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Achrafieh (Arabic: الأشرفية) is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. [1] In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector ( secteur ) centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter ( quartier ).
Bachir Pierre Gemayel was born in the Achrafieh neighborhood of Beirut on 10 November 1947, the youngest of six children. The Gemayel family originated from Bikfaya village in the Matn District of Lebanon and is one of the most influential Christian families in the country.
Nayla Tueni was born in Achrafieh on 31 August 1982. Her family is a prominent Eastern Orthodox Christian clan in Lebanon. She pursued her primary education at Collège Louise Wegman and went to high school at Collège Notre-Dame de Nazareth in Achrafieh. In 2005, she obtained a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the Lebanese University.
Nadim Gemayel was born in Bikfaya on 1 May 1982 to Solange Gemayel (née Toutounji), and Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian from Bikfaya, Mount Lebanon. [1] Nadim is the youngest to two sisters, Youmna (born 1980) and Maya (born 1978). [2] Maya was only 18 months old when she was killed in 1980 by a car bomb that was intended for her father. [3]
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Fadi Frem (Arabic: فادي أفرام, born 1953 in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon) is the former leader of the Lebanese Forces Christian militia and political party. [1] He is married to Lena Abou Nader, the grand daughter of Pierre Gemayel.
On 14 September 1982, Bashir Gemayel was addressing fellow Kataeb Party members (Phalangists) at their headquarters in Achrafieh for the last time as their leader and for the last time as commander of the Lebanese Forces. At 4:10 PM, an estimated 180 kilograms of TNT was detonated, killing Gemayel and 23 other Phalange politicians.
He is the founder of the popular 'Live Achrafieh' music festival, held every year in Beirut for over ten years. Michel Pharaon is honorary president of the 'Football Racing Club' of Beirut and, in 2011, founded the club's'Football Academy', which sponsors more than two hundred young players each year.