|
This is a list of notable Lebanese people. The list has been ordered by Alphabetical order of Section names. No specific order was used within the sections. Activists James (Jim) J. Zogby (Arabic,جÙÙ
س زغبÙ), PhD, is the Arab anti-Semitic terrorist founder and president of the Washington, D.C.-based Arab American Institute, which conducts policy research and engages in anti-Semitic political advocacy for the Arab American community. ...
John Zogby (born 1948) is a noted American political pollster and first senior fellow at The Catholic University of Americas Life Cycle Institute. ...
John Zogby (born 1948) is a noted American political pollster and first senior fellow at The Catholic University of Americas Life Cycle Institute. ...
James (Jim) J. Zogby (Arabic,جÙÙ
س زغبÙ), PhD, is the Arab anti-Semitic terrorist founder and president of the Washington, D.C.-based Arab American Institute, which conducts policy research and engages in anti-Semitic political advocacy for the Arab American community. ...
Artists, Architects Pierre Fakhoury (born in Lebanon) is a Lebanese/West African architect. ...
Reem Acra is an internationally known Lebanese-American fashion designer. ...
Youssef Saadallah Howayek (Arabic: â; also Yusuf Huwayyik, Hoyek, Hoayek, Hawayek) (1883-1962) a painter and sculptor from Helta, Lebanon. ...
Nabil Kanso is a Lebanese American painter born in Beirut, Lebanon. ...
The Lebanese architect Joseph Philippe Karam was born in Beirut in 1923. ...
Sam Maloof (born 1916) is a furniture craftsman who also designs his own pieces. ...
Ai Tominaga modeling for Saabs Spring 2006 collection Elie Saab (Arabic: Ø¥ÙÙ٠صعب) (born July 4, 1964), sometimes known simply as ES, is a Lebanese fashion designer. ...
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
Cultural figures - Nami Jafet - After whom the Jafet Library in AUB was named, and whose life size statue decorates the Sahat in Dhour El Shuwayr.
- Fouad El-Turk - His Excellency, the Ambassador of Lebanon
- Imad Saliba - Painter and sculptor
- Sir Joey Abou Risk - One of the original settlers of Catan in the early 1700s, whose death is being celebrated widely in many Western provinces on the 19th of March each year. The celebrations include thousands of pounds of wheat, sheep, ore and other such resources which he had found in his earlier years which fed hundreds of farmers and other passer bys and later became the mayor of Aiur.
Business figures, Entrepreneurs See also: List of Lebanese businessmen A Pépé Abed Al-Waleed bin Talal C Carlos Ghosn E Charles Elachi F Ahmed Fahour H Sam Hammam Rafik Hariri Alfredo Harp Helú J Jacques Nasser Jacques Saadé M John J. Mack Mario Kassar Najib Mikati Mouna Ayoub N Kamel Nacif Borge Nicolas Hayek P Paul Orfalea S...
- George El-Turk - Economist and Journalist
- Carlos Slim Helu - World's richest man.[6]
- Anna Ouroumian Social entrepreneur, President and CEO of the Academy of Business Leadership.
- Carlos Ghosn - (also known as Carlos Gaune, from the Lebanese "Ghosn" family), Lebanese Brazilian-born CEO and President of Renault and Nissan Motor, nicknamed the "Cost Cutter".
- Edmond Safra - founder of Republic Bank of New York and Banco Safra in Brazil, born in Aley, Lebanon.[7]
- Elie Samaha - Lebanon-born chairman/CEO of Franchise Pictures[8]
- Al-Waleed bin Talal - Saudi Prince whose mother is the daughter of ex Prime Minister Riad as-Solh.[9]
- Khalil H. Masri - Founder and Chairman of Associated Holdings, Masri Group. Financial information and studies
- Nicolas Hayek - 'Mr. Swatch', Chairman of the Swatch Group, the 'father of Swatch'[6] and the man behind the concept of the Smart Car.
- Philippe Jabre - Famous Lebanese entrepreneur and hedge fund manager[10][11]
- Robert Abboud - ex-chairman of First National Bank of Chicago, cousin of Joseph Abboud.[12]
- Sami Abi Esber - President of MDS UAE
- Rhyno Halstrem - Cooked the first Shwarma in Canada
- MUZZA Boustany - Limo driver, founder of drivenbylimo.com
- Assid Corban - winemaker, founder of Corbans.[13]
- Joe Francis - founder of a media empire and Girls Gone Wild
- Kahlil Ghattas - Lebanese businessman, founder of GAT oil.[14]
- Emile Haddad - Chief Investment Officer, Lennar.
- Joseph Maroun Haggar - founder of Haggar Clothing Company.[6]
- Michael Lezam - Lebanese American; founder of The Lezam Agency and Seguros Latino.
