17 Notable alumni of University of Aleppo
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Aleppo is ranked #5,187 in the world and #3 in Syria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from University of Aleppo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Aleppo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hadeel Kouki
1992-. (aged 34)
human rights defender
Hadeel Kouki is a former human rights activist from Syria.
2. Malatius Jaghnoon
1943-. (aged 83)
epigrapher
Malatius Jibriel Jaghnoon,, is a Syrian engineer and epigrapher specialized in Aramaic and Greek inscriptions.
3. Bengin Ahmad
1986-. (aged 40)
writer
designer
photographer
creative director
Bengin Ahmad is a Syrian Kurdish photographer and creative director, known for his candid photographs of Horse & Equine, Architecture and also Portrait. He obtained a Crown Distinction at the Global Photographic Union (GPU).
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4. Hadiya Khalaf Abbas
1958-2021 (aged 63)
politician
professor
Hadiya Khalaf Abbas was a Syrian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Council of Syria from June 2016 to July 2017. She was the only woman to have held the post.
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5. Abdulrazak Eid
1950-. (aged 76)
writer
Abdulrazak Eid, is a Syrian writer and thinker and one of Syria's leading reformers. He helped to found the Committees of Civil Society in Syria, drafted the Statement of 1000 and helped to draft the Damascus Declaration. Because of his opposition writings and political actions, he was arrested many times in Syria, banned from working and traveling, kidnapped by the...
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6. Sufian Allaw
1944-. (aged 82)
engineer
Sufian Allaw is a Syrian former politician who served as the oil minister of Syria from 2006 to 2018.
7. Hassan Aboud
1978-2014 (aged 36)
military personnel
Hassan Abboud, also known under his nom de guerre Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi, was a Syrian militant and political leader who was one of the founders of Ahrar al-Sham. He was part of its leadership until his death in September 2014.
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8. Hevrin Khalaf
1984-2019 (aged 35)
dynamics / stress engineer
human rights defender
politician
Hevrin Khalaf was a Syrian Kurd politician and civil engineer. Khalaf served as the Secretary General of the Future Syria Party after working for many years in Rojava. She was executed by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters near the M4 Motorway south of Tell Abyad during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, on 12 October.
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9. Zuhair Masharqa
1938-2007 (aged 69)
politician
Muhammad Zuhair Masharqa was a Syrian politician who served as Vice President of Syria from 1984 to 2006.
10. Yassin al-Haj Saleh
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
editor
dissident
writer
author
Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a Syrian writer and leftist political dissident. He writes on political, social and cultural subjects relating to Syria and the Arab world.
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11. Juliana Jendo
actor
singer
Juliana Jendo is a Syrian Assyrian singer and actress who, unlike many other Assyrian Neo-Aramaic-speaking artists, has occasionally recorded songs in Surayt/Turoyo and Arabic. She has mostly recorded folk dance music.
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12. Hussein Arnous
1953-. (aged 73)
civil servant
politician
Hussein Arnous is a former Syrian politician who served as prime minister of Syria from 11 June 2020 to 14 September 2024. Arnous's appointment was announced by state media shortly after it was reported that President Bashar al-Assad had fired previous prime minister Imad Khamis amid a worsening economic crisis.
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13. Wafa Sultan
1958-. (aged 68)
psychiatrist
essayist
Wafa Sultan is a Syrian-American medical doctor, writer, and critic of Islam. In 2006, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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14. Abdurrahman Mustafa
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Abdurrahman Mustafa is a Syrian politician and businessman who has served as president of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly since 2014. During the Syrian civil war, Mustafa was active within the Syrian opposition, holding several key positions including President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces from 2018 to 2019, and Prime Minister of the Syrian Interim Government...
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15. Waad al-Kateab
1991-. (aged 35)
cinematographer
film director
journalist
Waad Al-Kateab is the pseudonym of a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, For Sama (2019), was nominated for four BAFTAs at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, winning for Best Documentary, and was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. Her coverage of the Battle for Aleppo won an International Emmy Award for Current...
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16. Muhammad Naji al-Otari
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Muhammad Naji al-Otri is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2003 to 2011.
17. Khalaf Ali Alkhalaf
1969-. (aged 57)
writer
poet
journalist
political writer
Khalaf Ali Alkhalaf is a Syrian poet and writer who holds Swedish citizenship. He lived in Saudi Arabia (1993–2001) and Greece (2001–2002) before returning to Syria and, once again, Saudi Arabia. In the spring of 2008, Alkhalaf moved to Alexandria, Egypt, where he currently resides.
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