Al-Zoubi, El-Zoubi, Zoubi, or Al-Zubi, (Arabic: الزعبي) is a prominent Levantine family[1][2] whose members can be found throughout the Arab world, but are most concentrated in Northern Jordan and Southern Syria. The family is a Hasanite, Hashemite family that traces its lineage to the Hanbali Sunni Saint Abdul Qadir Al Gilani.[3]
| Al-Zoubi family الزعبي | |
|---|---|
| Hashemite | |
| Parent house | Gilan of Banu Hashim |
| Country |  Syria Jordan
 Yemen |
| Place of origin | Abbasid Empire |
| Founded | 16th century AD |
The progenitor of the family name of Al-Zoubi is Ali Nour Al-Din Al Gilani, who was titled Al-Zoubi who lived in 16th century Ottoman Syria and Northern Jordan.
Lineage from Ali to Abdul Qadir
editAli Nour Al-Din is a 16th generation descendant of Abdul Qadir Al Gilani through his son Abdul Aziz. Abdul Qadir's father, Musa III bin Abdullah, is a descendant of Muhammad's grandson Caliph Hasan, while Abdul Qadir's mother, Fatima Bint Abdullah Al Soma'ai Al-Husseini, is a descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Hussein which makes him Ali Nour Al-Din a 29th generation descendant of Muhammad through both Al-Hasan and Al-Hussein.
Ali's patrilineal lineage to Abdul Qadir with "bin" denoting "son of":
Ali Nour Al-Din Al-Zoubi bin Mohammad Shihab Al-Din bin Ya'qoub bin Abu Bakr bin Ali Nour Al-Din bin Zaid Al Abidin Mohammad bin Ahmad Abi Al Baqa' bin Mohammad Shams Al-Din bin Musa Sharaf Al-Din bin Mohammad Shams Al-Din bin Ali Nour Al-Din bin Al Hussein Iz' Al-Din bin Mohammad Al-Akhal bin Hussam Al-Din Sharsheeq bin Mohammad Al-Hattak bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Qadir Al Gilani.
Notable Members
editNotable members of the Al-Zoubi family include:
- H.E Mahmoud Al-Zoubi (1935–2000), Prime Minister of Syria from 1987 to 2000
- H.E Abdullah Raja Al-Zoubi (born 1932), United Nations Interregional Advisor.
- H.E Ghaleb Al-Zoubi, Jordanian Minister of Interior, 2017
- H.E Khaled Al-Zoubi, Minister of State for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs in Jordan, 1998
- H.E Muwaffaq Al-Zoubi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Jordan, 1979
- H.E Akef Al-Zoubi, Minister of Agriculture in Jordan and currently acting Senator, 2005 and 2020
- H.E Hatim Al-Zoubi, Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jordan, 1965-1969
- H.E Fawaz Hatim Al-Zoubi, Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Jordan, 2003
- H.E Sharif Ali Al-Zoubi, Minister of Industry and Trade in Jordan and Minister of Justice and Senator, 2005 and 2006
- Bashar al-Zoubi, Commander-in-Chief of the Free Syrian Army
- Walid Al Zoubi, Chairman of Tiger Group UAE, Philanthropist
- Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi (1926–1974), Palestinian Politician
- Abdel Rahman Zuabi (1932–2014), Palestinian Judge
- Ahmad Hasan Al Zoubi (born 1975), Jordanian Columnist, playwright and satirist
- Omran al-Zoubi (born 1959), Syrian Minister of Information
- Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (1913–1986), Israeli-Arab Politician
- Mohamed abdul Mawla Al-Zoubi (born 1940), chief editor of El Sayde news paper and international journalist
- Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Zoubi (1922–2009), Director of Health ministry, Deraa Province.
- H.E Professor Dr Zu'bi M.F. Al-Zu'bi FHEA, prominent academic leader and economic advisor
- Haneen Zoabi (born 1969), Palestinian/Israeli politician, Member of Knesset 2009-19
References
edit- ^ "Al-Zoubi Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
Approximately people bear this surname. Most prevalent in:Jordan; Highest density in: Jordan.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Alzoubi". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
Surname Alzoubi is used at least 138 times in at least 8 countries.
- ^ الزعبي, مازن (2021). التحقيق الجيلاني (in Arabic). Dar Alketab Althaqafee for Publishing. ISBN 9923711765.