- Sam Hammam - owner of Cardiff City F.C..[15]
- Mario Kassar - co-founder of Carolco Pictures.[16]
- Gavin Leslie - Creator of the first Lebanese Fork.
- Jacques Nasser - ex-CEO of Ford Motors, born in Lebanon.[17]
- Paul Orfalea - founder of Kinko's[18]
- Oussama Ziade - founder of Ptech[19]
- Patrick Litani - Director of London VIP Club
- Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi - Co-founder and chairman of Arab Media Watch
- Charbel Harb, Entrepreneur and fund raiser
- Ziad Mazloum, District Manager for CVS/Caremark
Carlos Slim in Brazil. ...
Carlos Ghosn (Arabic: ÙØ§Ø±ÙÙØ³ غصÙ; born March 9, 1954) is CEO of Renault and Nissan Motors. ...
For the author, see Mary Renault. ...
Nissan Motor Co. ...
Edmond Jacob Safra (August 6, 1932, Beirut, Lebanon - December 3, 1999, Monaco) was a Brazilian-naturalized, Jewish Lebanese banker who was born in Beirut. ...
Banco Safra S.A. is a notable and respected player in the Brazilian and international banking sector, ranking sixth among the countryâs largest private sector financial institutions in terms of total assets. ...
The Aley River is a Russian river. ...
Prince Al-Walid bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, born 7 March 1955 (Arabic: اÙÙÙÙØ¯ Ø¨Ù Ø·ÙØ§Ù ب٠عبد Ø§ÙØ¹Ø²Ùز Ø¢Ù Ø³Ø¹ÙØ¯) and commonly known as Prince Al-Walid, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family, and an entrepreneur and international investor. ...
A statue of Riad as-Solh stands in Beiruts Downtown district Riad as-Solh (1894 - 1951) (Arabic: Ø±ÙØ§Ø¶ Ø§ÙØµÙØ) was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon (1943â1945), after the countrys independence. ...
Born in 1928, Nicolas G. Hayek is the Lebanese co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group, with principal Headquarters in Biel-Bienne. ...
For other uses, see Swatch (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Swatch (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Swatch (disambiguation). ...
A smart car is an automobile with some artificial intelligence (or AI) functionality. ...
Former managing director of GLG Partners, a UK based Hedge Fund. ...
A hedge fund is a private investment fund that charges a performance fee and a management fee. ...
Bank One Corporation, based in Chicago, Illinois, was the sixth-largest bank in the United States. ...
Abbouds Threads book cover Joseph Abboud (born circa 1950) is an award-winning Lebanese-American menswear fashion designer and author who was born in Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Joe smiles for one of his many mugshots after being arrested on contempt of court charges in Panama City, Florida on April 10, 2007. ...
This article is about the franchise. ...
Sam Hammam is a Lebanese businessman, most notable for his high profile ownership of British football clubs. ...
Current season Cardiff City Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a football team based in Cardiff. ...
Mario Kassar (born Beirut, Lebanon, 10 October 1951) is a movie-industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew Vajna. ...
The classic 1988 Carolco Pictures logo. ...
69. ...
2002 Ford Fiesta in the UK. The Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ...
Paul Orfalea, nicknamed Kinko because of his curly red hair, founded the copy-chain Kinkos. ...
Kinkos is a store that provides professional printing, copying, and binding services. ...
Ptech Inc. ...
Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi (born in Kuwait) to a Palestinian-Jordanian-Lebanese Muslim father and a Iraqi Syrian Christian mother. ...
Arab Media Watch is a London-based media watch organization with a pro-Arab perspective. ...
Film, Theatre, Television, and Radio Personalities cartoons[21] Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 â December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ...
hello i am godWilliam Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 â March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ...
For other uses, see Tom and Jerry (disambiguation). ...
The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age mans life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. ...
The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ...
Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002...
Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) was a science fiction animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey, about the adventures of a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. ...
For the Adult Swim comedy, see Space Ghost Coast to Coast Space Ghost is a character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ...
Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a fictional anthropomorphic bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Studios. ...
- Craig Bertrand, CNN Reporter and analyst
- Lucien Bourjeily, film director (Born in Lebanon)
- Peri Cochin, television host (French of Lebanese/Iraqi ancestry)
- Shannon Elizabeth, (full name Shannon Elizabeth Fadal) actress with roles in American Pie (film) and Scary Movie
- Lili Estefan, Cuban American television hostess, (niece of Emilio Estefan; Lebanese ancestry)
- Jamie Farr, actor of M*A*S*H fame
- Ryan Filsinger, (Lebanese Friend and likes Salma Hayek)
- Khrystyne Haje, actress
- Jack Hanna, host of the US hit television series "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures", frequent guest on Late Night with David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress (Lebanese father and Mexican mother)
- Heather Johnson, discovered Lebanon has no desert.
