Questions to Consider Biography
https://www.aaiusa.org/famous-arab-americans
Author: Ali Salamey
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Science[edit]
- Elias J. Corey, organic chemistry professor at Harvard University, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[1] (Lebanese parents)
- Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American scientist, known as the “father of femtochemistry“, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Michael E. DeBakey, pioneering Lebanese-American cardiovascular surgeon and researcher,[2] 1963 Lasker Award laureate
- Omar M. Yaghi, Jordanian-American reticular chemistry pioneer; winner of the 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
- Mostafa El-Sayed, Egyptian-American US National Medal of Science laureate; leading nanoscience researcher; known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the El-Sayed rule
- Huda Zoghbi, Lebanese-American physician and medical researcher who discovered the genetic cause of the Rett syndrome
- Huda Akil, pioneering Syrian-American neuroscientist and medical researcher
- Hunein Maassab, Syrian-American professor of epidemiology and the inventor of the live attenuated influenza vaccine
- Joanne Chory, plant biologist and geneticist (Lebanese)
- Elias Zerhouni, former director of the National Institutes of Health (Algerian)
- Anthony Atala, Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Lebanese)
- Nawal M. Nour, obstetrician and gynecologist (Sudanese)
- Michel T. Halbouty, Lebanese-American geologist and geophysicist; pioneer in oil field research[3][4][5]
- Adah al-Mutairi (Saudi Arabian), inventor and scholar in nanotechnology and nanomedicine
- M. Amin Arnaout, Lebanese-American nephrologist and biologist
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Professor of Mathematics at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University
NASA[edit]
- Farouk El-Baz Egyptian-American space scientist who worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon
- Charles Elachi, Lebanese-American professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Noureddine Melikechi, Algerian-American Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physicist, member of the Mars Science Laboratory
- Essam Heggy, Egyptian-American Planetary scientist
- Shadia Habbal, Syrian-American astronomer and physicist specialized in Space physics
Engineering/Computer Science[edit]
- Fawwaz T. Ulaby Syrian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan; first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
- Taher ElGamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer, inventor of the ElGamal discrete log cryptosystem and the ElGamal signature scheme
- Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering
- Dina Katabi, Syrian-American Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of the MIT Wireless Center.
- Abbas El Gamal, Egyptian-American electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur, the recipient of the 2012 Claude E. Shannon Award
- Oussama Khatib, roboticist and a professor of computer science
- Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, Lebanese-American technology innovator[6][7]
- Mohammad S. Obaidat (Jordanian), computer science/engineering academic and scholar
- Charbel Farhat, Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures; Director of the Army High Performance Computing Research Center; Chair of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (Lebanese)
- Hany Farid, Professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, pioneer in Digital forensics (Egyptian)
- Ahmed Tewfik, Egyptian-American electrical engineer, Professor and college administrator
- Munther A. Dahleh, Professor and Director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Palestinian)
- Michel j. Asmar, Lebanese Genius and Youngster, Bachelor in Computes Science. Self-taught from life’s experience[8]
Humanities[edit]
- Ismail al-Faruqi, philosopher, professor
- Suleiman M. Hamdan, Palestinian American academic
- Nahla Yassine-Hamdan, Lebanese American political scientist and author
- Fouad Ajami, Professor of International Relations
- Saddeka Arebi, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley
- Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh, executive director of the Fiqh Council of North America[9] (Sudanese)
- Samih Farsoun, sociology professor at the American University[10]
- Philip Khuri Hitti, historian of Arab culture and history (Lebanese)
- Philip S. Khoury, Ford International Professor of History and Associate Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lebanese)
- Laura Nader, cultural anthropologist
- Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary theorist and former professor at Columbia University
- Ahmed Ismail Samatar, prominent writer, professor and former dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College; Somali ancestry
- Nada Shabout, Professor of Art History at University of North Texas
- Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, teaches religion, science, and freedom at the University of Maryland, College Park; directs the Minaret of Freedom Institute[11][12]
- Muhsin Mahdi, Iraqi-American Islamologist and Arabist.
- Talal Asad, anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center.
- Majid Khadduri, Iraqi–American academic, He was founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program.
