Najib Mikati

His Excellency
Najib Mikati
His Excellency Najib Mikati
نجيب ميقاتي
	Mikati in 2024
Prime Minister of Lebanon
	In office; 10 September 2021 – 8 February 2025
President	Michel Aoun; Himself (Acting); Joseph Aoun;
Deputy	Saadeh Al Shami
Preceded by	Hassan Diab
Succeeded by	Nawaf Salam
	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
Prime Minister	Salim Al-Huss; Rafic Hariri;
Preceded by	Ali Hrajli
Succeeded by	Yassine Jaber
Personal details
Born	24 November 1955 (age 69); Tripoli, Lebanon
Political party	Azm Movement
Other political; affiliations	Independent
Spouse	May Mikati
Children	3
Relatives	Taha Mikati (brother); Azmi Mikati (nephew);
Education	American University of Beirut; INSEAD;
Signature
Website	www.najib-mikati.net

Najib Azmi Mikati (Arabic: نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who served as the 52nd prime minister of Lebanon from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in this post as the 48th and 45th prime minister from 2011 to 2014 and in 2005. He previously served as the 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,^[1] 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 and assumed office on 10 September 2021.^[2] He went on to lose the parliamentary consultations on 13 January 2025 against ICJ president Nawaf Salam, receiving only 9 votes to Salam's 84.^[3]

According to Forbes, Najib Mikati is the richest man in Lebanon along with his brother Taha Mikati, with each having 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 former 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]

^ "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.
^ Qiblawi, Tamara (13 January 2025). "Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon's next prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ 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.

[tds18may-1] "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.

[:1-2] Hubbard, Ben (26 July 2021). "Lebanon Turns to Billionaire Tycoon to Form Next Government". The New York Times.

[3] Qiblawi, Tamara (13 January 2025). "Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon's next prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[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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