Saad Hariri

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Saad Hariri سعد الدين رفيق الحريري
Prime Minister of Lebanon Designate
Taking office July 2009
President	Michel Suleiman
Succeeding	Fouad Siniora
Born	18 April 1970 (1970-04-18) (age 39)
Political party	March 14 Alliance Future Movement
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Religion	Sunni Islam

Saad ed Deen Rafiq al-Hariri (Arabic: سعد الدين رفيق الحريري‎), (born 18 April 1970 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)^[1][2] is a Lebanese-Saudi businessman and politician, and the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the assassinated former Prime Minister of Lebanon. He is currently the Prime Minister-designate. After his father's death, he inherited the helm of the Movement of the Future, an essentially Sunni movement that was created and led by his father.

[edit] Early years and personal life

Saad Hariri is the son of Rafiq Hariri and his first wife Nidal al-Bustani, an Iraqi. He was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and managed part of his father's business there until his father's assassination. When his father was killed in February 2005, he inherited some USD 4.1 billion in 2005 earning him and each of his siblings^[3] a place on the 2006 Forbes list of richest people in the world (released in March 2006). A Georgetown University Alumnus (Class of '92), Hariri graduated with a degree in International Business. According to Forbes, he is the 522nd richest man in the world and has a net worth of $1.4 billion

He was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Oger Telecom, which pursues telecommunication interest in Middle East and Africa. In addition, Hariri was the Chairman of Omnia Holdings and a board member of Oger International Entreprise de Travaux Internationaux.

[edit] Entry into politics

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After his father, Rafiq Hariri, was killed on 14 February 2005 by a car bomb in central Beirut, Saad Hariri returned to Lebanon and took up his father's political path engaged in politics.

[edit] References

1. ^ His Excellency Deputy Saadeddine Rafiq Hariri Arab Decision.
2. ^ The World's Billionaires, 2008 Forbes.com
3. ^ "Hind Hariri is world's youngest billionaire". The Daily Star (Lebanon). March 11, 2006. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?dition_ID=1&article_ID=22880&categ_id=2. 

[edit] External links

• Future Movement's Official Site
• March 14 Alliance's Official Site
• To Live and Die in Beiurt, A portfolio of Saad Hariri
• Forbes, 2006 #158 Billionair: Saad Hariri
• Forbes, 2007 #407 Billionair: Saad Hariri