List of Circassians

Politicians

Mayor Ismael Babouk - The first Mayor of Jordan's capital, Amman (1909-1911).

Youssef Zulficar Pasha- 1st Egyptian Ambassador to Iran

Ahmad Mahir Pasha – Egyptian Prime Minister (1944–1945)

Abdul Majid Kubar – Libyan Prime Minister (1957–1960)

Abdüllatif Şener – Former Finance Minister in the 54th cabinet of the Turkish Government and served as the Deputy Prime Minister in the 58th and 59th cabinets of R.T. Erdoğan.

Boris Johnson - Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley on Thames from 2001 until 2008, Mayor of London from 4 May 2008 to 8 May 2016, Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015: his great-grandfather, Ali Kemal, was a Circassian-Turkish journalist who was killed during the Turkish War of Independence.

Deniz Baykal – Turkish politician who was a long-time leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey.

Cem Özdemir – German politician. Co-chairman of the German Green Party Bgane Shapsig family

Khaled Mohieddin – Egyptian politician

Toujan al-Faisal – Jordanian politician and human rights activist, member of Jordanian Parliament 1993-1977, first woman ever elected to the Jordan Parliament. For her outspoken opinions she was often dubbed "the only man in parliament.".

Bassam Abdel Majeed – former Syrian interior minister and director of the military police.

Muhammad Sharif Pasha – Egyptian Statesman

Ali Mahir Pasha – Egyptian Prime Minister

Sa`id Al-Mufti Habjoka – Jordanian Prime Minister

Ali Fethi Okyar – The Second Prime Minister of Turkey (1924–25) and the second Speaker of the Turkish Parliament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Khaireddin al Tunusy – Prime Minister of Tunisia 1873–1877.

Mahmoud Fawzi – Prime Minister of Egypt, 1970–1974

Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi – Egyptian Prime Minister

Riyad Pasha – Egyptian Prime Minister

Hussein Onn – former Prime Minister of Malaysia with 1/4 Circassian ancestry

Heads of the federal subjects of Russia

Presidents of the Republic of Adygea

Aslan Dzharimov – The 1st President of the Republic of Adygea

Hazret Sovmen – The 2nd President of the Republic of Adygea

Aslan Tkhakushinov – The 3rd President Republic of Adygea

Presidents of Kabardino-Balkaria

Valery Kokov – The 1st President of Kabardino-Balkaria

Arsen Kanokov -The 2nd President of Kabardino-Balkaria

Leaders

Zeti Akhtar Aziz – Current governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's Central Bank whose father, Ungku Aziz, was also of Circassian descent

Royal Families

The Babouk family are one of the few Circassian aristocratic families left in Jordan that descend from the 'warq' social class in Circassia.

Barquq was the first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty of Egypt.

Barsbay was the ninth Burji Mamluk sultan of Egypt

Qaitbay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

Al-Ashraf Qansuh Al-Ghawri was the last of the Mamluk Sultans

Maria Temryukovna – Wife of the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible

Shah Abbas II - the seventh Shah of Safavid Persia

Shah Suleiman I - the eight Shah of Safavid Persia

His Majesty; Colonel Ismail Hussain Shirin – second husband of Princess Fawzia, sister of Egyptian King Faruk, whose first husband was Mohammed Reza Pahlawi, the former Shah of Iran

Sultana Melek Tourhan was the wife of Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt.

HH Gevherin Nedaxe Kadın Efend -third wife of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz

Queen Farida -Queen consort of Egypt and the first wife of King Farouk.

Princess Sana Asem

Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid - former Queen of Jordan as the first wife of King Hussein, is the daughter of Fahkria Brav of the Egyptian Circassian elite.

Shahnaz Pahlavi - daughter of Iran's last king Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his first wife Fawzia of Egypt

Princess Fawzia - Queen consort of Iran and the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Military officers

ar:محمد_رسول_الكيلاني محمد_رسول_الكيلاني (Mohammad Rasoul Kailani) - Jordanian officer who founded the general intelligence directory

Çerkes Ethem – Turkish militia leader who initially gained fame for fighting against the Allied powers invading Anatolia in the aftermath of the World War I and afterwards during the Turkish War of Independence.

Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky – a Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia.

