Notable Alumni of Saint-Joseph University of Beirut [Sorted List]

1. Gaby Layoun

1964-. (aged 62)

politician

Gaby Emile Layoun was the Lebanese Minister of Culture, announced as part of the cabinet led by Najib Mikati. He represents the Free Patriotic Movement. Layoun is married and has two children. He holds a diploma in engineering, a Lebanese Baccalaureate in mathematics (1982) and a Sacred Heart of the city of Zahle.

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2. Fouad Naffah

1925-2017 (aged 92)

politician

Fouad Georges Naffah was a Lebanese politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and deputy for Keserwan (1960–1964, and 1972–1992). He held cabinet posts of Minister of Agriculture (March – May 1972), Finance (1972–1973) and Foreign Affairs (1973–1974). He was also a potential presidential candidate at the end of the 1980s.

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3. Nicole Karam

cardiologist

Nicole Karam is a Professor in Cardiology at Paris University and an MD doctor at Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris, where she is the Medical Chair of the Heart Valve Unit. She is also a researcher in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, and the chair of the European association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions...

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4. Bashir Copti

1929-2016 (aged 87)

poet

Bashir Issa Copti was a Palestinian–Lebanese teacher, poet, writer and publisher.

5. Philippe Najib Boulos

1902-1979 (aged 77)

lawyer politician

Philippe Najib Boulos was a lawyer and an active figure of Lebanon's politics in the 20th century. He worked as a lawyer and involved in Lebanon's politics from 1941 until his death. During that period, he was named as the cabinet minister three times and deputy three times, contributing to different sectors of Lebanon's politics such as education, justice and...

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6. Sahar Mandour

1977-. (aged 49)

journalist writer

Sahar Mandour is a Lebanese-Egyptian novelist.

7. Nicolas Nahas

1946-. (aged 80)

engineer businessperson politician

Nicolas Nahas is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014.

8. William J. Green Jr

1910-1963 (aged 53)

insurance broker politician

William Joseph Green Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

9. Alain Hakim

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Alain Hakim is a Lebanese politician, previously serving as the Minister of Economy and Trade in Lebanon.

10. Farid Abboud

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat

Farid Abboud is a Lebanese diplomat who served as Lebanese Ambassador to China from June 2013 to December 2017. Before becoming ambassador to China, he was the ambassador to Tunisia from July 2007 to June 2013 and the ambassador to the United States from March 1999 until July 2007.

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11. Alice Shabtini

1946-. (aged 80)

politician

Alice Shabtini or Chabtini is a Lebanese lawyer and politician, who served as Minister for Displaced Persons in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tammam Salam.

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12. Joelle Khoury

1963-. (aged 63)

pianist music teacher composer

Joelle Khoury is a Lebanese-American pianist and composer of jazz and contemporary classical music.

13. Eliyahu Eliashar

1899-1981 (aged 82)

writer businessperson physician politician

Eliyahu Elyashar was an Israeli politician and writer.

14. Randa Habib

1952-. (aged 74)

journalist

Randa Habib is a French journalist of Lebanese origin, who as director of the Amman, Jordan, bureau of Agence France-Presse, one of the three global news agencies, since 1987, has spent 25 years covering war, politics and economic development in the Middle East. She has reported extensively in Iraq and other areas of conflict and interviewed royalty and leaders throughout...

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15. Assad Kotaite

1924-2014 (aged 90)

politician

Assad Kotaite, was a Lebanese politician who served as Secretary-General and Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization from 1976 to 2006.

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16. Abdel Latif El Zein

1932-2019 (aged 87)

politician

Abdel Latif El Zein was a Lebanese politician who served as Member of Parliament from 1960 until 2018. He was the longest-serving member of parliament in the world. He previously held the position of Minister of Agriculture.

