Noordin Ahmad
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Noordin Ahmad | |
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| Born | 23 October 1957[1] Penang, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2015-Now |
| Known for | Arms Deal Broker |
| Spouse | Naima Imouyarh (1994-2016) - Grazia Iannarelli (2016 - Now) |
| Children | 7 |
Noordin bin Ahmad[2] (Jawi: نوردين بن احمد; born 23 October 1957) is a Malaysian origin businessman, and defense, property and oil tycoon. According to him, for 20 years he worked for the Malaysian branch of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo S.p.A.), a global company that specializes in the aerospace, defense and security sectors and is headquartered in Rome.[3] Noordin claims he served the company as an advisor.[3] Some claim that he played a role in Malaysia’s military dealings with Italy in this position.[4]
In April 2016 he signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 50% shares of F.C. Bari 1908 from owner and 95% shareholder of the football club, Gianluca Paparesta.[1][4][5][6] In May he announced the establishment of a football academy with facilities in Italy and Malaysia to train youth players.[2] However, the deal was never completed for some issues of money laundering by his Italian counterpart.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Siti Nursuraya Ali (17 April 2016). "FC Bari bought as sign of gratitude". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b Siti Nursuraya Ali (9 May 2016). "Tycoon to set up football academy". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b Singh, Devinder; Siti Nursuraya Ali (12 May 2016). "I want Bari to win Serie A in five years, says Malaysian owner". New Straits Times.
- ^ a b "Noordin Ahmad: Malaysia's mystery man at Bari". FootballTalk. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "[no title]" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
{{cite press release}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Bellinazzo, Marco (12 April 2016). "Il Bari diventa malese: Dató Noordin acquista il 50% delle quote del club". Calcio & business. Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Morris, Neil (23 July 2018). "More historic Italian clubs go bust ... while Juventus sign Cristiano Ronaldo". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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