Hariri Foundation was founded in Lebanon upon a wise decision taken by H.E PM Rafic Hariri. Its mission is to make education a means for the development of the young in Lebanon. It is a non-profit institution which responded to a dire national need that resulted from the events caused by the war in the country.

Hariri Foundation started its mission in Sidon in 1979; it was then called "The Islamic Institute for Culture and Higher Education" but has carried its present name since 1984 and moved to its central offices in Beirut.

It opened offices in Tripoli and Bekaa, in addition to those in Sidon, in an attempt to facilitate the granting of loans to those who -- regardless of their religious or domination affiliation -- had applied to join institutions of higher learning in Lebanon. Likewise, it opened offices in Paris, London, and Washington, D.C, to keep in close contact with its student protgs who had joined around a hundred universities in Western Europe, North Africa, Canada and U.S.A.

For more information please visit The Hariri Foundation's website