List of Maronites
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This list of Syriac-Maronites includes prominent Syriac-Maronite figures who are notable in their areas of expertise.
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Arts, culture, and entertainment
- Nancy AjramNancy AjramNancy Nabil Ajram is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15...
, singer - Amin al-RihaniAmin al-RihaniAmeen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani , was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist. He was also a major figure in the mahjar literary movement developed by Arab emigrants in North America, and an early theorist of Arab nationalism...
, poet - Gibran Khalil Gibran, artist and writer
- Youssef HowayekYoussef HowayekYoussef Saadallah Howayek a painter and sculptor from Helta, in modern day Lebanon.-Career:Youssef Farroukh's father, Saadallah Howayek, was a Councillor elected into the Ottoman Mutasarref's Administrative Council. His grandfather was the village priest and his uncle was the Patriarch...
, sculptor - Tony KanaanTony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
, race car driver - Joseph Philippe KaramJoseph Philippe KaramJoseph Philippe Karam was a Lebanese architect. In his thirty-year career, Karam was considered a leading figure of modern architecture in Lebanon...
, architect - Najwa KaramNajwa KaramNajwa Karam is a Multi-Platinum, Best-Selling Lebanese Arab recording artist and Philanthropist. Najwa, widely known for her Mawwal and other musical talents, has surpassed musical and political limits in building her Empire, as she has effectively helped change the Arabic music industry in its...
, singer - Mario KassarMario KassarMario F. Kassar is a film producer and industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew G. Vajna.Kassar was born in Beirut, Lebanon. Working for Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures, he was executive producer of several movies starting with Victory in 1981...
, Hollywood producer, behind such movies as Rambo, Terminator II and Stargate - Wael KfouryWael KfouryMichel Emile Kfoury , known by his stage name Wael Kfoury , is a well-known Lebanese singer, musician and songwriter.-Beginnings:...
, singer - Callie KhouriCallie KhouriCallie Khouri is an American screenwriter and film director. In 1992 she won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film, Thelma & Louise.-Biography:...
, screenwriter - Elissa KhouryElissa (singer)Elissar Zakaria Khoury simply known as Elissa is a Lebanese singer. She is known for her collaborations with well-known Arab and international artists, notably Ragheb Alama, Cheb Mami, Fadl Shaker, Chris DeBurgh and Gerard Ferrer.Born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother , her debut was in...
, singer - Marwan KhouryMarwan KhouryMarwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. His compositions are performed by some of the most famous artists in the Arab World and adapted by many other countries including Turkey...
, singer - Nadine LabakiNadine LabakiNadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress and director. She is one of the well known directors in the Arabic music video industry...
, actress and director - Michelle Nader, American TV producer
- George DanielGeorge DanielGeorge Daniel is the Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League. He was appointed to the position effective January 10, 2009, succeeding Jim Jennings.-Career:...
, Present Commisioner of the National Lacrosse League. - Kathy NajimyKathy NajimyKathy Ann Najimy is an American actress, most notable as Olive Massery on the television series Veronica's Closet, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act and the voice of Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill. Prior to her film work, she was best known for two Off Broadway shows...
, actress - Octavia NasrOctavia NasrOctavia Nasr is a journalist who covers Middle East affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs until her dismissal in July 2010 over her public statement of respect on Twitter for the Lebanese cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who she considered "one of Hezbollah's giants...
, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
editor - Elie SaabElie SaabElie Saab , sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese fashion designer.In 1982, Saab launched his Beirut-based fashion label when he was 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon. He also has workshops in Milan and Paris.Born to Maronite Catholic parents in Beirut, Saab is self-trained...
, fashion designer - Baba SaadBaba SaadSaad El-Haddad , better known by his stage names Baba Saad or just Saad, is a German rapper of Lebanese heritage.- Early life :...
German rapper of Lebanese descent - Wadih Saadeh, poet and writer
- Nicole SabaNicole SabaNicole Saba is a singer and actress from Lebanon, she is of Armenian origin.From 1998-2001, Saba was a member of the Lebanese pop group The 4 Cats, then embarked on a solo singing as well as an acting career. Her debut album was released in 2004, and her first film came out in 2003...
, singer - Michael Sallah, Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
reporter - Elie Samaha, filmmaker
- Tony ShalhoubTony ShalhoubAnthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub is an American actor of Lebanese descent. His television work includes the roles of Antonio Scarpacci on Wings and sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk. He has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his work in Monk...
