Syrian Protestant College (1866-1920)
American University of Beirut (1920-)
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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 |
| Daniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and educatorDaniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist, educator, and acclaimed writer |
Doctorate in Humane Letters |
| Mona Hanna-Attisha, award-winning scientist, activist, children’s health advocate, and author | Doctorate in Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Charles Elachi, Lebanese-American planetary scientist and electrical engineer | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Faten Hamama, multi-award-winning Egyptian film star and producer | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Ray R. Irani, Lebanese-American business leader, AUB trustee emeritus | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| Donna E. Shalala, public servant in government, teaching, and academic administration, University of Miami president | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dourade Al Lahham, leading Syrian comedian, actor, and director | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| Elias Zerhouni, world-renowned Algerian radiologist | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 2008 | |
| Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian academic and politician; member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize-winning 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 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 |
| 2006 | |
| 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 |
| Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-born British architect; winner of the prestigious
Pritzker and Stirling prizes
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Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 |
| 2005 | |
| The Aga Khan, spiritual leader, philanthropist | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| Richard A. Debs, banker, philanthropist; AUB board chair emeritus | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Philip K. Hitti (BA, 1908), historian, professor; father of Arab Studies in the US | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1966 | |
| Bayard Dodge, Islamic scholar and third president of AUB | Doctor of Letters |
| 1920 | |
| Harvey Porter, professor and SPC college librarian from 1880 | Doctor of Divinity |
| Najib M. Salibi (BA, 1888), surgeon | Doctor of Science |
| 1916 | |
| Daniel Bliss, first president, SPC | Doctor of Laws |
| D. Stewart Dodge, professor, SPC trustee | Doctor of Laws |
| 1914 | |
| Murad Barudi (BA, 1874; PhM, 1879), archaeologist | Master of Arts |
| 1910 | |
| 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 | |
| Jabr Dumit (BA, 1876), professor, writer, and literary critic | Master of Arts |
| 1890 | |
| 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 |
