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Prominent
American Lebanese
Updated Mar 2008
It is estimated that there are
about 3 million American-Lebanese. Here are some who have made a
difference in their fields and communities.
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| Fouad Ajami, Scholar, Academic, Consultant, Activist and Head of Middle East Studies at John Hopkins University. |
| Rabih Aridi, Treasurer and Board Member of Amnesty International USA. |
| Bill Ferris, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Tony Haddad, President of the Lebanese American Council for Democracy, Lobbyist. |
| Joseph Hitti, President of New England Americans for Lebanon ( NEAL). |
| Ralph Johns, A key white
participant in the civil rights movement in the 1960's; encouraged the famous
Woolworth 'sit-in' at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| Candy Lightner, Founder of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). |
| Habib Malik, Scholar, Human Rights Activist and Academic. Son of the late Charles Malik, one of the founding members of the United Nations Charter. |
| Ralph Nader, Ex-Presidential candidate and Head of the Green Party. |
| Daniel Nassif, President of the American Lebanese Institute, US Representative of the Council of Lebanese American Organizations, Activist, Consultant, Lobbyist. |
| Elias Saadi, Cardilogist,
knighted by Lebanon with Order of the Cedar, the highest award granted by the
Lebanese government to a civilian. Secretary General of the International Maronite Foundation. |
| Edward M. Salem, Chairman of the International Maronite Foundation. |
| George Salem, Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, National Head of the U.S. Department of Labor Practice & Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Camille Sarrouf,
Senior partner of the
Boston law firm of Sarrouf, Tarricone & Flemming,
former president of the Massachusetts
Academy of Trial Attorneys. Also passionately and actively involved with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and was the Chairman of its Board of Governors from 1994 to 1998. Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Paul Michael Wihbey,
IASPS Strategic Fellow who specializes in US energy and security in the
Persian Gulf and adjacent areas. As a former vice president of the Federal Liberal Party of Canada during the Trudeau Administration, he was a member of the Canadian parliamentary and diplomatic fact-finding missions to Lebanon in the early 1980s. Also serves as a consultant on Middle East security, economics and political issues to US-based multinationals, Congress and the Department of Defense. |
| Stephen P. Yokich, Union
leader. In 1995 he became the eighth president of the sixty-year-old UAW, a
labor union officially named the International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. |
| John Zogby, One of America's preeminent pollsters, keeping tabs on public opinion and other statistics; founder of Zogby International. |
| George Zoghby, President of the Mobile Area Chapter of the National Alliance of Lebanese Americans |
| William Peter Blatty, Author. Best known for his best-selling book and Academy Award-winning screenplay "The Exorcist". |
| Vance Bourjaily, Novelist.
Known for his nonfiction articles about outdoor activities, some of which have
been published in collections like his 1997 book "Fishing by Mail: An Outdoor Life of a Father and Son". |
| Hussam A. Fadhi, Award-winning sculptor whose work is displayed around the world, including the Bush Presidential Library. |
| Gibran Khalil Gibran: Highly
respected poet/thinker. Born and bred in Lebanon. Moved to Boston in later
years. His book "The Prophet" has been translated into 54 languages. Has a park built in his honor in downtown Boston where he lived most of the later years of his life. The park is symbolically situated between a library and a church. Furniture and artwork from his last apartment which was in New York is now displayed at the Gibran Museum in Bsharri, North Lebanon. http://leb.net/gibran |
| Brian Karem, (son of James Karem, son of Fred) author several books, many articles. |
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Sam Maloof,
Woodworker whose quality work is in
great demand. Has had creations appear in the White House, Smithsonian