, three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor - Danny ThomasDanny ThomasDanny Thomas was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy . He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
, actor and founder of St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a nonprofit medical corporation chartered as a 501 tax-exempt organization under IRS regulations.In... - Gabriel YaredGabriel YaredGabriel Yared is a Lebanese composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his work in France included the scores for Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later began working on English language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella...
, oscar winning musician for the soundtrack of The English Patient - Mario ZagalloMário ZagalloMário Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a Brazilian former football player and manager.-Biography:Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born in Maceió, Alagoas, to a family of Lebanese and Italian heritage....
(Zakhour), former Brazilian national football team, player and coach - François Ziadeh, TV director and producer
- Nawal Al Zoghbi
- Tom ShadyacTom ShadyacThomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer. Shadyac, who was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and the...
Hollywood Producer and Director - Elie SaabElie SaabElie Saab , sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese fashion designer.In 1982, Saab launched his Beirut-based fashion label when he was 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon. He also has workshops in Milan and Paris.Born to Maronite Catholic parents in Beirut, Saab is self-trained...
International fashion designer - Joseph AbboudJoseph AbboudJoseph Abboud is an award-winning Lebanese American menswear fashion designer and author.-Family:The Abboud family was a working-class Christian Lebanese family that started out in the South End of Boston and later moved to the Roslindale section of Boston. Abboud's mother, Lila, was a seamstress...
American fashion designer
Business
- Carlos GhosnCarlos GhosnCarlos Ghosn, KBE , born 9 March 1954, is a Brazilian-Lebanese-French businessman who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan and holds the same positions at Paris-based Renault, which together produce more than one in 10 cars worldwide...
, Lebanese-French-Brazilian industrialist with Syriac ethnic , CEO of Nissan and Renault. - Khouri Brothers (Anthony, George and Gerry), BuforiBuforiBufori is a brand of hand-built automobiles inspired by American 1930s coupes. The company is owned by three Australian Lebanese brothers Anthony, George and Gerry Khouri. In 1986, Gerry Khouri began to build three special sports cars in his garage, one each for the three brothers, which led to the...
Motor Car Company and Australian Syriac Businessmen. - Maalouf Brothers, owners of Cesar's Palace hotel casino in Las Vegas, and Sacremento Kings basket ball team.
- George J. Maloof, Jr.George J. Maloof, Jr.George J. Maloof, Jr. , also credited as George Maloof Jr. of the Maloof Family, is the son of Colleen and George J. Maloof, Sr...
, entrepreneur. - Tarek SaabTarek SaabTarek William Saab Halabi is a Lebanese-Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a human rights activist and a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela. He has been the Governor of Anzoátegui since 2004.-Background:The son of Lebanese...
, former contestant on The ApprenticeThe Apprentice (U.S. TV series)The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...
and CEO of Lionheart Apparel. - Carlos Slim, CEO of Teléfonos de México (TelmexTelmexTelmex is a telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunication products and services in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and other countries in Latin America. In addition to traditional fixed-line telephone service, Telmex also offers Internet access, data,...
) and many other companies in Mexico, and recently considered as the richest man in the world by ForbesForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
. - Gilbert ChagouryGilbert R. ChagouryGilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, diplomat and philanthropist. Chagoury was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria...
http://www.gilbertchagoury.com/index.html, businessman and philanthropist
Ecuador
- Abdalá BucaramAbdalá BucaramAbdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortíz is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who briefly occupied the Presidency of Ecuador...
, former president of Ecuador - Alberto DahikAlberto DahikAlberto Dahik Garzozi is an Ecuadorian politician of Lebanese ancestry.Dahik was educated in economics in Princeton University. He served as Finance Minister from 1985 to 1987 and member of Congress from 1988 to 1992....
, former Vice President of Ecuador - Jamil MahuadJamil MahuadJorge Jamil Mahuad Witt is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician and the 51st President of Ecuador from August 10, 1998 to January 21, 2000. There was a severe economic crisis in Ecuador , which had led to a 60% cut in the armed forces budget...
, former president of Ecuador (1998–2000) - Jaime NebotJaime NebotJaime Nebot is an Ecuadorian politician. He currently serves as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. Although he is affiliated with the Social Christian Party, he has distanced himself from it and now concentrates more on running the city...
, Ecuadorian politician - Julio Teodoro SalemJulio Teodoro SalemJulio Teodoro Salem Gallegos was an Ecuadorian politician of Lebanese background. He was born in Riobamba. Salem was a member of Liberal Radical Party and was elected to the Congress is 1934. He also served as minister of public works...
