Najib Mikati
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Najib Azmi Mikati (Arabic: نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Lebanon since September 2021. He also leads a cabinet that has assumed the powers of the president of Lebanon since the term of president Michel Aoun ended in October 2022.[1] He has previously served as prime minister from April to July 2005, and from June 2011 to February 2014. He also served as Minister of Public Works and Transport from December 1998 to 2003.
Najib Mikati | |
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نجيب ميقاتي | |
45th Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
President | Michel Aoun until October 2022 Himself (acting) since October 2022 |
Deputy | Saadeh Al Shami |
Preceded by | Hassan Diab |
In office 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 | |
President | Michel Suleiman |
Deputy | Samir Mouqbel |
Preceded by | Saad Hariri |
Succeeded by | Tammam Salam |
In office 19 April 2005 – 19 July 2005 | |
President | Émile Lahoud |
Deputy | Elias Murr |
Preceded by | Omar Karami |
Succeeded by | Fouad Siniora |
Minister of Public Works and Transport | |
In office 6 December 1998 – 26 October 2004 | |
President | Émile Lahoud |
Prime Minister | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-11-24) 24 November 1955 (age 68) Tripoli, Lebanon |
Political party | Azm Movement |
Other political affiliations | Independent |
Spouse | May Mikati |
Relatives |
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Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Website | www |
In 2005, he headed an interim government that supervised the 2005 general election following the withdrawal of Syrian troops. In 2011, he formed his second government, backed by the March 8 alliance,[2] before he resigned in 2013. He was a member of parliament for Tripoli from 2000 to 2005 and was re-elected in 2009 and 2018. In July 2021, he was designated as prime minister.[3]
According to Forbes, he is the richest man in Lebanon, with a net worth of $2.8 billion in 2023.[4] In 2019, state prosecutor Ghada Aoun accuse Mikati of corruption and pressed charges against Mikati over illegitimate enrichment via subsidised housing loans.[5][6][7]The charges were dismissed on 3 February 2022 by judge Charbel Bou Samra.[8] In 2023, an investigation in Monaco cleared him of any wrongdoing due to "insufficient evidence,"[9] and he has said that the accusations against him were politically motivated.[10] Mikati has been linked to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, as he made his fortune by operating several telecom projects in Syria and Lebanon in the early 2000s.[11][12]