Toufik El Hibri
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Sheikh Toufik El Hibri, (1869-1954) (Arabic: توفيق الهبري) was one of the primary founders of the Scout movement in Lebanon, as well as one of the earliest promoters of the Scouting movement in the Arab world, while much of the region was still within the Ottoman Empire.
In 1973, his son Muhammad El Hibri was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
He is also the father of Khalil al-Hibri, a prominent Lebanese politician and businessman.
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