Dr. Julian Bashir was Arabic. Played by Siddig El Fadil.
Changed his stage name later to Alexander Siddig.
Considering the name he was born with in Sudan, Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig El Abderahman El Mohammed Ahmed El Abdel Karim El Mahdi, one can see why he modified it as he went along.
And I've heard the joke before, long before Bush was President.
