Saad Hariri
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.
made the remarks after being summoned by Leb’s President
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
to Baabda Palace in Beirut on Thursday and asked to form a new cabinet.
"I look forward to starting the consultations to form a national accord government that overcomes political divisions and is based on a consensus of all the political factions on the inaugural speech with all of its provisions," Hariri said.
He also pledged to be open to all parliamentary blocs and expressed hope that the new administration will be able to address the socio-economic, security, political and environmental issues in the country.
Hariri further noted that one of the main tasks of his future unity government would be to agree on a "just" electoral law and hold parliamentary elections on time.