List of Lebanese people in Syria

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This is a list of notable individuals born in Syria of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Syrian dual nationality who live or lived in Syria.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Solange Gemayel</span>

Solange Gemayel is a Lebanese political figure and former First Lady of Lebanon. The widow of former President-elect Bachir Gemayel (1947–1982), who was assassinated days before he was due to take office in 1982, she helped to found the Bachir Gemayel Foundation, to keep his legacy alive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">René Moawad</span> 9th President of Lebanon (5th-22nd November 1989)

René Moawad was a Lebanese politician who served as the 9th President of Lebanon. He served for 18 days, from 5 to 22 November 1989, before his assassination by unknown assailants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bechara El Khoury</span> First President of Lebanon (1890–1964)

Bechara El Khoury was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943. He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929.

Khoury, also transliterated as Khouri, is a Levantine surname that is found among Christians in the Middle East. The term Khoury means "priest" in Levantine Arabic. It derives from the Latin word curia, or may come from the French curé meaning parish Priest, from Medieval Latin curatus "one responsible for the care ," from Latin curatus, past participle of curare "to take care of".

Miziara is a town located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The village is home to Our Lady of Miziara, Mother of Mercies, St Elias Shrines And to Hotel Miziara the village's first hotel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fares al-Khoury</span>

Faris al-Khoury was a Syrian statesman, minister, prime minister, speaker of parliament, and father of modern Syrian politics. Faris Khoury went on to become prime minister of Syria from October 14, 1944, to October 1, 1945, and from October 1954 to February 13, 1955. Faris Koury's position as prime minister is, as of 2017, the highest political position a Syrian Christian has ever reached. Khoury's electoral popularity was due in part to his staunch secularist and nationalist policies. As a die-hard Syrian nationalist, Khoury never compromised on his principles and was resolutely against pan-Arabism and the ill-fated union between Syria and Egypt. Khoury opposed the short-lived union between Nasser's Egypt and republican Syria, the United Arab Republic. Through it all Faris Khoury served his country for almost 50 years. He was the grandfather of noted Syrian novelist Colette Khoury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Qartaba</span> Town in Keserwan-Jbeil

Qartaba is a town in the mountains of the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers north Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an average altitude of 1,250 meters. Qartaba is surrounded by olive groves, apple orchards, and vineyards.

Agop Misak Donabidian is a football coach and former player who is a coach at Lebanese football academy Athletico.

Kfarshakhna, Kfrchakhna, Kfar Chakhna or Kafarchakhna is a small village in the region of North Lebanon, with an estimated population of not more than 100 people. In Syriac language, it means the silence and tranquility.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamil Mardam Bey</span> Syrian politician (1895–1960)

Jamil Mardam Bey, was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family of Turkish origins. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala Mustafa Pasha and the penultimate Mamluk ruler Qansuh al Ghuri. He studied at the school of Political Science in Paris and it was there that his political career started.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Demetrius I Qadi</span> Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1919 to 1925

Demetrius I Qadi was Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1919 until 1925.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petro Trad</span> 8th President of Lebanon

Petro Trad was a Lebanese lawyer, politician, who served as President of the French Mandate of Lebanon for a brief period.

Bishara, Bechara or Beshara (بشارة) is a common Arabic and Coptic name in the Middle East. It is most common in Egypt, Iraq and Syria. In Arabic, Bishāra means “Good News” an Arabic word which is the equivalent to Greek εὐαγγέλιον euangélion, meaning “The Gospel”. As such, bearers of this surname are predominantly Christian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians</span>

Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in Lebanon, which is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and is the second-largest Christian denomination in Lebanon after the Maronite Christians.

The Lebanese people in Syria are people from Lebanon or those of Lebanese descent who live in the country of Syria. There are many prominent people in Syria who are of Lebanese descent.

The Maronite Eparchy of Latakia or Latakia of the Maronites is a Maronite Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. As of 2011, there were 35,000 members. The current eparch is Antoine Chbeir.

Roland Aboujaoudé was a Lebanese Catholic Maronite eparch of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch.

Tania El Khoury is a Lebanese live artist. In 2017, she was winner of the ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival International Prize for Live Art, the only international award for live art, attracting a EUR30,000 prize. Her work has been translated into multiple languages and shown in 32 countries across six continents. She is also visiting professor and festival curator at Bard College.

Massoud is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Masud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:

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