Lebanese Protestant Christians () refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of Protestantism in Lebanon and who are a Christian minority in an overwhelmingly Muslim (28% Shia, 28% Sunni), 5.5% Druze and Christian (24% Maronite, 5% other Catholic, 8% Eastern Orthodox and 3% Oriental Orthodox and 1% Protestant) country. Most Protestants in Lebanon were converted by missionaries, primarily English and American, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They are divided into a number of denominations, including Presbyterian, Congregational, and Anglican. They are perceived by some to number disproportionately highly among the professional middle class. The Lebanese Protestant Christians constitute less than 1 percent of the population and live primarily in Beirut (Greater Beirut). Under the terms of an unwritten agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, the Protestant community in Lebanon has one reserved seat in the Parliament of Lebanon. (see Politics of Lebanon#Legislative branch) Notable people Butrus al-Bustani, writer and scholar Mikhail Mishaqa, historian Kamal Salibi, academic, researcher and historian Zachariah Anani, malitia fighter Joseph Farah, writer Nick Rahall, American politician Abraham Mitrie Rihbany, theologian, philologist and historian Ayoub Tabet, former prime minister of Lebanon Salim Sahyouni, Protestant minister Wadia Sabra, composer See also Lebanese Baptist Convention National Evangelical Church of Beirut National Evangelical Church Union of Lebanon National Protestant College Near East School of Theology National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon Protestantism by country Religion in Lebanon Christianity in Lebanon Roman Catholicism in Lebanon Lebanese Maronite Christians Lebanese Melkite Christians Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians Lebanese Shia Muslims Lebanese Sunni Muslims Lebanese Druze References Lebanon Protestantism in Lebanon Lebanese Protestants Lebanese Baptists