Institution, the Vatican and other renowned exhibit halls. This son of Lebanese immigrants is the only living craftsman to have his work in the White House collection of American furniture. In 1985, received the MacArthur Foundation's "genius" grant and in the same year, the California legislature named him a "living treasure." California prizes its native son so highly, it designated the 23-room home he built as a registered historical landmark. The 8,500-square-foot temple of craftsmanship has been opened to the public as a living museum. His signature piece - the Maloof rocking chair sells for $20,000 and as much as $42,000. Three former US Presidents - Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton - own the rocking chair, with Carter personally coming to pick up the chair and meet its creator. (4/4) Article |
| Emily Nasrallah - Lebanese American Novelist. One of her books "A House Not Her Own: Stories from Beirut". |
| Ameen Rihani, Writer, Philosopher, Political Thinker http://www.ameenrihani.org/ |
| Robert Abboud- Former President of the First National Bank of Chicago. |
| Ziad K. Abdelnour, Dealmaker,
Financier, Venture Capitalist, Registered Lobbyist. Financed over 60 US
private companies since 1986 raising over $3.5 billion in capital; sits on the Board of 15 of them. President & Founder of the U.S Committee for a Free Lebanon, Inc , Former President of the Arab Bankers Association of North America and Publisher of the Middle East Intelligence Bulletin Son of Lebanese MP Khalil Abdelnour. |
| Richard Abdoo, President & CEO of Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Anthony Abraham, Miami's Chevrolet king, Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Waleed Ali & Malik Ali, Founded MPI, the world's largest home-video distributor of documentaries. |
| Simon Assad, co-CEO of Heavy.com, a music site that was nominated for a Webby, the Internet's highest honor. |
| Ronald Assaf, Founder, former
CEO and current Chairman of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, an
international company with revenues of $1 billion, doing business in 80 countries and Recipient of Ellis island Medal of Honor. |
| Joseph Audi, President and CEO of Bank Audi (USA). |
| George Barbar, Florida based real estate tycoon, Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Ghassan Bejjani, General Partner, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, one of the most prominent private equity groups on Wall Street. |
| Tommy Borders, Jr., son of Christine Borders-Karem, immigrant in 1920's, founder Borders Bookstores. |
| George Boutros, Known as "The
Fiercest Tech Mergers and Aquisitions Banker In The World." Heads a 70-man
Tech M&A team @
Credit Suisse First Boston
in San Fransisco. Son of former Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Boutros. |
| Kevin Brown, (son of Virginia Brown-Karem) CFO Harmon International. |
| Virginia Karem Brown, founder GAMA, the Global Arbitration Mediation Association, Inc., world's first on-line ADR company, attorney, mother. |
| Fouad Chartouni, Owner and operator of the most famous hotel of the Stars, the Lowell Hotel. |
| Camille Chebeir, President of
SEDCO Services; Advisor to a prominent Saudi merchant family and Former
President of the
Arab Bankers Association of North America. |
| Wael Chehab, President of New
York based Cedar Capital Management; a premier fund of funds manager and
strong activist on behalf of the American University of Beirut. |
| Raymond Debbane, President of the Invus Group, a multi-million dollar private equity firm specializing in buyouts and venture capital. |
| Richard Debs, Former President of Morgan Stanley International and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut. |
| Derek E. Dewan, Chairman and
CEO of Modis Incorporated, a $1 billion information technology services
subsidiary of Modis Professional Services, Inc.(NYSE:MPS) and Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Fred Haddad:
Considered one of the most important businessmen in the U.S. His father,
Nathan originally from a Lebanese village known as Jib Jineen and came to the USA in the 1920's.They opened a great business, named Heck's. Fred resided in Charleston, WV. Fred, the son, turned the business into a great Empire. Frederick Lawrence Haddad passed away in 2002. |
| Nabil El Hage, President and CEO of Jeepers, Inc, and famous turnaround operator. |
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Janice jamail-Garvis, Owner of Jamial
Real Estate, Inc in Houston. She has been honored by her peers for her
involvement and dedication to her |
| Roger Farah, President, CEO