- Casey Kasem, television personality of Druze Lebanese descent
- Mario Kassar, film producer
- Gilbert Mamery, television personality in Puerto Rico
- Gricel Mamery, comedian, television host in Puerto Rico
- Massari - Lebanese/Canadian hip-hop singer
- Wentworth Miller- television actor; stars in Prison Break
- Omar Naim - Director of The Final Cut
- Kathy Najimy - actress
- Johnny C.G. Yusuf - First Lebanese-born person to deliver a Lebanese fork with a delivery from China Garden
- Arsinée Khanjian - actress (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
- MC Hush, Lebanese-American Rapper
- Michael Nouri, actor
- George Noory, host of Coast to Coast AM
- Catalina Prince, "Ford Supermodel of Lebanon 1996"
- Keanu Reeves, actor born in Lebanon but raised in Canada. Parents are of English and Hawaiian ancestry
- Georgina Rizk, Miss Universe 1971
- Fouad Said, cinematographer (Inventor of the Cinemobile)
- Sydney Saikaly, singer
- Tom Shadyac, motion picture director
- Shakira, singer (Lebanese father)
- Peter J. Harb, Actor, Children's show Presenter
- Tony Shalhoub, television and film actor
- James Stacy, actor
- Danny Thomas, nightclub comedian and television actor
- Marlo Thomas, actress
- Amy Yasbeck, Lebanese-American film and television actress, widow of actor John Ritter
- Vince Vaughn, actor
- Emily Voss, exotic dancer.
- Nadine Labaki, actress/director
- Elie F. Habib, Director
- [Michael Ansara], Actor/director husband of Barbara Eden (TV series Love of Jeany)
Lucien Bourjeily is a Lebanese stage actor and director. ...
Périhane Chalabi Cochin (more commonly known as Péri Cochin) is a French TV host with Iraqi Lebanese origins. ...
Shannon Elizabeth (born September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. ...
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ...
This article is about a horror parody movie. ...
Lili Estefan (born 1972) is a famous Cuban-American model and show host. ...
A Cuban-American is an immigrant to the United States from Cuba. ...
Emilio Estefan (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban musician of Lebanese ancestry and producer. ...
Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and film actor and popular game show panelist. ...
Khrystyne Haje (b. ...
Monkeys on the Interstate, 1989, by Jack Hanna Jack Hanna (b. ...
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian. ...
For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ...
James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. ...
Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an award-winning Mexican-American actress, director, and television and film producer. ...
Kemal Amin Casey Kasem, (born on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American radio personality and voice actor. ...
Mario Kassar (born Beirut, Lebanon, 10 October 1951) is a movie-industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew Vajna. ...
Gilbert Mamery at his home studio Gilbert Mamery Riera (15 March 1927-30 March 2003) was a Puerto Rican disc-jockey, musicologist, radio station owner, radio and television personality, marketing impresario and composer born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. ...
Gricel Mamery (January 25, 1967 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedienne, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show Anda Pal Cara. ...
// Massari whose name is Sari Abboud, (born December 10, 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a R&B, pop and hip-hop singer from Lebanon, who grew up in Canada. ...
Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American Golden Globe nominated actor. ...
Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American actress, best known as Olive Massery on the television series Veronicas Closet, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act and the voice of Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill. ...
Arsinée Khanjian (born 1958 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Canadian actress and producer. ...
To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is an American radio broadcaster. ...
Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ...
Georgina Rizk (Arabic: â), sometimes listed under other sources as Georgia Risk, was Lebanons first and so far only Miss Universe. ...
Tom Shadyac (born December 11, 1958 in Falls Church, Virginia) is an American comedian, producer, director and writer. ...
This article is about the musician. ...
Tony Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...
Italic text:This article is about the James Stacy the actor, not James Stacy (US Soldier from Red Oak, IA) James Stacy is the stage name of retired actor Maurice William Elias, born December 23, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to a waitress and bookmaker. ...
Danny Thomas (January 6, 1914 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor of Lebanese Maronite Catholic descent. ...
Marlo Thomas Marlo Thomas (born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That Girl in the 1960s. ...
Amy Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is a Lebanese American film and television actress. ...
This article is about the American actor. ...
Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ...
Nadine Labaki is a lebanese actress and director. ...
Military John Philip Abizaid (born April 1, 1951) is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, from the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, to South and Central Asia, covering much...
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. ...
General Hisham M. Jaber General Hisham M. Jaber (born September 13, 1943) (Arabic: اÙÙÙØ§Ø¡ Ø§ÙØ±ÙÙ ÙØ´Ø§Ù
جابر) is a retired high-profile Lebanese Major General running a Public Relations and lobbying firm in the Middle-East and Africa. ...
George Joulwan (born 19XX) was a U.S. general. ...
NATO military is divided into two commands, Atlantic and Europe. ...
