Yazbek
Yazbek is a Levantine Arabic surname. The word in Arabic يزبك derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك “Beik” – the designation was exclusively given to rich and powerful families, traditionally applied to the leaders or rulers of various sized areas across the Ottoman Empire
Notable people with the surname include:
Yazbek
- Charlotte Yazbek, Mexican sculptor of Lebanese origin
- Darío Yazbek Bernal, Mexican actor
- David Yazbek, American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist
- Mauricio Féres Yázbek (Garcés), a.k.a. Mauricio Garcés, Mexican actor
- Mohammad Yazbek, Lebanese cleric and Hezbollah member
- Patrick Yazbek, Australian soccer player
- Samar Yazbek, Syrian writer and journalist
- Yusuf Yazbek, Lebanese politician
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- Louise Yazbeck, American composer and teacher
- Sean Yazbeck, American businessman and reality television personality
- Tony Yazbeck, American actor, singer, and dancer
- Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Syrian-American academic
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Yazbak
- Mahmoud Yazbak, Israeli-Arab Academic, author, historian and university professor. He is the father of Heba Yazbak, an Israeli-Arab Knesset-Member.
- Heba Yazbak, Israeli-Arab Knesset member from Hadash party, daughter of historian Mahmoud Yazbak