List of people from Nablus

The following list includes notable people from the city of Nablus.

Modern era

Yoseph ben Ab-Hisda ben Yaacov ben Aaharon (1919–1998), former Samaritan high priest
Salwa Al Bana (born 1951), author
Awni Abd al-Hadi (1889–1970), 20th century Palestinian politician.
Rabab Abdulhadi (born 1955), Palestinian-born American scholar, activist, educator, editor, and an academic director.^[1]^[2]
Mamdouh Al Aker (born 1943), physician
Hani Awijan (1977–2016), former head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in Nablus.
Nasib al-Bitar (1890–1948), former Islamic court judge.
Izzat Darwaza (1888–1984), Palestinian Arab nationalist leader in early 20th century.
Aziz Dweik (born 1948), Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Mohamed Ali Eltaher (1896–1974), Palestinian journalist and newspaper editor.
Fadi Kafisha (1977–2006), former head of Tanzim militant group in Nablus.
Sahar Khalifeh (born 1941), Palestinian writer.
Munib Masri (born 1934), Palestinian billionaire.
Ahmed Sheikh (born 1949), editor-in-chief of Al-Jazeera.
Ahmad Toukan (1903–1981), Prime Minister and educator.
Fadwa Touqan (1917–2003), Palestinian poet.
Fawwaz Tuqan (born 1940), writer, professor and former minister.
Ibrahim Touqan (1905–1941), Palestinian poet.
Abdel Wael Zwaiter (1934–1972), translator.

Ibn al-Sal'us (died 1294), a 13th-century merchant and Mamluk vizier
Justin Martyr (c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), second century Christian apologist
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nabulusi - anti-Fatimid rebel who moved to Baniyas to continue his agitation against the Fatimid Caliphate^[3]

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