El-Baz ( ar, الباز, he, אלבז, also spelled Elbaz, Al-Baz, Albaz or ElBez () is an Arabic surname, meaning "the
falcon
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.
Adult falcons ...
" ("Baz" means falcon in Arabic). It could possibly be linked to the city of Elvas (
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
), the Spanish surname '' Paz'' and the Jewish square El Bayazin ("The Falconers") in Granada. El-Baz is a large prestigious family that mostly consists of royals, scientists, and scholars. As it is also known to be an extremely wealthy family throughout history.
Wahhabi
Wahhabism ( ar, ٱلْوَهَّابِيَةُ, translit=al-Wahhābiyyah) is a Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement associated with the reformist doctrines of the 18th-century Arabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, an ...
scholar
A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researc ...
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Farouk El-Baz
Farouk El-Baz ( arz, فاروق الباز, ''Pronunciation'': ) (born January 2, 1938) is an Egyptian American space scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program. ...
( ar, فاروق الباز; born 1938), Egyptian-American scientist
* Osama El-Baz ( ar, أسامة الباز; born 1931), Egyptian diplomat
* Rania al-Baz, Saudi Arabian television presenter and domestic abuse victim
Elbaz
* Alber Elbaz (1961–2021, Casablanca, Morocco), Moroccan-Israeli fashion designer
* André Elbaz (born 1934, El Jadida, Morocco), Jewish Moroccan painter and filmmaker
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Cheb i Sabbah
Cheb i Sabbah"Jewish DJ Captivates Arab Ears" ''
David Elbaz (born 1966, Paris, France) French astrophysicist and author
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Gad Elbaz
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Gad Elbaz (in Hebrew: ) is an Israeli Jewish singer who has gained international success and recorded several albums.
Biography
Elbaz is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He began to sing and write music at age four. He first appeared with his fath ...
(born 1982), Israeli haredi singer
* Nathan Elbaz (1932–1954), Israel Defense Forces soldier
* Stéphanie Elbaz, French pianist
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Vincent Elbaz
Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films.
His first major role was in the 1994 film '' Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize.
Elbaz was born in Pari ...