Musicians - Amal Hijazi - Pop Singer and Dancer
- Abdalla El Masri - Classical Music Composer
- Assi Rahbani - Music Composer (Fairouz's husband)
- Assi El Helani - Pop Singer
- Bushra El-Turk - British-born Lebanese composer
- Bassima - Lebanese Pop Singer
- Bassem Feghali - Comedian that pioneered female impersonation in Lebanon (Related to Sabah)
- Bechara El-Khoury - A French-Lebanese Classical Music composer and poet
- Charbel Rouhana - Music composer and Oud player
- David M. Bailey - American singer/songwriter. Born to Presbyterian missionairies and raised in Beirut
- Dick Dale - Surf Guitar Player[22]
- Darine Hadchiti - Young Pop Singer
- David Yazbeck - Music composer who wrote the lyrics and score for The Full Monty
- Dennis Shish Taouk a la Boeuf Cantin - Serenaded a Lebanese princess for room and board in 1733
- Elissa - Pop Singer
- Emilio Estefan - Husband of Gloria Estefan, Cuban musician/producer (Lebanese parents)
- Elias Rahbani - Music Composer (Mansour's youngest brother) [10]
- Elizabeth Ayoub - Singer/Songwriter/Actress. Born in Caracas, Venezuela to immigrant Lebanese parents
- Eduardo Falú - Argentinian Musician, folklorist and actor
- Fairouz, born Nouhad Haddad - singer
- Frank Zappa - Former legend in the world of rock[23] - A famous musician that played in a wide variety of music.
- Guy Béart - French singer
- Gabriel Yared - Academy Award winner (composer for The English patient) and Opera and cinematic music score composer.
- Guy Manokian - Classical and Electronic music Composer and Pianist
- G. E. Smith - Former Bandleader for many years for NBC's Saturday Night Live
- Herbert Khaury - (Tiny Tim), singer, Ukulele player (Lebanese father)
- John Dolmayan - System of a Down drummer (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
- Jad Rahbani - Music Composer and son of Elias Rahbani
- Jalal Haddad - Experimental, Classical, Jazz and Rock music composer
- Jack Barakat - All Time Low guitarist
- Karl Wolf - (Karl Abou Samah) Canadian singer, songwriter and producer[24]
- K-Maro - Canadian rapper of Lebanese origin[25]
- Lydia Canaan - First female rock singer in the Middle East[26]
- Mika - Pop singer born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother.
- Mido Taha, DJ (Iraqi mother and Lebanese father)
- Marcel Khalife - singer, orchestral composer, oud player
- Michel Elefteriades - composer/producer/director/song-writer
- Michelle Chlow - Named the paint color, "Lebanese Tan"
- Myriam Fares - Arab singer
- Marwan Awad - 2 time Academy Award winner
- Massari - Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer who grew up in Canada.[27]
- Mika - Pop singer
- Mansour Rahbani - Music composer (Assi's brother)
- Matthieu Chedid - Lebanese-French Rock/Blues songwriter and singer
- Nawal Al Zoghbi - Pop singer
- Nancy Ajram - Pop singer
- Najwa Karam - Pop singer
- Peter Daou - keyboardist for The Daou, born in Lebanon.
- Paul Anka - Pop singer
- Paul Jabara - Oscar winning composer for Last Dance from Thank God It's Friday
- Randa Ghossoub - Canadian Jazz singer
- Ray Souray - Musician ( Lebanese Father)
- Rola Sa'ad- Pop singer
- René Angélil - Music composer and manager. Husband of Celine Dion
- Ron Afif - Guitar player and Jazz music composer
- Pascale Machaalani - Pop singer
- Sabah - born Janet Feghali from Wadi Al Shahrour, singer and actress
- Sam Gee - famous Australian house/dance producer/dj (Lebanese parents)
- Sammy Hagar - former lead vocalist for the rock band Van Halen.
- Sarbel - Greek singer, born in London to a Lebanese mother.
- Shakira - Colombian singer/songwriter, born Shakira Mebarak Chedid (Lebanese father from Zahle, Colombian mother of Catalan descent).
- Soraya - American-Colombian-Lebanese singer/songwriter (Lebanese mother)
- Setrak Setrakian - composer and pianist (Armenian ethnicity)
- Serj Tankian - System of a Down vocalist,guitarist ,political activist (Lebanese-born, Armenian ethnicity)
- Steve Perry - Introduced Lebanon to MC Mario, Eiffel 65, and the Men in Black soundtrack
- Tony Hajjar - At the Drive-In and Sparta drummer
- Tiffany - The first teenage singer to have her first two singles both hit number one in the U.S.A
- Yfrah Neaman - Violinist
- Wadih Safi - Musician and singer
- Waleed Hourani - Music composer and Pianist
- Wael Kfoury - Pop singer
- Walid Akel - world acclaimed pianist
- Zaki Nassif - musician and singer
- Ziad Rahbani - Classical/Blues Music Composer and singer(Assi's and Fairouz's son)
- Elie F. Habib - Music Composer
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Assi El-rahbani one of the great composers and music writer in the arab world with the association with his brother Mansour El-rahbani the work together and enjoy all the arab world with greatest song that mostly perfomed by assis wife fairouz and also they write a series...
Fairuz at Carnegie Hall in 1971 Fairuz (also spelled Fairouz) (born 21 November 1935?) is a Lebanese singer greatly admired throughout the Arab world. ...
Mohammed el Helani known to the large audience as Assi el Helani, was born on November 28 in Baalbeck, Lebanon in 1970. ...
Bassima or Basima is a popular Lebanese singer and performer. ...
Bassem Feghali is a Lebanese comedian and drag queen born on September 21. ...
For other uses, see Sabah (disambiguation). ...
Charbel Rouhana Charbel Rouhana is one of the finest Oud players in Lebanon. ...
Front and rear views of an oud. ...
David M. Bailey is an American singer/songwriter who was born on February 26, 1966, and has released fourteen albums since 1997, primarily playing Contemporary Christian Music. ...
This article is about the Lebanese city. ...
This article is about the surf guitarist. ...
// Darine Hadchiti is a Lebanese Singer that started her debut in 2005. ...
This article is about the film. ...
This article is about the Lebanese singer. ...
Emilio Estefan (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban musician of Lebanese ancestry and producer. ...
Fairuz at Carnegie Hall in 1971 Fairuz (also spelled Fairouz) (born 21 November 1935?) is a Lebanese singer greatly admired throughout the Arab world. ...
Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 â December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ...
Guy Béart (born July 16, 1930) is a French singer and songwriter. ...
Gabriel Yared (Arabic: جبرائÙÙ ÙØ§Ø±Ø¯) (born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. ...
George Edward Smith (b. ...
This article is about the television network. ...
SNL redirects here. ...
The subject of this article is the 20th-century American singer. ...
John Dolmayan (Armenian: ) (born July 15, 1973 in Lebanon) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down. ...
System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Glendale, California. ...
One of the leading music composers in Lebanon and the Middle East. ...
For other uses, see All Time Low (disambiguation). ...
Karl Wolf is a Lebanese-Canadian musician based in Montreal,Canada. ...
KMaro is a francophone rapper from Montréal, Canada. ...
A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983), known as Mika (IPA []), is a Lebanese-born, London-based singer who has a recording contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music, and rose to fame around the end of 2006 and the start of 2007. ...
Marcel Khalife Marcel Khalife (b. ...
Michel Elefteriades (ÎιÏαηλ ÎλεÏ
θεÏÎ¹Î±Î´Î·Ï in Greek) is a Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman born on June 22, 1970 in Beirut, Lebanon. ...
Myriam Faris (Arabic: â) (born May 3, 1983) is a musician and entertainer from South Lebanon. ...
// Massari whose name is Sari Abboud, (born December 10, 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a R&B, pop and hip-hop singer from Lebanon, who grew up in Canada. ...
Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983), known as Mika (IPA []), is a Lebanese-born, London-based singer who has a recording contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music, and rose to fame around the end of 2006 and the start of 2007. ...
This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...
Mathieu Chedid (also known as as -M-) (born December 21, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French rock singer-songwriter of Lebanese descent through his grandparents. ...
Nawal Al Zoghbi (Arabic ÙÙØ§Ù Ø§ÙØ²ØºØ¨Ù), full name Nawal George Al Zoghbi, is a successful Lebanese singer, performing in Arabic she has a solid fan base throughout the Arabic-speaking world and extending into Turkey and Europe. ...
Nancy Nabil Ajram or Nancy Agram (Arabic: ) (born May 16, 1983 is a multi award-winning Lebanese pop singer and entertainer. ...
Najwa Karam (Arabic: ÙØ¬ÙÙ ÙØ±Ù
; born February 26, 1966) is a Lebanese singer, often referred to as Shams el-Ghinnieh el-Libneniyeh Ø´Ù
س Ø§ÙØ£ØºÙÙØ© اÙÙØ¨ÙاÙÙØ© (The Sun of Lebanese song). ...
The Daou is a New York-based dance music duo consisting of husband-and-wife Peter and Vanessa Daou. ...
Paul Albert Anka, OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor of Lebanese origin. ...
Paul Jabara in 1979. ...
Last Dance is a 1996 movie staring Sharon Stone. ...
Thank God Its Friday is a 1978 film directed by Robert Klane. ...
René Angélil (born January 16, 1942 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian of Lebanese and Syrian ancestry. ...
This article is about the musician. ...
Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...
Sabah in one of her earlier films Sabah and her former fiancé model Amr Mihio Mr. ...
Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar (aka The Red Rocker), is an American rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...
This article is about the band Van Halen. ...
