrani blogger and political activist{{cite web|url=http://archives.gdnonline.com/NewsDetails.aspx?date=04/07/2015&storyid=134629|title=Gulf Daily News » Local News » 60 Second Interview|publisher=|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
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{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mahdi-Al-Tajir_SKFI.html|title=#1062 Mahdi Al-Tajir - Forbes.com|website=Forbes |publisher=|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
- 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
- Mohammed Haddad, composer and music critic
- Majeed Marhoon, saxophonist and a former Leftist political activist with the National Liberation Front of Bahrain
- Majid Al-Maskati, singer of the Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan
- isa al-najem, known for his work on one piece live action and Arabs got talent, son of mubark al-najem
Philosophers
- Kamal al-Deen Maitham al-Bahrani, famous 13th century philosopher
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
- Abu al-Bahlul al-Awwam, member of the Abdul Qays tribe who deposed the Qarmatians in Bahrain
- Sayyid Shubar al-Sitri, attempted a coup d'état in 1895, however it failed due to lack of support from Shi'a clerics
- Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, rebel against the Qarmatians in the Overthrowing of the Qarmatians
Religious figures
=Grand Ayatollahs=
- Shaykh Ahmad, founder of the Shaykhí school of thought
- Maitham Al Bahrani, renowned 13th-century Shi'a cleric and theologian
- Yusuf Al Bahrani, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric
- Alaaeldeen Alghurayfi, Iraqi Shi'a Marja
- Salih Al-Karzakani, renowned 17th-century Shi'a cleric
- Abbas Almohri, renowned 20th-century Shi'a cleric
- Abdullah al Samahiji, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric
=Ayatollahs=
- Yasser Al-Habib controversial Kuwaiti ayatollah
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{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6696991/bahrain-player-mohammed-hubail-jailed-protesting-government|title=Bahrain player Mohammed Hubail jailed for protesting government - ESPN|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2 January 2016}}
- Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, Bahraini football player
- Abbas Ahmed Khamis, Bahraini football player
- Hussain Salman, Bahraini football player
Others
- Fatema Al Harbi (born 1991 or 1992), author and peace activist
- Tekken Master (Sayed Hashem Ahmed), professional esports player{{cite web | url = https://www.redbull.com/mea-en/the-viral-rise-of-sayed-hashem-tekken-master | title = The Viral Rise of Sayed Hashem-Tekken Master | first = Noor | last = Nooruddin | date = December 2, 2019 | access-date=December 28, 2020 | work = Redbull}}
References
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Further reading
- [https://www.scribd.com/doc/3729409 Rival Empires of Trade and Imami Shiism in Eastern Arabia, 1300-1800], Juan Cole, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2, (May, 1987), pp. 177–203
External links
- [http://vob.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=21&lang=english The 1922 Bahrani uprising in Bahrain]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091029193855/http://www.ahmedalbahrani.com/about.htm]
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