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Rayyanah Barnawi

1988 - Today

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Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988) is a biomedical researcher and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Rayyanah Barnawi is the 549th most popular astronaut (down from 530th in 2024), the 314th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 301st in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Rayyanah Barnawi ranks 549 out of 556. Before her are Alexander Misurkin, Stanley G. Love, Patricia Robertson, Richard Hieb, Lawrence J. DeLucas, and Joan Higginbotham. After her are Evgeny Tarelkin, Scott D. Tingle, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Jeremy Hansen, Jack D. Fischer, and Robert Satcher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Rayyanah Barnawi ranks 824. Before her are Irene Escolar, Kōji Seto, Lotte Friis, Stephen Strasburg, Dominik Kaiser, and Alessandra Perilli. After her are Beram Kayal, Jure Dolenec, Rui Pedro, Ryota Nagaki, Jagoš Vuković, and Eric Gordon.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Rayyanah Barnawi ranks 314 out of 354. Before her are Mohammed Al-Breik (1992), Saleh Al-Dawod (1968), Khaled Aziz (1981), Abdullah Al-Waked (1975), Talal Jebreen (1973), and Mohammed Ameen (1980). After her are Salem al-Hazmi (1981), Mabrouk Zaid (1979), Rajaa al-Sanea (1981), Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi (1974), Ibrahim Mater (1975), and Saad Al-Harthi (1984).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Saudi Arabia

Among astronauts born in Saudi Arabia, Rayyanah Barnawi ranks 1. 

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