Al-Zoubi

Al-Zoubi (Arabic: الزعبي , IPA:/al.zuʕ.biː/) is a prominent Levantine family^[1][2] whose members can be found throughout the Arab world, but are most concentrated in Palestine, 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
Palestine
Jordan
Lebanon

The family name originates from Arabic naming conventions. Like many Arabic surnames, it appears in multiple written forms when transliterated into Latin alphabets. This variation is historically common and reflects the fact that Arabic phonology does not map directly onto English or other European spelling systems.

In Arabic, the name is written as الزُعبي. In Modern Standard Arabic, its pronunciation is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /al.zuʕ.biː/. The vowel /u/ reflects the presence of a ḍamma on the letter ز, while the consonant /ʕ/ represents the Arabic letter ع, a voiced pharyngeal fricative with no direct equivalent in most European languages.

When the name is rendered in English, French, or other Latin based languages, several spellings emerge depending on phonetic interpretation, regional linguistic influence, and administrative practices.

Widely used transliteration variants of the same family name include

• El-Zoubi
• Zoubi
• Al-Zubi
• Al-Zou’bi
• El-Zoubi
• Al Zouabi
• Al Zaabi

All of these forms refer to the same underlying Arabic family name and lineage. Differences in spelling typically arise from pronunciation variation between Levantine and Gulf Arabic, French influenced versus English influenced transliteration systems, immigration records and passport standardization, and personal or inherited spelling choices adopted by different family branches.

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 Palestine, Syria, and Northern Jordan. Lineage from Ali to Abdul Qadir edit Ali 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 edit Notable 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 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. concentrated in the plains of Hauran, Northern & Center Jordan, and Southern Syria, Palestine The family is a Hasanite, Hashemite family that traces its lineage to the Hanbali Sunni Saint Abdul Qadir Al Gilani.[3]

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 Palestine, Syria, and Northern Jordan.

Ali 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 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 politician, Member of Knesset 2009-19