and Director of Polo Ralph Lauren. Previously served as Chairman of the Board
of Ventaor Group Inc., the parent company of Footlocker. |
| Ziad Ghandour, Founder of TI Capital, a private equity fund based in CA. |
| Michel T. Halbouty, Ellis
Island Medal of Honor - Recognized as one of the world's foremost geologists
and petroleum engineers and is acclaimed for his scientific expertise. Read American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation, and Ellis Island Medal of Honor . |
| George A. Hamid, Jr. -
Businessman and circus owner. Besides owning circuses and state fairs, Hamid
operated the Steel Pier, a large amusement park that featured live entertainers. |
| Charles Hanna, Born in Jamaica to an affluent
family. Came to the US after the civil war in Lebanon. He arrived with no
capital and no contacts. Now the family runs a multi-million dollar vending business. Mr. Hanna was featured in "Success Magazine" in August 1988. He is past president of his Rotary club and is involved with several non-profit organization. www.hanna-vending.com. (10-4) |
| Dr. Ray Irani, Former chemist
with dozens of patents. Became Armand Hammer's successor as Chairman of the
Board at Oxy; President and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Petroleum. AUB Alumnus. |
| Tony Ismail, Entrepreneur who founded the largest retailer of flags store in Dallas The Alamo Flag Company. |
| Karim Jaude, Founded and
operated 19 successful companies in eight countries and made his first million
dollars when he was 26. Business and real estate consultant, and coach to business owners, executive, and professionals. |
| Dr. Joseph Jacobs, Founder of an international, billion-dollar engineering group, "Jacobs Engineering Group" NYSE "JEC". |
| Joseph D. Jamail, Texas lawyer
who won the biggest settlement in U.S. history, on behalf of Pennzoil ($10
billion dollars). Listed #189 on Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. |
| George Joseph, #317 on Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. |
| Abdo Kadifa, President and CEO of Corio Inc, a leading Silicon Valley based Enterprise Application Service Provider. |
| Habib Kairouz, Managing Partner of RHO Management, Inc., a multi-million dollar private equity firm specializing in venture capital |
| John Mack, Investment banking legend. Ex-CEO of Morgan Stanley, now CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston. |
| Bob Manikian and brothers, Personal brokers to the Prince of Brunei (richest man in the world ) - They are 90th richest on UK TOP 100. |
| Ned Mansour, President of Mattel, Inc. in 1999, the maker of Barbie dolls. |
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Amira Matar, Vice President of Mellon Private Wealth Management in Century
City, CA. (www.mellon.com).
Ms. Matar is the first woman to be added to the Business and Finance list. She is an active board member in several charitable and church organizations, including the House of Lebanon and the Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society that supports the education of 506 orphans and needy students. (2-04) . |
| Sam Moore, Owner of Thomas Nelson Publishers |
| The Naify Brothers, Founded
cable television in the 50s. At one time both brothers owned 60% of United
Artist theaters. Father Michael Naify was the former CEO for United Artist Communications. |
| Yousef Nasr, CEO of HSBC Bank USA |
| Jack Nasser, Former President of the Ford Motor Company. |
| Paul Orfalea, Founder/CEO of Kinkos Click here for Profile and more information. 5-06 |
| Richard Edward Rainwater, #127 on Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. |
| Khalil Rizk, Founder of the famous New York based Chinese Porcelain Company |
| Charles Rozwat, Executive VP of Server Technologies - ORACLE CORPORATION |
| Tarek Saab- Global marketing at a foturne 500
company, appeared on the apprentice, working on a book and founded www.lionheartapparel.com. www.tsaab.com 5-07 |
| Abdo Sabban, AUB Alumnus. Founder of multi-million dollar real estate co. Treasurer of the AANA. |
| Naseeb Saliba, Founder of
Tutor-Saliba Corporation, one of the largest privately held international
General Contracting firms in the world with over $ 6 billion in completed work. Also Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| George Shaheen, Former
President of
Anderson Consulting - one of the Top 4
Consulting Firms in America. Resigned and was CEO of
Webvan, ex-on-line grocery delivery service. |
| Joseph Shaker, Jr., His father
