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Rafiq Hariri

Also known as Al-Hriri, Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri, Rafik al-Hariri, Rafic Hariri, Rafic Baha ad-Deen al-Hariri

Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)

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Rafiq Hariri was a Lebanese prime minister who served two separate terms leading the country in the 1990s and early 2000s. He matters historically because he played a major role in Lebanon's reconstruction after its civil war, though his tenure was marked by significant political complexity and regional tensions.

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Born: 1944
Works: 3

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Active from: 1968-01-24

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Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri (Arabic: رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري, romanized: Rafīq Bahāʾ ad-Dīn al-Ḥarīrī; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.

Hariri headed five cabinets during his tenure. He was widely credited for his role in constructing the Taif Agreement that ended the 15-year Lebanese Civil War. He also played a huge role in reconstructing the Lebanese capital, Beirut. He was the first post-civil war prime minister and the most influential and wealthiest Lebanese politician at the time. During Hariri's first term as prime minister, tensions between Israel and Lebanon increased, as a result of the Qana massacre. In 2000, during his second premiership, his biggest achievement was the Israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon, ending an 18-year old occupation, while his government solidified relations with Ba'athist Syria.