From left to right, top to bottom: Najib and Taha Mikati, Bahaa Hariri, Robert Mouawad, Ayman and Fahd Hariri. (Credit: Forbes/Photomontage L'Orient-Le Jour)
Six Lebanese nationals were included in Forbes magazine’s 2026 list of the world’s billionaires, unchanged from a year earlier, with their combined net worth rising 13 percent to $13.9 billion.
The list included former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, his brother Taha Mikati, Bahaa Hariri, Ayman Hariri, Fahd Hariri and jewelry businessman Robert Mouawad. Three of the six are members of the family of late former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, while two are from the Mikati family and one from the Mouawad family.
Najib and Taha, the heads of Beirut-based private investment firm M1 Group, ranked 1,137th globally, up from 1,172nd in 2025, with an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion each, compared with $3.1 billion a year earlier.
Bahaa, the older brother of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and head of real estate company Horizon Group, came in 1,834th place with a fortune estimated at $2.3 billion, up from $2 billion in the previous ranking.
Meanwhile, Robert Mouawad, CEO of luxury jewelry company Mouawad Group, ranked 2,600th with an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion, unchanged from last year.
Ayman placed 2,712th with an estimated fortune of $1.4 billion, stable from 2025, while Fahd ranked 3,185th with $1.1 billion, down from $1.2 billion a year earlier.
Globally, Forbes’ 2026 ranking included a record 3,428 billionaires, up from 3,028 in 2025, with their combined wealth reaching $20.1 trillion.
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