Draft:Rima Rahbani

Rima Rahbani
Rima Rahbani
ريما الرحباني
	Rahbani in 2016
Born	Rima Assi Rahbani; 1965 (age 60–61)
Occupations	Filmmaker; writer; record producer;
Years active	1994–present
Parents	Assi Rahbani (father); Fairuz (mother);
Relatives	Ziad Rahbani (brother); Mansour Rahbani (uncle); Elias Rahbani (uncle); Hoda Haddad (aunt); Ghassan Rahbani (cousin); Oussama Rahbani (cousin);

Submission declined on 5 December 2025 by Royiswariii (talk).

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Declined by Royiswariii 6 months ago. Last edited by IvanScrooge98 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: There's an orange tag and failed WP:FILMMAKER. ROY is WAR Talk! 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Rima Assi Rahbani (Arabic: ريما عاصي الرحباني; also spelled Reema Rahbany; born 1965) is a Lebanese filmmaker and writer, mainly known for her documentaries on her mother, singer Fairuz (Nouhad Haddad), and her father, composer Assi Rahbani.^[1]^[2]

Among her most notable works is the documentary film Kenit Hkeyi (كانت حكاية; It Was a Story), which explores the lives of her parents and was produced in 2009 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of her father's passing; she is also known for directing Tahiya (تحية; Tribute).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] In recent years, she has also worked as a producer for her mother's recordings.^[5]

Family

Rahbani family

- Assi (1923–1986) + Fairuz (born 1934/1935)
  - Ziad (1956–2025)
  - Hali (1958–2026)
  - Rima (born 1965)
  - Layal (1960–1988)
- Mansour (1925–2009) + Thereze
  - Marwan (born 1958)
  - Ghadi (born 1960)
  - Oussama (born 1965)
- Elias (1938–2021) + Nina
  - Ghassan (born 1964)
  - Jad (born 1968)
  - Ilham

Filmography

Tahiya (تحية)
Rahou in Baalbeck – 1994
Fayrouz in Baalbek 1998 – 1998
Fayrouz live in Las Vegas – 1999
Qarrab almaw'ed (قرب الموعد) – 1999
Bizakker bil kharif (بذكر بالخريف) – 2001
Bayti Zgheer (بيتي صغير) – 2005
Fayrouz live in Dubai – 2008
Kenit Hkeyi (كانت حكاية) – 2009
Fayrouz | Bebalee (فيروز | ببالي) – 2017
Fayrouz live in Sharjah 1979 – 2025^[6]

References

1 2 "مخرجة العائلة و«ظل فيروز».. من هي ريما الرحباني؟". Al-Ain (in Arabic). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
1 2 Khattab, Hiba (29 July 2025). "من هي ريما الرحباني؟ 10 معلومات عن ملاك فيروز الحارس التي لا تفارقها". Al Mashhad (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
↑ "ريما الرحباني: يصفونني بـ'الشريرة' لأنني أدافع عن..." An-Nahar (in Arabic). 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ "عاصي الرحباني وفيروز «كانت حكاية» مايسترو وحبّ أكبر من الانفصال والغياب | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
↑ "Lebanese icon Fayrouz announces release of new single 'Lameen' – Music – Arts & Culture". Al-Ahram. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ "Reema Rahbany". mabumbe.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

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[ain-1] 1 2 "مخرجة العائلة و«ظل فيروز».. من هي ريما الرحباني؟". Al-Ain (in Arabic). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[mashhad-2] 1 2 Khattab, Hiba (29 July 2025). "من هي ريما الرحباني؟ 10 معلومات عن ملاك فيروز الحارس التي لا تفارقها". Al Mashhad (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 December 2025.

[3] "ريما الرحباني: يصفونني بـ'الشريرة' لأنني أدافع عن..." An-Nahar (in Arabic). 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[4] "عاصي الرحباني وفيروز «كانت حكاية» مايسترو وحبّ أكبر من الانفصال والغياب | الموقع الرسمي للجيش اللبناني". www.lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[5] "Lebanese icon Fayrouz announces release of new single 'Lameen' – Music – Arts & Culture". Al-Ahram. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[6] "Reema Rahbany". mabumbe.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

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