, former president of Ecuador
Sierra Leone
- Edward J. AkarEdward J. AkarEdward J. Akar is a Sierra Leonean economist and lawyer and former Sierra Leone's deputy finance minister. Akar had served as the president of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank and chairman of the Sierra Leone national football team, known as the Leone Stars from 2000-2004. He is the son of John...
, former Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance - John SaadJohn SaadJohn Nicol Sahid Saad is a Sierra Leonean politician, who currently serves as Sierra Leone's Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development. He is a member of the opposition People's Movement for Democratic Change . He is one of only few members from the opposition parties to be elected as a...
, former Sierra Leone's Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development - Joe BlellJoe BlellJoseph "Joe" Blell is a Sierra Leonean politician from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party. He served as Sierra Leone's high commissioner to Nigeria from 2002 to 2007. He was also Sierra Leone's duputy Minister of Defense from 1996 until the government was ousted in a military coup in 1997...
, Former Sierra Leone minister of defence
Canada
- Mark Assad, Canadian politician
- Michael BashaMichael BashaMichael G. Basha was a Canadian businessman, manufacturer, and Senator.Born in Baalbeck, Lebanon, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1951 and represented the senatorial division of West Coast, Newfoundland and Labrador. A Liberal, he resigned in November 1976 shortly before his...
, former member of the Senate of Canada - Pierre de BanéPierre de BanéPierre de Bané, PC, QC is a Canadian Senator. He was the first person of Arab descent to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons in Matane and next Matapédia—Matane, and is a former member of the Canadian Cabinet....
, Canadian Senator - Eddie FrancisEddie FrancisEddie Francis is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Windsor, Ontario. He was 29 years old when he was elected mayor in 2003, the youngest mayor in Windsor's history and one of the youngest mayors ever elected in Canada...
, mayor of Windsor, OntarioWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor... - Joe GhizJoe GhizJoseph Atallah "Joe" Ghiz was the 27th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, an educator of law and a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He was the father of Robert Ghiz, the current Premier of Prince Edward Island...
, former Prime Minister of Prince Edward Island, Canada - Robert GhizRobert GhizRobert Watson Joseph Ghiz, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 31st Premier of Prince Edward Island since 2007...
, present premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada - Mac HarbMac HarbMac Harb is a Canadian Senator and former Member of the House of Commons.-Life and career:Harb was born in Chaat, Lebanon and immigrated to Canada to study at the University of Ottawa. He subsequently worked as an engineer at Northern Telecom and a professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa...
, Canadian politician - Lorraine MichaelLorraine MichaelLorraine Michael, MHA is a social democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Since 2006 Michael has been the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party . She is a former nun, teacher, and social activist...
, Canadian politician - Maria MouraniMaria MouraniMaria Mourani , of Lebanese origin, is the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was elected in the 2006 Canadian federal election and reelected in 2008 and 2011...
, member of Parliament in the Canadian Parliament - Khalil RamalKhalil RamalKhalil Ramal is a Canadian politician.Khalil Ramal was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London—Fanshawe for the Ontario Liberal Party...
, Canadian politician - Paul ZedPaul ZedPaul Zed is a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.Paul Zed was born in Toronto on December 31, 1956 and received his early education from local Saint John, NB schools, graduating from St...
, Lebanese-Canadian politician
Brazil
- Paulo MalufPaulo MalufPaulo Salim Maluf is a Brazilian politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including those of State Governor of São Paulo, Mayor of the City of São Paulo, Congressman and Presidential candidate. As of 2011, Maluf is on a second consecutive term as Federal Deputy...
, former governor of São Paulo state - Michel TemerMichel TemerMichel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia , better known as Michel Temer, is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, and currently the Vice-President of Brazil after winning on the ticket of Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff...
, current (2011-2014) Vice President of Brazil
Australia
- Anthony Alexander AlamAnthony Alexander AlamAnthony Alexander Alam was one of the longest-serving members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and a prominent member of the Lebanese community....
, political leader, member of the Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... - Marie BashirMarie BashirMarie Roslyn Bashir AC, CVO is the present Governor of New South Wales since 2001 and also the Chancellor of the University of Sydney since 2007. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions, with a particular...
, Governor of New South Wales, Australia - Steve BracksSteve BracksStephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....
, former Premier of Victoria, Australia - George JosephGeorge JosephGeorge Joseph, founder of Mercury Insurance Group of Los Angeles, was born in West Virginia in 1921. The son of a West Virginia restaurateur of Lebanese origin, he served as a B-17 navigator in World War II, serving in some 50 missions, and then attended Harvard...
