Wikipedia's first sentence called it “levantine and peninsular arabic surname”. Today it says “large arab clan or tribe with a significant presence in southern syria”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “not to be confused with Al-Zaabi Al-”. It now reads “Levantine noble family Al-”.
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Zoubi , El-Zoubi , Zoubi , Zoabi or Zuabi ( ) is a Levantine and Peninsular Arabic surname. Notable people with this family name include: Fadel El-Zubi (born 1957), Jordanian, United Nations (FAO) Representative Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi (1926–1974), Israeli-Arab politician Abdel Rahman Zuabi (1932–2014), Israeli-Arab judge Ahmad Hasan Al Zoubi (born 1975), Jordanian columnist, playwright and satirist Bashar al-Zoubi , Free Syrian Army general Ali El-Zubi (born 1989), Jordanian basketball player Fayiz Al-Zoubi (born 1985), Jordanian footballer Haneen Zoabi (born 1969), Israeli-Arab politician Hisham Zuabi (born 1969), former Arab-Israeli footballer Mahadi Zuabi (born 1995), Arab-Israeli footballer Husam El-Zubi (born 1991), Jordanian rapper Mahmoud Zuabi (1935–2000), Prime Minister of Syria from 1987 to 2000 Musa Al-Zoubi (born 1993), Jordanian footballer Omran al-Zoubi (born 1959), former Syrian ministers of information Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (1913–1986), Israeli-Arab politician "Al-Zoubi Surname Distribution" . forebears.io . Most prevalent in: Jordan; Highest density in: Jordan.1 Surname Alzoubi is used at least 138 times in at least 8 countries.
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not to be confused with Al-Zaabi Al-Zoubi , El-Zoubi , Al-Zubi , Zoubi , Zouabi , El-Zaabi , Zoabi , Zoobi, El-Zubi or Zuabi ( ) is a prominent Levantine family whose members can be found throughout the Arab world, but are most concentrated in Northern Jordan, Southern Syria, and Palestine.The family is a Hasanite, Hashemite family that traces its lineage to the Hanbali Sunni Saint Abdul Qadir Al Gilani .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. Surname Alzoubi is used at least 138 times in at least 8 countries. الزعبي, مازن (2021). التحقيق الجيلاني (in Arabic).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Levantine noble family Al-Zoubi , El-Zoubi , Zoubi , or Al-Zubi, ( Arabic : الزعبي ) is a prominent Levantine family 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 . 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. Surname Alzoubi is used at least 138 times in at least 8 countries. الزعبي, مازن (2021). التحقيق الجيلاني (in Arabic).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “levantine and peninsular arabic surname”. Today it says “large arab clan or tribe with a significant presence in southern syria”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “not to be confused with Al-Zaabi Al-”. It now reads “Levantine noble family Al-”. Read the current article and compare.
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levantine and peninsular arabic surname
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large arab clan or tribe with a significant presence in southern syria
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