List of Egyptian Americans
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable Egyptian American
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Egyptian American or must have references showing they are Egyptian American and are notable.
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Egyptian American
Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to the United States. In the 2007 U.S. census, the number of people with Egyptian ancestry was estimated at 195,000, although some estimates range from several...
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Egyptian American or must have references showing they are Egyptian American and are notable.
- Alaa AbdelnabyAlaa AbdelnabyAlaa Abdelnaby is a retired Egyptian-American professional basketball player. He played for Duke University in college and then played in the NBA and CBA, among other leagues.-Early life:Abdelnaby was born in Cairo, Egypt...
(1968 – present), a professional basketball player. - Allen AdhamAllen AdhamAllen Adham is an Egyptian American businessman, who along with Michael Morhaime and Frank Pearce, was one of three co-founders of Silicon & Synapse, which changed its name to Blizzard Entertainment...
, a businessman. - Ahmed AhmedAhmed Ahmed-Early life:Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family came to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Riverside, California.-Career:...
(1970 – present), an actor and comedian. - Leila AhmedLeila AhmedLeila Ahmed is an Egyptian American writer on Islam and Islamic feminism as well as being the first women's studies professor at Harvard Divinity School.- Background :...
(1940 – present), a professor. - Shereef AkeelShereef AkeelShereef Akeel is an American lawyer of Egyptian descent notable for pursuing human rights and civil liberties cases on the behalf of Arab Americans and Muslim Americans.-Early life and education:...
(1965 – present), a lawyer. - Shihab S. AsfourShihab S. AsfourShihab S. Asfour Ph.D. is a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He teaches courses in Statistics, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Programming, Motion and Time Study, and other subjects. His research interests...
, a professor. - Ayaad Assaad (1948 - present), a microbiologist and toxicologist.
- Karine BakhoumKarine BakhoumKarine Bakhoum is a restaurant consultant and public relations expert.Karine Bakhoum, or KB as she is known in the industry, is considered a visionary in the field of luxury lifestyle and hospitality public relations, consulting and media networking. A specialist in her field, KB is often called...
, a chef. - Farouk El-BazFarouk El-BazFarouk El-Baz is an Egyptian American scientist who worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon, including the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography.Currently, El-Baz is Research...
(1938 - present), a professor and former NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
scientist who contributed to the Apollo Program. - Halim El-DabhHalim El-DabhHalim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh is an Egyptian-born American composer, performer, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who has had a career spanning six decades...
(1921) a composer, performer, and educator. - Mohamed El-Erian (1958 - present), CEO of PIMCO and former president and CEO of the Harvard Management CompanyHarvard Management CompanyHarvard Management Company or HMC is an American investment management corporation wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University, charged with managing the university's endowment, pension assets, working capital, and non-cash gifts...
. - Mostafa El-SayedMostafa El-SayedMostafa A. El-Sayed is an Egyptian-American chemical physicist, a leading nanoscience researcher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a US National Medal of Science laureate. He is also known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the El-Sayed rule.- Academic career :He earned...
(1933 - present), a renowned scientist and university professor. - Mona Eltahawy (1967 - present), a freelance journalist.
- Mamoun FandyMamoun FandyDr. Mamoun Fandy is an Egyptian-born American scholar who is known for his moderate views. He is president of the think tank Fandy Associates, a senior fellow at the Baker Institute, the United States Institute of Peace, and at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London...
, a scholar. - Stephen Adly GuirgisStephen Adly GuirgisStephen Adly Guirgis is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States....
, a playwright. - Gamal HelalGamal HelalGamal Helal is an Egyptian-American interpreter and diplomat who has translated for several American presidents and Secretaries of State.-Early life:...
(1954 - present), an interpreter and diplomat. - Saad Eddin Ibrahim (1938 - present) a sociologist and author.
- Rashad KhalifaRashad KhalifaRashad Khalifa was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International. He was assassinated in 1990.-Life:Khalifa was born in Egypt on November 19, 1935...
(1935 – 1990) a biochemist. - Sam KhalifaSam KhalifaSam Khalifa , is a former Major League Baseball player. The seventh overall pick in the 1982 June draft. He played 164 games across three seasons in the majors, most as a shortstop and all as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates...
(1963 - present), a former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. - Ronnie KhalilRonnie KhalilShaher "Ronnie" Khalil is an Egyptian-American stand-up comedian and actor. He has headlined across four continents, toured the United States as a guest performer with the “Axis of Evil”, performed with “Arabs Gone Wild” and taped two “Friday Night Live” Showtime Comedy specials in Dubai, including...
, a stand-up comedian and actor. - Asaad KeladaAsaad KeladaAsaad Kelada is an American television director of many popular American television situation comedies.-Early life:Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt where he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American University in Cairo...
, a television director. - Amir KhillahAmir KhillahAmir Khillah is an Egyptian-American mixed martial artist. Amir has a professional record of 9-4, currently fighting in the lightweight division and previously in the welterweight division. He is a former member of The H.I.T. Squad, the team of former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Hughes...
(1979 - present) a mixed martial artist. - Hoda Kotb (1964 – present), a TV news anchor and host.