founded
Shaker Advertising. Today Shaker Advertising
firm is the oldest and most respected Advertising Firm in the Midwest. Their headquarters is in Chicago, IL. |
| Lawrence N. Tadross, past president of the Oriental
Rug Importers Assoc. Operates Tadross & Company which was founded in 1891 and
is the oldest importer, exporter, wholesaler & retailer in the U.S. Board of directors of Big Brothers Big sisters of Stuat Fl. www.silkroadtraders.biz |
| Nassim Taleb, Currently
Founder and Chairman of Empirica LLC, a research laboratory and hedge fund
operator in Greenwich Connecticut (closed to the public) and Fellow in Mathematics in Finance and Adjunct Professor at the Courant Institute of New York University. Was inducted in the Derivatives Hall of Fame (Feb 2001). |
| Tony Tamer, co-Founder and CEO of HIG Capital, a multi-million dollar private equity firm specializing in buyouts and venture capital |
| The Late Dave Thomas, Founder of fast food chain Wendy's. Passed away in January 2002. Was adopted by Lebanese parents. |
| Kathleen Vrona, (daughter Virginia Brown Karem, daugher Fred, grand-daughter, Peter and Camilla), co-founder World Wide Access, Chicago Internet Company; |
| Bryan J. Zwan, Ph.D., Founded fiber-optic equipment company Digital Lightwave 1990; IPO 1997. #391 on Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. |
| Ron Afif, Recorded 5 or so
albums for the Pablo label. His latest being "Solitude" a solo effort. His
mother`s brother is the celebrated guitarist Ron Anthony (Sinatra's guitarist 1985-1993). His father Charlie was a middle weight champion fighter. |
| Walid Akl, World-renowned pianist. |
| Paul Anka, One of America's first pop teen idols. |
| John Bowab, Directed "Soap," "Benson," "Bosom Buddies," "The Facts of Life," and the last season and a half of the "The Cosby Show." |
| Jonathon Brandmeier, Radio talk show host. |
| Don Bustany, Created and produced "American Top 40" and "American Country Countdown." Recently added "Casey's Top 40" and "Casey's Country Countdown." |
| Elie Chaib, Dancer. Both youngest and oldest performer with the famous Paul Taylor company. In 1992 he was named the "Dancer of the Year" by the NY Times. |
| Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar. |
| George S. Dibie, Emmy Award-winning cinematographer-director. Now President of the International Photographers Guild. |
| George Durgom, Through the years, managed Jackie Gleason, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Marilyn Monroe. |
| Bechara El Khoury, World-renowned musician. |
| Rosalind Elias, Opera prima donna who hit the high notes at the Met., NY. |
| Shannon Elizabeth, (Fadal) - Best known for her "American Pie" movie where she plays the sexy Czech student. Her website: http://www.ShannonElizabeth.com/. |
| Jamie Farr, Actor. Farr is best known in his role as Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger in the TV show M*A*S*H. |
| Sammy Haggar, Former lead vocalist for Van Halen. |
| Khrystyne Haje, Actress. Best known in her role as Simone Foster in the television series Head of the Class. |
| Jack Hanna, Popular host of the hit television series, "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures," one of America's most beloved naturalists and adventurers. |
| Salma Hayek, Superstar of Hollywood hits such as "Desperado" with Antonio Banderas and "Fools Rush In". |
| Waleed Howrani, World-renowned musician, concert pianist and composer. |
| Paul Jabara, Oscar winning composer for "Last Dance" from "Thank God It's Friday". |
| Mike Joseph, Pioneered the concept of a radio programming consultant in 1958 . |
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Casey Kasem: Famous radio personality
and TV host, Producer of American top Ten show, and an actor. The voice of
Shaggy on the 70's and 80's cartoon series Scooby-Doo. |
| Mario Kassar, Former chairman
of Carolco Pictures, the movie company that produced such blockbusters as
"Rambo", "Terminator 2", and "Total Recall". At one time he ran a billion-dollar industry. |
| Asaad Kelad, Worked with numerous series like "Family Ties" and episodes of "The Facts of Life," "Who's the Boss?," "WKRP in Cincinnati," etc. |
| Herbert Khaury, Lebanese-American folk singer known to all of his fans as "Tiny Tim". |
| Callie Khoury, First woman to receive an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay -- for "Thelma and Louise". |
