Odeh

Odeh (Arabic: عودة, romanizedʿAwda, Palestinian Arabic: ʿŌde, lit.'Return') is a Palestinian surname, occasionally used as a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Surname

  • Abeer Odeh (born 1962), Palestinian politician
  • Aisha Odeh (born 1944), Palestinian writer and former militant
  • Alex Odeh (1944–1985), Palestinian-American anti-discrimination activist and murder victim
  • Ayman Odeh (born 1975), Israeli Arab lawyer and politician
  • Chris Odeh, Nigerian film producer
  • Fakhri Odeh (1941–2025), Kuwaiti actor
  • Faris Odeh (1985–2000), Palestinian boy killed by the IDF
  • Kulthum Odeh (1892–1965), Palestinian writer, translator and researcher
  • Lama Abu-Odeh (born 1962), Palestinian-American professor and author
  • Mohammed Odeh (born 1965), Palestinian al-Qaeda member and convicted criminal
  • Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief (born 1970), Iraqi attorney
  • Nour Odeh, Palestinian political analyst, activist, researcher, public diplomacy consultant and journalist
  • Rasmea Odeh (born 1947/48), Palestinian-American convicted criminal
  • Rifat Odeh Kassis, Palestinian human rights activist
  • Said Odeh (2004/05–2021), Palestinian boy killed by the IDF
  • Sheik Odeh (born 1950), Palestinian founder of the Islamic Jihad Movement

See also