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The Fernaine (alternate spellings include Fernainé, Ferneine, Ferneini, Fairneny, Fernainy) family is a prominent Christian Greek Orthodox Lebanese family. It is one of the original Beirut aristocratic families along with the Bustros, Fayad, Gebeili, Sursock, Tueni, and Trad families, who constituted the traditional high society of Beirut and Lebanon for a long time. These families were often referred to as the "7 Families" of Beirut ar itani, daook, dougan, kreidie, mnaimna, houri, sino Estate holders and feudal lords by origin, today they are business owners, physicians, artists, and philanthropists in Lebanon and abroad.
The land formerly owned by the Fernaine family, along with the rest of the 7 Families, was concentrated in the district of Beirut known as Achrafieh. Under the French Mandate, the land was partitioned to build roads and highways during the 1930s, and eventually, the families were forced to sell vast amounts of their land.
The Greek Orthodox Annunciation Church (église de l'Annonciation) in Achrafieh was built by Negib Fernaine in 1927. Negib had been forced to emigrate to Egypt during World War I to escape the Ottomans, and upon his return he offered a piece of his land to have the church built. "Rue Ferneine" in Achrafieh is named after him.
Some prominent members of the Fernaine Family
Gabriel ( Gaby ) Fernaine, BA banking & Finance LAU, MBA Paris Dauphine, Regional Manager- Regional management Main branch, BYBLOS BANK
Marc Ferneini, Chef de produits orthopediques at ERP Group. Montreal, Canada
PR. Jean Khalil Ferneine, judge & first investigative magistrate in Mount Lebanon
Fouad Fernaine, Civil Engineer AUB, MBA ESA, Head of Corporate Banking Department, Byblos Bank
Roy M. Ferneini, CPA. Managing Director - Ferneini Consulting Group.
Antoine M. Ferneini, M.D., FACS, prominent vascular surgeon and chief of vascular surgery, New Haven, CT, USA
Thierry Fernaine, Executive MBA, IT Management in the Retail Industry
Elie M. Ferneini, D.M.D., M.D., FACS, prominent oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Waterbury, CT, USA
Gergi Fernaine and his son Victor helped built St. George Hospital in Beirut
Georges Fernaine, General Consul of Congo in Lebanon; Vice President of the Board of Directors for St. George Hospital in Beirut
Marielle Georges Fernaine, Engineer and MBA, Management Consultant for banks and financial entities
Antoine V. Fernaine, M.D., prominent cardiologist in New York City, NY, USA
George Fernaine, M.D., prominent cardiologist in New York City, NY, USA
Henry Fernaine, producer of the Oscar-nominated film Revolutionary Road starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
Christian Fernainé, owner & co-founder of UMC a hospitality - real estate - retail and tourism consulting firm
Victor Fernainé, photographer
Andrée Fernainé, entrepreneur and proprietor of fine retail stores
Emile Fernainé, entrepreneur in real estate and the Family financial institution
Mireille Ferneine Samaha, known for her religious work in Lebanon and Canada
Elsi Ferneini, actress
Elie Ferneiny, Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Embassy in Beirut
Gabriel Ferneiné, Visual and Motion Designer www.vimeo.com/gabferneine
Carl Ferneini, UBS Client Advisor Wealth Management
George Fernainy, Interior Architect and partner at the Italian industrial association for SME's Middle East & North Africa - www.georgefernainy.com