Bterram's people, alike the general population of the region, are highly educated. Many of its men have worldwide influence in the political, academic and business arenas.
During the history and in the late 1800's and the beginning of the 1900's, emerged many famous Bterramis such as Ebrahim Malek who was holding different governmental positions, Dr. Habib Malek and Aziz Malek and his brother Costantin Malek who was a successful businessman in Australia, Professor Boulus El-Khawly who was a leading professor at the American University of Beirut. Overseas, many people were very successful.
(1): Kamous Lubnan, Jumah Wadih Nicholas Hanna, First print 1927, Assalam Eds)
One important historical document detailed the names of the old generation of people who have been involved in the social organisation of Bterram. The text is the founding declaration of the Bterraminan Committee for the Progress of the National Interests in 1909.
Finance Committee
- President: Ibrahim Saker
- Secretary/registrar: Gerges Neamey Malek
- Members: Abdellah Youssef Mikhail, Elias Younes, Khalil Jabbour Serhan.
Visit Committee
- President: Elias Abdellah Malek
- Secretary/registrar: Gerges Naser
- Members: Semaan Ibrahim Elias, Antonios Assef, Hanna Yacob El-Khoury,
School Supervision Committee
- President: Nicholas El-Khoury Malek
- Secretary/registrar: Abdellah Wehbi Tanous
- Members: Khalil El-Doughel
Committee for helping the needy
- President: Gerges Naser
- Secretary/registrar: Antonios Assef
- Treasurer: Gerges Neamey Malek
Mourning Committee
- President: Semaan Ibrahim Elias
- Members: Yacob Jabbour, Ibrahim Hanna Malek, Ibrahim Serhan, Salim Assef, Abdellah Youssef El-Kawly, Ibrahim Wehbi Tanous, Andrawos Neamey Elias, Ibrahim Naserallah Malek, Mikhail Youssef Mikhail, Antanios Nicholas El-Shaa, Hanna Wehbe Neamey.
The members of the executive committees were presented as follow:
President: Boulous El-Khawly
Deputy of the President: Nicholas El-Khoury Malek
Secretary: Elias Abdellah Malek
Chief Editor: Khalil El-Doughel
Treasurer: Khalil Jabbour Serhan
The different committees were organized as follow:
People 1800-1900s
