The list of Druze includes prominent Druze figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.
Literature Reda Mansour , Israeli Hebrew poet, writer, and Ambassador
Naim Araidi – Israeli writer and poet in Hebrew and Arabic, Israeli Ambassador to Norway. Emin Arslan – born in current-day Lebanon (Ottoman Syria ), diplomat, writer, and editor Suliman Bashear – Israeli scholar, writer, and professor Sami Makarem – Lebanese-American writer, painter, and scholar Reda Mansour – Israeli Hebrew poet and writer and former Israeli ambassador to Ecuador, Brazil, and Panama. Salman Masalha – Israeli poet, essayist, translator, and researcher Salman Natour – Israeli writer, journalist, and playwright. Samih al-Qasim – Israeli poet. Rami Zeedan – Israeli political scientist, historian, professor, and author.
Ghassan Alian Yusef Mishleb
Alim Abdallah – Israeli deputy commander of the IDF 300th Brigade of the 91st Division , lieutenant colonel. Ghassan Alian – Israeli commander of the IDF Golani Brigade , head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories . Tarif Bader – Israeli doctor and IDF Brigadier General , Director of Kaplan Medical Center , Clinical Associate Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Imad Fares – Israeli Brigadier General, commander of the IDF Givati Brigade , commander of 91st Division Salman Habaka – Israeli commander of the IDF 188th Armored Brigade ‘s 53rd Battalion killed in action during the Israel–Hamas war Salim Hatoum – Syrian Major. Led overthrow of the government of Amin al-Hafez in 1966. Yousef Mishleb – Israeli general; commander of the IDF Etzion Regional Brigade, commander of the Edom Division , Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories , and commander of the Home Front Command . Nada Nadim Prouty – Lebanese intelligence professional who worked with the FBI and CIA in counter-terrorism Salman Zarka – Israeli physician and current Director of Ziv Medical Center in Safed ; Israel Defense Forces Colonel, senior lecturer at the Haifa University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Entertainment
Politics Ziad Aboultaif , Canadian MP
Israel
Gadeer Mreeh , Israeli journalist, tv anchor, and member of the Knesset Majalli Wahabi , Israeli member of the Knesset, briefly President of Israel
Labib Hussein Abu Rokan – Israeli MP and religious judge. Abdullah Abu Ma’aruf – Israeli MP and physician. Hamad Amar – Israeli MP. Naim Araidi – Israeli writer and poet in Hebrew and Arabic, Israeli Ambassador to Norway. Assad Assad – Israeli MP, army colonel, and diplomat Jabar Asakla – Israeli member of the Knesset , now secretary of the Hadash Party Zeidan Atashi – Israeli MP and diplomat Amal Nasser el-Din – Israeli MP and author, awarded the Israel Prize , the Prime Minister’s Prize for the Commemoration of Fallen Soldiers, and the Yakir Haifa Award Salah-Hassan Hanifes – Israeli MP Akram Hasson – Israeli member of the Knesset , Kadima ‘s leader, marking the first time a Druze had led a Jewish party. Ayoob Kara – Israeli MP, deputy speaker, Israeli Minister of Communications , Israeli Deputy Minister for Development . Reda Mansour – Israeli poet, historian, diplomat, Israeli Ambassador to Ecuador, Brazil, and Panama Jabr Moade – Israeli MP and deputy minister Gadeer Mreeh — Israeli journalist and member of the Knesset; anchor of a Hebrew-language news program on Israeli television. Fateen Mulla – Israeli member of the Knesset , Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office . Mohamed Nafa – Israeli MP Said Nafa – Israeli MP and lawyer Shachiv Shnaan – Israeli member of parliament Salah Tarif – Israeli government minister, MP, and army captain Majalli Wahabi – Israeli member of the Knesset; briefly President of Israel , IDF lieutenant-colonel,.
Jordan
Ayman Safadi – Deputy Prime Minister and Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Majid Arslan , Lebanese Defense Minister
Emin Arslan – born in current-day Lebanon (Ottoman Syria ), diplomat, writer, and editor Akram Chehayeb – Lebanese Minister and MP Ghazi Aridi – Lebanese minister and MP Majid Arslan – Lebanese Defense Minister for over 40 years Shakib Arslan – Lebanese politician, writer, poet, and historian Talal Arslan – Lebanese minister and MP Fakhr-al-Din II – Ruler (emir) of Lebanon from 1590 to 1633; united Lebanon and parts of Syria and Palestine under his rule Kamal Jumblatt – Lebanese MP, minister, writer, author, and poet Walid Jumblatt – Lebanese minister and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party Marwan Hamadeh – Lebanese minister and MP Marwan Kheireddin – Lebanese minister Faisal Al Sayegh – Lebanese MP Wiam Wahhab – Lebanese politician
Sultan Pasha al-Atrash (1885–1982), commander of the Revolt of 1925
Sultan Pasha al-Atrash – Syrian Leader and Commander of the Syrian Revolt of 1925. Mansur al-Atrash – Syrian politician, Interim head of state, journalist, founding member of the Ba’ath Party . Shibli al-Aysami – former Syrian Vice president and Gen Sec of the Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party Issam Zahreddine – Major General of the Syrian Republican Guard who has played a major role in the Syrian Civil War, leading Syrian Government forces on several fronts.
Religion Amin Tarif , religious leader of the Druze in Palestine and Israel Nazar Mahmud , Israeli figure skater Nabil Kanso , Lebanese-American painter.
Others
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