Rafik Hariri

Age: 60

Summary: former prime minister of Lebanon and a self-made billionaire who led Lebanon for most of the period after the end of that country's civil war in 1990, but who had been considered a member of the opposition party since leaving office in October 2004.

Cause of Death: Killed in a car bomb blast

Born: November 1, 1944

Died: February 14, 2005

Location: Beirut, Lebanon