| Emile Kuri, Nominated eight times for films like Mary Poppins. Won the Oscar twice -- for "The Heiress" and Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." |
| Wendie Malick, "One of the stars of NBC’s hit show Just Shoot Me. |
| Kristy McNichol, Actress. Best
known in her role as Bubby Lawrence on the late 1970s TV show Family. Also
best known in her role as an undercover cop on the TV show "Empty Nest". |
| Joanna Medawar Nachef PhD, is
recognized as the first woman conductor from the Middle East. Born in Beirut,
Lebanon, Dr. Nachef moved to Los Angeles in 1977. 9-06 Profile |
| Michael Nader, Actor in the "Dynasty" series. |
| Michelle Nader, Comedy writer for the TV Series "Spin City". |
| Kathy Najimy, Actress and activist, "Veronica's Closet", "Sister Act", "Rat Race". Her website: www.kathynajimy.com |
| Michael Nouri, The leading man who starred in the movie Flashdance; later seen in TV's "Love and War" sitcom. |
| Keanu Reeves, Keanu is not Lebanese, but was born in Beirut in the 1970's. He is a mixture of Hawaiian, Chinese and American. |
| Diane Rehm, Host and executive producer of "The Diane Rehm Show" on National Public Radio (NPR). |
| Fouad Said, The
cinematographer who designed the Cinemobile -- the first customized van for
filming on location -- while working on the TV series "I Spy". He received a Technical Academy Award in 1970 for this achievement. |
| Fred Saidy, Wrote two classics, "Finian's Rainbow" and "Bloomer Girl". |
| Lucie Salhany, Former chairwoman for Fox Broadcasting Co. and former chairwoman for United Paramount (TV) Network. |
| Elie Samaha, Producer and owner of Franchise Pictures; Films: Driven, The whole nine yards, The Pledge, Battle Field Earth, Heist, Exit Wounds. |
| Shakira, World-renowned rock singer. Born in Columbia of Lebanese descent. www.shakira.com . |
| Tony Shalhoub, One of the alien men in "Men In Black" and several TV series such as "Wyngs". |
| Omar Sharif, Born Michael Shalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt in 1932, to Lebanese parents. |
| Tom Shidyac, Director. Directed such well known movies as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", and "The Nutty Professor". |
| G. E. Smith, Former bandleader for many years for NBC TV's "Saturday Night Live". |
| Amin Sultan, One of the best Middle Eastern singers in the United States http://www.vrshopping.com/amin/. |
| Michael Tadross, Was the unit production manager for "Die Hard III", "Devil's Advocate", and many other movies. |
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George Taweel, Co-Partner of TLC Entertainment, winner of over 70
prestigious awards for creative excellence in the area of family-oriented
entertainment. TLC has produced 70 Gold and Platinum selling video titles including "Kids' Ten Commandments" voiced by major star talent and notable TV episodes of "Touched by an Angel". (3-04) |
| Julie Taymor, The creative mastermind behind the Broadway version of Disney's "The Lion King." She also directed the powerful film "Titus" . |
| The Late Danny Thomas, Founder of St. Jude Hospital for Children, comedian and star of sit-com, "Make Room For Daddy". |
| Marlo Thomas, Actress and Producer. Daughter of the late actor Danny Thomas. Marlo has won Emmy Awards and is best known for her role in "That Girl". |
| Tony Thomas, Producer. Son of the late actor Danny Thomas. Has won Emmy Awards for his productions. |
| Tiffany, The first teenage singer to have her first two singles both hit number one. |
| Gabriel Yared, Academy Award winner, music score composer for the movie "The English Patient". |
| Amy Yasbeck, Actress. Played in the TV series "Wings" and played in the movies "Problem Child" and "Robin Hood, Men in Tights". |
| David Yazbeck, Wrote the lyrics and score for "The Full Monty". |
| Frank Zappa, Former legend in
the world of rock. |
| Elias Abu Saab: vice president of American University of Dubai (AUD). |
| David Adamany, President of Wayne State University in Detroit. |
| Joseph Aoun: seventh president of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he took office on 8-15-06. |
| Helena Cobban, Author of
The Syrian-Israeli Peace Talks: 1991-96 and Beyond (USIP Press, Feb. 2000)
and of The Moral Architecture of World Peace: Nobel Laureates Discuss Our Global Future (University Press of Virginia, May 2000). A veteran writer and columnist on global issues. |
| Raghida Dergham, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at Al-Hayat. |
| Joseph Farah, Editor in Chief of World Net Daily www.wnd.com. |
| Fawaz Gerges, Christian A.
Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Sarah
Lawrence College. His latest book is American and Political Islam (Cambridge University Press, 1999). |
| Zeina B. Ghandour, Born in
Beirut in 1966 and studied at Kent University, specializing in Islamic and
Jewish law, wrote "The Honey": a story about contemporary Palestine that revolves around a village muezzin’s daughter, Ruhiya, who breaches one of the deepest taboos of Islam by performing the call to the dawn prayer. |
| Dr. Fran Jabara, Professor of
Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at
Wichita State University and the founder (in
1977) of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University. A building at the University has been named in his honor as Jabara Hall. He is a relative of the late Col. James Jabara (see Military), America's first triple jet ace in the Korean War. |
| Samuel John Hazo, Poet. In 1993, Pennsylvania named Hazo its first poet laureate, or official state poet. |
| Brian Karem, Of Lebanese descent and nephew to David Karem of Louisville KY. Former television correspondent for "America's Most Wanted" and NBC-TV. |
| Emile Kuri, Was Head set decorator for Disney. Won two Oscars for his set decorations in two films. |
| Dr. Luz Lenis Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for sophomores at Fordham University, Bronx, NY. |
| Amin Maalouf, Journalist and writer. In 1993 won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award. |
| Steven Naifeh, Won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for his biography "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga". |
| Walid Phares PhD: An associate professor of Middle
East Studies and Ethnic and Religious Conflict, in the Department of Political
Science at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of eight books on the Middle East in Arabic, French, and English and more then 200 articles. |
| Fred Saidy, Broadway playwright. Wrote two classics, "Finian's Rainbow" and "Bloomer Girls". |
| Cindy Mohammad Saleh, Teenage Lebanese-American Poet. |
| Al Thomy, sportswriter/columnist/editor for Atlanta
Constitution, Houston Press, Greensboro (N.C.) News-Record, named NASCAR
Racing Columnist of Year in 2004, winner of 32 national and regional journalistic awards, active career of 62 years, covered every major sports event with exception of Kentucky Derby. |
| Mike Toney, Played "Fat Sally" in Martin Scorsese's film "Casino". |
| Nido Qubein, Writer-lecturer
on business and success. Became President of the National Speakers'
Association and the youngest member inducted into the International Speakers' Hall of Fame. |
| Joseph Abboud, World famous designer of men's line of clothing carrying his name "Joseph Abboud". |
| Reem Acra, Emerging woman's fashion designer of the New York scene. |
| Mansour Farah, Manufacturer. Founded a multimillion-dollar menswear manufacturing company called Farah's. |
| Joseph Marion Haggar,
Manufacturer. Was the founder and former chairman of the country's leading
manufacturer of men's clothing. The company name Haggar Corporation. |
| Julie Hayek: Miss USA in 1983; at that time she was the titleholder for Miss California |
| Norma Kamali, Fashion designer. Her clothing line OMO Norma Kamali is known throughout the world. |
| The Maloof Family,
Manufactured Mod-O-Day women's dresses. |
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John Maalouf,
Among other accomplishments, Mr. Maalouf was named
to the United States Lawyer Rankings List of the Nation's |
Medicine and Science
Medicine:
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Dimitri Azar, M.D. Harvard Professor of Opthalmology, Associate Scientist
at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Director of the Corneal, External and Refractive Surgery Services at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and on Unite for Sight's Executive Board of Directors. Has published over 100 journal articles on topics in his field of expertise including his work on the molecular basis of corneal scarring and avascularity during wound healing and the mathematical basis of laser surgery.(Added 12-3) |
| Amin Barakat, M.D. Famous Pediatrician and Professor of Medicine - Georgetown University Medical Center. Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Bassam A. Bassam, MD. Professor of Neurology at the University of South Alabama, Department of Neurology. |
| is a retired heart surgeon who is the grandson of a Lebanese Immigrant. |
| Chamsuddine, Abbas, M.D. Named
America's top radiologist in 2003 and 2007. Associate professor Emory
University. Graduated from AUB medical school in 1991 and moved to the U.S. in 1993. (featured in our April 2008 newsletter) |
| Robert Chahine, M.D. Cardiologist, graduate of AUB.
Held several academic positions at major medical schools in the U.S.
