Miguel Casiri (; Mikhael Ghaziri)
(1710–1791) was a learned Maronite and Orientalist.
Biography
He was born in Tripoli, Lebanon (formerly in Ottoman Syria). He studied at Rome, where he lectured on Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, philosophy and theology. Together with Joseph Assemani he participated in the famous Lebanese Council of 1736 at the monastery of Our Lady of Luwayza.
In 1748 he went to Spain and was employed in the royal library at Madrid. He was successively appointed a member of the Royal Academy of History, interpreter of oriental languages to the king, and joint-librarian at the Escorial.