, former Lord Mayor of AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... - Bob KatterBob KatterRobert Carl "Bob" Katter is an Australian federal politician, a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993 for the Division of Kennedy, and the leader of Katter's Australian Party...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician - Sir Nicholas ShehadieNicholas ShehadieSir Nicholas Michael Shehadie, AC, OBE KStJ is the former Lord Mayor of Sydney and a former national representative rugby union captain, who made thirty career Test appearances...
, ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney
U.S.
- John AbizaidJohn AbizaidJohn Philip Abizaid, AO is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central Command , overseeing American military operations in a 27-country region, from the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, to South and Central Asia, covering much of the Middle...
, former Commander in Chief of the US Central Command. - Spencer AbrahamSpencer AbrahamEdmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society....
, former United States Senator and Secretary of Energy - Ray LaHoodRay LaHoodRaymond H. "Ray" LaHood is a Republican politician from Illinois who is currently the United States Secretary of Transportation, having served since 2009. Previously, he represented the Illinois's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms .-Early life and...
, U.S. Secretary of Transportation - George MitchellGeorge J. MitchellGeorge John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
, 17th United States Senate Majority Leader. - Ralph NaderRalph NaderRalph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
, American attorney and political activist in the areas of consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism and democratic government. Presidential candidate. - Donna ShalalaDonna ShalalaDonna Edna Shalala served for eight years as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton and has been president of the University of Miami, a private university in Coral Gables, Florida, since 2001. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest...
, former US Secretary of Health - Francis G. SlayFrancis G. SlayFrancis G. Slay is the forty-fifth mayor of St. Louis .- Education and early career :...
, mayor of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... - George JoulwanGeorge JoulwanGeorge Alfred Joulwan is a retired United States Army general, and is now a businessman. Joulwan, of Lebanese origin, studied at the United States Military Academy and Loyola University Chicago....
, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) from 1993 to 1997
Lebanon
- Habib Bwary, former military Commander, Coordinator, [1975-1987]
- Pierre-Georges Arlabosse, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (4–9 April 1941)
- Camille ChamounCamille ChamounCamille Nimr Chamoun was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War ....
, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1952 – 22 September 1958), founder of the Ahrar Party, one of the fathers of the Lebanese Independence. - Fuad ChehabFuad ChehabFuad Chehab Fuad Chehab Fuad Chehab (name also spelt Fouad Shihab, or Chehab, depending on transliteration from the original Arabic, (March 19, 1902 - April 25, 1973) was the President of the Lebanese Republic from 1958 to 1964...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1958 – 22 September 1964) - Émile EddéEmile EddeÉmile Eddé was a Maronite Lebanese political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 11 October 1929 to 25 March 1930. He served as the President of Lebanon from 1936 to 1941. He also founded the Lebanese National Bloc party....
, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (20 January 1936 – 4 April 1941) and President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (11 November 1943 – 22 November 1943) - Bashir Gemayel, Lebanese military commander, politician, and president-elect. Founder of the Lebanese ForcesLebanese ForcesThe Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front...
. - Pierre GemayelPierre GemayelSheikh Pierre Gemayel , was a Lebanese political leader...
, politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon. - Anne-Farah Hill First Chair of the Maronite community services board and treasurer of the Maronite Catholic Society recipient of The International Rotary club
- Salim Joubran, a judge in the Israeli high court of justice.
- Youssef Beik KaramYoussef KaramYoussef Beyk Karam , was a Lebanese nationalist leader who led the nationalist effort against the Ottoman Empire occupation.-The Karam family:...
, Lebanese Nationalist Leader - Bechara El KhouryBechara El KhouryBechara El Khoury was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952) - Habib Pacha es-SaadHabib Pacha Es-SaadHabib Pacha El-Saad was a Lebanese Maronite politician. Initially 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....
, President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (30 January 1934 – 20 January 1936) - Amine GemayelAmine GemayelAmine Pierre Gemayel was President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988 and is the leader of Kataeb Party.Born in the Lebanese village of Bikfaya, Amine Gemayel is the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Kataeb Party...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1982 – 22 September 1988) - Bachir GemayelBachir GemayelBachir Gemayel was a Lebanese politician, militia commander, and president-elect...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 August 1982 – 14 September 1982) - Charles HelouCharles HelouCharles Helou was President of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970.Born in Beirut, Helou was the scion of a powerful Maronite family from Baabda. He graduated with honours from St. Joseph's University in Beirut in 1929, and went on to complete a Law degree in 1934...
