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Ammar (other)
Ammar may refer to: * Ammar (name), given name of Arabic origin, meaning “The Creator”. Given names * Ammar Abdulhamid, Syrian writer * Ammar Campa-Najjar, American politician * Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman * Ammar al-Qurabi, Syrian human rights activist * Ammar Ibrahim (born 1996), Qatari sprinter * Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Surname * Al-Hasan ibn Ammar, Arab commander and statesman for the Fatimid Caliphate. * Michael Ammar, American magician * Muhammad ibn Ammar, Muwallad poet from Silves * Nabil Ammar (born 1965), Tunisian diplomat and politician * Rachid Ammar, chief of staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces Places * Bani Ammar, a village in Egypt See also * Amar (other) * Amr (name) * Omar (other) Omar, also spelled Umar (c. 584–644), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the second Rashidun caliph. It also may refer to: Name * Omar (name), Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar (name)
Ammar (also spelled Amar; , ''ʿAmmār'') is an Arabic language, Arabic/Sanskrit masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: Given name *Ammar al-Basri, 9th century East Syriac Christian theologian. *Ammar al-Bakri, British-Iraqi lawyer *Ammar Campa-Najjar (born 1989), California Congressional candidate *Amar Ezzahi (1941–2016), Algerian singer *Ammar Habib, Syrian footballer *Ammar al-Hakim, Iraqi politician *Ammar Hassan, Palestinian musician *Amar Jaleel, Pakistani writer *Amar Gegić, Bosnian basketball player *Ammar Jemal, Tunisian footballer *Amar Lal, Pakistani politician *Amar Osim, Bosnian football coach *Ammar Nakshawani, Islamic lecturer *Amar Ramasar, American ballet dancer *Ammar Rihawi, Syrian football coach *Ammar al-Saffar, Iraqi politician *Ammar Siamwalla, Thai economist Surname * Ali La Pointe, Ali Ammar, Algerian guerilla leader * Ali Ammar (politician), Ali Ammar, Lebanese politician * Ali Ammar (Canadian actor), Ali Ammar, Canadian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Abdulhamid
Ammar Abdulhamid (; born 30 May 1966) is a Syrian-born author, human rights activist, political dissident, co-founder and president of the Tharwa Foundation. Ammar was featured in the Arabic version of ''Newsweek'' magazine as one of 43 people making a difference in the Arab world in May 2005. Career Early life Abdulhamid was born on 30 May 1966, to Syrian actress Muna Wassef and the late Syrian filmmaker Muhammad Shahin in Damascus, Syria. By mid-1987, Ammar embraced the religion of his father, Islam and was a committed Sunni Muslim. He told he had the intention of flying to Afghanistan via Pakistan to join the Mujahideen and fight in the Soviet–Afghan War but decided against it once he found out that after the Soviet withdrawal, the Mujahideen were fighting each other. He spent approximately eight years in the United States (1986–1994), studying astronomy and history. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Campa-Najjar
Ammar Campa-Najjar (born February 24, 1989) is a United States naval officer and former official at the United States Department of Labor. Campa-Najjar has twice been a candidate for the United States House of Representatives. He secured 48.3 percent of the vote in the 2018 election against incumbent Duncan D. Hunter. Campa-Najjar lost again in a 2020 campaign to represent California's 50th congressional district, which encompassed the northeastern segments of San Diego County, and a small section of Riverside County. In 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for the position of mayor of Chula Vista, California. In 2023, he was sworn in as an officer in the United States Navy. Early life and education Campa-Najjar was born in La Mesa, California, and raised in Jamul and Chula Vista, California. His father, Yasser Najjar, is Palestinian, and his mother, Abigail Campa, is Mexican American. In 1997, when he was eight years old, he and his family moved to the Gaza Strip. In 1998, he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (; born 1969) is the Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the United Arab Emirates, and chairman of the Ajman Executive Council. Biography Ammar bin Humaid was born in 1969. His father, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, is the ruler of Ajman. His mother, Amna Ahmad Ghurair, was the second wife of Humaid bin Rashid and died in 1981. He is a graduate of the Ajman Police Academy. Ammar bin Humaid is the owner of Ajman Stud which he established in 2002. He has been chairman of the Ajman Executive Council since 2003. He is also the chairman of Ajman Bank and chairs the Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation. Ammar bin Humaid is married to Asma bint Saqr Al Qasimi, who is the sister of Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (; ), often referred to its initials RAK, is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the U.A.E. The city had a population of 191,753 in 2025, and is the six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Al-Qurabi
Dr Ammar Al-Qurabi (; born 21 August 1970) is a Syrian human rights activist and executive director of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria since April 2006. He was elected in April 2011 as member of the board of trustees of the Arab Human Rights Organization in Syria. Biography Born in Algeria to Syrian parents from Ariha, a town close to Aleppo, Ammar al-Qurabi trained as a dentist at the University of Aleppo. Qurabi was a member of the banned Arab Socialist Party from 1985 to 1999, and served as Secretary of its Aleppo branch from 1989 until his resignation from the Party in 1999. In addition to establishing the Arab Human Rights Organization in Syria, Qurabi has worked with the Syrian Human Rights Committee, the Arab Commission for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch. He was a founding member and official spokesperson of the Arab Human Rights Organization in Syria from 2004 until his arrest and travel ban in 2006. He led the Arab Commission for Human Right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Ibrahim
Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships, and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist in the 400 metres. Biography Ibrahim's first international competition was at the 2020 Turkish Athletics Championships, where he placed third in the 400 m but was not eligible for awards as a foreign national. The following year, Ibrahim was 7th at the 2021 Doha Diamond League in the 400 m, scoring 2 points in that year's Diamond League season. On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim formally transferred eligibility from Sudan to Qatar. Ibrahim would go on to win two international medals that year representing Qatar at the GCC Games (winning the 400 m and 4 × 400 m). His GCC Games winning time of 45.76 would stand as a personal best. Ibrahim began the 2023 season by winning the Asian Indoor Championships in the 400 m, and taking silver in the 4 × 400 m. He edged out Mikhail Litvin b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammar Ibn Yasir
