Gemayel family

Gemayel /ʒəmaɪˈɛl/ is the name of a prominent Lebanese Maronite family based in Bikfaya, Lebanon. Transliterated Arabic is Jumayyil.

Prominent members include:

Philip Gemayel, Maronite patriarch from 1795 to 1796
Pierre Gemayel (1905–1984), Lebanese political leader and founder of the Kataeb Party
Maurice Gemayel (1910–1970), Member of Parliament, brother-in-law of Pierre Gemayel
Amine Gemayel (born 1942), President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988, son of Pierre Gemayel
Joyce Gemayel former First Lady of Lebanon, Amine Gemayel's wife
Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972–2006), Lebanese politician, son of Amine Gemayel
Samy Gemayel (born 1980), Lebanese politician, son of Amine Gemayel and brother of Pierre Amine Gemayel
Bachir Gemayel (1947–1982), son of Pierre Gemayel and Lebanese military commander, politician and president-elect
Solange Gemayel (born 1949), former First Lady of Lebanon, widow of former President-elect Bachir Gemayel and was a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2009
Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese politician, son of Bachir Gemayel
Boutros Gemayel Archbishop of Cipro, Cyprus

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