Famous People with Name Maryam

Maryam D'Abo            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Maryam D'Abo: Her first notable performance was as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film, The Living Daylights. She is a granddaughter of the Georgian general Giorgi Kvinitadze, first cousin of the singer Mike d'Abo, and thus a first cousin once removed of his daught

Maryam Hassouni            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Maryam Hassouni: a Dutch/Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers (2005).Her parents Alia and Abdelbaki Hassouni are Moroccan and moved to the Netherlands a few years before Maryam was born on September 21, 1985 in Amsterdam. She has a younger brother Zakariya and sister Sarra.Maryam Hassouni received her high school diploma (havo) in 2003. She studied Museology until 2005. Currently, she studies Law at the Free University in Amsterdam.[2In 2002 she started her acting career with the role of Dunya El-Beneni in the television series Dunya and Desie, which was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Children and Young People in 2004 and again in 2005.[

Maryam Yusuf Jamal            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Maryam Yusuf Jamal: is a Bahraini middle distance runner. Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and led the world in the 3000 m in July 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo. She is the current IAAF world champion in the 1500 meters.

Maryam Akhondy            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Maryam Akhondy: is a classical trained singer from Teheran/Islamic Republic of Iran. She was student of Ostad Esmail Mehrtasch and Ostad Nassrollah Nassehpour, two masters of classical Iranian music. Because of the difficult situation for artists in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 – especially female artists – she moved to Europe and lives since 1986 in Cologne (Germany).

Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat: popularly known as Umm Nidal, "the mother of Nidal" or "the mother of struggle" is one of Hamas' most popular candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006. She sent three of her six sons on Hamas suicide missions against Israel.