Shaher Abdulhak
Shaher Abdulhak | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1938 |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | Farouk Abdulhak |
Shaher Abdulhak (Arabic: شاهر عبد الحق; born c. 1938[1]) is a Yemeni businessman.
Career
In 1963 Abdulhak founded the company "Shaher Trading", an enterprise involved in petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property.[2][3] Abdulhak is known as the "King of Sugar" in Yemen, where he holds great influence also politically.[4] In spite of his prominent position in Yemeni society, Abdulhak is media-shy; he never grants interviews and no photo of him has ever been printed in the local press.[4] In December 2009, his picture was shown for the first time in public media when Norwegian newspaper VG printed a private photograph of him.[5]
Murder of Martine Vik Magnussen
Shaher Abdulhaq is the father of Farouk Abdulhak, the alleged perpetrator of the rape and murder of the 23-year-old Norwegian female business student Martine Vik Magnussen. In December 2010, VG reported that a group of elected representatives in the Norwegian Parliament has written to Shaher Abdulhak's business connections,[6] including Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz-manufacturer Daimler AG, Whirlpool, Philips, Xerox and Clorox, requesting they review their commercial relationships. On 16 December 2010, VG confirmed that Daimler AG had served notice [7] to terminate its distribution contract with United Engineering & Automobile Co. Ltd. On 15 February 2011 a letter to the elected representatives from Abdulhak was published by Norwegian media, allegedly threatening the representatives with legal action.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ Nina Berglund (2008-03-19). "Family of man sought in student's death hires a lawyer". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-20). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ a b Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-21). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "Her er mannen som skjuler Farouk Abdulhak".
- ^ Hammerstad, Kathrine; Vikås, Marianne (6 December 2010). "Ber Coca Cola vurdere Abdulhak-press". Verdens Gang.
- ^ "Mercedes kutter forbindelsene til Farouks far".
- ^ "Farouks pappa krever erstatning fra norske politikere". 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "About the case | Justice for Martine". justiceformartine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.