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17. Talal El Merhebi

1946-. (aged 80)

civil servant

Talal El Merhebi, born in late 1946, is the son of Khaled Beik Abdulkader El Merhebi, politician and leader in the North Lebanon district of Akkar (Deputy of Akkar since 1934). Khaled Beik had eight children, six daughters and two sons, Khaldoun and Talal.

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18. Dimitris Lipertis

1866-1937 (aged 71)

poet

Dimitris Theophani Lipertis was a Greek Cypriot poet.

19. Philippe Takla

1915-2006 (aged 91)

diplomat civil servant politician

Philippe Takla was a Lebanese lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister.

20. Jean Aziz

1917-1986 (aged 69)

poet lawyer politician

Jean Aziz was a Lebanese politician, lawyer and poet. He began his career in Lebanon as a lawyer before becoming an active participant in politics. He was first elected as a member of parliament in 1957, representing Jezzine district city. He became known in particular as of 1958 for his advocacy for unity within various Lebanese sects. This led to...

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21. Gabriel Noradunkyan

1852-1936 (aged 84)

diplomat lawyer politician

Gabriel Efendi Noradunkyan (Armenian: Գաբրիել Նորատունկեան, Turkish: Gabriyel Noradunkyan Efendi; 6 November 1852 Constantinople - 1936 Paris) was an Ottoman Armenian statesman and bureaucrat. He served as the Minister of Trade in 1908 and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire from July 22, 1912 to January 23, 1913 during the reign of Mehmed V and the prime ministership...

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22. Khalil Sehnaoui

1975-. (aged 51)

IT consultant hacker

Khalil Sehnaoui is a Belgian-Lebanese information security consultant who specialises in the Middle-East and the founder and managing partner of Beirut-based Krypton Security. He is also a member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe's largest association of hackers. In 2021, Sehnaoui started an acting career by featuring in the TV mini series The Role and the TV series Al...

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23. Adnan Mansour

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat politician

Adnan Mansour is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants.

24. Aram Karamanoukian

1910-1996 (aged 86)

military personnel politician

Aram Karamanoukian was a Syrian-Armenian Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army. He was also a member of the Syrian Parliament. He is the author of several books. For his work as a scholar and military serviceman, Karamanoukian received medals from Egypt, Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, and France.

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25. Hamid Beik Frangieh

1907-1981 (aged 74)

politician

Hamid Frangieh was a Lebanese member of the Parliament of Lebanon and held numerous ministerial positions in the Lebanese government. He was one of the Maronite leaders of Lebanon.

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26. Farid Haykal Khazen

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Farid Haykal Khazen is a Lebanese politician and member of the Al Khazen family.

27. Eliyahu Sasson

1902-1978 (aged 76)

diplomat politician

Eliyahu Sasson was a diplomat, member of the Knesset and minister in the government of Israel.

28. Charles Corm

1894-1963 (aged 69)

writer industrialist

Charles Corm was a Lebanese writer, industrialist, and philanthropist. He is considered to be the leader of the Phoenicianism movement in Lebanon, which ignited a surge of nationalism that led to Lebanon's independence. In a country torn by sectarian conflicts, his intention was to find a common root shared by all Lebanese beyond their religious beliefs. At the age of...

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29. René Chamussy

1936-2016 (aged 80)

academic administrator religious figure

René Chamussy was a French-Lebanese Jesuit priest and academic administrator. He was the author of several books about Lebanon. He served as the rector of the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, from 2003 to 2012.

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30. Habib Pacha Es-Saad

1867-1942 (aged 75)

administrator politician

Habib Bacha El-Saad was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was born in Ain Traz, Aley District. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from May 1922 to October 1923. Initially the 3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon from August 10, 1928 to May 9, 1929 he was named President under the French Mandate on January 30, 1934 and...

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31. Emin Arslan

1868-1943 (aged 75)

writer journal editor publisher politician journalist

Emin Arslan was a Lebanese author, journalist, editor and consul. He was the Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Bordeaux, Brussels, Paris and Buenos Aires. He authored books and articles in Arabic, Spanish and French.

