Sumaya or Suemaya (

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: , ) is an Arabic feminine

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Sumaya Awad Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian Americans, Palestinian American writer and activist based in New York City. She directs strategy and communications for the Adalah Justice Project, and co-edited the book ''Palestine: A Socialist Introduction'', publi ...

, Palestinian American writer and activist *

Sumayyah bint Khayyat Sumeyah (; ), was the first member of the ''Umma'' (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to become a martyr (). Shortly after she was martyred, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed for his conversion to Islam, making him the first ...

(died 615), first female Muslim martyr *

Sumaya Farhat Naser Sumaya Farhat Naser (, born 11 June 1948 in Bir Zeit) is a Palestinian peace activist in the West Bank. Life Born to a Palestinian Christian family, she attended ''Talitha Kumi'', a boarding school in Beit Jala which was founded by Lutheran d ...

(born 1948), Palestinian peace activist *

Princess Sumaya bint Hassan Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan (born 14 May 1971) is a princess of Jordan and a first cousin of Abdullah II of Jordan, King Abdullah II. Early life Princess Sumaya was born in Amman on 14 May 1971, and is the second daughter to Prince Hassan b ...

(born 1971), princess of Jordan * Soumaya Khalifa, American executive of Egyptian origin * Soumaya Mestiri (born 1976), Tunisian philosopher *

Soumaya Naamane Guessous Soumaya Naamane Guessous is a Moroccan sociologist, champion of women's rights, and columnist. She is best known as author of the book ''Au-delà de toute pudeur'', first published in 1988, about the sexual life of Moroccan women. Based on Naam ...

, Moroccan sociologist *

Soumaya Keynes Soumaya Anne Keynes (born 1 August 1989) is a British economist and journalist and current columnist at the ''Financial Times'' and the great-great-great-granddaughter of English Naturalist Charles Darwin In addition to her work as a columnist ...

(born 1989), British economist and member of the

Keynes family The Keynes family ( ) is an English family that has included several notable economists, writers, and actors, including the economist John Maynard Keynes. Family tree of modern Keynes family History The English surname Keynes is d ...

Somaya Ramadan Somaya Yehia Ramadan (; 1951 - 20 August 2024) was an Egyptian academic, translator and writer. She is mainly known for her 2001 novel ''Awraq Al-Nargis'', published in English as ''Leaves of Narcissus'' that won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Lit ...

(1951-2024), Egyptian writer and translator {{given name Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names