Irbid (), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela, has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 1,088,100, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead
The city of Irbid has many men who built Irbid and Jordan, and they had a strong influence in the country
The following is a list of notable people from Irbid:
Previous Mayors (1800s) Source: Mahmoud Al Hamoud (1881 - 1890) Saeed Sharari (1891 - 1897) Sheikh Ahmad Ismail Al Sebarani Al Sabbagh (1898 - 1899)
Military Abdullah el-Tell Mohammad Al-Malkawi Ali Khulqi Alsharairi Qassem Al-Nasser
Politicians
Wasfi al-Tal Awn Al-Khasawneh Fahd Jaradat Abdul-Karim Gharaybeh Fawzi Al-Mulki Hani Al-Mulki Ahmad Obeidat Abdelraouf Al-Rawabdeh Saleh Rusheidat Abdul Nasser Bani Hani
Poets
Mustafa Wahbi al-Tal George Haddad
Writers Suleiman Mousa
Researchers Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham Mohammad S. Obaidat Kamal Bani Hani Nizar Haddad
Musicians Mondher Rayahneh Tawfiq Al-Nimri Mahmoud Radaideh
Athletes Ahmad Hayel Laith Al-Bashtawi Mohammad Shatnawi Anas Al-Zboun Mohammad Balas Hamza Al-Dardour Bashar Bani Yaseen Anas Bani Yaseen Mussab Al-Laham Mohammad Al-Alawneh Yasser Al-Rawashdeh Ahmad Al-Sagheer
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