List of Lebanese people in Africa
This is a list of notable individuals born in Africa (outside the Arab World / North Africa) of Lebanese ancestry or people of dual Lebanese and local nationality born and/or residing in Africa.
Ghana
- Juliet Ibrahim, actress
- Majid Michel, actor
Ivory Coast
- Mehdi Khalil, footballer[1]
- Nader Matar, footballer[2]
- Mahmoud Kojok, footballer[3]
Liberia
- Monie Captan, former foreign minister of Liberia
- Fouad Hijazi, footballer[4]
- Wael Nazha, footballer[5]
Nigeria
- Gilbert R. Chagoury, businessman, diplomat and philanthropist
- Hassan El Mohamad, footballer[6]
Sierra Leone
- Edward J. Akar, former Minister of Finance
- John Akar, writer and diplomat; composer of Sierra Leone's national anthem
- Tarek El Ali, footballer[7]
- Faisal Antar, footballer
- Roda Antar, footballer
- Kassim Basma, diamond exporter
- Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament
- Joe Blell, former Minister of Defense
- Samir Hassaniyeh, activist
- Ali Hijazi, head coach of the Sierra Leone national basketball team
- Nahim Khadi, current president of the Sierra Leone Football Association
- Jamil Sahid Mohamed Khalil, businessman and diamond tycoon
- Hisham Mackie, diamond exporter
- Farid Raymond-Anthony, writer and author
- John Saad, former Minister of Housing and Infrastructural Development
- Walid Shour
- Ali Hashem, journalist
- Pelu Jason, Islamic Scholar
South Africa
- Fulton Allem, professional golfer#
- Ken Costa, London-based South African banker and Christian philanthropist
- Pierre Issa, professional football (soccer) player
- Joseph Rahme, professional tennis player
- Stephen Saad, CEO Aspen Pharmacare
- Michael Sutherland, South African-born Australian politician
- Allan Thomas, professional footballer
- Vic Toweel, professional boxer
- Willie Toweel, professional boxer
See also
References
- "Mehdi Khalil". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Nader Matar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Mahmoud Kojok". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- "Fouad Hijazi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- "WAEL NAZHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Hassan El Mohamad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Tarek El Ali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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