80 Notable alumni of
Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
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The Saint-Joseph University of Beirut is 700th in the world, 143rd in Asia, and 3rd in Lebanon by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 80 notable alumni from the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Bachir Gemayel
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- politiciancondottierolawyer
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Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.
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Amin Maalouf
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- librettistnovelistscience fiction writerwriterjournalist
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Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages.
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Nadine Labaki
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- film actorscreenwriterfilm directoractor
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Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese and Canadian actress, director, and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her filmmaking career began in 2007 after the release of her debut film, Caramel, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She is known for demonstrating everyday aspects of Lebanese life and covering a range of political issues such as war, poverty, and feminism. She is the first female Arab director to be nominated for an Oscar in the category for Best Foreign Language Film for her third directorial effort, Capernaum (2018).
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Dorra Zarrouk
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- modelactor
- Biography
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Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.
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Peter Scholl-Latour
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- 1956-1958 graduated with Diplom in Islamic studies and Arabic studies
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- opinion journalistjournalistwriterparatrooperessayist
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Peter Roman Scholl-Latour was a French-German journalist, author and reporter. Scholl-Latour was regarded as one of Europe's most important journalists, akin to what Walter Cronkite was in the US. For over six decades, he was one of the continent's most influential voices. During the Vietnam War, he was captured by the Viet Cong and managed to secure unique film footage during his captivity.
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Adunis
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- translatorwriterliterary scholaruniversity teacherjournalist
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Ali Ahmad Said Esber, also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis (أدونيس Arabic pronunciation: [ʔadoːˈniːs]), is a Syrian poet, essayist and translator. Maya Jaggi, writing for The Guardian stated "He led a modernist revolution in the second half of the 20th century, "exerting a seismic influence" on Arabic poetry comparable to T.S. Eliot's in the anglophone world."
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Amine Gemayel
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Amine Pierre Gemayel is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988.
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Al Moualem Al shahid Kamal Jumblatt
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Kamal Fouad Jumblatt was a Lebanese politician who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He was a major ally of the Palestine Liberation Organization until his assassination in 1977. He authored more than 40 books centred on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics. In September 1972, Kamal Jumblatt received the International Lenin Peace Prize. He is the father of the Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and the son-in-law of the Arab writer and politician Shakib Arslan.
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Camille Chamoun
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- In 1923 studied law
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC was a Lebanese politician who served as the 2nd president of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War.
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Hiba Tawaji
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- singeractor
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Hiba Michel Tawaji is a Lebanese singer, actress, and director. Since 2008, she has established herself in the Lebanese and Arab music scene with her 4-octave vocal range.
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Pierre Gemayel
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- politicianassociation football player
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Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party (also known as the Phalangist Party), as a parliamentary powerbroker, and as the father of Bachir Gemayel and Amine Gemayel, both of whom were elected to the presidency of the republic in his lifetime.
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Ghassan Salamé
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
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- politicianuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Ghassan Salamé is a Paris-based Lebanese academic. He served as the Lebanese Minister of Culture from 2000 to 2003. He was the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and professor of International Relations at Sciences Po. Salamé served as the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya from 2017 to 2020.
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Gabriel Yared
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- composerfilm score composerconductor
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Gabriel Yared is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.
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Bechara El Khoury
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Bechara Khalil El Khoury was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929.
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Mohammad Sarafraz
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- politician
- Biography
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Mohammad Sarafraz is an Iranian media executive who was head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) from 2014 until his resignation in 2016.
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Samy Gemayel
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- politician
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Samy Amine Gemayel is a Lebanese politician, lawyer and a member of the Lebanese parliament. Being elected as party president in 2015, he presently serves as the seventh leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party which was founded by his grandfather, Pierre Gemayel. He is a critic of the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah. In his youth, he took part in pro-independence protest movements against the pro-Syrian political parties. He has called for the implementation of UN resolution 1559 in Lebanon.
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Nasrallah Peter Sfeir
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- In 1950 studied Christian theology
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- Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir was the 76th Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the Whole Levant and head of the Maronite Church from 1986 to 2011. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994.
