El-Baz

El-Baz, Elbaz

Pronunciation	Arabic pronunciation: [elˈbæːz]
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	"the hawk"
Region of origin	Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, France, Canada

El-Baz (Arabic: الباز, Hebrew: אלבז, also spelled Elbaz, Al-Baz, Albaz or ElBez (Arabic pronunciation: [elˈbæːz]) is an Arabic surname, meaning "the hawk" or "the falcon" ("Baz" refers to the Goshawk in Arabic, and to a falcon or Kestrel in Hebrew). 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. 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

• Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز; 1910–1999), Saudi Arabian Salafi or Wahhabi Islamic scholar
• Farouk El-Baz (Arabic: فاروق الباز; born 1938), Egyptian-American scientist
• Osama El-Baz (Arabic: أسامة الباز; born 1931), Egyptian diplomat
• Rania al-Baz, Saudi Arabian television presenter and domestic abuse victim

Elbaz

• Alber Elbaz (1961–2021, Casablanca, Morocco), Moroccan-Israeli fashion designer
• André Elbaz (born 1934, El Jadida, Morocco), Jewish Moroccan painter and filmmaker
• Cheb i Sabbah (1947–2013) born Haim Serge El-Baz, Jewish Algerian club DJ
• David Elbaz (born 1966, Paris, France) French astrophysicist and author
• Gad Elbaz (born 1982), Israeli haredi singer
• Gil Elbaz, founder of AdSense
• Nathan Elbaz (1932–1954), Israel Defense Forces soldier
• Stéphanie Elbaz, French pianist
• Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz, (born 1976, Egypt), Professor of Tourism Management
• Vincent Elbaz (born 1971, Paris), Jewish French actor

See also

• Baz (disambiguation)
• Albats