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Lebanese Businesswoman

Myrna Emile Bustani (Arabic: ميرنا إميل البستاني) (born 20 December 1937) is a Lebanese businesswoman, philanthropist, socialite and former parliamentarian.

Daughter of Emile Bustani, she was the first woman to serve in the Lebanese parliament (1963-1964) after she took charge of representing her father's parliament seat upon his death in 1963.^[1] Bustani is a big contributor towards cultural events in Lebanon and a patron of the arts.

She is a chairperson of the Al Bustan International Festival in Lebanon.^[2]

Biography

Early life

Myrna Bustani was born in Beirut on December 20, 1937 to Emile and Laura Bustani.

The death of the elder Al Bustani in a plane crash in brought with it many new responsibilities and as the only heir, Myrna had to fill her father's shoes.

The Bustani Seminar is funded by Myrna Bustani of Beirut, Lebanon, in memory of her father, Emile M. Bustani, who received an SB in civil.

Myrna Bustani, former MP, President of Al Bustan International Festival of Music and the Arts.

Founded in , by Mrs. Myrna Bustani, the current president, because of her burning passion for music and dance, the Festival has a.

Myrna Bustani, Emile Bustani's widow and daughter, wishing to honor his memory and his deep and lasting contribution to higher education and to peace in the.

Her parents courted at the Grand Hotel in Beit Mery during the 1930s prior to their marriage. Emille would years later buy the same building in auction, that would later be transformed into the Al Bustan hotel. Emile headed the leading engineering and contracting firm in the Arab world and was a prominent L