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Hind Rafic al-Hariri ( ar, هند الحريري; born in 1984) is the youngest child of Lebanese businessman and politician
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 ...
. She graduated from the
Lebanese American University The Lebanese American University (LAU) ( ar, الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية) is a secular and private American university located in Lebanon. It is chartered by the board of regents of the University of the State of New Y ...
in
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
and campaigned for her half-brother Saad in Lebanese elections. In 2008, ''
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'' magazine listed her as "one of the world's youngest billionaires". In 2009, she married Mohammad Anas Al Karout. They had their first son, Mohammad in 2010, and in December 2011 they had their second son, Rafik.


Controversy around the Lycée Abdel Kader high school.

In November 2018, Hind Hariri was reported to be behind the controversial decision to relocate the historic Lycée Abdel Kader School. Hind Hariri allegedly put on sale the high school with the goal to construct a mall in its location. ''
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'', a Lebanese Francophone newspaper reported that students, their parents and professors rejected the move in a protest in front of the school's main entrance.


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1984 births Living people
Hind A hind is a female deer, especially a red deer. Places * Hind (Sasanian province, 262-484) * Hind and al-Hind, a Persian and Arabic name for the Indian subcontinent * Hind (crater), a lunar impact crater * 1897 Hind, an asteroid Military ...
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