Lebanese Haitians are
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
ans of
Lebanese descent or Lebanese with Haitian citizenship.
Notable Lebanese Haitians
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André Apaid Jr., American-born tycoon (partial Lebanese descent because his mother is a Haitian native)
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André Apaid Sr., businessman and political activist who was a strong supporter of
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier (; 3 July 19514 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" ( ht, Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian politician who was the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He succeeded his father F ...
*Claude Apaid, brother of André Apaid Sr. and owner of the computer company that has secured the government contract to supply voting machines in Haiti
*Jessie Al-Khal, businesswoman; manager for the compas band T-Vice; mother of Roberto Martino and Reynaldo Martino
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John Boulos
John "Frenchy" Boulos (June 7, 1921, in Haiti – January 16, 2002, in Brooklyn, New York) was a Haitian soccer player, who spent most of his career in the American Soccer League and German-American Soccer League. He is a member of the Nationa ...
, professional footballer
*Pierrot Al-Khal, renowned musician for compas band, ''Les Gypsies de Pétion-Ville''
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Robert Malval
Robert Malval (born July 11, 1943 in Port-au-Prince) is the former prime minister of Haiti, his tenure was from August 30, 1993 to November 8, 1994.
An industrialist and business leader of Lebanese descent, Malval was appointed on August 16, 199 ...
, Prime Minister of Haiti (1993−1994)
*Reynaldo Martino, singer, composer and maestro for the popular
compas
Compas, also known as compas direct or compas direk (; Haitian Creole: ''konpa'', ''kompa'' or ''kompa dirèk''), is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. The genre was popularized following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in ...
band, ''
T-Vice'' (partial Lebanese descent)
*Roberto Martino lead singer and guitarist/composer for the popular
compas
Compas, also known as compas direct or compas direk (; Haitian Creole: ''konpa'', ''kompa'' or ''kompa dirèk''), is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. The genre was popularized following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in ...
band, ''
T-Vice'' (partial Lebanese descent)
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Steeven Saba
Steeven Saba (born 24 February 1993) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue Haïtienne club Violette and the Haiti national team.
Early years
Saba was born in Port-au-Prince and is the son of former footballe ...
, professional footballer
See also
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Arab diaspora
Arab diaspora (also known as MENA diaspora, as a short version for the Middle East and North Africa diaspora) refers to descendants of the Arab people, Arab Emigration, emigrants who, voluntarily or as refugees, emigrated from their native lands ...
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Arab Haitians
Arab Haitians are Haitian citizens of Arab descent. In Haiti, there are a sizable number of Haitians that are either of Middle-Eastern Arab ancestry or who trace their origins to Arab descendants. Hadrami and Levantine Arabic ancestry can be fo ...
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Mulatto Haitian
Mulatto (french: mulâtre, ht, milat) is a term in Haiti that is historically linked to Haitians who are born to one white parent and one black parent, or to two mulatto parents. Contemporary usage of the term in Haiti is also applied to the bou ...
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Palestinian Haitian
Palestinian Haitians ( ar, فلسطينيو هايتي) are Haitians of Palestinian descent, or Palestinians with Haitian citizenship.
Notable Palestinian Haitians
* Antoine Izméry, murdered wealthy businessman and political activist
* Nathalie ...
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Syrian Haitian
Syrian Haitians are Haitian of Syrian descent or a Syrian with Haitian citizenship. A small Syrian community exists in Haiti.
History
Since the early twentieth century there was a Syrian community in Haiti. This consisted of roughly 500 people, ...
References
Hossary, Nagia(Archive article)
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Arab Haitian
Ethnic groups in Haiti
Lebanese Caribbean
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...