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

  • 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
  • Binyan al-Hariri, Syrian Army colonel
  • 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
  • Serena Hariri (born 2000), TSG Consumer Front Office Coordinator

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)