Maysoon (also spelled Maysun) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
given name for females, meaning "beautiful face and body".
Notable persons with that name include:
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Maysoon Al-Damluji
Maysoon Salem Al-Damluji (); born 1962) first name also spelt Maysun, is a liberal Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner. She was Iraq's deputy minister of culture from June 2004 until March 2006 and is a member of the Council of Repres ...
(born 1962), Iraqi politician
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Maysoon al-Eryani Maysoon (also spelled Maysun) is an Arabic given name for females, meaning "beautiful face and body". Notable persons with that name include:
* Maysoon Al-Damluji (born 1962), Iraqi politician
* Maysoon al-Eryani (born 1987), Yemeni poet and tran ...
(born 1987), Yemeni poet and translator
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Maysoon al-Hashemi
Maysoon al-Hashemi (; – 27 April 2006) was the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was shot dead, along with her driver, at the age of 60. This occurred shortly after she met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza R ...
(1940s–2006), Iraqi politician
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Maysoon Pachachi
Maysoon Pachachi (born 17 September 1947) is a film director, editor and producer of Iraqi origin. She was educated in Iraq, the U.S., Britain and can speak English, Arabic, French and Italian. She studied Philosophy at University College London ...
(born 1947), Iraqi film director
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Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid () is an American actress and comedian. Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians.
Early life
Zayid was born in New Jersey in 1974. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palesti ...
(born 1974), American actress and comedian
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