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Lubna Tahtamouni

1976 - Today

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Lubna Hamid Tawfiq Tahtamouni (Arabic: لبنى تهتموني; born 24 January 1976) is a Jordanian biologist known for her work in developmental biology and cancer research. She is the head of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan. She has won multiple awards for her work on breast cancer, and is known as an advocate for allowing young women in the Arab world to choose a career in science. In 2016, she was named one of BBC's 100 Women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Lubna Tahtamouni is the 1,092nd most popular biologist (up from 1,094th in 2024), the 51st most popular biography from Jordan (up from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Lubna Tahtamouni ranks 1,092 out of 1,097. Before her are Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, Cristina Garmendia, David Bellamy, Peter Piot, and Magnus Manske. After her are PZ Myers, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, and Maria Van Kerkhove.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Lubna Tahtamouni ranks 792. Before her are Shinobu Asagoe, Benoît Tréluyer, Luke Mably, Lior Narkis, Vasily Petrenko, and Antoine Dénériaz. After her are Edmilson Alves, Obadele Thompson, Roman Sharonov, Victor J. Glover, Nordin Wooter, and Mustafa Doğan.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Lubna Tahtamouni ranks 51 out of 59. Before her are Princess Aisha bint Hussein (1968), Princess Iman bint Abdullah (1996), Nahed Hattar (1960), Mai Masri (1959), Musa Al-Taamari (1997), and Amer Shafi (1982). After her are Princess Salma bint Abdullah (2000), Eva Abu Halaweh (1975), Lama Abu-Odeh (1962), Ahmad Abughaush (1996), Hamza Al-Dardour (1991), and Anas Bani Yaseen (1988).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Jordan

Among biologists born in Jordan, Lubna Tahtamouni ranks 1. After her are Rana Dajani (2000).

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