Portrait of Najib Mikati

Rank #1124

Najib Mikati

Net worth $3.8B

Telecom · Lebanon

Born
Nov 24, 1955
Age
70
Source
Telecom
Residence
Beirut
Citizenship
Lebanon
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Master of Business Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Najib Mikati cofounded Beirut-based investment firm M1 Group.
  • Mikati currently served as the prime minister of Lebanon until February 2025, a position he previously held from 2011 to 2014 and briefly in 2005.
  • Mikati and his billionaire brother Taha founded Investcom in 1982, selling satellite phones at the height of Lebanon's civil war.
  • They expanded into Africa where they built cellphone towers in Ghana, Liberia and Benin, among other countries.
  • In 2005, Investcom went public on the London Stock Exchange, and in 2009, South Africa's MTN bought the Mikatis' stake for $3.6 billion.
  • In 2005, Investcom was the largest IPO of a Middle Eastern company in London, and the first stock to trade on the Dubai Financial Market.

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