Rafic Hariri

1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005

Rafic Hariri was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2004. He built a construction business in Saudi Arabia, took part in the talks that produced the 1989 Taif Agreement, and directed the reconstruction of central Beirut after the civil war. He was killed by a bomb in Beirut on 14 February 2005.

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Born in Sidon, Lebanon
1 November 1944

He was born into a family of modest means in the southern port city.

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Left Lebanon for Saudi Arabia
1965

He worked as a teacher and then as an accountant before entering the construction business.

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Took control of the company that became Saudi Oger and was granted Saudi citizenship
1978

The firm carried out large contracts for the Saudi state.

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Established the Hariri Foundation
1979

The foundation funded university education for Lebanese students.

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Took part in the negotiations that produced the Taif Agreement
1989

The agreement set the terms for ending the Lebanese Civil War.

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Became Prime Minister of Lebanon
1992 – 1998

His governments oversaw the Solidere reconstruction of central Beirut.

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Returned to office as Prime Minister
2000 – 2004
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Resigned as Prime Minister
2004

He stepped down amid disputes over the extension of President Émile Lahoud's term.

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Killed in a bombing in Beirut
14 February 2005

An explosion struck his motorcade near the St. George Hotel, killing him and twenty-one others.

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