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Arab Jamaicans
Total population
	22,000
Regions with significant populations
	Saint Andrew · Saint Catherine · Clarendon · Saint James · Saint Ann · Trelawny · Saint Mary · Manchester · Kingston Parish · Portland · Hanover
Languages
	Jamaican English · Jamaican Patois · Levantine Arabic · French
Religion
	Christianity · Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Arabs, Lebanese people, Syrians

Arab Jamaicans refers to Jamaican citizens of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian Arab or partial Arab origin or descent. Most are Christians who arrived in the late 19th century, having fled their homeland due to religious persecution under Ottoman rule.^[1]^[2]

Notable people

Lady Colin Campbell, author, socialite, radio hostess
Don Wehby, business executive
Lisa Hanna, Miss Jamaica and Miss World 1993
Ken Khouri, record producer
Anita Mahfood, dancer, actress, singer
Shahine Fakhourie Robinson, Jamaica Labor Party politician and Member of Parliament
Peter Fakhourie, businessman and former Jamaica Labor Party candidate
Paul Fakhourie, Grammy Award winning reggae composer
Edward Zacca, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Jamaica; former Governor-General
Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of Jamaica^[3]
Maria Ziadie-Haddad, airline pilot
Ronnie Nasralla, sportsman, record producer, artist promoter, band manager
Eli Matalon, businessman, politician and former Mayor of Kingston
Abraham Elias Issa, businessman, hotelier and the first President of the Jamaica Tourist Board
Joseph John Issa, businessman and philanthropist
Kurtis Mantronik, hip hop and electronic-music artist
Richard Azan, People's National Party (PNP) politician and Member of Parliament
Abe Dabdoub, attorney-at-law, politician and Member of Parliament
Metry Seaga, President of The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ)
Munair Zacca, actor
Ferdinand Mahfood, founder of Food For The Poor
Ray Hadeed, businessman and former President of Jamaica Manufacturers' Association
Ziadie family
Azan family
Issa family
Zacca family
Matalon family
Ammar family
Mahfood family
Dabdoub family
Shoucair family
Khouri family
Hadeed family
Fakhourie family
Haddad family
XXXTentacion, rapper, singer, songwriter

References

^ Tortello, Rebecca (6 October 2003). "Out Of Many Cultures - The People Who Came - The Arrival Of The Lebanese". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011.
^ Beckford, Mark (23 July 2007). "Fakhouries vouch for peace - Sister and baby brother look to go one-two in St Ann". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ Kentish, Tamekia (2007). "Edward Seaga - The Jamaican Visionary". my-island-jamaica.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[1] Tortello, Rebecca (6 October 2003). "Out Of Many Cultures - The People Who Came - The Arrival Of The Lebanese". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011.

[2] Beckford, Mark (23 July 2007). "Fakhouries vouch for peace - Sister and baby brother look to go one-two in St Ann". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[3] Kentish, Tamekia (2007). "Edward Seaga - The Jamaican Visionary". my-island-jamaica.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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