Authored/Co-authored more than 200 publications. Belongs to several medical/cardiovascular organization. Involved in several American Lebanese organizations and a founder of the American Lebanese foundation. www.alfusa.org (10-04) |
| Michael DeBakey,M.D. World
Famous heart surgeon currently working in Houston, TX. Invented the heart
pump. Today he's chancellor of Baylor University's College of Medicine. www.wic.org/bio/debakey.htm |
| Michael Fakih, M.D. Recognized
worldwide as a leader in his field. His innovative GIFT technique - using the
woman's follicular fluid to treat sperm and serve as a transfer medium - has revolutionized the procedure. The improvement nearly doubles the success rate of the GIFT procedure. |
| Fuad Freiha, M.D., FACS. Professor Emeritus at
Stanford. Received MD and general surgery training at AUB. Trained in
Urology at Stanford where he has been on faculty for 30 years. Decorated by the gov. of Lebanon for his work in the ministry of health, receiving the Cedars Medal of Honor. President of the Lebanese American Association from 2002-2004. (8-05) |
| Amin A. Milki M.D. Faculty professor in the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the
A renowned fertility doctor, researcher and innovator in the fields of AI, IVF and ICSI. A Milki M.D. and other info (6/4) |
| Anis Razzouk, M.D. Prominent heart surgeon at Loma Linda University Hospital in Riverside, CA. |
| Philip Salem,M.D. Famous Texas based oncologist and Recipient of Ellis Island Medal of Honor. |
| Wadi Suki, M.D. Born in Sudan of Lebanese parents.
Clinical professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Listed in Who’s
Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, The National Register of Prominent Americans and International Notables, The Best Doctors in the U.S., The Best Doctors in America. He as served as a consultant to, or member of the Board of Directors of, a number of governmental agencies, voluntary health organizations and professional organizations. Widely published, Dr. Suki has written over 200 scientific publications dealing with many aspects of renal physiology and disease. |
| H. John Shammas, M.D. Specialist in cataract and
laser surgery. Obtained his medical education in Lebanon. Held several
academic positions. Published more than 100 papers and two books on eye surgery. Know nationally and internationally in his field. Recognized for his work with American Lebanese organizations such as www.houseoflebanon.com. (10-04) |
| Henry Zeiter, M.D.- Ophthalmologist and author of "From Lebanon to California". Profile 05-06 |
Science:
| Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, Inventor for GE in the 1920s, 52 different patents among one of the first patents on television tubes and solar energy panels. |
| Ghassan Antar, PhD, At the University of California in San Diego, a plasma physicist. |
| Nicholas S. Assal, Medical researcher. Helps doctors in the world prevent and treat complications during pregnancy and birth. |
| Oussama Halim
Barbar,
born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1962. He came to the U.S. in 1983 where he
attended Northeastern University in Boston and graduated with a degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering. He is the co-founder of Environmental Consulting Services, Inc., an environmental and geotechnical engineering firm based in Houston, Texas. In 1997 he was honored as the "Entrepreneur Of The Year" by the International Who's Who Of Entrepreneurs. Mr. Barbar belongs to many environmental and engineering organizations and is very involved in the community. Co-founder of the International Orphans Foundation (IOF), a nonprofit org. dedicated to helping orphans in Lebanon & the USA. (6/4) |
| Dr. Elias Corey, Chemist. Won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a logical process that changed the face of synthetic chemistry. |
| George A. Doumani, Geologist whose explorations helped prove the theory of continental drift. He has a mountain peak named after him in Antarctica. |
| Dr. Charles Elachi, Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Article |
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Joseph Hassab, PhD -
Born in Jounieh and presently in New Jersey, USA. Internationally recognized
speaker and author of two books published by CRC Press and author of more than one hundred professional Journal publications. President of S&T, Past President of Sensytech, past Director of Lockheed Martin and a Past General Electric Executive. He is recognized as an exper in the field of electronic warfare, communication and imaging as well as systems management, underwater signals and data processing. (added 2-4) |
| Dr. George Helou, Executive
Director of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center and a member of the
faculty in the Physics, Math and Astronomy Division at Caltech, Pasadena, CA. He is also a Director of NASA Herschel Science Center and Deputy Director of the Spitzer Science Center. Profile 3-07 |
| Lina A. Jazi, president and
co-founder of Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (www.ecsus.com).
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