List of notable Bahranis

The Baharna are one of ethnically diverse Bahrain's many ethnic groups.

The following is a list of notable Bahrani figures

Religious figures[edit]

Grand Ayatollahs[edit]

Maitham Al Bahrani, renowned 13th-century Shi'a cleric and theologian.
Yusuf Al Bahrani, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric.
Abdullah al Samahiji, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric
Salih Al-Karzakani, renowned 17th-century Shi'a cleric.
Shaykh Ahmad, founder of the Shaykhí school of thought.
Abbas Almohri, renowned 20th-century Shi'a cleric.
Alaaeldeen Alghurayfi, Iraqi Shi'a Marja.

Rebels[edit]

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

Philosophers[edit]

Kamal al-Deen Maitham al-Bahrani, famous 13th century philosopher

Politicians[edit]

Abdul Amir al-Jamri, spiritual leader of the Bahrani people.
Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He was the leader and founder of the Islamic Awareness Institution.
Hasan Mushaima, Bahraini political activist
Nimr al-Nimr, spiritual leader of the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests
Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar, Saudi political activist
Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahraini human rights activist and hunger striker
Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights activist
Ali Salman, leader of the largest political party in Bahrain
Hussain Al-Qallaf Al-Bahrani, member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly
Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait's first female minister
Jawad Al-Arrayedh is Bahrain’s first Shia Deputy Prime Minister.
Nazar Al Baharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain.
Majeed Al Alawi, Bahrain’s Minister of Labour Affairs.
Nada Haffadh, Bahrain's first ever female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health.

Academics[edit]

Zainab Bahrani, Iraqi art historian.
Abdulhadi Khalaf, Bahraini leftist political activist and academic.
Ali Al-Ahmed, Bahraini Political activist, public speaker, scholar, writer.
Nadhmi Al-Nasr, Saudi interim president of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
Kamal Al-Yahya, geophysicist and an oil company executive.
Ali Kadhem, Islamic philosopher and an academic at the University of Bahrain.

Poets and writers[edit]

Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, one of the greatest poets of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf
Thuraya Al Arrayedh, daughter of Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
Ayat Al-Qurmezi, poet
Ali Al Jallawi, poet, researcher, and writer
Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin, Bahraini former minister, poet, ex-diplomat, historian, writer, and researcher

Musicians[edit]

Majeed Marhoon, saxophonist and a former Leftist political activist with the National Liberation Front of Bahrain.
Mohammed Haddad, composer and music critic.

Film directors[edit]

Shahriar Bahrani, Iranian film director.
Ramin Bahrani, Iranian American director and screenwriter.

Actors[edit]

Ali Al-Sebaa, Saudi television actor.

Journalists[edit]

Mansoor Al-Jamri, son of Bahrain's spiritual leader, Sheikh Abdul-Amir Al-Jamri.

Bloggers[edit]

Mahmood Al-Yousif, Bahrani blogger and political activist.
Ali Abdulemam, Bahraini blogger and contributor to Global Voices.

Businessmen[edit]

Mahdi Al Tajir, businessman from the United Arab Emirates, based in the United Kingdom.

Sports[edit]

A'ala Hubail, Bahraini football player.
Mohamed Hubail, Bahraini football player.
Sayed Mohamed Adnan, Bahraini football player.
Ismael Abdullatif, Bahraini football player.
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, Bahraini football player.
Husain Ali, Bahraini football player.
Abbas Ahmed Khamis, Bahraini football player.
Hussain Salman, Bahraini football player.
Abbas Ayyad, Bahraini football player.
Hussein Al-Sadiq, Bahraini football player.
Tareq Al-Farsani, Bahraini Bodybuilder.
Hamad Al Fardan, Bahraini racing driver
Jamal Al-Saffar, Saudi sprinter
Hussein Taher Al-Sabee, Saudi long jumper.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

The 1922 Bahrani uprising in Bahrain
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
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