Lebanese diaspora

The Lebanese diaspora account between 10 million and 15 million people of origin Lebanon ease. This evaluation takes into account the Lebanese emigration since the 19th century. It mainly consists of Christians with a strong representation Shiite.

History

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Christian of the the Middle East are tried by the Latin America. The Christian inhabitants of current the Syria, Palestine and Lebanon will be attracted by the money. This emigration is very strong and continues until the day before civil war. Today, much of these descendants of Lebanese were assimilated by their host country and do not regard any more Lebanon as their country, the only criterion of distinction should then be the detention of documents of identity Lebanese in due form.

Many emigrants Lebanese return to Lebanon for their retirements, and sometimes even front. It is as frequent as young people Lebanese leave to make their studies in Europe, in North America or Australia, and go back to Lebanon to work.

When the civil war bursts in Lebanon, it is not possible any more with this kind of emigrants to return to Lebanon. Moreover, the war lasts of 1975 with 1990, which causes the escape of a great number of Lebanese towards Syria or the countries where a family member is present. This emigration of Lebanon is not made for economic reasons like the preceding one but to flee the war. This emigration is also different from the preceding one since it touches also the Musulmans of Lebanon.

Immigration country

The majority of Lebanese abroad are in Latin America, and more precisely with the Brésil which counts about 8 million Lebanese. The Colombia (300 000), the Venezuela (100 000) and the Argentine are also countries which have people resulting from the Lebanese diaspora; these countries accommodated a great number of refugees of the war of Lebanon. The majority of these Lebanese are Christians.

With the the United States, one counts a million Lebanese. In Europe and in the United States, there is a light predominance of the Christians.

In Africa, the Lebanese diaspora is with majority Chiite, with a considerable rate of Greek-orthodoxe.

In Australia and in the country of the Gulf, in fact the sunnites are majority.

