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Mohed Altrad
Born (1948-03-09) 9 March 1948 (age 76)
Raqqa, Syria
NationalitySyrian/French
Alma materParis Dauphine University
Occupation(s)Businessman, President of Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Mohed Altrad (Arabic: محمد الطراد) is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948.[1][2] He was born to a very young mother[1] and his Bedouin father gave him away to his grandparents at age four following his mother's death.[1] In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year.[3]

Youth

Mohed Altrad spent part of his youth in Raqqa, Syria.[2] He passed the baccalaureate at 17, and thanks to his high scores, was awarded a scholarship of 200 francs from the Syrian government to study in France. He obtained a diploma from Paris Dauphine University (MIAGE 1975).[1][4]

Career

Altrad began working for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, from which he left to buy a scaffolding company in France in 1985. This acquisition morphed into the present-day Groupe Altrad [fr], employer of over 39,000 people,[citation needed] and involved in the scaffolding and cement-mixing industries. Altrad remains chairman of his namesake company, as well as the rugby club Montpellier Hérault Rugby.[5] He has also penned three acclaimed novels.[1][6] He is unsure of his day of birth, so he recently "picked a date from a hat" in order to celebrate one.[1]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Badawi (Actes Sud), 2002
  • L’hypothèse de Dieu (Actes Sud), 2006
  • La Promesse d’Annah (Actes Sud), 2012

Essays

  • Stratégie de groupe (Chotard), 1990.
  • Écouter, Harmoniser, Diriger (Presses de la Cité) 1992.
  • Le management d’un groupe international : vers la pensée multiple (Eska) with Carole Richard, 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Savchuk, Katia (23 March 2015). "From Bedouin To Billionaire: Meet The Man Changing What It Means To Be French After Charlie Hebdo". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Day, Peter (10 June 2015). "Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Mohed Altrad of Altrad Group from France named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015". EY. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Kerdellant, Christine (14 October 2015). "J'ai gagné ma place en France" (pdf). L'Express (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Top 14 - Montpellier: Mohed Altrad devient l'actionnaire principal". Le Parisien (in French). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ Guiral, Antoine (16 April 2013). "Mohed Altrad. Mille et une vies". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  1. (rus) Его готовили в пастухи, а он тайком сбегал в школу. История сирийского бедуина, ставшего французским миллиардером
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