- Hassan Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah (b. August 30 1960, Bourj Hammoud, Beirut, Lebanon) is the current Secretary General of the Lebanese Islamist party Hezbollah. He is also a Shi'a cleric who is a protege of Ali Khamenei. Nasrallah is considered a terrorist by the U.S. and U.K. governments.
- Rafik Hariri
Rafik Baha ad-Din Hariri - (November 1 1944 - February 14 2005), a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure. Hariri played a leading role in the reconstruction of Beirut. Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 1000 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St.
- Fouad Siniora
Fouad Siniora , the Prime Minister of Lebanon, is mightily vexed by Israel.A military solution to Israel’s savage war on Lebanon and the Lebanese people is both morally unacceptable and totally unrealistic. We in Lebanon call upon the international community and citizens everywhere to support my country’s sovereignty and end this foll
- Samir Kuntar
Samir Kuntar (also transcribed "Sameer", "Kantar", "Quntar", "Qantar") (born July 20, 1962 in Aabey, Lebanon), is a Lebanese Druze who belonged to the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), a pro-Palestinian organisation led by Abu Abbas. The PLF is designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States, Canada, the European Union and others. He participated in a terrorist attack.
- Michel Aoun
Michel Naim Aoun (born 19 February 1935 in Beirut) is a Lebanese military commander and politician. From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he served as Prime Minister and acting President of one of two rival governments that contended for power. He was defeated by Syria in the war of liberation and forced into exile. He returned to Lebanon on May 7, 2005, eleven days after the withdrawal of Syrian troops. Known as "The General," Aoun is currently a Parliament Member.
- Nabih Berri
Nabih Berri (born January 28, 1938) is the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament of Lebanon. He heads the mostly Shi'a Amal Party. He was born in Sierra Leone to Lebanese parents. He went to school in Tebnine and Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon and later studied at the Makassed and the Ecole de la Sagesse in Beirut. He obtained a Law degree in 1963 from the Lebanese University, where he had served as the student body president.
- Saad Hariri
Saadeddine Rafiq al Hariri, (born April 18th 1970 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) He is the second son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon. Saad Hariri studied business administration at Georgetown University, and got a Bachelor Degree in International Business (1992). At the time of his father's death, he was running Saudi Oger, a USD $3.15 billion (sales) construction conglomerate purchased from a French company and run by his father, …
- Walid Jumblatt
Walid Jumblatt is the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party "PSP" of Lebanon and the most prominent leader of the Druze community. He is currently one of the most outspoken anti-Syrian politicians in Lebanon and is allied with the March 14 Alliance, which includes the Future Movement, the Lebanese Forces and the Qornet Chehwan Gathering.
- Samir Geagea
Samir Farid Geagea born October 25 1952 is the leader of the right wing Lebanese Forces (LF) political party.He was imprisoned for 4114 days in solitary confinement from 1994 until 2005. He is currently one of the leaders of March 14 Alliance alongside Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblatt and Amine Gemayel.
- Haifa Wehbe
Haifa Wehbe (also spelled "Haifa Wehbeh", "Haifa Wahbi", "Hayfa Wehbe", "Hayfa Wehbi"; born March 10 1976?), is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for 'Miss Lebanon' and later the release of her debut album "Huwa az-Zaman"
- Pierre Gemayel
Sheikh Pierre Gemayel (November 6, 1905 – August 29, 1984) (last name also spelt Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, Sheikh is an honorific title in Arab countries), was a Lebanese political leader. 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, …
- Michael Young
Michael Young is a Lebanese journalist. He is the Opinion Editor and a columnist for Lebanon’s The Daily Star newspaper. He is also a contributing editor and contributor at Reason magazine, where he writes bi-weely articles. Michael Young's commentary also appears on The Washington Post's PostGlobal segment.
- Nancy Ajram
Nancy Ajram or Nancy Agram (born May 16, 1983) is a multi award-winning Lebanese pop singer and entertainer. She is best known for songs such as "Akhasmak Ah", "Ya Salam", "Ah W Noss" and "Ya tabtab Wa Dalla". She has sold over twelve million records in the Arab world making her one of the richest Lebanese singers. Her personal wealth, mostly earned from her high album sales and commercials, has exceeded $16 million.
