Fattoush

Fattoush (Arabic: فتوش, also fattush, fatush, and fattouche) is a Levantine bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread (khubz 'arabi) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables.^[1] Fattoush belongs to the family of dishes known as fattat (plural) or fatta, which are made in the Levant by Arab cooks using stale flatbread as a base.^[1] To make fattoush, cooks use seasonal produce, mixing different vegetables and herbs according to taste, while making use of pitas that have gone stale. The vegetables are cut into relatively large pieces compared to tabbouleh which requires ingredients to be finely chopped. Sumac is usually used to give fattoush its sour taste.

Etymology[link]

Fattūsh is made of Arabic fatt "crush" and the suffix of Turkic origin -ūsh. Coining words this way was common in Syrian Arabic as well as in other dialects of Arabic.

Ingredients[link]

Primary ingredients[link]

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See also[link]

Food portal

• Arabic salad
• Tabbouleh
• Sumac
• Panzanella, an Italian bread salad

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Saad Hariri سعد الدين الحريري
Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office 9 November 2009 – 13 June 2011
President	Michel Suleiman
Deputy	Elias Murr
Preceded by	Fouad Siniora
Succeeded by	Najib Mikati
Leader of Movement of the Future
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 February 2005
Preceded by	Rafic Hariri
Personal details
Born	(1970-04-18) 18 April 1970 (age 42) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Lebanese, Saudi Arabian
Political party	Movement of the Future March 14 Alliance
Spouse(s)	Lara Bashir Al Adem (1998–present)
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Religion	Sunni Islam
Website	Saad Hariri's Official Website PM Saad Hariri Official Website - SaadHariri.com (Facebook) @Saad Hariri (Twitter)

Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri (Arabic: سعد الدين رفيق الحريري‎; born 18 April 1970) is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005. Hariri was prime minister from 9 November 2009 until the collapse of his cabinet on 12 January 2011 and has also been the leader of the Movement of the Future party since 2005.

Early years[link]

Saad Hariri was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,^[1][2] and is the son of Rafiq Hariri and his first wife Nidal Al-Bustani, an Iraqi. He graduated in 1992 from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University with a major in Business Administration.^[3] He then returned to Saudi Arabia where he managed part of his father's business in Riyadh until his father's assassination in 2005. When his father was killed in February 2005, he inherited some USD $4.1 billion in 2005 earning him and each of his siblings^[3] a place on the 2006 Forbes list of richest people in the world.

According to Forbes, as of 2011 he is the 595th richest person in the world with a net worth of $2 billion.^[4]

Prior to entering politics, Hariri served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Oger Telecom, which pursues telecommunication interests in the Middle East and Africa. In addition, Hariri was the Chairman of Omnia Holdings and a board member of Oger International Entreprise de Travaux Internationaux.

Political career[link]

After his father's death, he inherited the helm of the Movement of the Future, an essentially Sunni movement that was created and led by his late father. He is also the leader of the March 14 Alliance, a coalition of political groups born out of the Cedar Revolution which, through mass popular demonstrations and Western support, led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29-year presence.

Prime ministership[link]

Government collapse[link]

On 12 January 2011, minutes after Hariri posed for pictures with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, the opposition parties resigned from the cabinet, as an objection for the inability of the government to take detrimental decisions, causing his unity government to collapse.

A White House statement released after their talks said actions by Hezbollah "only demonstrate their own fear and determination to block the government's ability to conduct its business and advance the aspirations of all of the Lebanese people."

Hariri remained caretaker Prime Minister for another four months after the collapse of his cabinet. The new government was finally formed on 13 June 2011 and is headed by Najib Mikati.

Personal life[link]

Saad Hariri is the second son of Rafic Hariri, the assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister and his wife Nidal Al-Bustani.

Hariri married Lara Bashir Al Adem in 1998 and has 3 children: Son Hussam, born 1999; Daughter Lulwa, born 2001; and Son Abdul Aziz, born 2005.

His net worth has fluctuated since the death of his father. Current figures usually vary between 1.5 and 2 billion USD.

References[link]

External links[link]

	Lebanon portal
	Biography portal

• Saad Hariri Official Site
• Future Movement's Official Site
• March 14 Alliance's Official Site
• To Live and Die in Beiurt, A portfolio of Saad Hariri
• Forbes, 2006 #158 Billionaire: Saad Hariri
• Forbes, 2007 #407 Billionaire: Saad Hariri