List of Iraqi Americans
This is a list of notable Iraqi Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. == Academia/science == Elias Alsabti, plagiarist medical researcher and Pennsylvania medical licensed Sinan Antoon, academic, writer, filmmaker Hind Rassam Culhane, professor Rafil A. Dhafir, physician Mona Hanna-Attisha, pediatrician, professor, Flint Water Crisis whistleblower and public health advocate Khidir Hamza, scientist and fraudulent Emanuel Kamber, physics professor at Western Michigan University Abraham Karem, designer of fixed and rotary-wing unmanned aircraft, regarded as the founding father of drone technology Majid Khadduri, academic and founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist Thomas L. Saaty, Assyrian-Iraqi professor at the University of Pittsburgh Nada Shabout, art historian and Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas Ella Shohat, professor, author and activist Saadi Simawe, translator, novelist and teacher Donny George Youkhanna, archaeologist, anthropologist, author, curator, and scholar, and visiting professor at Stony Brook University in New York == Activists == Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, human rights activist and social entrepreneur Amir Ashour, LGBT Rights activist == Actors == Yasmine Hanani, actress known for her role in Voices of Iraq and The Kingdom Nicholas Kadi, actor Chris Kattan, comedian and actor; best known for his work on Saturday Night Live; paternal grandfather was of Iraqi Jewish descent Jemima Kirke, artist, actress and director Lola Kirke, actress and singer-songwriter Michael Nouri, actor; father is from Iraq Heather Raffo, award-winning playwright/actress most known for her role in 9 Parts of Desire Basam Ridha, actor Alia Shawkat, actress known as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development, father is from Iraq == Architecture == Hisham N. Ashkouri, architect == Artists == M. J. Alhabeeb, calligrapher Sama Raena Alshaibi, artist Halla Ayla, artist Zigi Ben-Haim, painter and sculptor Wafaa Bilal, artist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Hayv Kahraman, artist/painter Toba Khedoori, artist == Business == Efrem Harkham, hotelier and philanthropist David Hindawi, software entrepreneur, co-founder of cybersecurity firm Tanium Huda Kattan, CEO of Huda Beauty Shakir al Khafaji, businessman Moishe Mana, businessman and real estate developer Selim Zilkha, entrepreneur Alina Habba, Donald Trump's personal attorney == Comedians == Brian Awadis, also known as FaZe Rug Remy Munasifi, also known as GoRemy == Directors == Usama Alshaibi, filmmaker Carole Basri, filmmaker Ali Hossaini, filmmaker, philosopher and pacifist Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award-winning film director and journalist == Military == Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, soldier Ahmed K. Altaie, Specialist in the United States Army, killed in Iraq == Models == Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996 == Musicians == Hanan Alattar, soprano opera singer Rahim AlHaj, musician and composer Ahmed El Faleh, singer who participated in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol Amir ElSaffar, musician and younger brother of Dena Sargon Gabriel, Assyrian singer Juliana Jendo, Assyrian singer Chemda Khalili, singer-songwriter and co-host of the Keith and The Girl podcast Stephan Said, musician, writer and political activist Ashur Bet Sargis, Assyrian singer Janan Sawa, Assyrian musician TIMZ, rapper == Politics == Rend al-Rahim Francke, politician, political activist and once held the position as Iraqi ambassador to the United States Ayham al-Samarie, politician Adam Benjamin, Jr., Assyrian-Iraqi, Indiana Congressman Wadie Deddeh, Assyrian assemblyman and California State Senator Anna Eshoo, Assyrian-Iraqi, California Congressman John Nimrod, Assyrian-Iraqi, Illinois Senator Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Washington DC and son of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani == Sports == Alex Agase, Assyrian-American, American football (Gridiron) player Lou Agase, Assyrian-American, American football (Gridiron) player Najah Ali, boxer Steven Beitashour, Assyrian who played in Major League Soccer Falah Hassan, footballer Justin Meram, Assyrian U.S. based soccer player Michael Shabaz, Assyrian American tennis player == Writers and journalists == Lorraine Ali, reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek Ibrahim al-Marashi, academic plagiarized by the British government Alise Alousi, poet Sinan Antoon, poet, novelist and translator Leila Barclay, American journalist and storyteller Alon Ben-Meir, professor, writer and is the Middle East Project director at the World Policy Institute Sargon Boulus, Assyrian-Iraqi Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, journalist Jack Marshall (author), poet and author Dunya Mikhail, poet Armand Nassery, author and filmmaker Greg Patent, author (born in Hong Kong to a Russian father and Iraqi mother) Daniel Pearl, journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan) Ayad Rahim, journalist Mahmoud Saeed, Iraqi novelist Zainab Salbi, writer, activist, co-founder and president of Women for Women International Cindy Sargon, Assyrian-Iraqi TV chef Anita Sarkeesian, Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaker.