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Kamel Mrowa | |
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| Born | 1915 Zrarieh, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 16 May 1966 (aged 50–51) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher and journalist |
| Known for | Founder, Al-Hayat and The Daily Star |
| Spouse | Salma El-Bissar |
| Relatives | Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo (son-in-law) |
Kamel Mrowa (Arabic: كامل مروّه, also spelled Mroue or Mroueh, 1915 – 16 May 1966) was a Lebanese publisher, journalist, writer and ideologue. He was the founder of the Lebanese Arabic daily Al-Hayat (Arabic الحياة, meaning "Life") in 1946, the Lebanese English-language newspaper, The Daily Star in 1952 and the French language Beyrouth Matin in 1959. His politics opposed military dictatorships which came to rule the Arab world in the 1950s and 1960s. He was killed by a gunman while checking the final proofs of the next day's issue of his paper.