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Elias Hrawi
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Elias Hrawi was a Lebanese politician who served as the 10th president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998.
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Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari
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- diplomat
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Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari is a Qatari diplomat and politician. Dr. Al-Kuwari serves as State Minister with rank of Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently President of Qatar National Library and was formerly the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar (2008-2016). He was previously the Ambassador of Qatar to France, the United States, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the UN. Dr. Al-Kuwari was a candidate in 2017 election of the director-general of UNESCO. He is married and the father of three children.
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René Moawad
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- politician
- Biography
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René Moawad was a Lebanese politician who served as the 9th president of Lebanon for 18 days, from 5 to 22 November 1989, before his assassination by unknown assailants.
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Peter Hans Kolvenbach
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- Catholic priestuniversity teacher
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Peter Hans Kolvenbach was a Dutch Jesuit priest and professor who was the 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order.
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Antoine Sfeir
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- journalist
- Biography
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Antoine Sfeir was a Franco-Lebanese journalist.
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Charles Helou
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- politicianjournalistdiplomat
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Charles Helou was a Lebanese politician who served as the 4th president of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
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Aline Lahoud
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- musicianactorsinger
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Aline Lahoud is a Lebanese singer.
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Émile Eddé
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- Studied in 1900
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Émile Eddé was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served twice as the President of Lebanon.
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Marwan Hamadeh
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Marwan Hamadeh is a Lebanese journalist and politician, who served in various capacities in different cabinets, including minister of education, minister of telecommunications, minister of economy and trade, minister of tourism, minister of health and minister for the displaced. He served as a member of the Lebanese parliament until his resignation, on 5 August 2020, after the explosions in Beirut claiming that the government was "ineffective" to handle the incident.
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Charles Debbas
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- politicianjournalistlawyer
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Charles Debbas was a Greek Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon (before independence) and served from 1 September 1926 to 2 January 1934, under the French Mandate of Lebanon (known as Greater Lebanon). He also served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from January to October 1934.
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Henri Boulad
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- Studied in 1960-1964
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- university teacherCatholic priestmysticwriterChristian minister
- Biography
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Henri Boulad, SJ was an Egyptian-Hungarian priest in the Jesuit order, author, and commentator who lived in Egypt. He was a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
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Joseph Aoun
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- university presidentlinguist
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Joseph Aoun is a Lebanese-born American linguist and academic administrator who serves as the 7th president of Northeastern University since August 2006. He was previously a professor and dean at the University of Southern California. As a theoretical syntactician, he is known for his work on logical form and wh-movement. Aoun was the eighth highest-paid private college president in the country during the university’s 2022 fiscal year.
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Michel Sabbah
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Michel Sabbah is a Palestinian Catholic prelate who served as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1987 to 2008, the first non-Italian to hold the position in more than five centuries.
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Fouad Abou Nader
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- 1976-1982 studied medicine
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- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Fouad Abou Nader is a Lebanese Christian politician and former leader of the Lebanese Forces. A grandson of the Kataeb Party founder Pierre Gemayel, Abou Nader became a Kataeb party activist and head of the elite Kataeb troop called the "BG" and later on head of the Lebanese Forces after the union of various Christian military groupings. After an internal revolt in the Lebanese Forces led by Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea against his leadership, he relinquished his power to them, refusing to fight in what he considered a fratricide venture.
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Ziyad Baroud
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- politician
- Biography
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Ziyad Baroud is a French Lebanese civil servant and civil society activist. He served as minister of interior and municipalities, considered to be one of the most powerful positions in the country, from 2008 to 2011 for two consecutive cabinets in both Fuad Siniora and Saad Hariri's governments.
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Jean Obeid
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- politicianlawyerjournalistdiplomat
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Jean Obeid was a Lebanese lawyer, journalist and politician, who served in different cabinet posts, the last of which was foreign minister of Lebanon from 2003 to 2004.
