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">Alawite State</span> Former state in the French Mandate of Syria

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch</span> Eastern Orthodox patriarchate currently headquartered in Damascus, Syria

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Émile Eddé</span> Lebanese politician

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon</span> League of Nations mandate of France in the Middle East (1923–1946)

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

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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 Hotel Miziara, the village's first hotel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fares al-Khoury</span> Syrian statesman and minister

Fares 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. Fares Khoury'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.

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

<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">Petro Trad</span> 8th President of Lebanon

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Lebanese Turkmen, also known as the Lebanese Turks, are people of Turkish ancestry that live in Lebanon. The historic rule of several Turkic dynasties in the region saw continuous Turkish migration waves to Lebanon during the Tulunid rule (868–905), Ikhshidid rule (935–969), Seljuk rule (1037–1194), Mamluk rule (1291–1515), and Ottoman rule (1516–1918).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haqqi al-Azm</span> Syrian politician

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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, festival curator and Director of the Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College.

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