Syrian Protestant College (1866-1920)
American University of Beirut (1920-)
2023
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Dina Katabi, renowned researcher in wireless networks
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Elias Khoury, acclaimed novelist, play and script writer, journalist, activist, cultural critic, and public intellectual
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Suheil J. Muasher, revered professor, clinician, researcher, and mentor
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
June Bowman Nasrallah, Lebanese-American award-winning molecular biologist and pioneer of plant reproductive biology
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
2022
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Ouided Bouchamaoui, leader for peace, businesswoman, philanthropist, and 2015 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
| Doctorate in Humane Letters
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Daniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and educatorDaniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist, educator, and acclaimed writer
| Doctorate in Humane Letters
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Mona Hanna-Attisha, award-winning scientist, activist, children’s health advocate, and author
| Doctorate in Humane Letters
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Hanna Nasir, first and long-time president of Birzeit University, champion of the Palestinian community
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
P. Roy Vagelos, physician, scientist, philanthropist, and business leader who helped save the sight of millions
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
2019
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Hanan al-Shaykh, one of the most acclaimed award-winning writers in the contemporary Arab world
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Hagop Kantarjian, world leader in leukemia treatment
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Reeta Roy, president and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Fawwaz Ulaby, pioneering researcher in the area of radar remote sensing has been foundational, informing theory and practice
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
2018
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Isabelle Yasmina Adjani, one of the most acclaimed French actresses of all time
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Ali Fakhro, physician, writer, political thinker, and inspirational speaker
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
George Helou, groundbreaking researcher in the field of infrared astronomy
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Howard Koh, world-renowned public health expert and physician
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Nemat Shafik, respected economist, erudite scholar, author, and revered international figure
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
2017
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Huda Akil, highly-cited Syrian neuroscientist and mentor
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Mouna Haraoui, former first lady of Lebanon; education, public health, and human rights advocate
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Simon Shaheen, award-winning Palestinian-American composer; oud and violin virtuoso
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Ahdaf Soueif, Egyptian novelist, journalist, and activist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2016 |
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Nadine Labaki, award-winning film maker and actor | Doctor of Humane Letters |
Nassim Taleb, best-selling author and risk specialist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Dr. Samir Zard, radical chemist; co-author of Barton-Zard reaction for synthesis of pyrroles
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2015
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Ismail Serageldin, Egyptian author and public intellectual; founding director of the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Doctor of Humane Letters |
Peter Sellars, US opera, theater, and film director
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2014 |
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Saloua Raouda Choucair, sculptor, painter, abstract artist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Samih Darwazah,
entrepreneur, and corporate leader; founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals; AUB trustee emeritus
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Yusuf Hannun, molecular biologist and clinician; director of Stony Brook University Cancer Center | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2013 |
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Noam Chomsky, American linguist, philosopher, professor, and social critic | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Charles Elachi, Lebanese-American planetary scientist and electrical engineer | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Faten Hamama, multi-award-winning Egyptian film star and producer | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Ray R. Irani, Lebanese-American business leader, AUB trustee emeritus | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2012 |
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Wadad A. Kadi, University of Chicago professor and scholar of Islamic studies
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Munib R. Masri, Palestinian entrepreneur, philanthropist, AUB trustee emeritus
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Donna E. Shalala, public servant in government, teaching, and academic administration, University of Miami president | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2011 |
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Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and UN 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,
leading Egyptian-American physical chemist and nanoscience researcher
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Anthony Shadid, Lebanese-American Middle East correspondent;
New York Times bureau chief in Beirut
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2010 |
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Walid Khalidi, Palestinain historian of the nakba; founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Eric Rouleau, French journalist, writer, and diplomat, specializing in the Middle East
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Dourade Al Lahham, leading Syrian comedian, actor, and director | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2009 |
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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; chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic Development
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Farouk El Baz, Egyptian researcher in remote sensing; chaired the Astronaut Training Group for the Apollo Space Program
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer and human rights activist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Elias Zerhouni, world-renowned
Algerian radiologist | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2008 |
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Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian academic and politician; member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Mona Hatoum, Beirut-born Palestinian avant garde 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 |
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Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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John Waterbury, scholar, AUB President 1998-2008 | Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2007 |
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Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said), Syrian-Lebanese poet | Doctor of Humane Letters |
Youssef Chahine, Egyptian director; pioneer of Arab cinema
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Andre Raymond, Middle Eastern historian; authority on Arab Cities and the Ottoman Empire
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Charles Hostler, former US ambassador (awarded on a visit to dedicate the Charles Hostler Student Center)
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2006 |
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Nasser Al Kharafi, president of the 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 |
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Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-born British architect; winner of the prestigious
Pritzker and Stirling prizes
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Said Khoury, president of the Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International (CCC) | Doctor of Humane Letters |
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi father microcredit and Grameen Bank founder (also awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2006)
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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2005 |
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader, philanthropist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Richard A. Debs, banker, philanthropist; AUB board chair emeritus
| Doctor of Humane Letters
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Fairuz, enduring symbol of Arabic and Lebanese song
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Ghassan Tueni, Lebanese journalist, politician, diplomat, and educator; editor-in-chief, Annahar newspaper
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Ahmed Zewail, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2004 |
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Sir Michael Atiyah, English mathematician; president of the Royal Society
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Vartan Gregorian, educator, philanthropist; president of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Peter Jennings, Murrow Award-winning journalist; anchor for ABC's World News Tonight
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; hailed among the greatest musicians of his age
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2003 |
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Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian diplomat; UN peace negotiator
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Carlos Ghosn, Brazilian-born automotive industry leader; chairman and CEO of
Renault Group
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
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Amin Maalouf, award-winning Lebanese-born French author | Doctor of Humane Letters |
Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman, activist and philanthropist; established Consolidated Contractors Company
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Edward Said, professor of literature at Columbia University and renowed Palestinian public intellectual
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
Helen Thomas, first lady of the White House press corps
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1969 |
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Philip K. Hitti (BA, 1908), historian, professor; father of Arab Studies in the US
| Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1966 |
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| Bayard Dodge, Islamic scholar and third president of AUB | Doctor of Letters |
| 1920 |
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Harvey Porter, professor and SPC college librarian from 1880
| Doctor of Divinity |
Najib M. Salibi (BA, 1888), surgeon
| Doctor of Science |
| 1916 |
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Daniel Bliss, first president, SPC
| Doctor of Laws |
| D. Stewart Dodge, professor, SPC trustee | Doctor of Laws |
| 1914 |
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| Murad Barudi (BA, 1874; PhM, 1879), archaeologist | Master of Arts |
| 1910 |
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| Akhnukh Fanus (BA, 1874), Egyptian writer and politician; president of Asyut Higher Council | Doctor of Laws |
Shukri A. Kassab (BA, 1899), assistant librarian of SPC
| Master of Arts |
| 1901 |
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Jabr Dumit (BA, 1876), professor, writer, and literary critic
| Master of Arts |
| 1890 |
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Faris Nimr (BA, 1874), Arabic professor; head of the Lee Observatory at SPC
| Doctor of Philosophy |
Yakub Saruf (BA, 1870), professor, editor; member of the first SPC graduating class
| Doctor of Philosophy |