- Samir Kassir
Samir Kassir was a university professor, journalist and historian born to a Lebanese Palestinian father and a Syrian mother. He held both Lebanese and French nationality. A prominent left-wing activist, he was a strong advocate of freedom for the Palestinians, democracy in Lebanon and Syria and a vocal critic of the Syrian presence in Lebanon. He was assassinated on 2 June 2005 and his assailants remain unknown.
- Bachir Gemayel
Sheikh Bachir Gemayel (also known as Sheikh Bachir Gemayel; first name also spelled "Bashir" and surname also spelled "Joomuyyeel") (Arabic: بشير الجميّل) was a Lebanese military commander, politician, and president-elect. He was born in Beirut, the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the influential Lebanese Kataeb Party, also known as the Phalangist party, a right-wing nationalist organization that, …
- Detlev Mehlis
Detlev Mehlis (born 1949) is currently the Senior Public Prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General in Berlin. He has 25 years of prosecutorial experience and has led numerous investigations into serious, complex transnational crimes. He has been a senior public prosecutor since 1992 and has, over the course of his career, been responsible for prosecuting terrorism and organized crime cases.
- Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran (also known as Kahlil Gibran; born Gibran Khalil Gibran, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران, Syriac: ܓ̰ܒܪܢ ܚܠܝܠ ܓ̰ܒܪܢ) (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese American artist, poet and writer. He was born in Lebanon and spent much of his productive life in the United States.
- Elias Murr
Elias Murr (born 1962 in Bteghrine) is the current Lebanese Defense Minister. He held the positions of Deputy Prime minister and Interior Minister in previous Cabinets. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Michel Murr and was the son-in-law of the current President Émile Lahoud. Murr was wounded in a bombing in Beirut on July 12 2005. The explosion happened in the city of Antelias 5km north of Beirut.
- Walid Eido
Walid Eido (Beirut, 1942 - Beirut, June 13, 2007) was a Lebanese politician and member of the Current for the Future Lebanese political movement and an MP in the Lebanese Parliament. He was also a member of the March 14 Coalition. He was killed on June 13, 2007 by a bomb near the Beirut waterfront, along with his son and two bodyguards and six others.
- Gebran Tueni
Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon. Tueni was a third generation journalist. An-Nahar was established by his grandfather, also named Gebran Tueni, in 1933. His father, Ghassan Tueni, ran the newspaper for decades. Tueni had degrees in journalism, international relations and management from French universities.
- Marcel Khalife
Marcel Khalife (b. 1950, Amchit, Mount Lebanon) is a Lebanese, Maronite , composer, singer and oud (an Arabic lute) player, considered a Palestinian among the Palestinians, a Southerner among the South Lebanese and most commonly "an Arab musician". From 1970 to 1975, he taught at the conservatory in Beirut. In 1976, he created "Al Mayadeen Ensemble" and became famous all over the world for songs like "Ummi" ("My Mother"), …
- Najwa Karam
Najwa Karam is a Lebanese singer, often referred to as "Shams el-Ghinnieh el-Libneniyeh" شمس الأغنية اللبنانية (The Sun of Lebanese song). Her singing career began in the late 1980s, with moderate success, but her major successes began in the mid-90s. Karam is known for her instantly recognizable voice and distinct Lebanese singing accent.
- Serge Brammertz
Serge Brammertz is currently the deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. He was a federal prosecutor in Belgium from 1997 to 2002. On January 11 2006 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him head of the International Investigation Commission into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. As such, he replaces Detlev Mehlis who stepped down in December 2005. He is also a former Professor of law at the University of Liège.
- Joseph Farah
Joseph Farah is the founder, editor and chief executive officer of WorldNetDaily.com, the world's leading independent Internet news source. In addition, Farah writes a daily column for WND and a weekly newspaper column for Creators Syndicate. He is also the founder and co-publisher of WND Books, a publishing venture that has produced several New York Times best sellers in the last five years.
- Wael Kfoury
Wael Kfoury (born Michael Emile Kfoury, ميشيل اميل كفوري, on May 15, 1974) is a Lebanese singer who rose to fame after performing in the LBC program Studio El Fan. He is one of the most popular Arabic singers. He is signed to the Rotana label company.
- George Hawi
George Hawi was a Lebanese politician and former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). He was assassinated in 2005.
