Thus, he has served as both the chairman and executive committee of Oger Telecom, as well as the chairman and CEO of Saudi Oger, one of the largest construction companies in Saudi Arabia. It was on November 9, 2009 when Saad Hariri took office and he held the position of prime minister until June 13, 2011. At the beginning of 2011, his government collapsed as the opposition parties walked out and resigned from cabinet. Known to be a vocal opponent of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian government issued an arrest warrant against him with the claim that he allegedly funded the Syrian opposition groups. Now, for security reasons he lives outside of Lebanon, splitting his time between his homes in Paris and Riyadh. However, he still chairs Saudi Oger, the source of the family’s wealth.