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 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 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) Arabic-language surnames