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Arab Jamaicans

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Ethnic group

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

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Arab Jamaicans refers toJamaican citizens ofSyrian,Lebanese andPalestinian Arab or partial Arab origin or descent. Most areChristians who arrived in the late 19th century, having fled their homeland due to religious persecution underOttoman rule.^[1]^[2]

Richard Azan, People's National Party (PNP) politician and Member of Parliament
Lady Colin Campbell, author, socialite, radio hostess
Lisa Hanna, Miss Jamaica and Miss World 1993, politician
Abraham Elias Issa, businessman, hotelier
Joseph John Issa, businessman and philanthropist
Ken Khouri, record producer
Anita Mahfood, dancer, actress, singer
Eli Matalon, businessman, politician
Kurtis Mantronik, hip hop and electronic-music artist
Ronnie Nasralla, sportsman, record producer, artist promoter, band manager
Shahine Fakhourie Robinson, politician
Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of Jamaica^[3]
Don Wehby, business executive
XXXTentacion, rapper, singer, songwriter
Edward Zacca, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Jamaica; former Governor-General
Ziadie family
Maria Ziadie-Haddad, airline pilot

^Tortello, Rebecca (6 October 2003)."Out Of Many Cultures - The People Who Came - The Arrival Of The Lebanese". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived fromthe 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 fromthe original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved12 May 2012.
^Kentish, Tamekia (2007)."Edward Seaga - The Jamaican Visionary".my-island-jamaica.com.Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved4 April 2016.

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