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Mohammad Habash
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- scholarwriter
- Biography
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Mohammad Al-Habash or Mohamed Habash is a Syrian Islamic scholar, and writer. He is the principal figure of the Islamic revivalist movement in Syria, and the founder of the Studies Center for Civilization and Enlightenment Research.
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Perla Helou
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- modeltelevision presenterbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Perla Helou (born 10 July 1995) is a Lebanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon in 2017. She participated in Miss World 2017 on November 18 in Sanya, China where she placed 7th in People's Choice, 4th in Multimedia and in the Top 40 overall among the 118 contestants. She also won the head to head challenge of her group.
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Boutros Harb
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Cheikh Boutros Harb is a Lebanese politician who served at different cabinet posts including Minister of public works and transportation, Minister of education and Minister of Telecommunications.
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Georges Adwan
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- politician
- Biography
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Georges Adwan is a lawyer and a Lebanese right-wing politician. He currently holds the position of vice-president of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces party since 2005.
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Nayla Moawad
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- journalistsocialite
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Nayla Moawad is a Lebanese politician and former First Lady of Lebanon. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President René Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 1989, after serving only 18 days as president. Within Lebanon, she is a high-profile politician in her own right, having served as a member of the National Assembly since 1991. Following her reelection in June 2005, she was appointed to the Cabinet on 19 July as Minister for Social Affairs.
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Anthony Peter Khoraish
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- Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
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Anthony III Peter Khoraish, (or Antonios Boutros Khoraish, Antoine Pierre Khreich, Khraish, Khoraiche, Arabic: أنطونيوس الثالث بطرس خريش), was the 75th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the Whole Levant from 1975 until his resignation in 1986. He was made a cardinal in 1983 and died on August 19, 1994.
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Petro Trad
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Petro Trad was a Lebanese lawyer, politician, who served as President of the French Mandate of Lebanon for a brief period (22 July 1943 – 21 September 1943).
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Michel Eddé
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- 1945-1948 studied law
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Michel Eddé was a Lebanese Maronite lawyer, philanthropist, and politician.
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Salah Stétié
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- diplomatpoetliterary criticwriterart critic
- Biography
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Salah Stétié was a Lebanese writer and poet who wrote in the French language. He also served in various diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France. Although his mother tongue was Arabic, Stetie chose to write in French.
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Władysław Rubin
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Władysław Rubin was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1980 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979.
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Grégoire Haddad
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Grégoire Haddad was Archeparch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos from 1968 to 1975. He was known as the "Red Bishop of Beirut" promoting a secular "social movement" and a platform of rapprochement between Muslims and Christians with the onslaught of the Lebanese Civil War. He reinforced his controversial viewpoints through further secular movements and through Afaq magazine, which he founded. In 1975 under pressure from the Holy See, he resigned from active religious duty. Since his resignation, he became an emeritus archbishop without holding an actual diocese in Lebanon.
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Charles Corm
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- writerindustrialist
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Charles Corm was a Lebanese writer, industrialist, and philanthropist. He is considered to be the leader of the Phoenicianism movement in Lebanon which ignited a surge of nationalism that led to Lebanon's independence. In a country torn by sectarian conflicts, Corm's intention was to find a common root shared by all Lebanese beyond their religious beliefs. At the age of 40, he quit a successful business empire to dedicate his time to writing and philanthropy.
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Sepuh Sargsyan
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- clergyman
- Biography
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Sepuh Sargsyan or Sebouh Sarkissian (Western Armenian Սեբուհ Սարկիսյան, born in 1946 in Qamishli, Syria) is an Armenian Apostolic clergyman. Currently he is prelate and archbishop of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran located at Saint Sarkis Cathedral, which is under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of Cilicia.
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Habib Pacha Es-Saad
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- administratorpolitician
- Biography
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Habib Bacha El-Saad was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was born in Ain Traz, Aley District. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from May 1922 to October 1923. Initially the 3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon from August 10, 1928 to May 9, 1929 he was named President under the French Mandate on January 30, 1934 and served in this capacity to January 20, 1936.