University Presidents[edit]
- Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University (Syrian)
- Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami (Lebanese)
- Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University (Lebanese)
Business[edit]
- Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO (Egyptian)
- Alec Gores, founder of Gores Group; on the Forbes list of billionaires (Palestinian)
- Tom Gores, founder and CEO of Platinum Equity; on the Forbes list of billionaires (Palestinian)
- Sam Gores, founder of talent agency Paradigm Agency; on the Forbes list of billionaires[13] (Palestinian)
- Najeeb Halaby, former head of Federal Aviation Administration and CEO of Pan-American Airlines, and father of Queen Noor of Jordan (Syrian father)[14]
- Ray R. Irani, Chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum (Palestinian)
- Joseph Jacobs, founder of Jacobs Engineering, one of the leading engineering firms in the US (Lebanese)
- Steve Jobs, head of Apple, (Syrian biological father)[15][16]
- Mario Kassar, formerly headed Carolco Pictures[17] (Lebanese)
- John J. Mack, CEO of investment bank Morgan Stanley (Lebanese parents)[18]
- Maloof family, Lebanese family who owns numerous business properties in the Western United States, majority owners of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Casino Hotel in Paradise, Nevada
- Sam Maloof (Lebanese parents)
- Sam Moore, founder and president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest worldwide distributor of the Bible
- Manuel Moroun, owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot
- Jacques Nasser, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company (Lebanese)
- Musse Olol, Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon (SACOO), Somali ancestry
- Paul Orfalea, nicknamed “Kinko”, entrepreneur, founder the copy-chain Kinko’s (parents of Lebanese descent)
- Moose Scheib, founder and CEO of Loanmod.com; inventor of the modern day loan modification
- Farouk Shami, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons (Palestinian)
- Joe Sitt, real estate developer and founder of Thor Equities (Syrian grandparents)
- John Zogby (Lebanese), founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International
Arts and entertainment[edit]
- Sam Esmail, screenwriter, director and producer; creator of the television series Mr. Robot (Egyptian)
- Callie Khouri, Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Syrian-Lebanese father)
- William Peter Blatty, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and writer (Lebanese)
- Sanaa Hamri, music video and movie director; her films include the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (Moroccan)
- Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director
- Casey Kasem, radio personality and voice actor, co-founder of American Top 40 franchise,[19] (Lebanese descent)
- George Noory, radio broadcaster of late-night paranormal-themed radio talk show Coast to Coast AM, Lebanese[20]
- Mario Kassar, film producer, founder of Carolco Pictures, (Lebanese descent)
- Tom Shadyac, director, screenwriter and producer, (Lebanese descent)
- Tony Thomas, producer, (Lebanese descent)
- Jehane Noujaim, documentary film director, (Egyptian)[21]
- Kerri Kasem, radio personality, (Lebanese descent)
- Dan Jbara, television and film producer, (Lebanese father)
- Diane Rehm, host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio, (Syrian-Lebanese descent)
- Elie Samaha, film producer, (Lebanese)
- Emile Kuri, Academy Award-winning art director, (Lebanese descent)
- Zaida Ben-Yusuf, portrait photographer (Algerian)
- Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, (Lebanese)
- Remi Kanazi, performance poet, Palestinian descent[22]
- Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur, and media consultant (Somali)
- Yousef Abu-Taleb, actor, lonelygirl15; film producer (Jordanian)
- James Sayess, actor NCIS:LA, Barry (TV series) (Palestinian heritage)
- Adam Saleh, YouTuber and singer (Yemeni)
- Cherien Dabis, film director (Palestinian)
- Tareq Salahi, television personality (Palestinian father)
- Yousef Erakat, YouTuber and actor (Palestinian)
Actors[edit]
- Yasmine Bleeth, actress, her mother was Algerian.
- Gabbie Hanna, Comedian, Actress, YouTube Personality, Singer. Lebanese Descent
- Tony Shalhoub, three-time Emmy Award-winning television actor on Monk, Lebanese[23]
- F. Murray Abraham, Academy Award-winning actor for his role in Amadeus, father was an Assyrian from Syria
- Danny Thomas, Emmy Award-winning actor, founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; father of Marlo Thomas (Lebanese parents)[24]
- Marlo Thomas, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, (father of Lebanese descent)
- Rami Malek, Emmy Award and Academy Award – winning actor, (Egyptian descent)
- James Sayess, American film, television and theater actor, (Palestinian heritage)
- Vic Tayback, two-time Golden Globe-winning actor, (Syrian parents)
- Kristy McNichol, two-time Emmy Award-winning actress,[25] maternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent
- Tige Andrews, Emmy-nominated actor, Syrian-American
- Michael Ansara, actor (Syrian)
- George Nader, American film and television actor.
