Karl bitar biography

This is a list of Lebanese Australians including both original immigrants who obtained Australian citizenship and their Australian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Australian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.

Politics and public service

Federal politics

State and local politics

• John Ajaka – former president of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• Alexander Alam, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council^[1]
• Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales
• Karl Bitar - former national secretary of the Australian Labor Party and former general secretary of NSW Labor
• Steve Bracks, former premier of Victoria
• Samier Dandan, president of Lebanese Muslim Association
• Jihad Dib – New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
• Khalil Eideh, CEO of Bluestar Logistics and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
• Nazih Elasmar, member of the Victorian Le
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  Bitar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

  • Origins Available:
  • Scotland
  • England

  Etymology of Bitar

  What does the name Bitar mean?

  The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of first people to use the name Bitar. The name was found in the counties of Perth and Fife (now in the modern regions of Tayside and Fife, respectively), and is likely from the village of Buttergask in the parish of Ardoch.

  Researchers have mixed feelings about the origin of the name. One source notes "Boterus and Botorus are found as personal names in Domesday Book." 1 Another found in the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae, a listing of "Ralph and Sylvester Butor in Normandy in 1198." 2 And another claims the name is from "the Old Norse, Buttr; from the Danish, Butho; from the Dutch, Boot, Buter, Butti; from the French, Buteau." 3

  Early Origins of the Bitar family

  The surname Bitar was first found in Fife and Perthshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Ha

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