Samir Atallah (Arabic: سمير عطاالله) (born 24 June 1941) is a Lebanese journalist, author and political analyst.
[1] Samir Atallah was born near Jezzine, Lebanon in a small village called Bteddine El Loqch.
Atallah was also managing editor of Al-Anba in Kuwait, editor-in-chief of Al-Sayad in London and Al Osbo' il Arabi in Beirut.
In a career spanning five decades, he has met and interviewed many leading figures in the contemporary world from Margaret Thatcher and Jacques Chirac to Indira Gandhi and Queen Elizabeth II.
Atallah was awarded the Order of Merit (Lebanon) medal by President Michel Suleiman in June 2013 for his contribution to Lebanese journalism and literature.