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Liban Le Chouf Les bâtisseurs

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Rafik Hariri	En 1983, il crée la fondation Hariri qui permet à 33000 libanais d'étudier en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. En 1989, Rafik Hariri joue un rôle important dans l'organisation de la conférence d'où sortiront les accords de Taëf En 1991, il finance un plan de reconstruction du centre de Beyrouth. A la tête d'un important empire médiatique - il possède une chaîne de télévision (locale et satellitaire, Future-TV/Al-Mostaqbal), deux radios (Izaat As-Sharq et Radio Orient, qui émet depuis Paris), un important hebdomadaire (Al-Mostaqbal) et une participation de 38% dans un des principaux quotidiens libanais (An-Nahar).	René Moawad	La Fondation René Moawad (FRM) est une organisation non-gouvernementale à but non lucratif. Ses objectifs principaux sont le développement économique, social et rural du Liban et la promotion d’une société civile responsable. The René Moawad Foundation is a non-profit and non-governmental organization The Foundation's objectives are to promote the social, economic, and rural development of Lebanon and to contribute to building a responsible civil society.
Issam Fares	Au Liban, Mr. Fares aide les universités, les organismes sociaux, les hôpitaux, les municipalités, les ONG urbaines et rurales ainsi que les centres culturels. Mr. Fares supports numerous humanitarian activities through the Fares Foundation with headquarters in Beirut. These include helping to fund institutions of higher education in Lebanon and providing scholarships to thousands of Lebanese students, helping them to study abroad and acquire the skills needed for the reconstruction of Lebanon. The Foundation has also funded access to healthcare in rural Lebanon and supported civic organizations promoting the creation of a democratic, non-sectarian society in Lebanon.	Riad Salameh	Riad Salameh, gouverneur de la banque centrale « La place financière de Beyrouth se repositionne mieux qu’elle n’était avant 1975 » En 2003 et 2004, nous avons assisté à des progressions dépassant les 12 % par an dans les bilans des banques ; et les réserves ou les avoirs extérieurs de la banque centrale avaient atteint des records jamais connus dans l’histoire du pays. Ils étaient supérieurs à 12 milliards de dollars, compte non tenu des avoirs en or de la Banque du Liban. Beyrouth est en train de se repositionner en tant que place financière au Moyen-orient mieux que ce qu’elle l’était en 1975 ! A cette époque, elle était considérée comme une plaque tournante pour des fonds qui provenaient des pays arabes pétroliers et qui passaient par Beyrouth pour se replacer sur les différentes places internationales. Au cours des douze dernières années, nous avons développé des banques nationales capables de concurrencer ici et régionalement les banques étrangères. La part de l’activité des banques locales est passée à 85 % du total des activités, alors qu’elle n’était que de 25 % avant 1975. Nous avons développé beaucoup de produits, notamment des instruments de dette et des instruments structurés financiers, qui ont fait que le Liban est devenu un objectif en soi. C’est ce qui a permis une forte croissance dans le développement du financement aux secteurs public et privé ; et c’est ce qui a fait que le total du bilan des banques représente trois fois la taille de l’économie libanaise.
Nabil Chartouni	Lebanese businessman Nabil Chartouni recently gave AUB an $800,000 endowed scholarship for rural Lebanese students, in honor of his parents, Emile and Helen Chartouni. Students must work for 20 percent of tuition not covered and 30 percent of the scholarship is considered a loan to be paid back in installments. Although not an AUB graduate, Chartouni chose the scholarship as a way of helping Lebanon. "I came from humble beginings and worked very hard in life to become a success. I want to give the worthy young people of Lebanon with similar backgrounds a chance to progress and realize their dreams," he said.	Mona Hrawi	centre médical destiné aux enfants atteints de diabète chronique et de thalassémie. Ce centre assure des soins médicaux, fournit des médicaments et conseille les parents. centre médical destiné aux enfants atteints de diabète chronique et de thalassémie. Ce centre assure des soins médicaux, fournit des médicaments et conseille les parents. She founded the Chronic Care Center in January,1993, with the hope of helping marginalized children suffering from chronic diseases. It was inaugurated on June 8, 1994.The Chronic Care Center is specialized in chronic diseases, mainly for juvenile patients suffering from thalassemia and insulin dependent diabetes. Acteur principal de la ré-ouverture du musée national après guerre. The Foundation Du Patrimoine National, under the presidency of former first lady Mona Hrawi, has been raising funds from private donations to complete the restoration work and to equip the museum with new showcases and a gift shop. Today, as a result of these efforts, we can still enjoy the Beirut National Museum as one of the most up-to-date museums in the world, and contemplate in these impressive surroundings 7,000 years of human history.
Philip Salem	Pivotal Contributor to Cancer Research Throughout his career, Salem has contributed to cancer research and treatment, providing some pioneering studies in the field. Salem returned to Lebanon in August, 1971, joining the faculty of the American University of Beirut, and establishing one of the first fellowship training programs in cancer treatment and research in the Middle East. During his time at the American University of Beirut, he established the cancer program and the first cancer registry in Lebanon. One of Salem’s major contributions to the world of cancer research came in the 1970s with his pioneering study on Mediterranean lymphoma, a cancer that exists only in Mediterranean countries and in the Middle East. Salem’s research revealed that the disease, if detected early enough, could be completely reversed by antibiotics before the condition progressed to malignancy. These findings were among the first studies to prove the possibility of using drugs to prevent cancer (chemoprevention) as opposed to treating cancer (chemotherapy). It also helped paved the way for a 1990s British report that showed antibiotics may cure at least one form of stomach cancer. In May, 1994, Salem received the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom award from the United States Congress. This award is the highest honor that the Republican Senate members could bestow on any individual.	Le prince Walid Ben Talal	The most well known and successful businessman of the Saudi Arabia Kingdom and the whole Arab world is Prince Al Walid ben Talal is a citizen of Lebanon, his mother is Lebanese . Forbes magazine in 2001 declared him to be the sixth richest person of the world with the capital of about $20 billion. He was born in Ar Riyadh in 1957. His father is Prince Talal ben Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a son of the founder of Saudi Arabia, king Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Mother is Princess Mona Al-Solh, a daughter of the first Prime-minister of the modern Lebanon, Riad Al-Solh. In Lebanon Prince mostly invests into hotel business.He own the Movenpick that cost him $140 million. Another hotel the Four Season Hotel is under construction in the center of Beirut. He gave 10 million dollars to rebuild power stations after the Israeli raids, but they were spent by the Government on other emergency projects. - Un projet de fermeture et de réhabilitation de la décharge de Saida a été mis en place. D’après le responsable à la municipalité de Saida, ce projet est financé par le prince Walid Ben Tala (investissement de l’ordre de 5 millions de dollars). - Il est actionnaire à hauteur de 50% de la LBC.