Arabs in Denmark are Danish permanent residents originating from

Arab countries The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western As ...

. The largest subpopulations found hail from

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, Syria,

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

, Palestine, and

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

followed by smaller groups from other of the 21 Arab League countries. The Danish Statistical Office reported the following for Q1 2017: Most, but not all, are war refugees.

Notable people

* Adda Djeziri, football of Algerian descent *

Ahmad Abu Laban Ahmad Abu Laban ( ar, أحمد أبو لبن; 1946 – 1 February 2007) was a Danish-Palestinian imam and the leader of the organization The Islamic Society in Denmark. He was a central figure in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. ...

, imam and the leader of the organization of Palestinian descent *

Ahmad Kaddour Ahmad "Babyface" Kaddour (born January 1, 1982, Lebanon) is a professional boxer. Personal life Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, Kaddour's parents fled the 1982 Lebanon War and Ahmad grew up in Denmark where he got his start in boxing. He has moved ba ...

, boxer of Lebanese descent * Ahmed Abu Laban (1946–2007), non-citizen, imam, Leader of the Islamic Society of Denmark *

Ahmed Akkari Ahmed Akkari (born 1978 in Lebanon) ( ar, أحمد عكاري) is a Danish political activist who became known for his involvement in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Widely called an "Imam" in the media, he himself denied being ...

, teacher, author, former imam of Lebanese descent *

Aida Nadeem Aida Nadeem ( ar, عايدا نديم; born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi musician living in Denmark. Early career As a child, Aida, began to sing, dance and write poetry. With interest in classical music, at the age of twelve, she began ...

, musician of Iraqi descent * Ali Kazim, actor of Iraqi descent * Anja Al-Erhayem, filmmaker, born to Iraqi father and Danish mother *

Asmaa Abdol-Hamid Asmaa Abdol-Hamid ( ar, أسماء عبد الحميد) (born November 22, 1981) is an Emirati-born Danish social worker and former politician living in Odense. Family background Abdol-Hamid is one of seven children.

, social worker and politician of Palestinian descent * Basim, singer of Moroccan descent, represented Denmark in

2014 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European B ...

* Dar Salim, film and television actor Iraqi descent * Feras Agwa, rapper of mixed Egyptian-Syrian parents * Ihan Haydar, drummer and Percussionist of Iraqi descent * Janus Bakrawi, actor of Palestinian and Polish descents * Mahmoud El-Hajj, footballer Palestinian and Lebanese descent * Mohamed Ali, mixed Egyptian-Iraqi parents, singer who appeared on Denmark's ''X Factor'' * Mustafa Hassan, footballer of Iraqi descent *

Naser Khader Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party. ...

, politician of Syrian descent * Osama Akharraz, football of Moroccan descent * Souheib Dhaflaoui, footballer of Tunisian descent * Tariq Hashim, director of Iraqi descent * Yahya Hassan, poet, author and politician of Palestinian descent * Youssef Toutouh, footballer of Moroccan descent *

Zeena Zaki Zeena Zaki (born 1/1/1974) is an Iraqi haute couture fashion designer. She launched her first fashion atelier in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in 2003, where her fashion house operates under the label "Julea Domani", an epitome of both Edwardia ...

, Iraqi fashion designer born in Copenhagenhttp://www.juleadomani.com/ About Zeena Zaki

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Middle Eastern diaspora in Denmark

Notable people

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