List of notable Bahranis

The Baharna are one of ethnically diverse Bahrain's many ethnic groups.
The following is a list of notable Bahrani figures
Religious figures
Grand Ayatollahs
* Maitham Al Bahrani, renowned 13th-century Shi'a cleric and theologian.
* Yusuf Al Bahrani, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric.
* Abdullah al Samahiji, renowned 18th-century Shi'a cleric
* Salih Al-Karzakani, renowned 17th-century Shi'a cleric.
* Shaykh Ahmad, founder of the Shaykhí school of thought.
* Abbas Almohri, renowned 20th-century Shi'a cleric.
* Alaaeldeen Alghurayfi, Iraqi Shi'a .
Rebels
* Abu al-Bahlul al-Awwam, member of the Abdul Qays tribe who deposed the Qarmatians in Bahrain
* Sayyid Shubar al-Sitri, attempted a coup d'état in 1895, however it failed due to lack of support from Shi'a clerics
Philosophers
* Kamal al-Deen Maitham al-Bahrani, famous 13th century philosopher
Politicians
* Abdul Amir al-Jamri, spiritual leader of the Bahrani people.
* Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He was the leader and founder of the Islamic Awareness Institution.
* Hasan Mushaima, Bahraini political activist
* Nimr al-Nimr, spiritual leader of the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests
*Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar, Saudi political activist
* Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahraini human rights activist and hunger striker
* Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights activist
* Ali Salman, leader of the largest political party in Bahrain
* Hussain Al-Qallaf Al-Bahrani, member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly
* Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait's first female minister
* Jawad Al-Arrayedh is Bahrain’s first Shia Deputy Prime Minister.
* Nazar Al Baharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain.
* Majeed Al Alawi, Bahrain’s Minister of Labour Affairs.
* Nada Haffadh, Bahrain's first ever female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health.
Academics
* Zainab Bahrani, Iraqi art historian.
* Abdulhadi Khalaf, Bahraini leftist political activist and academic.
* Ali Al-Ahmed, Bahraini Political activist, public speaker, scholar, writer.
* Nadhmi Al-Nasr, Saudi interim president of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
* Kamal Al-Yahya, geophysicist and an oil company executive.
* Ali Kadhem, Islamic philosopher and an academic at the University of Bahrain.
Poets and writers
* Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, one of the greatest poets of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf
* Thuraya Al Arrayedh, daughter of Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh
* Ayat Al-Qurmezi, poet
*Ali Al Jallawi, poet, researcher, and writer
* Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin, Bahraini former minister, poet, ex-diplomat, historian, writer, and researcher
Musicians
* Majeed Marhoon, saxophonist and a former Leftist political activist with the National Liberation Front of Bahrain.
* Mohammed Haddad, composer and music critic.
Film directors
* Shahriar Bahrani, Iranian film director.
* Ramin Bahrani, Iranian American director and screenwriter.
Actors
* Ali Al-Sebaa, Saudi television actor.
Journalists
* Mansoor Al-Jamri, son of Bahrain's spiritual leader, Sheikh Abdul-Amir Al-Jamri.
Bloggers
* Mahmood Al-Yousif, Bahrani blogger and political activist.
* Ali Abdulemam, Bahraini blogger and contributor to Global Voices.
Businessmen
*Mahdi Al Tajir, businessman from the United Arab Emirates, based in the United Kingdom.
Sports
* A'ala Hubail, Bahraini football player.
* Mohamed Hubail, Bahraini football player.
* Sayed Mohamed Adnan, Bahraini football player.
* Ismael Abdullatif, Bahraini football player.
* Sayed Mohammed Jaffer, Bahraini football player.
* Husain Ali, Bahraini football player.
* Abbas Ahmed Khamis, Bahraini football player.
* Hussain Salman, Bahraini football player.
* Abbas Ayyad, Bahraini football player.
* Hussein Al-Sadiq, Bahraini football player.
* Tareq Al-Farsani, Bahraini Bodybuilder.
* Hamad Al Fardan, Bahraini racing driver
* Jamal Al-Saffar, Saudi sprinter
* Hussein Taher Al-Sabee, Saudi long jumper.

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