El-Baz ( ar, الباز, he, אלבז, also spelled Elbaz, Al-Baz, Albaz or ElBez () is an Arabic surname, meaning "the falcon" ("Baz" means falcon in Arabic). It could possibly be linked to the city of Elvas ( Portugal), the Spanish surname '' Paz'' and the Jewish square El Bayazin ("The Falconers") in
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
. El-Baz is a large prestigious family that mostly consists of royals, scientists, and scholars. As it is also known to be an extremely wealthy family throughout history.
Notable people
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Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz
Sheikh Abd al Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdullāh bin Bāz, 21 November 1912 – 13 May 1999) was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti of S ...
( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز; 1910–1999), Saudi Arabian
Salafi
The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a reform branch movement within Sunni Islam that originated during the nineteenth century. The name refers to advocacy of a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generat ...
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ic scholar
* Farouk El-Baz ( ar, فاروق الباز; born 1938), Egyptian-American scientist
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Osama El-Baz
Osama El-Baz (; ) (6 July 1931 – 14 September 2013) was an Egyptian diplomat and a senior advisor to former President Hosni Mubarak.
Career
A graduate from Cairo University, he studied for six years in the United States, where he obtained hi ...
( ar, أسامة الباز; born 1931), Egyptian diplomat
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Rania al-Baz Rania al-Baz ( ar, رانيا الباز) is a Saudi Arabian television presenter, well known as the host of the programme "The Kingdom this Morning". She came to prominence after being badly beaten by her husband Muhammad Bakar Yunus al-Fallatta an ...
, Saudi Arabian television presenter and domestic abuse victim
Elbaz
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Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz ( he, אלבר אלבז; 12 June 1961 – 24 April 2021) was an Israeli fashion designer. He was the creative director of Lanvin in Paris from 2001 until 2015, after having done stints at a number of other fashion houses, including G ...
André Elbaz
André Elbaz (born April 26, 1934, El Jadida, Morocco) is a famous Moroccan painter and filmmaker.
Born to a Jewish family,https://www.infocenters.co.il/gfh/notebook_ext.asp?book=120503&lang=eng&site=gfh Elbaz studied art and theatre in Rabat ...
(born 1934, El Jadida, Morocco), Jewish Moroccan painter and filmmaker
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Cheb i Sabbah
Cheb i Sabbah"Jewish DJ Captivates Arab Ears" ''
David Elbaz
David Elbaz is a French novelist and observational astrophysicist, specializing in galaxy formation and evolution. He has been a researcher at the Astrophysics Division (AIM) of the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternat ...
(born 1966, Paris, France) French astrophysicist and author
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Gad Elbaz
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Gad Elbaz (in Hebrew: ) is an Israeli Jewish singer who has gained international success and recorded several albums.
Biography
Elbaz is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He began to sing and write music at age four. He first appeared with his fath ...
(born 1982), Israeli haredi singer
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Nathan Elbaz
Nathan Elbaz ( he, נתן אלבז; 17 October 1932 – 11 February 1954) was an Israel Defense Forces soldier who sacrificed his life for his friends, receiving the Medal of Distinguished Service.
Biography
Elbaz was born in Morocco, to a Jew ...
(1932–1954), Israel Defense Forces soldier
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Stéphanie Elbaz
Stéphanie Elbaz is a contemporary French concert pianist.
She has reached leading positions in major international competitions. She has performed at the Mozarteum in Salzbourg, the De Doelen in Rotterdam, the salle Alfred Cortot in Paris, the ...
, French pianist
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Vincent Elbaz
Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films.
His first major role was in the 1994 film '' Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize.
Elbaz was born in Paris ...