The Future Movement
- Future Movement (FM) is a Lebanese political movement founded by the assassinated former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri, Nader Hariri, Salim Diab, Fouad Doumit, Abd al-Ghani Kabbara, Fadi Fawzi, Ara Sisrian, Simeon Khoury and Saad Rafic Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri.
Hariri returned to Lebanon in the early 80's. As a wealthy man he began to build a name for himself. In 1992, He became a prime minister, under Syria's watchful and military occupation of Lebanon, he put the country back on the financial map through the issuing of Eurobonds and won plaudits from the World Bank for his plan to borrow reconstruction money as the country's debt grew to become the largest per capita in the world.
Hariri was Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again in 2000. Hariri and others in the anti-Syrian opposition had questioned the plan to extend the term of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, emboldened by popular anger and civic action now being called Lebanon's 'Cedar Revolution'. On 20 October 2004, Hariri resigned, the next day former Prime Minister and loyal supporter of Syria Omar Karami was appointed Prime Minister. On February 14, 2005, Hariri was assassinated, when about 1000 kg of TNT explosives were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St. George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. His assassination led to massive political change in Lebanon including a chain of demonstrations called Lebanon's 'Cedar Revolution' and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon. The investigation into Hariri's assassination is ongoing and it is conducted under the supervision of the United Nations.
The Future movement is the largest member of the March 14 Alliance. His current leader, Saad Hariri, has vowed to transform it into a political party when the country becomes stable and the regime without religious references. Most of its support comes from Sunni Muslims.
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