List of Lebanese people in Australia

This is a list of notable individuals born in Australia of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Australian dual nationality who live or resided in Australia.

Athletes

• Matthew Abood – Olympic freestyle swimmer
• Max Basheer – former administrator with the South Australian National Football League
• Michael Cheika – rugby player and Wallabies coach.
• Alex Chidiac – professional women's football player currently playing for Melbourne City and the Matildas
• Billy Dib – boxer
• Hazem El Masri – former professional rugby league player
• Nathan Elasi – professional football (soccer) player
• Benny Elias – former rugby league player for the West Tigers
• Bianca Elmir – female boxing champion
• Ahmad Elrich – Australian former international football (soccer) player
• Tarek Elrich – international football (soccer) player
• Buddy Farah – former international football (soccer) player
• Robbie Farah – captain of the Wests Tigers, Australian Rugby League
• Milham Hanna – Australian Rules footballer with Carlton
• Bachar Houli – professional Australian rules footballer
• Safwan Khalil – Olympic taekwondo champion
• Julian Khazzouh – professional basketball player
• Michael Lichaa – professional rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs
• Tim Mannah – professional rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels
• Mitchell Moses – professional rugby league player for the West Tigers
• Andrew Nabbout – international football (soccer) player
• Roger Rasheed – former tennis player
• Michael Reda – former international football (soccer) player
• Reece Robinson – professional rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels
• Travis Robinson – professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm
• Abbas Saad – Australian former international football (soccer) player
• Mohamed Sabra - international football (soccer) player
• Eddie Scarf – first Australian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling
• Nicholas Shehadie – former Captain of the Wallabies Australian Rugby Union
• Robert Younis – professional football (soccer) player
• Jeff Younis - NRL touch judge

Beauty pageant contestants

• Sabrina Houssami – Miss World Australia 2006, Miss World Asia Pacific 2006
• Jessica Kahawaty –

Businesspeople

• Joseph Assaf – multicultural businessman
• Ahmed Fahour – Managing Director and CEO of Australia Post
• John Ibrahim – nightclub owner
• Jacques Nasser – ex-CEO of Ford Motors^[1]
• John Symond – businessman

Salim Mehajar

Entertainment personalities

• Firass Dirani – actor
• Faydee – singer
• Joe Hasham – actor
• Tamara Jaber – singer
• Paul Khoury – TV personality and voice talent
• Paul Nakad – actor, hip hop artist
• Daniella Rahme – TV presenter, actress and model
• Daniel Sahyounie – comedian, part of YouTube comedy group The Janoskians
• Natalie Saleeba – actress
• Mark Saliba – an inspirational leader who uses comedy to shine the light on injustice throughout the world
• Rob Shehadie – actor and comedian, co-creator of Here Come the Habibs
• James Yammouni – comedian, part of YouTube comedy group The Janoskians
• Petra Yared – actor
• Doris Younane – actress

Fashion designers

• Joseph Saba

Poets and writers

• Mireille Astore – artist and writer
• Nada Awar Jarrar – author
• David Malouf – poet and author
• Wadih Sa'adeh – poet

Politicians

• John Ajaka – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• Anthony Alexander Alam – political leader, member of the Australian Labor Party^[2]
• Marie Bashir – Governor of New South Wales
• Steve Bracks – former Premier of Victoria
• Jihad Dib – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lakemba
• Nazih Elasmar – former Mayor of Darebin and member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region
• George Joseph – former Lord Mayor of Adelaide^[2]
• Marlene Kairouz – former Mayor of Darebin and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kororoit
• Bob Katter, Sr. – politician
• Bob Katter – member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Kennedy
• Daryl Melham – member of Australian House of Representatives
• Cesar Melhem – Victorian State Secretary of Australian Workers Union
• Eddie Obeid – former New South Wales government minister
• Barbara Perry – member for Auburn for fourteen years
• Sir Nicholas Shehadie – former Lord Mayor of Sydney^[2]
• Jackie Trad – Deputy Premier of Queensland

See also

• List of Lebanese people
• List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)

References

1. "National Press Club: Jacques Nasser". National Public Radio. 2000-07-27.
2. Anthony Alexander Alam – Political Leader from www.alhs.org.au