3 Notable alumni of Bethlehem University
Updated: June 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bethlehem University is ranked #5,059 in the world and #9 in Palestine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Salah Hamouri
1985-. (aged 41)
lawyer
activist
Salah Hamouri is a French-Palestinian lawyer and field researcher for the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association. His wife – who is French – has been barred since January 2016 from entering Israel or the Israeli-occupied West Bank to visit him.
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2. Vera Baboun
1964-. (aged 62)
university teacher
politician
Vera George Ghattas Baboun is a Palestinian politician who served as the first female mayor of Bethlehem. Baboun has a master's degree in African-American literature. Prior to her election, she became the principal of the Roman Catholic High School in Beit Sahour (2010-2012) and was an English literature lecturer at Bethlehem University, (1990-2010) where she was also the Assistant Dean...
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3. Isa Qaraqi
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Issa Qaraqe is a Palestinian politician who has held various positions in the Palestinian Authority.