- Marwan Hamadeh
Marwan Hamadeh is a Lebanese parlimentary telecommunications minister injured in a car bomb explosion on October 1, 2004 that began the serial assasinations of Lebanese journalists and politicians supposedly ordered by Syrian officials. MP Marwan Hamadeh had resigned his ministerial post just weeks prior to the explosion in protest of the unconstitutional, but Syrian-backed three year extension of President Lahoud's term.
- Fouad Ajami
Fouad A. Ajami, a Lebanese-born American neoconservative university professor and writer on Middle Eastern issues. In recent years, Ajami has been an outspoken supporter of the Iraq War, the nobility of which he believes there "can be no doubt". This view has drawn some criticism from others in academia.
- Ziad Rahbani
Ziad Rahbani (born 1956) is a Lebanese composer and a writer (for radio shows and theatre). The son of the famous Lebanese singer Fairouz and composer Assi Rahbani, he succeeded in conveying the cosmopolitan and pluralistic culture of his native city Beirut(1). He composed many songs for Fairouz and other singers.
- Brigitte Gabriel
Brigitte Gabriel (born 1965) is a Lebanese American journalist, author and activist. She is the founder of the American Congress For Truth.
- Diana Haddad
Diana Joseph Foad Haddad (born on October 1, 1976 in Bsalim, Lebanon), known as Diana Haddad, is one of the most popular and successful singers in the Arab world.
- Nadine Labaki
"Nadine Labaki" is a lebanese actress and director. She is one of the well known directors in the Arabic music videos industry. Nadine is usually credited for bringing artists into the scene. =Career
- Majida el Roumi
Majida El Roumi was born in Kfarshima, Lebanon on December 13 1956. She is a Lebanese singer who started her musical career in the early 1970s when she participated in the talent show, "Studio El Fan" on Télé Liban and won the gold medal for best female singer. Since her appearance on television at the tender age of 16, she has become one of the most successful and respected singers of the Arab world as well as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
- May Chidiac
May Chidiac (born 1964) is a Lebanese Christian Maronite journalist. Chidiac is a television journalist at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, where she was also one of the station's main television anchors until the assassination attempt on her life. She was one of the few critics of Syria's hegemony over Lebanon. Syria kept troops stationed in Lebanon even after the end of the Lebanese Civil War and the Taif accords which stipulated that Syria withdraw from Lebanon.
- Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Subhi Alama was born and raised in Ghoubeiri (غبيري) in Beirut, Lebanon. He got married to Jehan Al Ali in January 18th 1996. and became the father of 2 children, Khaled (Born 1997) and Louay (Born 2001). He has 3 sisters and 4 brothers-of which he was the 4th. His father named him after the first Lebanese Judge, "Ragheb beik Alama". One of the most celebrated singers in the Arab world, spanning a successful career of 15 years.
- Elie Saab
Elie Saab, sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese fashion designer. In 1982, Saab launched his own Beirut-based fashion label when he was just 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon, a country to which he remains deeply attached. He also has workshops in Milan and Paris. Saab is self-trained. He started sewing as a child and knew that one day he would make a living out of it. In 1981 he moved to Paris to study fashion, …
- Amal Saad-Ghorayeb
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb is a Lebanese writer and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment Middle East Center known for her writings on the Israeli-Lebanese conflict and Hezbollah. Previously, she worked as an assistant professor of political science at the Lebanese American University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England. Her father, Abdo Saad, is a prominent Shiite pollster; her mother is Christian.
- Fawzi Salloukh
Fawzi Salloukh is the current Foreign Minister of Lebanon. He has been in this position since July 19, 2005. Salloukh was born in 1931 in Qammatieh, Lebanon. Salloukh graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1954 with a Diploma in Political Science. Salloukh is said by some to be closely allied with Hizbullah, despite little substance to these claims.
- Carole Samaha
Carole Samaha is a popular Lebanese singer.
- Marwan Khoury
Marwan Khoury is a Lebanese artist. He is a singer, writer, composer and arranger for Rotana Records. His compositions are performed by some of the most appreciated artists in the Arab world such as Fadl Shaker, Shireen, Saber El Roubai, Carole Samaha, Melhem Zein, Najwa Karam, Madeleine Matar, Majida El Roumi, Cheb Mami, Talal Salameh and Abed Al Majeed Abdallah.