- Jenna Dewan, film/TV actress (Step Up); paternal grandfather was of Lebanese descent[26]
- Shannon Elizabeth, film actress (American Pie, Scary Movie),[27] (father is of Lebanese and Syrian ancestry)
- Khrystyne Haje, actress on Head of the Class, Lebanese descent
- Teri Hatcher, actress, maternal grandfather was of Syrian ancestry
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress (paternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- Rowan Blanchard, actress (paternal grandfather was Syrian)
- Anissa Jones, actress, Family Affair (maternal Lebanese grandparents)
- Jamie Farr, character actor, Lebanese[28]
- Catherine Keener, actress, Lebanese ancestry on mother’s side
- Wendie Malick, actress, Egyptian paternal grandfather
- Alanna Masterson, actress, half Lebanese
- Wentworth Miller, actor on Prison Break, Lebanese-Syrian from maternal great-grandmother[29]
- Najee Mondalek, actor/playwright, Lebanese descent
- Kathy Najimy, actress, Lebanese descent[30]
- Gregory Jbara, television and film actor
- Alia Shawkat, actress on Arrested Development, Iraqi father
- James Stacy, actor, father is of Lebanese descent
- Paola Turbay, actress, father is of Lebanese descent
- Vince Vaughn, actor (paternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent)
- Amy Yasbeck, actress, father was of Lebanese ancestry
- Sammy Sheik, actor, Egyptians parents
- Omar Metwally, actor, Egyptian father
- Waleed Zuaiter, actor; Palestinian parents
- Mo Gallini, actor; Lebanese parents
- Michael Nouri, actor; Iraqi father
- Haaz Sleiman, Lebanese-American television and film actor
- Emeraude Toubia, actress (Lebanese father)
- Edy Ganem, actress (Lebanese descent)
- Nadia Dajani, actress (Palestinian father)
- Rose Abdoo, comedian, actress (Lebanese)
Comedians[edit]
- Dean Obeidallah, stand-up comedian, writer, (Palestinian father)
- Ahmed Ahmed, actor and comedian, (Egyptian)
- Mohammed Amer, comedian, writer, actor; Rolling Stone, Al Barnameg, Allah Made Me Funny (Palestinian parents, born in Kuwait),
- Remy Munasifi, comedian also known as GoRemy (Iraqi father/Lebanese mother)
- Ronnie Khalil, stand-up comedian (Egyptian)
- Aron Kader, stand-up comedian, (Palestinian father)
- Maysoon Zayid, actress and comedian (Palestinian)
- Ray Hanania, journalist and stand-up comedian (Palestinian)
- Kassem G, comedian, actor, and YouTuber (Jordanian)
- Anwar Jibawi, YouTuber and comedian (Palestinian)
Fashion designers[edit]
- Joseph Abboud, menswear fashion designer and author[31] (Lebanese descent)
- Reem Acra, Lebanese fashion designer
- Norma Kamali, fashion designer (Lebanese descent)
- Rami Kashou, fashion designer ( Palestinian descent)
- Paul Anka legendary singer/songwriter (Syrian Lebanese)
- Frank Zappa, musician, part Lebanese father[32] (Part Lebanese)
- Shakira, singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model (paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City)
- DJ Khaled (Palestinian), popular hip-hop DJ, rapper, music producer
- RedOne producer, songwriter, music executive (Moroccan, Swedish)
- Tiffany, born Tiffany Renee Darwish, singer, father is of Lebanese descent
- Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury), musician, Lebanese father[33]
- French Montana, New York rapper (Moroccan)
- Paul Jabara, actor, singer, songwriter, Lebanese ancestry
- Dick Dale, surf rock guitarist, father was of Lebanese descent[34]
- Andrew Bazzi, singer-songwriter, Lebanese-American
- Soraya, singer/songwriter, mother is part Lebanese
- G.E. Smith, lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates; musical director of Saturday Night Live
- David Yazbek, songwriter and musician, half Lebanese
- Raef Haggag singer (Egyptian)
- Stephan Said, singer, musician, writer and activist, Iraqi descent
- Kareem Salama, country singer-songwriter and musician, Egyptian-American
- Alissa Musto, singer/pianist, of partial Arab descent
- Kurtis Mantronik, born Kurtis el Khaleel, remixer and producer, founding member of 1980s old school hip hop group Mantronix, Syrian father
- Qusai Kheder, rapper, singer/songwriter, record producer, television personality, and DJ (Saudi)
- Malek Jandali, composer and pianist (Syrian-American)
- Sammy Hagar, songwriter, singer, musician, guitarist, Lebanese descent
- Ferras, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter (Jordanian)
- Fredwreck hip hop producer (Palestinian)
- Mohammed Fairouz, musician, composer (Arab)
- Emilio Estefan, Cuban-born, manager and producer of wife Gloria Estefan, Lebanese ancestry