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32. Michel Eddé

1928-2019 (aged 91)

lawyer businessperson politician

Michel Eddé was a Lebanese Maronite lawyer, philanthropist, and politician.

33. Władysław Rubin

1917-1990 (aged 73)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Władysław Rubin was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1980 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979.

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34. Grégoire Haddad

1924-2015 (aged 91)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Grégoire Haddad was the Archeparch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos from 1968 to 1975. He was known as the "Red Bishop of Beirut" promoting a secular "social movement" and a platform of rapprochement between Muslims and Christians with the onslaught of the Lebanese Civil War. He reinforced his controversial viewpoints through further secular movements and...

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35. Salah Stétié

1929-2020 (aged 91)

poet literary critic writer art critic essayist

Salah Stétié was a Lebanese writer and poet who wrote in the French language. He also served in various diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France. Although his mother tongue was Arabic, Stetie chose to write in French.

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36. Sepuh Sargsyan

1946-. (aged 80)

clergyman

Sepuh Sargsyan or Sebouh Sarkissian (Western Armenian Սեբուհ Սարկիսյան, born in 1946 in Qamishli, Syria) is an Armenian Apostolic clergyman. Currently he is prelate and archbishop of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran located at Saint Sarkis Cathedral, which is under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of Cilicia.

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37. Georges Adwan

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Georges Adwan is a lawyer and a Lebanese politician who holds the position of vice-president of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces party since 2005.

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38. Perla Helou

1995-. (aged 31)

television presenter beauty pageant contestant model

Perla Helou (born 10 July 1995) is a Lebanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon in 2017. She participated in Miss World 2017 on November 18 in Sanya, China where she placed 7th in People's Choice, 4th in Multimedia and in the Top 40 overall among the 118 contestants. She also won the head to head...

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39. Boutros Harb

1944-. (aged 82)

lawyer politician

Cheikh Boutros Harb is a Lebanese politician who served at different cabinet posts including Minister of public works and transportation, Minister of education and Minister of Telecommunications.

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40. Nayla Moawad

1940-. (aged 86)

journalist socialite

Nayla Moawad is a Lebanese politician and former First Lady of Lebanon. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President René Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 1989, after serving only 18 days as president. Within Lebanon, she is a high-profile politician in her own right, having served as a member of the National...

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41. Petro Trad

1876-1947 (aged 71)

lawyer politician

Petro Trad was a Lebanese lawyer, politician, who served as President of the French Mandate of Lebanon for a brief period (22 July 1943 – 21 September 1943).

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42. Joseph Elias Aoun

1953-. (aged 73)

university president linguist

Joseph Elias Aoun is a Lebanese-born American linguist, currently serving as the 7th president of Northeastern University since August 15, 2006. He was the eighth highest-paid private college president in the United States during the 2022 fiscal year. He was previously a professor and a dean at the University of Southern California.

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43. Michel Sabbah

1933-. (aged 93)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Michel Sabbah is a Palestinian Catholic prelate who served as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1987 to 2008, the first non-Italian to hold the position in more than five centuries.

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44. Henri Boulad

1931-2023 (aged 92)

university teacher Catholic priest mystic writer Christian minister

Henri Boulad, SJ was an Egyptian-Hungarian priest in the Jesuit order, author, and commentator who lived in Egypt. He was a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.

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45. Jean Obeid

1939-2021 (aged 82)

lawyer journalist diplomat politician

Jean Obeid was a Lebanese lawyer, journalist and politician, who served in different cabinet posts, the last of which was foreign minister of Lebanon from 2003 to 2004.

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46. Émile Eddé

1883-1949 (aged 66)

lawyer politician

Émile Eddé was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served twice as the President of Lebanon.

