Marawa Ibrahim (aka) Marawa The Amazing, has the World record for performing ‘200 Hoops at one time’. Acrobat. Author. Teacher.
She also holds another 12 records. Austraclian champion of records.
Author of the book ‘The Girl Guide’ – helping to empower young women to live changing their bodies.
www.marawatheamazing.com
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Australian. Somali-Australian
Ahmed Helmy’s (Ahmed Muhamed Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad) name was placed in the ‘Celebrity Corridor in Dubai’ , an Arab Version of the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’.
Ahmed Helmy – Actor. Comedian. Film Producer. TV Presenter. TV Personality. Author
Dubai Star was launched with the first 400 stars in October 2019.
The Dubai Stars is a grand tribute to renowned personalities who have positively contributed to the world through their work in various fields, such as filmmaking, art, architecture and music.
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Egypt
Nuruddin Farah (aka) Nuuradiin Faaraa . Novelist. Essayist. Short Stories. Playwright. Educator.
Books /Novels :
-From a crooked rib (1970) /A naked needle (1976) / Sweet and Sour Milk (1979) / Sardines (1981) / Close Sesame (1983) / Blood in the Sun (1986) / Maps (1986) / Gifts (1993) / Secrets (1998) / Past Imperfect / Links (2004) / Knots (2007) / Crossbones (2011) / Hiding in Plain Sight (2014) / North of Dawn (2018)…etc..
Awards/Honours :
-English-Speaking Union Literary Award (for Sweet and Sour Milk) (1980) / -Corman Artists Fellowship (1990) /- Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Sweden (1991) / -Best Novel Award (for Gifts), Zimbabwe (1993) / Premio Cavour (for Italian translation of Close Sesame),Italy (1994) / -Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1998) /- St Malo Literary Festival Award (for French edition of Gifts) (1998) etc…
Presently lives in Cape Town, South Africa
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Somalia
The largest copper bas-relief created by Ali Moneer Alassad in Qurdaha, Lattakia, Syria, on 2 July 2009.
The bas-relief measures 122.5 sq mtr (1,318.5) sq m and is 50.10 m long and 2.44 m tall.
Alassad and his team spent 4,000 working hours to finish the copper bas-relief. The copper bas-relief is surrounded by ornamental plant Islamic framework and includes a 78 portraits represent the most important archaeological finds in Syria throughout history.
The bas-relief reflects the history of Syria since 9 thousand years BC. until the present time.
source: Guinness World Records / world-records.org /
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Syria
Mohammad Burbayea, Jet Ski racer, has the most IJSBA World Championship wins (male) by an individual : 22 , achieved by between 2007 and 2018.
Burbayea has won over 28 titles including 15 World Championships with 12 consequtive wins.
IJSBA : International Jet Sports Boating Association
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Kuwait
American Omar Mwannes Yaghi, the second most cited chemist in the world.
Elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences
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American / Palestine-Jordan / Arab-American
Taleeda Tamer, Jeddah based Kingdom’s first fashion model.
Made history in July 2018 as the first Saudi model to walk the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Opened for the Italian designer Antonio Grimaldi couture show at ‘Salons France-Amerique’ in Paris.
First’s :
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Saudi Arabia
IM’ Hungry, Jeddah , Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest burger restaurant.
It has an area of 2,860 sq.m (30,784 feet) almost the size of 11 tennis courts.
Burgers are served with only fresh, non-frozen meat daily. The menu ranges a variety of dishes.
The record attempt took place in Jeddah on December 12th, 2019 and was certified by Guinness World Records.
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Yosef Al Jasmi . Couturier. Designer and Owner – Yousef Aljasmi Haute Couture and Youef AL-jasmi.
Celebrities who have adorned and graced his creations read like a Who’s Who . Some of them are Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, Maria Menounos, Khloe Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Nawal, J.Lo, Zendaya, Taylor Swift etc. etc…
www.yousefaljasmi.com
pix : Yousef Aljasmi / en.vogue.me
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Kuwait
Diana AlSindy – Rocket Scientist. Propulsion Development Engineer.
Designs propulsion pressurant systems for rockets at private space agency Virgin Orbit.
Founder – @TheArabianStargazer ‘The Arabian StarGazer’
Promotes STEM to Arab youth from all over the world. Bi-lingual.
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American / Iraqi-American