: , President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1964 – 22 September 1970) - Elias HrawiElias HrawiElias Hrawi was a President of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998.He was a native of the Beqaa valley. He was elected on 24 November 1989, two days after the assassination of René Moawad, who had held office for just seventeen days...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (24 November 1989 – 24 November 1998) - Alfred Naccache, acting President of the French Mandate of Lebanon (9 April 1941 – 18 March 1943)
- Émile LahoudÉmile LahoudGeneral Émile Jamil Lahoud is a former President of Lebanon. Lahoud is a Maronite-Catholic, as is required for the Lebanese presidency. Under Lebanon's unwritten constitutional agreement, the National Pact, the presidency is earmarked for Maronite_Catholic, the parliament speaker's post for a Shia...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (24 November 1998 – 23 November 2007) - René MoawadRené MoawadRené Moawad was President of Lebanon for 17 days in 1989, from the 5th to the 22nd of November, when he was assassinated by unknowns. Syria accused Michel Aoun of the assassination....
, President of the Lebanese Republic (5 November 1989 – 22 November 1989) - Etienne SaqrEtienne SaqrEtienne Saqr , also known by his nom de guerre "Abu Arz" , is a far-right, Lebanese nationalist and founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party...
("Abu Arz"), Lebanese military commander and politician, leader of Guardians of the CedarsGuardians of the CedarsThe Guardians of the Cedars – GoC , also designated Gardiens du Cedre or Gardiens des Cèdres in French, are a far-right ultranationalist Lebanese party and former militia in Lebanon... - Elias SarkisElias SarkisElias Sarkis was the President of the Lebanese Republic from 1976 to 1982.-Early career:Born in Shabbaniah, Sarkis graduated with a Law degree from Saint Joseph University in 1948. After joining the judicial corps in 1953, he became a judge with the Accounting Department...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (23 September 1976 – 22 September 1982) - Bashir Shihab IIBashir Shihab IIBashir Chehab II was a Lebanese emir who ruled Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century.-Life:Bashir was born 2 January 1767 , son of Emir Qasim ibn Umar Chehab of the noble Chehab family which had came to power in 1697...
, emir who ruled Lebanon in the first half of the 19th century - Michel SuleimanMichel SuleimanMichel Suleiman or Sleiman is the President of Lebanon. Before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. After LAF commander Émile Lahoud took office as president in November of 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December...
, Lebanese President as of May, 2008. - Michel SuleimanMichel SuleimanMichel Suleiman or Sleiman is the President of Lebanon. Before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. After LAF commander Émile Lahoud took office as president in November of 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December...
, President of the Lebanese Republic (25 May 2008 – present)
Religion
- Nimattullah Kassab Al-HardiniNimattullah Kassab Al-HardiniSaint Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini , a Lebanese Roman Catholic saint and a member of the Maronite Church.-Miracles of Saint Nimatullah Kassab Hardini:...
, Lebanese monk and priest, Catholic Saint. - Peter AmbarachPeter AmbarachPeter Ambarach was a pioneer of printing in oriental languages, operating for the Catholic church from Florence.-References:...
, pioneer of printing in oriental languages and Bible linguist under Pope Clement XI. - Giuseppe Luigi AssemaniGiuseppe Luigi AssemaniGiuseppe Luigi Assemani was a Lebanese orientalist and a Professor of Oriental languages at Rome.Assemani came from a well known family of Lebanese Maronites that included several notable Orientalists...
, Vatican orientalist. - Giuseppe Simone AssemaniGiuseppe Simone AssemaniGiuseppe Simone Assemani , 1687–1768, was a Lebanese Maronite orientalist.-Life:Giuseppe Simone Assemani was born on August 27, 1687 in Hasroun, Mount Lebanon. When very young he was sent to the Maronite College in Rome, and was transferred thence to the Vatican library. He was ordained priest on...
, titular archbishop of Tyre, librarian of the Vatican and an authority on oriental manuscripts. - Simone AssemaniSimone AssemaniSimone Assemani , grand-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, was born in Rome.He was professor of Oriental languages in Padua. He is best known by his masterly detection of the literary imposture of Giuseppe Vella, a Maltese priest, which claimed to be a history of the Saracens in...
, professor of Oriental languages in Padua. - Stefano Evodio AssemaniStefano Evodio AssemaniStefano Evodio Assemani, , Lebanese orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library....