47. Marwan Hamadeh

1939-. (aged 87)

journalist politician

Marwan Hamadeh is a Lebanese journalist and politician, who served in various capacities in different cabinets, including minister of education, minister of telecommunications, minister of economy and trade, minister of tourism, minister of health and minister for the displaced. He served as a member of the Lebanese parliament until his resignation, on 5 August 2020, after the explosions in Beirut...

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48. Peter Hans Kolvenbach

1928-2016 (aged 88)

Catholic priest university teacher

Peter Hans Kolvenbach was a Dutch Catholic priest and professor who was the 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1983 to 2008.

49. Antoine Sfeir

1948-2018 (aged 70)

journalist political scientist

Antoine Sfeir,, was a journalist and political scientist and author of numerous works on subjects related to the Middle East and the Muslim world.

50. Elias Sarkis

1924-1985 (aged 61)

lawyer banker judge politician

Élias Sarkis was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served as the 6th president of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982.

51. Charles Helou

1913-2001 (aged 88)

diplomat politician journalist

Charles Helou was a Lebanese politician who served as the 4th president of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970.

52. Aline Lahoud

1981-. (aged 45)

actor singer musician

Aline Lahoud is a Lebanese singer.

53. Bechara El Khoury

1890-1964 (aged 74)

lawyer politician

Bechara Khalil 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 (11–22 November) 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.

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54. Elia frem

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Samy Amine Gemayel is a Lebanese politician, lawyer and a member of the Lebanese parliament. Being elected as party president in 2015, he presently serves as the seventh leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party which was founded by his grandfather, Pierre Gemayel. He is a critic of the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah. In his youth, he took part in...

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55. Mohammad Sarafraz

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Mohammad Sarafraz is an Iranian media executive who was head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) from 2014 until his resignation in 2016.

56. Elias Hrawi

1926-2006 (aged 80)

lawyer politician

Elias Hrawi was a Lebanese politician who served as the 10th president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998.

57. Nasrallah Peter Sfeir

1920-2019 (aged 99)

university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest

Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir was the 76th Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and the Whole Levant and head of the Maronite Church from 1986 to 2011. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

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58. René Moawad

1925-1989 (aged 64)

politician

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

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59. Camille Chamoun

1900-1987 (aged 87)

diplomat politician

Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss) who served as the 2nd president of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War.

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60. Pierre Gemayel

1905-1984 (aged 79)

association football referee association football player politician

Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party (also known as the Phalangist Party), as a parliamentary powerbroker, and as the father of Bachir Gemayel and Amine Gemayel, both of whom were elected to the presidency of the republic in his...

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61. Gabriel Yared

1949-. (aged 77)

film score composer conductor composer

Gabriel Yared is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.

62. Hiba Tawaji

1987-. (aged 39)

singer actor

Hiba Michel Tawaji is a Lebanese singer, actress, and director. Since 2008, she has established herself in the Lebanese and Arab music scene with her 4-octave vocal range.

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63. Bachir Gemayel

1947-1982 (aged 35)

lawyer politician condottiero

Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.

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64. Amin Maalouf

1949-. (aged 77)

librettist novelist science fiction writer writer journalist

Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages.

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65. Nadine Labaki

1974-. (aged 52)

screenwriter film director actor film actor

Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress, director, and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her filmmaking career began in 2007 after the release of her debut film, Caramel, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She is known for demonstrating everyday aspects of Lebanese life and covering a range of political issues...

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66. Dorra Zarrouk

1980-. (aged 46)

television actor model stage actor film actor

Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.

67. Amine Gemayel

1942-. (aged 84)

lawyer politician

Amine Pierre Gemayel is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988.

68. Adunis

1930-. (aged 96)

literary scholar university teacher journalist poet literary critic

Ali Ahmad Said Esber, also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis (أدونيس [ʔadoːˈniːs]), is a Syrian poet, essayist and translator. Maya Jaggi, writing for The Guardian stated "He led a modernist revolution in the second half of the 20th century, "exerting a seismic influence" on Arabic poetry comparable to T.S. Eliot's in the anglophone world."

