TEFLON BILLIONAIRE
Najib Mikati
Najib Mikati
Former Prime Minister / Telecom Mogul
Lebanon's richest man and perennial Prime Minister. While his home city of Tripoli sank into extreme poverty, Mikati's wealth soared. Implicated in the Pandora Papers and subject to money laundering investigations in France, he represents the collision of private profit and public office.
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"Business as usual, even while the country burns."
Evidence & Activities
GLOBAL INVESTIGATIONS
- Under investigation by French prosecutors since 2024 for money laundering and illicit enrichment involving offshore assets.
- Named in the Pandora Papers for using tax havens to purchase property in Monaco while Lebanon's economy collapsed.
- Accused of benefiting from subsidized housing loans meant for the poor to acquire luxury real estate.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- His telecom empire was built on state monopolies awarded during the Syrian occupation era.
- As PM, he was accused of delaying necessary banking reforms to protect the interests of the bank-owning political class, including himself.
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