Famous Personalities
Music – Singers George Wasoof Nur Mahana Sabah Fakhri
Modern
Michel Aflaq, political theorist
Maher Arar, arrested under suspicion of having links with Al-Qaeda, later released without charge Vatche Arslanian, International Red Cross Ahmad al-Assad, politician Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria Hafez al-Assad, former President of Syria Sarkis Assadourian, Canadian politician Hashim al-Atassi, former President Nureddin al-Atassi, former President Nazim al-Kudsi former President Sabah Fakhri, musician Sami Moubayed, political analyst and writer Yusuf Faysal, politician Amin Hafiz, former President of Syria Fayiz Ismail, politician George Wasoof, musician Bassem Yakhour, actor, writer and director Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister Adib Shishakli, army colonel Ali Ahmad Said, poet Yasser Seirawan, chess grandmaster Nizar Qabbani, poet and diplomat Nur Mahana, musician Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina Sabri Moudallal, musician Mohammed Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria Ghada Shouaa, heptathlete Shukri al-Kuwatli, former president Milad youssef, actor Bassam koussa, actor Jamal Sulayman, actor Aref Al Taweel, actor
Ancient
King Alexander II Zabinas
King Antiochus I Soter King Antiochus II Theos King Antiochus III the Great King Antiochus IV Epiphanes King Antiochus V Eupator King Antiochus VI Dionysus King Demetrius II of Syria King Seleucus V Philometor King Seleucus VI Epiphanes King Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes Imam Shafi, Islamic scholar Publilius Syrus, writer ‘Abd-al-Aziz Uthman, politician
Constantine Zurayk, historian and activist