Famous Lebanese Women
Women around the globe are proving how important their role is in the society and civilization. With every passing decade, they have gained a strong foothold and are making heads turn due to their headstrong dedication, nationalistic spirit, mindboggling abilities and their overwhelming talent. They are truly superhuman beings with infinite control and charge. While women of the West regularly make it to the news for their accomplishment and achievement, their Arab counterparts are no less. And while talking of powerful and famous Arab women, those from Lebanon gain much attention. Time and again, Lebanese women have proved their worth in varied fields and have shown their brilliance as writers, entrepreneurs, business magnates, media moguls, artisans, politicians, social activists, artists and so on
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1
Mia Khalifa
(Media Personality, Former Pornographic Actress & Webcam Model)
Birthdate: February 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: May 16, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Achrafieh
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
3
Fairuz
(One of the Most Famous Singers in the History of the Arab world)
Birthdate: November 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jabal Alarz, Lebanon
4
Haifa Wehbe
(Arabic Pop Singer and Actress)
Birthdate: March 10, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mahrouna, Lebanon
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
5
Yasmine Al Massri(Actress and Dancer Best Known for Her Role in the TV Series ‘Quantico’)
Birthdate: November 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Birthdate: February 7, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Srifa, Lebanon
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
8
Nadine Labaki
(First Female Arab Director to Be Nominated for an Oscar in the Category for Best Foreign Language Film)
Birthdate: February 18, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baabdat, Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
9
Amal Clooney(Lebanese-British Barrister Specialising in International Law and Human Rights & the Wife of Actor George Clooney)
Birthdate: February 3, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
10
Cyrine Abdelnour
(Lebanese Singer and Actress Known for Her Hit Single 'Law Bas Fe Aini')
Birthdate: February 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beirut
11
Myriam Fares
(Lebanese Arabic Pop Singer, Dancer and Entertainer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
12
Sabah
(Music Icon from Lebanon and an Acclaimed Actress in Egyptian Movies)
Birthdate: November 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bdadoun, Lebanon
Died: November 26, 2014
13
Najwa Karam
(Singer and Middle Eastern Pop-Icon Famous as 'The Sun Of Lebanese and Arabic Song')
Birthdate: February 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zahlé
14
Brigitte Gabriel
(Lebanese-born American Activist Who Founded the Anti-Islam Organization 'ACT! for America')
Birthdate: October 21, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marjeyoun, Lebanon
15
Julia Boutros
(Lebanese Singer Known for Her Songs 'Ghabet Shams El Haq' and 'Wein el Malayeen')
Birthdate: April 1, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
16
Nawal Al Zoghbi
(One of the Most Renowned Lebanese Pop Singer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jal el Dib, Lebanon
17
Diana Haddad
(Lebanese Singer and One of the Best-Selling Arabic Pop Musicians in the Arab World)
Birthdate: October 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
18
Yasmine Hamdan
(Lebanese Electro-Pop Singer-Songwriter Based in Paris)
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
19
Rula Ghani
(First Lady of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Lebanon
20
Jackie Chamoun
(Alpine skier)
Birthdate: October 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: August 22, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
22
Majida El Roumi
(Lebanese Soprano Singer and UN Goodwill Ambassador)
Birthdate: December 13, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
23
Nada Zeidan
(Qatari Rally Driver)
Birthdate: October 11, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
24
May Ziadeh
(A Pioneer of Oriental Feminism in Arab Literary World and Key Figure in the 'Nahda' Movement)
Birthdate: February 11, 1886
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nazareth, Vilayet of Syria
Died: October 17, 1941
25
Leila Shahid
(Palestinian Diplomat)
Birthdate: July 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
26
Darine
(Lebanese-Swedish Singer)
Birthdate: 1984 AD
Birthplace: Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon
27
Chirine Njeim
(Lebanese Alpine Skier)
Birthdate: October 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
28
Ray Bassil
(Sport shooter)
Birthdate: October 20, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dlebta, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: June 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lebanon
Birthdate: August 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Mai Ghoussoub
(Lebanese Artist and Writer)
Birthdate: November 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: February 17, 2007
32
Zeina Soufan
(Lebanese Journalist Based in Dubai and Host of 'Money Map' on Dubai TV)
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
33
Jana Assi
(Lebanese Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: July 2, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
34
Juman Malouf(Lebanese Author, Set Designer and Wife of American Filmmaker Wes Anderson)
Birthdate: 1975 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
35
Aya Jamal-Eddine
(Lebanese Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Birthdate: October 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
36
Jana Meer
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: July 13, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
37
Jane Jabre
(YouTube Beauty Vlogger)
Birthdate: June 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
38
Rasha Khatib
(Lebanese Instagram Star)
Birthdate: September 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
39
Rita El Hajj
(Lebanese Instagram Star)
Birthdate: December 17, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
40
Dana Chehab
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: August 15, 2002
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lebanon
41
Pamela Kawass
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: November 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon
42
Lara Aassar
(TikTok Lip-syncing Sensation)
Birthdate: November 21, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon
43
Samah Furrha
(TikTok Content Creator)
Birthdate: January 6, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lebanon
44
Ghida Ismail
(TikTok Content Creator)
Birthdate: June 18, 2004
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lebanon
45
Jessy Kassem
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: March 8, 2003
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lebanon
46
Maya Haidar
(TikTok Star Who Shares Horror and True Crime Stories)
Birthdate: March 29, 2004
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lebanon
47
Carla Raad
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: February 4, 1998
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lebanon
48
Nour Younes
(TikTok Lip-sync and Dance Content Creator)
Birthdate: October 20, 2003
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lebanon
49
Layal Assi
(TikTok Star Who Post Beauty Content)
50
Aya Alhajjali
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: February 12, 2001
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lebanon
While talking of famous Lebanese women, the names that top the list include human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin whose stellar achievements in law and order have led her to be at the top of her game. Apart from several high profile clients, Amal Alamuddin has served as the adviser to the King of Bahrain. One of the biggest watch companies of the world, Swatch Group has its reins in the hands of a Lebanese woman, Nayla Hayek. The world of fashion would have been miser had it not had renowned Lebanese fashion designer Reem Acra. And these are just a handful of the long list of famous, powerful and influential Lebanese women the world takes pride in. Have a look.