Mounir Abou Fadel – former Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Member of the Parliament Marcos Baghdatis – tennis player Charles Malik – former president of the United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antoun Saadeh – philosopher and founder of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Antoine Andraos – politician and a vice-president of the Movement of the Future Elias Murr – former Deputy Prime Minister Michel Murr – former Deputy Prime Minister Michel Sassine – former Lebanese Minister, Member of the Parliament, Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon Mikhail Naimy – poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for his spiritual writings, notably The Book of Mirdad Elia Abu Madi – poet George Antonius – author and diplomat, pioneering historian of Arab nationalism George N. Atiyeh – librarian and scholar Souha Bechara – resistance fighter and member of the Lebanese Communist Party Yousef Beidas – banker Marwan Abou Fadel – former MP of Mount Lebanon, co-founder of the Lebanese Democratic Party Gabrielle Bou Rached – model and actress Jurji Zaydan – novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine Al-Hilal, which he used to serialize his 23 historical novels. Also reputed to be the first Arab nationalist. Elie Ferzli – politician Fawaz Gerges – professor and author Farid Habib – member of the Lebanese Forces party Nicolas Hayek – entrepreneur, co-founder, CEO and chairman of the board of the Swatch Group Saint Joseph of Damascus – priest and educator who was canonized as a saint in 1993 Samir Kassir – professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, journalist and a prominent leftist political activist Wehbe Katicha – politician and former general in the Lebanese Army Elias Khoury – novelist, playwright, critic, and a prominent public intellectual Giselle Khoury – talk show host on the Al Arabiya news channel Jacobo Majluta Azar – former president of the Dominican Republic Mikhail Mishaqa – first historian of modern Ottoman Syria Tarek Mitri – scholar and independent politician Samir Mouqbel – Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon Ibrahim Najjar – lawyer and politician Octavia Nasr – journalist who covers Middle-Eastern affairs Mona Ofeich – politician Assi Rahbani – composer, musician, and producer Ziad Rahbani – producer, lyricist, composer, arranger, orchestra conductor, pianist, and singer Mansour Rahbani – composer, musician, poet, and producer Raphael of Brooklyn – first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America