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Emin Arslan
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- politicianjournalistdiplomatwriterjournal editor
- Biography
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Emin Arslan was a Lebanese author, journalist, editor and consul. He was the Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Bordeaux, Brussels, Paris and Buenos Aires. He authored books and articles in Arabic, Spanish and French.
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Eliyahu Sasson
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Eliyahu Sasson was a diplomat, member of the Knesset and minister in the government of Israel.
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Farid Haykal Khazen
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- politician
- Biography
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Farid Haykal Khazen is a Lebanese politician and member of the Al Khazen family.
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René Chamussy
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- academic administratorreligious figure
- Biography
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René Chamussy was a French-Lebanese Jesuit priest and academic administrator. He was the author of several books about Lebanon. He served as the rector of the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, from 2003 to 2012.
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Aram Karamanoukian
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- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Aram Karamanoukian was a Syrian-Armenian Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army. He was also a member of the Syrian Parliament. He is the author of several books. For his work as a scholar and military serviceman, Karamanoukian received medals from Egypt, Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, and France.
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Adnan Mansour
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Adnan Mansour is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants.
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Khalil Sehnaoui
- Occupations
- IT consultanthacker
- Biography
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Khalil Sehnaoui is a Belgian-Lebanese information security consultant who specialises in the Middle-East and the founder and managing partner of Beirut-based Krypton Security. He is also a member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe's largest association of hackers. In 2021, Sehnaoui started an acting career by featuring in the TV mini series The Role and the TV series Al Hayba.
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Gabriel Noradunkyan
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- Studied in 1870
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomatlawyer
- Biography
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Gabriel Efendi Noradunkyan (Armenian: Գաբրիել Նորատունկեան, Turkish: Gabriyel Noradunkyan Efendi; 6 November 1852 Constantinople - 1936 Paris) was an Ottoman Armenian statesman and bureaucrat. He served as the Minister of Trade in 1908 and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire from July 22, 1912 to January 23, 1913 during the reign of Mehmed V and the prime ministership of Ahmed Muhtar Pasha and Kâmil Pasha.
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Abdel Latif El Zein
- Enrolled in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abdel Latif El Zein was a Lebanese politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1960 until 2018. He was the longest-serving member of parliament in the world. He previously held the position of Minister of Agriculture.
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Hamid Beik Frangieh
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- politician
- Biography
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Hamid Frangieh was a Lebanese member of the Parliament of Lebanon and held numerous ministerial positions in the Lebanese government. He was one of the Maronite leaders of Lebanon.
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Talal El Merhebi
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Talal El Merhebi, born in late 1946, is the son of Khaled Beik Abdulkader El Merhebi, politician and leader in the North Lebanon district of Akkar (Deputy of Akkar since 1934). Khaled Beik had eight children, six daughters and two sons, Khaldoun and Talal.
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Youakim Moubarac
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- Catholic priesthistorianwriter
- Biography
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Youakim Moubarac was a Lebanese French scholar. He was an Islamologist, an Arabist and a disciple of the Orientalist Louis Massignon and of philosopher Louis Gardet. A Maronite priest, Moubarac dedicated his life and major works to interfaith dialogue between Christianity and Islam, to Arab and Lebanese causes, to the unity of the Church and to the Maronite Church Antiochian heritage.
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Randa Habib
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Randa Habib is a French journalist of Lebanese origin, who as director of the Amman, Jordan, bureau of Agence France-Presse, one of the three global news agencies, since 1987, has spent 25 years covering war, politics and economic development in the Middle East. She has reported extensively in Iraq and other areas of conflict and interviewed royalty and leaders throughout the region. Habib has been named director for the Middle East and North Africa for the AFP Foundation as of 1 April 2012.
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Dimitris Lipertis
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Dimitris Theophani Lipertis was a Greek Cypriot poet.
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Philippe Takla
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- politiciandiplomatcivil servant
- Biography
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Philippe Takla was a Lebanese lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister.
