Ibn al-Wardi
Abū Ḥafs Zayn al- Dīn ʻ Umar ibn al- Muẓaffar Ibn al- Wardī, known as Ibn al- Wardi, was an Arab historian-, the author of" Kharīdat al- ʿ Ajā'ib wa farīdat al- gha'rāib The Pearl of wonders and the Uniqueness of strange things"), a geographical treatise with sections on natural history.
He also wrote" Tarikh Ibn al- Wardi The History by Ibn al- Wardi").
Eddie Chu
Eddie Chu Hoi-dick( born 29 September 1977) is a Hong Kong social activist and politician.
He is a member of the Local Action and founder of the Land Justice League which are involved in conservation and environmental movements.
He is known for his actions against the demolition of the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier and Queen's Pier in 2006 and 2007 and Choi Yuen Tsuen in 2009 and 2010.
He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election in New Territories West.
Ibn al-Jawzi
ʿ Abd al- Raḥmān b. ʿ Alī b. Muḥammad Abu'l- Faras̲h ̲ b. al- Jawzī, often referred to as Ibn al- Jawzī( Arabic: ابن الجوزي," Ibn al- Jawzī"; ca. 1116 – 16 June 1201) for short, or reverentially as" Imam Ibn al- Jawzī" by Sunni Muslims, was an Arab Muslim jurisconsult, preacher, orator, heresiographer, traditionist, historian, judge, hagiographer, and philologist who played an instrumental role in propagating the Hanbali school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence in his native Baghdad during the twelfth- century.
During" a life of great intellectual, religious and political activity," Ibn al- Jawzi came to be widely admired by his fellow Hanbalis for the tireless role he played in ensuring that that particular school – historically, the smallest of the four principal Sunni schools of law – enjoy the same level of" prestige" often bestowed by rulers on the Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanafi rites.
Belonging to a wealthy family, which descended from Abu Bakr, Ibn al- Jawzi received a" very thorough education" during his adolescent years, and was fortunate to train under some of that era's most renowned Baghdadi scholars, including Ibn al- Zāg̲h̲ūnī( d. 1133), Abū Bakr al- Dīnawarī( d. 1137- 8), and Abū Manṣūr al- Jawālīkī( d. 1144- 5).
Although Ibn al- Jawzi's scholarly career continued to blossom over the next few years, he became most famous during the reign of al- Mustadi( d. 1180), the thirty- third caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, whose support for Hanbalism allowed Ibn al- Jawzi to effectively become" one of the most influential persons" in Baghdad, due to the caliph's approval of Ibn al- Jawzi's public sermonizing to huge crowds in both pastoral and urban areas throughout Baghdad.
In the vast majority of the public sermons delivered during al- Mustadi's reign, Ibn al- Jawzi often presented a stanch defense of the prophet Muhammad's example, and vigorously criticized all those whom he considered to be schismatics in the faith.
At the same time, Ibn al- Jawzi's reputation as a scholar continued to grow due to the substantial role he played in managing many of the most important universities in the area, as well as on account of the sheer number of works he wrote during this period.
As regards the latter point, it is important to note that part of Ibn al- Jawzi's legacy rests on his reputation for having been" one of the most prolific writers" of all time, with later scholars like Ibn Taymīyyah( d. 1328) studying over a thousand works written by Ibn al- Jawzi during their years of training.
As scholars have noted, Ibn al- Jawzi's prodigious corpus," varying in length" as it does, touches upon virtually" all the great disciplines" of classical Islamic study.
Anwar Khatib
Anwar al- Khatib( 1917–1993) was a Palestinian politician based in Jerusalem.
Muhammad Mukhtar Al-Khatib
Muhammad Mukhtar Al- Khatib is the current secretary general of the Sudanese Communist Party.
Ibn al-Khatib
Lisan Al- Din Ibn Al- Khatib( Born 16 November 1313, Loja – died 1374, Fes; full name in" Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Said ibn Ali ibn Ahmad al- Salmani") was an Arab Andalusian polymath poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician and politician from Emirate of Granada.
Some of his poems decorate the walls of the palace of Alhambra in Granada.
He is known for composing the muwashah" Jadaka Al- Ghaithuجادك الغيث".
Ibn al- Khatib was born at Loja, near Granada.
For much of his life he was vizir at the court of the Sultan of Granada, Muhammed V.
He spent two periods in exile in the Marinid empire;( between 1360 – 62, and 1371 – 74, he resided variously at Ceuta, Tlemcen and Fes).
In 1374, he was imprisoned for' Zandaqa'( heresy) and atheism.
He was sentenced to death by suffocation.
Earlier and modern historians have speculated that his many private and political feuds in Granada with the Nasrid Kings of Granada, were probably the main factors in his treatment and execution.
His body was burned before being buried at" Bab Mahruq", a city gate in Fes.
He is highly esteemed both as an historian and as a poet.
Some of his poems were put to music as" muwashahat".
He was a contemporary and acquaintance of Ibn Khaldun.
His great historical work," al- Ihata fi akhbar Gharnataالإحاط ة في أخبار غرناط ة The Complete Source on the History of Granada"), written in 1369, includes his autobiography.
This work has yet to be translated into English.
Anwar al-Khatib (Lebanon)
Anwar al- Khatib( d. November 14, 1970) was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician and lawyer.
Al- Khatib graduated from St. Joseph University.
He became a prominent lawyer and taught at the Lebanese University.
He wrote articles for many Lebanese publications, in particular in" al- Hurriah".
Politically he was an ally of the Druze strongman Kamal Jumblatt.
Al- Khatib contested every parliamentary election between 1951 and 1968 and was defeated only twice.
His constituency was the Chouf District.
In 1968 he was appointed Minister of Water and Electricity.
He died in 1970.
After his death, his son Zahir al- Khatib won his seat in a bye-election in Chouf.
Ibn al-Jayyab
Ibn al- Jayyab or Abu l- Hasan Ali b. Muhammad b. Sulayman b.` Ali b. Sulayman b. Hasan al- Ansari( also, Spanish transliteration: Ibn al- Ŷayyab)( 1274 – 1349) was a Muwallad statesman and poet from the Nasrid kingdom of Granada.
He preceded Ibn al- Khatib as vizir at the court of Granada.
He wrote" qasidas" in a neo-classical style.
Some of his poems still decorate the walls of Generalife, the summer palace of the Nasrid sultans.
Bassam Al-Khatib
Bassam Al- Khatib( born October 5, 1975) is a retired Jordanian footballer.
Yusuf ibn al-Sayrafi
Yusuf ibn al- Sayrafi( died c. 557/1161) was a historian from Al- Andalus, and secretary of the Almoravid sultan Tashfin ibn Ali( 1143 –45).
al- Sayrafi was born in Granada.
He wrote a chronicle on the Almoravids," Al- Anwar al- Jalliya fi akhbar al- dawla al- Murabitiyya" in which he dealt with the history of al- Andalus and the Maghreb in general and of his native Granada.
Almost nothing of this work has survived, but it is quoted by other historians such as Ibn al- Khatib and ibn Idhari( especially in his" al- Ihata fi akhbar gharnata").

Question: Are both Ibn Al-Khatib and Eddie Chu from the same country?
Answer: no