Manal Ajaj

Manal Ajaj (; born 1978) is a Syrian fashion designer. She lives in Dubai.

Early life and education Manal Ajaj was born in 1978. She designed and presented her first complete wedding gown at the age of fourteen.

Career At the age of fifteen, she moved to Kuwait to work at Dar'Samalia Fashion House,

In her Alphabet of Jasmine exhibitions (2014 and 2015), she presented innovative collections inspired by successive Syrian civilisations: Alphabet of Jasmine I (2014) in Berlin, Alphabet of Jasmine II in Beirut, and Alphabet of Jasmine III in Los Angeles.

Titles and awards 2015: Received the title "Ishtar of Syria" for her Alphabet of Jasmine show in Berlin, which was attended by ambassadors despite the diplomatic tensions surrounding Syria.

Initiatives During the 2020 lockdown, Ajaj launched a charitable initiative to teach sewing free of charge to aspiring designers, presenting twenty designs that subsequently won awards.