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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m L i s t o f L e b a n e s e p e o p l e i n A u s t r a l i a )
This is a list of Lebanese Australians including both original immigrants who obtained Australian citizenship and their Australian-born descendants who are notable , have made significant contributions to the Australian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.
Politics and public service [ edit ]
John Ajaka – former President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Alexander Alam , member of the New South Wales Legislative Council [1]
Marie Bashir , Governor of New South Wales
Karl Bitar - former National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party and former General Secretary of NSW Labor
Steve Bracks , Former Premier of Victoria
Samier Dandan , President of Lebanese Muslim Association
Jihad Dib – New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
Khalil Eideh , CEO of Bluestar Logistics and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Nazih Elasmar , member of the Victorian Legislative Council
George Joseph – former Lord Mayor of Adelaide [1]
Marlene Kairouz – former Mayor of Darebin and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kororoit
Bob Katter , member for Federal Division of Kennedy since 1993
Bob Katter, Sr. , member for Federal Division of Kennedy 1966-1990
Salim Mehajer - former Auburn deputy mayor and convicted criminal
Daryl Melham , member of the Australian House of Representatives
Cesar Melhem , Victorian state secretary of Australian Workers' Union
Eddie Obeid , Corrupt former Member of the NSW Legislative Council, former Minister for Fisheries and Mineral Resources
Barbara Perry , NSW parliamentarian
Sir Nicholas Shehadie , Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975) and member of Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame
Michael Sukkar , federal government minister
Jackie Trad – former Deputy Premier of Queensland
Salim Wardeh , Former Minister of Culture in Lebanon
Law and judiciary [ edit ]
Sam Doumany ,[2]
Business [ edit ]
Matthew Abood , freestyle swimmer
Paul Akkary - former professional rugby league footballer for the Newtown Jets
Sheik Ali , Heavyweight champion wrestler
George Ayoub , Test match rugby referee, member of the Super Rugby panel for Television Match Officials
Alex Chidiac , Professional women's soccer player for Melbourne City and the Matilda's
Max Basheer , Former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
David Bayssari , Former Balmain Tigers NRL Player & Lebanon Rugby League Head Coach
Michael Cheika , Head coach of the Wallabies and the New South Wales Waratahs
Billy Dib – boxer
Hazem El Masri , Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby league player
Yahya El Hindi – professional football (soccer) player
Nathan Elasi – professional football (soccer) player
Benny Elias , Former National Rugby League player
Bianca Elmir – female boxing champion
Ahmad Elrich , International soccer player
Tarek Elrich , Newcastle United Jets soccer player
Buddy Farah , FIFA agent - Ex soccer player
Robbie Farah , South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby league player
Milham "Mil" Hanna , former Australian rules footballer with Carlton
Bachar Houli , Australian rules footballer
Safwan Khalil , Olympic champion in taekwando
Julian Khazzouh – professional basketball player
Bruce Malouf , - former Australian, NSW and Randwick rugby player.
Tim Mannah , Parramatta Eels Rugby league player
Josh Mansour , Penrith Panthers Rugby league player
Mitchell Moses – professional rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels
Andrew Nabbout , soccer player for Melbourne Victory
Robin Nahas , Australian rules footballer
Brendan Nasser , Test Match rugby player, member of the winning Australian squad at the 1991 Rugby World Cup
Roger Rasheed , international tennis coach and former player
Joe Reaiche , Former National Rugby League Sydney Roosters player
Michael Reda , International soccer player
Travis Robinson , International rugby league footballer
Reece Robinson , International rugby league footballer
Adam Saad , Australian rules footballer
Vivien Saad , Australian rules footballer
Christian Salem , Australian rules footballer
Eddie Scarf – first Australian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling
Nicholas Shehadie – former Captain of the Wallabies Australian Rugby Union
Emelia Yassir , Australian rules footballer
Robert Younis – professional football (soccer) player
Haneen Zreika , Australian rules footballer
Entertainment and media [ edit ]
David Basheer , Sports Presenter and Commentator
Tyler De Nawi – actor
Firass Dirani ,[3]
Etcetera Etcetera , drag queen
Faydee , Pop / R&B singer, songwriter
Chillinit , rapper
Kris Fade , radio presenter, host, and musician
Jan Fran , Journalist, news and current affairs commentator, TV personality
Joe Hasham , actor
Tamara Jaber ,[4]
Paul Khoury , TV personality and voice talent
Paul Nakad , actor and hip hop artist
Daniella Rahme , TV host, actress and model
Lincoln Younes , actor, model and voice over artist.
Mariam Saab , television presenter and journalist
Daniel Sahyounie – comedian, part of YouTube comedy group The Janoskians
Natalie Saleeba , Television actress
Rob Shehadie – actor and comedian, co-creator of Here Come the Habibs
Dean Vegas - singer and Elvis tribute artist
James Yammouni – comedian, part of YouTube comedy group The Janoskians
Petra Yared , Australian television actor
Doris Younane , Actress
Susie Youssef , Comedian, Writer, Actor
Beauty pageant contestants [ edit ]
Fashion designers [ edit ]
Arts and literature [ edit ]
Poets and writers [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ McWhirter, Erin (6 February 2010). "Underbelly's Firass Dirani - the day I met John Ibrahim, the King of the Cross" . heraldsun.com.au . Retrieved 11 April 2010 .
^ "Tamara Jaber Biography" . Take 40 . 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008 .
^ Kazzi, Antoine. Brilliant Faces. Sydney: El-Telegraph, 2009. (ISBN 9780646519135 ) page 83. This project that describes the achievements of 300 notable Arab Australians was funded by the Australian Government.
^ Hunter, Fergus (12 November 2021). "Senior Comanchero bikie detained in Lebanon after Interpol notice" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 December 2023 .
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 5 J u n e 2 0 2 4 , a t 2 3 : 4 9 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
