Abdul Razzak Yaqoob
Abdul Razzak Yaqoob | |
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Born | [1] | 7 May 1944
Died | 21 February 2014[1] London, United Kingdom | (aged 69)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (7 May 1944 – 21 February 2014) was a Pakistani gold bullion trader who founded ARY Gold in the United Arab Emirates and later ARY Media Group.
Early life
He was born in Surat, British India to Memon family in 1944 which later migrated to Karachi after partition.[2]
Business career
Yakoob moved to the United Arab Emirates in the 1960s and started gold business with an outlet in Dubai. He founded ARY Group in 1972 and launched a private television channel ARY Digital in 2000.[2]
He was associated with the ARY Gold bribery case in which he paid a bribe to then Finance Minister of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari to get exclusive rights to import and trade gold in Pakistan.[2] In January 1994, Schlegelmilch established a British Virgin Island based offshore company named Capricorn Trading, with Zardari as its owner.[3] Nine months later, an account was opened at Citibank Dubai branch in the name of Capricorn Trading, and Yaqqib deposited $5 million in the account. Two weeks later, ARY paid a $5 million bribe.[3]
Death
He died on 21 February 2014 in London, United Kingdom.[2]
References
- ^ a b "ARY Founder Haji Abdul Razzaq passes away". Dawn (newspaper).
- ^ a b c d Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 February 2014). "Founder of ARY Group passes away". Dawn (newspaper).
- ^ a b Burns, John F. "HOUSE OF GRAFT: Tracing the Bhutto Millions -- A special report.; Bhutto Clan Leaves Trail of Corruption". New York Times.
- 1944 births
- 2014 deaths
- Pakistani company founders
- Pakistani industrialists
- Pakistani expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- Bribery
- Government of Benazir Bhutto
- ARY Digital Network people
- Memon people
- Pakistani people of Gujarati descent
- Businesspeople from Dubai
- Businesspeople from Karachi
- Pakistani Muslims
- Pakistani mass media owners
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