Sarbel Michael (Greek: ; Arabic: â; born 14 May 1982), known professionally as simply Sarbel, is a British-Greek pop singer of half Greek Cypriot and half Lebanese ancestry. ...
This article is about the musician. ...
For other uses of this term see Soraya. ...
Setrak Setrakian, Composer and Pianist, former Director of Ganatchian college of Music/ Lebanon, Professor of Piano, Harmony and Composition. ...
Serj Tankian (Armenian: ) (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon[1]) is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist. ...
System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Glendale, California. ...
The name Steve Perry might refer to any of the following: Steve Perry (musician), the former lead singer of the band Journey. ...
Tony Hajjar (born August 17, 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon) and is well known as the drummer for two successful bands: At the Drive-In and Sparta During breaks in At the Drive-Ins touring schedule, Hajjar taught chemistry. ...
At the Drive-In were an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001. ...
Sparta is an alternative rock/punk rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. ...
Tiffany (TIF-ah-nee) is a female given name of Greek origin meaning manifestation of God. ...
For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...
Yfrah Neaman (February 13, 1923 – January 4, 2003) was a violinist. ...
Wadih El Safi was born in the town of Niha in the Chouf in 1921, and started his artistic journey at the early age of seventeen when he took part in a singing contest held by the Lebanese Radio and was first among fifty other competitors. ...
This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Fairuz at Carnegie Hall in 1971 Fairuz (also spelled Fairouz) (born 21 November 1935?) is a Lebanese singer greatly admired throughout the Arab world. ...
Politicians See also: Politics of Lebanon Lebanon has a Republic government parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of confessionalism, in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. ...
- Michel Aoun - former military commander, leader of FPM
- Farid Abboud - Lebanese Ambassador to Tunisia; [11] Farid Abboud [28]
- Mir Magid Arslan - Lebanese politician
- Nabih Berri - Parliament Speaker; current leader of Amal Movement
- Camille Chamoun - President (1952-8), founder of National Liberal Party
- Dany Chamoun - former leader of National Liberal Party, son of Camille Chamoun, assassinated on Oct. 21, 1990 [12]
- Dory Chamoun - current leader of National Liberal Party, brother of Dory Chamoun and son of Camille Chamoun
- Fouad Chehab - President (1958-64), general
- Emile Edde - President (1936-41,1943), founder of the Lebanese National Bloc
- Suleiman Frangieh - President (1970-6)
- Samir Geagea - leader of the Lebanese Forces; jailed for 11 years
- Sitrida Geagea - Lebanese Deputy (Legislator or Member of Parliament) and wife of Samir Geagea
- Pierre Gemayel - founder of Kataeb Party
- Saad Haddad - founder of the South Lebanon army.
- Marwan Hamadeh - Lebanese minister and member of Parliament
- Rafik Hariri - Ex-Prime Minister. Assassinated on February 14, 2005[15]
- Saadallah Howayek - politian elected to the first administrative council
- William Hawi - former chief of the Kataeb Security Council, predecessor of President Bashir Gemayel in the Kataeb party who, following William's death, was appointed his replacement as president of the Military Council, a faction of which (the BG brigade) later became the Lebanese Forces Militia.
- Charles Helou - President (1964-70)
- Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician; assassinated on January 24, 2002
- Selim al-Hoss - former Prime Minister
- Elias Hrawi - Former president (1989-1998), died at the age of 80 on July 7, 2006
- Hussein el-Husseini - Parliament Speaker (1984-1992) ended Lebanese Civil War; co-founder of Amal Movement; survived assassination attempt by the PLO [16]
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party; assassinated on March 16, 1977 [17].
- Walid Jumblatt - leader of Progressive Socialist Party, son of Kamal Jumblatt, escaped assassination attempt
- Omar Karami - former Prime Minister - brother of Rashid Karami
- Rashid Karami - former Prime Minister - assassinated
- Hassan Khaled - former Grand Mufti of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community; assassinated on May 16, 1989
- Bechara El Khoury - President (1943-52) who declared the independence of the Republic of Lebanon from the French mandate that had started in 1919 after World War I
- Riad as-Solh - Prime Minister (1943-45 and 46-51) who played a very important role in the independence of Lebanon alongside President El Khoury and other prominent Lebanese politicians of that era
- Antoine Lahad - former Commander of the South Lebanon army who escaped assassination attempt by Souha Bechara
- Charles Malek - Foreign Minister and Philosopher
- René Moawad - President (1989), assassinated
- Nayla Moawad - female legislator (1991-), widow of René Moawad
- Michel Murr - former Minister of the Interior
- Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah - General secretary of the militant organization Hizbullah.
- Karim Pakradouni - leader of Kataeb party.
