List of Lebanese people in Colombia
Introduction This is a list of notable individuals born in Colombia of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Colombian dual nationality who live or lived in Colombia.
Academia *Elías Bechara Zainúm - Cordoban philanthropist and chemist
Beauty pageant contestants *Laura González - Miss Colombia 2017*Gabriela Tafur - Miss Colombia 2019*Valerie Domínguez Tarud - Miss Colombia 2005*Paola Turbay - Miss Colombia 1991*Taliana Vargas - Miss Colombia 2008*Yamile Dajud - Miss Sucre 2021*Juliana Habib - Miss Córdoba 2021
Entertainment * Carolina Guerra - actress, model, singer and presenter* Majida Issa - actress* Javier Jattin - professional Colombian actor* John Leguizamo - American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)* Veronica Orozco - actress, singer and model* Felipe Aljure - film festival program
Journalism * Leila Cobo - Music journalist for ''Billboard'' magazine* Andrea Serna - RCN presenter and model* Diana Turbay - journalist (daughter of Julio César Turbay Ayala)
Medicine *Salomón Hakim - neurosurgeon
Musicians * Silvestre Dangond singer* Naty Botero - singer* Shakira - singer* Soraya - singer
Politicians * Julio César Turbay Ayala - former president of Colombia* Jairo Clopatofsky - former senator* José David Name - senator* Claudia Turbay Quintero - diplomat and journalist* José Name Terán - former senator* Gabriel Turbay* Zulema Jattin * Erasmo Zuleta - Córdobes politician and governor of Córdoba* Edwin Besaile - former governor of Córdoba
Sports * Mauricio Hadad - former tennis player* Robert Farah Maksoud - tennis player* Faryd Mondragón - professional football player* Fuad Reveiz - former American football player* Alberto Rujana - professional football manager
Writers, literature, playwrights, artists *Meira Delmar - poet*Soad Louis Lakah
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