Halabi () is an Arabic or Jewish locational surname, or nisba, denoting origin from Aleppo (Halab), Syria, or those who traded with Aleppo residents. Variants of the name include Halaby, Haleb, Halep, and Halepovich. People with the surname include: Amir Halaby (born 1986), Israeli football player Ibrāhīm al-Ḥalabī (died 1549), Ottoman Ḥanafī legist Lisa Halaby (born 1951), Queen Noor of Jordan Majdi Halabi (1985–2005), Israeli soldier Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (born 1937), Syrian politician and Prime Minister Najeeb Halaby (1915–2003), Lebanese-American businessman Rola El-Halabi (born 1985), Lebanese-German boxer Salah Halabi, Egyptian army officer Samia Halaby (born 1936), Palestinian artist Simon Halabi (born 1950), Syrian businessman Suleiman al-Halabi (1777–1800), Syrian assassin Susan Halabi, Lebanese-American biostatistician Usama Halabi (born 1959), Palestinian lawyer Yasser El Halaby (born 1984), Egyptian squash player See also Alabi References Arabic-language surnames Nisbas