List of people from Latakia
The following is a list of notable people from Latakia and ancient Laodicea.
Ancient
- Anatolius of Laodicea
- Apollinaris of Laodicea
- Eusebius of Laodicea
- Philonides of Laodicea
- Themison of Laodicea
Modern
- Hafez al-Assad, former president of Syria
- Bashar Al-Asad, current president of Syria
- Adunis, poet
- Hasan Alkhayer, poet and politician.
- Hanna Mina, novelist
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, sheikh and a rebel leader in Palestine
- Michel Kilo, writer and activist
- Aref Dalila, economist and activist
- Badawi al-Jabal, poet
- Mustafa Hamsho, professional boxer
- Zaki al-Arsuzi, politician and founder of Baath Party
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