After weeks of speculation, Wyclef Jean has confirmed he will run for the president of Haiti, RadarOnline.com can report.

The international hip-hop star will appear on CNN's Larry King Live Thursday to formally announce his candidacy, but earlier in the day, he confirmed during an interview with a Miami radio station that he would in fact run for Haiti's highest office.

In the hourlong radio interview on Radio Tropic's 8 a.m. show 'Bonjour Haiti', Jean said he decided to run after last January's earthquake that devastated his homeland.