From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
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
Sam Doumany ,
[2] Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland
Business
Sport
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
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
David Basheer , Sports Presenter and Commentator
Tyler De Nawi – actor
Firass Dirani ,
[3] Actor
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] Singer
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
Fashion designers
Arts and literature
Poets and writers
Other
See also
References
Countries
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