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69. Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage

1943-. (aged 83)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage, also transliterated Shukrallah Nabil El Hajj (born on 26 February 1943 in Hajjeh, Lebanon), was the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre from 2003 until his retirement in 2020.

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70. Hassan Kobeissi

1941-2006 (aged 65)

anthropologist philosopher university teacher translator

Hassan Kobeissi was a prominent Lebanese writer, thinker and translator. He was born in Bzebdine, Lebanon, and is considered an important figure in the Lebanese intellectual circle. He is noted for writing publications such as "Rodinson and the Son of Islam", and for his award-winning translations of many prominent philosophical, sociological and anthropological writings.

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71. Berge Setrakian

1949-. (aged 77)

lawyer jurist

Berge Setrakian, is a lawyer who was the President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) from 2002 to 2024.

72. Al Moualem Al shahid Kamal Jumblatt

1917-1977 (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Kamal Fouad Jumblatt was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He was a major ally of the Palestine Liberation Organization until his assassination in 1977. He authored more than 40 books centred on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics....

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73. Anthony Peter Khoraish

1907-1994 (aged 87)

university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest

Anthony III Peter Khoraish, (or Antonios Boutros Khoraish, Antoine Pierre Khreich, Khreish, Khoraiche, Arabic: أنطونيوس الثالث بطرس خريش), was the 75th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the Whole Levant from 1975 until his resignation in 1986. He was made a cardinal in 1983 and died on August 19, 1994.

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74. Peter Scholl-Latour

1924-2014 (aged 90)

opinion journalist Irregular intelligence source editor-in-chief journalist paratrooper

Peter Roman Scholl-Latour was a French-German journalist, author and reporter. Scholl-Latour was regarded as one of Europe's most important journalists, akin to what Walter Cronkite was in the US. For over six decades, he was one of the continent's most influential voices. During the Vietnam War, he was captured by the Viet Cong and managed to secure unique film footage...

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75. Charles Debbas

1884-1935 (aged 51)

lawyer politician journalist

Charles Debbas was a Greek Orthodox Lebanese political figure. He was the first President of Lebanon (before independence) and served from 1 September 1926 to 2 January 1934, under the French Mandate of Lebanon (known as Greater Lebanon). He also served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon from January to October 1934.

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76. Ziyad Baroud

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Ziyad Baroud is a French Lebanese civil servant and civil society activist. He served as minister of interior and municipalities from 2008 to 2011 for two consecutive cabinets in both Fuad Siniora and Saad Hariri's governments.

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77. Ghassan Salamé

1951-. (aged 75)

university teacher political scientist politician

Ghassan Salamé is a Lebanese academic who currently serves as the Minister of Culture since February 2025. He previously served in the same position from 2000 to 2003. He was the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and professor of International Relations at Sciences Po. Salamé served as the head of the United Nations Support Mission in...

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78. Youakim Moubarac

1924-1995 (aged 71)

historian writer Catholic priest

Youakim Moubarac was a Lebanese French scholar. He was an Islamologist, an Arabist and a disciple of the Orientalist Louis Massignon and of philosopher Louis Gardet. A Maronite priest, Moubarac dedicated his life and major works to interfaith dialogue between Christianity and Islam, to Arab and Lebanese causes, to the unity of the Church, and to the Maronite Church Antiochian...

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79. Mohammad Habash

1962-. (aged 64)

scholar writer

Mohammad Al-Habash or Mohamed Habash is a Syrian Islamic scholar, and writer. He is the principal figure of the Islamic revivalist movement in Syria, and the founder of the Studies Center for Civilization and Enlightenment Research.

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80. Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari

1948-. (aged 78)

diplomat

Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari is a Qatari diplomat and politician. Dr. Al-Kuwari serves as State Minister with rank of Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently President of Qatar National Library and was formerly the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar (2008-2016). He was previously the Ambassador of Qatar to France, the United States, United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

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