...Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too....on Tuesday backed businessman Samir al-Khatib to head the next government, though he said some details still had to be discussed.
Hariri, who resigned as prime minister in late October under pressure from protests against the ruling elite, told news hounds on Tuesday that he would not take part in the new government.
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