The Baharna are one of ethnically diverse Bahrain's many ethnic groups. The following is a list of notable Bahrani figures Academics Ali Al-Ahmed, Bahraini political activist, public speaker, scholar, writer Zainab Bahrani, Iraqi art historian Abdulhadi Khalaf, Bahraini leftist political activist and academic Actors Ali Al-Sebaa, Saudi television actor Bloggers Ali Abdulemam, Bahraini blogger and contributor to Global Voices Mahmood Al-Yousif, Bahrani blogger and political activist Businesspeople Amin H. Nasser, CEO of Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM Mahdi Al Tajir, businessman from the United Arab Emirates, based in the United Kingdom Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, Bahraini merchant and trader Yara Salman, Bahraini businesswomen who introduced cryotherapy to the country Film directors Ramin Bahrani, Iranian American director and screenwriter Shahriar Bahrani, Iranian film director Journalists Mansoor Al-Jamri, son of Bahrain's spiritual leader, Sheikh Abdul-Amir Al-Jamri Leila Al Mutawa (born 1987), novelist and journalist Musicians Mohammed Haddad, composer and music critic Majeed Marhoon, saxophonist and a former Leftist political activist with the National Liberation Front of Bahrain Majid Al-Maskati, singer of the Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan Philosophers Kamal al-Deen Maitham al-Bahrani, famous 13th century philosopher Poets and writers Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, one of the greatest poets of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf Thuraya Al Arrayedh, daughter of Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Ali Al Jallawi, poet, researcher, and writer Ayat Al-Qurmezi, poet Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin, Bahraini former minister, poet, ex-diplomat, historian, writer, and researcher Politicians Abdulwahid AlAbduljabbar, Saudi political activist Majeed Al Alawi, Bahrain's Minister of Labour Affairs Jawad Al-Arrayedh, Bahrain's first Shia Deputy Prime Minister Nazar Al Baharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdul Amir al-Jamri, spiritual leader of the Bahrani people Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahraini human rights activist and hunger striker Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait's first female minister Nimr al-Nimr, spiritual leader of the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests Hussain Al-Qallaf Al-Bahrani, member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Nada Haffadh, Bahrain's first ever female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health Hasan Mushaima, Bahraini political activist Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He was the leader and founder of the Islamic Awareness Institution Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini human rights activist Ali Salman, leader of the largest political party in Bahrain Hussain Al Baharna, lawyer Faisal Junaid, notable politician, economist, businessman, human rights advocater, owner of Junaid Perfumes, and mental health awareness champion Rebels Abu al-Bahlul al-Awwam, member of the Abdul