Ibn Kathir

Ibn Kathir

male, deceased (1373)
Born in 1301, Ismail ibn Kathir was an Islamic scholar. His full name is Abu Al-Fida, 'Imad Ad-Din Isma'il bin 'Umar bin Kathir Al-Qurashi...
Khaled Mashal

Khaled Mashal

male, 53 years old
Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal or Khalid Mish'al (b. 1956) is a leader of Hamas. He has been described alternately as the "political...
Ibn Arabi

Ibn Arabi

male, deceased (1240)
Ibn Arabi, was an Arab Muslim mystic and philosopher. He was born 1165 in Murcia and died 1240 in Damascus.
Al-Kamil

Al-Kamil

male, deceased (1238)
Al-Kamil Muhammad al-Malik ; died 1238) was an Ayyubid sultan of Kurdish descent that ruled Egypt, praised for defeating two crusades but also...
Sargon II

Sargon II

male
Sargon II was an Assyrian king. He took the throne from Shalmaneser V in 722 BC. It is not clear whether he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a...
Shalmaneser III

Shalmaneser III

male
Shalmaneser III was king of Assyria (859 BC-824 BC), and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II. His long reign was a constant series of...
Sophronius

Sophronius

male, deceased (638)
Sophronius (born 560 in Damascus - died March 11, 638 in Jerusalem) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 until his death. Before rising to the...
Michel Aflaq

Michel Aflaq

male, deceased (1989)
Michel Aflaq was the ideological founder of Ba’athism, a form of secular Arab nationalism. Born in Damascus to a middle class Greek Orthodox Ch...
Khalid Ibn Al-Walid

Khalid Ibn Al-Walid

male, deceased (642)
Khālid ibn al-Walīd also known as Sayf-Allah al-Maslul, was one of the two famous Arab generals during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century. ("...
Eli Cohen

Eli Cohen

male, deceased (1965)
Eli Cohen was a celebrated Israeli spy, and is recognized as one of the most successful spies of modern times. Born in Egypt, Cohen contributed to...