, titular Archbishop of Apamaea in Syria and Vatican orientalist. - Youssef Makhlouf "St.CharbelCharbelCharbel, Sharbel, or Sharbel Makhluf, , born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in Bekaa Kafra in northern Lebanon, was a Syriac-Maronite monk and priest, canonized saint by the Roman Catholic Church and now venerated world-wide.-His Life:...
", Lebanese monk and priest, Catholic Saint. - Domnina of SyriaDomnina of SyriaSaint Domnina of Syria, also known as Domnina the Younger, was a 5th century ascetic. Her name is mentioned in the Byzantine Synaxarium. and according to Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, Domnina was born to a rich Syrian family....
, disciple of Saint Maron, Catholic Saint. - Abraham EcchellensisAbraham EcchellensisIbrahim al-Haqilani was a Maronite Catholic philosopher and linguist involved in the translation of the Bible into Arabic...
, theologian famous for his translations of biblical texts into Arabic and Syriac. - Jacob of Ghazir, Lebanese friar, founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross of Lebanon, Catholic Saint.
- Jean Hesronita, counselor to the French king Louis XIII and one of the translators involved in the 1645 Parisian polyglot Bible.
- Theodore KhouryTheodore KhouryProfessor Adel Theodor Khoury is a Catholic theologian.Until his retirement in 1993 Khoury was head of the theology department of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany....
, prominent Catholic theologian. - MarinaMarina the MonkMarina the Monk was a Saint from the north of Lebanon.She was the daughter of a wealthy Christian gentleman named Eugene...
, Lebanese female monk and "desert father", Catholic Saint. - John MaronJohn MaronJohn Maron , died 707 was a Syriac monk, and the first Maronite Patriarch. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, and celebrated on March 2.-Early life:...
, first Maronite Patriarch in history, Catholic Saint. - Maroun, Syriac monk, founder of the Maronite religious movement, Catholic Saint.
- Abdel Moati Massabki, Syrian martyr beatified by Pope Pius XI.
- Francis Massabki, Syriac martyr beatified by Pope Pius XI.
- Raphael Massabki, Syriac martyr beatified by Pope Pius XI.
- Faustus Naironus, Syriac Maronite monk of the seventeenth century, edited the Arabic New Testament in GarshuniGarshuniGarshuni or Karshuni are Arabic language writings that use the Syriac alphabet.Garshuni originated in the seventh century AD, when Arabic was becoming the dominant spoken language in the Fertile Crescent, but Arabic script was not yet fully developed and widely read...
c characters. - Mitch Pacwa, S.J.Mitch Pacwa, S.J.Fr. Mitchell "Mitch" Pacwa , S.J., is a Jesuit priest. He is bi-ritual, meaning that he can celebrate liturgy in both the Roman and Maronite rites. He is President and Founder of Ignatius Productions. He has taught at the University of Dallas and Loyola University Chicago and is now the Senior...
, Maronite priest and television personality on EWTN. - Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-RayèsRafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-RayèsRafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès , also known as Saint Rafka , is a Lebanese Maronite saint canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.-Birth and Youth:...
,saint,canonized by Pope John Paul II. - Isaac Sciadrensis, scholar of Aramaic and author of valuable grammar resources for orientalists.
- Victor ScialacVictor ScialacVictor Scialac was a Maronite priest who collaborated with French Orientalist François Savary de Brèves in the 17th century....
, theologian and linguist, is thought to have given his name to Shylock, the main character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
. - Gabriel SionitaGabriel SionitaGabriel Sionita was a learned Maronite, famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Parisian polyglot of the Bible.-Life:...
, theologian famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Parisian polyglot of the Bible. - Tobia Aun, archbishop, played role in 1860 Lebanon conflict
Science
- Elie D. Al-Chaer, neuroscientist, pain researcher, lawyer, attorney and counselor; director: Center for Pain Research
- Michael E. DeBakeyMichael E. DeBakeyMichael Elias DeBakey was a world-renowned Lebanese-American cardiac surgeon, innovator, scientist, medical educator, and international medical statesman...
, world renowned surgeon, innovator, medical educator, and international medical statesman - Elias Corey, 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry
- Charles ElachiCharles ElachiCharles Asshur Al-Wadad Elachi is the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , located in Pasadena, California. He has held this position since May 1, 2001 and also holds professorships in electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech....
, Director of NASA Jet Propulsion Labs - Christa McAuliffeChrista McAuliffeChrista McAuliffe was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster....
, secondary school teacher and first American civilian selected to be an astronaut; perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Great niece of historian Philip Khuri Hitti.