Yahoo: Lebanese Sunni leader Saad Hariri signals political comeback ahead of elections
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Saad Harirị
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri is a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. The son of Rafic Hariri, he founded and has been leading the Future Movement party since 2007. He is seen as "the strongest figurehead" of the March 14 Alliance.
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business · Lebanese politician (born 1970) · politician · businessperson · also Saad Harirị, Saad Hariri, Saad R. Hariri, Sa'ad el- Hariri, Sa'd al-Din Rafic al-Hariri, Saad el-Deen Rafiq al-Hariri
Born 18 April 1970 · Q296771
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
Saad Hariri announced the return of his political party, the Future Movement, during a speech at Martyr's Square
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“s Square. He pledged that the party would actively participate in upcoming elections and continue to represent Lebanese voices. Hariri also addressed Lebanon”
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of his father's assassination, he announced in front of thousands of supporters that the Future Movement will return to Lebanese politics and will run lists in upcoming elections
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2022· 1 entry
Yahoo: Lebanon's former PM Saad Hariri bows out of political life
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2020· 1 entry
With the help of the Lebanese central bank and the banking sector, distributing financial aid to families living in poverty, and giving US$160 million in housing loans
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2019· 1 entry
South African courts sued van der Merwe for failing to pay income taxes on the amount, despite her claims that it was a gift
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2017).
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2016· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Lebanon (2016–2019).
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2013· 1 entry
Hariri allegedly paid South African bikini model, Candice van der Merwe, a $16 million cash gift after meeting her in the Seychelles
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2011· 2 entries
Hariri lived in Paris from 2011 to 2014 for safety reasons, and returned to Lebanon on 8 August 2014.
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Was said to have a net worth of $2 billion
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Lebanon (2009–2011).
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2007· 2 entries
In 2007, French president Jacques Chirac awarded Saad Hariri the Légion d'honneur, a French order of merit.
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French president Jacques Chirac awarded Saad Hariri the Légion d'honneur, a French order of merit
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (2005–2022).
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1998· 1 entry
The daughter of Bashir Al Azem, an influential and wealthy Syrian construction magnate
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1992· 1 entry
From the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University with a degree in business administration
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1978· 1 entry
Saad Hariri has two half-brothers and one half-sister from his father's second marriage: Ayman Hariri, (born 1978), Fahd Hariri, (born c. 1980/81), and Hind Hariri, a sister (born 1984).
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1970· 3 entries
Born 1970-04-18.
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Saad Hariri, born in 1970 in Riyadh, is the second son of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and his first wife Nidal Bustani, an Iraqi national.
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In Riyadh, is the second son of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and his first wife Nidal Bustani, an Iraqi national
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1967· 1 entry
He has an older brother, Bahaa Hariri (born 1967), and another brother, Houssam Hariri, who died in a traffic accident at a young age.
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