Portrait of Bahaa Hariri

Rank #1862

Bahaa Hariri

Net worth $2.3B

Real estate, investments · Lebanon

Born
Apr 26, 1966
Age
60
Source
Real estate, investments
Residence
Geneva
Citizenship
Lebanon
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Boston University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Bahaa Hariri is the eldest son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (d. 2005); he inherited his fortune from his father, who was a billionaire.
  • In 2008, Bahaa Hariri sold his stake in Saudi Oger, the family construction business, to his brother Saad Hariri, also a former prime minister of Lebanon.
  • Bahaa Hariri founded and chairs Horizon Group, a real estate holding company with investments in Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon.
  • He helped revitalize an area of Amman, called Abdali, in partnership with the Jordanian government.
  • He's the majority owner of Globe Express Services, a logistics company with a presence in more than 100 countries.
  • Hariri is a graduate of Boston University; he pledged $15 million to its Rafik Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering.
  • Hariri is also an advisory board member of the Atlantic Council, a Washington, D.C. think tank that promotes international cooperation.