Najib Mikati

Najib Mikati
Najib Mikati
نجيب ميقاتي
	Mikati in 2024
45th Prime Minister of Lebanon
	Incumbent
	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	Selim Hoss; Rafic Hariri;
Personal details
Born	24 November 1955 (age 68); Tripoli, Lebanon
Political party	Azm Movement
Other political; affiliations	Independent
Spouse	May Mikati
Relatives	Taha Mikati (brother); Azmi Mikati (nephew);
Alma mater	American University of Beirut
Website	www.najib-mikati.net

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.

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 accused Mikati of corruption and pressed charges of illegitimate enrichment via subsidised housing loans against him.^[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]

^ Houssari, Najia (31 October 2022). "Mikati's makeshift Lebanese government to assume presidential powers". Arab News. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "Mikati: new government will restore trust in economy". The Daily Star. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
^ Hubbard, Ben (26 July 2021). "Lebanon Turns to Billionaire Tycoon to Form Next Government". The New York Times.
^ Mughal, Waqar. "Najib Mikati - World's Richest Arabs 2023". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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^ Jalabi, Raya (25 August 2023). "Lebanon prime minister cleared after Monaco corruption probe". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
^ "Alleged money laundering: Monaco investigation into Mikati closed, his office says". L'Orient Today. 25 August 2023.
^ Nour, Ali (5 August 2021). "Meet the Mikati Brothers: The Myanmar Communications Kings". Daraj. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ Dehghanpisheh, Babak (15 August 2011). "Q&A With Lebanon's P.M. Najib Mikati". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[1] Houssari, Najia (31 October 2022). "Mikati's makeshift Lebanese government to assume presidential powers". Arab News. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[tds18may-2] "Mikati: new government will restore trust in economy". The Daily Star. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

[:1-3] Hubbard, Ben (26 July 2021). "Lebanon Turns to Billionaire Tycoon to Form Next Government". The New York Times.

[4] Mughal, Waqar. "Najib Mikati - World's Richest Arabs 2023". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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[9] Jalabi, Raya (25 August 2023). "Lebanon prime minister cleared after Monaco corruption probe". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.

[10] "Alleged money laundering: Monaco investigation into Mikati closed, his office says". L'Orient Today. 25 August 2023.

[11] Nour, Ali (5 August 2021). "Meet the Mikati Brothers: The Myanmar Communications Kings". Daraj. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[12] Dehghanpisheh, Babak (15 August 2011). "Q&A With Lebanon's P.M. Najib Mikati". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

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