Culhane – lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies and behavioural scientist Fuat Deniz – writer and professor of sociology at Örebro University Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani – scholar, poet, editor, and translator Eprime Eshag – academic, professor Hunayn ibn Ishaq – scholar, physician, scientist, and translator Emanuel Kamber George Kiraz – computational linguist Kanan Makiya – academic, professor Masawaiyh – physician Eden Naby Estiphan Panoussi – philosopher and oriental philologist Philoxenos – theologian Hormuzd Rassam – Assyriologist, and first-known Middle Eastern archaeologist Sandra Chimon Rogers – Dean, academic leader, doctor, professor, researcher, chemist, Alzheimer's preventative specialist, solid state NMR specialist, TEDx speaker, and award-winning innovator for education Thomas L. Saaty – Iraqi born Assyrian American mathematician Mikhail Sado – Russian linguist, scholar, professor of Semitic languages, orientalist, politician, former paratrooper, and wrestling champion Toma bar Yacoub – 9th Century theological historian Donny George Youkhanna Ashur Yousif Entrepreneurs Narsai David – American restaurateur, chef, wine-maker, and author Daniel Hadad – Argentine businessman involved in telecommunications and media Sue Ismiel – founder of Nad's, a multimillion-dollar wax and beauty company in Australia with distributions worldwide. Milton Malek-Yonan – American inventor of Malekized Rice Bob Miner – American businessman, co-founder of Oracle Corporation Jeff Moorad – American businessman and investor, CEO of MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks, and Vice-Chairman and CEO of MLB's San Diego Padres Victor Nacif – Mexian businessman, Vice President of Design at Nissan Design Europe Tony Rezko – American businessman, political fundraiser, restaurateur, and real estate developer. Leaders Malik Khoshaba – Assyrian Military leader World War I Agha Petros – World War I Assyrian General Ashur Yousif – professor and Assyrian nationalist Media Ramona Amiri – Miss World Canada 2005 John Batchelor – author; radio host Jack Douglas – television host Claudia Hanna – Miss Iraq 2006 Craig Morgan – sports journalist Jennifer Aydin — reality television personality Larsa Pippen — reality television personality Cindy Sargon – Australian TV chef Nancy Oshana Wehbe – body builder and model Patrick Bet-David Obelit Yadgar – American radio personality Alfred Yaghobzadeh – Iranian photojournalist Musicians and composers Evin Agassi Mousey Alexander Joseph Arabbo Gabriel Asaad Jamil Bashir Munir Bashir Ashur Bet Sargis Aril Brikha Sargon Gabriel Linda George Nouri Iskandar Juliana Jendo Elias Karam Sargon Kenoun Ninous Kenoun Mark Anthony Yaeger Paulus Khofri Adwar Mousa Habib Mousa Hanna Petros Janan Sawa Timz Marganita Vogt-Khofri Elias Zazi Politicians Dala Ashur – Assyrian Iraqi Army General of