•
Dennis W. Sciama (1926–1999), British physicist of
Syrian descent who played a role in developing British physics after the Second World War. •
Jim Al-Khalili (British Iraqi) Professor of Theoretical Physics, author, broadcaster, and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television. •
Zaha Hadid (British-Iraqi) architect who received the architectural award, the
Stirling Prize, in 2010 and 2011, and was the first woman to receive the
Pritzker Architecture Prize (in 2004). •
Ayman Asfari, Syrian-British billionaire, former CEO of
Petrofac •
Ronald Mourad: Chairman of
The Portland Trust and
Bridges Ventures; his parents were originally from Aleppo, Syria. •
Lowkey, (British-Iraqi), musician •
Kefah Mokbel, (British-Syrian), breast surgeon and founder of the UK charity Breast Cancer Hope. •
Mustafa Suleyman, (British-Syrian), entrepreneur and co-founder of
DeepMind •
Alexander Siddig, (British-Sudanese), actor •
Ghassan Abu-Sittah (British-Palestinian), surgeon •
Potter Payper, (Algerian-British), singer and rapper. •
Rachid Harkouk, (Algerian-British), Footballer •
Zeinab Badawi, (British-Sudanese), journalist at BBC World (previously ITV and Channel 4 News). •
Shadia Mansour, (British-Palestinian), musician •
Nadia Sawalha, (British-Jordanian), television presenter, cook, and actress known for her role as
Annie Palmer in
EastEnders. •
Kamal El-Hajji, (British-Moroccan),
Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons (in 2015). •
Moe Sbihi (British-Moroccan), rower and twice Olympic medal winner. •
Saleem Haddad, writer •
Naseem Hamed, (British-Yemeni), professional boxer who held multiple
featherweight world championships. •
Kaid Mohamed: (British-Yemeni) professional footballer. •
Norman Hassan: musician, member of
UB40 •
Isabella Hammad (British-Palestinian), writer •
Bilal Hasna (British-Palestinian), actor. •
Elyes Gabel, (British-Algerian), actor in Seasons 1 and 2 of the
Game of Thrones. •
Faysal Bettache, (British-Algerian), professional footballer. •
Tarik O'Regan, (British-Algerian), composer and recipient of two British Composer Awards. •
Mika (singer), (British-Lebanese), singer and songwriter. •
Amal Clooney, (British-Lebanese) barrister specialising in international law and human rights, and special envoy on media freedom by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. •
Peter Medawar - (British-Lebanese Father), 1960 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. •
Layla Michelle Moran, (British-Palestinian), member of Parliament, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon. •
Eugene Cotran, (British-Palestinian), Circuit judge in England. •
Jade Thirlwall, (Egyptian/Yemeni), musician, part of
Little Mix. •
Adam El-Abd, (British-Egyptian), semi-professional footballer and played Egypt national team. •
Joe El-Abd, (British-Egyptian), rugby union player. •
Khalid Abdalla, (British-Egyptian), actor and activist from
Maida Vale. •
Mike Bishay, (British-Egyptian), rugby league footballer of Greek and Sri Lankan descent. •
Ben Bland, (British-Egyptian), presenter and journalist for the BBC News of Lithuanian-Jewish and Russian-Jewish descent. •
Fady Elsayed, (British-Egyptian), actor. •
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, (British-Egyptian), former rapper •
Sara Ishaq: (British-Yemeni) filmmaker. Her short documentary
Karama Has No Walls was nominated for an Academy Award (in 2014) and a BAFTA New Talent (in 2013). •
Ella Al-Shamahi: (British-Yemeni) biologist and comedian. •
Shatha Altowai: (British-Yemeni) visual artist •
Saber Bamatraf, (British-Yemeni) pianist, composer, and cultural activist. •
Abtisam Mohamed: (British-Yemeni) MP for
Sheffield Central, first UK MP with Yemeni heritage. •
Amir El-Masry, (British-Egyptian), actor known for
The Night Manager and ''
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' •
Magdi Yacoub (British-Egyptian) Cardiothoracic surgeon, carried out the UK's first heart and lung transplant in the 1980s. •
Layla Kaylif, (British-Emirati), singer •
Nemir Kirdar, Iraqi businessman ==See also==