Ammar ibn Yasir (; July 657 C.E.) was a ''Sahabi'' (Companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a commander in the early Muslim conquests. His parents, Sumayya and Yasir ibn Amir, were the first martyrs of the Ummah. Ammar converted to Islam by the invitation of Abu Bakr and was amongst the . After the migration to Medina, he participated in building the Prophet's Mosque and fought in most of the early Muslim expeditions. He fought in the Ridda wars under Caliph Abu Bakr () and in the Muslim conquest of Iran under Caliph Umar (). Ammar served as governor of Kufa under Umar. Following Uthman's assassination, Ammar became a devout partisan of Caliph Ali () and died while fighting on Ali's side in the Battle of Siffin. Before Islam Ammar belonged to the Malik clan of the Madhhij tribe in Yemen. Hijaz (current-day Saudi Arabia). He was born in or around the Year of the Elephant, which was the same year as Muhammad's birth, in Mecca, and was one of the intermediaries i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hasan Ibn Ammar
Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAmmār al-Kalbī, usually called simply Ibn Ammar in the Arabic sources, was an Arab commander for the Fatimid Caliphate. A member of the Kalbid family, he was active in the wars with the Byzantine Empire in Sicily in the 960s, leading the capture of Taormina and Rometta, which completed the Muslim conquest of Sicily. Some scholars identify him with "Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali", also known as Ibn Ammar, a leader of the Kutama Berbers and chief minister ('' wāsiṭa'') during the first year of the reign of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (), but this is disputed. Biography Hasan was the son of Ammar ibn Ali al-Kalbi, a member of the Kalbid family, which had come into prominence through Ammar's brother al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi. Along with Ahmad, Ammar fought in the wars with the Byzantine Empire in Sicily and southern Italy, and drowned during an abortive expedition against Otranto in 958. Following the Byzantine reconquest of Crete in 960–961, the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ammar
Michael Ammar (born June 25, 1956) is an American close-up magician. Background Ammar was born in Logan, West Virginia. His father's background was Syrian. Ammar earned a degree from West Virginia University in business administration in 1978. Magician In 1982, Ammar competed with magicians from 30 countries to win first prize ex aequo with Aurelio Pavito in Close-up Magic at Lausanne, Switzerland. During the 1980s he developed a close friendship with his mentor, Dai Vernon ("The Professor"), whose influence is apparent in Ammar's performances. Ammar was the magic week finale on Late Night with David Letterman in 2010 and has made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show. He moved to Los Angeles - where he became a regular performer at the Playboy Mansion, and made appearances on the Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show, CNN, and Travel Channel. Ammar appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.. By 1990, the Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood had awarded him its "Oscar" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ibn Ammar
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿAmmār ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAmmār al-Quḍā'ī (;1031–1086), known as Ibn Ammar, in Spanish sources found as Abenámar, was an Arab poet from Silves. Ibn Ammar became vizier to the ''taifa'' of Seville. Though he was poor and unknown, his skill in poetry brought him the close friendship of the young Abbad III al-Mu'tamid. However, Al-Mu'tamid's father, Abbad II al-Mu'tadid disapproved of the relationship and sent him into exile. Al-Mu'tamid named him prime minister some time after the death of his father. Ibn Ammar was reputed to be unbeatable at chess; according to Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi, his victory in a game convinced Alfonso VI of Castile to turn away from Seville. He engineered the annexation of the taifa of Murcia The Taifa of Murcia () was an Arab ''taifa'' of medieval Al-Andalus, in what is now southern Spain. It became independent as a ''taifa'' centered on the Moorish city of Murcia after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabil Ammar
Nabil Ammar (; born 7 September 1965) is a Tunisian diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 7 February 2023 until 2025. He formerly served as Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and the United Kingdom. He was appointed to the Bouden Cabinet and stayed in office in the Hachani Cabinet. In 2023, he attended the Death and state funeral of Silvio Berlusconi, List of guests at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, coronation of Charles III and Camilla and the General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, general debate at the United Nations General Assembly. In March 2025, he became Tunisia's ambassador to the United Nations. References 1965 births Living people Politicians from Tunis 21st-century Tunisian politicians Foreign ministers of Tunisia Ambassadors of Tunisia to Belgium Ambassadors of Tunisia to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Tunisia to the European Union Independent politicians in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid Ammar
Rachid Ammar, or Rchid Ammar () (born 1947 or 1948) was the chief of staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces. He is perhaps best known for his refusal to fire on protestors during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution. He has been described as "the first post-2011 icon in Tunisia." Biography Born in either 1947 or 1948, Ammar is from Sayada, a small town on the coast of Tunisia. Ammar was promoted to chief of staff from the rank of colonel when the previous chief of staff, Abdelaziz Skik, was killed in a 2002 helicopter crash, considered mysterious by several soldiers and journalists who have also held Ben Ali's government responsible. The same helicopter crash also killed five colonels, four majors, and two lieutenants, and one casualty was the Military Security Service leader colonel El Arbi Ghazali. Ammar was a member of the joint chiefs of staff and was received along with other members of the council by Ali at a ceremony during the summer of 2010. There, Ammar was promoted by Ben Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
