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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Mia Khalifa
(Media Personality, Former Pornographic Actress & Webcam Model)
Mia Khalifa
274
Birthdate: February 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 2 
Nancy Ajram
(Singer)
Nancy Ajram
17
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)
Fairuz
11
Birthdate: November 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jabal Alarz, Lebanon
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 4 
Haifa Wehbe
(Arabic Pop Singer and Actress)
Haifa Wehbe
5
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’)
Yasmine Al Massri
5
Birthdate: November 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 6 
Nadine Nassib Njeim
(Actress and Miss Lebanon 2004)
Nadine Nassib Njeim
10
Birthdate: February 7, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Rima Fakih
(Model)
Rima Fakih
3
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)
Nadine Labaki
1
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)
Amal Clooney
85
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')
Cyrine Abdelnour
3
Birthdate: February 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beirut
 11 
Myriam Fares
(Lebanese Arabic Pop Singer, Dancer and Entertainer)
Myriam Fares
3
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)
Sabah
3
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')
Najwa Karam
4
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')
Brigitte Gabriel
11
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')
Julia Boutros
0
Birthdate: April 1, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 16 
Nawal Al Zoghbi
(One of the Most Renowned Lebanese Pop Singer)
Nawal Al Zoghbi
1
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)
Diana Haddad
2
Birthdate: October 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
 18 
Yasmine Hamdan
(Lebanese Electro-Pop Singer-Songwriter Based in Paris)
Yasmine Hamdan
3
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 19 
Rula Ghani
(First Lady of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
Rula Ghani
12
Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Lebanon
 20 
Jackie Chamoun
(Alpine skier)
Jackie Chamoun
1
Birthdate: October 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 21 
Josephine
(Singer)
Josephine
1
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)
Majida El Roumi
5
Birthdate: December 13, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Southern Lebanon
 23 
Nada Zeidan
(Qatari Rally Driver)
Nada Zeidan
2
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)
May Ziadeh
0
Birthdate: February 11, 1886
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nazareth, Vilayet of Syria
Died: October 17, 1941
 25 
Leila Shahid
(Palestinian Diplomat)
Leila Shahid
0
Birthdate: July 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 26 
Darine
(Lebanese-Swedish Singer)
Darine
0
Birthdate: 1984 AD
Birthplace: Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon
 27 
Chirine Njeim
(Lebanese Alpine Skier)
Chirine Njeim
0
Birthdate: October 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Ray Bassil
(Sport shooter)
Ray Bassil
1
Birthdate: October 20, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dlebta, Lebanon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 29 
Daniella Semaan
(Lebanese Instagram Star)
Daniella Semaan
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lebanon
 30 
Deyana Mounira
(Instagram Star)
Deyana Mounira
4
Birthdate: August 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lebanon
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 31 
Mai Ghoussoub
(Lebanese Artist and Writer)
Mai Ghoussoub
0
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)
Zeina Soufan
0
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
 33 
Jana Assi
(Lebanese Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Jana Assi
0
Birthdate: July 2, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 34 
Juman Malouf
(Lebanese Author, Set Designer and Wife of American Filmmaker Wes Anderson)
Juman Malouf
0
Birthdate: 1975 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 35 
Aya Jamal-Eddine
(Lebanese Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Aya Jamal-Eddine
1
Birthdate: October 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 36 
Jana Meer
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Jana Meer
0
Birthdate: July 13, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 37 
Jane Jabre
(YouTube Beauty Vlogger)
Jane Jabre
0
Birthdate: June 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 38 
Rasha Khatib
(Lebanese Instagram Star)
Rasha Khatib
0
Birthdate: September 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 39 
Rita El Hajj
(Lebanese Instagram Star)
Rita El Hajj
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 40 
Dana Chehab
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Dana Chehab
0
Birthdate: August 15, 2002
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lebanon
 41 
Pamela Kawass
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Pamela Kawass
0
Birthdate: November 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon
 42 
Lara Aassar
(TikTok Lip-syncing Sensation)
Lara Aassar
0
Birthdate: November 21, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon
 43 
Samah Furrha
(TikTok Content Creator)
Samah Furrha
0
Birthdate: January 6, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lebanon
 44 
Ghida Ismail
(TikTok Content Creator)
Ghida Ismail
0
Birthdate: June 18, 2004
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lebanon
 45 
Jessy Kassem
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Jessy Kassem
0
Birthdate: March 8, 2003
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lebanon
 46 
Maya Haidar
(TikTok Star Who Shares Horror and True Crime Stories)
Maya Haidar
0
Birthdate: March 29, 2004
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lebanon
 47 
Carla Raad
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Carla Raad
0
Birthdate: February 4, 1998
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lebanon
 48 
Nour Younes
(TikTok Lip-sync and Dance Content Creator)
Nour Younes
0
Birthdate: October 20, 2003
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lebanon
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Layal Assi
(TikTok Star Who Post Beauty Content)
Layal Assi
0
Birthplace: Lebanon
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Aya Alhajjali
(Lebanese TikTok Star)
Aya Alhajjali
0
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.