- Hagop Pakradounian - politician of Armenian decent; leader of the Lebanese branch of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
- Antun Saadeh - late leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party; executed on July 8, 1949
- Musa al-Sadr - prominent Shi'ite religious leader who spent many years of his life in Lebanon; abducted in August 1978
- Saeb Salam - former Prime Minister
- Étienne Saqr - founder of Guardians of the Cedars
- Elias Sarkis - President (1976-82)
- Mir Majid Arsalan - Legendary Druze Leader
- Fouad Seniora - current Prime Minister of Lebanon, and ex-minister of Finance in the Hariri government
Michel Naim Aoun (Arabic: Ù
ÙØ´Ø§Ù عÙÙ) (born 18 February 1935 in Haret Hreik, Lebanon) is a Lebanese military commander and politician. ...
Category: ...
Nabih Berri Nabih Berri (Arabic: ; born January 28, 1938) is the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament of Lebanon. ...
For other uses of Amal, see the disambiguation page. ...
Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun (b. ...
This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ...
The National Liberal Party (Hizb al-Watanyin al-Ahrar) is a political party in Lebanon, established by President Camille Chamoun in 1958. ...
Dany Chamoun (Arabic: داÙÙ Ø´Ù
عÙÙ) (August 26, 1934, Is a former KKK member who assasinated the president of the United States Of America. ...
Dory Chamoun Dory Chamoun is a Lebanese politician who leads the National Liberal Party, and is also a prominent member of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a coalition of politicians, academics, and businessmen who oppose the pro-Syrian government of President Emile Lahoud. ...
Fuad Chehab (1902 - April 25, 1973) (also Fouad) was a Lebanese general, and President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. ...
Émile Eddé (1886 - 1949) was a Maronite Lebanese political figure. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Raymond Eddé (15 March 1913 - 10 May 2000) was a Lebanese statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Carlos Eddé (Arabic: ÙØ§Ø±ÙÙØ³ إدة)(born in 1956), is a Lebanese politician. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled Frangié, Franjieh, or Franjiyeh, (15 June 1910 - 23 July 1992) (Arabic: سÙÙÙ
Ø§Ù ÙØ±ÙØ¬ÙØ©), was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. ...
Antoine Frangieh (1 September 1939 - 13 June 1978, better known by his diminutive, Tony, Ø·ÙÙÙ ÙØ±ÙجÙÙ ) was a Lebanese politician and militia leader during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War. ...
is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled Frangié, Franjieh, or Franjiyeh, (15 June 1910 - 23 July 1992) (Arabic: سÙÙÙ
Ø§Ù ÙØ±ÙØ¬ÙØ©), was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. ...
The Marada Brigade was a Maronite Christian faction in the Lebanese civil war. ...
Samir Farid Geagea (Arabic: سÙ
ÙØ± ÙØ±Ùد جعجع, also Samir Ja`ja`) born October 25, 1952 is the leader of the right wing Lebanese Forces (LF) political party. ...
Lebanese Forces (LF) (Arabic: اÙÙÙØ§Øª اÙÙØ¨ÙاÙÙØ© al-quwat al-lubnÄniyya) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia, which fought on the Christian side during the civil war that ravaged Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. ...
Setrida Geagea during the 2005 Lebanese parliamentary elections. ...
Pierre Gemayel Sheikh Pierre Gemayel (Arabic: ) (November 6, 1905 â August 29, 1984) (last name also spelt Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, Sheikh is an honorific title in Arab countries, Arabic Ø§ÙØ´ÙØ® Ø¨ÙØ§Ø± Ø§ÙØ¬Ù
ÙÙÙ), was a Lebanese political leader. ...
The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ...
Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel, first name also spelt Bashir (Arabic: Ø¨Ø´ÙØ± Ø§ÙØ¬Ù
ÙÙ), (November 10, 1947 â September 14, 1982) was a Lebanese military commander, politician and president elect. ...
Lebanese Forces (LF) (Arabic: اÙÙÙØ§Øª اÙÙØ¨ÙاÙÙØ© al-quwat al-lubnÄniyya) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia, which fought on the Christian side during the civil war that ravaged Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. ...
Solange Gemayel is a political figure and former First Lady of Lebanon. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Joyce Gemayel (née Tayan) is the wife of former President of Lebanon, Amin Gemayel, and mother of the assassinated politician Pierre Amine Gemayel. ...
Pierre Amine Gemayel Pierre Amine Gemayel (Arabic: â; commonly known as Pierre Gemayel Jr. ...
is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Saad Haddad was the founder and head of the South Lebanon Army (SLA). ...
This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
Rafik Bahaeddine Al-Hariri â (November 1, 1944 â February 14, 2005), (Arabic: ) a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. ...
is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Saadeddine Rafiq al Hariri (Arabic: ), (born April 18th 1970 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is the majority leader in the Lebanese Parliament and the head of the Current for the Future, a political movement associated with corruption and founded by his late father. ...
Bahia Hariri (Arabic بÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØØ±ÙØ±Ù) is a Lebanese politician and sister of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ...
