Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri
Saad-eddine Rafic Al-Haririis a Lebanese politician and billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafic Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005. Hariri was prime minister from 9 November 2009 until the collapse of his cabinet on 12 January 2011 and has also been the leader of the Movement of the Future party since 2005. He is seen as "the strongest figurehead" of the...
NationalityLebanese
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 April 1970
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
CountryLebanon
The main problem that we have in Lebanon, and in the region, is we don't have a real peace process and I think this is the main focal problem that we have in the region.
Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
In Lebanon, it's never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.
The Arab and Islamic nation has lost a great man and one of its fearless men who dedicated his life to the service of the people of this nation and their aspirations.
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away
I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow.
Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.
I call on all Lebanese to adopt a historic position of unity on this day to show that our national unity is above all else and that the forces of March 14 will remain united.
I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.