7aki Fadi

1) Emad Hajjaj With 9.6% of the vote

- Born in Ramallah in 1967
- Received Elementary Education at UNRWA schools at Al Wehdat Refugee Camp in Jordan.
- Received his First Award in 1974 in an elementary school competition.
- His first cartoon was published in the university newspaper (Sahafat Al Yarmouk) in 1987.
- Graduated from Yarmouk University in 1991 with a BA in Fine Arts (graphic design) as a Major, and journalism as a Minor.
- After graduation, he worked for several local newspapers, including Akher Khabar, Al Ahali, Al Raseef, Al Bilad, Al Mustaqbal, Al Dustour, and Al Rai. In 1992 he started working for the London-based Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper, and then moved to work for Al Dustour. Since 1993 – Hajjaj has been working at the leading Jordanian daily Al Rai, until he was dismissed after one of his controversial cartoons in the year 2000.
- Then he worked for Al Dustour daily newspaper from the year 2000 till the mid of 2004.
- Now he is working with Al Ghad newspaper, Al Quds Al arabi (London), and his cartoons also available on http://www.cartoonweb.com and http://www.politicalcartoons.com and his own web site www.mahjoob.com.

2) King Hussein bin Talal with 8.8% of the votes

His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999), the father of modern Jordan, will always be remembered as a leader who guided his country through strife and turmoil to become an oasis of peace, stability and moderation in the Middle East.

For the royal official website click here

3) Mashhour Hadithah with 8.4% of the vote. The leader of our first and only victory over Israel in the Karameh battle.

Thanks to Muhannad who told me about this link click here for more information about Mashhour Hadeetha.

4) Toujan Faisal Galajjari with 6.7% of the vote

Toujan Faisal (Arabic: توجان الفيصل‎) (born in 1948) is a human rights activist and a former TV journalist, who was Jordan’s first female Member of Parliament. She is a Circassian.

For the full Wikipedia entry click here

4) Wasfi Al Tal with 6.7% of the vote

Wasfi al-Tal (1919 – November 28, 1971) (Arabic: وصفي التل) was prime minister of Jordan for several terms. He was assasinated by the Black September unit of the PLO.

For the full wikipedia entry click here

5) Mustafa Wahbi Al Tal (Arar) with 5.9% of the vote

1897 Arar was born on May 25, 1897 in the city of Irbid in North Jordan as Mustafa Salih Mustafa Yousof al-Tull (also spelled Yousef al-Tal). A second name “Wahbi” was added to his name in the Western tradition imported via the Ottoman Turks.

He was also a great poet.

For the full wikipedia entry click here

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Below are the top 14 precentages :

Name ——————– Number of votes ————- Percentage
Emad Hajjaj ————–23 ——————————9.6%
King Hussein ————- 21 ——————————8.8%
Mashhour Hadithah —— 20 ——————————8.4%
Toujan Faisal ————- 16 —————————– 6.7%
Wasfi Al Tal ————– 16—————————– 6.7%
Mustafa Wahbi Al Tal——14—————————- 5.9%
Tarek Nasser————–13—————————- 5.8%
Laith Shbelat————– 11—————————–4.9%
Nahed hattar————– 9——————————3.9%
King Abdallah 2nd——— 8—————————–3.5%
Firas Il-Ajlouni———— 7——————————3.1%
Abdul Hameed Shouman– 7——————————3.1%
Ibrahim nasrallah——— 6——————————2.7%
Glubb Pasha————– 4——————————1.8%
The Jordanian citizen—– 4——————————1.8%
Thomas Edward Lawrence -3—————————-1.3%
Mounes Razzaz————3—————————–1.3%
Naser El Deen el Asad—–3—————————– 1.3%
The Jordanian Soldier & Martyr-3———————– 1.3%
Taher Al Masri————-3—————————- 1.3%
The Jodanian Mother—— 3—————————–1.3%
3oda abu Tayeh———– 2—————————– 0.9%
Haidar Mahmoud———-2—————————–0.9%
King Abdallah 1st———-2—————————–0.9%
Queen Rania—————2—————————- 0.9%
The Jordanian teacher—–2—————————- 0.9%

There are 27 votes cast for 27 different people i did not include in the table above.

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