Bahia Hariri

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Bahia Hariri
Member of the Lebanese Parliament
In office
23 August 1992 – 21 May 2022
ConstituencySidon (1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2018)
Personal details
Born (1952-06-23) 23 June 1952 (age 71)
Sidon, Lebanon
Political partyFuture Movement
SpouseMustafa Hariri

Bahia Hariri (

Rafik Hariri.[2][3]

Early life and education

Bahia Hariri was born in

Sunni Muslim family. Her two brothers are Shafic and Rafik Hariri.[3] She graduated from the Teacher Training College in Sidon.[4]

Career

Hariri worked as a teacher upon graduation in Sidon and southern Lebanon until 1979.[3] She then headed the Hariri Foundation in Sidon, founded by her brother Rafik Hariri in 1979.[3][4] The foundation is a major educational and charitable institution.

In 1992, Hariri was elected as member of

Sunni seat in Saida.[4] She was reelected in 1996 and 2000 for the same seat.[5] From July 2008 to November 2009 she was the minister of education.[3]

She was again elected to Parliament in June 2009. She headed the Parliamentary commission for education and culture in the Lebanese Parliament, in addition to being member of the Parliamentary commission for foreign and immigration affairs. She is also a goodwill ambassador for UNESCO,[6] and heads the Islamic Organization for Higher Education. She serves on the Advisory Council of World Links Arab Region.

Personal life

Bahia Hariri is married to her cousin Mustafa Hariri.[3] They married in 1973 and have four children: Nader (born 1976),[3] Ghena (born 1979), Ahmad (born 1983)[3] and Ola (1988).[4]

Awards and distinctions

  • Lebanese Cedar Award, Lieutenant rank, in recognition for services in Social and Cultural fields (1989)

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