Banu Al-Mashrouki Explained

An Arab tribe in Lebanon.Banu Al-Mashrouki is a branch of the Hamdan tribe in Lebanon.

In Lebanon

Banu Al-Mashrouki settled in Lebanon producing well known Maronite influential families such as the Awwad, Massa'ad, Al-Sema'ani mainly establishing Hasroun^[1] and Tanbourit ^[2]

• Another branch of Bani Al-Mashrouki (Banu Al Harith) remained in Jabal Amil and were mainly Shia. A smaller group joined the Yemeni Druze and were eventually pushed by Kaysi Druze to Jabal Al Druze in Syria.

Mashrouki Maronite Patriarchs

• Youssef al Sem'ani (1687-1768)
• Yaqoub Awwad (1705-1733)
• Sem'an Aawwad (1743-1756)
• Boulos Massead (1854-1890)
• Youhanna El Hajj (1817-1898)

Notes

1. http://www.hasroun.8m.com/page17.html
2. http://www.tanbourit.com/history_tanbourit.htm