The following is a list of people of Lebanese descent living in the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Curaçao

This is a list of individuals born in

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Dutch dual nationality who live or lived in Curaçao. *Isa, Ramez J(orge), byname Ronchi Isa (b. Oct. 17, 1917, Curaçao - d. March 17, 2005, Curaçao), prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1971, 1972–73) *

Emily de Jongh-Elhage Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage (born 7 December 1946) is a former Curaçaoan politician who served as the 27th prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 2006 until its dissolution in 2010. Following the 2010 Curaçao general election Islan ...

, former Prime Minister of the now defunct

Netherlands Antilles nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ...

* Abdul Nasser El Hakim, Curaçaoan businessman, politician and Minister of Economic Affairs

Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Dominican dual nationality who live or lived in the Dominican Republic. * Rafael Abinader, Vice-President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, career politician and writer * Luis Abinader, politician, President of the Dominican Republic * Yvonne Chahín Sasso, businesswoman and senator *

Jacobo Majluta Azar Jacobo Majluta Azar (9 October 1934 – 2 March 1996) was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 16 August 1978 to 4 July 1982. He was one of the generations of politicians in the Dominican Republic whose ambition was continually thwarte ...

, former President *

Amelia Vega Amelia Vega Polanco (born 7 November 1984) is a Dominican model, actress, author, singer and beauty queen. At the age of 18, she won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, becoming the first ever Miss Universe from the Dominican Republic, as well as ...

Miss Dominican Republic 2002 Miss República Dominicana 2003 was held on July 29, 2002. There were 22 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. There was going to be 30 but there were various withdrawals. The winner would represent the Dominican Repu ...

and Miss Universe 2003 *

Elías Wessin y Wessin Elías Wessin y Wessin (July 22, 1924 – April 18, 2009) was a Dominican politician and Dominican Air Force general. Wessin led the military coup which ousted the government of Dominican President Juan Bosch in 1963, replacing it with a triumv ...

, military commander and politician *

Sandra Zaiter Sandra Zaiter (November 21, 1943 – September 25, 2022) was a Dominican-born Puerto Rican actress, children's television show host, singer, composer and athlete. Early life and career Zaiter was born in the Dominican Republic to Maronite Chri ...

, Dominican–Puerto Rican actress and television personality

Haiti

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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 ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese or Haitian nationality who live or lived in Haiti. *

André Apaid André Apaid, Jr. is a businessman in Haiti known for leading the Group of 184, a coalition which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état in collaboration with the United States. According to Guy Philippe Guy Phi ...

, businessman *

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 soccer player *

Reginald Boulos Reginald Boulos (born 1966) is a Haitian businessman and the former President of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti. Early life and education Reginald Boulos was born in 1956, in the United States of America, son of Carlos a ...

, businessman and political activist *

Roger Jaar Roger Jaar is a Haitian businessman with operations largely in the Caribbean and Quebec. Biography Jaar was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, to a family of Arab-Palestinian descent from Bethlehem, but moved to Haiti at a young age. In 1983, R ...

, businessman *

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)

Jamaica

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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Jamaican dual nationality who live or lived in Jamaica. * Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of

Edward Seaga: The Jamaican Visionary
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Shahine Robinson Shahine Elizabeth Robinson (née Fakhourie; 4 July 1953 – 29 May 2020) was a Jamaican politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security. She was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Saint Ann North Eastern. She served ...

(née Fakhourie), Jamaica Labour Party politician

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese, American, and/or Puerto Rican nationality who live or lived in Puerto Rico. *

Gilbert Mamery Gilbert Mamery Riera (March 15, 1927 – March 30, 2003) was a Puerto Rican disc-jockey, musicologist, radio station owner, radio and television personality, marketing impresario and composer born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He is the father ...

, television personality *

Gricel Mamery Gricel Mamery Muñoz (born in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedian, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show '' Anda Pa'l Cara'', and as a color commentator for the Spanish language program, broadcast in Puer ...

, television personality * Charlie Masso, singer, model, and actor, former member of boy band Menudo * Gildo Masso, entrepreneur, founder of Masso Enterprises *

, Dominican–Puerto Rican actress and television personality

References

{{Americas topic, List of Lebanese people in Lebanese Caribbean

* Lebanese

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

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