18 Notable alumni of
Lebanese American University
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Lebanese American University is 1362nd in the world, 301st in Asia, and 4th in Lebanon by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Lebanese American University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Joseph Aoun
- Enrolled in Lebanese American University
- In 2007 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in international relations and political science
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Joseph Khalil Aoun is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and is the fifth commander elected president.
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Rima Maktabi
- Enrolled in Lebanese American University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Rima Maktabi is a Lebanese TV presenter and award-winning journalist who returned to al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East for two years and previously working at the Arab satellite channel since 2005. She was among several female Arab journalists who first became known through her reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War and who had successful careers afterward, including Maktabi and her former colleague at al-Arabiya Najwa Qassem.
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Sethrida Geagea
- Occupations
- socialite
- Biography
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Sethrida Tawk Geagea, is a Lebanese politician and MP since June 2005 from the Bcharri district. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces, headed by her husband, Samir Geagea. She contributed greatly to the management of the Lebanese Forces Party whilst Samir Geagea was imprisoned between 1994 and 2005.
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Hind Hariri
- Occupations
- socialite
- Biography
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Hind Rafic al-Hariri is the youngest child of Lebanese businessman and politician Rafic Hariri. She graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and campaigned for her half-brother Saad in Lebanese elections. In 2008, Forbes magazine listed her as "one of the world's youngest billionaires".
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Dominique Hourani
- Occupations
- modelsingersocialiteactor
- Biography
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Dominique Hourani is a Lebanese recording artist, actress, designer and former model.
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Fahda bint Saud
- Occupations
- writerpainter
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Fahda bint Saud Al Saud is a Saudi royal and artist. She is one of the grandchildren of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz and one of the children of King Saud.
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Maya Reaidy
- Occupations
- modelpharmacist
- Biography
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Maya Reaidy is a Lebanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2018. She represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Nadine Wilson Njeim
- Occupations
- actorbeauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Nadine Wilson Njeim is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was elected Miss Lebanon 2007. She represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.
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Kim Ghattas
- Occupations
- journalistopinion journalist
- Biography
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Kim Ghattas is a Lebanese journalist based in Beirut who writes for The Atlantic. Previously, she covered the US State Department for the BBC. She is a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East, which The New York Times recognized as one of the "100 Notable Books of 2020." She is currently a writer for The Atlantic and a contributing editor to the Financial Times.
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Zeina Akar
- Enrolled in Lebanese American University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zeina Akar is a Lebanese politician who served as the Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. She was the first female defence minister in the Arab world.
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Nadim Kobeissi
- Occupations
- cryptographer
- Biography
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Nadim Kobeissi is a French-Lebanese computer science researcher specialized in applied cryptography. He is the author of Cryptocat, an open-source encrypted web chat client. Kobeissi is also known for speaking publicly against Internet censorship and Internet surveillance.
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Lara Habib Chamat
- Occupations
- television presenterpresenter
- Biography
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Lara Habib Chamat is a Lebanese Senior Business News presenter on Al Arabiya News Channel.
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Zaven Kouyoumdjian
- Occupations
- television presenternews presenterjournalist
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Zaven Kouyoumdjian is a Lebanese talk show host, producer and television personality of both Armenian and Arab descent. Better Known with his stage name "Zaven", he is considered the pioneer of social talk on Arab Television. Zaven is also a media researcher and author of six books, including Lebanon's best-seller Lebanon Shot Twice.
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الأميرة خوخێ
- Occupations
- socialite
- Biography
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Mira Khatun Wansa, Wansa Ismail el-Amawy or simply Wansa was a Yazidi princess. In 1934–1938 she was the wife of Mir Sa'id Beg. Wansa was born in Tikrit and was a daughter of Ismail Beg. Her brothers were Mua'wia, Abd el-Karim and Yezid Khan.
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Salim Sayegh
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Salim Sayegh is a Lebanese academic and politician who served as Minister of Social Affairs from 2009 to 2011. He has been serving as a member of the Lebanese Parliament since 2022.
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Mounira Solh
- Years
- 1911-2010 (aged 99)
- Occupations
- politicianactivist
- Biography
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Mounira Solh was a pioneer advocate of women's and disabled people's rights in Lebanon. She was one of the earliest female candidates to run for parliament in Lebanon and the Middle East. She ran for a seat in the Parliament of Lebanon in 1960, 1964 and 1968. She was also a humanitarian with several decades of volunteer and charity work.
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Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali
- Occupations
- physiciancivil servantpolitician
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Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali was a physician from the city of Aleppo and member of the Syrian independence movement who served as the Minister of Justice and Education for two terms.
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Sana Solh
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
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Sana Solh was a Lebanese human rights activist who advocated for the respect and equal rights of women, children and persons with disabilities through social and political change. She was one of the main female leaders of the civil rights movements in Lebanon, actively working, lobbying and leading demonstrations to fight for the right of women to grant their nationality to their children, ask for laws to guarantee quotas for women's participation in politics, or raise funds for the many institutions and associations where she was an active member.
