Early Career
In the 1970s, Siniora worked for Citibank and taught at his alma mater in Beirut and at the Lebanese University. He then joined the audit committee at Lebanon's Central Bank in 1977. In 1982, he was recruited by Rafik Hariri to help him manage and expand his business empire. Upon the end of Lebanon's Civil War, Hariri became Lebanon's Prime Minister. Hariri appointed Siniora as Minister of Finance in his successive cabinets. Siniora was the Chairman and Managing Director of Groupe Mediterranee which encompasses four Hariri-owned banks.
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