Salah Salem – an Egyptian Military officer and member in the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council

Gamal Salem – an Egyptian Air Force officer and political figure

Hussein el-Shafei – an Egyptian Military officer and member in the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council

Zakaria Mohieddin – an Egyptian Military officer and member in the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council

General officer Aziz Almasri – an Egyptian Military officer

Major General Ibrahim Pasha Othman Kashoqa – 1st commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (1956–1962)

Hero of Samu Incident Lieutenant General Ihsan Pasha Shurdom −9th commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (1983–1993), his Hawker Hunter Jet Fighter still presented in the entrance of the Martyr's Monument in Amman, Jordan

Major General Awni Pasha Belal −10th commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (1993–1994)

Major General Kheiredin Hakouz Bgane Bghane , Shapsigh former commander of Royal Special forces - commander of several Royal Brigades , Public security operational commander former member of Jordanian Senate (Senator )currently Elected Member of Jordanian Parliament MP

Major General Hussein Pasha Ahmad Shodash Shapsoug – 16th commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (2006–2010)

Major General Mansour Pasha Hakouz Bgane BGHANE - Shapsig - commander of southern region - Commander of central Region Military Attache in Moscow - Russia - General Inspector of Jordanian Army

Major General Izzat Pasha Qandour −9th commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (1969–1970)

Lieutenant General Anwar Pasha Mohammed −12th commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (1971–1976)

Major General Mamoun Pasha Khalil Ha'opsh −14th commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (1979–1981)

Lieutenant General Mohammad Pasha Idris Dodokh −15th commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (1981–1984)

Lieutenant General Thyab Pasha Yousef −16th commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (1984–1985)

General officer Tahseen Pasha Shordum −22nd commander of the Jordanian public security directorate (2002–2004)

General officer Tareq Pasha Ala'Eddin Bersik −7th commander of the Jordanian General Intelligence Department.

Umar Mihayshi- member of the revolutionary council that ruled Libya in 1969 and then became an active member in the Libyan opposition to the Libyan regmine.

Cultural figures

Tevfik Esenç – Last known fully competent speaker of the Ubykh language.

Film, TV, and stage

Hussein Fahmy- Famous Egyptian Actor

Mervat Amin – Famous Egyptian actress

Najdat Anzour – Syrian television and film director.

Ludmilla Tchérina – internationally-famous ballet dancer, actress, artist and sculptor who is a member of a royal family.

Mimi Chakib-an Egyptian actress who appeared in some 15 films mostly in the 1940s and 1950s

Mehmet Oz- American surgeon who hosts the TV program "The Dr.Oz show"

Elçin Sangu- A Circassian-Turkish actress known for her role in "Kiralık Aşk"

Musicians

Yuri Temirkanov – Russian music director and chief conductor of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic since 1988.

Zamudin Guchev – craftsman and musician

Aidamir Mugu – Russian singer.

Aslan Tlebzu – Russian folk musician.

Artists

Mihail Chemiakin – Famous painter, stage designer, sculptor and publisher.

Writers

Ahmed Shawqi- Very Famous Egyptian Arabic Poet-Laureate.

Kuba Shaaban- Famous writer, poet, musician, and historian.

Nadine Jolie Courtney – American blogger, beauty journalist and author of Beauty Confidential

Mohydeen Izzat Quandour – Writer, intellectual, film producer and director, and musician

Amjad M. Jaimoukha – One of the most influential Circassian writers and publicists. His books include: The Circassians: A Handbook (RoutledgeCurzon: London and New York, 2001), The Chechens: A Handbook (Routledge: London and New York, 2005), Circassian Culture and Folklore (Bennett and Bloom: London, 2010), Parlons tcherkesse: dialecte kabarde (L'Harmattan: Paris, 2009).

Athletes

Mahmut Atalay – Wrestler, 1968 Olympic Gold medalist

Hamit Kaplan – Wrestler, 1956 Olympic Gold medalist

Bibras Natkho – Former captain of the Israel under-19 football team

Suleyman Seba – ex-President of Besiktas Football Club

Yaşar Doğu-1948 London Olympics middleweight wrestling champion

Hamit Kaplan -1952 World wrestling champion.

Sefer Baygın -1972 Europe wrestling champion

Business men

Wagih Abaza – A Famous Egyptian business man, the owner of the agent of Peugeot in Egypt

Selahattin Kaya - The founder and Chairman of Group Companies of Selka in Eskisehir - Turkey