Mughrabi, Mugrabi, Mograby, Mograbi, or Moghrabi is a surname and place name derived from "

Maghreb The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...

" – meaning "West" in Arabic, and usually referring to

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

or specifically to

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

, i.e., the westernmost part of the Arab and Muslim world. It exists among both Muslims and Jews originating from this region. Arabs originating from the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Jordan) who hold the surname " Al Moghrabi" can trace their lineage back to the Son of Saladin, Malik Al Afdal,who established the Moroccan Quarter in East Jerusalem, dedicated to Maghrebi migrants coming from Northern Africa.

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Ibrahim Mughrabi Ibrahim Mughrabi (, born 1939) is a Palestinian former footballer who played professionally in Syria, Greece, and Egypt as a striker. He was the first foreigner to ever play in the Greek Championship. In Greece he was known mononymously as Ibr ...

, Syrian football player *

Avi Mograbi Avi Mograbi (; born May 9, 1956) is an Israeli documentary film, documentary filmmaker. Life and career Mograbi's grandfather founded Cinema of Israel, The Mograbi Cinema ''(Kolnoa Mograbi)'', an Art Deco movie theatre in downtown Tel Aviv. Opened ...

, Israeli documentary filmmaker *

Dalal Mughrabi Dalal Mughrabi (, ; ''c.'' 1959 – 11 March 1978) was a Palestinian militant who was a member of the Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and participated in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in Israel. The attack resulte ...

, Palestinian militant involved in killing Israeli civilians (March 11, 1978) * Firas Mugrabi, Israeli football player *

Jose Mugrabi Jose Mugrabi (; born 1939) is an Israeli businessman and art collector of Syrian descent. With a family net worth estimated at $5 billion, he is the leading collector of Andy Warhol, with 800 artworks. Biography Yosef "Jose" Mugrabi was born ...

, Syrian Israeli art collector

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Ismael Al-Maghrebi Ismael Al-Maghrebi (, born 17 July 1991) is a Saudi Arabian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, footb ...

, Saudi Arabian football player *

Ahmed El Maghrabi Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud El Maghrabi (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين أمين عبد المقصود المغربي, born 16 May 1945 in Cairo) is an Egyptian- Saudi businessman and former housing minister with the National Democrati ...

, Egyptian businessman and politician *

Khalil Amira El-Maghrabi Khalil Amira El-Maghrabi (January 1, 1914 – May 26, 1976) was an Egyptian boxer. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, we ...

, Egyptian boxer *

Jomana Elmaghrabi Jomana Elmaghrabi (born 21 June 1995) is an Egyptian synchronised swimmer. She competed in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Ri ...

, Egyptian synchronised swimmer *

Razan Naiem Almoghrabi Razan Naiem Almoghrabi (), also seen as Razan Naim Moghrabi, is a Libyan writer and feminist. Education Razan Naiem Almoghrabi studied accountancy before turning to a literary career.Razan Naim Moghrabi, ''Banipal Magazine of Modern Arab Literat ...

, Libyan writer and feminist *

Samy Elmaghribi Samy Elmaghribi (born April 19, 1922 as ''Salomon Amzallag'', died on March 9, 2008) was a Jewish- Moroccan musician. Born in Safi, he lived in Rabat, Salé, Paris, Montreal, and Ashdod. The Institut européen des musiques juives describes his wor ...

, Jewish-Moroccan musician *

Khaled Al-Maghrabi Khaled Al-Maghrabi (, born 11 September 1992) is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose prima ...

, Saudi Arabian football player *

Muhammad Al Maghrabi Mohammed Al Maghrabi () (born April 19, 1985) is a Libyan footballer. He currently plays for Ahly Tripoli in the Libyan Premier League The Libyan Premier League () is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league ...

, Libyan football player

Locations

* Mughrabi Quarter or

Moroccan Quarter The Mughrabi Quarter, also known as the Maghrebi Quarter or Moroccan Quarter, was a neighbourhood in the southeast corner of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City of Jerusalem, established in the late 12th century. It bordered the Western Wall of ...

, historic quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, razed in 1967 to make way for the Wailing Wall Plaza * Mughrabi, Yemen {{disambig, geo, surname Arabic-language surnames