- Ayad Al Adhamy, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist musician, born in Bahrain
- Ferras Alqaisi, singer-songwriter, Jordanian-American
- Mohammed El-Bakkar, singer and band-leader, Lebanese immigrant to Brooklyn
- Jeff Becerra, death metal musician, Arab Mexican origin
- Ron Affif, jazz guitarist and musician
- Paula Abdul, singer, musician, writer, actress, and television personality of partial Arab descent (Syrian-American), Syrian Jewish father
Literature[edit]
- Khalil Gibran, writer, poet, and member of the New York Pen League; the third-best-selling poet of all time (Lebanese)
- William Peter Blatty, American writer best known for his 1971 horror novel The Exorcist (Lebanese)
- Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist, journalist, essayist, and professor (Moroccan)
- Mikhail Naimy, Nobel Prize-nominated author; member of the New York Pen League; well-known works include The Book of Mirdad and a biography of Khalil Gibran
- Edward Said, literary theorist, thinker, and the founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies (Palestinian)
- Ameen Rihani, “father of Arab American literature,” member of the New York Pen League and author of The Book of Khalid, the first Arab American novel in English; also an ambassador
- Mona Simpson, author of Anywhere but Here (Syrian father)
- Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Egyptian father)
- Elmaz Abinader, poet, playwright, memoirist, writer (Lebanese)
- Diana Abu-Jaber, novelist and professor, author of Arabian Jazz and Crescent (Jordanian)
- Elia Abu Madi, poet, publisher and member of the New York Pen League (Lebanese)
- Etel Adnan, poet, essayist, and visual artist (Syrian father)
- Catherine Filloux, French-Algerian-American playwright
- Suheir Hammad, poet, playwright, artist, Tony Award winner, 2003 (Russel Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway)
- Samuel John Hazo, State Poet of Pennsylvania
- Lawrence Joseph, poet
- Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and literary scholar
- Jack Marshall, poet and author (Iraqi father/Syrian mother)
- Khaled Mattawa, poet, recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
- Claire Messud, author, Algerian
- Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
- Abraham Rihbany, writer on politics and religion
- Steven Salaita, expert on comparative literature and post-colonialism, writer, activist (Palestinian/Jordanian)
Media and journalism[edit]
- Pedram Javaheri, CNN International weatherman forecasting
- Helen Thomas reporter, columnist, and White House correspondent (Lebanese descent)
- Hala Gorani journalist and anchor of CNN’s International Desk; Levantine Cultural Center (Syrian)
- Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, foreign correspondent (Lebanese)
- Hoda Kotb broadcast journalist and TV host on Dateline NBC and the Today Show (Egyptian)
- Jim Avila, correspondent for ABC News “20/20”, half Lebanese
- Jamal Dajani, television producer and Middle East analyst, Palestinian
- Paula Faris, television correspondent and personality, half Lebanese[35]
- Ray Hanania, award-winning journalist; Managing Editor of The Arab Daily News; President and CEO of Urban Strategies Group media and political consultants
- Diane Rehm, American public radio talk show host
- Dena Takruri journalist, on-air presenter, and producer (Palestinian)
- Joseph Gedeon, journalist, producer, editor (Palestinian father, Egyptian mother)
- Fawaz Gerges, ABC analyst and regular guest on “Oprah’s Anti-war series” (Lebanese)
- Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, journalist, first member of the White House foreign press pool, (Iraqi)
- Susan Chira, journalist, former New York Times editor, foreign correspondent (Syrian)
- Lorraine Ali, reporter, editor, culture writer and music critic for Newsweek (Iraqi)
- Susie Gharib, co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report
- Walid Phares, Fox News correspondent, Middle Eastern policy advisor to the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign and the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign (Lebanese)
- Paul Ajlouny, founder of the Palestinian newspaper Al-Fajr
- Daoud Kuttab, award-winning journalist; Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University (Palestinian)
- Nasser Weddady activist, Director of Civil Rights Outreach at American Islamic Congress (Mauritanian)
- Mona Eltahawy, freelance journalist. (Egyptian)
- Ayman Mohyeldin, journalist for NBC News (Egyptian)
Military[edit]
- John Abizaid, Lebanese[36]
- Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, specialist in the United States Army who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006
- Florent Groberg, mother of Algerian descent
- James Jabara, Lebanese
- George Joulwan, Lebanese
- Peter Mansoor, Palestinian Arab
- Michael A. Monsoor, first Arab American Medal of Honor awardee
- Ray Hanania, Vietnam Era Military Service, U.S. Air Force
Politics[edit]
- James Abdnor, U.S. Senator (R-South Dakota) (1981–1987)
- John Abizaid, retired general (Lebanese)
- James Abourezk, U.S. Senator (D-South Dakota) (1973–1979) (Lebanese ancestry)[38]
- Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy (2001–2005) and U.S. Senator (R-Mich.) Secretary of Energy under Bush (1995–2001) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Justin Amash, U.S. Representative (R-Michigan) (2011–), Palestinian and Syrian descent
- Victor G. Atiyeh, Governor of Oregon (R) (1979–1987) (Syrian)
- John Baldacci, Governor of Maine (D) (2003–2011) (Lebanese mother)
- Rosemary Barkett, U.S. federal judge and the first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida (Syrian)
- Charles Boustany,[39] U.S. Representative from Louisiana; cousin of Victoria Reggie Kennedy[40] (Lebanese)
- Pat Danner, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Mo.) (1993–2001)
- Brigitte Gabriel, pro-Israel activist and founder of the American Congress For Truth (immigrated from Lebanon)
- Philip Charles Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Special Envoy to Ronald Reagan (Lebanese)
- Lisa Halaby (a.k.a. Queen Noor), Queen-consort of Jordan and wife of King Hussein of Jordan (father is of Syrian descent)
- Darrell Issa, U.S. Congressman (R-California) (2001–) (Lebanese father)
- Joe Jamail, Renown American trial lawyer and billionaire, also known as the “King of Torts” (Lebanese)
- James Jabara, colonel and Korean War flying ace (Lebanese)
- Chris John, U.S. Congressman (D-Louisiana) (1997–2005) (Lebanese ancestry)
- George Joulwan, retired general, former NATO commander-in-chief (Lebanese)
- George Kasem, U.S. Congressman (D-California) (1959-1961)[41]
- Abraham Kazen, U.S. Congressman (D-Texas) (1967–1985) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Jill Kelley, global advocate and American socialite[42] (Lebanese)
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy, attorney and widow of late Senator Ted Kennedy (Lebanese)
- Muna Khalif, fashion designer and MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia (Somali)
- Johnny Khamis, Councilmember from San Jose (Lebanese)
- Ray LaHood, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (1995–2009), U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013) (Lebanese and Jordanian ancestry)
- Darin LaHood, U.S. Congressman (R-Illinois) (2015–), son of Ray Lahood
- George J. Mitchell, U.S. Senator (D-Maine) (1980–1995) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader (Lebanese mother)
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, former Prime Minister of Somalia (Somali descent)
- Ralph Nader, politician and consumer advocate, author, lecturer, and attorney, candidate for US Presidency
- Jimmy Naifeh, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (D) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Mary Rose Oakar, U.S. Congresswoman (D-Ohio) (1977–1993)
- Abdisalam Omer, Foreign Minister of Somalia (Somali descent)
- Ilhan Omar, politician, DFL Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Somali/Yemeni)
- Jeanine Pirro, former Westchester County District Attorney and New York Republican attorney general candidate (Lebanese parents)
- Dina Powell, current U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (Egyptian)
- Nick Rahall, U.S. Congressman (D-West Virginia) (1977–2015) (Lebanese ancestry)
- Selwa Roosevelt (Lebanese), former Chief of Protocol of the United States and wife of the late Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr., grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt
- Zainab Salbi, co-founder and president of Women for Women International (Iraqi)
- Donna Shalala, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993–2001) (Lebanese parents)
- Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (2017–), son of Governor John H. Sununu
- John E. Sununu, U.S. Senator (R-New Hampshire) (2003–2009) (father is of Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry)
- John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (R) (1983–1989) and Chief of Staff to George H.W. Bush (Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry)
