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Birth Name: Najib Azmi Mikati
Place of Birth: Tripoli, Lebanon
Date of Birth: 24 November, 1955
Ethnicity: Lebanese
Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي) is a Lebanese politician and businessperson. He has been Prime Minister of Lebanon, from 19 April, 2005 to 19 July, 2005, again, from 13 June, 2011 to 15 February, 2014, and again, from 10 September, 2021 to 8 February, 2025. His cabinet assumed the power of the presidency, making him (Acting) President of Lebanon, from 31 October, 2022 to 9 January, 2025. He has also been Minister of Public Works and Transport, from 6 December, 1998 to 26 October, 2004. A billionaire, he is the richest man in Lebanon. He made his fortune operating telecom companies in Syria and Lebanon.
Najib is from a Sunni Muslim family. His brother is billionaire businessperson Taha Mikati, with whom he founded investment group M1 Group. His nephew, Taha’s son, Azmi Mikati, heads M1. Najib is married to May Domani, with whom he has three children.