Members of the Lebanese diaspora famous

  1. Abdalá Bucaram, former president of the Ecuador

  2. Abe Mickal, footballer American
  3. Adib Domingos Jatene, celebrates Brazilian doctor
  4. Alberto Dahik, former vice-president of Ecuador
  5. Alfredo Harp Helú, Mexican billionaire
  6. Amanda Abizaid, singer and libano-American compositrice
  7. Amin Maalouf, French writer
  8. Armand van Helden, disc American jockey of electronic music
  9. Amy Yasbeck, American actress
  10. Antoine Sfeir, free-Lebanese journalist
  11. Antônio Houaiss, writer and a Brazilian translator
  12. Anthony Garotinho, politician Brazilian
  13. Andree Chedid, écrivaine and French
  14. Arsinée Khanjian, libano-Canadian actress and producing poetess (of Armenian origin)
  15. Bobby Rahal, automobile old driver American
  16. Capulina, celebrates actor and Mexican actor
  17. Carlos Eddé, Lebanese politician, who were born and grew in Brazil
  18. Carlos Ghosn, chairman of Renault and Nissan
  19. Carlos Slim Helú, the richest man of the world (according to Mexican Internet site Sentido Comun in July 2007) and the 2nd man the richer of the world according to Forbes
  20. Casey Kasem, actor and American producer
  21. Charles Elachi, director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  22. daN El-Khoury, inventor of Safastac
  23. Danny Thomas, actor American
  24. Dick Paves, American guitarist
  25. Edward Saïd, has also Palestinian origins, intellectual American
  26. Elias James Corey, American chemist who obtained the Nobel Prize of chemistry in 1990
  27. Élie Saab, fashion designer
  28. Emmanuelle Béart, mannequin, actress of cinema, television and a French actress of theater
  29. Faryd Mondragon, footballer Colombian
  30. Francis Lalanne, poet French song writer and performer
  31. Frank Zappa, American musician
  32. Farid Hamadé, Politician and Lebanese patriot
  33. Graham Rahal, racing driver American
  34. Gregoire Solotareff, author and illustrator French
  35. Guy Béart, author, type-setter and interprets French
  36. Harold Ramis, scenario writer, realizer, producer and actor (S.O.S Phantoms 1-2, Mafia Blues 1-2, Endiablé)
  37. Henri Jibrayel, appointed French (elections 2007)
  38. Iskandar Safa, business man French
  39. James Abourezk, democratic ex-member of the Room of the representatives of the United States and the Senate of the United States
  40. Jaime Nebot , Alcalde of Guayaquil in Ecuador
  41. Jamie Farr, actor American
  42. Jamil Mahuad, former president of Ecuador
  43. Joe Ghiz, lawyer and Canadian politician
  44. John Abizaid, general American
  45. John Aboud, writer and American actor
  46. John Baldacci, democratic American politician and governor of the American State of Maine
  47. John E. Sununu, politician and republican American senator
  48. Joseph Abboud, designer and American author
  49. Joseph Will bore, realizer, producer, scenario writer, type-setter and American actor
  50. Julio César Turbay Ayala, former president de Colombie
  51. K-Maro, singer Canadian of R' B
  52. Kamal Abi-Salloum, Politician and Diplomatic
  53. Karl Wolf, singer Canadian
  54. Kathy Najimy, American actress
  55. Khalid El-Masri, German citizen who was a time held by the CIA
  56. Khalil Gibran, poet libano-American
  57. Khaled Amadet, business man franco-libnais
  58. Luciana Gimenez, mannequin Brazilian
  59. Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player (better world classification: 8th in 2006)
  60. Mario Kassar, producing American (Rambo 1-2-3, Terminator 2-3, Cliffhanger, BASIC Instinct 1-2)
  61. Mário Zagallo, footballer Brazilian
  62. Maân Farid Hamadé, Industrial Libano-Mexican
  63. Marlo Thomas, American actress
  64. Massari, Canadian singer of Hip Hop
  65. Michael Nouri, actor American
  66. Mika, singer libano-American
  67. Foamed Sader, Lebanese philosopher and Shiite leader, who were born and grew in Iran
  68. Najeeb Halaby, American business man
  69. Nicolas Hayek, president of the clock making group Swatch Group
  70. Paul Anka, American song writer and performer
  71. Paulo Maluf, politician, former mayor of São Paulo and former governor of the state of São Paulo in Brazil
  72. Omar Harfouch, businessman and Ukrainian billionaire
  73. Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor, of syro-Lebanese origin and its true name Michael Shalhoub
  74. Ralph Nader, candidate with presidential of the USA in 2004
  75. Salim Joubran, Israeli judge member of the supreme court
  76. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Colombian singer
  77. Paul Anka, American singer
  78. Paul Zed, lawyer, professor and Canadian politician
  79. Perished Cochin, TV host in France
  80. Peter Medawar, biologist British
  81. Philip Habib, celebrates diplomatic American
  82. Pierre de Bané, Canadian senator
  83. Robert Ghiz, Canadian politician and Prime Minister for the Island-of-Prince-Edouard
  84. Rony Seikaly, player of the NBA during the Nineties
  85. Salma Hayek, actress-director Mexican
  86. Samia Smith, English actor
  87. Samira Chahbandar, second woman of the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein
  88. Shannon Elizabeth, actress American (American Pie 1-2, 13 Phantoms, Scary Movie)
  89. Spencer Abraham , republican American politician
  90. Tarek William Saab, politician, lawyer and poet Venezuelan
  91. Tom Shadyac, realizer and American producer (Lying Liar, Very Powerful Bruce, Very Powerful Evan, the Foldingue Family)
  92. Tony Kanaan, racing driver Brazilian (the championship of IndyCar Series 2004 gains)
  93. Tony Shalhoub, American actor
  94. Tony Thomas, producing American
  95. Wajdi Mouawad, author, director and actor libano-Canadian
  96. William Hanna, realizer, producer, scenario writer, actor and American type-setter
  97. Yamila Diaz Rahi, Argentinian mannequin
  98. Yasmine Bleeth, American actress (Alarm with Malibu)
  99. Yfrah Neaman, British violonist

See too

External bond

  • Gathering for Lebanon, site of CPL in France

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