- James Zogby (Lebanese), founder and president of the Arab American Institute
- Hady Amr diplomat, founding director of Brookings Doha Center (Lebanese father)
Sports[edit]
- Justin Abdelkader, ice hockey forward playing in NHL
- Alaa Abdelnaby, played for Duke and five years in the NBA (Egyptian descent)
- Oday Aboushi, NFL player (Palestinian descent)
- Dina Al-Sabah, professional figure competitor (Kuwaiti descent)
- Sarah Attar track and field athlete (Saudi Arabian father)
- Rocco Baldelli professional baseball player (Syrian)
- Doug Flutie, NFL player (Lebanese father)
- Bill George, NFL player and Hall of Famer
- Jeff George, NFL quarterback (Lebanese descent)
- Isra Girgrah, boxer
- Drew Haddad, NFL player (Jordanian)
- Gibran Hamdan, NFL QB (Palestinian and Pakistani descent)
- Jim Harrick, UCLA coach
- Omar Hassan, pro skateboarder[43]
- John Jaha, baseball player, of the MLB
- Ahmed Kaddour professional boxer, from NBC show The Contender (Lebanese)
- Sam Khalifa, MLB baseball player
- Hocine Khalfi, professional boxer, Algerian-American
- Khalid Khannouchi, athlete marathon runner (Moroccan)
- Amir Khillah, mixed martial artist and The Ultimate Fighter contestant (Egyptian)
- Rich Kotite, retired NFL tight end; NFL Head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets
- Joe Lahoud, MLB player for Boston an California (Lebanese descent)
- Gavin Maloof, businessman and owner of the Sacramento Kings
- George Maloof, Sr. businessman and former owner of the NBA’s Houston Rockets
- Justin Meram, MLS player for Columbus Crew (Iraqi sescent)
- Faryd Mondragón, MLS player for Philadelphia Union (Lebanese parents)
- Carl Nassib, defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
- Ryan Nassib, backup quarterback for the New York Giants
- Ramsey Nijem (Palestinian), mixed martial artist and UFC fighter
- Bobby Rahal (Lebanese ancestry)
- Joe Robbie, former owner and founder of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins
- Brandon Saad, NHL player (Syrian)
- Soony Saad, MLS player (Lebanese descent)
- Sabu ECW wrestler (Lebanese mother)
- Robert Saleh, defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers
- Tarick Salmaci, professional boxer (Lebanese)
- Damien Sandow, WWE wrestler (Lebanese)
- Rony Seikaly former NBA player, now DJ (Lebanese descent)
- Adam Shaheen, tight end from Ashland
- Omar Sheika (Palestinian), professional boxer, four-time world title challenger
- Kelly Slater, professional surfer (Syrian descent)
Others[edit]
- Naser Jason Abdo, former soldier convicted of planning an attack near Fort Hood
- Sami Al-Arian, professor guilty of conspiracy to contribute services to or for the benefit of a Specially Designated Terrorist organization (Palestinian)
- Anwar al-Awlaki, believed by US officials to be a recruiter involved in planning terrorist operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda (Yemeni)
- Nihad Awad, founding Executive Director of largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) (Palestinian)
- Rosemary Barkett, federal judge and first woman Justice and Chief Justice on the Florida Supreme Court (Syrian)
- Charles Bishop, suicide by plane crash in Tampa, Florida; grandson of Syrian immigrant[44][45]
- Nidal Malik Hasan, former soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting (Palestinian descent)
- Hussein Ibish, writer, journalist, advocate for Arab causes in the United States (Lebanese)
- Ali Hassan Abu Kama, gunman in 1997 Empire State Building shooting (Palestinian)
- Candice Lightner, founder of MADD (Lebanese mother)[46]
- Edward L. Masry, lawyer (Lebanese descent)
- Rasmea Odeh, convicted of immigration fraud, for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for fatal terrorist bombing (Palestinian)[47][48]
- Walid Rabah, publisher
- Saint Raphael of Brooklyn, first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America; born Raphael Hawaweeny in Beirut of Damascene Syrian parents
- Karim Rashid (Lebanese descent)
- Zainab Salbi, co-founder and president of Women for Women International (Iraqi)
- Sirhan Sirhan, convicted murderer of Robert F. Kennedy (Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship)
- Nadya Suleman, “Octomom“, father is Iraqi
- James Zogby, Arab-American civil rights activist (Arab-American Institute); brother of John (Lebanese descent)
- John Zogby, pollster for Zogby International (Lebanese descent)
Current Events
CURRENT EVENT PROJECT DIRECTIONS
Although sports are important factors in society and world cultures, we will not be using sports related articles as current events, unless otherwise allowed.
