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 Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri ( ar, رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from ...

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 ...

. 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 campu ...

. 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 New Abdali is an area in the Al-Abdali district in Amman, Jordan. Its development plan, launched in 2005, consisting of hotels, apartments, offices, commercial outlets and entertainment to be developed on of land, intending to create a total ...

, a planned commercial district of

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, 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 a ...

, Jordan. The project in partnership with the Jordanian government focuses on the development of the old downtown district of

Al-Abdali Abdali ( ar, العبدلي) is an area in the Greater Amman Municipality, it is named relative to King Abdullah I who founded it during the 1940s. It covers an area of in the heart of Amman, with a population of 165,333 in 2015. Large parts o ...

, including luxury shopping, residences and offices. In 2008, he sold his stake in

Saudi Oger Saudi Oger Ltd ( ar, سعودي أوجيه), was a Saudi construction company, incorporated in January 1978 with its headquarters in Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly kn ...

, 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 prosp ...

, 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 Ar ...

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.

References

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Early years

Business activities

Community support

Personal life

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