Syrian Protestant College (1866-1920)
American University of Beirut (1920-)
2025
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Christiana Figueres, global leader in climate action. As UNFCCC executive secretary, she rebuilt trust and united 195 nations behind the historic Paris Agreement on climate change
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Dr. Raif S. Geha, James Gamble Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, is a world-recognized allergist, immunologist, and clinician who has advanced the understanding of immunodeficiency and allergic diseases
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Dr. Philip S. Khoury, chairman emeritus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) Board of Trustees, is one of the preeminent historians of the last two centuries of Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
2024
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Ghassan S. Abu-Sittah, prominent war surgeon known for his courage and humanitarianism in volunteering to treat war-injured patients across the Arab region for decades
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Arundhati Roy, emblem of intellectual courage, has influenced literary and socio-political spheres
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
Darren Charles Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is a preeminent leader in philanthropy and societal development
| Doctorate in Humane Letters |
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 |