American University of Beirut

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American University of Beirut

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1866 as the Syrian Protestant College, renamed 1920.

Location:
Beirut, Lebanon

Founding Date:
1866

Official Website:
http://www.aub.edu.lb/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ahmed Chalabi Politician 30-Oct-1944 3-Nov-2015 Prominent on the Iraqi Provisional Council

Miles Copeland Business 2-May-1944 Founder of IRS Records

George Habash Activist 2-Aug-1926 26-Jan-2008 Founder of the PFLP

Rabih Haddad Religion 1960 Deported imam, purported terrorist

Mark G. Hambley Diplomat 12-Feb-1948 US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1993-94

Philip K. Hitti Scholar 24-Jun-1886 24-Dec-1978 History of the Arabs

Charles W. Hostler Diplomat 12-Dec-1919 28-Sep-2014 US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989-93

Ray R. Irani Business 13-Jan-1935 CEO of Occidental Petroleum

Abdallah Jumah Business 1941 President and CEO of ARAMCO

Walid Jumblatt Politician 7-Aug-1949 Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party

Majid Khadduri Scholar 1908 25-Jan-2007 Middle East scholar

Zalmay Khalilzad Diplomat 22-Mar-1951 US Ambassador to the UN, 2007-09

Joseph LeBaron Diplomat c. 1947 US Ambassador to Mauritania

Herbert Molloy Mason, Jr. Author 24-Oct-1927 16-Jan-2013 To Kill the Devil

Ali Naimi Government 2-Aug-1935 Saudi Minister of Oil

Hutham S. Olayan Business c. 1954 Olayan Group

Adnan Pachachi Politician 14-May-1923 Former Iraqi diplomat

Fouad Siniora Head of State 1943 Prime Minister of Lebanon

Aziz R. D. Syriani Business 1942 Olayan Group

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charles S. Campbell Historian 11-May-1911 17-Aug-2006 Anglo-American Understanding

Lewis Leary Educator 18-Apr-1906 1-May-1990 That Rascal Freneau

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert F. Goheen Educator 15-Aug-1919 31-Mar-2008 President of Princeton University, 1957-72

William R. Hambrecht Business c. 1935 W.R. Hambrecht & Co.

Ray R. Irani Business 13-Jan-1935 CEO of Occidental Petroleum

Richard W. Murphy Diplomat 29-Jul-1929 US Ambassador to Syria, 1974-78

Hutham S. Olayan Business c. 1954 Olayan Group

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