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Former Honorary Degree Recipients |
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Syrian Protestant College (1866-1920)
American University of Beirut (1920-)
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2011 |
| Mary Robinson, first woman President of the Republic of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Marcel Khalife, Lebanese musician, oudist, singer, song writer, composer, teacher, and writer |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Owen Gingerich, American astronomer and history of science professor |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Mostafa El-Sayed, internationally renowned Egyptian-American physical chemist and a leading nanoscience researcher |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Anthony Shadid, Lebanese-American veteran fifteen-year Middle East reporter |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2009 |
| Thomas Q. Morris, AUB trustee since 1985, Chair of the Board of Trustees in 2005-09 |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Abdlatif Al-Hamad, Kuwaiti economist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Farouk El Baz, Egyptian research professor |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Elias Zerhouni, Algerian world renowned radiologist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2008 |
| Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Peace Activist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Mona Hatoum, Beirut-born Palestinian artist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Irene Khan, Bengali-born international human rights and refugee advocate |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Georges Tohme, Lebanese scientist and ecologist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| John Waterbury, scholar, AUB President 1998-2008 |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2007 |
| Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said), Syrian-Lebanese poet |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Andre Raymond, Middle Eastern historian |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Charles Hostler, former ambassador, was awarded an honorary doctorate on May 3, 2007 while on a visit to dedicate the Charles Hostler Student Center which is expected to open in the fall semester 2007. |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2006 |
| Nasser Al Kharafi, president of the giant Kuwaiti business conglomerate M.A. Kharafi Group |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Robert Fisk, internationally renowned journalist covering Lebanon and the Middle East |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Zaha Hadid, distinguished Iraqi-born architect |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Said Khoury, president of the Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International (CCC) |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi founder of the microcredit institution, Grameen Bank |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2005 |
| The Aga Khan, spiritual leader, philanthropist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Richard A. Debs, banker, philanthropist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Fairuz, singer |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ghassan Tueni, journalist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ahmed Zewail, chemist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2004 |
| Sir Michael Atiyah, mathematician |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Vartan Gregorian, educator, philanthropist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Peter Jennings, journalist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Yo-Yo Ma, cellist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2003 |
| Lakhdar Brahimi, diplomat |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Carlos Ghosn, businessman |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Amin Maalouf, novelist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Hasib Sabbagh, businessman |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Edward Said, professor, writer |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Helen Thomas, journalist |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1969 |
| Philip K. Hitti (BA, 1908), historian, professor |
Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1966 |
| Bayard Dodge, third president, AUB |
Doctor of Letters |
| 1920 |
| Harvey Porter, professor |
Doctor of Divinity |
| Najib M. Salibi (BA, 1888), surgeon |
Doctor of Science |
| 1916 |
| Daniel Bliss, first president, AUB |
Doctor of Laws |
| D. Stewart Dodge, professor, AUB trustee |
Doctor of Laws |
| 1914 |
| Murad Barudi (BA, 1874; PhM, 1879), archaeologist |
Master of Arts |
| 1910 |
| Akhnukh Fanus (BA, 1874), president, Asut Higher Council |
Doctor of Laws |
| Shukri A. Kassab (BA, 1899), assistant librarian |
Master of Arts |
| 1901 |
| Jabr Dumit (BA, 1876), professor |
Master of Arts |
| 1890 |
| Faris Nimr (BA, 1874), professor |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| Yakub Saruf (BA, 1870), professor, editor |
Doctor of Philosophy | |
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