Some notable Arabists from the Middle East worth mentioning are Haim Zafrani in Morocco, Ahmad Zaki Pasha in Egypt, Tarif Khalidi in Lebanon, Zvi Elpeleg in Israel and Mehmet Hakkı Suçin in Turkey.
Mehmet Toner | Mehmet Şimşek | Mehmet Aurélio | Mehmet Ali Talat | Mehmet Ali Aydınlar | İsmail Hakkı Duru | İsmail Hakkı Bey | Mehmet Topuz | Mehmet Shehu | Mehmet Scholl | Mehmet Polat (satirist) | Mehmet Polat | Mehmet Oz | Mehmet II of Karaman | Mehmet Hakkı Suçin | Mehmet Hacıoğlu | Mehmet Eymür | Mehmet Esat Bülkat | Mehmet Eroğlu | Mehmet Ergen | Mehmet Emin Toprak | Mehmet Culum | Mehmet Baransu | Mehmet Arif Şenerim | Mehmet Arif Bey | Mehmet Ali Birand | Mehmet Ali Ağca | Mehmet Ali | Mehmet Aksoy | Bursalı İsmail Hakkı |