Lebanese Haitians

Lebanese Haitian

Regions with significant populations
Port-au-Prince
Languages
French, Haitian Creole, Arabic
Religion
Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Lebanese Caribbean

Lebanese Haitians are Haitian of Lebanese descent or a Lebanese with Haitian citizenship. There are 8,000 people of Lebanese descent living in Haiti.^[1] Haiti has the second largest Lebanese population in the Caribbean, after Jamaica.

Notable Lebanese Haitians

• André Apaid Jr., American-born tycoon
• André Apaid Sr., businessman and political activist who was a strong supporter of Jean-Claude Duvalier
• 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
• John Boulos, professional soccer player
• Pierrot Al-Khal, renowned musician for compas band, Les Gypsies de Pétionville
• Robert Malval, Prime Minister of Haiti (1993−1994)
• Reynaldo Martino, singer, composer and maestro for the popular compas band, T-Vice (partial Lebanese descent)
• Roberto Martino lead singer and guitarist/composer for the popular compas band, T-Vice (partial Lebanese descent)

See also

• Arab Haitians
• Mulatto Haitian
• Palestinian Haitian
• Syrian Haitian
• White Haitian

References

1. "History of immigration to Haiti dates to the 19th century". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

• Hossary, Nagia (Archive article)