List of Famous people born in Homs Governorate, Syria

Zenobia

בת זבי
Born on November 30, 0239
Died on January 1, 0275 (aged 35)

Septimia Zenobia was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the city, Odaenathus. Her husband became king in 260, elevating Palmyra to supreme power in the Near East by defeating the Sassanians and stabilizing the Roman East. After Odaenathus' assassination, Zenobia became the regent of her son Vaballathus and held de facto power throughout his reign.

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Khaled Asaad

First Name Khaled
Last Name Asaad
Born on January 1, 1932
Died on August 18, 2015 (aged 83)

Khaled al-Asaad was a Syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities at the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over 40 years. Al-Asaad was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on 18 August 2015, at the age of eighty three.

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Odaenathus

Born on November 30, 0219
Died on January 1, 0267 (aged 47)

Septimius Odaenathus was the founder king (Mlk) of the Palmyrene Kingdom who ruled from Palmyra, Syria. He elevated the status of his kingdom from a regional center subordinate to Rome into a formidable state in the Near East. Odaenathus was born into an aristocratic Palmyrene family that had received Roman citizenship in the 190s under the Severan dynasty. He was the son of Hairan, the descendant of Nasor. The circumstances surrounding his rise are ambiguous; he became the lord (ras) of the city, a position created for him, as early as the 240s and by 258, he was styled a consularis, indicating a high status in the Roman Empire.

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Abdul Baset Al-Sarout

First Name Abdul
Last Name Al-Sarout
Born on January 1, 1992
Died on June 8, 2019 (aged 27)

Abdul Baset al-Sarout was a Syrian association football goalkeeper. He represented his country at the Syria U17 and Syria U20 level. He was also a prominent rebel figure in the Syrian Civil War.

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Nawar Boulboul

First Name Nawar
Last Name Boulboul
Born on April 25, 1973 (age 50)

Nawar Bulbul is a Syrian theatre director, actor, playwright, and founder of Al-Khareef Theatre Troupe in Damascus, Syria.

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Julia Domna

First Name Julia
Last Name Domna
Died on January 1, 0217

Julia Domna was Roman empress consort from 193 to 211. She was born in Emesa in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus. In 187, she married Libyan-born Septimius Severus, who at the time was governor of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. They had two sons, Caracalla and Geta. A civil war over the Roman throne broke out in 193, and shortly afterwards Severus declared himself emperor. The war ended in 197 with the defeat of the last of Severus's opponents.

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Firas Al-Khatib

First Name Firas
Born on June 9, 1983 (age 40)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Firas Mohamad Al Khatib is a Syrian retired footballer who predominantly played as a forward. He is Syria's all-time record goalscorer with 36 goals.

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Julia Maesa

First Name Julia
Last Name Maesa
Born on January 1, 0160
Died on January 1, 0224 (aged 64)

Julia Maesa was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire who was the major power behind the throne in the reigns of her grandsons, Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, as Augusta of the Empire from 218 to her death. Born in Emesa, Syria, to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus, she was the daughter of Julius Bassianus and the elder sister of Roman empress Julia Domna.

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Ibrahim Alma

First Name Ibrahim
Last Name Alma
Born on October 18, 1991 (age 32)

Ibrahim Alma is a Syrian footballer. He plays as Goalkeeper for football club Al-Horgelah in Syrian Premier League. Alma is best known for his unique style of long balls from his penalty area, instead of the usual kick, Alma tends to punch the ball back into play.

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Mustafa Tlass al jahesh

First Name Mustafa
Last Name Jahesh
Born on May 11, 1932
Died on June 27, 2017 (aged 85)

Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004. He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez Assad era.

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