Bahaa El-Dine Rafic Al-Hariri ( ar, بهاء الدين رفيق الحريري; born 26 April 1966) is a
Lebanese-Saudi billionaire business man. He is the eldest son of assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister
Rafic Hariri from his father's first marriage with Nida Bustani, an Iraqi. He is the brother of former
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ar, سعد الدين رفيق الحريري, translit=Saʿd ad-Dīn Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 ...
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Since the start of the uprising in Lebanon in October 2019, Hariri has been vocal in his support for the protestors, speaking out about corruption in the political system and the failure of the state to support the people.
Early years
Bahaa Hariri was born in Saudi-Arabia on 26 April 1966. He holds a master's degree in business administration from
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original cam ...
. After completing his studies, he moved to work for his family Construction and Development company
Saudi Oger Ltd.
Business activities
In 2002, Hariri founde
Horizon Group a real estate holding company with investments in Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. He is the majority owner o
Globe Express Services a logistics company with a presence in more than 100 countries.
He has invested in
New Abdali, a planned commercial district of
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...
, Jordan. The project in partnership with the Jordanian government focuses on the development of the old downtown district of
Al-Abdali, including luxury shopping, residences and offices.
In 2008, he sold his stake in
Saudi Oger, the family construction business, to his brother Saad Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon.
In 2010, Bahaa made a pledge to create th
Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering in Boston University where Hariri is currently a member of the board of trustees.
In May 2011, he inaugurated the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961. It manages sixteen regional centers and functional programs related to international security and global economic pro ...
, a think-tank based in Washington DC. He sits on the Atlantic Council's international advisory board.
In June 2017, "ABC Verdun", a shopping mall in Beirut, was launched as a joint development between Hariri's real estate company Verdun 1544 and ABC.
Community support
In February 2021, Hariri made a significant donation to the
Lebanese American University Medical Center (LAUMC) to help carry out its vaccination campaign to fight the
COVID -19 virus. He also donated oxygen concentrators to the
Lebanese Red Cross
The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) ( ar, الصليب الأحمر اللبناني, ''al-Ṣalīb al-aḥmar al-lubnānī''; french: Croix-Rouge libanaise) is a humanitarian organization and an auxiliary team to the medical service of the Lebanese Arm ...
to alleviate the suffering of Lebanese citizens in the time of the pandemic.
Personal life
Hariri is married to Hassnah Abousabah Hariri (#3) and is the father of 5 children.
See Also
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List of political families in Lebanon
This is a list of political families in Lebanon and their prominent members. This list does not include historical monarchies that ruled the region of the Levant but can include its modern-ruling decedents. (e.g. Talal Arslan of the Arslan family)
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Rafic Hariri
References
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1966 births
Living people
Children of national leaders
Bahaa
Lebanese billionaires
Lebanese businesspeople
Lebanese expatriates in Switzerland
Lebanese people of Iraqi descent
Lebanese Sunni Muslims
20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople
21st-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople
Saudi Arabian billionaires
Saudi Arabian people of Iraqi descent
Saudi Arabian people of Lebanese descent
Boston University alumni