Zaidiyyah

The Zaidiyyah are a group of Shia Islam named for the Prophet Muhammad's great-great-grandson Zaid.  While Zaid's brother Muhammad was designated to succeed their father as religious leader, Zaidis claim Zaid as the rightful successor because he actively resisted the corrupt rulers while his brother abstained from politics. While most Shia ascribe the Imam's religious and temporal power to certain descendants of Zaid's brother, the Zaidis look for any descendant of Ali who fights corruption.

Ahl-e Haqq

The Ahl-e Haqq, or people of truth, are adherents of a religion founded in 14th century Persia by Sultan Sahak, who is considered divine by his followers.  While some consider the sect to be Sufi or Shi'a in origin, but this is not precise, and modern practice has diverged significantly from that of Islam.  While most of the Ahl-e Haqq are Kurds, there are believers of other ethnicities, and the group does accept converts.

Druze

The Druze are a religious group that combines elements of Islam, Christianity, and other traditions, referring to themselves as Unitarians. Drawing inspiration from various traditions, they interpret such stories as Creation as metaphorical and eschew traditions and rituals such as fasting and prayers, preferring to abide by the moral statutes of the religion. The Druze do not accept converts, supposing that all living people are reincarnations of people who previously rejected the faith.

Alawi

The Alawi are a religious group that formed over a thousand years ago from a faction of Ismaili Shia Islam that was subsequently influenced by Sunni Islam, Christianity, and previous faiths.  While they consider themselves Muslims, many orthodox Muslims do not because their theology is Trinitarian, they believe in reincarnation, and they reject the Qur'an as their holy book, among other divergences; they are noted for their devotion to Ali above Muhammad.

Baha'i Faith

The Baha'i Faith was founded in the 19th century by Baha'u'llah in present-day Iran. A monotheistic faith, it claims to fulfill the prophecies of faiths such as Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. Baha'u'llah claimed be the most recent in a line of divine messengers including Muhammad, Jesus, and the Buddha, among others; the possibility remains that another messenger could become manifest. The Baha'i Faith has adherents living throughout the world.

Abdurrahim El-Keib

Abdurrahim El-Keib has been the Prime Minister of Libya since November 2011. He was elected to fill the vacancy left when Mahmoud Jibril kept his promise to leave office when Gaddafi's dictatorship had ended. Little known inside Libya prior to his election, he had fled the country in 1975, becoming an electrical engineering professor in the United States and then in the United Arab Emirates.

Awn Shawkat al-Khasawneh

Awn Shawkat al-Khasawneh has been the Prime Minister of Jordan since October 2011. Previously a judge at the International Court of Justice for over a decade, he became prime minister after his predecessor was sacked amid allegations of corruption. Educated at Cambridge, al-Khasawneh served in the Jordanian government, first in Foreign Affairs and then as Jordanian legal adviser to the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, after which he was Adviser to the King on international law.