List of Famous people born in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

Najwa Karam

First Name Najwa
Born on February 26, 1966 (age 58)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Najwa Karam is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and fashion icon.Karam has created her own style which blends traditional and contemporary Arabic music and has helped spread the Lebanese dialect in Arabic music. Najwa Karam was the highest-selling Middle Eastern artist in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2008. She is known for her vocal powerhouse Mawwal talents and has gained an international audience due to her distinct blend of traditional Lebanese music and contemporary sounds. In 2011, Karam debuted as a judge on the reality competition television series, Arabs Got Talent; she has since appeared on all six of its seasons. In 2017, Forbes Middle East ranked Karam number 5 on the list of "The Top 100 Arab Celebrities" with over 26.58 million social media followers. In 2018, Cosmopolitan included Karam on their list of "The 15 Most Inspiring Women In The Middle East", and Forbes included her on their list of the "Top 10 of Arab Stars On The Global Stage".

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Wael Kfoury

First Name Wael
Born on September 14, 1974 (age 50)

Michel Émile Kfoury, known by his stage name Wael Kfoury, is a Lebanese singer, musician and songwriter. He is considered one of the most popular figures in Arabic music and is often called The King of Romance. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has become a Lebanese icon through his romantic songs.

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Maria Maalouf

First Name Maria
Last Name Maalouf
Born on November 30, 1973 (age 50)

Maria Maalouf is a Lebanese journalist and political analyst.

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Elie Samaha

First Name Elie
Last Name Samaha
Born on May 10, 1955 (age 69)

Elie Samaha is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with The Immortals in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with some video games. He produced The Boondock Saints (1999), Battlefield Earth (2000), Driven (2001), 3,000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Heist (2001), The Pledge (2001), Spartan (2004), among many others.

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Abdul Rahim Mourad

First Name Abdul
Last Name Mourad
Born on January 1, 1942 (age 82)

Abdul Rahim Mrad is a Lebanese Sunni politician. He was born in 1942. A former minister, he is the founder of the Lebanese International University. He is the leader of the Union Party.

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Elie Ferzli

First Name Elie
Last Name Ferzli
Born on November 22, 1949 (age 74)

Elie Ferzli is a Lebanese Eastern Orthodox Christian politician. He served as Information Minister and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon in the early 2000s. He was succeeded by as deputy speaker Farid Makari in 2005. He expressed pro-Syrian sentiments during the Cedar Revolution. In 2018, he was reelected to parliament, and took again the seat of Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon.

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Lara Nabhan

First Name Lara
Last Name Nabhan
Born on July 17, 1989 (age 35)
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Karol Sakr

First Name Karol
Last Name Sakr
Born on August 11, 1969 (age 55)

Karol Etienne Sakr is a Lebanese singer who is most known for her English songs back in the 1980s. She is the daughter of the Lebanese Maronite exiled politician Etienne Sakr, a former member of the Lebanese Forces and leader of the far-right Guardians of the Cedars.

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Hussein el-Husseini

First Name Hussein
Last Name El-Husseini
Born on April 15, 1937 (age 87)

Sayyid Hussein El-Husseini is a Lebanese politician and former speaker of the Lebanese parliament, whose efforts in brokering and fathering the Taif Agreement led to the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. El-Husseini, as co-founder of the Amal Movement, is regarded as one of the founders of the Lebanese resistance. He succeeded Musa al-Sadr as leader of the Amal Movement, but resigned from his position in 1980 as he was opposed to Amal becoming increasingly more involved in the civil war.

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