17 Notable alumni of Beirut Arab University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Beirut Arab University is ranked #3,500 in the world and #6 in Lebanon by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Beirut Arab University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Beirut Arab University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Anwar al-Fatayri
1946-1989 (aged 43)
politician
partisan
Anwar Habib al-Fatayri was a Lebanese Druze politician and junior commander of the People's Liberation Army who was assassinated on 9 February 1989.
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2. Mona al-Kuwari
writer
Mona Jassim Mohammed al-Kuwari (Arabic: منى جاسم محمد الكواري, is a Bahraini judge, academic, and author. She is currently a member of the Constitutional Court, the first woman in the Gulf to sit on such a court, which includes two other judges and a secretary.
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3. Khaled Akil
1986-. (aged 40)
photographer
Khaled Akil born 1986 in Aleppo is a Syrian artist based in Istanbul. Akil is a self-taught artist who works with different art mediums. He is best known for his photography series Pokémon Go in Syria
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4. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
politician
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser is a Qatari diplomat and the former permanent representative of Qatar to the United Nations, appointed on 11 September 1998. Prior to this office at the United Nations, Al-Nasser had served as the ambassador to Jordan from 1993. He worked for his country's foreign affairs department beginning in November 1972. He was the President of the Sixty-sixth...
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5. Akram Chehayeb
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Akram Hussein Chehayeb is a Lebanese Druze politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party headed by Walid Jumblatt. Cheheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and has also served in different cabinet and parliamentary posts.
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6. Anton Salman
1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer
politician
Anton Salman is a Palestinian politician and lawyer who was the mayor of Bethlehem.
7. Sawsan Al Sha'er
1956-. (aged 70)
journalist
Sawsan al-Sha'er is a journalist and author. She is a columnist with Al-Watan newspaper, having joined the staff there from the pro-government Al-Ayam.
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8. George Ibrahim Haddad
1934-2009 (aged 75)
poet
writer
journalist
George Ibrahim Haddad was a national Jordanian writer, poet and journalist and the founder of the Hebrew section in the Jordanian television, as his work of newsletters and political comments then had the most significant impact among the Hebrew society, even that Golda Meir– 4th Prime Minister of Israel– said about him during the 1973 war: "Israel had never faced...
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9. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani is a Qatari politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Qatar from 26 June 2013 until his resignation on 28 January 2020. A member of the ruling family, he was Minister of State for Internal Affairs from 2005 to 2013.
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10. Basmah bint Saud
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
human rights defender
Basmah bint Saud bin Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian royal, businesswoman and human rights activist. She is one of the grandchildren of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz and a daughter of King Saud.
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11. Ghazi Hussein
1950-. (aged 76)
Ghazi Hussein is a Qatari actor and journalist. He is best known for his work in presenting Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic version of American children's television series Sesame Street, and for his leading role in Qatari television series Excuse Me, Father in 1994. He typically plays roles consisting of a domineering and authoritarian male figure.
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12. Fadwa Barghouti
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
militant
Fadwa Al-Barghouti, also known by the kunya Umm Al-Qassam (أم القسام), is a Palestinian lawyer and member of the Fatah council. The wife of politician Marwan Barghouti, who is currently held in Israeli prison for murder, she holds a master's degree in law in 2003 from Al-Quds University, and holds a bachelor's degree in law from Beirut University in 1997.
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13. Najah Wakim
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Najah Wakim is a Lebanese politician who served as member of parliament from 1972 to 2000. He is the president of the People's Movement.
14. Rafiq Hariri
1944-2005 (aged 61)
entrepreneur
politician
Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.
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15. Layal Abboud
1982-. (aged 44)
fitting model
dancer
model
humanitarian
businessperson
Layal Mounir Abboud is a Lebanese pop singer, folk music entertainer, sound-lyric poet, concert dancer, fit model and Muslim humanitarian.
16. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
1963-. (aged 63)
poet
Islamic jurist
Muhammad Abul Huda al-Yaqoubi is a Syrian Islamic scholar. A descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, al-Yaqoubi is a follower of the Maliki and Hanafi schools of thought.
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17. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
1967-. (aged 59)
military personnel
entrepreneur
diplomat
politician
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah is a Qatari politician who was minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to January 2016. He had been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs between January 2016 and 12 November 2024.
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