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.
• 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.

Pre-modern period

• 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

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