Bustros family
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The Bustros family is a prominent Christian Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 family. It is one of the original Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

 aristocratic families along with Ferneini, Sursock, Trad, Tueini, Araman, and Fayad families, who constituted the traditional high society of Beirut and Lebanon for a long time. Estate holders and feudal lords by origin, today they are business owners, artists and land owners throughout the country.

The surname Bustros is sometimes preceded with the french article "de" meaning "of the house of"; although its use is diminishing today amongst members of the family.

"Palais de Bustros", or the Bustros Palace
Bustros Palace
Bustros Palace is a palace on Rue Sursock in the Achrafieh area of Beirut, Lebanon. It currently houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants. It was originally one of the residences of the Bustros family and is today one of the historical landmarks of Beirut....

, originally one of the residences of the Bustros family, is today one of the historical landmarks of Beirut. The palace houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.

"Rue Selim Bustros" or Bustros Street in the Achrafieh district of Beirut is one of the commercial and business hubs of the Lebanese capital.

Beirut: The Last Home Movie is a documentary by Jennifer Fox that peeks into the struggles that some members of the Bustros family faced during the Lebanese civil war.

Some Prominent Members of the Bustros family

  • Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros
    Cyril Salim Bustros
    Cyril Salim Bustros is the archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos. A native of Lebanon, he formerly served as archbishop of Baalbeck and later as eparch for the Melkite Church in the United States....

    , eparch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
    Melkite Greek Catholic Church
    The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...

    in the United States
  • Danie Bustros, dancer
  • Michel de Bustros, founder of Chateau Kefraya, a Lebanese wine label and wine estate
  • Serge and Andrée Bustros; prominent medical researchers
  • Nagi Bustros; prominent cardiologist in New York; President of the Clinical Leadership at the Lutheran Medical Center
  • Joseph Bustros; prominent financier in New York
  • Thomas Bustros; cardiologist and soon to be electrophysiologist in New York
  • Carol Bustros; prominent marketing executive in New York
  • Thali Bustros; Lebanese super model
  • Evelyn Bustros; activist for women's rights and social reformer; former president of the Lebanese Council of Women
  • Pierre Bustros De Bané; Canadian Senator and founder of the Canadian parliamentary group "Canada-Liban"
  • Antoine Bustros; famous Canadian composer, pianist, director/producer
  • Jean-Claude Bustros; Canadian film director, photographer and media professor
  • Nabil Bustros: Prominent Businessman, Financial Director of Fattal Co.

Sabine Michel Bustros , Author of "Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'eux". Volume I & Volume II.
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