If I assign a topic of your choice, you may choose any international, national, or local news article you find interesting, except for sports. You must use a legitimate source of information such as the newspaper, an article you find on the internet under a news website, or a magazine such as National Geographic, Time or Newsweek.
Use your imagination! Be creative!
Projects can include but are not limited to poster’s, Power Point’s, Prezi’s, diorama’s, mobile’s, cartoon’s, brochure, etc.
Detailed Procedure
- Choose your current events article. The article should be at least two paragraphs long and have enough information to answer who, what, when, where, why, and how. In addition you will also need to form an opinion about the current event. If you can’t form an opinion on the topic, then the article is not a good choice.
- Cut out or print the article. It should be included somewhere on your current event project or turned in with your rubric. Articles cannot be older than one month from the day they are due unless I have approved it ahead of time.
Ex: An October 18 current event project cannot use an article older than Sept. 18.
- Be sure to include/write your source, including the following information:
Date of article
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc.
Name of author
Page numbers of article
- Write a summary of the article using your own words. Your summary should be elaborative and descriptive and a minimum of 10 sentences long.
****Answer the questions: who, what, when, where, why, how?
- Write a second ‘opinion’ paragraph that is a minimum of 4-6 sentences long. Answer the following questions:
- a. Why did you choose the article?
- b. Was the article interesting to you?
- c. How did the article make you feel? Does what you read make you angry? sad? happy? annoyed? scared?
- d. Did you change your opinion after reading the article?
- e. What would you do to change the situation?
Project #3
Book Report
Project #1
CURRENT EVENT PROJECT DIRECTIONS
Although sports are important factors in society and world cultures, we will not be using sports related articles as current events, unless otherwise allowed.
If I assign a topic of your choice, you may choose any international, national, or local news article you find interesting, except for sports. You must use a legitimate source of information such as the newspaper, an article you find on the internet under a news website, or a magazine such as National Geographic, Time or Newsweek.
Use your imagination! Be creative!
Projects can include but are not limited to poster’s, Power Point’s, Prezi’s, diorama’s, mobile’s, cartoon’s, brochure, etc.
Detailed Procedure
- Choose your current events article. The article should be at least two paragraphs long and have enough information to answer who, what, when, where, why, and how. In addition you will also need to form an opinion about the current event. If you can’t form an opinion on the topic, then the article is not a good choice.
- Cut out or print the article. It should be included somewhere on your current event project or turned in with your rubric. Articles cannot be older than one month from the day they are due unless I have approved it ahead of time.
Ex: An October 18 current event project cannot use an article older than Sept. 18.
- Be sure to include/write your source, including the following information:
Date of article
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc.
Name of author
Page numbers of article
- Write a summary of the article using your own words. Your summary should be elaborative and descriptive and a minimum of 10 sentences long.
****Answer the questions: who, what, when, where, why, how?
- Write a second ‘opinion’ paragraph that is a minimum of 4-6 sentences long. Answer the following questions:
- a. Why did you choose the article?
- b. Was the article interesting to you?
- c. How did the article make you feel? Does what you read make you angry? sad? happy? annoyed? scared?
- d. Did you change your opinion after reading the article?
- e. What would you do to change the situation?