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Maktabi is a surname. Maktabi surname refers to the Maktabi family rooted in Iran during the years 1600-1800. The Maktabi family in Persia were teacher that ran multiple schools in Isfahan. They moved from Isfahan to Damascus in the late 1800 and started trading in antiques and rugs. In the early 1900, members of the family moved to Beirut Lebanon where they prospered as carpet merchants.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Malek Maktabi, Lebanese journalist and television presenter
  • Rima Maktabi (born 1977), Lebanese journalist and television presenter