Steve Jobs **was adopted** right after birth. His biological father was **Abdulfattah "John" Jandali** (عبد الفتاح الجندلي), a Syrian Muslim immigrant who came to the US as a graduate student. His biological mother was Joanne Schieble (later Joanne Simpson), an American of Swiss-German descent.
According to multiple sources, including statements from his Syrian cousin Bassma Al Jandaly (a journalist who wrote about the family) and references in biographies/Wikipedia, Steve Jobs' **birth name** (before the adoption) was **Abdul Lateef Jandali** (عبد اللطيف الجندلي) — the Arabic version of the name that appears in the meme as "Abdul Lateef Jandandali" (just a slight misspelling/transliteration variation, like "Jandalali" vs "Jandali").
The adoptive parents, Paul and Clara Jobs (a working-class couple — Paul was a mechanic/machinist), renamed him **Steven Paul Jobs** (Steve).
Fun extra fact that makes the story even wilder: Years later, Jobs unknowingly ate multiple times at a Mediterranean restaurant in Silicon Valley that his biological father managed/owned. Jobs even shook his hand once and was remembered by Jandali as "a sweet guy and a big tipper" — neither of them knew they were father and son at the time.
Jobs met his biological mother and half-sister (novelist Mona Simpson) as an adult, but he chose never to meet his biological father.
So yeah… the meme is pretty accurate (and hilariously shocked) about the Syrian adoption twist. Mind-blowing family history for the guy who built Apple. 😭😂
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