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Lahoud Family
Lahoud (Arabic: لحود) or LaHood is the surname of a Maronite Lebanese family whose members have been prominent in Lebanese politics. A part of the Daou families, they allegedly trace their origin back to Ghassanids. Politicians * Émile Lahoud (b. 1936), president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007 * :nl:Jamil Lahoud (1901–1983), general in the Lebanese Army and former minister and MP, father of president Emile Lahoud * Emile Lahoud Jr. (b. 1975), Lebanese politician, son of president Emile Lahoud * , (1912–1987), Lebanese Army officer and MP of Metn district between 1972 until his death, brother of Salim Lahoud * Salim Lahoud (1910–1971), former Minister and MP of Metn District, brother of Fouad Lahoud * Nassib Lahoud (1944–2012), Lebanese politician, son of Salim Other * Michael Lahoud (b. 1986), Sierra Leonian footballer * (b. 1967), brother of Marwan Lahoud * Joe Lahoud (b. 1947), American baseball player * Marwan Lahoud (b. 1966), French engineer born in Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassib Lahoud
Nassib Lahoud (23 November 19441 February 2012) was a Lebanese Christian political figure. He held various posts including Member of parliament, Ambassador to the United States of America, and Minister of State ( without portfolio) . He was also head of the Democratic Renewal Movement and a leading figure in the March 14 coalition, which nominated him as their presidential candidate when they held the parliamentary majority in 2008. His election was vetoed by Hezbollah and its allies, who refused to attend parliament and threatened not to recognise any president who was not the product of a consensus agreement between Lebanese political forces. President Michel Suleiman was elected to the post on 25 May 2008. Years later, Wikileaks documents quoted US diplomats and Lebanese officials as saying: "Lahoud would never be permitted to become president because the Syrians would never manage to bribe or blackmail him", and "because he could not be bought". Upon his death, Nassib Lahoud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nehme (surname)
Nehme ( ar, نعمة) is a prominent Lebanese surname which is derived from the given name Nehme. As of 2014, Nehme is the 39th most common surname in Lebanon with about 13,000 people holding the surname, or about one in 380 people. Etymology and history The name derives from the Arabic word for “blessing” or “grace”. The Nehme family is believed to stem from the Daou family tree with one of its sons, Nehme Daou, as the father of all Nehme families within the Levant. Lehfed, a small village near Byblos in the Byblos district of modern-day Lebanon, is believed to be the ancestral home of the Nehme family. As Mount Lebanon was an area of continuous civil unrest at the end of the 19th century, many Nehme families were forced to flee to nearby towns, including the city of Deir el Qamar, while others ventured further south to reach the city of Haifa and beyond. The surname Nehme is most prominent within Christian families in the north of Lebanon; Shia, Sunni, and Druze fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aline Lahoud
Aline Lahoud ( ar, ألين لحود; born 2 March 1981) is a Lebanese singer. Life Lahoud's parents are Salwa Al Katrib and producer Nahi Lahoud. She studied singing and dramatic art from 1997 until 1999. In 2002, she received a BA degree in Communication Arts, majoring in Screenplay and Directing Studies. Career After winning the international prize at the Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest in Turkey, Lahoud was selected by Télé Liban to represent in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ..., with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit". However, Lebanon withdrew from the contest. In 2014, Lahoud participated in the third season of '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' broadcast on French TV channel TF1. However after the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Lahoud
Romeo Raphael Lahoud ( ar, روميو روفايل لحود; 22 January 1931 – 22 November 2022) was a Lebanese theatre director, composer, and author. Biography After studying at the Saint Joseph School, Lahoud began his career in 1955 as an impresario, in which he brought stars such as Louis Armstrong, Sacha Distel, and the to Lebanon. As a writer, set designer, producer, and director, he played a part in over 30 musicals which featured prominent figures in Lebanese theatre, such as Sabah and Salwa Al Katrib. Lahoud studied theatrical directing in Las Vegas and scenography at La Scala in Milan under professor Carlo Montecamozzo. He founded five theatres: Le Phoenicia, Le Martinez, L’Élysée, Le Romeo Lahoud, and L'Athénée. He also founded a folkloric troupe in Libya in 1967. He was the first Arab and Lebanese artist to perform at the Olympia in Paris and the Palais Royal des Beaux Arts in Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwan Lahoud