- Rami MalekRami MalekRami Said Malek is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the gay teenage next-door-neighbor, "Kenny" on the FOX comedy series The War at Home; for his role as Merriell "Snafu" Shelton in the HBO miniseries The Pacific; and for his role as the pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the feature films...
(1981 – present), an actor. - Wendie MalickWendie MalickWendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles as Judith Tupper Stone on the HBO series Dream On , Nina Van Horn on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! , Ronee Lawrence on the NBC sitcom Frasier and Victoria Chase on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland .-Early...
(1950 – present), an actress and fashion model. - Omar MetwallyOmar MetwallyOmar Metwally is an American actor.Metwally was born in Queens, New York to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother, and moved with the family to Orange County, California at age three where he was raised...
(1974 - present, an actor. - Michael MinaMichael MinaMichael Mina is an award-winning American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is the executive chef at his two namesake restaurants in San Francisco and Las Vegas, Nevada, and partners with Andre Agassi in Mina Group, a restaurant management company that owns 16 restaurants in...
(1969 - present), award-winning chef and restaurateur. - Dalia MogahedDalia MogahedDalia Mogahed is an American Muslim scholar of Egyptian origin. She is the Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, a non-partisan research center that provides data and analysis to reflect the views of Muslims all over the world. She was selected as an advisor by U.S...
(1974 - present), a scholar and advisor to the U.S. President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. - Norsereddin (17th century?), an early settler in New York's Hudson Valley.
- Jehane NoujaimJehane NoujaimJehane Noujaim is an Egyptian American documentary film director best known for her films Control Room, Startup.com and Pangea Day.- Career :Jehane Noujaim is a filmmaker, born in Washington DC and raised in Kuwait and Cairo....
, a documentary film director. - Ibrahim OweissIbrahim OweissDr. Ibrahim Oweiss is an Egyptian-born American economist, international economic advisor, and professor of economics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, United States.-Early life and education:Dr...
(1931 - present), an economist, international economic advisor, and professor. - Dina PowellDina PowellDina Habib Powell , born 1973, is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the United States government. She was in charge of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a part of the State Department...
(1973 – present), a politician. - Feisal Abdul RaufFeisal Abdul RaufFeisal Abdul Rauf is an American Sufi imam, author, and activist whose stated goal is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West...
(1948 – present), a Sufi imam. - Rushdi SaidRushdi SaidRushdi Said , was born in 1920 and educated at Cairo, Zurich, and Harvard Universities. He is the father of Egyptian geology, and is considered to be one of the most accomplished Egyptian scientists....
(1920 – present), a geologist. - Kareem SalamaKareem SalamaKareem Salama is an Egyptian American musician. He is known as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country, pop and rock music...
(1978 - present), a country music singer. - Bahgat G. SammakiaBahgat G. SammakiaBahgat G. Sammakia is an Egyptian-American mechanical engineer. He is currently a professor of mechanical engineering and director of both the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center and the Small Scale Systems Packaging Center at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. Dr...
, a mechanical engineer and professor. - Omar SamhanOmar SamhanOmar Samhan is an American professional basketball center for the Žalgiris Kaunas of the Euroleague. Formerly, Samhan played college basketball for the St. Mary's Gaels, where he was a 2010 All-American honorable mention, and played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA's summer league...
(1988 – present), a professional basketball player. - Fayez SarofimFayez SarofimFayez Sarofim is a Coptic Egyptian American fund manager for a number of Dreyfus family stock funds. He is divorced with five children, and lives in Houston, Texas. With an estimated net worth of between $1.8 billion to $4 billion, Sarofim was ranked by Forbes as the 428-richest person in the world...
, a fund manager. - Mark SeifMark SeifMark Seif is an Egyptian American attorney and professional poker player.-Personal life:Seif was born in Cairo, Egypt before moving with his family at the age of two, to Southern California...
(1967 – present), a two-time World Series of Poker champion and TV show host. - Sammy SheikSammy SheikSammy Sheik is an Egyptian actor. Sammy is best known for his recurring role of "Masheer" on the hit Fox series 24.-Life and career:...
(1981 - present), an actor. - Stephen T. ShippyProzak (rapper)Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, is an independent rapper and film director from Saginaw, Michigan. He is signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label through a distribution deal, as well as being a member of the rap groups Project: Deadman and Bedlam...
, (1977 - present), a.k.a. Prozak, a rapper from Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw, MichiganSaginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
. - Nabih YoussefNabih YoussefNabih Youssef, S.E., F.A.S.C.E is an Egyptian-American structural engineer, most recognized for his work in earthquake engineering.-Education & Working Life:...
, a structural engineer. - Ahmed I. ZayedAhmed I. ZayedAhmed I. Zayed is an Egyptian American mathematician. His research interestes include Sampling Theory, Wavelets, Medical Imaging, Fractional Fourier transform，Sinc Approximations, Boundary Value Problems, Special Functions and Orthogonal polynomials, Integral transforms.Zayed is a Professor and...
, a mathematician. - Ahmed ZewailAhmed ZewailAhmed Hassan Zewail is an Egyptian-American scientist who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry. He is the Linus Pauling Chair Professor Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.- Birth and education :Ahmed Zewail was born on...
(1946 – present), a Nobel Prize-winning chemist.
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