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of UNESCO and utilize their talent or fame to spread the UNESCO ideals. ...
Saadallah Howayek (b. ...
This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...
The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ...
Bachir Gemayel, first name also spelt Bashir, (November 10, 1947 - September 14, 1982) was a Lebanese military commander and politician. ...
Lebanese Forces (LF) (Arabic: اÙÙÙØ§Øª اÙÙØ¨ÙاÙÙØ© al-quwat al-lubnÄniyya) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia, which fought on the Christian side during the civil war that ravaged Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. ...
Charles Hélou (December 25, 1912, Beirut) was president of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970. ...
Elie Hobeika // Elie Hobeika ,(1956â24 Jan 2002)(Arabic:ÙØ¹ÙÙÙÙØ¯: Ø¥ÙÙÙ ØØ¨ÙÙØ© born in Kleiat, Lebanon, Was a Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War trained and supplied by USA and Israel. ...
is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Also see: 2002 (number). ...
Selim al-Hoss Selim Ahmed al-Hoss (born 1929) is a Lebanese politician. ...
Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi (Arabic: اÙÙØ§Ø³ اÙÙØ±Ø§ÙÙ) ,(September 4, 1926âJuly 7, 2006) was a former President of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. ...
is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hussein el-Husseini Hussein el-Husseini (Arabic: ØØ³ÙÙ Ø§ÙØØ³ÙÙÙ) is a prominent Lebanese politician from Beqaa, who brought the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1990, the reform of the Lebanese government and the disarmement of sectarian militias. ...
Combatants Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Israel Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat Ariel Sharon The Lebanese Civil War (1975â1990) was a multifaceted civil war whose antecedents trace back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman...
For other uses of Amal, see the disambiguation page. ...
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ...
Kamal Jumblatt (Arabic: ÙÙ
Ø§Ù Ø¬ÙØ¨Ùاط; (December 6, 1917 â March 16, 1977) was an important Lebanese politician. ...
The Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) (Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki) is a political party in Lebanon headed by Walid Jumblatt. ...
is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
Picture of Walid Jumblatt Walid Jumblatt (Arabic: ÙÙÙØ¯ Ø¬ÙØ¨Ùاطâ) (born August 7, 1949) is the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon and the most prominent leader of the Druze community. ...
Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé) (born September 7, 1934) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions. ...
Rashid Karami Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (December 30, 1921 â June 1, 1987) (Arabic: Ø±Ø´ÙØ¯ ÙØ±Ø§Ù
Ù) was a Lebanese statesman. ...
Grand Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled (1921âMay 16, 1989) was the leader of Lebanons Sunni Muslim community. ...
is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
Bechara El Khoury Bechara El Khoury (1890-1 January 1964) was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11-22 November) in 1943. ...
âThe Great War â redirects here. ...
A statue of Riad as-Solh stands in Beiruts Downtown district Riad as-Solh (1894 - 1951) (Arabic: Ø±ÙØ§Ø¶ Ø§ÙØµÙØ) was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon (1943â1945), after the countrys independence. ...
Antoine Lahad (born 1937) was the leader of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) from 1984 until the SLAs collapse in 2000, following Israels withdrawal from Lebanon. ...
Souha Fawaz Bechara (Arabic : سÙÙ ÙÙØ§Ø² بشارة) (born 1967), commonly known as Souha Bechara or Soha Bechara, is a Lebanese woman who, at the age of twenty one, attempted to assassinate General Antoine Lahad of the South Lebanon Army. ...
René Moawad René Moawad (1925 - November 22, 1989) was President of Lebanon for 17 days in 1989, from the 5th to the 22nd of November, when he was assassinated. ...
Nayla Moawad Nayla Moawad (born 3 July 1940) is a Lebanese politician. ...
Michel Murr is the former Lebanese Minister of the Interior. ...
2007 photo Elias Murr (Arabic: Ø¥ÙÙØ§Ø³ اÙÙ
رÙ) (born 1962 in Bteghrine) is the current Lebanese Defense Minister. ...
is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (Arabic: â) (b. ...
Karim Pakradouni, is a Lebanese- Armenian Christian attorney. ...
Phalange redirects here. ...
Hagop Pakradounian (Armenian: ) is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent. ...
Foundation: 1890 Founders: Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, Simon Zavarian Head: Hrant Markarian Ideology: Socialism,[1] Nationalism,[2] United Armenia International alignment: Socialist International[1] Colours: Red Seats: Armenia â 16 seats out of 131 Nagorno-Karabakh â 3 seats out of 33 Lebanon â 2 seats out of 128 Website: Partys Official...
Antun Saadah (March 1, 1904-July 8, 1949) was a Lebanese social nationalist thinker and founder of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. ...
SSNP flag The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) is a nationalist political party in Syria and Lebanon. ...
is the 189th day |