Hariri

Hariri (in Arabic حريري) is a surname and derivative of harir (in Arabic حرير meaning silk) which indicates a mercantile background at one point in that field.

People

Historic

• Ali Hariri (1009-1079), Kurdish poet
• Al-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire

Surname

Family of Rafic Hariri

See also: Hariri family

• Ayman Hariri (born 1978), Lebanese businessman, son of Rafic Hariri
• Bahia Hariri (born 1952), Lebanese politician, sister of Rafic Hariri
• Bahaa Hariri (born 1966), Lebanese business tycoon, son of Rafic Hariri
• Fahd Hariri (born 1980/1981), Lebanese businessman and property developer, the son of Rafic Hariri
• Hind Hariri (born 1984), daughter and youngest child of Rafic Hariri
• Nazik Hariri, widow of Rafic Hariri
• Rafic Hariri (1944–2005), business tycoon and Lebanese Prime Minister; assassinated
• Saad Hariri (born 1970), politician, business tycoon, Lebanese Prime Minister, and son of Rafic Hariri

Other people

• Abbas Hariri, Iranian wrestler
• Abu Al-Izz Al-Hariri (1946–2014), Egyptian politician and member of parliament
• Abdulhadi Al Hariri (born 1992), Syrian footballer
• Fawzi Hariri (born 1958), Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals (since 2006)
• Franso Hariri (1937–2001), Kurdish Iraqi politician
• Lamia Al Hariri, Syrian diplomat
• May Hariri (born 1972), Lebanese pop artist and actress
• Naser al-Hariri, Syrian politician
• Omar El-Hariri (c. 1944–2015), Libyan politician, minister, leading figure of the National Transitional Council of Libya
• Robert Hariri, MD, PhD, former CEO of Celgene Cellular Therapuetics, and co-founder of Human Longevity, Inc.
• Salman Al-Hariri (born 1988), Saudi footballer
• Siamak Hariri (born 1958), a Canadian architect
• Wahbi al-Hariri (1914–1994), Syrian-American architect, artist and author
• Ziad al-Hariri (born 1930), Syrian Army chief of staff

Given name

• Hariri Safii (born 1989), Malaysian footballer

Businesses

• Hariri & Hariri Architecture, New York, U.S.
• Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto, Canada

Places

• Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon
• Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education, Amman, Jordan
• Rafic El-Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
• Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

See also

• Harari (disambiguation)