Hariri is a surname and derivative of harir (Arabic for silk) which indicates a mercantile background at one point in that field.
HistoricAl-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), Turko-Persian high government official of the Seljuk Empire, language scholar and poetEgyptAbu Al-Izz Al-Hariri (1946–2014), Egyptian politician and member of parliamentIraqFawzi Hariri (born 1958), Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals (since 2006)Franso Hariri (1937–2001), Iraqi politicianLebanonBahia Hariri, Lebanese politician; elected to the Lebanese Parliament for the city of Sidon; sister of Rafic Hariri.Bahaa Hariri (born 1966), international Lebanese business tycoon; eldest son of Rafic Hariri.Hind Hariri, daughter and youngest child of Rafic Hariri.Nazik Hariri, widow of Rafic Hariri.Rafic Hariri (1944–2005), Lebanese business tycoon and former Lebanese Prime Minister (1992–1998; 2000–2004); assassinated.Saad Hariri (born 1970), Lebanese politician, business tycoon, and former Lebanese Prime Minister (2009–2011; second son of Rafic Hariri).LibyaOmar El-Hariri (c. 1944–2015), Libyan politician, minister, leading figure of the National Transitional Council of LibyaSyriaLamia Al Hariri, Syrian diplomatWahbi al-Hariri (1914–1994), Syrian-American architect, artist and authorZiad Hariri, Syrian Army chief of staff (1963)