Marwan Lahoud (Arab: مروان لحود), born March 6, 1966 in Lebanon, is a naturalized French-Lebanese weapons engineer, living in France. He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer for strategy and marketing for the Airbus group until February 2017. In May 2017, he was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OT-Morpho, a position he only held for a short time, even if he remained director for two years of different entities of this group, renamed from IDEMIA. Biography Youth, studies Marwan Lahoud was born into a family of Lebanese Maronite Christians. He is the son of Victor Lahoud, a former Lebanese state intelligence officer. After two years of preparatory classes at the Sainte-Geneviève Jesuit private high school in Versailles, he joined the École Polytechnique in 1984. Obtaining French nationality enabled him to join the armaments corps upon leaving the École Polytechnique in 1986: in this context, he chose the National School of Aeronautics and Space for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lahoud
Joseph Michael Lahoud (born April 14, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder and designated hitter, for the Boston Red Sox (1968–71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972–73), California Angels (1974–76), Texas Rangers (1976) and Kansas City Royals (1977–78). Early life Lahoud is from Danbury, Connecticut. His parents emigrated to the United States from Lebanon before he was born. Career Lahoud attended Henry Abbott Technical High School, then the University of New Haven, where he played college baseball for the New Haven Chargers. Lahoud played for the Winston-Salem Red Sox of the Class A Carolina League in 1966 and 1967. Though optioned to the minor leagues during spring training in 1968, the Red Sox recalled Lahoud from the Louisville Colonels of the Class AAA International League at the start of the 1968 season as Tony Conigliaro struggled with his recovery from an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lahoud
Michael Lahoud (french: Michel Lahoud, ar, مايكل لحود; born September 15, 1986) is a former Sierra Leonean footballer and current broadcaster for Austin FC. He also holds American citizenship. Career College Born in Freetown, Lahoud moved from his country to Annandale, Virginia in the United States when he was six years old. He attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, playing a total of 95 games. As a freshman forward in 2005, Lahoud was tied for second on the team with seven goals which landed him on the 2005 All ACC Freshman Team as well. He finished with 14 goals and 20 assists in four seasons. He helped win the NCAA National Championship in 2007, and final four appearances in 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he was named to the All-ACC Second Team. Lahoud is ranked in a tie for second in career games played at Wake Forest with 95 and fourth in career games started with 89. During his college yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Lahoud
Salim Nassib Lahoud (1910-1971) was a Lebanese Maronite Christian political figure who was a Member of Parliament and Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Defense of Lebanon in the 1950s among other ministerial posts. Lahoud was the father of Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S.A., Member of Parliament and Minister of State H.E Nassib Lahoud. He is part of the Lahoud family, one of the most prominent Lebanese-Christian political families (See List of political families). Lahoud was elected to the Lebanese Parliament in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1968 as an ally of the National Liberal Party of president Camille Chamoun. Lahoud held various ministerial posts including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense and Minister of Public works of the Republic of Lebanon. He was married to Nadia Lahoud, née Yared. They had 2 sons; Samir and Nassib Lahoud. Background Lebanon is governed through a multi-confessional political system where since the 1990 Taef accord the presidency is ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaHood
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LaHood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Darin LaHood (born 1968), American politician, son of Ray * John LaHood (born 1979), American politician from Georgia * Mike LaHood (born 1944), American football guard * Nico LaHood (born 1972), American attorney and judge * Ray LaHood (born 1945), American politician See also * Lahoud * Ladhood ''Ladhood'' is a British coming of age comedy series that premiered on BBC iPlayer on 24 November 2019. Written by, and starring, Liam Williams, the series details the experiences of his adolescence, and serves as a television adaptation of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Lahoud Jr
Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren Military *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s * Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other * ''Emile'' (film), a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan See also * * *Aemilius (other) *Emilio (other) *Emílio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
