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Najib A. Mikati (also pronounced Najeeb Mikati, or Najib Mekati) the Prime Minister of Lebanon.
Najib Mikati is member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the district of Tripoli, North Lebanon.
Mr. Mikati began his political career in 1998 as the Minister of Public Works and Transport, and remained in post until 2004. In 2000, Mr. Mikati was elected for the first time as a Member of Parliament representing Tripoli.
In 2005, he became Prime Minister of Lebanon and during his mandate, he steered the country towards what was qualified as notable democratic elections. In 2009, Najib Mikati was reelected Member of Parliament.
Mr. Mikati is the co-founder of M1 Group, a family-owned holding with interests in various sectors such as telecom, real estate, aircraft financing, fashion and energy.
Najib Mikati is active in various think tanks and international organizations. He is a senior member of the Dean’s International Council at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, as well as a member of the International Advisory Council of the ‘International Crisis Group’. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the American University of Beirut.
Born in 1955, young Najib Mikati graduated from the American University of Beirut with a MBA; he also followed advanced management programs at INSEAD, and Harvard University. A philanthropist, Mr. Mikati is engaged in a number of social activities, spanning Lebanese and international medical, academic, and charitable associations and organizations which he founded with his family.
Najib Mikati has been married for over thirty years with his wife May. Together they have three children. |
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