List of Famous people born in Lebanon
Fares Fares
Fares Fares is a Swedish-Lebanese actor.
Mohammad Safadi
Mohammad Ahmed Safadi is a Lebanese businessman who served as minister of finance under Najib Mikati.
Razan Moughrabi
Razan El Maghrabi is a Lebanese singer, actress, and TV presenter on Arabic television. She holds Lebanese and British passports.
Ziad Takieddine
Ziad Takieddine is a Lebanese-French businessman, described by The Telegraph as an "arms broker".
Nawal El Zoghbi
Nawal El Zoghbi is a Lebanese pop singer.
Assi El Hallani
Mohammed Muzen El Hallani, widely known as Assi El Hallani, is a Lebanese singer. El Helani's musical career started after winning Studio Al Fan, a TV program for young artists, at the age of 17. He has released more than a dozen albums, and his top hits include "Wani Mareq Mareet", "Amshi Lihali", "Mali Saber", "Akerhak Gedan", "Ahla Al Oyoun", "Shoag El Sahara", "Azabounii", "Bel Kurdi", "Saalouni", "Ya Memah" and "Kayed Ozzalak".
Maher Zain
Maher Zain is a Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. He released his debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. He released his follow-up album Forgive Me in April 2012 under the same production company, and a third album One in 2016.
Walid Jumblatt
Walid Kamal Jumblatt is a Lebanese Druze politician and former militia commander who has been leading the Progressive Socialist Party since 1977.
Hady Amr
Hady Amr is an American government official serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the U.S. Department of State. He was appointed to the role under President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. He was born in Lebanon, and has close ties to the region, being praised by both Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike.
Nick Hayek
Georges Nicolas "Nick" Hayek Jr. is a Swiss-Lebanese businessman.