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Jean Aziz
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- politicianpoetlawyer
- Biography
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Jean Aziz was a Lebanese politician, lawyer and poet. He began his career in Lebanon as a lawyer before becoming an active participant in politics. He was first elected as a member of parliament in 1957, representing Jezzine district city. He became known in particular as of 1958 for his advocacy for unity within various Lebanese sects. This led to his name being considered for the presidency.
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Berge Setrakian
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- lawyerjurist
- Biography
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Berge Setrakian, is a lawyer who was the President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) from 2002 to 2024.
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Assad Kotaite
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- politician
- Biography
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Assad Kotaite, was a Lebanese politician who served as Secretary-General and Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization from 1976 to 2006.
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Joelle Khoury
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- composerpianistmusic teacher
- Biography
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Joelle Khoury is a Lebanese-American pianist and composer of jazz and contemporary classical music.
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Eliyahu Eliashar
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- physicianpoliticianwriterbusinessperson
- Biography
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Eliyahu Elyashar was an Israeli politician and writer.
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Nicolas Nahas
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- businesspersonpoliticianengineer
- Biography
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Nicolas Nahas is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014.
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Hassan Kobeissi
- Years
- 1941-2006 (aged 65)
- Occupations
- university teachertranslatoranthropologistphilosopher
- Biography
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Hassan Kobeissi was a prominent Lebanese writer, thinker and translator. He was born in Zebdine زبدين Lebanon, and is considered an important figure in the Lebanese intellectual circle. He is noted for writing publications such as "Rodinson and the Son of Islam", and for his award-winning translations of many prominent philosophical, sociological and anthropological writings.
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William J. Green Jr
- Occupations
- insurance brokerpolitician
- Biography
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William Joseph Green Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Alain Hakim
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alain Hakim is a Lebanese politician, previously serving as the Minister of Economy and Trade in Lebanon.
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Farid Abboud
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Farid Abboud is a Lebanese diplomat who served as Lebanese Ambassador to China from June 2013 to December 2017. Before becoming ambassador to China, he was the ambassador to Tunisia from July 2007 to June 2013 and the ambassador to the United States from March 1999 until July 2007.
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Alice Shabtini
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alice Shabtini or Chabtini is a Lebanese lawyer and politician, who served as Minister for Displaced Persons in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tammam Salam.
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Gaby Layoun
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gaby Emile Layoun was the Lebanese Minister of Culture, announced as part of the cabinet led by Najib Mikati. He represents the Free Patriotic Movement. Layoun is married and has two children. He holds a diploma in engineering, a Lebanese Baccalaureate in mathematics (1982) and a Sacred Heart of the city of Zahle.
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Fouad Naffah
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fouad Georges Naffah was a Lebanese politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and deputy for Keserwan (1960–1964, and 1972–1992). He held cabinet posts of Minister of Agriculture (March – May 1972), Finance (1972–1973) and Foreign Affairs (1973–1974). He was also a potential presidential candidate at the end of the 1980s.
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Bashir Copti
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Bashir Issa Copti was a Palestinian–Lebanese teacher, poet, writer and publisher.
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Nicole Karam
- Occupations
- cardiologist
- Biography
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Nicole Karam is a Professor in Cardiology at Paris University and an MD doctor at Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris, where she is the Medical Chair of the Heart Valve Unit. She is also a researcher in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, and the chair of the European association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) Valvular and Structural Heart Interventions Committee.
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Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage
- Years
- 1943-.. (age 82)
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage, also transliterated Shukrallah Nabil El Hajj, (born on 26 February 1943 in Hajjeh, Lebanon) was the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre from 2003 until his retirement in 2020.
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Philippe Najib Boulos
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Philippe Najib Boulos was a lawyer and an active figure of Lebanon's politics in the 20th century. He worked as a lawyer and involved in Lebanon's politics from 1941 until his death. During that period, he was named as the cabinet minister three times and deputy three times, contributing to different sectors of Lebanon's politics such as education, justice and public work.
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Sahar Mandour
- Years
- 1977-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Sahar Mandour is a Lebanese-Egyptian novelist.
